134. Procurement of stores and performance of services by one bureau of War or Navy Departments for another bureau. The following statutory provisions are published for the information and guidance of all concerned : That hereafter when one bureau of the War or Navy Departments procures by purchase or manufacture stores or material of any kind or performs any service for another bureau of such departments the funds of the bureau or department for which the stores or material are to be procured or the service performed may be placed subject to the requisition of the bureau or department making the procurement or performing the service for direct expenditure by it: Provided, That when the stores being procured are for current issue during the year stores of equal value may be issued from stock on hand in place of any of those aforesaid. (Army appropriation act of Mar. 4, 1915.) SEC. 4. That the reappropriation and diversion of the unexpended balance of any appropriation to a purpose other than that for which it was originally made shall be construed and accounted hereafter as a new appropriation and the unexpended balance shall be reduced by the sum proposed to be so diverted. (General deficiency appropriation act of Mar. 4, 1915.) (Par. II, Bul. 16, 1915-2279556, A. G. 0.) 135. Sale of empty barrels, scrap, etc., without action of inspector.-Paragraph 679, Army Regulations, is construed as permitting the sale of empty barrels, boxes, crates, and other packages, together with metal turnings, scrap metals, ground bone, and other waste products which accumulate at arsenals, depots, and military posts, which are unsuitable for the public service, without the action of an inspector. Whenever awards are made by the responsible officers providing for the disposition of such waste products by sale, a report will be made to the head of the staff department to which the property pertains, giving in detail the kinds and quantities of the stores sold and their selling prices. (Cir. 17, 1908-1322238, A. G. O.) 136. Unit accountability equipment.-Accountability, maintenance, etc.: 1. Classification of property.-Hereafter for the purpose of accounting for Government property (engineer, ordnance, and signal property) in the hands of organizations for which unit accountability equipment is prescribed, it will be divided into classes, as follows: Equipment "A" is the equipment prescribed for use in campaign, in simulated campaign, or on the march. It is limited to the animals and vehicles prescribed in the Tables of Organization, the equipment and clothing worn on the person, and the articles carried on mount, and transported in field, combat, and divisional trains. Equipment "B" is the equipment which, in addition to equipment "A," is prescribed for the use of troops in mobilization, concentration, instruction, or maneuver camps; and during such pauses in operations against an enemy as permit the better care of troops. Equipment "C" is the sum of equipments “A” and “B.” Garrison equipment is the equipment prescribed for use in garrison only. 2. Unit accountability equipment and accountability therefor. The unit accountability equipments comprising the engineer, ordnance, and signal property of the various organizations will consist of articles of "A" and "B" equipment prescribed in the unit accountability equipment manuals for the authorized strength, and will be accounted for by organization commanders on returns (Form No. 451, A. G. O.) to be rendered to the chiefs of the staff departments concerned on December 31 and June 30 of each year. In case of complete transfer of the unit accountability equipment, the transferring officer will render a final return on which he will certify that he has turned over the equipment to his successor, and the receiving officer will, on the same return, acknowledge receipt of the equipment. The returns of unit accountability equipment ("A" and "B") will be submitted to the commanding officer for direct transmission to the chiefs of bureaus concerned. 3. Accountability and responsibility for other Government property. All garrison equipment and other Government property in the hands of organization commanders, except that held under unit accountability, will be held on memorandum receipt from the various post or other designated supply officers, who will render to the chiefs of the staff departments concerned returns as at present for all property for which they are accountable. 4. Maintenance of the unit accountability equipment.(a) Organization commanders will be held responsible that the unit accountability equipment of their respective organizations is at all times complete and serviceable. When any articles of the unit accountability equipment, except those under charge of armament officers and not specifically listed in War Department publications or orders as subject to the action of a surveying officer (certain articles under charge of armament officers are listed in War Department publications as subject also to the action of a surveying officer) are lost, destroyed, or become unserviceable through fair wear and tear, and are no longer repairable with the facilities available in the organization, post, or district, the organization commander will secure the necessary approved expenditure list, survey reports, or inventory and inspection reports to cover the same. These vouchers, in duplicate, will be turned over to the post supply officer or other designated issuing officer, who will issue the articles necessary to replace those lost, destroyed, found unserviceable and destroyed, or turned in to him for shipment to an arsenal or depot, in accordance with the regulations governing such shipments. For the excepted articles of Artillery and machine-gun matériel under charge of armament officers and not specifically listed in War Department publications or orders as subject to the action of a surveying officer, organization commanders will communicate directly with the armament officer in all cases requiring replacement or repair by means not provided within the organization. (b) In case any articles of this equipment become unserviceable from any cause and are no longer repairable with the facilities available, or are lost or destroyed, and are needed for immediate use, they will be replaced at once by the supply officer upon a certificate signed in duplicate by the organization commander setting forth the facts, the articles required, and that he will furnish a proper voucher to cover same. The supply officer will drop from his return under these certificates the articles so issued. The organization commander receiving such articles will file with his next return, forwarded to the chief of the supply department concerned, a regular voucher as required by existing orders and regulations to cover the articles enumerated on his certificates furnished the supply officer. When issues are so made the total money value of the articles issued will constitute a money charge against the organization commander until he shall have been relieved of such charge by the submission of the vouchers referred to in his certificate. (c) In all cases where old serviceable or cleaned and repaired articles are in the hands of the issuing officer, they will be issued instead of new articles. Organization commanders to whom articles are issued will acknowledge the receipt of such articles either (a) upon the approved expenditure lists, survey or inventory and inspection reports, statement of charges on pay rolls, or other evidence of final disposition now required by regulations, or (b) in the absence of the ability to supply such evidence immediately the receipt will appear upon the organization commander's certificate referred to above. (d) In case all the articles covered by such vouchers are not replaced at one time, the acknowledgement of such as are actually replaced at the time the vouchers are turned over to the supply officer will be made on Form No. 544, A. G. O. (credit voucher), Replacement of articles of unit accountability equipment, and the articles remaining due when replaced will also be receipted for on this form. (e) If on the administrative examination of the property returns of the issuing officer any voucher submitted by an organization commander, under the provisions of this paragraph, is disallowed, the organization commander that submitted the voucher will be charged with the accountability and will be required to furnish satisfactory vouchers, or to replace the property, or to pay the money value thereof. 5. Supply officers.—In garrison designated supply officers representing the various supply departments, or line officers, are appointed by the post commander for each post under the provisions of paragraphs 206, 254, and 255, Army Regulations, unless for purposes of supply two or more are grouped together by War Department orders. In the field issues will be made by designated supply officers who will be appointed by the commanding officer of the instruction, maneuver, mobilization, or concentration camp, or of a tactical unit serving separately with reference to supply. Such accountable supply officers as make issues to organizations will keep the records and render the returns and reports of cost of maintenance required by paragraph 9 of this order. 6. Ammunition for target practice and for other authorized firing.-Ammunition required by organization commanders for authorized target practice, instruction firing, etc., will be furnished on memorandum receipt by post ordnance officers 40062°-16-23 |