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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEsS. I. CH. 572 . 1928 . 555 of Agriculture of hemp as a source of supply for the manufacture of pulp and paper. For exper iments and i nvesti gation s of r ange co nditio ns wit hin th e Range conditions and t~ improvements. national forests or elsewhere on the public range, and of methods for i mprov ing t he r ange by re seed ing, regul ation of grazi ng, a nd other means, $49,755. For the purchase of tree seed, cones, and nursery stock, for seeding i nS, eding, tree plant- and tree planting within national forests, and for experiments and investigations necessary for such seeding and tree planting, $210,000. Management of forest For silvicultural, dendrological, and other experiments and inves- lands. tigations, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Federal Gover nment, with States, and with in dividu als, t o dete rmine the best methods for the conservative management of forests and forest land, $354,300. A pprai sing timb er fo r For estimating and appraising timber and other resources on the sale. national forests preliminary to disposal by sale or to the issue of occupancy permits, and for emergency expenses incident to their sale or use, $108,550. Permanent im prove- For the construction and maintenance of roads, trails, bridges, fire ments . lanes, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other improvements neces- sary for the proper and economical administration, protection, and Amount for for ests in development of the national forests, $587,9 00, of which amount sou the rn Cal if orn ia. $125,000 is reserved for expenditure on the Angeles, Cleveland, Santa Barbara, and San Bernardino National Forest s in southern Cali- fornia : Provided That such sum of shall not be expended Po $12 5,000 l Local contributions unless an equal amount is contributed for such work by State, county, required. municipal, and/or other local interests, to be paid, in whole or in part, in advance of the performance of the work for which this Purchase oftelephone appropriation provides : Provided further, That where, in the opinion lines, etc. of the Secretary of Agriculture, direct purchase will be more eco- nomical than construction, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other Division fences, stock improvements may be purchased : Pr ovide d fu rther , That not to driveways, watering watering exceed $50,000 may be expended for the construction and maintenance places, etc • of boundary and range division fences, counting corrals, stock drive- ways a nd bri dges, the de velopm ent of stock- wateri ng pla ces, a nd the eradication of poisonous plants on the national forests : Provided Min at cars Lake, further, That not to exceed $11,000 of this appropriation may be Vol. 44, p. 618. used for the construction of a dam at Cass Lake, Minnesota. Additionalfromcoop- In all, salaries and general expenses, $8,870,165 ; and in addition erative forest protec- thereto there are h ereby approp riated all mo neys r eceive d as c ontri- ti `ofunnd, p. 1132. butions toward cooperative work under the provisions of section 1 of the Act approved March 3, 1925, which funds shall be covered into vol. 38, p. 430. the Treasury and constitute a part of the special funds provided by Vol. 3 8, the Act of June 30, 1914 : Provided, That not to exceed $444,000 may Services in t he Dis- be expended for departmental personal services in the District of trict. Columbia. Forest fire preven- FOREST FIRE COOPERATION tion, etc. Cooperation w i t b For cooperation with the various States or other appropriate agen- states, etc ., for protec- tion of timber, cut-over ties in forest fire prevention and suppression and the protection of lands, etc, timb ered and c ut-ov er l ands in ac cord ance with the provi sions of Vol . 43, p. 653 . sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to pro mote c ontinu ous pr oducti on of timber on lan ds chi efly v aluabl e therefor," approved June 7, 1924, including also the study of the Tax laws and timber effect of ta x laws and t he inv estiga tion of timbe r insu rance as pro - insurance. vided in section 3 of said Act, $1,200,000, of which $41,900 shall be services, etc., in the avail able f or per sonal servic es in the Dis trict of Col umbia and no t District- 54S35'-29--PT 1 	 39

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 556 Forest planting stock. Coopera tion with Sta tes, in proc urin g for - est-tree seeds, etc ., for planti ng denude d or nonforested lands. For cooperation with the various States in the procurement, pro- duction, and distribution of forest-tree seeds and plants in estab- lishing windbreaks, shelter belts, and farm wood lots upon denuded or nonforested lands within such cooperating States, under the pro- visions of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the prot ection of for est lan ds, for the r eforest ation o f denu ded are as, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chie fly suitable therefor," approved dune 7, 1924, $75,000, of which amount trict. n ot t o ex ce ed $2,860 may be expende d for persona l services in the District of Columbia. Vol. 43, p. 654. Services in the Dis- Additi onal fore st lands. Acquiring, under Forest Conservation For the acquisition of additional lands at headwaters of navigable Act streams, to be expended under the provisions of the Act of March 1, 43, p.654. p . 961; Vol. 1911 (Thirty-sixth Statutes at Large, page 961), as amended, Services, etc ., in the $1,000,00 0, to be immed iately availa ble, of which amount not to District. exceed $31,000 may be expen ded for perso nal services and supplies and equipment in the District of Columbia. Total, Forest Service, $11,145,105. Chemistry and Soils Bureau. General expenses. SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Inves tiga tions, app a- ratus, supplies, em- ployees, etc. Chief of Bureau, and office personnel. For all necessary expenses connected with the investigations and experiments hereinafter authorized, including the employment of investigators, local and special agents, assistants, experts, clerks, draftsmen, and labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere ; offi- cial traveling expenses, materials, tools, instruments, a pparatus, repairs to apparatus, chemicals, furniture, office fixtures, stationery, gas, electric current, telegraph and telephone service, express and freight charges, rent outside the District of Columbia, and for all other necessary supplies and expenses, as follows : For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services General subjectss in the District of Columbia, 54,280. Vol. lz, p. 387. For conducting the investigations contemplated by the Act of Biological food and May 15, 1862, relating to the application of chemistry to agricul- drug investigations, etc. ture ; for the biological investigation of food and drug products and substances used in the manufacture thereof, including investi- gations of the physiological effects of such products on the human organism ; to cooperate with associations and scientific soci eti es in the development of methods of analysis, $259,000. For investigation and experiment in the utilization, for coloring, medicinal, and technical purposes, of raw materials grown or pro- duced in the United States, in cooperation with such persons, associa- tions, or corporations as may be found necessary, including repairs, alte rati ons, imp rove ment s or add itio ns t o a buil ding on the Arli ng- ton Ex perime ntal F arm, 72,921 . For the investigation and development of methods for the manu- facture of table sirup and sugar and of methods for the manufacture of swe et sir ups by the utiliz ation of new agricultural sources, $35,234. Utilizing native raw materials for colorants, etc. Arli ngton l arm building. Table sirup, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 572. 1928 . to exceed $3,000 for the purchase of supplies and equipment required for the purposes of said Act in the District of Columbia. COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST PLANTING STOCK ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL FOREST LANDS BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY AND SOILS

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 SEVENTI ETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cu. 572 . 1928 . 557 For the investigation and development of methods of manufac- Insec ticid es a nd fu n- gicides invest igations, turing insecticides and fungicides, and for investigating chemical etc. probl ems r elati ng t o the comp osit ion, actio n, an d ap plica tion of insectic ides and fungicide s, $44,80 0. For the investigation and development of methods for the preven- si Pla nt du st explo. tion of farm fires and of grain-dust, smut-dust, and other plant- . bietaodsforprevent- dust exp losions a nd result ing fires, includ ing fires in cotto n gins an d mg' cotton -oil m ills, indepe ndentl y or i n coope ration with indivi duals, associations, or corporations, $52,743, of which sum $10,000 shall be immediately available. Fo r the inv estig ation and demo nstra tion of i mprov ed me thods or Naval stores. Investigations, dem- processes of preparing naval stores, the weighing, handling, trans- onstrations, etc. portati on, an d the uses o f same, in c ooperat ion wi th ind ividua ls and companies, including the employment of necessary persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $15,000. For chemical investigations of soil types, soil composition, and tion°il etc ", einv soil minerals, the soil solution, solubility of soil and all chemical gations . properties of soils in their relation to soil formation, soil texture, and soil pr oducti vity, includ ing al l rout ine che mical work i n conn ection with the soil survey, $31,720 . For physical investigations of the important properties of soil ity ofsoils, e t c oductiv- which d etermi ne pro ductiv ity, s uch as moistu re rel ations, aera tions, heat co nducti vity, textur e, and other physic al inv estiga tions of the various soil classes and soil types, $17,225 . For investigations within the United States of fertilizers and other Fertilizers. soil amendments and their suitability for agricultural use, $290,000 . For the investigation of soils, in cooperation with other branches mapepingrative soil of the Department of Agriculture, other departments of the Govern- ment, State agricultural experiment stations, and other State institu- tions, and for indicating upon maps and plats, by coloring or other- wise, the results of such i nvestigat ions, $25 3,000. Soil bacteriology in- For soil-bacteriology investigations, including the testing of sam- ves tigations. ples procured in the open market, of cultures for inoculating legumes, and if any such samples are found to be impure, nonviable, or mix- Publishing tests of: branded, the results of the tests may be published, together with the cultures. names of the manufacturers and of the persons by whom the cultures were offered for sale, $40,840. Soil fertility. For soil-fertility investigations into organic causes of infertility and remedial measures, maintenance of productivity, properties and composition of soil humus, and the transformation and formation of soil humus by soil organisms, $126,850, of which $7,000 shall be immediately available. Total, Bure au of Chemis try an d Soil s, $1,2 93,613 , of w hich a mount tr ci"ice in the Dis . not to exceed $966,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia . BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For ne cessar y expe nses c onnect ed wit h the i nvesti gation s, exp eri- ments, and demonstrations in reference to the items hereinafter enumerated for the promotion of economic entomology, independently or in co oper ation with oth er br anche s of the Feder al Go vern ment, States, counties, and municipalities, organizations and individuals concerned, including the employment of necessary persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, rent outside of the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $3,000 for the erection of insectaries Entomology Bureau . General expenses . Inv esti gatio ns o f in- socts, etc . Outside rent:

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 558 Pralso. Buildings, e tc. Chief of Bureau, and office personnel . Specific investi- tions. Fruits, Japanese and Asiatic beetles, etc. Tropical, etc ., plants, Parlatoria date scale, etc. Truck crops, etc. Gypsy and brown- tail moths, etc. Cer eal and forage crops, Europ ean corn borer, etc. Cotton, pi nk boll- worm. Man and dom es tic animals. Stored products. Usefu l ins ects, ins ect- pest survey. Bee c ultu re. Balance available . Vol .44,p . 517. Services in the Dis- trict. Biological Survey Bureau. General expenses. Salaries, supplies, etc. Chief of Bureau, and office personnel. Re servations for game. P rotec tion of bird preserves. Vol.35,p. 1104. Da m, Cold Springs Creek. Proviso. Game purchase, etc. North Ame ri can birds and animals. Food habits investi- gations, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CIi. 572. 1928 . and other buildings : Provided, That the cost of any such building shall not exceed $1,500, as follows For gen eral a dminis trativ e purp oses, includi ng the salar y of c hief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $81 ,458 . For insec ts affect ing decid uous frui ts, grape s, and nu ts, and i nclud- ing research on the Japanese and Asiatic beetles, $324,500. For insects affecting tropical, subtropical, and ornamental plants and i ncludi ng res earch on the Parla toria d ate sc ale an d the Medite r- ranean and other fruit flies, $113,000. For insects affecting truck and garden crops and including insects affecting tobacco and sugar beets, $232,500. For ins ects a ffecti ng for ests a nd inc luding resear ch on the gy psy and brown-tail moths, $185,000. For insects affecting cereal and forage crops, including sugar cane and rice, and including research on the European corn borer, $438,740. For insects affecting cotton and including research on the pink bollworm of cotton, $280,000, of which $10,000 shall be immediately available. For insects affecting man and domestic animals, $80,180. For insects affecting stored products, $51,900. For taxonomy and interrelations of insects, and including the importation and exchange of useful insects and an insect pest survey, $130,0 00 . For bee culture, $49,380, together with $3,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1927. Total, Bureau of Entomology, $1,966,658, of which amount not to exceed $35 1,30 0 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY SAL ARIE S AND G ENER AL E XPE NSES For salaries and employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, including the purchase of bags, tags, and la bels p rinted in th e cour se of m anufac ture, travel ing an d all ot her ex penses neces sary i n cond ucting invest igatio ns and carry - ing out the work of the bureau, as follows : For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $68,500. For the maintenance of the Montana National Bison Range and other reservations and for the maintenance of game introduced into suitable localities on public lands, under supervision of the Biological Survey, including construction of fencing, wardens' quarters, shelters for anima ls, landi ngs, road s, trails, bridges , ditches , telepho ne lines, rockwork, bulkheads, and other improvements necessary for the economical administration and protection of the reservations, and for the enforcement of sectio n 84 of the Act approved March 4, 1909, entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the Uni ted St ates," $99,000, o f wh ic h s um $30,000 shall be available for inc rease of the water suppl y by t he cons tructi on of a dam across Cold Springs Creek : Provided, That $2,500 may be used for the purchase, capture, and transportation of game for national reservations. For investigating the food habits of North American birds and other animals in relation to agriculture, horticulture, and forestry ; for investigations, experiments, and demonstrations in connection with rearing fur-bearing animals ; for experiments, demonstrations,

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CII. 572. 1928 . and cooperation in destroying mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bob- cats, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, jack rabbits, and other animals injurious to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal hus- bandry, and wild game ; and for the protection of stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies in predatory wild animals, $650,000, together with $12,000 of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year, 1927 . For biological investigations, including the relations, habits, geo- graphic distribution, and migration of animals and plants, and the preparation of maps of the life zones, $45,000. For all necessary expenses for enforcing the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (Fortieth Statutes at Large, page 755), and for cooperation with local authorities in the protection of migratory birds, and for necessary investigations con- nected therewith, $163,000 : Provided, That of this sum not more than $20,500 may be used for the enforcement of sections 241, 242, 243, and 244 of the Act approved March 4, 1909, entitled "An Act to codify, revise . and amend the penal laws of the United States," and - for the enforcement of section 1 of the Act approved May 25, 1900, entitled "An Act to enlarge the powers of the Department of Agri- culture, prohibit the transportation by interstate commerce of game killed in violation of local laws, and for other purposes," including all necessary investigations in connection therewith. For investigations, experiments, and demonstrations for the wel- fare, improvement, and increase of the reindeer industry in Alaska, including the erection of necessary buildings and other structures and cooperation with the Bureau of Education. and for all expenses necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of the Alaska game law, approved January 13, 1925, $100,000. In all, salaries and expenses, $1,125,500 : Provided, That the Secre- tary of Agric ulture shall inves tigate and re port t o the next r egular session of Co ngress as to the f easibi lity of a fiv e-year coope rative program, or a program extending over such term of years as to him shall seem most advisable for the purposes in view, for the eradica- tion, suppression, or bringing under control of predatory animals within the Un ited S tates, and t he est imated cost t hereof as co mpared to the present method. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER REFUGE For the acquisition of areas of land or land and water pursuant to the Act en titled "An A ct to establ ish the Upper Missi ssippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge," approved June 7, 1924, and amendment thereto approved March 4, 1925, and for all necessary expenses inci- dent thereto, including the employment of persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $1,000, which shall be available until expended, being part of the sum of $1,500,000 authorized to be appropriated for such purpose by section 10 of said Act ; and for all neces sary expen ses of th e Sec reta ry of Agri cultu re a uthor ized by section 9 of said Act, $39,000 ; in all, $40,000 : Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may incur obligations and enter into con- tracts for the acquisition of additional areas to an amount which, inclusive of the amounts heretofore and herein appropriated, shall not exc eed a total of $1, 500,00 0, and such c ontrac ts sha ll be deemed contractual obligations of the Federal Government. Total, Bureau of Biological Survey, $1,165,000, of which amount not to exceed $211 .000 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia. 559 Destroying predatory animals. Suppressing rabies . Balance available. Vol. 44, p. 519. Biolo gical iuv esiig a- tions. Migratory bird pro- tection. Vol. 40, p. 755. Proviso. Preventing shipment of prohibited birds, etc. Vol. 35, pp. 1135-1138. Carrying ill egally killed game. Vol. 31, p. 187. Reindeer in Alaska . Improving industry, etc. Vol. 43, p. 739. Proviso. Investigation and re- port on feasibility of cooperative program for predatory animals eradication, etc . Upper Mississippi River Refuge. A cquir ing areas for. Vol. 43, pp. 650, 1354. Proviso. Contracts authorized For additional areas . Deemed Federal obli- gations. Services in the Dis- trict.

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 560 Public Roads Bu- reau. General expenses. Salaries, supplies, etc. Vol. 39, p. 355. Vol, 42, p. 217. Chief of Bureau, and office personnel. Ro ad management systems. Materials, plants, etc ., investigations. Experimental hig h- ways. Farm irrigation, etc ., investigations. Dra ina ge of far ms, swamp lands, etc. Domestic water sup- ply, farm buildings con- struction, etc. Outside rent. Services in the Dis- trict. Agri cul tur al E co- nomics Bureau. General expenses. Salaries, supplies, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cu. 572. 1928 . BUR EAU OF PUBLIC ROADS SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For the following expenses, including salaries and the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, supplies, office fix- tures, apparatus, traveling, and all other necessary expenses, for con- ducting investigations and experiments, and for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of same, and for preparing, publishing, and distributing bulletins and reports, in addition to any moneys available from the funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916, as amended For ne cessar y expe nses for ge neral admini strat ive pu rposes , including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $64,530. For inquiries in regard to systems of road management and eco- nomic studies of highway construction, operation, maintenance, and value, either independently or in cooperation with the State highway departments and other agencies, and for giving expert advise oil these subjects, $62,060. For investigations of the best methods of road making, especially by the use of local materials ; for studying the types of mechanical plants and a ppliances use d for road bu ilding and mai ntenance ; fo r studying methods of road repair and maintenance suited to the needs of different localities ; for maintenance and repairs of experimental highways, including the purchase of materials and equipment ; for furnishing expert advice on these subjects ; and for the employment of as sistant s and labor, $70,000. For investigating and reporting upon the utilization of water in farm irrigation, including the best methods to apply in practice ; the different kinds of power and appliances ; the flow of water in ditches, pipes, and other conduits ; the duty, apportionment, and measurement of irriga tion water, th e customs, re gulations, an d laws affecti ng irrigation ; for investigating and reporting upon farm drainage and upon the drainage of swamp and other wet lands which may be made available for agricultural purposes ; for preparing plans for the removal of surplus water by drainage ; for the development of equip- ment for farm irrigation and drainage and for giving expert advice and assistance ; for field experiments and investigations and the purchase and installati on of equipme nt for experi mental purpose s ; for the preparation and illustration of reports and bulletins ; for investigating farm domestic water supply and drainage disposal, the construction of farm buildings and other rural engineering problems involving mechanical principles, including the erection of such struc- tures outside of the District of Columbia as may be necessary for experimental purposes only ; for rent outside the District of Colum- bia ; the employme nt of assista nts and labor in the city o f Wash- ington and elsewhere ; and for supplies and all other necessary expenses, $244,290. Total, Bureau of Public Roads, $440,880, of which amount not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of C olumbi a. BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SALARIES AND GENE RAL EXPENSES For salaries and the employment of labor in the city of Washing- ton and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, traveling expenses, rent out- side of the District of Columbia, and all other expenses necessary

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cu. 572 . 1928 . 561 in conducting investigations, experiments, and demonstrations, as follows : Chief of Bureau, and Fo r ne cess ary expe nses for gen eral adm inis trat ive purp oses, of fice per sonn el. including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $268,000. Farm management To investigate and encourage the adoption of improved methods of and practice . farm management and farm practice, $372,250 : Provided, That of cost of producing this amount $1 50 ,0 00 maybeusedinascertainingthecostofproduc-staplesn tion of the principal staple agricultural products. Di stri buti ng a cqui red For acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States information of farm useful information on subjects connected with the marketing, ban- products, marketing, dling, utilization, grading, transportation, and distributing of farm and nonmanufactured food products and the purchasing of farm Promoting classifica- supplies, including the demonstration and promotion of the use of tion standards . uniform standards of classification of American farm products by-prod- throughout the world, including scientific and technical research ucts Cotton res e and by-prod- arch. into American-grown cotton and its by-products and their present Ante, p . 426. and potential uses including new and additional commercial and scientific uses for cotton and its by-products, and for collecting and disseminating information on the adjustment of production to prob- able demand for the different farm and animal products, independ- ently and in cooperation with other branches of the department, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, and per- sons engaged in the marketing, handling, utilization, grading, Cost of retail market- transportation, and distributing of farm and food products, and for in, of meat, etc. investigation of the economic costs of retail marketing of meat and meat products, $725,000 : Provided, That pra ctic al f orms of the Fo° rms of wool and grades recommended or promulgated by the Secretary for wool and mohair grades to be mohair may be sold under such rules and regulations as he may Post, p. 865. prescribe, and the receipts therefrom deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Fo r co llec ting, co mpil ing, abs trac ting , an alyz ing summ ariz ing) a General agricultural to nd livestock informa- interpreting, and publishing data relating to agriculture, including tionesignatad data. crop and livestock estimates, acreage, yield, grades, staples of cotton, stocks, and value of farm crops, and numbers, grades, and value of livestock and livestock products on farms, in cooperation with Cooperation . the Extension Service and other Federal, State, and local agencies, Provisos . $738,000 : Provided, That $99,660 shall be available for collecting and Disseminating infor- disseminating to American producers, importers, exporters, and other mation of world supply and need of American interested persons information relative to the world supply of and agricultural products, need for American agricultural products, marketing methods, condi- tions, prices, and other factors, a knowledge of which is necessary to t he a dvan tage ous disp osit ion of s uch prod ucts in fore ign coun trie s, independently and in cooperation with other branches of the Gov- ernment, State agencies, purchasing and consuming organizations, and persons engaged in the transportation, marketing, and distribu- tion of farm and food products, including the purchase of such books and periodicals as may be necessary in connection with this work acre- Provided further, That no part of the funds herein appropriated age Intende planting excluded . n cotton excluded. shall be available for any expense incident to ascertaining, collating, or publishing a report stating the intentions of farmers as to the acreage to be planted in cotton : Provided further, That no part of specified a cotton s est the funds herein appropriated shall be available for the preparation mates . of mid-monthly reports of cotton estimates for the months of July, August, and November. For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture, independently and in Perishable farm products. cooperation with other branches of the Government State agencies C erti fyin g co ndit ions b I of shipments of, at purchasing and consuming organizations, boards of trade, chambers central markets. of commerce, or other associations of business men or trade organizations, and persons or corporations engaged in the production,

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 572 . 1928 . 563 ENF ORCEMENT O F TH E UNITED STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT Grain Standards Act. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the pen snforcement ex- provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act, including Vol.39,p. 482. rent outside of the District of Columbia and the employment of such persons and means as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem neces- sa ry, in the c ity of Washi ngton and el sewhere, $758 ,650. ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES WAREHOUSE ACT Warehouse Act. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the pe deministration ex- provisions of the United States Warehouse Act, including the pay- 42tp''12s2 p . 486; vol. went of such rent outside of the District of Columbia and the employ- ment of such persons and means as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem ne cessar y, in the ci ty of Washin gton an d else where, $240, 320 . Standard Container ENFORCEMENT OF THE STANDARD CONTAINER AND PRODUCE AGENCY ACTS and Pro duce Agen cy Acts. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the Act E nfor ceme nt ex- entitled "An Act to fix standards for Climax baskets for grapes and vol. 39, p. 673. other fru its and v egetables, and to fix stand ards for baskets a nd other Vol. 44, p. 1355. containers for small fruits, berries, and vegetables, and for other purpose s," ap proved Augus t 31, 1916, and the Act e ntitle d "An Act to prevent the destruction or dumping, without good and sufficient cause therefor, of farm produce received in interstate commerce by com- mission merch ants a nd oth ers an d to r equire them t ruly a nd cor rectly purchase of perish • to account for all farm produce received by them," approved March able farm products. 3, 1927, including the purchase of such perishable farm products as may be necessary for detection of violations of the latter Act : Pro- Proviso. from sales vided, That all receipts from the sale of such products shall be be credited to the ap- credite d to t his ap propri ation, and s hall be reexp endabl e ther efrom, propriation. and including the employment of such persons and means as the Secr etary of A gricu ltur e may deem nec essar y in the city of Wa sh- ington and el sewher e, $30 ,000. COMPLETION OF WOOL WORK Wool clip of 1918. Completing the dis- To enable the Bureau of Agricultural Economics to complete the tributi on amon g own- work of the Domestic Wool Section of the War Industries Board and ell, S~ su 9 collected. t o enforce Government regulations for handling the wool clip of 1918 as established by the Wool Division of said board, pursuant to the Executive order dated December 31, 1918, transferring such work to the said bureau, $8,000, and to continue, as far as practicable, the distribution among the growers of the wool clip of 1918 of all sums heretofore or hereafter collected or recovered with or without suit by the Government from all persons, firms, or corporations which handled any part of the wool clip of 1918. CENTER MARKET, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Center Market, D. C. Operation and Management : To enable the Secretary of Agri- operation and man • agement expenses. culture, in carrying out the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1921 Vol. 41, p. 1441, (Forty-first Statutes at Large, page 1441), to pay for ice, electricity, gas, fuel, travel, stationery, printing, telegrams, telephones, labor, supplies, materials, equipment, miscellaneous expenses, necessary repairs and alterations, to be reimbursed by any person for whose account any such expenditure may be made : Provided, That the Purchases for, with- Secretary of Agriculture may purchase necessary supplies and equip- coreg ara to Supply ment for use at Center Market, without regard to awards made by General Supply Committee ; to continue the employment of the necessary persons under the conditions in existence at the time of the taking over of the property by the Secretary of Agriculture, with

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 564 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cii. 572 . 1928 . Fund for charges, et c. Claims for sto ra ge toss or damages. Services in the Dis- trict. Home Economics Bureau. General expenses. such changes thereof as he may find necessary ; to provide a fund for the payment of freight, express, drayage, and other charges and claims against the commodities accepted for storage, and to require reimbursement thereof with interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum under such rules as the Secretary of Agriculture may pre- scribe, and to remove, sell, or otherwise dispose of such commodities held as security for such payment when such reimbursement is not made when due, all reimbursement of such payments and all receipts from such disposition of commodities to be credited to such fund and to be reexpendable therefrom ; and to use such other means as the Secretary of Agriculture may find necessary for the proper occupancy and use by the Government and its tenants of said property, $96,250 : Provided, That not more than $500 may be used for the payment of claims for the loss of or damage to goods while in storage in Center Market that have accrued or may accrue at any time during the operation thereof by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such regulations as he may prescribe. Total, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, $5,568,280, of whi ch amount not to exceed $2,024,700 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. BUREAU OF HOME ECONOMIC S SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES offi ce iChief of Bureau, and For necessary expenses for general administrative pu rpos es, including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $17,281. Utilizing farm prod- To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the relative ucts in the home, etc' utility and economy of agricultural products for food, clothing, and other uses in the home, with special suggestions of plans and methods for the more effective utilization of such products for these purposes, and to disseminate useful information on this subject, Emplo y ment of including the employment of labor in the city of Washington and labor. elsewhere, supplies, and all other necessary expenses, $120,000 . tr Services in the Dis- Total, Bureau of Home Economics, $137,281, of which amount not to exceed $12 7,00 0 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Plant Quarantine anControlAm Admin- PLAN T QU ARAN TINE AND CON TROL ADM INIS TRAT ION istration. SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Enforcing nursery To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the plant quarantine, etc. Vol. 37, pp. 315, 850. provisions of the plant quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended, and to conduct the other activities hereinafter authorized, independently or in cooperation with the States and other agencies, organizations, and indivi duals concerned, including nec essa ry expenses for s upplies and e quipment, ren t outside the District o f Columbia, and the employment of necessary persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, as follows Chief of Administra- For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes tion, and office person- nel. including the salary of chief of administration and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $68,610. antines and Enforcing plant pl p revent ing b p revent ing r- For enforcement of foreign plant quarantines and to prevent the entry of Mexican cot- movement of cotton and cotton seed from Mexico into the United ton and. cottonseed. States, including the regulation of the entry into the United States of railway cars and other vehicles, and freight, express, baggage, or other materials from Mexico, and the inspection, cleaning, and disinfection thereof, including construction and repair of necessary buildings, plants, and equipment, for the fumigation, disinfection,

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 572'. 1928 . 565 or cleaning of products, railway cars, or other vehicles entering the Pr ovi so- Receipts Receipts for cleaning, United States from Mexico, $500,000 : Provided, That any moneys etc ., to be deposited in rece ived i n paym ent of charg es fix ed by t he Sec retary of Ag ricult ure the Treasur y. on account of such cleaning and disinfection shall be covered into the Treasu ry as miscel laneou s rece ipts. For the control and prevention of spread of the pink bollworm, coPin bollworm of including the establishment of such cotton-free areas as may be Control, etc. Cooperation w i t h necessary to stamp out any infestation, the erection and repair of Mex ico' nece ssary inspec tion s tation s, and for ne cessar y surv eys an d cont rol Post, p. 895. operations in Mexico in cooperation with the Mexican Government Provisos. or local Mexican authorities, $487,800. : Provided, That the cost of inspection stations . each such station shall not exceed $500, and that the total amount expended for such stations in one year shall not exceed $2,500 : Pro vided furth er, That not to exceed 200 .000 may be available Reimbursing nonpro $ y duction losses. for reimbursement to cotton-growing States for expenses incurred by them in connection with losses due to enforced nonproduction of cotton in certain zones in the manner and upon the terms and condi- vol .4a,p .188s tions set forth in Senate Joint Resolution 72, approved August 9, 1921 : Provided further, That no part of the money herein appro- etc .,aepiyy fo r crops, priated shall be used to pay the cost or value of crops or other property injured or destroyed. Control s, etc. For the control and prevention of spread of the Parlatoria date Parlatoria date scale. scale, $15,500. For th e cont rol an d prev ention of sp read of the T hurber ia wee vil, Thur beria w eevil. $32,800 . For the control and prevention of spread of the gypsy and brown- tai moths and brown- tail moths, $556,380. For the control and prevention of spread of the European corn Eur opean corn borer. borer, $887,660. For the control and prevention of spread of the Japanese and beetles. and Asiatic Asiat ic beetle s, $265,8 00. For the control and prevention of spread of the white-pine blister rust bite-pine blister rust, $26,500. For the control and prevention of spread of the Mexican fruit Mexican fruit worm worm, including necessary surveys and control operations in Mexico in cooperation with the Mexican Government or local Mexican authorities, $100,000. For th e insp ection under such rules and reg ulatio ns as the Se cre- tuyinsedomestic 1r er tary of Agricu lture may prescrib e of dom estic fre sh fruits, vegetab les, fruits, etc ., for export . and seeds and nursery stock and other plants for propagation when offered for export and to certify to shippers and interested parties as to the freedom of such products from injurious plant diseases and insect pests according to the sanitary requirements of the foreign countries affected and to make such reasonable charges and to use such means as may be necessary to accomplish this object, $30,000 : Pro vided, Th at mo neys rece ived on ac coun t of such insp ectio n and certification shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Hereafter the functions of the Federal Horticultural Board shall devolve upon and be exercised by the Plant Quarantine and Control Administration, the chief of which shall serve ex officio as chairman of an advisory Federal Plant Quarantine Board of five members, the four additional members to be designated -by the Secretary of Agriculture from existing bureaus and offices of the Department of Agriculture, including the Bureau of Entomology, the Bureau of Plant Industry, and the Forest Service, and who shall serve without additional compensation. Tota l, P lant Quara ntin e and Cont rol A dmin istra tion, $2,97 1,05 0, of which amount not t o exce ed $20 5,400 may be expend ed for perso nal services in the District of Columbia. Proviso. Moneys r eceived to be covered in to the Treasury. Federal Horticultural Board. Plant Quarantine and Control Adminis- tr ation to exe rcise func- tions of. Quarantine Board . Members designated Services in the Dis triet.

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 566 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 572. 1928. Grain Futures Act. ENFORCEMENT OF THE GRAIN FU TU RES ACT En forc ement exp en- To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the se Vol . 42, p. 998. provisions of the Grain Futures Act, approved September 21, 1922, Services in the Dis- trict. $135,000, of which amount riot to exceed $25,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. FOOD, DRUG, AND INSECTICIDE ADMINISTRATION Food, Drug, and In- secticide Administra- tion. General expenses . Expenses specified. Outside rent. Chief o f Administra - tion, and office person- nel. Collaboration with other departments, etc. Pur e fo od in spec tion, etc. Vol .34,p.768 . Revision of Pharma- copamia. Exa minin g foreign tests of American food products. Pr ovi so. Foreign travel. Impure t ea imports. Expenses preventing, etc. Vol. 29, p. 604; Vol. 41, p. 712. Naval Stores Act. Vol.42,p.1435. Inse ctic ides and fun- gicides. Preventin g sale, etc ., of adulterat ed. Vol.36,p.331. Milk and cream, etc. Regulating import- ing of, etc . Vol.44,p.1101. SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For all ne cessar y expe nses, for ch emical appara tus, c hemica ls and supplies, repairs to apparatus, gas, electric current, official traveling expenses, telegraph and telephone service, express and freight charges, for the employment of such assistants, clerks, and other persons as the Secre tary o f Agri cultur e may consid er nece ssary for th e purp oses named, in the city of Washington and elsewhere, in conducting investigations ; collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of such investigations ; and for rent outside of the District of Columbia for carrying out the investigations and work herein authorized as follows For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing the salary of chief of administration and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $98,000. For collaboration with other departments of the Government desiring chemical investigations and whose heads request the Secre- tary of Agriculture for such assistance, and for other miscellaneous wor k, $15 ,725. For e nablin g the Secret ary of Agric ulture to car ry int o effe ct the provisions of the Act of June 30, 1906, entitled "An Act for prevent- ing the m anufac ture, sale, or tra nsport ation o f adul terate d, or mis- branded, or poisonous, or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes " ; to cooperate with ass ociations and scie ntific so cieties i n the rev ision of the Unit ed St ates Pharm acop ceia and d evel opmen t of metho ds o f analysis, and for investigating the character of the chemical and physical tests which are applied to American food products in foreign cou ntries, and for in specti ng the same before shipme nt whe n desi red by the shippers or owners of these products intended for countries where chemical and physical tests are required before the said prod- ucts are allowed to be sold therein, $938,000 : Provided, That not more than $4,280 shall be used for travel outside of the United States. For en abling the S ecreta ry of Agricu lture t o carr y into effec t the provisions of the Act approved March 2, 1897, entitled "An Act to prevent the importation of impure and unwholesome tea," as amended, including payment of compensation and expenses of the members of the board appointed under section 2 of the Act and all other necessary officers and employees, $41,055. For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Naval Stores Act of March 3, 1923, $37,825. For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act of April 26, 1910, entitled "An Act for prevent- ing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or mis- branded Paris greens, lead arsenates, other insecticides, and also fungi cides, an d for reg ulating t raffic th erein, a nd for ot her purpo ses," $215 ,000 . For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of an Act approved February 15, 1927, entitled "An Act to regulate the importation of milk and cream into the United States for the purpose of promoting the dairy industry of the United States and protecting the public health," $50,000.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CIi. 572. 1928 . 567 For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the p rovis ions of a n Act appr oved Marc h 4, 1927, ent itled "An Act to safeguard the distribution and sale of certain dangerous caustic or corrosive acids, alkalies, and other substances in interstate and foreign commerce," $25,000. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to dismantle and move laboratory equipment, office fixtures and supplies of the food, drug, and insecticide administration from the old United States appraiser's stores building and install same in the new United States appraiser ' s st ores b uildin g, New York City, includ ing the purch ase an d inst alla- tion of additional furniture, equipment, and apparatus as may be necessary to equip the new quarters, $50,000. Tota l, Foo d, Dru g, and Insec ticide Admini strati on, $1 ,470,6 05, of which amount not to exceed $460,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. M ISCE LLANE OUS PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES Federal Caustic Poi- son Act. Administration ex- penses. Vol. 44, p. 1406. Pure food, etc ., lab- oratory, New York. Expenses of remov- ing, to new quarters, etc. Services in the Dis- trict. INTERCHANGE OF APPROPRIATIONS Interchange ofappro- pnations. Allowed for miscel- Not to exceed 10 per centum of the foregoing amounts for the laneous e xpenses of miscellaneous expenses of the work of any bureau, division, or office bureaus. herein provid ed for shall be av ailabl e inter change ably f or exp endi- tures on the objects included within the general expenses of such bureau, division, or office, but no more than 10 per centum shall be added to any one item of appropriation except in cases of extraor- dinary emergency, and then only upon the written order of the Secre- tary of Agriculture. Misc ell ane ous. EXPERIMENTS IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN UNITED STATES Livestock in prod uct ion in Southern Cooperative experi- To enable the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the ments, etc., in develop- authorities of the States concerned, or with individuals, to make such gent of, investigations and demonstrat_ons as may be necessary in connection with the development of livestock production in the cane-sugar and cotton di stricts o f the Uni ted State s, $54,00 0, of whi ch amount $13,000 shall be available only for the construction of a bridge across Bayou Bridge, Bayou Teehe. Teche at the New Iberia Livestock Experiment Station, Louisiana. EXPFRTBIENTS IN DAI RYIN G AND LI VEST OCK PROD UCTI ON IN WE STER N Da iryi ng and l ive- stock production in UNITED STATES western States. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct investigations Exp eri men ts in, on y semiarid and irrigated and experiments in problems connected with the establishment of lands. dairying and meat-production enterprises on the semiarid and irrigated lands of the western United States, including the purchase of livestock and the employment of necessary persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, $60,000. Passeng er vehi cles. Allowance for, from Tha t not to exc eed $1 75,000 of th e lump -sum ap propri ations herei n lump-sum appropria- made for the Department of Agriculture shall be available for the ti Post,opr field work. purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of the Department of Agriculture outside the Dis- Provisos. trict of Columbia : Provided, That not to exceed $60 .000 of this Purcha se and use amount shall be expended for the purchase of such vehicles, and that limited. such vehicles shall be used only for official service outside the District

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 568 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cii. 572. 1928 . Purchase to replace vehicles transferred from War Department for roads, etc. Limit for mainte- nance, upkeep, etc. Report to Congress. Exchanges author- ized for new vehicles . Travel expenses . Allowance for, by motor vehicles. Seed-grain loans. European corn borer. Sum authorized for special research work, in meeting infestation of, available for fiscal year 1929. Vol. 44, p. 1177. of Columbia, but this shall not prevent the continued use for official service of motor trucks in the District of Columbia : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend, from the funds provided for carrying out the provisions of the Federal High- way Act of November 9, 1921 (Forty-second Statutes at Large, page 212) not to exceed $40,000 for the purchase of motor-propelled pas- senger-carrying vehicles to replace such vehicles heretofore acquired and used by the Secretary of Agriculture in the construction and maintenance of national-forest roads or other roads constructed under his direct supervision which are or may become unserviceable, inc luding the r eplace ment o f not to exc eed two such vehicl es for use in the administrative work of the Bureau of Public Roads in the District of Columbia : Provi ded f urthe r, That expenditures from appropriations contained in this Act for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garag e rent, p ay of ope rator, ti res, fuel, and lub ricant s, on any on e vehi cle us ed by the Dep artmen t of A gricul ture shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case not more than $500 : Pro- vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall, on the first day of each regular session of Congress, make a report to Congress showing the amount expended under the provisions of this paragraph during the preceding fiscal year : Provided further, That the Secre- tary of Agriculture may exchange motor-propelled and horse-drawn vehicles, tractors, road equipment, and boats, and parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, in whole or in part payment for vehicles, tra ctors, road equipm ent, o r boat s, or parts, access ories, tires, or equ ipment of su ch veh icles, tract ors, r oad equ ipment, or b oats, pur- chased by him. MILEAGE RATES FOR MOT OR VEHICLES Whene ver, d uring the fi scal y ear en ding Ju ne 30, 1929, the S ecre- tary of Agriculture shall find that the expenses of travel, including travel at official stations, can be reduced thereby, he may, in lieu of actual operating expenses, under such regulations as he may pre- scribe, authorize the payment of not to exceed 3 cents per mile for motor cycle or 7 cents per mile for an automobile, used for necessary travel on official business. COLLECTION OF SEED-GRAIN LOANS Collection expenses. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to collect moneys due the Vol. 41, p. 1347; Vol. y b 42, p. 467; Vol. 43, p. United States on account of loans made to farmers under the seed- 110;Vol.44,p.1251. grain loan provisions of the Act of March 3, 1921, the Seed Grain Loan Act of March 20, 1922, the Seed and Feed Loan Act of April 26, 1924, and the Florida seed and fertilizer loans approved by the Act of February 28, 1927, $15,000, of which amount not to exceed Services in the Dis- $10,500 may be expended for personal services in the District of trict. Columbia. SPECIAL CORN-BORER RESEARCH Not to exceed $150,000 of the $10 .000,000 appropriated by the joint resolution making an appropriation for the eradication or control of the European corn borer, approved February 23, 1927, is hereby made available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct special research work, not otherwise provided for, with a view to meeting any situation arising out of the infe stat ion of the Eur opean corn bore r, i ndepe ndent ly or in coo peration with agri cultural colleges or other agencies, includ-

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 572 . 1928 . 569 ing the employment of persons and means in the city of Washing- Pr ovi so. b y r, Services in the Dis- ton and el sewher e, and other neces sary ex penses : Pr o vi d ed, That the trict. expenditures for personal services in the District of Columbia shall not exceed $56,000. AGRICULTURAL INVESTIGATIONS IN COOPERATION WITH SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina Ex- peri ment S tation. EXPERIMENT STATION Cooperation with, in To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the Act dairyin g and livestock entitled "An Act authorizing an appropriation to enable the Secre- Vol .44 . 44, p. 1397 . tary of Agriculture to cooperate with the South Carolina Experi- ment Station," approved March 3, 1927, including the employment of such persons and means as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem nec essary, $ 25,000. FederalHighway FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS Act. Roads and trails in forests. Vol. 42, pp.218, 660. Vol. 43, p. 889. Vol. 44, p. 530. Provisos. Apportionme nt to States, etc. For carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal High- way Act approved November 9, 1921, including not to exceed $47,000 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, $7,500,000, which sum is composed of $3,945,000, part of the sum of $7, 500,00 0 auth orized to be appro priate d for t he fis cal ye ar 192 8 by the Act approved June 22, 1926, and $3,555,000, part of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1929 by the Act approved June 22, 1926 : Provided, That the Secretary of Agricul- ture shall, upon the approval of this Act, apportion and prorate among the several States, Alaska, and Porto Rico, as provided in section 23 of said Federal Highway Act, the sum of $7,500,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, Ap proved proj ects 1929, by the Act approved June 22, 1926 : Provided further, That the de emed of Agriculture shall incur obligations, approve projects, or enter into contracts under his apportionment and prorating of this authorization, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a con- tractual obligation on the part of the Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof : Provided further, That the appropria- tions heretofore, herein, and hereafter made for the purpose of carry- ing out the provisions of section 8 of the Act of July 11, 1916, and of section 23 of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall be consid- ered available for the purpose of discharging the obligations created thereunder in any State or Territory : Provided further, That the total expenditures on account of any State or Territory shall at no time exceed its authorized apportionment : Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the rental, purchase, or con struct ion of build ings n ecessa ry for the st orage of equ ipment and supplies used for road and trail construction and maintenance, but the total cost of any such building purchased or constructed under this authorization shall not exceed $1,500. FEDE RAL AID HIG HWAY SYSTE M For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construc- tion of rural post roads, and for other purposes," approved July 11, 1916, and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to be expended in accordance with the provisions of said Act as amended, including not to exceed $420,000 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, $71,000,000, to remain available until expended, which sum is composed of $27,800,000, the remainder of the sum of $75,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal Payment of incurred obligations. Vol. 39, p. 358 . Vol. 42, pp.218, 660. Vol. 43, pp. 889, 1326. Vol. 44, p. 530. Limit to any State or Territory. Storage buildings. Federal aid highway system. Cooperation w i t h States in constructing rural post roads. Vol. 39, p. 355. Vol.40,p.1201. Vol. 42, pp.660, 1157. Vol. 43, p. 889. Vol. 44, pp. 760,1398 . Departmental serv- ice in the Distri ct. Use of annual allot. ments

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 570 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 572, 573 . 1928 . year ending June 30, 1927, by paragraph 1 of the Act approved February 12, 1925, and $43,200,000, part of the sum of $75,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, Fl ood relief, Ver- 1928, by paragraph 1 of the Act approved June 22, 1926. mont, New Hampshire, and K entucky. FLOOD REI,TEF, VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND KENTUCKY Aid to States as con- tri bution to dama ges For the relief of the following States as a contribution in aid to roads, etc., by floods from the United States, induced by the extraordinary conditions of Isis. of necessity and emergency resulting from the unusually serious financial loss to such States through the damage to or destruction of roads and br idges by the flood s of 1 927, im posing a pub lic ch arge aga inst t he pro perty of sai d Stat es bey ond the ir rea sonabl e capa city to bear, and without acknowledgment of any liability on the part of the United States in connection with the restoration of such local improvements, namely : Vermont, $2,654,000 ; New Hampshire, $653,300 ; Kentucky, $1,889,994 ; in all, $5,197,294, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended : Provi ded, That the sums hereby appropriated shall be expended by the State high- way departments of the respective States with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture for the restoration, including relocation, of roads and bridges so damaged or destroyed, in such manner as to give the larg est m easur e of perm anent rel ief, under rule s an d regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture Pro vided fur ther, That the amount herein appropriated for each State shall be available when such State shall have or make available a like sum from State funds for the purposes contained herein. Allotments immedi- ate ly av ailab le. Provisos. Expenditures by State highway depart- ments. Contribution from State funds required . Eighth International Dairy Congress. Participation ex- pens es. Ante, p. 148. May 16,1928. [S. 3456 .] [Public, No. 393 .] EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL DAIRY CONGRESS For the expenses of the United States in participating in the Eighth International Dairy Congress, to be held in Great Britain during June and July, 1928, as authorized by Public Resolution Numbered 10, Seventieth Congress, approved February 25, 1928, including the compensation of employees, transportation, subsistence, or per diem in lieu of subsistence (notwithstanding the provisions of any other Act), and such other expenses as the President shall deem proper, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State, to be immediately available, $10,000. Total, Depar tment of Agr icultu re, $1 39,138, 793 .88. Approved, May 16, 1928. CHAP. 573 .-An Act Allowing the rank, pay, and allowances of a colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army, to the medical officer assigned to duty as personal physician to the President. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Temporary r ank of United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the officer medical officer, as- of the Medical Corps, United States Army, who is now assigned to signed as personal phy- sician to the President. duty as the personal physician to the President, shall have the temporary rank and the pay, and allowances of a colonel, Medical lank,'etc ., to date Corps, United States Army, while so serving : Provided, That the from assignment, officer now assigned to that duty shall have the rank, pay, and allow- ances herein provided from the date of his assignment. Approved, May 16, 1928

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 574, 575 . 1928 . CHAP. 574 .-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to Howard Seaburv May 16, 1928. to construct, maintain, and operate a dam to retain tidal waters in an unnamed [H. x .12379 .] cove whic h is situate d and extend s from Cases Inlet into s ection 28, t ownship 21 [Public, No . 394.1 north, range 1 west, Willamette meridian, in Pierce County, State of Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Cases Inlet, Wash. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent Howard Seaburv of Congress is ranted to Howard Seabur to construct, maintain may construct dam for g y 7 retaining tidal waters and operate, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, a dam in cove extending from. for the pu rpose of ret aining tidal waters in an unnam ed -co ve whi ch is situated and extends from Cases Inlet into section 28, township 21 north, range 1 west, Willamette meridian, in Pierce County, State of Washington. Work shall not be commenced on such dam Plans, etc., subject to until the plans therefor, including plans for all accessory works, approval of Secretary are submitted to and approved by the Secretary of War and the of War. Chief of Engineers, who may impose such conditions and stipula- tions as they deem necessary to protect the interests of the United States, which may include the condition that Howard Seabury shall construct, maintain, and operate, in connection with such dam, and without expense to the United States, a lock, boom, sluice, or any other structure or structures which the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers at any time may deem necessary in the interests of navigation, in accordance with such plans as they may approve. This Act shall not be construed to authorize the use of such dam use res trict ion. to develop water power or to generate hydroelectric energy. SEC. 2 . The authority granted by this Act shall terminate if the Time limi t. actual construction of the dam hereby authorized is not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the passage of this Act. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendmen t. expr essly reserv ed. Approved, May 16, 1928. May 16,1928. CHAP. 575 .-An Act To extend the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to 	[S .757 .] the Territory of Hawaii. [Public, No . 395.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That beginning Hawaii, with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, the Territory of Hawaii Benefits of designated > > y laws extended to. shall be entitled to share in the benefits of the Act entitled "An Act Agricultural experi- ment stat ions, to es tablis h agri cultur al exp erimen t stati ons in conne ction with t he Vol. 24, p. 440; Vol. colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an 9'_ o p 63; Vol.43,p. Act approved July 2, 1862, and of the Acts supplementary thereto," Cooperative agricul- approved March 2, 1887, as amended and supplemented, and of the t Vo13s p `3072. Act entitled "An Act to provide for cooperative agricultural exten- sion work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and of Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," approved May 8, 1914, and of Acts supplementary thereto : Provided, That the experiment station so ro ,s o .,s o. Fo Cooperation of Fe d- esta blishe d shal l be c onduct ed joi ntly an d in c ollabo ration with the er al and Territorial existing Federal experiment station in Hawaii in enlarging and experiment stations. expanding the work of the said Federal station on cooperative plans approved by the Secretary of Agriculture ; an d th e Se cr et ar y o f Agriculture shall coordinate the work of the Territorial station with that of the Federal station and of the United States Department of Agriculture in the islands : Provided further, That the Territory of etc ., to tbe provided bui ldings, Hawaii shall make provision for such additional buildings and Haw aii. permanent equipment as may be necessary for the development of the work. 54835°-29-PT 1 	40 571

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 572 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 575-578 . 1928. Sum s aut hori zed in SEC. 2. To carry into effect the above provisions for extending to addition to regular De- partment appropria- Hawaii the benefits of the Act of March 2, 1887, and supplementary tion s fo r sta tions . Acts in the order and amounts designated by these Acts, the following sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated in addition to the amounts appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for- use in d~'g- Hawaii : $15,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930 ; $20,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931 ; $22,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932 ; $24,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933 ; $26,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934 ; $28,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935 ; $30,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936 ; $50,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 ; $60,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938 ; $70,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939 ; $80,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940 ; and $90,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and thereafter a sum equal to th at pro vided for ea ch Sta te and Territ ory fo r agri cultur al exper iment statio ns est ablish ed und er the Act of March 2, 18 87. SEC. 3 . The permanent annual appropriations provided for in section 3 of said Act of May 8, 1914, and of Acts supplementary there to are hereb y auth orized to be increa sed by an am ount n ecessa ry to carry out the provisions of this Act but without diminishing or increasing the amount which any State is entitled to under the pro- visions of said Act of May 8, 1914, and of Acts supplementary thereto. Approved, May 16, 1928. Fiscal nated ye ars Aft er 19 41, a sum equal to that of each State and Territory. Perm anen t annual appropr iations increased. May 29 781 23. CHAP. 576.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to donate certain [Public, No. 396 .] buildings to the city of Tucson, Arizona. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Army. Donation to Tucson, United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Ariz ., buildings, etc ., of War is hereby authorized to donate to the city of Tucson, State on old aviation field. of Ari zona, wit hout cost to the s aid city, for publ ic use, a ll of bui ld- ings numbered 1, 3, and 4 now located on the old Army aviation field in said city of Tucson, including heating and plumbing fixtures and excluding water heater and hot-water tank, which paid buildings are now located on property of the said city of Tucson formerly leased to the United States. Approved, May 16, 1928. May 16, 1928. (H. R. 11808.] [Public No. 397.] SelfridgeField, Mich. Pur chase of lan d for railroad right of way at . Sum authorized . Post, p . 927 . May 16, 1928 . [H . R. 5806.] [Public, No. 398 .] Hawaii. CHAP. 577 .-An Act To authorize an appropriation for the purchase of land at Selfr idge Field, Mic higan . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase or condemnation approximately one acre of land at Selfridge Field, Michigan, for a railroad right of way ; and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, a sum not to exceed $1,750 for that purpose . Approved, May 16, 1928 . CHAP. 578 .-An Act To authorize the purchase of real estate by the War Department . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of War, under such conditions as he shall determine, is author-

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 ized to acquire by purchase or condemnation real estate at Opaeula Gulch and Gilbert, Hawaii, for the purpose of providing four sites for firing installations for heavy artillery, and there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for this purpose a sum not exceed- ing $10 ,125. Approved, May 16, 1928. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 578-580 . 1928 . 573 Purchase of desig- nated real estate in, for army artillery installa- tions. May 16, 1928. CHAP. 579.-An Act To fix the pay and allowances of chaplain at the United 	[u .R. 6 652.1 States Military Academy. [Publi c, No. 39 9 .] Be it enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That so much of the A ct of Febr uary 18, 18 96, as p rovides that the chaplain at the United States Military Academy shall, while so serving, receive the same pay and allowances as a captain, mounted, is hereby amended to read as follows : " The chaplain at the United States Military Academy shall, while so serving, receive a salary of $4,000 per annum and be entitled to the same allowances with respect to public quarters, fuel, and light as those allowed to a captain ." Approved, May 16, 1928. May 16, 1928. CHAP. 580 .-An Act Making appropriations for the Executive Office and [II. R.9481 .1 sundr y in depe nden t ex ecut ive bure aus, boar ds, comm issi ons, and off ices, fo r [Public, No . 400.1 the fiscal ye ar ending Ju ne 30, 1929, and for othe r purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any mone y in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the Executive Office and sundry independent execut ive bu reaus, board s, com missio ns, and offic es, fo r the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, namely EXECUTIVE OFFICE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT For compensation of the President of the United States, $75,000. For compensation of the Vice President of the United States, $15,000 . OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Salaries : For Secretary to the President, $10,000 ; personal services in the office of the President in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $86,480 ; in all, $96,480 : Provided, That employees of the executive departments and other establishments of the executive branch of the Government may be detailed from time to time to the office of the President of the United States for such temporary assistance as may be deemed necessary. Contingent expenses : For contingent expenses of the Executive Office, including stationery, record books, telegrams, telephones, books for library, furniture and carpets for offices, automobiles, ex- penses of garage, including labor, special services, and miscellaneous items, to be expended in the discretion of the President, $35,000. For pri nting and bi nding, $2,80 0. Trave ling expen ses : For tr avelin g and offici al ent ertain ment ex - penses of the President of the United States, to be expended in his discretion and accounted for on his certificate solely, $25,000. Milita ry Aca demy. Chaplai n at. Vol. 29, p. 8, amended Salary, etc ., provided for. Independent Offices Act, 1929 . Appropriations for fis- cal year 1929. Executive Office. Compensation. President. Vice President. Office of the Presi • dent. Secret ary, an d offi ce personnel. Proviso. Detail of employees to office. Contingent expenses. Printing and bind- in g. Traveling, etc ., ex- penses .

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 574 Executive Mansion, etc. Care, repairs, etc. White House police. Salaries. Uniforms and equip- ment. Independent estab- lishments. Alien Property Cus- todi an. All office expenses. Vol. 40, p. 415; Vol. 41, pp. 35, 977, 1147; Vol. 42, p. 351, 1511; Vol. 44, p. 406. Ante, p. 254. Payment from funds under control of Custo- dian. American Ba ttle Monuments Commis- sion. All expenses. Vol. 42, p.1509. Title to land in for- eign countri es. Travel expenses. Office exp ense s abroad. Printing, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 580 . 1928 . EXECUTIVE MANSION AND GROUNDS For the care, maintenance, repair, refurnishing, improvement, heating, and lighti ng, in cludin g elec tric po wer an d fixt ures o f the Executive Mansion, the Executive Mansion greenhouses, including reco nstr ucti on, and the Exe cuti ve M ansi on grou nds, and not to exceed $100 for traveling expenses, to be expended by contract or ot herwis e as t he Pre sident may d etermi ne, $10 2,000. WHITE HOUSE POLICE Salaries : First sergeant, $2,700 ; three sergeants at $2,400 each ; and thirty-five privates at $2,100 each ; in all, $83,400. For uniforming and equipping the White House police, including the purchase, issue, and repair of revolvers and the purchase and issue of ammunition and miscellaneous supplies, to be procured in such manner as the President in his discretion may determine, $2,500 . Total, Executive Office, $437,180. INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENTS ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN All e xpense s of t he off ice of the A lien Pr operty Custo dian a uthor- ized by the Act entitled "An Act to define, regulate, and punish tra ding w ith th e enem y, and for o ther p urposes ," app roved Octobe r 6, 1917, as amended, including compensation of the Alien Property Custodian at not to exceed $10,000 per annum ; shall be paid from interest and collections on trust funds and other properties under the contr ol of such C ustodi an. AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION For ever y exp endit ure requi site for o r in ciden t to the work of the American Battle Monuments Commission authorized by the Act entitled "An Act for the creation of an American Battle Monuments Commission to erect suitable memorials commemorating the services of the Am erican soldi er in Europe, and for oth er pur poses, " appr oved Mar ch 4, 1923, includ ing th e acqu isitio n of la nd or intere st in land in foreign countries for carrying out the purposes of said Act without submission to the Attorney General of the United States under the provisions of section 355 of the Revised Statutes ; employment of per sonal ser vices in t he D istri ct of Col umbia and elsew here ; the transportation of, mileage of, reimbursement of actual travel expenses or per diem in lieu thereof to the personnel engaged upon the work of the commission ; the reimbursement of actual travel expenses (not exceeding an average of $8 per day for subsistence) or per diem in lieu thereof (not exceeding $7 per day) to, and the transportation of the members of the commission, while engaged upon the work of the commission ; the establishment of offices and the rent of office space in foreign countries ; the purchase of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for the official use of the commission and its personnel in foreign countries, at a total cost of not to exceed $2,000 ; the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles which may be furnished to the com mission by other depa rtments of the Gover nment or acquired by purchase ; printing, binding, engraving, lithographing, photographing, and typewriting, including the publication of infor- mation concerning the American activities, battlefields, memorials, and cemeteries in Europe ; the purchase of maps, textbooks, news-

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 580. 1928 . papers, and periodicals, $700,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended : Provided, That the commission may incur obligations and enter into contracts for building materials and supplies and for construction work, which, inclusive of the amou nts herei n and her etofo re ma de av aila ble, shall not exce ed a total of $3 ,000,0 00 : Pr ovided fur ther, That notwithstanding the requirements of existing laws or regulations and under such terms and conditions as the commission may in its discretion deem neces- sary and proper, the commission may contract for work in Europe, and en gage, by contract or otherw ise, the services of archit ects, fir ms of ar chitec ts, an d othe r tech nical and pro fessio nal pe rsonne l : Pr o- vided further, That when traveling on business of the commission officers of the Army serving as members or as secretary of the com- mission may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for other members of the commission. ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE COMMISSION For continuing the construction of the Arlington Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River at Washington, authorized in an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construction of a memorial bridge across the Potomac River from a point near the Lincoln Memorial in the city of Washington to an appropriate point in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes," approved February 24, 1925, to be expended in accordance with the provisions and condi- tions of the said Act, $2,300,000, including all necessary incidental and contingent expenses, the maintenance and repair of one motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicle, printing and binding, and traveling expenses, to remain available until expended. BOARD OF MEDIATION For five members of the board, at $12,000 each, $60,000. For other authorized expenditures of the Board of Mediation in performing the duties imposed by law, including not to exceed $90,08 0 for person al ser vices in the Distri ct of Columb ia in accord - ance with the Classification Act of 1923 ; persona l serv ices i n the field ; contract stenographic reporting services ; supplies and equip- ment ; law books and books of reference ; not to exceed $200 for newspapers, for which payment may be made in advance ; periodi- ca ls ; trav eling exp enses ; rent of quart ers in th e Distric t of Colu mbia, if space is not provided by the Public Buildings Commission, and rent of quarters outside the District of Columbia, $155,10 2 . Arbitration boards : To enable the Board of Mediation to pay necessary expenses of arbitration boards, including compensation of members and employees of such boards, together with their necessary traveling expenses and expenses actually incurred for subsistence while so employed, and printing of awards, together with proceed- ings and testimony relating thereto, as authorized by the Railway Labor Act, including also contract stenographic reporting service and rent of quarters when suitable quarters can not be supplied in any Federal building, $80,000, to be immediately available. Emergency boards : F or ex pens es of emer genc y boa rds a ppoi nted by the President to investigate and report respecting disputes between carriers and their employees, as authorized by section 10, Railway Labor Act, approved May 20, 1926, $50,000. For all print ing an d bind ing fo r the Board o f Medi ation, $2,800 . Total, Board of Mediation, $347,902. 575 Provisos. Co ntr act s, etc ., au- thorized. Technical wo rk abroad. Traveling expenses, etc., of Army officers. Arli ngto n Mem oria l Bridge C ommission. Continuing construc- tion of Memorial Bridge . Vt.l.43,p.974. Board of Mediation. Members of board. All other expenses. Vol.44,p . 579. Services in the Dis- trict. Rent in the District and outsi de. Expenses of arbitra- tion boards. Vol. 44, p. 582. Emergenc y boards, expenses. Vol.44,p.586. Pri nting and bin d- ing.

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MONROE, a city and county-seat of Monroe co., Mich.; on the Raisin river, and on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, Detroit and Toledo Shore and Père Marquette railroads; 40 miles S. W. of Detroit. It contains a public library, high school, St. Mary's Academy, electric lights, National and other banks, and several weekly newspapers. There is a large trade in glass-sand and grain. The city has foundries, machine shops, extensive nurseries, and tanneries, and large interests in lumber, grist, paper, woolen goods, plaster, etc. Here, after the battle of Raisin river, in 1813, between an American force and the English and Indians, several hundred American prisoners were massacred. Pop. (1910) 6,893; (1920) 11,573.


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 576 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS . I. CH. 580 . 1928 . Board of Tax Ap- BOARD OF TAX APPEALS peals. Allexpenns336. For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the work of Vol.44,p. 105 . the Board of Tax Appeals as authorized under Title IX, section 900, of the Revenue Act of 1924, approved June 2, 1924, as amended by Title X of the Revenue Act of 1926, approved February 26, 1926, including personal services and contract stenographic reporting services to be obtained by renewal of existing contract, or otherwise, rent at the seat of government and elsewhere, traveling expenses, car fare, stationery, furniture, office equipment, purchase and exchange of typewriters, law books and books of reference, periodi- services in the Dis- cals, and all other necessary supplies, $682,740, of which amount not trict. to exceed $511,940 may be expended for personal services in the Rentrestriction. District of Columbia : Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for rent of buildings in the District of Columbia if sui table spa ce is prov ided by t he Pu blic Buil dings Comm issi on. ing rinting and bind- For all printing and binding for the Board of Tax Appeals, $38,000. Total, Board of Tax Appeals, $720,740. Efficiency Bureau. BURE AU OF EFFIC IENCY Chief of Bureau, and office personnel . For chief of bureau and other personal services in the District Expenses, of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923 ; 7 contract stenographic reporting services ; contingent expenses, includ- traveling expenses ; supplies, stationery ; purchase and exchange equipment ; not to exceed $100 for law books, books of reference, Services in the Dis- and periodicals ; and not to exceed $150 for street-car fare ; in all trict. $210,000, of which amount not to exceed $202,540 may be expended Printing and bind- for personal services in the District of Columbia. fng. For all printing and binding for the Bureau of Efficiency, $350. Inv est ig ati ons ex- That the duties and powers of the Bureau of Efficiency prescribed tended to District mu- nicipal government . by law with reference to investigations in the executive departments and independent establishments of the Federal Government are hereby extended to include the municipal government of the District of Columbia. Total, Bureau of Efficiency, $210,350. civic service corn- mission. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Comm issi oners, an d Salaries : For three commissioners, at $7,500 each per annum, and office personnel . other personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, $578,160. Field force. Field force : For salaries of the field force, $334,000. Details from depart- N o det ails from any execu tive depa rtmen t or inde pende nt es tab- ments,etc" in the Dis- trict forbidden . lishment in the District of Columbia or elsewhere to the commission's central office in Washington or to any of its district offices shall be made during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929 affect the making of details for service as members of boards of examin ers ou tside the im mediat e offi ces of the di strict secre taries . Emergency transfers The Civil Service Commission shall have power in case of emergency of office and field w ork . t o trans fer or detai l any of its emplo yees he rein p rovide d for to or from its offic e or field force . Exper t ex amine rs . For employment of expert examiners not in the Federal service to prepare questions and rate papers in examinations on special subjects for which examiners within the service are not available, $2,000 . Examining presiden- Fo r exa mina tion of pr eside ntia l pos tmast ers, incl uding trav el, tial postmasters. stationery, contingent expenses, additional examiners and investi- gators, and other necessary expenses of examinations, $26,000, of which amount not to exceed $22,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia.
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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. Cii. 580 . 1928 . 577 F or ne cessa ry t ravel ing e xpens es, inclu ding thos e of exami ners Traveling exp ens es, acting under the direction of the commission, and for expenses of etc' examinations and investigations held elsewhere than at Washington and including not exceeding $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings of public officials when specifica lly directed by the commi ssion, $32,000. For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the Civil Service Contingent expenses. Commission, including furniture and other equipment and repairs thereto ; supplies ; advertising ; telegraph, telephone, and laundry service ; freight and express charges ; street-car fares not to exceed $200 ; stationery ; purchase and exchange of law books, books of reference, directories, payment in advance for subscriptions to news- papers and periodicals, not to exceed $1,000 ; charts ; purchase, exchange, maintenance and repair of motor trucks, motor cycles, and bicycles ; maintenance, and repair of a motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicle to be used only for official purposes ; garage rent ; postage stamps to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal Union countries ; special-delivery stamps ; and other like miscella- neous necessary expenses not hereinbefore provided for ; in al l, $44,000. For rent of building for the Civil Service Commission, $24,592, Rent ' if space can not be assigned by the Public Buildings Commission in other buildings under the control of that commission. For all printing and binding of the Civil Service Commission, fgrmting and bind- including all of its bureaus, offices, institutions, and services located in Washington, District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $58,000. Total, Civil Service Commission, $1,098,752. COMMI SSION OF FINE A RTS ACs . .mm ion of Fine For expenses made necessary by the Act entitled "An Act estab- Ex p asP. 3n. lishing a Commission of Fine Arts," approved May 17, 1910, includ- ing the purchase of periodicals, maps, and books of reference, and payment of actual traveling expenses of the members and secretary o f the comm issi on in atte nding mee tings of t he c ommis sion eith er within or outside of the District of Columbia, to be disbursed on vouchers approved by the commission, $7,000, of which amount not to exceed $4,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. For all printing and binding for the Commission of Fine Arts, in grinting and bind. $300 . Total, Commission of Fine Arts, $7,300. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION For three commissioners and other personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, includ- ing not to exceed $1,000 for temporary experts and assistants in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, to be paid at a rate not exceeding $8 per day, and for personal services in the field other equipment and repairs thereto periodicals ; stationery and supplies ; traveling expenses ; fees and mileage of witnesses ; contract stenographic reporting services ; rent and misce llaneo us ite ms, $4 60,000. For all printing and binding for the Employees' Compensation Commission, $15,000. Employees' compensation fund
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