Chapter 602. To authorize the appropriation for use by the Secretary of Agriculture of certain funds for wool standards, and for other purposes

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Chap. 602: To authorize the appropriation for use by the Secretary of Agriculture of certain funds for wool standards, and for other purposes. Chapter 602 45 Stat. 593 1928-05-17 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 602.— An Act To authorize the appropriation for use by the Secretary of Agriculture of certain funds for wool standards, and for other purposes.

May 17, 1928.[[H. R. 7459](/us/bill/70/hr/7459).][[Public, No. 409](/us/pl/70/409).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That there is hereby Wool clip of 1918.Use authorized for expenditure of funds from, not distributed to growers.*Ante,* p. 563.*Post,* pp. 895, 1214.authorized to be appropriated for expenditure by the Secretary of Agriculture, for the purposes hereinafter stated, all funds heretofore or hereafter collected by suit, or otherwise, pursuant to appropriations for the completion of the work of the domestic wool section of the War Industries Board, and for enforcing 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 Bureau of Markets, now a part of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the Department of Agriculture, and for continuing 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, which he finds it impracticable to distribute among said growers, provided that not to exceed $50,000 Limitation.may be expended in any fiscal year.

Sec. 2. Said funds may be used for the purpose of acquiring and Acquiring and diffusing information of standardization, etc., of wool.diffusing among the people of the United States useful information relative to the standardization, grading, preparation for market, marketing, utilization, transportation, handling, and distribution of *Post,* p. 1214.Promoting use of established standards.wool, and of approved methods and practices relative thereto, including the demonstration and promotion of the use of grades for wool in accordance with standards therefor which the Secretary of Agri-594Fees chargeable for grading, forms, etc.culture is hereby authorized to establish.

Said funds may be used for the grading of wool, and for such grading or other service rendered hereunder reasonable fees may be charged, and provided further that hereafter reasonable charges may be made for practical forms of grades for wool. Rules to be made. Sec. 3. The Secretary of Agriculture may make such rules and regulations as he deems advisable for carrying out any of the provisions Deposit of receipts.of this Act. All receipts hereunder shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

Approved, May 17, 1928.

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