department of defense

department of defense Emergency Fund, Southeast Asia For transfer by the Secretary of Defense, upon determination by the President that such action is necessary in connection with military activities in southeast Asia, to any appropriation available to the Department of Defense for military functions, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred, $1,700,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That transfers under this authority may be made and funds utilized, without regard to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 412 of Public Law 86–149, as amended, 10 U.S.C. 4774(d), 10 U.S.C. 9774(d), section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 U.S.C. 255), and 41 U.S.C. 12.