Chapter 109. To appropriate $1,500,000 for the purchase of seed grain to be supplied to farmers in the crop-failure areas of the United States, said amount to be expended under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture
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CHAP. 109.— An Act To appropriate $1,500,000 for the purchase of seed grain to be supplied to farmers in the crop-failure areas of the United States, said amount to be expended under rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. March 20, 1922.[[S. 2897](/us/bill/67/s/2897).][[Public, No. 177](/us/pl/67/177).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary of AgricultureSeed grain for crop-failure areas.Advances to farmers for purchase of wheat, etc., for seeding.*Post*, p. 772. is hereby authorized, for the crop of 1922, to make advances or loans to farmers, where he shall find that special need for such assistance exists, for the purchase of wheat, oats, barley, and flax-seed for seed purposes, and, when necessary, to procure such seed and sell same to such farmers.
Such advances, loans, or sales shall beTerms and conditions. made upon such terms and conditions and subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture shall prescribe, including an agreement by each farmer to use the seed thus obtained by him for the production of grain or flaxseed. A first hen on the crop to be producedLoan to be first lien on crop produced. from seed obtained through a loan, advance, or sale made under this section shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be deemed sufficient security therefor.
The total amount of such advances,Limit, etc. loans, or sales to any one farmer shall not exceed the sum of $300. All such advances or loans shall be made through such agencies as the Secretary of Agriculture shall designate. For carryingAppropriation. out the purposes of this section there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,500,000, to be immediately available, and not more than $20,000 may be used in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, by the Secretary of Agriculture in the administration of this Act.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall knowingly make any falsePunishment for making false statements to obtain loans, etc. representation for the purpose of obtaining an advance, loan, or sale under this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. Approved, March 20, 1922.