Sponsor: PLUMLEY, Charles Albert (R-VT)
Description: CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 8438, NAVY DEPT. APPROPRIATION BILL, FISCAL 1941. TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT OF SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 133. THE SENATE AMENDMENT CREATES AN EMERGENCY FUND OF $34 MILLION WHICH THE PRESIDENT CAN USE TO PROVIDE FOR ANY DEFENSE EMERGENCY. IN ADDITION, IT GIVES THE PRESIDENT AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TOTALLING $34 MILLION. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE AMENDMENT (SCRUGHAM) SPECIFIES THAT SUCH FUNDS ARE TO BE MADE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT (PLUMLEY) SPECIFIES HOW ALL OF THE $68 MILLION IS TO BE USED.
Original source documents: Congressional Record vol. 86-7, p. 7544;