An Act to Establish a Government Arsenal, Provide for its Operation and for Other Purposes

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1884

An Act to Establish a Government Arsenal, Provide for its Operation and for Other Purposes

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Declaration of Policy. -The Government hereby declares it its policy to achieve a reasonable time sufficiency in small arms, mortars, and other weapons, ammunition for these weapons, and other munitions for the use of the military establishments.

Section 2. Designation of Agency; Creation of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Munitions.— a. In addition to the functions and duties vested in him by existing laws, the Secretary of National Defense will exercise supervision and control over the government arsenal and is hereby authorized to establish, operate and maintain such an arsenal, as well as accessory plants for the continued and efficient operation of this arsenal, for the design, research development of production techniques, manufacture and repair of small arms, mortars, and other weapons, ammunition of these weapons, and other munitions.

Section 3. The small arms ammunition plant and all other plants to be established should be located and constructed at such places suitable and consistent with the safety of communities adjacent to such plants and with the requirements of security and the principles of modern warfare.

Section 4. Appropriations. -For the purposes provided for in this Act, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated and made available from funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of five million six hundred forty-five thousand one hundred ninety-three pesos (₱5,645,193.00) to implement initially the provisions of this Act for a period of THREE fiscal years: Provided, However, That of the said amount of five million six hundred forty-five thousand one hundred ninety-three pesos (₱5,645,193.00) not more than two hundred thousand pesos (₱200,000.00) shall be spent for overhead expenses, nor more than three million three hundred fifty-seven thousand pesos (₱3,357,000.00) for fixed assets nor more than two million eighty-seven thousand seven hundred forty-five pesos (₱2,087,745.00) for working capital.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 22, 1957.