QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 761)
To extend the period during which certain appropriations authorized under earlier laws may be used for expenditure—specifically for the operation and maintenance of additional elementary classes to be opened in the school year 1941-1942.
CA No. 640 covers: (1) appropriations of twenty-one million, nine hundred seventy-one thousand, five hundred ten pesos in item I-IV-4 of Commonwealth Act No. 555; and (2) appropriations of nine million five hundred thousand pesos in Section 1 of Commonwealth Act No. 587.
They were extended to June 30, 1942.
For the operation and maintenance of additional elementary classes to be opened during the school year 1941-1942.
Yes. The phrase “notwithstanding any law to the contrary” indicates CA No. 640 overrides conflicting provisions of existing laws, to the extent of the subject matter covered—i.e., the availability/period for expenditure of the specified appropriations.
It precisely identifies the line-item appropriations and the specific section amount in the earlier laws that are being modified (extended in availability). This helps ensure only the intended funds are affected.
The school year 1941-1942.
It does not introduce a new amount; it extends the time periods during which the already authorized appropriations may be used, and makes them available up to June 30, 1942.
It states that the specified appropriations are extended to June 30, 1942 and are made available for expenditure for the specified purpose during the 1941-1942 school year.
It suggests the appropriations are intended for recurring/regular costs necessary to run additional elementary classes (e.g., basic operational needs), rather than for unrelated purposes.
Upon its approval.
No. The Act limits the use of the extended appropriations to “the operation and maintenance of additional elementary classes to be opened” for the specified school year; using them for other purposes would conflict with the statute.
To define the expiration of the authority to spend the appropriated funds. Appropriation periods affect fund usability; beyond the deadline, the authority generally lapses unless another law extends it.
CA No. 640 modifies the spending/availability timeline of specific appropriations previously authorized in CA No. 555 and CA No. 587.