A bill to amend section 3732 of the Revised Statues relating to contracts and purchases on behalf of the United States in the absence of authorization by law or appropriations therefor.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires that Army and Navy Department contracts for purchases of clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, transportation, or medical and hospital supplies annually be authorized by law or made under an adequate appropriation. Removes the requirements that the Secretary of Defense report immediately and quarterly the extent of such contracts and purchases.…