Evening star., 1943-07-09
War Appropriations
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Made by Congress
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Seventy eighth Congress In
six months appropriated $l14OOO,-
OO0.OO0 in new money-enough to
aim $1,000 worth of bullets at each
Axis soldier.
The total approved by the law
makers from the time they con-
yened in January until the start
of a summer recess yesterday was
$33, ,000, ,000, 900 short of the previous
high in congressional spending for
one session. However, the actual
direct appropriations to the armed
forces was record
The stupendous sums provided for
the Army and Navy this year are
calculated to give the United States
the biggest air and naval forces the
world ever has seen.
Direct appropriations for the War
Department were $50 ,034, ,839, ,673, ex-
elusive of $12,472, ,839 200 in reap
preparation of funds provided in
previous years but not spent. The
Navys share of the 1894 outlay
was 31,473, ,402,317. Last year the
Navy got $25. .558 ,982, ,18l and the
Army $42 800, ,006, 1865, plus carry
over of 100000 in money
previously appropriated.
War Outlay $107 7,00O, ,00O, 900.
For other services connected with
the war, but not directly tied in with
the War and Navy Departments
proper, Chairman Cannon of the
House Appropriations Committee
estimated the 1914 appropriations
were $4,000 ,000,00G Added to the
500 600, 100000 for the armed serv-
ices this put the war outlay for the
six-month session at approximately
sl07, ,000, ,000,0 900, with non-war items
accounting for the remaining
$1,000 000, 900 appropriated.
During the entire World War, Mr..
Cannon estimated, the Army spent
only $23 100000.
Committee experts estimated S25,-
900 100000 was earmarked this
year for airplanes alone, exclu-
sive of the overhead costs of
the Army and the Navy Air Forces.
OF this amount, $20.426, ,545 $50 was
allotted to the War Department.
whose spokesmen told the COM
mittee the sum would pay for 80, TAO
Army planes expected to be built
and delivered by July l, 1944-the
end of the current fiscal year.
$4,000, ,000, 900 for Navy Planes.
The Navy's plane appropriations
totaled about 5000 ,000, 900 for q, ,642
new craft, while its ship construc-
ton program received So. .535, ,120, 900.
Just how many ships this would
nuilo. or what type, the committee
did not disclose other than to say
1t would keep the naval expansion
program in high gear until Uncle
Sam ruled the seas,
For war and defense purposes
alone since July /, 1910, committee
records showed, Congress has ap-
propriated 1922 900 900 900.
Here's how the various agencies
shared in distribution OF direct ap-
propriations made since January l.
1913:
War Department Total.
War Department, S59,O34, 1886, ,673;
Navy, s31 ,473, ,402.317; war agencies,
18 departments including OPA and
WPB, $2,9l1, ,697 ,224; independent
offices, s2,621 ,366,879; defense aid,
including lease-lend, $6.273 ,629 900;
Agriculture, $848, ,295 1888; Interior,
Sl04 sos 92l; Labor Federal Security,
$1,137, 167,0l0; District of Columbia,
$55 ,466 sos; legislative judiciary,
s4O,894,4 ,478; State Commerce JUS
tice Departments. $221, ,405, 400;
Treasury Post Office, 81 100, ,6e1 PTS;
civil functions of the War Depart
ment, $63, ,657 ,098; farm labor sup
ply, s26,lo0,00O; deficiency and sup
pfemental items to meet shortages
in funds appropriated previously
and to satisfy needs that arose since
the last funds were furnished, 81
532 SOC, $40 dn five separate bills