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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 65 STAT. · June 30, 1952 · Public Law 111

Public Law 111.

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65 Stat. 182 Public Law 111 chapter 182 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments and funds available for the Export-Import Bank of Washington for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.August 11, 1951[[H. R. 8282](/us/bill/82/hr/8282)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act, 1952.Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1952.
TITLE I— TREASURY DEPARTMENT That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Treasury Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, namely: Office of the Secretary salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary, including the book bindery; the operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex thereof; and the purchase of uniforms for elevator operators; $2,446,000. damage claims For payment of claims (except those under the Bureau of Engraving[62 Stat. 983](/us/stat/62/983). and Printing) pursuant to law (28 U. S. C. 2672), $25,000.
Bureau of Accounts salaries and expenses For necessary expenses including contract stenographic reporting services, $1,925,000: *Provided*, That Federal Reserve banks and branches may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incident to the deposit of withheld taxes in Government depositories. salaries and expenses, division of disbursement For necessary expenses of the Division of Disbursement, $11,500,000. Bureau of the Public Debt administering the public debt For necessary expenses connected with any public-debt operations authorized by the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 U.
S. C. [40 Stat. 288](/us/stat/40/288).[31 U. S. C. § 774 (2)](/us/usc/t31/774/2).760–762), and with the administration of any public debt or currency issues or the United States with which the Secretary of the Treasury is charged, $50,000,000 to be expended as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct, and the Secretary is authorized to accept services without compensation: *Provided*, That Federal Reserve banks and branches may be reimbursed for expenditures as fiscal agents of the United States on account of public-debt transactions for the account of the Secretary of the Treasury, and advances to the Postmaster General may be made in accordance with the provisions of section 22
(e)of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 [55 Stat. 8](/us/stat/55/8).U. S. C.[40 Stat. 292](/us/stat/40/292).[31 U. S. C. § 760](/us/usc/t31/760). 757c (e)): *Provided further*, That the indefinite appropriation provided by section 10 of said Act, as amended, shall not be available for obligation during the current fiscal year. 65 Stat. 183 Office of the Treasurer salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Treasurer, $20,600,000. contingent expenses, public moneys For the collection, safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public money and securities of the United States, $500,000. Bureau of Customs salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for collecting the revenue from customs, enforcement of navigation laws under section 102, Reorganization Plan Numbered III of 1946, and of other laws enforced by the Bureau[60 Stat. 1097](/us/stat/60/1097). of Customs,[5 U. S. C. § 133y–16 note](/us/usc/t5/s133y–16 note). and the detection and prevention of frauds, including not to exceed $100,000 for the securing of information and evidence; transportation and transfer of customs receipts from points where there are no Government depositories; examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; expenses of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with the purposes of this appropriation; purchase of one hundred passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expenses of seizure, custody, and disposal of property; arms and ammunition; and not to exceed $1,050,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia exclusive of ten persons from the field force authorized to be detailed under law (19 U. S. C. 1525);[46 Stat. 741](/us/stat/46/741). $37,500,000. Bureau of Internal Revenue salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in assessment and collection of internal-revenue taxes; administration of the internal-revenue laws; discharge of functions imposed upon the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by or pursuant to other laws; investigations concerning the enrollment or disbarment of practitioners before the Treasury Department in internal-revenue matters; and acquisition, operation, maintenance, and repair of property under title III of the Liquor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act (40 U. S. C. 304f-m), including expenses, when[49 Stat. 879](/us/stat/49/879). specifically authorized by the Commissioner, of attendance at meetings of organizations concerned with internal-revenue matters; purchase (not to exceed three hundred for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles, acquisition of the foregoing three hundred passenger motor vehicles insofar as possible to be from automobiles seized in accordance with law, in lieu of purchase, and in addition, the Bureau of Internal Revenue may utilize not to exceed twenty passenger motor vehicles acquired through seizure as provided by law; examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and of expert, witnesses at such rates as may be determined[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; expenses of seizure, custody, and disposal of property; purchase of chemical analyses and expenses of testimony thereon; ammunition; securing of information and evidence; and not to exceed $500,000 for detecting and bringing to trial persons guilty of violating the internal-revenue laws or conniving at the same, as authorized by law (26 U. S. C. 3792); $253,000,000:[53 Stat. 467](/us/stat/53/467). *Provided*, That the amount for personal services in the District of Columbia shall not exceed $17,700,000. 65 Stat. 184 additional income tax on railroads in alaska For the payment to the Treasurer of Alaska of an amount equal to the tax of 1 per centum collected on the gross annual income of all railroad corporations doing business in Alaska, on business done in Alaska, which tax is in addition to the normal income tax collected from such corporations on net income, the amount of such additional tax to be applicable to general Territorial purposes, $8,000. Bureau of Narcotics salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to enforce sections 2550–2565; 2567–2571; [53 Stat. 269–283, 382–387](/us/stat/53/269–283/382–387).[26 U. S. C. § 2550 *et seq*](/us/usc/t26/2550).[35 Stat. 614](/us/stat/35/614); [46 Stat. 585](/us/stat/46/585).[56 Stat. 1045](/us/stat/56/1045).2590–2603; 3220–3228; 3230–3238 of the Internal Revenue Code; the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 171–184); the Act of June 14, 1930 (5 U. S. C. 282–282c and 21 U. S. C. 197–198) and the Opium Poppy Control Act of 1942 (21 U. S. C. 188–188n), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); purchase of chemical analyses and testimony thereon; expenses of seizure, custody, and disposal of property; hire of passenger motor vehicles; arms and Dissemination of information, etc.ammunition; not to exceed $10,000 for the collection and dissemination of information and appeal for law observance and law enforcement, including cost of printing; securing of information and Apprehension of narcotic law violators.evidence; and not to exceed $10,000 for services or information looking toward the apprehension of narcotic law violators who are fugitives from justice; $2,100,000. Bureau of Engraving and Printing For working capital for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing [64 Stat. 409](/us/stat/64/409).[31 U. S. C. § 181a](/us/usc/t31/s181a).Fund established by the Act of August 4, 1950 (Public Law 656), $3,250,000: *Provided*, That hereafter, in order to foster competition in the manufacture of distinctive paper for United States currency and securities, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, in his discretion, to split the award for such paper between the two bidders whose prices per pound are the lowest received after advertisement. Secret Service Division salaries and expenses For expenses necessary in detecting, arresting, and delivering into other custody dealers and pretended dealers in counterfeit money, persons engaged in counterfeiting, forging, and altering United States notes, bonds, national bank notes, federal Reserve notes, Federal Reserve bank notes, and other obligations and securities of the United States and of foreign governments (including endorsements thereon and assignments thereof), as well as the coins of the United States and of foreign governments, and persons committing other crimes against the laws of the United States relating to the Treasury Department and the several branches of the public service under its Protection of the President, etc.control; for the protection of the person of the President, the members of his immediate family, the Vice President, and of the person chosen to be President of the United States; purchase (not to exceed thirty-five for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles: arms and ammunition; and not to exceed $20,000, with the approval of the Chief of the Secret Service, for services or information looking toward the apprehension of criminals; $2,500,000. 65 Stat. 185 salaries and expenses, white house police For necessary expenses, including uniforms and equipment, and arms and ammunition, purchases to be made in such manner as the President may determine, $647,000: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for the employment of additional personnel without regard for the limitation contained in section 2 of the Act of August 15, 1950 (Public Law 693).[64 Stat. 448](/us/stat/64/448).[3 U. S. C. § 203](/us/usc/t3/203). salaries and expenses, guard force For necessary expenses of the guard force for Treasury Department buildings in the District of Columbia, and elsewhere, including purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms; and arms and ammunition; $450,000: *Provided*, That funds may be advanced or reimbursedTransfer of funds. to this appropriation from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to cover service rendered such Bureau: *Provided further*, That theSupervisors. Secretary of the Treasury may detail two agents of the Secret Service to supervise such force. Bureau of the Mint salaries and expenses For necessary expenses at the mints at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, San Francisco, California, and Denver, Colorado; the assay offices at New York, New York, and Seattle, Washington; the bullion depositories at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and West Point, New York; and the Office of the Director of the Mint, and for carrying out the provisions of the Gold Reserve Act of 1934[48 Stat. 337](/us/stat/48/337). 1178.[31 U. S. C. § 440, 448](/us/usc/t31/s440/448). and the Silver Purchase Act of 1934, including arms and ammunition, purchase and maintenance of uniforms and accessories for guards, purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (for replacement only), cases and enameling for medals manufactured, loss on sale of sweeps arising from the treatment of bullion and the manufacture of coins, not to exceed $1,000 for the expenses ofAnnual assay commission. the annual assay commission, and not to exceed $1,000 for acquisition, at the dollar face amount or otherwise, of specimen and rare coins, including United States and foregn gold coins and pieces of gold used as, or in lieu of, money, and ores tor addition to the Government’s collection; $4,600,000. Coast Guard operating expenses For expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for, including pay and allowances, as authorized by law, for commissioned officers, cadets, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel, on active duty; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); purchase of not to exceed thirty-one passenger motor vehicles[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). for replacement only; maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; not to exceed $280,000 for recreation, amusement, comfort, and contentment of enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard, to be expended pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary; and examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; $162,700,000: *Provided*, That the number of aircraft on hand at anyRestrictions. one time shall not exceed one hundred and thirteen exclusive of planes and parts stored to meet future attrition: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay any enlisted man of the Coast Guard while detailed for duty at Coast Guard 65 Stat. 186 headquarters if such detail increases above fifty-five the total numberTransfer of funds. of enlisted men so detailed to duty at such time: *Provided further*, That
(a)the unobligated balance of appropriation to the Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1951 for “Operating expenses” shall be transferred on July 1, 1951, to the account established by the [63 Stat. 407](/us/stat/63/407).[31 U. S. C. § 712a note](/us/usc/t31/s712a).Surplus Fund-Certified Claims Act of 1949 for payment of certified claims;
(b)amounts equal to the unliquidated obligations on July 1, 1951, against the appropriation “Operating expenses”, fiscal year 1951, and the appropriations to the Coast Guard for the fiscal year 1950 which were merged therewith pursuant to the Treasury Department[64 Stat. 634](/us/stat/64/634). Appropriation Act, 1951, shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation, and such merged appropriation shall be available as one fund, except for accounting purposes of the Coast Guard, for the payment of obligations properly incurred against such prior year appropriations and against this appropriation, but on July 1, 1952, there shall be transferred from such merged appropriation to the appropriation for payment of certified claims
(1)any remaining unexpended balance of the 1950 appropriations so transferred, and
(2)any remaining unexpended balance of the 1951 appropriation so transferred which is in excess of the obligations then remaining unliquidated against such appropriation. acquisition, construction, and improvements For establishing and improving aids to navigation; the purchase or construction of additional and replacement vessels and their equipment; the purchase of aircraft and their equipment; the construction, rebuilding, or extension of shore facilities, including the acquisition of sites and improvements thereon when specifically approved by the Secretary; and for expenditures directly relating thereto, including personal services; $15,350,000, to remain available until expended. retired pay For retired pay for commissioned officers, warrant officers, and enlisted personnel; for certain members of the former Life Saving [63 Stat. 526](/us/stat/63/526).Service authorized by law (14 U. S. C. 431b); and for certain officers and employees entitled thereto by virtue of former employment in [40 Stat. 608](/us/stat/40/608); [43 Stat. 1261](/us/stat/43/1261).the Lighthouse Service engaged in the field service or on vessels of the Coast Guard (33 U. S. C. 763, 765); including the payment of obligations therefor incurred during prior fiscal years; $16,647,000. reserve training For all necessary expenses for the, Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized[63 Stat. 551, 504](/us/stat/63/551/504). by law (14 U. S. C. 751–762; 37 U. S. C. 231–319), including expenses for regular personnel, or reserve personnel while on active duty, engaged primarily in administration of the reserve program; purchase of not to exceed ten passenger motor vehicles; and the maintenance, operation, and repair of aircraft; $1,850,000. Sec. 102. This title may be cited as the “Treasury DepartmentCitation of title. Appropriation Act, 1952”. TITLE II— POST OFFICE DEPARTMENTPost Office Department Appropriation Act, 1952. For administration and operation of the Post Office Department and the postal service, there is hereby appropriated the aggregate amount of postal revenues for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, as authorized by law (5 U. S. C. 380; 39 U. S. C. 786), together with an amount from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-65 Stat. 187 ated, equal to the difference between such revenues and the total of the appropriations hereinafter specified and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post Office Department upon requisition of the Postmaster General, for the following purposes, namely: General Administration For expenses necessary for general administration of the postal service, operation of the inspection service, and the conduct of a research and development program, including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $250,000[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). to be available exclusively for procurement by contract of things and services related to design, development, and construction of equipment used in postal operations, and for contracts for management studies; rewards for information and services concerning violationsSecuring Information. of postal laws and regulations, current and prior fiscal years, in accordance with regulations of the Postmaster General in effect at the time the services are rendered or information furnished; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (for replacement only) at not to exceed $4,500; and expenses of delegates designated by the Postmaster General to attend meetings and conventions for the purpose of making postal arrangements with foreign governments pursuant to law; and the expenses of delegates provided for herein and not to exceed $20,000 for rewards, as provided for herein, shall be paid in the discretion of the Postmaster General and accounted for solely on his certificate; $20,300,000. Postal Operations For expenses necessary for postal operations, not otherwise provided for, and for other activities conducted by the Post Office Department pursuant to law, including $500,000 to be available exclusively for manufacture and procurement of improved devices for postal operations and other activities; $11,579,000 to be available exclusively for the purchase of trucks, tractors, and trailers; and storage and repair of vehicles owned by, or under control of, units of the National Guard and departments and agencies of the Federal Government where repairs are made necessary because of utilization of such vehicles in the postal service; $1,850,000,000: *Provided*, That duringInventory of vehicles. the current fiscal year the inventory of trucks, tractors, and trailers of the Post Office Department shall not exceed seventeen thousand five hundred such vehicles at any time. Transportation of Mails For payments for transportation of domestic and foreign mails by air, land, and water transportation facilities, including current and prior fiscal years settlements with foreign countries for handling of mail; and for expenses, exclusive of personal services, necessary for operation of Government-owned highway post office transportation service; $465,000,000. Claims For settlement of claims, pursuant to law, current and prior fiscal years, for damages (28 U. S. C. 2672; 31 U. S. C. 224c); losses resulting[62 Stat. 983](/us/stat/62/983); [48 Stat. 1207](/us/stat/48/1207).[22 Stat 29](/us/stat/22/29).39 U S. C. § 49 note.[37 Stat. 558](/us/stat/37/558); [62 Stat. 1265–1267](/us/stat/62/1265–1267); [41 Stat. 581](/us/stat/41/581); [48 Stat. 1229](/us/stat/48/1229). from unavoidable casualty (39 U. S. C. 49); loss of or damage to mail, and failure to remit collect-on-delivery charges (5 U. S. C. 372; 39 U. S. C. 244, 245a, 245b, 245d, 381, 382, 387); and domestic money orders more than one year old (31 U. S. C. 725k); $5,500,000. 65 Stat. 188 General Provisions Sec. 202. Appropriations made in this title for general administration and for postal operations shall he available for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field. Sec. 203. Appropriations made in this title, except those for payment of claims, shall be available for expenditures in connection with accident prevention. Sec. 204. Appropriations made in this title available for expenses of travel shall be available, under regulations prescribed by the Postmaster General, for expenses of attendance at meetings of technical, scientific, professional, or other similar organizations concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation concerned is made. Sec. 206. This title may be cited as the “Post Office DepartmentCitation of title. Appropriation Act, 1952”. TITLE III— GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONSExport-Import Bank of Washington Appropriation Act. The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 59 Stat. 598.[31 U. S. C. § 849](/us/usc/t31/s849).Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for the fiscal year 1952 for such corporation, except as hereinafter provided: Export-Import Bank of Washington Not to exceed $950,000 (to be on an accrual basis) of the funds of the Export-Import Bank of Washington shall be available during the current fiscal year for all administrative expenses of the bank, including not to exceed $25,000 for temporary services, as authorized [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): *Provided*, That necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the bank or in which it has an interest including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, or the investigation or appraisal of any property in respect to which an application for a loan has been made, shall be considered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof. Sec. 302. This title may be cited as the “Export-Import Bank ofCitation of title. Washington Appropriation Act, 1952”. TITLE IV— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or ofPersons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or Affidavit.violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an 65 Stat. 189 organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in aPenalty. strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 402. No part of the money appropriated by this Act or of theAvailability of funds for compensation of designated personnel. funds made available for expenditure by the Export-Import Bank of Washington which is in excess of 75 per centum of the amount required to pay the compensation of all persons the budget estimates for personal services heretofore submitted to the Congress for the fiscal year 1952 contemplated would be employed by the Treasury and Post Office Departments and the Export-Import Bank of Washington during such fiscal year in the performance of—
(1)functions performed by a person designated as an information specialist, information and editorial specialist, publications and information coordinator, press relations officer or counsel, photographer, radio expert, television expert, motion-picture expert, or publicity expert, or designated by any similar title, or
(2)functions performed by persons who assist persons performing the functions described in
(1)in drafting, preparing, editing, typing, duplicating, or disseminating public information publications or releases, radio or television scripts, magazine articles, photographs, motion pictures, and similar material, shall be available to pay the compensation of persons performing the functions described in
(1)or (2). Sec. 403. Except for the automobiles officially assigned to the SecretaryChauffeurs. of the Treasury and the Postmaster General, respectively, and automobiles assigned for operation by the Secret Service Division, no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any civilian employee of the Government whose primary duties consist of acting as chauffeur of any Government-owned passenger motor vehicle (other than a bus or ambulance), unless such appropriation is specifically authorized to be used for paying the compensation of employees performing such duties. Sec. 404. This Act may be cited as the “Treasury and Post OfficeShort title. Departments Appropriation Act, 1952”. Approved August 11, 1951. Public Law 112: To amend certain laws relating to the submission of postmasters accounts under oath, and for other purposes. Public Law 112 Public Law 112 65 Stat. 189 1951-08-14 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 112 chapter 189 AN ACT To amend certain laws relating to the submission of postmasters accounts under oath, and for other purposes.August 14, 1951[[S. 1246](/us/bill/82/s/1246)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Post masters’ accounts. That
(a)section 3843 of the Revised Statutes (39 U. S. C. 42) is hereby amended to read as follows: 65 Stat. 190 " “Every postmaster shall render to the Postmaster General, in such form and at such times as the latter shall prescribe, accounts of all moneys received or charged by him or at his office, for postage, rent of boxes or other receptacles for mail matter, or by reason of keeping a branch office, or for the delivery of mail matter in any manner whatever or for the performance of any other function connected with his office.” "
(b)Section 3844 of the Revised Statutes (39 U. S. C. 43) is herebyCertification. amended to read as follows: " “The Postmaster General may require a certification to accompany each account of a postmaster, to the effect that such account contains a true statement of the entire amount of postage, box rents, charges, and moneys collected or received at his office during the accounting period; that he has not knowingly delivered, or permitted to be delivered, any mail matter on which the postage was not at the time paid, that such account exhibits truly and faithfully the entire receipts collected at his office, and which, by due diligence, could have been collected; and that the credits he claims are just and right.” "
(c)That part of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriationsFalse return.Withholding of compensation. for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and for other purposes”, approved June 17, 1878 (20 Stat. 140), as amended by the Act entitled “An Act to enable the Postmaster General to withhold commissions on false returns made by postmasters”, approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 989; 39 U. S. C. 45), is hereby amended to read as follows: " “In any case where the Postmaster General shall be satisfied that a postmaster has made a false return of business, it shall be within the discretion of the Postmaster General to withhold compensation on such returns and to allow any compensation that under the circumstances he may deem reasonable or proper. The form of certification to be made by postmasters upon their returns shall be such as may be prescribed by the Postmaster General.” " Approved August 14, 1951. Public Law 113: Making a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year 1952. Public Law 113 Public Law 113 65 Stat. 190 1951-08-16 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 113 chapter 317 JOINT RESOLUTION Making a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Labor for the fiscal year 1952.August 16, 1951[[H. J. Res. 311](/us/bill/82/hjres/311)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, tor the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, the following sum: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Bureau of Employment Security For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of Labor to discharge his responsibilities under the provisions of the Act of July 12, 1951 *Ante*, p. 119.(Public Law 78), $950,000, of which $750,000 shall be for the establishment of a working capital fund, such fund to be used for the payment of those expenses for which employers are liable under agreements entered into pursuant to section 502 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, *Ante*, p. 119.as amended by the Act of July 12, 1951, and such fund to be reimbursed from payments made to the United States by employers pursuant to 65 Stat. 191 such agreements: *Provided*, That expenditures from this appropriation shall be charged to the applicable appropriations when enacted into law: *Provided*, That in carrying out the provisions of title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as added by the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949”, approved July 12, 1951 (Public Law 78, Eighty-second Congress), the Secretary of Labor is authorized, without regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to appoint Mexican nationals for temporary[63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954).[5 U. S. C. § 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071). employment in Mexico for a period of not to exceed one hundred and twenty days. Approved August 16, 1951. Public Law 114: To provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United States who have lost United States citizenship through voting in a political election or in a plebiscite held in Italy. Public Law 114 Public Law 114 65 Stat. 1914 1951-08-16 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 114 chapter 321 AN ACT To provide for the expeditious naturalization of former citizens of the United States who have lost United States citizenship through voting in a political election or in a plebiscite held in Italy.August 16, 1951[[H. R. 400](/us/bill/82/hr/400)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Naturalization of certain former U. S. citizens. That a person who, while a citizen of the United States, has lost citizenship of the United States solely by reason of having voted in a political election or plebiscite held in Italy on June 2, 1946, or on April 18, 1948, and who has not subsequent to such voting committed any act which, had he remained a citizen, would have operated to expatriate him, may be naturalized by taking, prior to two years from the enactment of this Act, before any naturalization court specified in subsection
(a)of section 301 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended, or before[54 Stat. 1140](/us/stat/54/1140).[8 U. S. C. § 701](/us/usc/t8/s701). any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States abroad, the oaths prescribed by section 335 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended. Certified copies of such oaths shall be sent[8 U. S. C. § 735](/us/usc/t8/s735). by such diplomatic or consular officer or such court to the Department of State and to the Department of Justice. Such persons shall have, from and after naturalization under this section, the same citizenship status as that which existed immediately prior to its loss: *Provided*, That no such person shall be eligible to take the oaths prescribed by section 335 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended, unless he shall first take an oath before any naturalization court specified in subsection
(a)of section 301 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended, or before any diplomatic or consular officer of the United States abroad, that he has done nothing to promote the cause of communism. The illegal or fraudulent procurement of naturalization under this amendment shall be subject to cancellation in the same manner as provided in section 338 of the Nationality Act of 1940, as amended.[8 U. S. C. § 738](/us/usc/t8/s738).[8 U. S. C. § 723](/us/usc/t8/s723). Sec. 2. The Act of August 7, 1946 (Public Law 614; 60 Stat. 866), is hereby repealed. Approved August 16, 1951. Public Law 115: To authorize the mile of the Chicago Appraisers’ Stores Building to the city of Chicago. Public Law 115 Public Law 115 65 Stat. 191 1951-08-17 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 115 chapter 326 AN ACT To authorize the mile of the Chicago Appraisers’ Stores Building to the city of Chicago.August 17, 1951[[H. R. 3049](/us/bill/82/hr/3049)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Chicago, Ill.Conveyance. That the Admin- 65 Stat. 192istrator of General Services is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed, in consideration of the fair market value therefor, to the city of Chicago, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Chicago Appraisers’ Stores Building located at 530 to 542 South Sherman Street in Chicago, Illinois, and the land upon which such building is situated, more particularly described as follows: The south half of lot 12 and all of lots 13 and 16 (except that part taken for public alley) in George Merrill’s Subdivision of block 100 in School Section Addition to Chicago in the northeast quarter of section 16, township 39 north, range 14 east, of the third principal meridian, in the city of Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois. *Provided*, That the instrument of conveyance shall contain such terms Recapture.and conditions as will allow the recapture of the property in the event it is not devoted to public purposes within such period of time as the Administrator shall determine to be reasonable. Approved August 17, 1951. Public Law 116: To authorize the settlement by the Attorney General and the payment of certain of the claims filed under the Act of July 2, 1948, by persons of Japanese ancestry evacuated under military orders. Public Law 116 Public Law 116 65 Stat. 192 1951-08-17 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 116 chapter 327 AN ACT To authorize the settlement by the Attorney General and the payment of certain of the claims filed under the Act of July 2, 1948, by persons of Japanese ancestry evacuated under military orders.August 17, 1951[[H. R. 3142](/us/bill/82/hr/3142)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Japanese evacuation claims.[50 U. S. C. app. § 1984](/us/usc/t5/s1984). That section 4
(a)of the Act of July 2, 1948 (62 Stat. 1231), is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 4.
(a)The Attorney General shall, except as to claims compromisedAdjudications. under section 7 of this Act, adjudicate all claims filed under this Act by award or order of dismissal, as the case may be, upon written findings of fact and reasons for the decision. A copy of each such adjudication shall be mailed to the claimant or his attorney.” " Sec. 2. Section 7 of the Act of July 2, 1948 (62 Stat. 1231), is hereby[50 U. S. C. app. § 1987](/us/usc/t50/s1987). amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 7. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for theAppropriations authorized. purposes of this Act such sums as Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary, which funds shall be available also for payment of settlement awards, which shall be final and conclusive for all purposes, made by the Attorney General in compromise settlement of such claims upon the basis of affidavits and available Government records satisfactory to him, in amounts which shall not in any case exceed either three-fourths of the amount, if any, of the claim attributable to compensable items thereof or $2,500. whichever is less.” " Approved August 17, 1951. Public Law 117: To protect the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in the use of emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases heretofore adopted and to clarify existing law relating thereto. Public Law 117 Public Law 117 65 Stat. 192 1951-08-17 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 117 chapter 328 AN ACT To protect the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in the use of emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases heretofore adopted and to clarify existing law relating thereto.August 17, 1951[[H. R. 3442](/us/bill/82/hr/3442)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Girl Scouts. That section 6 of the 65 Stat. 193 Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and for other purposes”, approved March 16, 1950,[64 Stat. 22](/us/stat/64/22).[36 U. S. C. § 36](/us/usc/t36/s36). is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 6. The corporation shall have the sole and exclusive right toEmblems, badges, etc. have and to use, in carrying out its purposes, all emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases now or heretofore used by the old corporation and by its successor in carrying out its program, including the sole and exclusive right to use. or to authorize the use of, during the existence of the corporation, the badge of the Girl Scouts, Incorporated, which is referred to in the Act of August 12, 1937 (Public, Numbered 259, Seventy-fifth Congress; 50 Stat. 623), and all the other aforesaid emblems and badges, descriptive or designating marks, and words or phrases in connection with the manufacturing, advertising, and selling of equipment and merchandise: *Provided, however*, That nothing in this Act shall interfere or conflict with established or vested rights.” " Approved August 17, 1951. Public Law 118: To authorize a per capita payment to members of the Menominee Tribe of Indians. Public Law 118 Public Law 118 65 Stat. 193 1951-08-20 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 118 chapter 335 AN ACT To authorize a per capita payment to members of the Menominee Tribe of Indians.August 20, 1951[[H. R. 3782](/us/bill/82/hr/3782)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Menominee Tribe of Indians. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to withdraw from the Menominee 5 per centum fund in the Treasury and to expend such amount as is necessary to make a per capita payment of $150 to each individual entered on the roll of the Menominee Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin as of December 31, 1950. Approved August 20, 1951. Public Law 119: To authorize the city of Burlington. Iowa, to own, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near said city. Public Law 119 Public Law 119 65 Stat. 193 1951-08-20 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 119 chapter 336 AN ACT To authorize the city of Burlington. Iowa, to own, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near said city.August 20, 1951[[H. R. 4332](/us/bill/82/hr/4332)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Mississippi River.Bridge at Burlington, Iowa. That the city of Burlington, Iowa, is hereby authorized to own, maintain, and operate the existing interstate toll bridge, approaches thereto, and connecting highways extending across the Mississippi River from within said city, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved March 23, 1906.[34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U. S. C. §§ 491–498](/us/usc/t33/s491–498). Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 20, 1951. Public Law 120: To provide for the use of the tribal funds of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, to authorize a per capita payment out of such funds, to provide for the division of certain tribal funds with the Southern Utes. and for other purposes. Public Law 120 Public Law 120 65 Stat. 193 1951-08-21 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 120 chapter 338 AN ACT To provide for the use of the tribal funds of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, to authorize a per capita payment out of such funds, to provide for the division of certain tribal funds with the Southern Utes. and for other purposes.August 21, 1951[[H. R. 3795](/us/bill/82/hr/3795)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Ute Indian Tribe.Tribal funds. That, notwithstand- 65 Stat. 194ing any other provision of existing law, the tribal funds now on deposit or hereafter deposited in the United States Treasury to the credit of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation may be expended or advanced for such purposes, including per capita payments, as may be designated by the Tribal Business Committee of said tribe and approved by the Secretary of the Interior: *Provided*, That the aggregate amount of the expenditures and advances authorized by this section shall not exceed 33⅓ per centum of such tribal funds now on deposit: *Provided further*, That with the exception of a $1,000 per capita payment which is hereby authorized, no per capita payment shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior from the principal of any judgment obtained under the Jurisdictional Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1209), as amended, without further legislation:Funds for loans. *Provided further*, That any funds advanced for loans by the tribe to individual Indians or associations of Indians shall be subject to regulations established for the making of loans from the revolving loan [48 Stat. 984](/us/stat/48/984).fund authorized by the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S. C., sec. 470): *Provided further*, That no part of the funds authorized to be expended or advanced by this section shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with the preparation or prosecution of the suit or suits in the Court of Claims which resulted in any or all of the judgments handed down by said court on July 13, 1950, unless approved by the said court in the proceeding now pending before said court for the adjudication of attorneys’ fees, or to any agent or attorney on account of any contract for services rendered or to be rendered in the preparation of any suit against the United States. Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized andDivision of trust funds. directed to divide the trust funds belonging to the Confederated Bands of Ute Indians and deposited in the United States Treasury [25 U. S. C. § 399](/us/usc/t25/s399).[43 U. S. C. § 315j](/us/usc/t43/s315j).pursuant to the Act of June 30, 1919 (41 Stat. 33), section 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1273), as amended, and the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1211), as amended, including the interest thereon, by crediting 60 per centum to the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, consisting of the Uintah, Uncompahgre, and White River Utes, and 40 per centum to the Southern Utes, consisting of the Southern Utes of the Southern Ute Reservation and the Ute Mountain Tribe Ratification of resolution adopted June 1, 1950.of the Ute Mountain Reservation. The resolution adopted June 1, 1950, by the members of the Uncompahgre, White River, and Uintah bands of Ute Indians compromising and settling all existing controversies between themselves as to ownership and distribution of any judgments which may be obtained against the United States and as to ownership of land within the Uintah and Ouray Reservation and income issuing therefrom by providing that the same shall become the tribal property of all the Indians of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation without regard to band derivation is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed. The funds apportioned to the Southern Utes under this section shall be divided between the Southern Utes of the Southern Ute Reservation and the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation as agreed between said tribes. The shares of the respective groups shall be credited to the existing accounts established pursuant to the Act of [25 U. S. C. § 155](/us/usc/t25/s155).[25 U. S. C. §§ 161a–161d](/us/usc/t25/s161a–161d).May 17, 1926 (44 Stat. 560), and the Act of June 13, 1930 (46 Stat. 584). None of the funds involved herein shall be credited or distributed to the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, consisting of the Uintah, Uncompahgre, and White River Utes, until the Uncompahgre and White River Bands present to the Secretary of the Interior a release satisfactory to him, relieving the United States of any liability resulting from the inclusion of the Uintah Band in the disposition or use of said trust funds. 65 Stat. 195 Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior shall make a full and completeReport to Congress. annual progress report to the Congress of his activities and of the expenditures authorized under section 1. Approved August 21, 1951. Public Law 121: To provide appropriate lapel buttons for widows, parents, and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who lost or lose their lives in the armed services of the United States during World War II or during any subsequent war or period of armed hostilities in which the United States may be engaged. Public Law 121 Public Law 121 65 Stat. 195 1951-08-21 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 121 chapter 339 AN ACT To provide appropriate lapel buttons for widows, parents, and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces who lost or lose their lives in the armed services of the United States during World War II or during any subsequent war or period of armed hostilities in which the United States may be engaged.August 21, 1951[[H. R. 3911](/us/bill/82/hr/3911)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Act of August 1, 1947 (61 Stat. 710, title 36, U. S. C. 182a–182d), is amended to read as follows: " “That the Secretary of Defense shall formulate and fix the size,Gold star lapel button. design, and composition of a lapel button (to be known as the ‘gold star lapel button’) suitable as a means of identification for widows, parents, and next of kin of members of the Armed Forces of the United States who lost or lose their lives in the armed services of the United States during World War I, World War II, or during any subsequent war or period of armed hostilities in which the United States may be engaged. The Secretaries of the Army, Navy, andProcurement. Air Force shall procure for their respective departments such number of gold star lapel buttons as shall be necessary to effect distribution of such buttons in accordance with the provisions of this Act. “Sec. 2.
(a)Upon application to the Department of the Army,Furnishing of buttons to widows, parents, etc. Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, one such gold star lapel button shall be furnished, without cost, to the widow and to each of the parents of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who lost or loses his or her life in the armed services of the United States during World War I, World War II, or during any subsequent war or period of armed hostilities in which the United States may be engaged. “(b) In addition to the gold star lapel button authorized in subsection
(a)of this section, gold star lapel buttons shall also be furnished, upon application and the payment of an amount sufficient to cover the cost of manufacture and distribution, to the next of kin, not hereinbefore designated, of any such deceased person. “(c) Not more than one gold star lapel button shall be furnishedReplacements. to any one individual as provided in subsections
(a)and
(b)of this section, except whenever a gold star lapel button furnished under the provisions of this Act shall have been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use, without fault or neglect on the part of the person to whom it was furnished such button may be replaced, upon application, by payment of an amount sufficient to cover the cost of manufacture and distribution. “(d) Gold star lapel buttons shall be distributed in accordanceDistribution. with rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. “Sec. 3. As used in this Act,
(a)the term ‘widow’ shall includeDefinitions. widower;
(b)the term ‘parents’ shall include mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother through adoption, father through adoption, and foster parents who stood in loco parentis;
(c)the term ‘next of kin shall include only children, brothers, sisters, half brothers, and half sisters;
(d)the term ‘children’ shall include stepchildren and children through adoption;
(e)the term ‘World War I’ shall include the period extending from April 6, 1917, to March 3, 1921; 65 Stat. 196 and
(f)the term ‘World War II’ shall include the period extending from September 8, 1939, to July 25, 1947, at 12 o’clock noon. “Sec. 4. Whoever shall
(1)wear, display on his person, or otherwisePenalty for unlawful use, etc. use as an insignia, any gold star lapel button issued to another person under the provisions of this Act;
(2)falsely make, forge, or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged, or counterfeited, or aid in falsely making, forging or counterfeiting any lapel button authorized by this Act; or
(3)sell or bring into the United States, or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, from any foreign place, or have in his possession, any such false, forged, or counterfeited lapel button, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. “Sec. 5. Such sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated asAppropriations authorized. may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.” " Approved August 21, 1951. Public Law 122: To authorize advances for clothing and equipment to cadets at the Military Academy and the Coast Guard Academy and to midshipmen at the Naval Academy, and for other purposes. Public Law 122 Public Law 122 65 Stat. 196 1951-08-22 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 122 chapter 340 AN ACT To authorize advances for clothing and equipment to cadets at the Military Academy and the Coast Guard Academy and to midshipmen at the Naval Academy, and for other purposes.August 22, 1951[[H. R. 2736](/us/bill/82/hr/2736)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Cadets and midshipmen.Initial clothing and equipment advances. That the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy are respectively authorized to prescribe the sum which shall be credited to each new cadet or midshipman, upon first admission to the Military Academy or the Naval Academy, to cover the cost of his initial clothing and equipment issue, which sum shall be deducted subsequently from his pay:Discharge prior to graduation. *Provided*, That hereafter each cadet or midshipman discharged prior to graduation who is indebted to the United States on account of advances of pay to purchase required clothing and equipment shall be required to turn in to the respective Academies all clothing and equipment of a distinctively military nature to the extent required to discharge such indebtedness; and, if the value of such clothing and equipment so turned in does not cover the indebtedness so incurred, then such indebtedness shall be canceled. Sec. 2. That part of the Act of June 30, 1921 (42 Stat. 68, 95),[10 U. S. C. § 1149](/us/usc/t10/s1149). under the heading “United States Military Academy—Permanent Establishment” which reads: “*Provided further*, That hereafter each new cadet shall, upon admission to the United States Military Academy, be credited with the sum of $250 to cover the cost of his initial clothing and equipment issue, to be deducted subsequently from [34 U. S. C. § 1052](/us/usc/t34/s1052).his pay.”; and that part of the Act of July 12, 1921 (42 Stat. 122, 131), under the heading “Bureau of Supplies and Accounts”, which reads: “*Provided*, That hereafter each new midshipman shall, upon admission to the Naval Academy, be credited with the sum of $250 to cover the cost, of his initial clothing and equipment issue, to lie deducted subsequently from his pay.”, are hereby repealed. Sec. 3. Section 183 of title 14 of the United States Code is amended[63 Stat. 508](/us/stat/63/508). to read as follows: " “§ 183. Cadets; initial clothing allowance “The Secretary may prescribe a sum which shall be credited to each new cadet upon first admission to the Academy, to cover the cost of his initial clothing and equipment issue, which sum shall be deducted subsequently from his pay. Each cadet discharged prior to graduation who is indebted to the United States on account of advances of 65 Stat. 197 pay to purchase required clothing and equipment shall be required to turn in to the Academy all clothing and equipment of a distinctively military nature to the extent required to discharge such indebtedness; and, if the value of such clothing and equipment so turned in does not cover the indebtedness incurred, then such indebtedness shall be canceled.” " Approved August 22, 1951. Public Law 123: To amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act so as to provide a more effective distribution of mortgage loans insured under title I, to give holders of such mortgage loans preference in the refinancing of loans on a noninsured basis, to adjust the loan limitations governing title II loans so as to provide more effective assistance to production and subsistence loan borrowers, and for other purposes. Public Law 123 Public Law 123 65 Stat. 197 1951-08-23 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 123 chapter 344 AN ACT To amend the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act so as to provide a more effective distribution of mortgage loans insured under title I, to give holders of such mortgage loans preference in the refinancing of loans on a noninsured basis, to adjust the loan limitations governing title II loans so as to provide more effective assistance to production and subsistence loan borrowers, and for other purposes.August 23, 1951[[S. 684](/us/bill/82/s/684)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, amendment.[50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).[7 U. S. C. § 1000](/us/usc/t7/s1000).[7 U. S. C. § 1004](/us/usc/t7/s1004). That the following sections of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (60 Stat. 1062), are hereby amended as follows: Amend section 4 by striking out the words “and insuring mortgages” and “insure mortgages or” where they occur in said section and amend the last sentence of section 12
(b)to read as follows:[7 U. S. C. § 1005b](/us/usc/t7/s1005b).Distribution of mortgage insurance. " “With respect to any fiscal year, one-quarter of the amount available for insurance, commitments and acceptance of mortgages under this title shall be distributed among the several States and Territories on the basis of bona fide applications and the availability of farms with respect to which loans may be insured and the balance shall be distributed on the basis provided in section 4, and preferences shall be given to mortgages executed by veterans qualified under section 1.” " Sec. 2. Amend section 21 to read:[7 U. S. C. § 1007](/us/usc/t7/s1007).Eligible borrowers. " “Sec. 21.
(a)The Secretary may make loans to farmers and stock-men who are citizens of the United States for the purchase of livestock, seed, feed, fertilizer, farm equipment, supplies, and other farm needs, the cost of reorganizing the farming enterprise or changing farming practices to accomplish more diversified or more profitable farming operations, the refinancing of existing indebtedness, and for family subsistence. “(b) No loan shall be made under this section for the purchase orRestrictions. leasing of land or for the carrying on of any land-purchase or land-leasing program. No initial loan to any one borrower under this section shall exceed $7,000 and no further loan may be made under this section to a borrower so long as the total amount outstanding, including accrued interest, taxes, and other obligations properly chargeable to the account of the borrower, exceeds $10,000. “(c) The terms of loans under this section, including any renewalTerms of loans. or extension of any such loan, shall not exceed seven years from the date the original loan was made. “(d) No person who has failed to liquidate his indebtedness under this section for seven consecutive years shall be eligible for loans hereunder until he has paid such indebtedness in full, except that the indebtedness on loans made prior to November 1, 1946, which are being serviced and collected by the Farmers Home Administration, shall not be subject to the limitations of this section until November 1, 1953.” " 65 Stat. 198 Sec. 3. Amend section 44
(c)by changing the period at the end[7 U. S. C. § 1018](/us/usc/t7/s1018). of said section to a colon and adding the following proviso: “Refinancing on uninsured basis.*Provided, however*, That in the case of mortgage loans heretofore or hereafter insured under this title, the Secretary may at his discretion delay his request for refinancing until the borrower has acquired a sufficient equity in the farm to enable the holder of the insured mortgage to refinance the loan on an uninsured basis under laws or regulations to which he may be subject.” Sec. 4. Amend section 48 by adding at the end of said section the[7 U. S. C. § 1022](/us/usc/t7/s1022).Initial annual payment. following sentence: “The foregoing requirements shall not preclude establishing the initial annual payment at a date not exceeding two full crop years from the date of the loan where the Secretary determines that farm income sufficient to make the initial payment cannot be readily anticipated at an earlier date, but this provision shall not have the effect or extending the maximum term of any loan.” Approved August 23, 1951. Public Law 124: To provide that the admissions tax shall not apply in respect of admissions free of charge of uniformed members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Public Law 124 Public Law 124 65 Stat. 198 1951-08-24 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 124 chapter 345 AN ACT To provide that the admissions tax shall not apply in respect of admissions free of charge of uniformed members of the Armed Forces of the United States.August 24, 1951[[H. R. 4601](/us/bill/82/hr/4601)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Armed Forces, admissions tax.[53 Stat. 180](/us/stat/53/180).[26 U. S. C. § 1700](/us/usc/t26/s1700). That section 1700
(1)of the Internal Revenue Code is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “No tax shall be imposed in the case of admission free of charge of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States when in uniform.” Sec. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall be applicable to admissions on and after the first day of the first month which begins more than ten days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Approved August 24, 1951. Public Law 125: Relating to the time for publication of the Official Register of the United States. Public Law 125 Public Law 125 65 Stat. 198 1951-08-27 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 125 chapter 346 AN ACT Relating to the time for publication of the Official Register of the United States.August 27, 1951[[S. 353](/us/bill/82/s/353)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the compiling and publishing of the Official Register of the United States”, approved August 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 957; 5 U. S. C. 654), is amended by striking out “as early as practicable after the first of June”, and inserting in lieu thereof “on or before December 31”. Approved August 27, 1951. Public Law 126: Authorizing the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating 1951 as Audubon Centennial Year. Public Law 126 Public Law 126 65 Stat. 198 1951-08-28 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 126 chapter 348 AN ACT Authorizing the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating 1951 as Audubon Centennial Year.August 28, 1951[[S. 348](/us/bill/82/s/348)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Audubon Centennial Year. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to issue a proclamation 65 Stat. 199 designating 1951 as Audubon Centennial Year in observance of the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of John James Audubon. Approved August 28, 1951. Public Law 127: To authorize and direct conveyance of a certain tract of land in the State of Florida to the Saint Augustine Port, Waterway, and Reach District. Public Law 127 Public Law 127 65 Stat. 199 1951-08-28 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 127 chapter 349 AN ACT To authorize and direct conveyance of a certain tract of land in the State of Florida to the Saint Augustine Port, Waterway, and Reach District.August 28, 1951[[S. 1214](/us/bill/82/s/1214)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, St. Augustine Port. Waterway, and Beach District, Fla.Conveyance. That the General Services Administrator is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed without monetary consideration to the Saint Augustine Port. Waterway, and Beach District, in Saint Johns County, Florida, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following-described tract of land, together with all improvements thereon, in Saint Johns County, Florida: A strip of land situate, lying and being partly in section 8, township 7 south, range 30 east, and partly in section 9, township 7 south, range 30 east, and being a part of or lying immediately adjacent to the plat of “Vilano Beach”, unit A, as recorded in map book 4, at page 47, records of Saint Johns County, Florida, and more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning in the southward line of Mario Road, at the intersection of the eastward line of Anahma Drive, produced; thence eastwardly and southeastwardly one thousand two hundred thirty-eight and nine-tenths feet along said southward line of Mario Road and binding on the several curves thereof, to the westward line of Zamora Street produced: thence south eighty degrees four minutes west four hundred and seventy-two feet; thence northwestwardly and westwardly six hundred forty-nine and eight-tenths feet on a curve, or curves, concentric with the curve or curves of the southward line of Mario Road and distant therefrom three hundred and thirty-three feet, measured normally to said curve or curves; thence south eighty degrees four minutes west two hundred and fifty feet, more or less, to the Tolomato or North River: thence northwardly three hundred and thirty-three feet, more or less, along said Tolomato or North River; thence north eighty degrees four minutes east two hundred and fifty feet to the place of beginning. Approved August 28, 1951. Public Law 128: Consenting to an interstate compact to conserve oil and gas. Public Law 128 Public Law 128 65 Stat. 199 1951-08-28 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 128 chapter 350 JOINT RESOLUTION Consenting to an interstate compact to conserve oil and gas.August 28, 1951[[S. J. Res. 42](/us/bill/82/sjres/42)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Oil and gas conservation.Consent of Congress to extension of compact. That the consent of Congress is hereby given to an extension and renewal for a period of four years from September 1, 1951, of the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas, which was signed in the city of Dallas, Texas, the 16th day of February 1935 by the representatives of Oklahoma, Texas, California, and New Mexico, and at the same time and place was signed by the representatives, as a recommendation for approval to the Governors and Legislatures, of the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, and Michigan, and prior to August 27, 1935, said compact was presented to and approved by the Legislatures and Governors of the States of New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, 65 Stat. 200 Illinois, Colorado, and Texas, which said compact so approved by the six States last above named was deposited in the Department of State of the United States, and thereafter such compact was, by the President, presented to the Congress, and the Congress gave consent to such compact by H. J. Res. 407, approved August 27, [49 Stat. 939](/us/stat/49/939).1935 (Public Resolution Numbered 64, Seventy-fourth Congress), and which said compact was thereafter extended and renewed for a period of two years from Sept ember 1, 1937, by an agreement executed as of the 10th day of May 1937 by the representatives of the States of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Illinois, and Colorado, and was deposited in the Department of State of the United States, and thereafter such extended and renewed compact was, by the President, presented to the Congress and the Congress gave consent to such extended and renewed compact by S. J. Res. 183, approved August 10, 1937 (Public Resolution Numbered 57, [50 Stat. 617](/us/stat/50/617).Seventy-fifth Congress), and which said compact was thereafter extended and renewed for a period of two years from September 1, 1939, by an agreement duly executed and ratified by the States of Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Michigan, and was deposited in the Department of State of the United States, and thereafter such extended and renewed compact was, by the President, presented to the Congress and the Congress gave consent to such extended and renewed compact by H. J. Res. 329, approved July 20, 1939 (Public [53 Stat. 1071](/us/stat/53/1071).Resolution Numbered 31, Seventy-sixth Congress), and which said compact was thereafter extended and renewed for a period of two years from September 1, 1941, by an agreement duly executed and ratified by the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, Louisiana, New York, and Pennsylvania, and was deposited in the Department of State of the United States, and thereafter such extended and renewed compact was, by the President, presented to Congress and the Congress gave consent to such extended and renewed compact by H. J. Res. 228, approved August 21, 1941 (Public Law 246, Seventy-seventh [55 Stat. 666](/us/stat/55/666).Congress), and which compact was thereafter extended and renewed for a period of four years from September 1, 1943, by an agreement executed and ratified by representatives of the States of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Kentucky, and was deposited in the Department of State of the United States and thereafter such extended and renewed compact was, by the President of the United States, presented to Congress and the Congress gave consent to such extended and renewed compact by H. J. Res. 139, approved July 7, 1943 (Public Law 117, [57 Stat. 383](/us/stat/57/383).Seventy-eighth Congress) and thereafter the representatives of the States of Montana, West Virginia, Alabama, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, and Indiana executed counterparts of said agreement, and said counterparts so executed were deposited in the Department of State of the United States; and which compact was thereafter extended and renewed for a period of four years from the 1st day of September 1947 by an agreement executed and ratified by the representatives of the States of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Indiana, which was deposited in the Department of State of the United States, and such extended and renewed [61 Stat. 316](/us/stat/61/316).compact was, by the President of the United States, presented to Congress, and Congress gave its consent to such extended and renewed compact by S. J. Res. 122 (Public Law 184, Eightieth Congress); and thereafter the representatives of the States of Kentucky, Illinois, Mississippi, and Michigan executed counterparts of said agreement, which executed counterparts were deposited in the Department of 65 Stat. 201 State of the United States. The agreement to extend and renew said compact for a period of four years from September 1, 1951, to September 1, 1955, duly executed by the representatives of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana. Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi. Montana, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia, has been deposited in the Department of State of the United States, and reads as follows: AN AGREEMENT TO EXTEND THE INTERSTATE COMPACT TO CONSERVE OIL AND GAS Whereas, on the 16th day of February, 1935, in the City of Dallas, Texas, there was executed “An Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas” which was thereafter formally ratified and approved by the States of Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Illinois, Colorado, and Kansas, the original of which is now on deposit with the Department of State of the United States, a true copy of which follows:Text of compact. “An Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gab “article i “This agreement may become effective within any compacting state at any time as prescribed by that state, and shall become effective within those states ratifying it whenever any three of the states of Texas, Oklahoma, California, Kansas, and New Mexico have ratified and Congress has given its consent. Any oil-producing state may become a party hereto as hereinafter provided. “article ii “The purpose of this compact is to conserve oil and gas by the prevention of physical waste thereof from any cause. “article iii “Each state bound hereby agrees that within a reasonable time it will enact laws, or if laws have been enacted, then it agrees to continue the same in force, to accomplish within reasonable limits the prevention of: “(a) The operation of any oil well with an inefficient gas-oil ratio. “(b) The drowning with water of any stratum capable of producing oil or gas, or both oil and gas, in paying quantities. “(c) The avoidable escape into the open air or the wasteful burning of gas from a natural gas well. “(d) The creation of unnecessary fire hazards. “(e) The drilling, equipping, locating, spacing or operating of a well or wells so as to bring about physical waste of oil or gas or loss in the ultimate recovery thereof. “(f) The inefficient, excessive or improper use of the reservoir energy in producing any well. “The enumeration of the foregoing subjects shall not limit the scope of the authority of any state. “article iv “Each state bound hereby agrees that it will, within a reasonable time, enact statutes, or if such statutes have been enacted then that it 65 Stat. 202 will continue the same in force, providing in effect that oil produced in violation of its valid oil and/or gas conservation statutes or any valid rule, order or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be denied access to commerce; and providing for stringent penalties for the waste of either oil or gas. “article v “It is not the purpose of this compact to authorize the states joining herein to limit the production of oil or gas for the purpose of stabilizing or fixing the price thereof, or create or perpetuate monopoly, or to promote regimentation, but is limited to the purpose of conserving oil and gas and preventing the avoidable waste thereof within reasonable limitations. “article vi “Each State joining herein shall appoint one representative to a commission hereby constituted and designated as the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, the duty of which said commission shall be to make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about conservation and the prevention of physical waste of oil and gas, and at such intervals as said commission deems beneficial it shall report its findings and recommendations to the several States for adoption or rejection. “The Commission shall have power to recommend the coordination of the exercise of the police powers of the several states within their several jurisdictions to promote the maximum ultimate recovery from the petroleum reserves of said states, and to recommend measures for the maximum ultimate recovery of oil and gas. Said Commission shall organize and adopt suitable rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. “No action shall be taken by the Commission except:
(1)by the affirmative votes of the majority of the whole number of the compacting States represented at any meeting, and
(2)by a concurring vote of a majority in interest of the compacting States at said meeting, such interest to be determined as follows: such vote of each State shall be in the decimal proportion fixed by the ratio of its daily average production during the preceding calendar half-year to the daily average production of the compacting States during said period. “article vii “No State by joining herein shall become financially obligated to any other State, nor shall the breach of the terms hereof by any State subject such State to financial responsibility to the other States joining herein. “article viii “This compact shall expire September 1, 1937. But any State joining herein, may upon sixty
(60)days notice, withdraw herefrom. “The representatives of the signatory States have signed this agreement in a single original which shall be deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States, and a duly certified copy shall be forwarded to the Governor of each of the signatory States. “This compact shall become effective when ratified and approved as provided in Article I. Any oil-producing State may become a party hereto by affixing its signature to a counterpart to be similarly deposited, certified, and ratified.” 65 Stat. 203 Whereas, the said Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas has heretofore been duly renewed and extended with the consent of the Congress to September 1, 1951; and, Whereas, it is desired to renew and extend the said Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas for a period of four
(4)years from September 1, 1951, to September 1, 1955: Now, Therefore, This Writing Witnesseth: It is hereby agreed that the Compact entitled “An Interstate compact to Conserve Oil and Gas” executed in the City of Dallas, Texas, on the 16th day of February, 1935, and now on deposit with the Department of State of the United States, a correct copy of which appears above, be, and the same hereby is, extended for a period of four
(4)years from September 1, 1951, its present date of expiration. This agreement shall become effective when executed, ratified, and approved as provided in Article I of the original Compact. The signatory states have executed this agreement in a single original which shall be deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States and a duly certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Governor of each of the signatory states. Any oil-producing state may become a party hereto by executing a counterpart of this agreement to be similarly deposited, certified, and ratified. Executed by the several undersigned states, at their several state capitols, through their proper officials on the dates as shown, as duly authorized by statutes and resolutions, subject to the limitations and qualifications of the acts of the respective State Legislatures. The State of Alabama By James E. Folsom Governor Dated: 12-4-50 Attest: Sibyl Pool Secretary of State [seal] The State of Arkansas By Sid McMath Governor Dated: 10-11-50 Attest: C. G. Hall Secretary of State [seal] The State of Colorado By Walter W. Johnson Governor Dated: 12-1-50 Attest: Geo. G. Baker Secretary of State [seal] The State of Florida By Fuller Warren Governor Dated: Nov 15—1950 Attest: R. A. Gray Secretary of State The State of Illinois By ———————————— Governor Dated: ———————————— Attest: ———————————— Secretary of State 65 Stat. 204 The State of Indiana By Henry F. Schricker Governor Dated: 10-25-50 Attest: Charles F. Fleming Secretary of State The State of Kansas By ———————————— Dated: ———————————— Attest: ———————————— Secretary of State The State of Kentucky By Lawrence W. Wetherby Governor Dated: December 11, 1950 Attest: George Glenn Hatcher Secretary of State Susan B. Rutherford Assistant Secretary of State The State of Louisiana By Earl K. Long Governor Dated: November 1, 1950 Attest: Wade O. Martin, Jr. Secretary of State The State of Michigan By G. Mennen Williams Governor Dated: January 31, 1951 Attest: F. M. Alger, Jr. Secretary of State The State of Mississippi By F. L. Weight Governor Dated: Nov. 8, 1950 Attest: Heber Ladner Secretary of State The State of Montana By John W. Bonner Governor Dated: November 22nd 1950 Attest: Sam C. Mitchell Secretary of State The State of New Mexico By homas J. Mabry Governor Dated: ———————————— Attest: Alicia Romero Secretary of State The State of New York By Thomas E. Dewey Governor Dated: 2-20-51 Attest: Walter J. Going Deputy Secretary of State 65 Stat. 205 The State of Ohio By Frank J. Lausche Governor Dated: 1-3-51 Attest:Charles F. Sweeney Secretary of State The State of Oklahoma By Roy J. Turner Governor Dated: Oct. 7, 1950 Attest: William Cartwrioht Secretary of State The State of Pennsylvania By John S. Fine Governor Dated: 2-21-51 Attest: Gerald Smith Secretary of State The State of Tennessee By Gordon Browning Governor Dated: 2-16-51 Attest: James H. Cummings Secretary of State The State of Texas By Allan Shivers Governor Dated: October 3, 1950 Attest: Louis Scott Wilkerson Ass’t Secretary of State The State of West Virginia By Okey L. Patteson Governor Dated: January 8, 1951 Attest: D. Pitt O’Brien Secretary of State Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the provisions of section 1 is hereby expressly reserved. Approved August 28, 1951. Public Law 129: To amend section 1732 of title 28, United States Cod e, entitled “Judiciary and judicial procedure” by adding a new subsection thereto “To permit the photographic reproduction of business records and the introduction of the same in evidence”. Public Law 129 Public Law 129 65 Stat. 205 1951-08-28 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 129 chapter 351 AN ACT To amend section 1732 of title 28, United States Cod e, entitled “Judiciary and judicial procedure” by adding a new subsection thereto “To permit the photographic reproduction of business records and the introduction of the same in evidence”.August 28, 1951[[H. R. 4106](/us/bill/82/hr/4106)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 1732 of title 28 of the United States Code entitled “Judiciary and judicial[62 Stat. 945](/us/stat/62/945). procedure” is amended by inserting “(a)” immediately preceding the first paragraph thereof, and by adding a new subsection to read as follows: " “(b) If any business, institution, member of a profession or calling,Photographic reproduction of records. or any department or agency of government, in the regular course of 65 Stat. 206 business or activity has kept or recorded any memorandum, writing, entry, print, representation or combination thereof, of any act, transaction, occurrence, or event, and in the regular course of business has caused any or all of the same to be recorded, copied, or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic, or other process which accurately reproduces or forms a durable medium for so reproducing the original, the original may be destroyed in the regular course of business unless held in a custodial or fiduciary capacity or unless its preservation is required by law. Admissibility in evidence.Such reproduction, when satisfactorily identified, is as admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding whether the original is in existence or not and an enlargement or facsimile of such reproduction is likewise admissible in evidence if the original reproduction is in existence and available for inspection under direction of court. The introduction of a reproduced record, enlargement, or facsimile does not preclude admission of the original. This subsection shall not be construed to exclude from evidence any document or copy thereof which is otherwise admissible under the rules of evidence.” " Sec. 2. The analysis of section 1732 of chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, immediately preceding section 1731 of such title, is amended so as to read: " “1732. Record made in regular course of business; photographic copies.” " Sec. 3. The catchline of section 1732, chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, is amended so as to read: " “1732. Record made in regular course of business; photographic copies.” " Approved August 28, 1951. Public Law 130: To authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Department of the Air Force certain property in the State of Mississippi. Public Law 130 Public Law 130 65 Stat. 206 1951-08-29 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 130 chapter 355 AN ACT To authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Department of the Air Force certain property in the State of Mississippi.August 29, 1951[[S. 1673](/us/bill/82/s/1673)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Department of the Air Force.Transfer Of lands. That the Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to transfer, without reimbursement, to the Department of the Air Force the following-described lands in Harrison Comity, Mississippi:
(a)That certain tract of land comprising one hundred and forty-seven acres, more or less, lying within sections 19 and 30, township 7 south, range 9 west, at Keesler Field, Mississippi, now occupied by the Department of the Air Force under a permit from the Veterans’ Administration; and
(b)That certain tract of land lying northwesterly of and abutting the land described in
(a)above, comprising fourteen and thirty-five one-hundredths acres, more or less, within sections 19 and 30, township 7 south, range 9 west, said land being approximately described as follows: Beginning at the section corner common to sections 25, 30, 31, and 36, township 7 south, ranges 9 and 10 west, Saint Stephens base and meridian; thence north no degrees thirteen minutes west, one thousand two hundred eighty-five and ten one-hundredths feet to a point on the west line of section 30, township 7 south, range 9 west; thence south eighty-seven degrees fourteen minutes east, two hundred twelve and twenty one-hundredths feet to a point 65 Stat. 207 at the intersection of the south line of Pass Christian Road and the east line of Peters Lane; thence north one degree eighteen minutes west, one thousand three hundred seventy-four and twenty one-hundredths feet to a point on the east line of Peters Lane; thence continuing along the east line of Peters Lane north one degree three minutes west, one thousand six hundred sixteen and eighty one-hundredths feet to the true point of beginning; thence leaving the east line of Peters Lane north forty-five degrees eighteen minutes east, one thousand one hundred sixty-three and forty one-hundredths feet to a point on the south shore line of the Back Bay of Biloxi; thence following the south shore line of said bay in a northwesterly direction one thousand one hundred feet, more or less, to its intersection with the easterly line of Peters Lane extended; thence south one degree three minutes east, one thousand four hundred and sixty feet, more or less, along the east line of Peters Lane extended to the true point of beginning; both tracts being as shown in color on map designated as “Keesler Field, Mississippi, DRNG. 727”, dated May 28, 1944, on file in the Office, Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army. To amend section 12 of the Missing Persons Act, as amended, relating to travel by dependents and transportation of household and personal effects. Approved August 29, 1951. Public Law 131: To amend section 12 o£ the Missing Persons Act, as amended, relating to travel by dependents and transportation of household and personal effects. Public Law 131 Public Law 131 65 Stat. 207 1951-08-29 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 131 chapter 356 AN ACT To amend section 12 o£ the Missing Persons Act, as amended, relating to travel by dependents and transportation of household and personal effects.August 29, 1951[[H. R. 1199](/us/bill/82/hr/1199)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Missing Persons Act, amendment.[56 Stat. 146](/us/stat/56/146).[50 U. S. C. app. § 1012](/us/usc/t50/s1012).Transportation of dependents and effects. That section 12 of the Missing Persons Act, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 12. The dependents and household and personal effects of any person in active service (without regard to pay grade) who is officially reported as dead, injured, missing for a period of thirty days or more, interned in a neutral country, or captured by the enemy, upon application by such dependents, may be moved (including packing and unpacking of household effects), upon receipt by such dependents of such official report, to such location as may be determined in advance or subsequently approved by the head of the department concerned or by such persons as lie may designate. The cost of such transportation, including packing and unpacking of household effects, shall be charged against appropriations currently available. In lieu of transportationPayment in lieu of transportation. authorized by this section for dependents, the head of the department concerned may authorize the payment in money of amounts equal to such commercial transportation costs for the whole or such part of travel for which transportation in kind is not furnished, when such travel shall have been completed. When the person is in an ‘injured’ status, the movement of dependents or household and personal effects provided for herein may be authorized only in cases where the anticipated period of hospitalization or treatment will be of prolonged duration. No transportation shall be authorized pursuant to this sectionRestriction. unless a reasonable relationship exists between the condition and circumstances of the dependents and the destination to which transportation is requested. Beginning June 25, 1950, and for the purposesMotor vehicle. of this section only, the terms ‘household and personal effects and ‘household effects’ may include, in addition to other authorized weight allowances, not to exceed one privately owned motor vehicle, shipment 65 Stat. 208 of which at Government expense is authorized in those cases where the vehicle is located outside the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska.” " Sec. 2.
(a)Claims for travel by dependents and for transportationClaims for reimbursement. of household and personal effects which arose under section 12 of the Missing Persons Act, as amended, incident to the death of a person in active service, and which were not presented for reimbursement or were presented and were rejected or disallowed, may, until three years after the date of approval of this Act, be presented for consideration or reconsideration and reimbursement under the provisions of Applicability.section 12 of the Missing Persons Act, as amended by this Act: Provided, That this section shall be applicable only to such claims which arose on or after September 8, 1939, and prior to the date of approval of this Act.
(b)Payments made by disbursing officers for travel by dependentsRatification of prior payments. and for transportation of household and personal effects pursuant to section 12 of the Missing Persons Act, as amended, on or after March 7, 1942, and prior to the date of approval of this Act, heretofore not allowed by virtue of inability to establish death or injury as a result of military or naval operations, are hereby ratified.
(c)Payments made by disbursing officers on or after June 25, 1950, and prior to the date of approval of this Act for the transportation, packing, and unpacking of privately owned motor vehicles transported under the conditions set forth in section 12 of the Missing Persons Act, as amended by section 1 of this Act, are hereby ratified. Approved August 29, 1951. Public Law 132: Amending an Act making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 132 Public Law 132 65 Stat. 208 1951-08-29 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 132 chapter 357 JOINT RESOLUTION Amending an Act making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes.August 29, 1951[[H. J. Res. 320](/us/bill/82/hjres/320)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, *Ante*, p. 149. That clause
(c)of section 4 of the joint resolution of July 1, 1951 (Public Law 70), as amended, is hereby amended by striking out “August 31, 1951” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30, 1951”. Sec. 2. The amount appropriated by subsection
(e)of section 1 ofAid to refugees from Palestine. such joint resolution, as amended, for Aid to Refugees from Palestine is hereby increased by such amount as may be necessary to permit such activity to continue under such joint resolution at a rate not in excess of that permitted by the amount appropriated therefor for the month of August, 1951. Approved August 29, 1951. Public Law 133: To amend the Act authorizing the segregation and expenditure of trust funds held in joint ownership by the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation for the purpose of extending the time in which payments are to be made to members of such tribes under such Act, and for other purposes. Public Law 133 Public Law 133 65 Stat. 208 1951-08-30 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 133 chapter 367 AN ACT To amend the Act authorizing the segregation and expenditure of trust funds held in joint ownership by the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation for the purpose of extending the time in which payments are to be made to members of such tribes under such Act, and for other purposes.August 30, 1951[[S. 950](/us/bill/82/s/950)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes.Trust funds. That the second proviso of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the segregation and expenditure of trust funds held in joint ownership by the Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation”, 65 Stat. 209 approved May 19, 1947 (61 Stat. 102), is amended by striking out [25 U. S. C. § 612](/us/usc/t25/s612).“existing” and inserting in lieu thereof “any”. Sec. 2. The first proviso of section 3 of such Act is amended by striking out “five” and inserting in lieu thereof “ten”. Approved August 30, 1951. Public Law 134: Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 134 Public Law 134 65 Stat. 209 1951-08-31 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 134 chapter 373 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.August 31, 1951[[H. R. 3709](/us/bill/82/hr/3709)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Labor-Federal Security Appropriation Act, 1952. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, namely: TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF LABORDepartment of Labor Appropriation Act, 1952. office of the secretary Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary of Labor (hereafter in this title referred to as the Secretary), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). vehicle for replacement only; teletype news service; and payment in advance when authorized by the Secretary for dues or fees for library membership in organizations whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; $1,350,000. Salaries and expenses, Office of the Solicitor: For expenses necessary for the Office of the Solicitor, $1,600,000. Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Labor Standards: For expenses*Post*, p. 224. necessary for the promotion of industrial safety, employment stabilization, and amicable industrial relations for labor and industry; performance of safety functions of the Secretary under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, as amended (5 U. S. C. 784 (c)); performance[63 Stat. 865](/us/stat/63/865). of the functions vested in the Secretary by title I of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U. S. C. 159
(f)and (g));[61 Stat. 136](/us/stat/61/136). and not to exceed $75,000 for the work of the President’s Committee on National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, as authorized by the Act of July 11, 1949 (63 Stat. 409), including purchase of reports and of material for informational exhibits; and expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and consultants at conferences concerned with the work of the Bureau of Labor Standards; $688,000. of which not more than $604,870 shall be available for personal services. Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Veterans’ Reemployment Rights: For expenses necessary to render assistance in connection with the exercise of reemployment rights of veterans under section 8 of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended (50 U. S. C., App. 308), the Service Extension Act of 1941, as amended, the Army [54 Stat. 890](/us/stat/54/890).[55 Stat. 626](/us/stat/55/626).[50 U. S. C. app. § 362](/us/usc/t50/s362).[54 Stat. 858](/us/stat/54/858).[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 401–405](/us/usc/t50/s401–405).[62 Stat. 618](/us/stat/62/618).[57 Stat. 162](/us/stat/57/162).Reserve and Retired Personnel Service Law of 1940, as amended, and section 9
(h)of title 1 of the Selective Service Act of 1948 (50 U. S. C., App. 459 (h)), and, under the Act of June 23, 1943, as amended (50 U. S. C., App. 1472), of persons who have performed service in the Merchant Marine, $265,758, of which not more than $213,603 shall be available for personal services. 65 Stat. 210 bureau of apprenticeship Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to conduct a program of encouraging apprentice training, as [50 Stat. 664](/us/stat/50/664).authorized by the Act of August 16, 1937 (29 U. S. C. 50), $2,600,000, of which not more than $2,188,680 shall be available for personal services. bureau of employment security Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the general administration of the employment service and unemployment compensation programs, including temporary employment of persons, without regard to the civil service laws, for the farm placement migratory labor program; for cooperation with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Secretary of State in negotiating and carrying out agreements relating to the employment of foreign agricultural workers, subject to the immigration laws and when necessary to supplement the domestic labor force; and not to exceed $10,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $5,016,919, of which $1,300,000 shall be for carrying into effect the provisions of title IV (except [58 Stat. 293](/us/stat/58/293).[38 U. S. C. § § 695–695f](/us/usc/t38/s695–695f).section 602) of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 and of which not more than $4,200,000 shall be available for personal services. Grants to States for unemployment compensation and employment service administration: For grants in accordance with the provisions [48 Stat. 113](/us/stat/48/113).of the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 U. S. C. 49–49n), for carrying into effect section 602 of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of [58 Stat. 294](/us/stat/58/294).[38 U. S. C. § 695b](/us/usc/t38/s695b).[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).1944, for grants to the States as authorized in title III of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C. 501–503), including, upon the request of any State, the purchase of equipment and the payment of rental for space made available to such State in lieu of grants for such purpose, and for necessary expenses in connection with the operation of employment office facilities and services in the District of Columbia, $164,560,000, of which $5,000,000 shall lie available only to the extent that the Secretary finds necessary to meet increased costs of administration resulting from changes in a State law or increases in the numbers of claims filed and claims paid or salary costs over those upon which the State’s basic grant (or the allocation for the District of Columbia) was based, which increased costs of administration cannot be provided for by normal budgetary adjustments: *Provided*, That notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in section 302
(a)of [42 U. S. C. § 502](/us/usc/t42/s502).the Social Security Act, as amended, the Secretary of Labor shall from time to time certify to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State found to be in compliance with the requirements of the Act [29 U. S. C. §§ 49–49n](/us/usc/t29/s49–49n).[42 U. S. C. § 503](/us/usc/t42/s503).of June 6, 1933, and, except in the case of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with the provisions of section 303 of the Social Security Act, as amended, such amounts as he determines to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of its unemployment compensation law and of its public employment offices: *Provided further*, That such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Department of Labor and the Post Office Department shall be used for the payment, in such manner as said parties may jointly determine, of postage for the transmission of official mail matter in connection with the administration of unemployment compensation systems and employment services by States receiving grants herefrom. In carrying out the provisions of said Act of June 6, 1933, the provisions of section 303
(1)of the Social Security Act, as amended, relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, shall apply. 65 Stat. 211 None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Bureau of EmploymentWithholding of moneys from State agencies. Security for grants-in-aid of State agencies to cover, in whole or in part, the cost of operation of said agencies including the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the agencies of the. said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or employees. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under title III of the Social Security Act, as amended, and under the Act of June 6, 1933,[49 Stat. 626](/us/stat/49/626).[42 U. S. C. §§ 501–503](/us/usc/t42/s501–503).[48 Stat. 113](/us/stat/48/113).[29 U. S. C. 49–49n](/us/usc/t29/s49–49n). as amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under such title and under such Act of June 6, 1933, to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year. bureau of employees compensation Salaries and expenses: For necessary administrative expenses and not to exceed $46,000 for the Employees’ Compensation Board of Appeals, $1,887,816, of which not more than $1,618,499 shall be available for personal services, together with not to exceed $122,000 to be derived from the War Claims Fund created by section 13
(a)of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U. S. C. 2012).[62 Stat. 1247](/us/stat/62/1247).[50 U. S. C. app. § 2012](/us/usc/t50/s2012). Employees’ compensation fund: For the payment of compensation and other benefits and expenses (except administrative expenses) authorized by law and accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year, including payments to other Federal agencies for medical and hospital services pursuant to agreement approved by the Bureau of Employees’ Compensation; continuation of payment of benefits as provided for under the head “Civilian War Benefits” in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the advancement of costs[60 Stat. 696](/us/stat/60/696). for enforcement of recoveries in third-party cases; the furnishing of medical and hospital services and supplies, treatment, and funeral and burial expenses, including transportation and other expenses incidental to such services, treatment, and burial, for such enrollees of the Civilian Conservation Corps as were certified by the Director of such Corps as receiving hospital services and treatment at Government expense on June 30, 1943, and who are not otherwise entitled thereto as civilian employees of the United States, and the limitations and authority of the Act of September 7, 1916, as amended (5 U. S. C. 796), shall apply in providing such services, treatment, and expenses[39 Stat 742](/us/stat/39/742). in such cases; $30,000,000. together with not to exceed $5,000,000 to be derived from the War Claims Fund created by section 13
(a)of the War Claims Act of 1948 (50 U. S. C. 2012) and to be available for payments pursuant to sections 4
(c)and 5
(f)of such Act, which[50 U. S. C. app. §§ 2003, 2004](/us/usc/t50/s2003/2004). amounts may be accounted for as one fund. bureau of labor statistics Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the work of*Post*, p. 224. the Bureau, including advances or reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, and not to exceed $15,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $5,371,352, of which not more than[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). $4,530,755 shall be available for personal services. 65 Stat. 212 Revision of consumers’ price index: For expenses necessary to enable the Bureau to complete the revision of the Consumers’ Price Index, including temporary employees at rates to be fixed by the Secretary without regard to the civil service and classification laws [59 Stat. 295](/us/stat/59/295).[5 U. S. C. § 901 note](/us/usc/t5/s901).and the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $1,072,825. women’s bureau Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the work of the*Post*, p. 224. Women’s Bureau, as authorized by the Act of June 5, 1920 (29 U. S. C. [41 Stat. 987](/us/stat/41/987).11–16), including purchase of reports and material for informational exhibits, $379,285, of which not more than $317,581 shall be available for personal services. wage and hour division Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for performing the [52 Stat. 1060](/us/stat/52/1060).[20 U. S. C. § 201](/us/usc/t20/s201). duties imposed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and the Act to provide conditions for the purchase of supplies and the making of contracts by the United States, approved June 30, 1936 [49 Stat. 2038](/us/stat/49/2038).(41 U. S. C. 38), including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, Attendance at conferences.and for expenses of attendance of cooperating officials and consultants at conferences concerned with the work of the Division, $8,000,000, of which not more than $6,859,200 shall be available for personal services. general provisions Sec. 102. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and expenses shall be available for stenographic reporting services as [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field, and for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which any such appropriation is made. Sec. 103. Transfer of funds.Restriction. Not to exceed 5 per centum of any appropriation in this title may be transferred to any other such appropriation but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 per centum by any such transfer: *Provided*, That no such transfer shall be used for creation of new functions within the Department. This title may be cited as the “Department of Labor AppropriationCitation of title. Act, 1952”. TITLE II— FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCYFederal Security Agency appropriation Act, 1952. american printing house for the blind Education of the blind: For carrying out the Act of August 4, 1919,[41 Stat. 272](/us/stat/41/272). as amended (20 U. S. C. 101), $115,000. columbia institution for the deaf Salaries and expenses: For the partial support of Columbia Institution for the Deaf, including personal services and miscellaneous expenses, and repairs and improvements, $390,000. food and drug administration Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses for carrying out the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 301–392,[52 Stat. 1040](/us/stat/52/1040).[64 Stat. 20](/us/stat/64/20).[21 U. S. C. § 347 note](/us/usc/t21/s347). Public Law 459, approved March 16, 1950); the Tea Importation 65 Stat. 213 Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 41–50); the Import Milk Act (21 U. S. C. 141–149);[29 Stat. 604](/us/stat/29/604); [44 Stat. 1101, 1406](/us/stat/44/1101/1406); [42 Stat. 1486](/us/stat/42/1486). the Federal Caustic Poison Act (15 U. S. C. 401–411); and the Filled Milk Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 61–64); including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, of which two shall be for replacement only; reporting and illustrating the results of investigations; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; not to exceed $2,000 for payment in advance for special tests and analyses by contract; and payment of fees, travel, and per diem in connection with studies of new developments pertinent to food and drug enforcement operations; $5,300,000, of which not more than $4,361,900 shall be available for personal services. Salaries and expenses, certification and inspection services: For expenses necessary for the certification or inspection of certain products in accordance with sections 406, 504, 506, 507, 604, 702A, and 706 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (21 U. S. C. 346, 354, 356, 357, 364, 372a, and 376), the aggregate of the advance[52 Stat. 1049](/us/stat/52/1049); [55 Stat. 851](/us/stat/55/851); [59 Stat. 463](/us/stat/59/463).Advance deposits. deposits during the current fiscal year to cover payment of fees by applicants for certification or inspection of such products, to remain available until expended. The total amount herein appropriated shall be available for personal services; purchase of chemicals, apparatus, and scientific equipment; and the refund of advance deposits for which no service has been rendered. freedmen’s hospital Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for operation and maintenance, including repairs; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; furnishing, repairing, and cleaning of wearing apparel used by employees in the performance of their official duties; transfer of funds to the appropriation “Salaries and expenses,Transfer of funds. Howard University” for salaries of technical and professional personnel detailed to the hospital; payments to the appropriation of Howard University for instruction of nurses and actual cost of heat, light, and power furnished by such university; $2,631,500: *Provided*,Salary restriction. That no intern or resident physician receiving compensation from this appropriation on a full-time basis shall receive compensation in the form of wages or salary from any other appropriation in this title: *Provided further*, That the District of Columbia shall pay by check toPayment by District of Columbia. Freedmen’s Hospital, upon the Surgeon General’s request, in advance at the beginning of each quarter, such amount as the Surgeon General calculates will be earned on the basis of rates approved by the Bureau of the Budget for the care of patients certified by the District of Columbia. Bills rendered by the Surgeon General on the basis of such calculations shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment; but proper adjustment of amounts which have been paid in advance on the basis of such calculations shall be made at the end of each quarter: *Provided further*, That, the Surgeon General may delegate the responsibilities imposed upon him by the foregoing proviso. howard university Salaries and expenses: For the partial support of Howard University, including personal services and miscellaneous expenses and repairs to buildings and grounds, $2,475,000. Plans and specifications: For the preparation of plans and specifications for construction, under the supervision of the General services Administration, on the grounds of Howard University of a pharmacy building, including engineering and architectural services, advertising, and travel, $55,500, to remain available until expended. 65 Stat. 214 Construction of buildings: For construction of buildings on the grounds of Howard University, under the supervision of the General Services Administration, to remain available until expended, as follows: For construction of a pharmacy building, together with alterations and installations in connection with such construction, including engineering and architectural services, and travel, $904,500; For payment of obligations incurred [62 Stat. 213](/us/stat/62/213).[63 Stat. 231](/us/stat/63/231).under authority provided under this head in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1948, as amended by the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1949, to enter into contracts for construction of an engineering building, $332,000. office of education Promotion and further development of vocational education: For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of the Vocational Education [60 Stat. 775](/us/stat/60/775).[43 Stat. 18](/us/stat/43/18).Act of 1946 (20 U. S. C. 15), section 4 of the Act of March 10, 1924 (20 U. S. C. 29), and section 1 of the Act of March 3, 1931 (20 U. S. C. [46 Stat. 1489](/us/stat/46/1489).[64 Stat. 27](/us/stat/64/27).[20 U. S. C. §§ 31–33](/us/usc/t20/s31–33).30) and the Act of March 18, 1950 (Public Law 462), $19,123,261: *Provided*, That the apportionment to the States under the Vocational Education Act of 1946 shall be computed on the, basis of not to exceed $18,948,261 for the current fiscal year: *Provided further*, That not more than $900,000 of this appropriation shall be available for vocational education in distributive occupations. Further endowment of colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts: For carrying out the provisions of section 22 of the Act of [49 Stat. 439](/us/stat/49/439).*Post*, p. 224.June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 329), $2,480,000. Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Office of Education, including surveys, studies, investigations, and reports regarding libraries; fostering coordination of public and school library service; coordination of library service on the national level with other forms of adult education; developing library participation in Federal projects; fostering Nationwide coordination of research materials among libraries, interstate library coordination and the development of library service throughout the country; purchase, distribution. and exchange of educational documents, motion-picture films, and lantern slides; collection, exchange, and cataloging of educational apparatus and appliances, articles of school furniture and models of school buildings illustrative of foreign and domestic systems and methods of education, and repairing the same; $3,397,706,of which not more than $2,893,577 shall be available for personal services, and of which not less than $500,000 shall be available for Receipts from non Federal agencies.the Division of Vocational Education as authorized: *Provided*, That all receipts from non-Federal agencies representing reimbursement for expenses of travel of employees of the Office of Education performing advisory functions to said agencies shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of this appropriation. Payments to school districts: For payments to local educational agencies for the maintenance and operation of schools as authorized [64 Stat. 1100](/us/stat/64/1100).[20 U. S. C. §§ 236–244](/us/usc/t20/s236–244).by the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874), $40,000,000: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall also be available for carrying [20 U. S. C. § 241](/us/usc/t20/s241).out the provisions of section 6 of such Act. school construction For providing school facilities and for grants to local educational agencies in federally affected areas, as authorized by title II of the [64 Stat. 969](/us/stat/64/969).[20 U. S. C. §§ 271–280](/us/usc/t20/s271–280).Act of September 23, 1950 (Public Law 815), to remain available until expended, $75,000,000, of which $25,000,000 is for payment of obligations incurred under authority granted for the foregoing [64 Stat. 1044](/us/stat/64/1044).purpose in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951. 65 Stat. 215 office of vocational rehabilitation Payments to States (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico): For payments to States (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico) in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended (29 U. S. C., ch. 4), including payments, in accordance with regulations[41 Stat. 735](/us/stat/41/735).[29 U. S. C. §§ 31–41](/us/usc/t29/s31–41). of the Administrator, for one-half of necessary expenditures for the acquisition of vending stands or other equipment in accordance with section 3
(C)of said Act for the use of blind persons,[57 Stat. 376](/us/stat/57/376).[29 U. S. C § 33
(3)(C)](/us/usc/t29/s33/a/3/C). such stands or other equipment to be controlled by the State agency, $21,500,000, of which not to exceed $175,000 shall be available to the Federal Security Administrator for providing rehabilitation services to disabled residents of the District of Columbia, as authorized by section 6 of said Act, which latter amount shall be available for[41 Stat. 737](/us/stat/41/737).[29 U. S. C. § 36](/us/usc/t29/s36). administrative expenses in connection with providing such services in the District of Columbia: *Provided*, That not to exceed 15 per centum of the appropriation shall be used for administrative purposes. Payments to States (including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico), next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States in accordance with the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended (including the objects specified in the preceding paragraph), for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year such sums as may lie necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year: *Provided*, That the payments made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed the amount paid to the States for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and of the Act approved June 20, 1936 (20 U. S. C., ch. 6A), including not[49 Stat. 1559](/us/stat/49/1559).[20 U. S. C. §§ 107–1071](/us/usc/t20/s107–1071). to exceed $3,000 for production, purchase, and distribution of educational films; $675,620, of which not more than $558,220 shall be available for personal services. public health service For necessary expenses in carrying out the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U. S. C., ch. 6A) (hereinafter referred to as[58 Stat. 682](/us/stat/58/682).[42 U. S. C. § 201 note](/us/usc/t42/s201). the Act), and other Acts, including (with the exception of the appropriation “Pay, and so forth, commissioned officers, Public Health Service”) purchase of reports, documents, and other material for publication; preparation and display of posters and exhibits by contract or otherwise; packing, unpacking, crating, uncrating, drayage. and transportation of personal effects of commissioned officers and transportation of their dependents on change of station; and increased allowances to Reserve officers for foreign service; as follows: Venereal diseases: To carry out the purposes of sections 314
(a)and 363 of the Act with respect to venereal diseases including the[42 U. S. C. §§ 246(a), 266](/us/usc/t42/s246/a/266). operation and maintenance of centers for the diagnosis, treatment, support, and clothing of persons afflicted with venereal diseases; transportation and subsistence of such persons and their attendants to and from the place of treatment or allowance in lieu thereof; diagnosis and treatment (including emergency treatment for other illnesses) of such persons through contracts with physicians and hospitals and other appropriate institutions; fees for case finding and referral to such centers of voluntary patients; reasonable expenses of preparing remains or burial of deceased patients; recreational supplies and equipment; leasing of facilities and repair and alteration of leased facilities; the purchase of not to exceed seven passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and for grants of money, services, 65 Stat. 216 supplies, equipment, and use of facilities to States, as defined in the Act, and with the approval of the respective State health authorities, to counties, health districts, and other political subdivisions of the States, for the foregoing purposes, in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the Surgeon General may determine; $11,653,360. Tuberculosis: To carry out the purposes of section 314
(b)of the[42 U. S. C. § 246](/us/usc/t42/s246). Act, $8,745,000. Assistance to States, general: To carry out the purposes of section [42 U. S. C. § 246](/us/usc/t42/s246).[42 U. S. C. § 243](/us/usc/t42/s243).[42 U. S. C. § 24l](/us/usc/t42/s241).314
(c)of the Act; to provide consultative services to States pursuant to section 311 of the Act; to make field investigations and demonstrations pursuant to section 301 of the Act; and to provide for collecting and compiling mortality, morbidity, and vital statistics (including procurement by contract of transcripts of State, municipal, and other records), including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; $15,960,000. Communicable diseases: To carry out, except as otherwise provided for,[42 U. S. C. §§ 241, 243, 264, 201 note](/us/usc/t42/s241/243/264/201). those provisions of sections 301, 311, 361, and 704 of the Act relating to the prevention and suppression of communicable and preventable diseases, and the interstate transmission and spread thereof, including the purchase, erection, and maintenance of portable Buildings; the purchase of not to exceed ten passenger motor vehicles and two aircraft for replacement only; and hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; $5,915,747. Engineering, sanitation, and industrial hygiene: For expenses, not otherwise provided, necessary to carry out those provisions of sections 301, 311, and 361 of the Act relating to sanitation and other aspects of environmental health, including enforcement of applicable quarantine laws and interstate quarantine regulations, and for carrying out the purposes of the Water Pollution Control Act (33 U. S. C. [62 Stat. 1155](/us/stat/62/1155).466–466 (j)), including purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; $3,648,158. Grants, water pollution control: For grants to carry out section 8
(a)of the Water Pollution Control Act (33 U. S. C. 466–466 (j)), $900,000, to remain available until expended. Disease and sanitation investigations and control, Territory of Alaska: To enable the Surgeon General to conduct, in the Service, and to cooperate with and assist the Territory of Alaska in the conduct of, activities necessary in the investigation, prevention, treatment, and control of diseases, and the establishment and maintenance of health and sanitation services pursuant to and for the purposes specified in sections 301, 311, 314 (without regard to the provisions of subsections (d), (f), (h), and
(j)and the limitations set forth in subsection
(c)[42 U. S. C. §§ 241, 243, 246, 264, 266, 201 note](/us/usc/t42/s243/246/264/266/201).of such section), 361, 363, and 704 of the Act, including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle, and hire, operation, and maintenance of aircraft, $1,211,129: *Provided*, That property of the Public Health Service located in Alaska and used in carrying out the activities herein authorized may be transferred, without reimbursement, to the Territory of Alaska at the discretion of the Surgeon General. Buildings and facilities, Cincinnati, Ohio: For payment of obligations incurred pursuant to authority granted under the head “Buildings and facilities, Cincinnati, Ohio,” General Services [64 Stat. 697](/us/stat/64/697).Administration, in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1951, $2,400,000, to remain available until expended. Grants for hospital construction: For payments for hospital construction[42 U. S C. §§ 291d–291h](/us/usc/t42/s291d–291h). under part C, title VI, of the Act, as amended, to remain available until expended, $182,500,000, of which $100,000,000 is for payment of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head: *Provided*, That allotments under such part C to the 65 Stat. 217several States for the current fiscal year shall be made on the basis of an amount equal to that part of the appropriation granted herein which is available for new obligations. Salaries and expenses, hospital construction services: For salaries and expenses incident to carrying out title VI of the Act, as amended,[60 Stat. 1041](/us/stat/60/1041).[42 U. S. C. §§ 291–291m](/us/usc/t42/s291–291m). including the purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $1,166,465. Hospitals and medical care: For carrying out the functions of the Public Health Service under the Act of August 8, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 150), and under sections 321, 322, 324, 326, 331, 332, 341, 343, 344,[60 Stat. 903](/us/stat/60/903). 502, 504, and 710 of the Public Health Service Act, and Executive Order 9079 of February 26, 1942, including purchase and exchange of[42 U. S. C. §§ 248, 249 note, 251, 253, 255–257, 259, 260, 220, 222](/us/usc/t42/s248/249/251/253/255–257/259/260/220/222); 24 U. S. C. note prec. § 191. farm products and livestock; purchase of not to exceed nine passenger motor vehicles, including four ambulances, for replacement only; and firearms and ammunition; $30,200,000: *Provided*, That when the Public Health Service establishes or operates a health service program for any department or agency, payment for the estimated cost shall be made in advance for deposit to the credit of this appropriation. Foreign quarantine service: For carrying out the purposes of sections 361 to 369 of the Act, relating to preventing the introduction of[42 U. S. C. §§ 264–272](/us/usc/t42/s264–272). communicable diseases from foreign countries, the medical examination of aliens in accordance with section 325 of the Act, and the care[42 U. S. C. § 252](/us/usc/t42/s252).[42 U. S. C. § 249](/us/usc/t42/s249). and treatment of quarantine detainees pursuant to section 322
(e)of the Act in private or other public hospitals when facilities of the Public Health Service are not available, including insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries when required by law of such countries; and the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; $2,900,000. National Institutes of Health, operating expenses: For the activities of the National Institutes of Health, not otherwise provided for, includingResearch grants. research fellowships and grants for research projects pursuant to section 301 of the Act; the regulation and preparation of biologic[42 U. S. C. § 241](/us/usc/t42/s241). products; the purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $1,000 for entertainment of visiting scientists when specifically approved by the Surgeon General; erection of temporary structures: and grants of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisone, and other chemical substances, and for development of other related compounds; $15,500,000. National Cancer Institute: To enable the Surgeon General, upon the recommendations of the National Advisory Cancer Council, to make grants-in-aid for research and training projects relating to cancer; to cooperate with State health agencies, and other public and private nonprofit institutions, in the prevention, control, and eradication of cancer by providing consultative services, demonstrations, and grants-in-aid; for the purchase of not to exceed two passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and to otherwise carry out the provisions of title IV, part A, of the Act; $19,500,000, of which not less than[42 U. S. C. §§ 281–284](/us/usc/t42/s281–284). $4,625,000 shall be available exclusively for payment of obligations for research and training grants incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head. Mental health activities: For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 311, 312, and 314
(c)of the Act with respect to mental diseases, $10,518,987, of which not less[42 U. S. C. §§ 241–244, 246](/us/usc/t42/s241–244/246). than $573,000 shall be available exclusively for payment of obligations for research and training grants incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head. National Heart Institute: For expenses necessary to carry out the purposes of the National Heart Act, including the purchase of not to[62 Stat. 464](/us/stat/62/464).[42 U. S. C. § 287 note](/us/usc/t42/s287). exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $10,000,000. 65 Stat. 218 Dental health activities: For expenses not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the Surgeon General to carry out the purposes of the Act with respect to dental diseases and conditions, $1,598,654. Construction of research facilities: For construction of research facilities, to be transferred (except such part as may be necessary for incidental expenses and purchase of equipment by the Public Health Service) to the General Services Administration, and to remain available until expended, as follows: For continuation of construction of a combined hospital and research building as authorized under this head in the Federal Security Agency [12 Stat. 402](/us/stat/12/402); [63 Stat. 284](/us/stat/63/284).Appropriation Acts of 1949 and 1950, $10,400,000, of which $10,000,000 is for payment of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted under this head. For payment of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted to enter into contracts for construction of auxiliary service area structures, as authorized under this head in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1950, $300,000. For payment of obligations incurred under authority heretofore granted to enter into contracts for construction of additional auxiliary structures as authorized under this head in the Federal Security [64 Stat. 645](/us/stat/64/643).Agency Appropriation Act, 1951, $350,000. For purchase and installation of additional equipment, supplies, and furnishings for structures heretofore provided under this head, $6,635,540. Commissioned officers, pay, and so forth: For pay, uniforms and subsistence allowances, increased allowances for foreign service and commutation of quarters for not to exceed one thousand five hundred regular active commissioned officers; for medals, decorations, and retired pay of regular and reserve commissioned officers; for payment of claims for private property lost, destroyed, captured, abandoned, or damaged in the military service of the United States, as authorized by [59 Stat. 225](/us/stat/59/225); [60 Stat. 56](/us/stat/60/56); [58 Stat. 689](/us/stat/58/689).law (31 U. S. C. 222c, h; 42 U. S. C. 213); and for six months’ death gratuity pay and burial payments for regular commissioned officers; $1,861,500, and the Surgeon General is authorized to advance to this appropriation from appropriations made available to the Public Health Service for the current fiscal year such additional amounts as may be necessary for pay and allowances of the officers herein authorized. Salaries and expenses: For the divisions and offices of the Office of the Surgeon General and for miscellaneous expenses of the Public Health Service not appropriated for elsewhere, including conducting research on technical nursing standards and furnishing consultative nursing services; preparing information, articles, and publications related to public health; conducting studies and demonstrations in public health methods; carrying on international health activities, including not to exceed $1,000 for entertainment of officials of other countries when specifically authorized by the Surgeon General; and purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; $2,745,868. saint elizabeths hospital Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the maintenance and operation of the hospital, including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, clothing for patients and cooperation with organizations or individuals in scientific research into the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of mental illness, $2,135,000. 65 Stat. 219 Major repairs and preservation of buildings and grounds: For miscellaneous construction, alterations, repairs, and equipment, on the grounds of the hospital, including preparation of plans and specifications, advertising, and supervision of construction, $136,500, to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That any part of this amount may be transferred to the General Services Administration. social security administration Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Federal Credit Unions: For expenses necessary for the supervision of Federal credit unions, $175,000, together with the aggregate of amounts received from certificate, supervision, and examination fees collected from Federal credit unions as authorized by law, of which total sum not more than $626,671 shall be available for personal services. Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance: For necessary expenses, including purchase of two passenger motor vehicles; and furnishing, repairing, and cleaning of wearing apparel and equipment used by building guards; not more than $58,000,000 may be expended from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, of which not more than $49,549,400 shall be available for personal services. Reimbursement to Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: For reimbursement to the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund for administrative costs and for benefits paid during the period July 1, 1949 through August 31, 1950 to the survivors or veterans of World War II eligible for benefits as provided under section 210 of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C. 410),[49 Stat. 625](/us/stat/49/625). $3,734,000. Grants to States for public assistance: For grants to States for old-age assistance, aid to dependent children, aid to the blind, and aid to the permanently and totally disabled, as authorized in titles I, IV, X. and XIV of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C., ch. 7, subch. I, IV, and X, 64 Stat. 477), $1,150,000,000, of which such[49 Stat. 620](/us/stat/49/620).[42 U. S. C. §§ 301–306, 601–606, 1201–1206, 1351–1355](/us/usc/t42/s301–306/601–606/1201–1206/1351–1355). amount as may be necessary shall be available for grants for any period in the prior fiscal year subsequent to March 31 of that year. Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Public Assistance: For expenses necessary for the Bureau of Public Assistance, $1,600,000, of which not more than $1,455,400 shall be available for personal services. Salaries and expenses, Children’s Bureau: For necessary expenses in carrying out the Act of April 9, 1912, as amended (29 U. S. C. 18a),[37 Stat. 79](/us/stat/37/79). and title V of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C., ch. 7, subch. V), including purchase of reports and material for the publications[49 Stat. 629](/us/stat/49/629).[42 U. S. C. §§ 701–705, 711–715, 721, 731](/us/usc/t42/s701–705/711–715/721/731); [29 U. S. C. § 45b](/us/usc/t29/s45b). of the Children’s Bureau and of reprints for distribution, $1,500,000, of which not more than $1,238,900 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That no part of any appropriation containedCare of obstetrical cases. in this title shall be used to promulgate or carry out any instructions, order, or regulation relating to the care of obstetrical cases which discriminate between persons licensed under State law to practice obstetrics: *Provided further*, That the foregoing proviso shall not be so construed as to prevent any patient from having the services of any practitioner of her own choice, paid for out of this fund, so long as State laws are complied with: *Provided further*, That any State plan which provides standards for professional obstetrical services in accordance with the laws of the State shall be approved. Grants to States for maternal and child welfare: For grants to States for maternal and child-health services, services for crippled children, and child-welfare services as authorized in title V, parts 65 Stat. 220 1, 2, and 3, of the Social Security Act, as amended (42 U. S. C., ch. 7, subch. V), $31,500,000: *Provided*, That any allotment to a State pursuant to section 502
(b)or 512
(b)of such Act shall not be included in computing for the purposes of subsections
(a)and
(b)of sections 504 and 514 of such Act an amount expended or estimated to be expended by the State. Salaries and expenses, Office of the Commissioner: For expenses necessary for the Office of the Commissioner for Social Security, $200,000, together with not to exceed $110,300 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. Grants to States, next succeeding fiscal year: For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, payments to States under titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as [42 Stat. 20](/us/stat/42/20).[42 U. S. C. § 301 *et seq*](/us/usc/t42/s301).amended, for the first quarter of the next succeeding fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary, the obligations incurred and the expenditures made thereunder for payments under each of such titles to be charged to the appropriation therefor for that fiscal year. In the administration of titles I, IV, V, X, and XIV, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as amended, payments to a State under any of such titles for any quarter in the period beginning April 1 of the prior year, and ending June 30 of the current year, may be made with respect to a State plan approved under such title prior to or during such period, but no such payment shall be made with respect to any plan for any quarter prior to the quarter in which such plan was submitted for approval. office of the administrator Salaries, Office of the Administrator: Salaries, Office of the Administrator, $2,050,000, together with not to exceed $403,000 to be *Post*, p. 224.Advance of funds.transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund: *Provided*, That the Administrator may advance to this appropriation from appropriations of constituent organizations of the Federal Security Agency such sums as may be necessary to finance the regional office activities of such constituent organizations. Salaries and expenses, Division of Service Operations: For expenses*Post*, p. 224. necessary for the Office of the Administrator, including salaries for the Division of Service Operations; and purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; $711,500, together with not to exceed $123,500 to be transferred from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, of which total sum not more than $402,045 shall lie available for personal services: *Provided*, That the Administrator may advance to this appropriation from appropriations of constituent organizations of the Federal Security Agency such sums as may be necessary to cover the charges for services, supplies, equipment, and materials furnished. Salaries, Office of the General Counsel: Salaries, Office of the General*Post*, p. 224. Counsel, $396,478, together with not to exceed $22,950 to be transferred from the appropriation “Salaries and expenses, certification and inspection services”, and not to exceed $389,000 to be transferred *Post*, p. 224.from the Federal old-age and survivors insurance trust fund. Surplus property disposal: For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of subsections 203
(j)and
(k)of the Federal Property [63 Stat. 385](/us/stat/63/385).[41 U. S. C. § 233](/us/usc/t41/s233).and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, relating to disposal of real and personal excess property for educational purposes and protection of public health, $90,000. 65 Stat. 221 general provisions Sec. 202. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and expenses shall be available for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field, and for payment in advance when authorized by the Federal Security Administrator for dues or fees for library membership in organizations whose publications are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public. Sec. 203. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a).[30 Stat. 810](/us/stat/30/810).Travel expenses. Sec. 204. Appropriations under this title available for salaries and expenses shall be available for travel expenses and for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which any such appropriation is made. Sec. 205. Withholding of moneys from State agencies. None of the funds appropriated by this title to the Social Security Administration for grants in aid of State agencies to cover, in whole or in part, the cost operation of said agencies including the salaries and expenses of officers and employees of said agencies, shall be withheld from the said agencies of any States which have established by legislative enactment and have in operation a merit system and classification and compensation plan covering the selection, tenure in office, and compensation of their employees, because of any disapproval of their personnel or the manner of their selection by the agencies of the said States, or the rates of pay of said officers or employees. This title may be cited as the “Federal Security Agency appropriationCitation of title. Act, 1952”. TITLE III— NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARDNational Labor Relations Board appropriation Act, 1962.*Post*, p. 224. Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U. S. C. 141–167), and[61 Stat. 136](/us/stat/61/136). other laws, including expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Board when specifically authorized by the Chairman or the General Counsel; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): $8,233,959, of which[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). not more than $6,622,284 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2
(3)of the Act of July 5, 1935 (49 Stat. 450). and as amended[29 U. S. C. § 152](/us/usc/t29/s152). by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3
(f)of the Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1060).[29 U. S. C. § 203(f)](/us/usc/t29/s203/f).Citation of title. This title may be cited as the “National Labor Relations Board Appropriation Act, 1952”. TITLE IV— NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARDNational Mediation Board Appropriation Act, 1952.*Post*, p. 224. Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National Mediation Board, including stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $394,247, of which not more than $299,307 shall be available for[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). personal services. 65 Stat. 222 Arbitration and emergency boards: For expenses necessary for*Post*, p. 224. arbitration boards established under section 7 of the Railway Labor [44 Stat. 582](/us/stat/44/582).Act, as amended (45 U. S. C. 157), and emergency boards appointed by the President pursuant to section 10 of said Act (45 U. S. C. 160), including stenographic reporting services as authorized by section [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $144,000, of which not more than $114,000 shall be available for personal services. national railroad adjustment board Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the National*Post*, p. 224. Railroad Adjustment Board, including stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).55a), $600,000, of which not more than $460,774 shall be available for personal services and of which not less than $250,000 shall be available for compensation (at rates not in excess of $75 per diem) and expenses of referees appointed pursuant to section 3 of the [44 Stat. 578](/us/stat/44/578).[45 U. S. C. § 153](/us/usc/t45/s153).Citation of title.Railway Labor Act, as amended. This title may be cited as the “National Mediation Board appropriation Act, 1952”. TITLE V— RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARDRailroad Retirement Board appropriation Act, 1952. Payment to railroad retirement account: For an annual premium to provide for the payment of all annuities, pensions, and death benefits, in accordance with the provisions of the Railroad Retirement Acts of 1935 and 1937, as amended (45 U. S. C. 228–228s), and for expenses necessary for the Railroad [49 Stat. 967](/us/stat/49/967); [50 Stat 307](/us/stat/50/307).Retirement Board in the Administration of said Acts as specifically provided for under this title, for crediting to the railroad retirement account, an amount equal to amounts covered into the Treasury (minus refunds) during the current fiscal year under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act (28 U. S. C. [60 Stat. 725](/us/stat/60/725).[26 U. S. C. § 1538](/us/usc/t26/s1538).*Post*, p. 224.1500–1538). Salaries and expenses. Railroad Retirement Board (trust fund): For expenses necessary for the Railroad Retirement Board, including not to exceed $1,000 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of the Board when specifically authorized by the Board; and stenographic reporting services as authorized by section 15 of the [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); $5,056,904, of which not more than $4,010,820 shall lie available for personal services, to be derived from the railroad retirement account. This title may be cited as the “Railroad Retirement Board appropriationCitation of title. Act, 1952”. TITLE VI— FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICEFederal Mediation and Conciliation Service Appropriation Act, 1952. Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the Service to*Post*, p. 224. carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations[61 Stat. 136](/us/stat/61/136).[29 U. S. C. § 175](/us/usc/t29/s175). Act, 1947 (29 U. S. C. 171–180, 182), including expenses of the Labor-Management Panel as provided in section 205 of said Act; temporary employment of arbitrators, conciliators, and mediators on labor relations at rates not in excess of $50 per diem; expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with labor and industrial relations; and services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).(5 U. S. C. 55a); $3,047,000, of which not more than $2,566,653 shall be available for personal services. Boards of inquiry: To enable the Service to pay necessary expenses*Post*, p. 224. of boards of inquiry appointed by the President pursuant to section 65 Stat. 223 206 of the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U. S. C. 176–180, 182), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and rent in the District of Columbia, $48,750, of which not more than $23,750 shall be available for personal services. This title may be cited as the “Federal Mediation and ConciliationCitation of title. Service Appropriation Act, 1952”. TITLE VII— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 701. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallPersons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered primaAffidavit. facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike against thePenalty. Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the. United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 702. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallPublicity or propaganda. be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not heretofore authorized by the Congress. Sec. 703. No part of any appropriation or authorization containedRestriction on appointments. in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any incumbent appointed to any civil office or position which may become vacant during the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1951: Provided, ThatNonapplicability. this inhibition shall not apply—
(a)to not to exceed 25 per centum of all vacancies;
(b)to positions filled from within and by transfer to the department or agency;
(c)to offices or positions required by law to be filled by appointment of the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(d)to Saint Elizabeths Hospital and Freedmen’s Hospital;
(e)to the Public Health Service;
(f)to educational institutions; and
(g)to personnel engaged in law enforcement: *Provided further*, That when the total number of personnel subject to this section has been reduced to 90 per centum of the total provided for in the budget estimates for 1952, this section may cease to apply. 65 Stat. 224 Sec. 704. Amounts available from appropriations and other fundsReductions in appropriations. in this Act, and amounts specified therein for personal services, are hereby reduced in the sums hereinafter set forth, such sums (except trust funds) to be carried to the surplus fund and covered into the Treasury immediately upon the approval of this Act, as follows: Department of Labor office of the secretary Salaries and expenses, Bureau of Labor Standards, $31,835; bureau of labor statistics Salaries and expenses, $238,461; women’s bureau Salaries and expenses, $16,715; Federal Security Agency office of education Salaries and expenses, $152,293; office of the administrator Salaries and expenses, Division of Service Operations: Appropriation, $17,487; Transfer from Old-age and Survivors’ Insurance Trust Fund, $3,673; Salaries, Office of the General Counsel: Appropriation, $21,350; Transfer from Old-age and Survivors’ Insurance Trust Fund, $21, 197; National Labor Relations Board Salaries and expenses, $348,541; National Mediation Board Salaries and expenses, $15,753; Arbitration and emergency boards, $6,000; national railroad adjustment board Salaries and expenses, $24,251; Railroad Retirement Board Salaries and expenses, Railroad Retirement Board (trust fund), $211,096; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Salaries and expenses, $135,087; Boards of inquiry, $1,250. Sec. 705. Where the number of passenger cars for replacement onlyPassenger cars. is reduced by the provisions in this Act the total number of passenger cars in the division or department concerned will be reduced by a like 65 Stat. 225 number: *Provided*, That in no event shall the number of passenger-carrying vehicles which may be operated during the current fiscal year at the seat of government under any appropriation or authorization in this Act exceed 50 per centum of the number in use as of June 30, 1951. Sec. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, Employees engaged in personnel workexcept appropriations for the Public Health Service, shall be used to pay the compensation of any employee engaged in personnel work in excess of the number that would be provided by a ratio of one such employee to one hundred and five, or a part thereof, full-time, part-time, and intermittent employees of the agency concerned: *Provided*, That for purposes of this section employees shall be considered as engaged in personnel work if they spend half time or more in personnel administration consisting of direction and administration of the personnel program; employment, placement, and separation; job evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; training; committees of expert examiners and boards of civil-service examiners; wage administration; and processing, recording, and reporting. Sec. 707. This Act may be cited as the “Labor-Federal SecurityShort title. Appropriation Act, 1952”. Approved August 31, 1951. Public Law 135: Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 135 Public Law 135 65 Stat. 225 1951-08-31 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 135 chapter 374 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.August 31, 1951[[H. R. 3971](/us/bill/82/hr/3971)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Department of Agriculture appropriation Act, 1952. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TITLE I— REGULAR ACTIVITIES Research and Marketing Act of 1946 To enable the Secretary to improve and develop, independently or through cooperation among Federal and State agencies, and others, a sound and efficient system for the distribution and marketing of agricultural products under the provisions of titles II and III of the Act of August 14, 1946, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1621–1629), $4,750,000: *Provided*,[60 Stat. 1087](/us/stat/60/1087). That not less than $600,000 of this amount shall be available for contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 205 of said Act:[7 U.S. C. § 1624](/us/usc/t7/s1624).Availability of funds. *Provided further*, That the Secretary may make available to any bureau, office, or agency of the Department such amounts from this appropriation as may be necessary to carry out the functions for which it is made (but amounts made available to the Office of the Secretary, Office of the Solicitor, and Office of Information, shall not exceed those which the Bureau of the Budget, after a hearing thereon with representatives of the Department, shall determine), and any such amounts shall be in addition to amounts transferred or otherwise made available to other appropriation items of the Department: *Provided further*,Work relating to fish, etc. That no part of this appropriation shall be available for work relating to fish or shellfish or any product thereof, except for the support of 65 Stat. 226 equitable transportation rates before Federal agencies concerned with such rates and for development of foreign markets. Bureau of Agricultural Economics For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Act[42 Stat. 532](/us/stat/42/532). establishing the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (7 U. S. C. 411) and related Acts, as follows: Economic investigations: For conducting investigations and for acquiring and diffusing useful information among the people of the United States, relative to agricultural production, distribution, land utilization, and conservation in their broadest aspects, including farm management and practice, utilization of farm and food products, purchasing of farm supplies, farm population and rural life, farm labor, farm finance, insurance and taxation, adjustments in production to probable demand for the different farm and food products; land ownership and values, costs, prices and income in their relation to agriculture, including causes for their variations and trends, $2,150,000: *Provided*, that no part of the funds herein appropriated or made available to the Bureau of Agricultural Economics under the heading “Economic investigations” shall be used for State and county land-use planning, for conducting cultural surveys, or for the maintenance of regional offices. Crop and livestock estimates: For collecting, compiling, abstracting, analyzing, summarizing, interpreting, and publishing data relating to agriculture, including 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, production, distribution, and consumption of turpentine and [49 Stat. 653](/us/stat/49/653).Peanut statistics.rosin pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1935 (5 U. S. C. 556b), and for the collection and publication of statistics of peanuts as provided by the Act approved June 24, 1936, as amended May 12, 1938 [49 Stat. 1898](/us/stat/49/1898); [52 Stat. 348](/us/stat/52/348).Cotton and apple reports.(7 U. S. C. 951–957), $2,848,304: *Provided*, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense incident to ascertaining, collating, or publishing a report stating the intention of farmers as to the acreage to be planted in cotton, or for estimates of apple production for other than the commercial crop. Agricultural Research Administration office of administrator For necessary expenses of the Office of Administrator, including travel and subsistence expenses of advisory committees authorized [60 Stat. 1091](/us/stat/60/1091).by title III of the Act of August 14, 1946 (7 U. S. C. 1628–1629), and the maintenance, operation, and furnishing of facilities and services Reimbursement.at the Agricultural Research Center, $541,440: *Provided*, That the appropriation current at the time services are rendered may be reimbursed (by advance credits or reimbursements based on estimated or actual charges) from applicable appropriations, to cover the charges, including handling and other related services, for equipment rentals (including depreciation, maintenance, and repairs); for services, supplies, equipment, and material furnished: *Provided further*, That of the several appropriations of the Agricultural Research Administration, not to exceed $15,000 shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of the Organic Act [58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).Buildings and improvements.of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): *Provided further*, That the several appropriations of the Agricultural Research Administration shall be available 65 Stat. 227 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements: *Provided, however*, That unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building (excepting headhouses connecting greenhouses and experimental farm houses) shall not exceed $5,000, the total amount for construction of buildings costing more than $2,500 each shall be within the limits of the estimates submitted and approved therefor, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $2,500 or 2 per centum of the cost of the building as certified by the Research Administrator, whichever is greater, except for the alteration of one building at Greenfield, Massachusetts, at a cost not to exceed $7,500: *Provided further*, That not to exceed 7 perLimitation. centum of the funds of any research appropriation of the Agricultural Research Administration, including the appropriation for the Office of the Administrator, may be transferred by the Administrator, with the approval of the Secretary, to any other such research appropriation in order to provide for a more effective research program: *Provided, however*, That no appropriation may be increased more than 7 per centum by such transfers. research on agricultural problems of alaska For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to conduct research into the basic agricultural needs and problems of the Territory of Alaska, through such agencies of the Department as he may designate, independently or in cooperation with appropriate agencies of the Territory of Alaska, $250,000. office of experiment stations Payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico For payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico to be paid quarterly in advance where applicable, to carry into effect the provisions of the following Acts relating to agricultural experiment stations: Hatch, Adams, Purnell, Bankhead-Jones, and related Acts: Hatch Act, the Act approved March 2, 1887 (7 U. S. C. 362, 363, 365, 368, 377–379), $720,000; Adams Act, the Act approved March 16, 1906[24 Stat. 440](/us/stat/24/440).[34 Stat. 63](/us/stat/34/63).[43 Stat. 970](/us/stat/43/970). (7 U. S. C. 369), $720,000; Purnell Act, the Act approved February 24, 1925 (7 U. S. C. 361, 366, 370, 371, 373–376, 380, 382), $2,880,000; Bankhead-Jones Act, title I of the Act approved June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 427–427g), sections 3 and 5, $2,863,708, and sections 9 and 11 of said Act as added by the Act of August 14, 1946 (7 U. S. C. 427h, 427j), including administration by the Office of Experiment[49 Stat. 436](/us/stat/49/436): [60 Stat. 1083](/us/stat/60/1083). Stations in the United States Department of Agriculture, $5,000,000, no part of which latter amount shall be used for beginning construction of any building costing in excess of $15,000, except that a poultry breeding house may lie constructed at Purdue University at a cost to this appropriation of not to exceed $29,000; Hawaii, the Act approved May 16, 1928 (7 U. S. C. 386–386b), extending the benefits or certain[45 Stat. 571](/us/stat/45/571). Acts of Congress to the Territory of Hawaii, $90,000; Alaska, the Act approved February 23, 1929 (7 U. S. C. 386c), extending the benefits[45 Stat. 1256](/us/stat/45/1256). of the Hatch Act to the Territory of Alaska, $15,000, and the provisions of section 2 of the Act approved June 20, 1936, as amended (7 U. S. C. 369a, Public Law 739, approved August 29, 1950), extending[49 Stat. 1554](/us/stat/49/1554); [64 Stat. 563](/us/stat/64/563). the benefits of the Adams and Purnell Acts to the Territory of Alaska, $50,000; Puerto Rico, the Act approved March 4, 1931, as amended (7 U. S. C. 386d–386f), extending the benefits of certain[46 Stat. 1520](/us/stat/46/1520). Acts of Congress to Puerto Rico, $90,000; in all, payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, $12,428,708. 65 Stat. 228 Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses in connection with administration of grants and coordination of research with States pursuant to the Acts approved [24 Stat. 440](/us/stat/24/440); [34 Stat. 63](/us/stat/34/63); [43 Stat. 970](/us/stat/43/970); [43 Stat. 571/1256, 1256](/us/stat/43/571); [46 Stat. 1520](/us/stat/46/1520); [49 Stat. 1553](/us/stat/49/1553); [49 Stat. 436](/us/stat/49/436); [58 Stat. 735](/us/stat/58/735).March 2, 1887, March 16, 1906, February 24, 1925, May 16, 1928, February 23, 1929, March 4, 1931, and June 20, 1936, and Acts amendatory thereto (7 U. S. C. 361–363, 365–383, 386–386f), and title I of the Act approved June 29, 1935, as amended by the Act of September 21, 1944 (7 U. S. C. 427–427g), and for the administration, operation, and maintenance of an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, $367,090; and the Secretary shall prescribe the form of the annual financial statement required under the above Acts, ascertain whether the expenditures are in accordance with their provisions, coordinate the research work of the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the lines authorized in said Acts with research of the Department in similar lines, and make report thereon to Congress. bureau of human nutrition and home economics For necessary expenses in connection with conducting investigations of the relative 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 such economic investigations, including housing and household buying, as have for their purpose the improvement of the rural home, for coordinating nutrition services made available by Federal, State, and other agencies, and for disseminating useful information on these subjects, $1,350,000. bureau of animal industry Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act, as amended,[23 Stat. 31](/us/stat/23/31).[7 U. S. C. § 391–394](/us/usc/t7/s391–394). establishing a Bureau of Animal Industry, and related Acts, and for investigation concerned with the livestock and meat industries and the domestic raising of fur-bearing animals, as follows: Animal research: For animal husbandry investigations; investigations of diseases of animals and of tuberculin, serums, antitoxins, and analogous products; and cooperation in the administration of regulations for the improvement of poultry, poultry products, and hatcheries, as authorized by law (7 U. S. C. 429, Public Law 662, approved [64 Stat. 413](/us/stat/64/413).August 4, 1950); $3,250,000. Animal disease control and eradication: For the control and eradication of tuberculosis and paratuberculosis of animals, avian tuberculosis, Bang’s disease of cattle, scabies in sheep and cattle, southern cattle ticks, hog cholera and related swine diseases, and dourine in horses, and other inspection and quarantine work authorized by law; for supervision of the transportation of livestock, including Administration of the twenty-eight-hour law: for inspection of vessels; and for carrying out the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1913 (21 U. S, C. [37 Stat. 832](/us/stat/37/832).151–158), relating to veterinary biological products, $7,731,022, including $30,000 for the acquisition of land and construction of buildings for inspection of livestock at Canadian border ports of Compensation for condemned cattle.entry: *Provided*, That no payment hereunder as compensation for any cattle condemned for slaughter for tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, or Bang’s disease shall exceed
(1)$25 for any grade animal or $50 for any pure bred animal,
(2)one-third of the difference between the 65 Stat. 229 appraised value and the value of salvage thereof, or
(3)the amount paid or to be paid by the State or other cooperating agency, and no payment hereunder shall be made for any animal if at the time of test or condemnation it shall belong to or lie upon the premises of any person, firm, or corporation to which it has been sold, shipped, or delivered for slaughter. Marketing agreements, hog cholera virus and serum: For carrying into effect sections 56 to 60, inclusive, of the Act approved August 24, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 851–855) regulating the marketing of anti-hog-cholera[49 Stat. 781](/us/stat/49/781). serum and hog-cholera virus, $47,906. Meat inspection: For carrying out the provisions of laws relating to Federal inspection of meat and meat-food products, including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $12,800,000: *Provided*, That hereafter reimbursement may be made by any person, firm, or organization for the expenses of meat inspection in excess of those which can be met from the amount appropriated for such purposes each year. bureau of dairy industry For necessary expenses in carrying out the provisions of the Act of May 29, 1924 (7 U. S. C. 401–404), including investigations, experiments,[43 Stat. 243](/us/stat/43/243). and demonstrations in dairy industry, the applicable provisions of the Act of May 9, 1902 (26 U. S. C. 2325, 2326 (c)), relating to[32 Stat. 196](/us/stat/32/196). process or renovated butter, as amended, and the Act of May 23, 1908 (21 U. S. C. 94 (a)), insofar as it relates to the exportation[35 Stat. 254](/us/stat/35/254). of process or renovated butter, $1,475,000. bureau of agricultural and industrial chemistry For expenses necessary for investigations, experiments, and demonstrations established under the provisions of section 202
(a)to 202 (e), inclusive, of title II of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U. S. C. 1292); for the development of new and extended food,[52 Stat. 37](/us/stat/52/37). feed, and industrial uses for agricultural commodities, both plant and animal, and potential replacement crops, and processing, biological, chemical, physical, pharmacological, toxicological, and technological investigation thereof, $7,250,000. bureau of plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering Plant, soil, and agricultural engineering research: For expenses necessary for investigations, experiments, and demonstrations concerning plants, soils, and agricultural engineering, including those related to the production, improvement, handling, processing, transportation, and storage of farm and other crops; control of weeds, plant diseases, and nematodes; discovery and introduction of new and useful plants, both foreign and native; soil and water management to improve soil productivity; the relation of soils to plant, animal, and human nutrition; classification and mapping of soils; fertilizers, liming materials, and soil amendments; farm machinery and processing equipment; farm buildings, and farm electrification; and for the operation and maintenance of airplanes; $10,589,730,Laboratory at Orlando. Fla. including not to exceed $275,000 for the construction of a laboratory at Orlando, Florida. National Arboretum: For the maintenance and development of the National Arboretum established under the provisions of the Act approved March 4, 1927 (20 U. S. C. 191–194), $136,920.[44 Stat. 1422](/us/stat/44/1422). 65 Stat. 230 bureau of entomology and plant quarantine Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and surveys for the promotion of economic entomology, for investigating and ascertaining the best means of destroying insects and related pests injurious to agriculture, for importing useful and beneficial insects and bacterial, fungal, and other diseases of insects and related pests, for investigating and ascertaining the best means of destroying insects affecting man and animals, and the best ways of utilizing beneficial insects, for carrying into effect the provisions [37 Stat. 315](/us/stat/37/315).[42 Stat. 833](/us/stat/42/833); [33 Stat. 1269](/us/stat/33/1269); [56 Stat. 40](/us/stat/56/40).of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 151–167), the Honey Bee Act (7 U. S. C. 281–283), the Insect Pest Act (7 Ù. S. C. 141–144), the Mexican Border Act (7 U. S. C. 149), [58 Stat. 735](/us/stat/58/735).and the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U. S. C. 147a), as amended, authorizing the eradication, control, and prevention of spread of injurious insects and plant pests; including the operation and maintenance of airplanes and the purchase of not to exceed two, as follows: Insect investigations: For the investigation of insects affecting fruits, grapes, nuts, trees, shrubs, forests and forest products, truck and garden crops, cereal, forage and range crops, cotton, tobacco, sugar plants, ornamental and other plants and agricultural products, household possessions, and man and animals; for bee culture and apiary management; for classifying, identifying, and collecting information to determine the distribution and abundance of insects; for investigations in connection with introduction of natural enemies of injurious insects and related pests and for the exchange with other countries of useful and beneficial insects and other arthropods; for developing methods, equipment, and apparatus to aid in enforcing plant quarantines and in the eradication and control of insect pests and plant diseases; and for investigations of insecticides and fungicides, including methods of their manufacture and use and the effects Oriental fruitfly.of their application, $3,650,000: *Provided*, That of the amount allotted for oriental fruitfly, not to exceed $250,000 may be used for contracts with public or private agencies for research in accordance with section [60 Stat. 1085](/us/stat/60/1085).10
(a)of the Act of August 14, 1946 (7 U. S. C. 427i), and the amounts obligated for contract research shall remain available until expended. Insect and plant-disease control: For carrying out operations or measures to eradicate, suppress, control, or to prevent or retard the spread of Japanese beetle, sweetpotato weevil, Mexican fruitflies, phony peach and peach mosaic, cereal rusts, pink bollworm and Thurberia weevil, golden nematode, citrus blackfly, white-fringed beetle. Hall scale, and gypsy and brown-tail moths, including the enforcement of quarantine regulations and cooperation with States to enforce plant quarantines as authorized by the Plant Quarantine [37 Stat. 316](/us/stat/37/316).Establishment of cotton-free areas.Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 151–167), and including the establishment of such cotton-free areas as may be necessary to stamp out any infestation of the pink bollworm as authorized by the Act of February 8, 1930 (46 Stat. 67), and for cooperation with States in the compensation of growers for losses resulting from the destruction of or for not planting potatoes and tomatoes on lands infested or exposed to infestations of the golden nematode for the purpose authorized by the Golden Nematode Act [62 Stat. 442](/us/stat/62/442).[7 U. S. C. §§ 150–150g](/us/usc/t7/s150–150g).(Public Law 645, approved June 15, 1948).$4,600,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the cost or value of trees, farm animals, farm crops, or other property injured or destroyed, except potatoes and tomatoes as authorized under the State, etc., cooperation.Golden Nematode Act: *Provided further*, That, in the discretion of the Secretary, no part of this appropriation shall be expended for 65 Stat. 231 the control of sweetpotato weevil in any State until such State has provided cooperation necessary to accomplish this purpose, or for barberry eradication until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by States, counties, or local authorities, or by individuals or organizations for the accomplishment of this purpose, or with respect to the golden nematode except as prescribed in section 4 of the Golden Nematode Act.[7 U. S. C. § 150c](/us/usc/t7/s150c). Plant quarantines: For operations against the introduction of insect pests or plant diseases into the United States, including the enforcement of foreign-plant quarantines and regulations promulgated under sections 5 and 7 of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C.[37 Stat. 316](/us/stat/37/316).[33 Stat. 1269](/us/stat/33/1269); [56 Stat. 40](/us/stat/56/40). 151–167), the Insect Pest Act of 1905 (7 U. S. C. 141–144), and the Mexican Border Act of 1942 (7 U. S. C. 149), for enforcement of domestic-plant quarantines as they pertain to Territories and districts of the United States, for the enforcement of plant quarantines through inspection in transit, including the interception and disposition of materials found to have been transported in violation of Federal plant quarantine laws or regulations, and operations under the Terminal Inspection Act (7 U. S. C. 166) and enforcement[38 Stat. 1113](/us/stat/38/1113). of regulations governing the movement of plants into and from the District of Columbia promulgated under section 15 of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended, and for inspection[41 Stat. 726](/us/stat/41/726).[7 U. S. C. § 167](/us/usc/t7/s167). and certification of plants and plant products to meet the sanitary requirements of foreign countries, as authorized in section 102 of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U. S. C. 147a), $2,600,000.[58 Stat. 735](/us/stat/58/735). Control of Emergency Outbreaks of Insects and Plant Diseases For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the joint resolution approved May 9, 1938 (7 U. S. C. 148–148e), including the[52 Stat. 344](/us/stat/52/344). operation and maintenance of airplanes and the purchase of not to exceed two, and surveys and control operations in Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Government or local Canadian authorities, and the employment of Canadian citizens, $1,800,000, of which $1,000,–000 shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the. Revised Statutes, as amended, for the purposes of said joint resolution only[31 U. S. C. § 665](/us/usc/t31/665). to the extent that the Secretary, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, finds necessary to meet emergency conditions. Control of Forest Pests For expenses necessary for carrying out operations, measures, or surveys necessary to eradicate, suppress, control, or to prevent or retard the spread of insects or diseases which endanger forest trees on any lands in the United States, and for such quarantine measures relating thereto as may be necessary pursuant to the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 151–167), including[37 Stat. 315](/us/stat/37/315). the purchase (not to exceed two) and operation and maintenance of airplanes, and construction and alteration of necessary buildings: *Provided*, That the cost of constructing or altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $2,500, as follows: Forest Pest Control Act: For carrying out the provisions of the Act approved June 25, 1947 (16 U. S. C., Supp. I, 594–1–594–5),[61 Stat. 177](/us/stat/61/177). $2,700,000, of which $500,000 shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, for the purposes[31 U. S. C. § 665](/us/usc/t31/s665). of said Act only to the extent that the Secretary, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, finds necessary’ to meet emergency conditions. 65 Stat. 232 White pine blister rust: White pine blister rust, pursuant to theAvailability of funds.[54 Stat. 168](/us/stat/54/168). Act of April 26, 1940 (16 U. S. C. 594a), $3,300,000, of which $505,000 shall be available to the Department of the Interior for the control of white pine blister rust on or endangering Federal lands under the jurisdiction of that Department or lands of Indian tribes which are under the jurisdiction of or retained under restrictions of the United States; $1,750,000 to the Forest Service for the control of white pine blister rust on or endangering lands under its jurisdiction; and $1,045,000 to the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine for leadership and general coordination of the entire program, method development, and for operations conducted under its direction for such control, including, but not confined to, the control of white pine blister rust on or endangering State and privately owned lands. Forest Service salaries and expenses For expenses necessary, including not to exceed $10,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of the Organic[58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).Experiments and investigations. Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); to experiment and make investigations and report on forestry, national forests, forest fires, and lumbering, but no part of this appropriation shall be used for any experiment or test made outside the jurisdiction of the United States; to advise the owners of woodlands as to the proper care of the same; to investigate and test American timber and timber trees and their uses, and methods for the preservative treatment of timber; to seek, through investigations and the planting of native and foreign species, suitable trees for Cost of buildings.the treeless regions; to erect necessary buildings: *Provided*, That the cost of any building purchased, erected, or as improved, exclusive of the cost (not to exceed $1,000) of constructing a water-supply or sanitary system and of connecting the same with any such building, and exclusive of the cost of any tower upon which a lookout house may be erected, shall not exceed $15,000, with the exception that any building erected, purchased, or acquired, the cost of which was $15,000 or more, may be improved out of the appropriations made under this Act for the Forest Service by an amount not to exceed 2 per centum of the cost of such building as certified by the Chief of the Forest Service; Protection, etc., of national forests.to protect, administer, and improve the national forests, including tree planting and other measures to prevent erosion, drift, surface wash, soil waste, and the formation of floods, and to conserve water; to Care of fish and game.ascertain the natural conditions upon and utilize the national forests, to transport and care for fish and game supplied to stock the national forests or the waters therein; to collate, digest, report, and illustrate the results of experiments and investigations made by the Forest Service, as follows: National forest protection and management: For the administration, protection, use, maintenance, improvement, and development of the national forests, including the establishment and maintenance of forest tree nurseries, including the procurement of tree seed and nursery stock by purchase, production, or otherwise, seeding and tree planting and the care of plantations and young growth; the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed three; the maintenance of roads and trails and the construction and maintenance of all other improvements necessary for the proper and economical administration, protection, development, and use of the national forests, including experimental areas under Forest Service Direct purchases.Administration, except that where direct purchases will be more economical than construction, improvements may be purchased; the construction 65 Stat. 233 (not to exceed $15,000 for any one structure), equipment, and maintenance of sanitary and recreational facilities; timber cultural operations; development and application of fish and game management plans; propagation and transplanting of plants suitable for planting on semiarid portions of the national forests; estimating and appraising of timber and other resources and development and application of plans for their effective management, sale, and use; expenses of the National Forest Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U. S. C. 514); examination, Classification,[30 Stat. 963](/us/stat/30/963).Homestead lands. surveying, and appraisal of land incident to effecting exchanges authorized by law and of lands within the boundaries of the national forests that may be opened to homestead settlement and entry under the Act of June 11, 1906, and the Act of August 10, 1912 (16 U. S. C.[34 Stat. 233](/us/stat/34/233); [37 Stat 287, 842](/us/stat/37/287/842). 506–509), as provided by the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U. S. C. 512); investigation and establishment of water rights, including the purchase thereof or of lands or interests in lands or rights-of-way for use and protection of water rights necessary or beneficial in connection with the administration and public use of the national forests; and all expenses necessary for the use, maintenance, improvement, protection, and general administration of the national forests, $27,322,025, of which not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for the purchase of three nursery sites. Fighting forest fires: For fighting and preventing forest fires on or threatening lands under Forest Service administration, including lands under contract for purchase or in process of condemnation for Forest Service purposes, and for liquidation of obligations incurred in the preceding fiscal year for such purpose, $6,000,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, only to the extent that the Secretary,[31 U. S. C. § 665](/us/usc/t31/s665). with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, finds necessary to meet emergency conditions. Forest research: For forest research at forest or range experiment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Act approved May 22, 1928, as amended (16 U. S. C. 581, 581a, 581f–581i), including[45 Stat. 699](/us/stat/45/699). the construction and maintenance of improvements; fire, silvicultural, watershed, and other forest investigations and experiments; investigations and experiments to develop improved methods of management of forest and other ranges; experiments, investigations, and tests of forest products; a comprehensive forest survey; and investigations in forest economics; $5,108,603: *Provided*, That hereafter funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any forest research facility located within the United States, its Territories, or possessions. forest development roads and trails For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal Highway Act approved November 9, 1921, as amended (23 U. S. C. 23, 23a), relating to forest development roads[42 Stat. 218](/us/stat/42/218); [49 Stat. 1520](/us/stat/49/1520).Experimental areas. and trails, including the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and trails on experimental areas under Forest Service administration, $13,000,000, which sum is authorized to be appropriated by the Acts of June 29, 1948 (Public Law 834), and September[62 Stat. 1105](/us/stat/62/1105).[23 U. S. C. §§ 21, 23c](/us/usc/t23/s21/23c).[64 Stat. 785](/us/stat/64/785).[23 U. S. C. § 3a notes](/us/usc/t23/s3a). 7, 1950 (Public Law 769), to remain available until expended: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be available for the rental, purchase, construction, or alteration of buildings necessary for the storage and repair of equipment and supplies used for road and trail construction and maintenance, but the total cost of any such building purchased, altered, or constructed under this authorization shall not 65 Stat. 234 exceed $15,000 with the exception that any building erected, purchased, or acquired, the cost of which was $15,000 or more, may be improved within any fiscal year by an amount not to exceed 2 per centum of the cost of such buildings certified by the Chief of the Forest Service. acquisition of lands for national forests Weeks Act For the acquisition of forest lands under the provisions of the Act [36 Stat 961](/us/stat/36/961).approved March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U. S. C. 513–519, 521), $75,000, to be available only for payment toward the purchase price of any lands acquired, including the cost of surveys in connection with such acquisition: *Provided*, That no part of such funds shall be used for the purchase of lands in the counties of Adair, Cherokee, and Sequoyah, in the State of Oklahoma, without the specific approval of the Board of County Commissioners of the county in which such lands are situated. Superior National Forest For the acquisition of forest land within the Superior National Forest, Minnesota, under the provisions of the Act approved June 22, [62 Stat. 568](/us/stat/62/568).1948 (Public Law 733),[16 U. S. C §§ 577c–577h](/us/usc/t16/s577c–577h). $125,000, to remain available until expended. Special Acts For the acquisition of land to facilitate the control of soil erosion and flood damage originating within the exterior boundaries of the following national forests, in accordance with the provisions of the following Acts authorizing annual appropriations of forest receipts for such purposes, and in not to exceed the following amounts from such receipts: Uinta and Wasatch National Forests, Utah, Act of [49 Stat. 866](/us/stat/49/866).[62 Stat. 347](/us/stat/62/347).August 26, 1935 (Public Law 337), as amended, $39,830; Cache National Forest, Utah, Act of May 11, 1938 (Public Law 505), as amended, $10,000; San Bernardino and Cleveland National Forests, [52 Stat. 690](/us/stat/52/690).Riverside County, California, [52 Stat. 1205](/us/stat/52/1205).[54 Stat. 299](/us/stat/54/299).Act of June 15, 1938 (Public Law 634), as amended, $22,000; Nevada and Toiyabe National Forests, Nevada, Act of June 25, 1938 (Public Law 748), as amended, $10,000; Angeles National Forest, California, [54 Stat. 297](/us/stat/54/297).[54 Stat. 102](/us/stat/54/102).Act of June 11, 1940 (Public Law 591), $20,000; Cleveland National Forest, San Diego County, California, Act of June 11, 1940 (Public Law 589), $5,000; Sequoia National Forest, California, Act of June 17, 1940 (Public Law 637), $34,850; in all $141,680. state and private forestry cooperation For expenses necessary for cooperation with the various States in forest-fire prevention and suppression, in forest tree planting, in forest management and processing, and in farm forestry extension, pursuant to the [64 Stat. 473](/us/stat/64/473).[16 U. S. C. §§ 368c, 568d](/us/usc/t16/s368c/568d).[43 Stat. 653](/us/stat/43/653).Act of August 25, 1950 (Public Law 729), and sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (16 U. S. C. 564–568a), and Acts supplementary thereto; advising timberland owners, associations, and other appropriate agencies in the application of forest management principles to federally owned lands leased to States and to private forest lands, and advising wood-using industries in processing of forest products, so as to attain sustained-yield management, the conservation of the timber resources, the productivity of forest lands, and the stabilization of employment and economic continuance of forest industries: $10,750,000. 65 Stat. 235 cooperative range improvements For artificial revegetation, construction, and maintenance of range improvements, control of rodents, and eradication of poisonous and noxious plants on national forests, as authorized by section 12 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (Public Law 478), $700,000, to remain available[64 Stat. 65](/us/stat/64/65).[16 U. S. C. § 580h](/us/usc/t16/s580h). until expended: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available in any national forest in excess of three times the amount available for such forest from sources (including claims recognized[64 Stat. 1133](/us/stat/64/1133).[35 Stat. 260](/us/stat/35/260). by the Act of December 29, 1950, and receipts under 16 U. S. C. 500) other than Federal sources. Flood Control For expenses necessary, in accordance with the Flood Control Act, approved June 22, 1936 (Public Law 738), as amended and supplemented,[49 Stat. 1570](/us/stat/49/1570).[33 U. S. C. §§ 701a–701h](/us/usc/t33/s701a/701b–701h). to make preliminary examinations and surveys, and to perform works of improvement, and to plan the agricultural phases of the development of the Columbia Basin area, the Arkansas-White-Red River area, and the New England-New York area, in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, including not to exceed $100,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a),[58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[30 Stat. 810](/us/stat/30/810) to remain available until expended, $6,372,800, with which shall be merged the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated or transferred to the Department for flood-control purposes: *Provided*,Yazoo and Little Tallahatchie watersheds. That no part of such funds shall be used for the purchase of lands in the Yazoo and Little Tallahatchie watersheds without specific approval of the county board of supervisors of the county in which such lands are situated, nor shall any part of such funds be used for the purchase of lands in the counties of Adair. Cherokee, and Sequoyah, in the State of Oklahoma, without the specific approval of the Board of County Commissioners of the county in which such lands are situated: *Provided further*, That of the funds available herein, not in excess of $6,000,000 (with which shall be merged the unexpended balance of funds heretofore made available for these purposes) may be expended in watersheds heretofore authorized by section 13 of the Flood Control[58 Stat. 905](/us/stat/58/905). Act of December 22, 1944, for necessary gully control, flood water detention, and floodway structures in areas other than those over which the Department of the Army has jurisdiction and responsibility. Soil Conservation Service salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U. S. C. 590a–590f), title III of the Act of July[49 Stat. 163](/us/stat/49/163)[50 Stat. 525](/us/stat/50/525).[59 Stat. 532](/us/stat/59/532). 22, 1937 (7 U. S. C. 1010–1012), and the Act of August 11, 1945 (7 U. S. C. 1011 note), including research and investigations into the character, cause, extent, history, and effects of erosion, soil and moisture depletion, and methods of soil and water conservation (including the construction and hydrologic phases of farm irrigation and land drainage, and the construction, operation, and maintenance of experimental watersheds, stations, laboratories, plots, and installations); making conservation surveys and plans and establishing measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs); establishment and operation of conservation nurseries; development and management of land utilization project lands and facilities; dissemination of information; purchase and 65 Stat. 236 erection or alteration of permanent buildings; operation and maintenance of aircraft; and furnishing of subsistence to employees; Cost of buildings.$53,474,991: *Provided*, That the cost of any permanent building purchased, erected, or as improved, exclusive of the cost of constructing a water supply or sanitary system and connecting the same to any such building and with the exception of buildings acquired in conjunction with land being purchased for other purposes, shall not exceed $2,500, except for eight buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $15,000 per building and except that alterations or improvements to other existing permanent buildings costing $2,500 or more may be made in any fiscal year in an amount not to exceed Restrictions.$500 per building: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the construction of any such building on land not owned by the Government: *Provided further*, That in the State of Missouri, where the State has established a central State agency authorized to enter into agreements with the United States or any of its agencies on policies and general programs for the saving of its soil by the extension of Federal aid to any soil conservation district in such State, the agreements made by or on behalf of the United States with any such soil conservation district shall have the prior approval of such central State agency before they shall become effective as to such district: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation may be expended for soil and water conservation operations [49 Stat. 163](/us/stat/49/163).under the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U. S. C. 590a–590f), in demonstration projects: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $5,000 may be used for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section [68 Stat. 742](/us/stat/68/742).[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).706
(a)of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): *Provided further*, That not to exceed $265,000 of funds authorized for fiscal year 1951 for development of land utilization projects may remain available until expended: *Provided further*, That qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning work of the service. water conservation and utilization projects For expenses necessary to carry into effect the functions of the Department under the Acts of May 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 685, 719), [54 Stat. 1119](/us/stat/54/1119).[63 Stat. 277](/us/stat/63/277).[64 Stat. 769](/us/stat/64/769).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1033–1039](/us/usc/t7/s1033–1039).October 14, 1940 (16 U. S. C. 590y-z–10), as amended and supplemented, June 28, 1949 (Public Law 132), and September 6, 1950 (Public Law 760), relating to water conservation and utilization projects, to remain available until expended, $235,500, which sum shall be merged with the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated or transferred to said Department for the purposes of said Act. Production and Marketing Administration conservation and use of agricultural land resources To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of sections 7 to 17, inclusive, of the Soil Conservation and Domestic [49 Stat. 1148](/us/stat/49/1148).Allotment Act, approved February 29, 1936, as amended (16 U. S. C. 590g–590q), including not to exceed $6,000 for the preparation and display of exhibits, including such displays at State, interstate, and international fairs within the United States; $260,000,000, to remain available until December 31 of the next succeeding fiscal year for compliance with the program of soil-building practices and soil- and water-conserving practices authorized under this head in the [64 Stat. 657](/us/stat/64/657).Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1951, carried out during the period July 1, 1950, to December 31, 1951, inclusive: *Provided*, 65 Stat. 237 That not to exceed $25,250,000 of the total sum provided under this head shall be available during the current fiscal year for salaries and other administrative expenses for carrying out such program, the cost of aerial photographs, however, not to be charged to such limitation; but not more than $4,966,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation account, “Administrative expenses, section 392, agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938”: *Provided further*, That payments[52 Stat. 69](/us/stat/52/69). to claimants[7 U. S. C. § 1392](/us/usc/t7/s1392).Payments to Claimants. hereunder may be made upon the certificate of the claimant, which certificate shall be in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, that he has carried out the conservation practice or practices and has complied with nil other requirements as conditions for such payments and that the statements and information contained in the application for payment are correct and true, to the best of his knowledge and belief, under the penalties of title 18, United States Code: *Provided further*, That none of the funds herein appropriated[62 Stat. 683](/us/stat/62/683). or made available for the functions assigned to the Agricultural Adjustment Agency pursuant to the Executive Order Numbered 9069, of February 23, 1942, shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses[50 U. S. C. app, § 601 note](/us/usc/t50/s601). of any regional information employees or any State information employees, but this shall not preclude the answering of inquiries or supplying of information at the county level to individual farmers: *Provided further*, That such amount shall be available for salariesProgram of soilbui1ding practices, etc. and other administrative expenses in connection with the formulation and administration of the 1952 program of soil-building practices and soil- and water-conserving practices, under the Act of February 29, 1936, as amended (amounting to $256,500,000, including Administration,[49 Stat. 1148](/us/stat/49/1148).[16 U. S. C. §§ 590g](/us/usc/t16/s590g).Allocations to States. and formulated on the basis of a distribution of the funds available for payments and grants among the several States in accordance with their conservation needs as determined by the Secretary, except that the proportion allocated to any State shall not be reduced more than 15 per centum from the distribution for the next preceding program year, and no participant shall receive more than $2,500); but the payments or grants under such programs shall be conditioned upon the utilization of land with respect to which such payments or grants are to be made in conformity with farming practices which will encourage and provide for soil-building and soil- and water-conserving practices in the most practical and effective manner and adapted to conditions in the several States, as determined and approved by the State committees appointed pursuant to section 8
(b)of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 U. S. C. 590h (b)), for the respective States:[49 Stat. 1150](/us/stat/49/1150). *Provided further*, That not to exceed 5 per centum of the allocation for the agricultural conservation program for any county may, on the recommendation of such county committee and approval of the State committee, be withheld and allotted to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its technicians in formulating and carrying out the agricultural conservation program in the participating counties, and the funds so allotted may be placed in a single account for each State, and shall not be utilized by the Soil Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and other assistance in such counties: *Provided further*, That such amounts shall bePurchase of seeds, etc. available for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers, lime, trees, or any other farming materials, or any soil-terracing services, and making grants thereof to agricultural producers to aid them in carrying out farming practices approved by the Secretary under programs provided for herein: *Provided further*, That no part of any fundsSalary or travel expenses, restriction. available to the Department, or any bureau, office, corporation, or other agency constituting a part of such Department, shall be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or travel expenses of any person who has been convicted of violating the Act entitled 65 Stat. 238 “An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, approved August [53 Stat. 1147](/us/stat/53/1147).[5 U. S. C. §§ 118k note](/us/usc/t5/s118k).[62 Stat. 792](/us/stat/62/792).2, 1939, as amended, or who has been found in accordance with the provisions of title 18, United States Code, section 1913, to have violated or attempted to violate such section which prohibits the use of Federal appropriations for the payment of personal services or other expenses designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation by Congress except upon request of any Member or through the proper official channels. agricultural production programs To enable the Secretary to formulate and carry out acreage allotment and marketing quota programs pursuant to provisions of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 [52 Stat. 38](/us/stat/52/38).U. S. C. 1301–1393), including the measurement of the acreage planted to cotton on the farms whether or not marketing quotas are in effect, providing that not more than $1,000,000 shall be available for this purpose, and to provide assistance in obtaining equipment, materials, and facilities necessary to attain needed production of agricultural commodities, $10,000,000, of which not more than $2,800,000 shall [7 U. S. C. § 1392](/us/usc/t7/s1392).be transferred to the appropriation account “Administrative expenses, section 392, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938”. sugar act program To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the [61 Stat. 922](/us/stat/61/922).Sugar Act of 1948 (7 U. S. C. 1101–1160), $70,000,000, to remain available until June 30 of the next succeeding fiscal year: *Provided*, That expenditures (including transfers) from this appropriation for other than payments to sugar producers shall not exceed $1,500,000. national school lunch program To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of the National [60 Stat. 230](/us/stat/60/230).School Lunch Act (42 U. S. C. 1751–1760), $83,367,491: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for nonfood assistance [42 U. S. C. § 1754](/us/usc/t42/s1754).under section 5 of said Act. marketing services For expenses necessary for acquiring and diffusing market information on agricultural commodities, food products and by products, the standardization, classification, grading, handling, storage and marketing thereof, including the demonstration and promotion of the use of uniform standards of classification of American farm and food products throughout the world, the analysis of cotton fiber, the classing of cotton for producer members of cotton quality improvement groups, the establishment of classification standards and maintenance of an [44 Stat. 1372](/us/stat/44/1372); [50 Stat. 62](/us/stat/50/62); [43 Stat 115](/us/stat/43/115); [37 Stat. 108](/us/stat/37/108); [45 Stat. 1079](/us/stat/t45/); [49 Stat. 731](/us/stat/t49/s731).inspection service for tobacco (7 U. S. C. 471–476. 501–508, 511–511q); for investigating and certifying, in one or more jurisdictions, to shippers and other interested parties the class, quality, and condition of any agricultural commodity or food product, whether raw or processed, and any product containing an agricultural commodity or derivative thereof when offered for interstate shipment or when received at such important central markets as the Secretary may from time to time designate, or at points which may be conveniently reached therefrom under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, 65 Stat. 239 including the collection of such fees as are reasonable and as nearly as may cover the cost of the service rendered; for performing the duties imposed upon the Secretary by chapter 14 of the Internal Revenue Code relating to cotton futures (26 U. S. C. 1920–1935);[53 Stat. 210](/us/stat/53/210). and for carrying into effect the United States Cotton Standards Act (7 U. S. C.[42 Stat. 1317](/us/stat/42/1317).[39 Stat. 481](/us/stat/39/481).[42 Stat. 1435](/us/stat/42/1435). 51–65), the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U. S. C. 71–87), the Naval Stores Act (7 U. S. C. 91–99), section 201
(a)to 201 (d), inclusive, of title II of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U. S. C. 1291), including not to exceed $25,000 for employment[52 Stat. 36](/us/stat/52/36). at rates not to exceed $100 per diem, pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 (a), of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574). as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), the Acts to provide standards for containers for fruits and[58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).[39 Stat. 673](/us/stat/39/673).[39 Stat. 486](/us/stat/39/486).[53 Stat. 1275](/us/stat/53/1275).[42 Stat. 169](/us/stat/42/169).[61 Stat. 163](/us/stat/61/163).[54 Stat. 231](/us/stat/54/231). vegetables (15 U. S. C. 251–257i), the United States Warehouse Act (7 U. S. C. 241–273), the Federal Seed Act (7 U. S. C. 1551–1610), the Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U. S. C. 181–229). the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U. S. C. 135–135k), and the Tobacco Plant and Seed Exportation Act (7 U. S. C. 516), $10,800,000: *Provided*, That hereafter there may be transferred to appropriations available for classing or grading any agricultural commodity without charge to the producers thereof such sums from nonadministrative funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation as may be necessary in addition to other funds available for these purposes, such transfers to be reimbursed from subsequent appropriations therefor. Commodity Exchange Authority*Post*, p. 247. To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act. as amended (7 U. S. C. 1–17a), $650,000.[40 Stat. 1491](/us/stat/40/1491). Federal Crop Insurance Corporation For operating and administrative expenses, $7,949,911. Rural Electrification Administration To carry into effect the provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U. S. C. 901–924), as follows:[49 Stat. 1363](/us/stat/49/1363). loan authorizations For loans in accordance with said Act, and for carrying out the provisions of section 7 thereof, to be borrowed from the Secretary of the[49 Stat. 1365](/us/stat/49/1365).[7 U. S. C. § 907](/us/usc/t7/s907). Treasury in accordance with the provisions of section 3
(a)of said Act as follows: Rural electrification program, $100,000,000; and rural[7 U.S C. § 903](/us/usc/t7/s903). telephone program, $9,000,000; and additional amounts, not to exceed $75,000,000, may be borrowed for the rural electrification program, and $25,000,000 for the rural telephone program, under the same terms and conditions to the extent that such additional amounts are required during the fiscal year 1952, under the then existing conditions, for the expeditious and orderly development of the program. salaries and expenses For administrative expenses, including not to exceed $500 for financial and credit reports, and not to exceed $150,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August[58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), $7,750,000. 65 Stat. 240 Farmers’ Home Administration To carry into effect the provisions of titles I, II, and the related provisions of title IV of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522).amended (7 U. S. C. 1000–1031), the Farmers’ Home Administration [60 Stat. 1062](/us/stat/60/1062).Act of 1946 (7 U. S. C. 1001, note; 31 U. S. C. 82h; 12 U. S. C. 371; 35 D. C. Code 535; 60 Stat. 1062–1080); the Act of July 30, 1946 (40 U. S. C. [60 Stat. 711](/us/stat/60/711).436–439); the Act of August 28, 1937, as amended (16 U. S. C. [6 Stat 869](/us/stat/6/869).590r–590x, 590z–5), for the development of facilities for water storage and utilization in the arid and semiarid areas of the United States; the provisions of title V of the Housing Act of 1949 relating to [63 Stat. 432](/us/stat/63/432).financial assistance for farm housing (42 U. S. C. 1471–1483); the Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Trust Liquidation Act, approved May 3, [64 Stat. 98](/us/stat/64/98)[40 U. S. C. § 440 note](/us/usc/t40/s440).1950 (Public Law 499); and the Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain mineral interests, approved September 6, [64 Stat. 769](/us/stat/64/769).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1033–1039](/us/usc/t7/s1033–1039).1950 (Public Law 760), as follows: loan authorization For loans (including payments in lieu of taxes and taxes under [50 Stat. 531](/us/stat/50/531).[7 U. S. C § 1024](/us/usc/t7/s1024).section 50 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as [50 Stat. 522](/us/stat/50/522); [63 Stat. 432](/us/stat/63/432)[7 U. S. C. §§ 1000, 1001 note, 1017](/us/usc/t7/s1000/1001/1017); [42 U. S. C. §§ 1471–1483](/us/usc/t42/s1471–1483).amended, and advances incident to the acquisition and preservation of security of obligations under the foregoing several authorities): Title I and section 43 of title IV of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, and title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (except grants under 504 (a)) $38,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 of the amount available for the purposes of title I and section 43 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, may be distributed to States and Territories without regard to farm population and prevalence of tenancy, in addition to the amount otherwise distributed thereto, for loans in reclamation projects and to entrymen on unpatented public land (sums available for loans under title V of the Housing Act of [50 Stat. 524](/us/stat/50/524).[7 U. S. C. §§ 1007–1009](/us/usc/t7/s1007–1009).[50 Stat. 869](/us/stat/50/869).[16 U. S. C. §§ 690r–590z–5](/us/usc/t16/s690r–590z–5).1949 to remain available until expended); title II of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, $110,000,000; the Act of August 28, 1937, as amended, $5,000,000: *Provided*, That not to exceed the foregoing several amounts shall be borrowed in one account from the Secretary of the Treasury, and, hereafter, such sums annually for the purposes of this paragraph as the Congress may determine by provision in appropriation acts, on the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, at such rate of interest as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, but not in excess of 3 per centum per annum; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to lend such sums to the Secretary upon the security of any obligations of borrowers from the Secretary under the provisions of said Acts: *Provided further*, That the Secretary may utilize proceeds from payments of principal and interest under such Acts to repay the Secretary of the Treasury the amounts borrowed therefrom for the purposes of such Acts: *Provided further*, That for the purpose of making loans pursuant to the foregoing authority, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public-debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as [40 Stat. 288](/us/stat/40/288).[31 U. S. C. § 774 (2)](/us/usc/t31/s774/2).amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under that Act are extended to include such loans to the Secretary: *Provided further*, That repayments to the Secretary of the Treasury on such loans shall be treated as a public-debt transaction. salaries and expenses For the making, servicing, and collecting of loans and insured mortgages, the servicing and collecting of loans made under prior authority, the liquidation of assets transferred to Farmers’ Home 65 Stat. 241 Administration pursuant to the Farmers’ Home Administration Act[60 Stat. 1062](/us/stat/60/1062).[7 U. S. C. § 1001 note](/us/usc/t7/s1001).[63 Stat. 833](/us/stat/63/833).[42 U. S. C. § 1441 note](/us/usc/t42/s1441). of 1946, the extension of financial assistance under the Housing Act of 1949, and the administration of assets transferred under subsection 2
(f)of the Act of May 3, 1950, $27,825,000. together with a transfer to this appropriation item of not to exceed $230,000 of the fees and administrative expense charges made available by subsections
(d)and
(e)of section 12 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act,[60 Stat. 1076](/us/stat/60/1076).7 U. S. C. § 1005b (d), (e). as amended. Farm Credit Administration For necessary expenses, including library membership fees or dues in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a lower price than to others, payment for which may be made in advance; not to exceed $20,000 for expenditures authorized by section 602 of the Organic Act of 1944 (12 U. S. C. 833); $400,000,[58 Stat. 741](/us/stat/58/741). together with not to exceed $2,325,000 of receipts from Farm Credit agencies, to be advanced to this appropriation, to cover the cost of supervision, facilities, examinations, and other services rendered to such agencies; $2,725,000. Extension Service*Post*, p. 247. payments to states, hawaii, alaska, and puerto ricoCooperative Agricultural extension work. For payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, for cooperative agricultural extension work as follows: Capper-Ketcham, Bankhead-Jones, and related Acts: Capper-Ketcham Act, the Act approved May 22, 1928 (7 U. S. C. 343a, 343b), [45 Stat. 711](/us/stat/45/711).$1,480,000: Bankhead-Jones Act, section 21, title II, of the Act approved June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 343c), $12,000,000; Bankhead-Jones[49 Stat. 438](/us/stat/49/438). Act, section 23, title II, of the Act approved June 29, 1935, as amended by the Act of June 6, 1945 (7 U. S. C. 343d–1), $12,500,000; additional[59 Stat. 231](/us/stat/59/231). extension work, the Act approved April 24, 1939, as amended (7 U. S. C. 343cl), $555,000; Alaska, the Act approved February 23, 1929[53 Stat. 589](/us/stat/53/589)[45 Stat. 1256](/us/stat/45/1256) (7 U. S. C. 386c), extending the benefits of the Smith-Lever Act to the Territory of Alaska, $13,950, and the Act approved October 27, 1949 (7 U. S. C. 343d–4, 5), extending to the Territory of Alaska[63 Stat. 939](/us/stat/63/939). the benefits of the Capper-Ketcham Act and sections 21 and 23 of title II of the Bankhead-Jones Act, $42,150; Puerto Rico, section 3 of the Act of March 4, 1931 (7 U. S. C. 386f), authorizing extension of the[46 Stat. 1521](/us/stat/46/1521) Capper-Ketcham Act to Puerto Rico, $31,348; the Act approved August 28, 1937 (7 U. S. C. 343f–343g), extending the benefits of[50 Stat. 881](/us/stat/50/881). section 21 of the Bankhead-Jones Act to Puerto Rico, $408,000, and the Act approved October 26, 1949 (7 U. S. C. 343d–2 3), extending the[63 Stat 926](/us/stat/63/926). benefits of section 23 of title II of the Bankhead-Jones Act Puerto Rico, $71,502; and section 506a of title V of the Housing of 1949 (42 U. S. C. 1476), $33,050; in all, payments to States, Hawaii,[63 Stat. 435](/us/stat/63/435). Alaska, and Puerto Rico, $27,135,000. salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to administer the provisions of the Smith Lever Act, approved May 8, 1914 (7 U. S. C. 341–348), and Acts [38 Stat. 372](/us/stat/38/372).amendatory or supplementary thereto, and to coordinate the extension work of the Department and the several States, Territories, and insular possessions, $850,000. Office of the Secretary*Post*, p. 247. For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; travel expenses, including examination of estimates for appropriations in the field; stationery, supplies, materials, and equipment; 65 Stat. 242 freight, express, mid drayage charges: advertising of bids, communication service, postage, washing towels, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department of Agriculture, $2,025,000, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the Budget for the current fiscal year for such services and expenses, which several amounts or portions thereof, as may be determined by the Secretary, not exceeding a total of $109,280, shall be transferred Adjustments in amounts.to and made a part of this appropriation: *Provided, however*, That if the total amounts of such appropriations or authorizations for the current fiscal year shall at any time exceed or fall below the amounts estimated, respectively, therefor in the budget for such year, the amounts transferred or to be transferred therefrom to this appropriation shall be increased or decreased in such amounts as the Bureau of the Budget, after a hearing thereon with representatives of the Department, shall determine are appropriate to the requirements as changed by such reductions or increases in such appropriations or authorizations. Office of the Solicitor For necessary expenses, including payment of fees or dues for the use of law libraries by attorneys in the Held service, $2,200,000, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the budget for the current fiscal year for such expenses which several amounts not exceeding a total of $207,000 shall be transferred to and made a part of this appropriation. Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations*Post*, p. 247. For necessary expenses for the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the Department in connection with foreign agricultural work, including the purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $575,000. Office of Information For necessary expenses in connection with the publication, indexing, illustration, and distribution of bulletins, documents, and reports, the preparation, distribution, and display of agricultural motion and sound pictures, and exhibits, and the coordination of informational work and programs authorized by Congress in the Department, $1,215,268, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the Budget for the current fiscal year for such expenses, which several amounts not exceeding a total of $16,200, shall be transferred to and made a part of this appropriation, of which total appropriation amounts not exceeding those specified may be used for the purposes enumerated as follows: For preparation and display of exhibits, $104,725; for preparation, distribution, and display of motion and sound pictures, $75,600; for farmers’ bulletins, which shall lie adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of four-fifths of which shall be delivered to or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by the Senators, Representatives, and [34 Stat. 690](/us/stat/34/690).Yearbook of Agriculture.Delegates in Congress, as they shall direct (7 U. S. C. 417) and not less than two hundred thirty thousand eight hundred and fifty copies for the use of the Senate and House of Representatives of part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture), as authorized by section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 65 Stat. 243 (44 U. S. C. 241), $611,128: *Provided*, That additional funds for[23 Stat. 612](/us/stat/23/612).Transfer of funds. preparation and display of agricultural motion pictures and exhibits relating to the programs of the various agencies of the Department authorized by Congress, not exceeding $150,000, may be transferred to and made a part of this appropriation, from the funds applicable, and shall be available for the objects specified herein: *Provided further*, That in the preparation of motion pictures or exhibits by the Department, not exceeding a total of $10,000 may be used for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706
(a)of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of[58 Stat. 742](/us/stat/58/742).[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).Regional or State field offices. August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a): *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the establishment or maintenance of regional or State field offices, or for the compensation of employees in such offices. Library For necessary expenses, including dues for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; $641,237. TITLE II— SPECIAL ACTIVITIES research on strategic and critical agricultural materials For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out his responsibilities under sectiton 7
(b)of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act of July 23, 1946 (50 U. S. C. 98f), $550,000:[60 Stat. 599](/us/stat/60/599) *Provided*, That this appropriation shall be subject to applicable provisions contained in the item “Office of Administrator, Agricultural Research Administration”. Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Other Contagious Diseases of Animals and Poultry, Agricultural Research Administration For expenses necessary in the arrest and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious pleuropneumonia, or other contagious or infectious diseases of animals, or European fowl pest and similar diseases in poultry, including the payment of claims growingPayment of claims. out of past and future purchases and destruction of animals (including poultry) affected by or exposed to, or of materials, contaminated by or exposed to, any such disease, wherever found and irrespective of ownership, under like or substantially similar circumstances, when such owner has complied with all lawful quarantine regulations; and for foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest programs undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the Act of February 28, 1947, and the[60 Stat. 7](/us/stat/60/7).[21 U. S. C. §§ 114b–114d](/us/usc/t21/s114b–114d).[23 Stat. 31](/us/stat/23/31). Act of May 29, 1884, as amended (7 U. S. C. 391; 21 U. S. C. 111–122), including expenses in accordance with section 2 of said Act of February 28, 1947, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the bureaus, corporations, or agencies of the Department such sums as he may deem necessary, to be available only in an emergency which threatens the livestock or poultry industry of the country, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred under this head in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: *Provided*, That, except for payments madeBasis of appraisement. pursuant to said Act of February 28, 1947, the payment for such animals hereafter purchased may be made on appraisement based on the meat, egg-production, dairy, or breeding value, but in case of 65 Stat. 244 appraisement based on breeding value no appraisement of any such animal shall exceed three times its meat, egg-production, or dairy value, and, except in case of an extraordinary emergency, to be determined by the Secretary, the payment by the United States Government for any such animals shall not exceed one-half of any such Group appraisal for poultry.appraisements: *Provided further*, That poultry may be appraised in groups when the basis for appraisal is the same for each bird: *Provided further*, That this appropriation shall lie subject to applicable provisions contained in the item “Office of Administrator, Agricultural *Ante*, p. 220.Research Administration”: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to discharge indebtedness of the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury by canceling notes issued by the Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury in the amount of $32,700,000 for funds transferred and expenses incurred under this head through fiscal year 1950 pursuant to authority granted in the Department of Agriculture[63 Stat. 324](/us/stat/63/324). Appropriation Act, 1950. INTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT To discharge indebtedness of the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury for the net costs during the fiscal year 1950 under the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949 [63 Stat. 945](/us/stat/63/945).(7 U. S. C. 1641–1642), $76,808,000. TITLE III— CORPORATIONS The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the [59 Stat. 598](/us/stat/59/598).[31 U. S. C. § 849](/us/usc/t31/s849).Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the fiscal year 1952 for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. Commodity Credit Corporation: Nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent the Commodity Credit Corporation from Administrative expenses.carrying out any activity or any program authorized by law: *Provided*, That not to exceed $16,500,000 (and the amount in the last proviso in this paragraph is increased to $2,500,000) shall be available for Nonadministrative expenses.administrative expenses of the Corporation: *Provided further*, That all necessary expenses (including legal and special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the Corporation or in which it has an interest, including expenses of collections of pledged collateral, shall be considered as Discharge of indebtedness.nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: *Provided further*, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to discharge indebtedness of the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury by canceling notes issued by the Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury in the amount of the capital impairment determined by the appraisal of June 30, 1950 (but not to exceed $427,000,000), pursuant to sections 1 and 4 of the Act of [52 Stat. 108](/us/stat/52/108).March 8, 1938, as amended (15 U. S. C. 713a–1, 4): *Provided further*, That $1,000,000 of this appropriation shall be placed in reserve, to be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as [31 U. S. C. § 665](/us/usc/t31/s665).amended, only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary due to the existence of substantial surpluses of the basic commodities requiring mandatory price support. 65 Stat. 245 Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation: Not to exceed $1,100,000 (to be computed on an accrual basis) of the funds of the Corporation shall be available for administrative expenses, including employment on a contract, or fee basis of persons, firms, and corporations for the performance of special services, including legal services, and the use of the services and facilities of Federal land banks, national farm loan associations, Federal Reserve banks, and agencies of the Government as authorized by the Act of January 31, 1934 (12 U. S. C. 1020–1020h); and said total sum shall be exclusive of services and[48 Stat. 334](/us/stat/48/334) facilities furnished and examinations made by the Farm Credit Administration central office, interest expense, and expenses in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to the Corporation or in which it has an interest: *Provided*, That Dividends.promptly after June 30 of each fiscal year all cash funds in excess of the estimated operating requirements for the current fiscal year shall be declared as dividends and paid into the general fund of the Treasury: *Provided further*, That the aggregate amount of bonds the Corporation Bonds.may issue and have outstanding at any one time shall not exceed $500,000,000. Federal intermediate credit banks: Not to exceed $1,496,000 (to beAdministrative expenses. computed on an accrual basis) of the funds of the banks shall be available for administrative expenses and services performed for the banks by other Government agencies (except services and facilities furnished and examinations made by the Farm Credit Administration central office, and services performed by any Federal Reserve bank and by the United States Treasury in connection with the financial transactions of the banks); and said total sum shall be exclusive of interest expense, legal and special services performed on a contract or fee basis, and expenses in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to the banks or in which they have an interest. Production credit corporations: Not to exceed $1,358,000 (to be computed on an accrual basis) of the funds of the corporations shall be available for administrative expenses and services performed for the corporations by other Government agencies (except services and facilities furnished and examinations made by the Farm Credit Administration central office); and said total sum shall be. exclusive of interest expense, legal and special services performed on a contract or fee basis, and expenses in connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of real or personal property belonging to the corporations or in which they have an interest. TITLE IV— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 401. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, the lump-sumPassenger motor vehicles. appropriations and authorizations made for the Department under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for. of not to exceed 350 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles, necessary in the conduct of the work of the Department outside the District of Columbia. Sec. 402. Provisions of law prohibiting or restricting the employmentEmployment of aliens. of aliens shall not apply to
(1)the temporary employment of translators when competent citizen translators are not available;
(2)employment in cases of emergency of persons in the field service of the Department for periods of not more than sixty days; and
(3)employment under the appropriation for the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations. 65 Stat. 246 Sec. 403. Of appropriations herein made which are available forPurchase of lands. the purchase of lands, not to exceed $1 may be expended for each option to purchase any particular tract or tracts of land. Sec. 404. No part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall beCotton-price predictions. used for the payment of any officer or employee of the Department who, us such officer or employee, or on behalf of the Department or any division, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to be issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast, except as to damage threatened or caused by insects and pests, with respect to future prices of cotton or the trend of same. Sec. 405. Except to provide materials required in or incident to researchPurchase of twine. or experimental work where no suitable domestic product is available, no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be expended in the purchase of twine manufactured from commodities or materials produced outside of the United States. Sec. 406. Not less than $575,000 shall be available for contracts in accordance with section 10
(a)of the Act of August 14, 1946 (7 [60 Stat. 1085](/us/stat/60/1085).U. S. C. 427i) from appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Agricultural Economics; Bureau of Animal Industry; Bureau of Dairy Industry; Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering; Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry; Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics; and the Forest Service. Sec. 407. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the DepartmentEmergency forest fire fighting, etc. is hereby authorized hereafter to employ or otherwise contract with persons at regular rates of pay for necessary hours of work for emergency forest fire fighting and pest control and for handling of animals, including dairy cattle, without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek. Sec. 408. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, orPersons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Goverment. of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or Affidavit.violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by Penalty.force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in Emergency work.substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: *Provided further*, That nothing in this section shall lie construed to require an affidavit from any person employed for less than sixty days for sudden emergency work involving the loss of human life or destruction 65 Stat. 247 of property, the payment of salary or wages may be made to such persons from applicable appropriations for services rendered in such emergency without execution of the affidavit contemplated by this section. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or of the fundsPublicity or propaganda respecting legislation. available for expenditure by any corporation or agency included in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress. Sec. 409. No part of any appropriation or authorization containedRestriction on appointments. in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any incumbent appointed to any civil office or position which may become vacant during the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1951: Provided, That thisNonapplicability. inhibition shall not apply—
(a)to not to exceed 25 per centum of all vacancies;
(b)to positions filled from within the department;
(c)to offices or positions required by law to be filled by appointment of the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(d)to seasonal and casual workers;
(e)to meat inspectors;
(f)to field employees of the Soil Conservation Service and Production and Marketing Administration who provide conservation assistance to farmers and ranchers;
(g)to field operating and research employees engaged in work of county offices and other field locations;
(h)to employees of the crop and livestock reporting service: *Provided further*, That with the exception of the agencies and functions listed in
(a)to
(h)above, not more than 90 per centum of the amounts shown in the budget estimates for personal services shall be available for such purpose: *Provided further*, That when the total number of personnel subject to this section has been reduced to 90 per centum of the total provided for in the budget estimates for 1952, this section may cea.se to apply: *Provided further*, That in additionAdditional sum for designated agencies. to the funds otherwise allowed under this section, the following agencies shall be allowed additional sums for personnel as follows: Commodity Exchange Authority, $58,928; Extension Service, salaries and expenses, $31,327; Office of the Secretary, $32,832; Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations, $26,946. Sec. 410. No part of any appropriation or authorization containedEmployees engaged in personnel work. in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any employee engaged in personnel work in excess of the number that would be provided by a ratio of one such employee to one hundred and fifteen, or a part thereof, full-time, part-time, and intermittent employees of the Department and its instrumentalities, cooperators and collaborators receiving personnel services from the Department: *Provided*, That for purposes of this section employees shall be considered as engaged in personnel work if they spend halftime or more in personnel administration consisting of direction and administration of the personnel program; employment, placement, and separation; job evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; training; committees of expert examiners and boards of civil service examiners; wage administration; and processing, recording, and reporting: *Provided farther*, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed as permitting any increase whatever in personnel officers over and above the number otherwise provided for in this Act. Sec. 411. Except for the car officially assigned to the Secretary ofChauffeurs. Agriculture, no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any civilian employee of the Government whose principal duties consist of acting as chauffeur of any Government-owned passenger motor vehicle (other than a bus or 65 Stat. 248 ambulance), unless such appropriation is specifically authorized to be used for paying the compensation of employees performing such duties. Sec. 412. No part of the money appropriated for the Department of Informational and editorial functions.Agriculture by this Act or made available for expenditure by any corporation by this Act which is in excess of 75 per centum of the amount required to pay the compensaiion of all persons the budget estimates for personal services heretofore submitted to the Congress for the fiscal year 1952 contemplated would be employed by the Department of Agriculture or by such corporation, respectively, during such fiscal year in the performance of—
(1)functions performed by a person designated as an information specialist, information and editorial specialist, publications and information coordinator, press relations officer or counsel, photographer, radio expert, television expert, motion-picture expert, or publicity expert, or designated by any similar title, or
(2)functions performed by persons who assist persons performing the functions described in
(1)in drafting, preparing, editing, typing, duplicating, or disseminating public information publications or releases, radio or television scripts, magazine articles, photographs, motion pictures, and similar material, shall be available to pay the compensation of persons performing the functionsNonapplicability. described in
(1)or (2): *Provided*, That this section shall not apply to personnel engaged in the preparation and distribution of technical agricultural publications and farmers bulletins, and the Agriculture Yearbook, the reporting and dissemination of the results of research and investigations, the preparation and broadcasting of the “Farm and Home Hour” and similar radio programs, and other work required to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Department imposed by law other than work intended primarily for press, radio and television services, and popular publications. Sec. 413. This Act may be cited as the “Department of AgricultureShort title. Appropriation Act, 1952”. Approved August 31, 1951. Public Law 136: Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 136 Public Law 136 65 Stat. 248 1951-08-31 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 136 chapter 375 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.August 31, 1951[[H. R. 3790](/us/bill/82/hr/3790)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1952. TITLE I— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR That, the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, namely: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY enforcement of connally hot oil act For expenses necessary for controlling the interstate shipment of [49 Stat. 30](/us/stat/49/30).contraband oil as required by law (15 U. S. C. 715), including purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $158,670, of which not to exceed $137,970 shall be available for personal services. 65 Stat. 249 construction, southeastern power administration For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern[58 Stat. 890](/us/stat/58/890). power area, to remain available until expended, $318,500. The unobligated portion of the $1,850,000 appropriation contained in chapter V of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951 (Public Law 911, Eighty-first Congress), under the heading “Department of the Interior, Southeastern Power Administration, construction”, is hereby rescinded and shall be carried to the surplus fund and[64 Stat. 1328](/us/stat/64/1328). covered into the Treasury immediately upon the approval of this Act. operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of [58 Stat. 890](/us/stat/58/890).1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, $200,000. administrative provisions Appropriations of the Southeastern Power Administration shall be available for purchase of not to exceed four passenger motor vehicles. Appropriations made herein to the Southeastern Power Administration snail be available in one fund, except that the appropriation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. continuing fund, southeastern power administration All receipts from the transmission and sale of electric power and energy under the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), generated or purchased in[58 Stat. 890](/us/stat/58/890). the southeastern power area, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts, except that the Treasury shall set up and maintain from such receipts a continuing fund of $50,000, and said fund shall be placed to the credit of the Secretary, and shall be subject to check by him to defray emergency expenses necessary to insure continuity of electric service and continuous operation of Government facilities in said area: *Provided*, That the paragraph under the heading “Office of the Secretary, Continuing Fund, Power Transmission Facilities”, in the Interior Department appropriation Act, 1950 (Public Law 350, Eighty-first Congress), is hereby[63 Stat. 767](/us/stat/63/767).16 U. S. C. § 825S–1. amended by adding at the end thereof, before the final period “: *Provided*, That expenditures from this fund to cover such costs in connection with the purchase of electric power and energy and rentals for the use of facilities are to be made only in such amounts as may be approved annually in appropriation Acts and for the fiscal year 1952 such expenditures may be made not in excess of $250,000”. construction, southwestern power administration For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern[58 Stat. 890](/us/stat/58/890). power area, to remain available until expended, $3,375,000, of which not to exceed $586,800 shall be available for personal services, and of which not to exceed $600,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority previously granted. 65 Stat. 250 operation and maintenance. southwestern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of [55 Stat. 890](/us/stat/55/890).1944 (16 U. S. C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, $1,255,712, of which not to exceed $900,712 shall be available for personal services. transfer of certain facilities, denison dam project The jurisdiction and control of the Denison-Payne 132-kilovolt transmission line is hereby vested in the Secretary of the Interior, and the interdepartmental accounts shall be adjusted accordingly without transfer of funds. administrative provisions Appropriations of the Southwestern Power Administration shall be available for purchase of not to exceed eight passenger motor vehicles for replacement only. Appropriations made herein to the Southwestern Power Administration shall be available in one fund, except that the appropriation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS salaries and expenses For expenses made necessary by the Act establishing a Commission [36 Stat. 371](/us/stat/36/371).of Fine Arts (40 U. S. C. 104), including payment of actual traveling expenses of the members and secretary of the Commission in attending meetings and committee meetings of the Commission either within or outside the District of Columbia, to be disbursed on vouchers approved by the Commission, $20,000. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION construction For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $67,500,000, of which not to exceed $8,387,470 shall be available for personal services, except force account personal services, and of which not to exceed $21,000,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority previously granted. operation and maintenance For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the Bonneville transmission system and of marketing electric power and energy, $5,368,439, of which not to exceed $3,983,862 shall be available for personal services. administrative provisions Appropriations of the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available to carry out all the duties imposed upon the Administrator pursuant to law, including not to exceed $40,000 for services as [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).authorized by Section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), including such services at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals; 65 Stat. 251 purchase of not to exceed twelve passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and purchase (not to exceed two) of aircraft. appropriations made herein to the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available in one fund, except that the appropriation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. Not to exceed 12 per centum of the appropriation for constructionAvailability of construction appropriations. herein made for the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available for construction work by force account or on a hired-labor basis, except in case of emergencies, local in character, so declared by the Bonneville Power Administrator. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT management of lands and resources For expenses necessary for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, and performance of other functions, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, $7,722,605, of which not to exceed $4,864,096 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That this appropriation maySurvey of lands. be expended on a reimbursable basis for surveys of lands other than those under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. construction For construction of access roads on the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands; acquisition of rights-of-way and of existing connecting roads adjacent to such lands; to remain available until expended, $700,000, of which not to exceed $45,000 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That the amount appropriated herein for road construction shall be transferred to the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Commerce. administrative provisions Appropriations for the Bureau of Land Management shall be available for purchase of not to exceed twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States hasReimbursements. title: *Provided*, That of appropriations herein made for the Bureau of Land Management expenditures in connection with the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands shall be reimbursed from the 25 per centum referred to in section C, title II, of the Act approved August 28, 1937, of the[50 Stat. 878](/us/stat/50/878). special fund designated the “Oregon and California Land Grant Fund” and section 4 of the Act approved May 24, 1939, of the special[53 Stat. 754](/us/stat/53/754). fund designated the “Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Fund”. range improvements For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 and 10 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U. S. C. 315), sums equal to the aggregate[48 Stat. 1270](/us/stat/48/1270). of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, as range improvement fees under section 3 of said Act and of 25 per centum of all moneys received, during the current fiscal year, under section 15 of said Act, to remain available until expended.[43 U. S. C. § 315m](/us/usc/t43/s315m). 65 Stat. 252 payments to states (proceeds of sales) For payment to the several States of 5 per centum of the net proceeds of sales of public lands and materials lying within their limits, for the purpose of education or of making public roads and improvements. sums equal to the aggregate of all moneys received in accordance with section 4 of the Act of June 26, 1934 (31 U. S. C. [48 Stat. 1227](/us/stat/48/1227).725c), during the currant and succeeding fiscal years, and including in the fiscal year 1952 the unappropriated balance of receipts of prior fiscal years, to remain available until expended. payment to oklahoma (royalties) For payment to the State of Oklahoma in lieu of all State and local taxes upon tribal funds accruing under the provisions of the joint resolution of June 12, 1926 (44 Stat. 740), to be expended by the State in the same manner as if received under section 35 of the Act [41 Stat. 450](/us/stat/41/450).approved February 25, 1920 (30 U. S. C. 191), sums equal to 37½ per centum of the royalties received during the current and each succeeding fiscal year, from the south half of Red River in Oklahoma under the provisions of said joint resolution of June 12, 1926, to remain available until expended. leasing of grazing lands For leasing State, county, or privately owned lands in accordance[52 Stat. 1033](/us/stat/52/1033). with the provisions of the Act of June 23, 1938 (43 U. S. C. 315ml), sums equal to the aggregate of all moneys received during the current and each succeeding fiscal year, in accordance with the Act of June 23, 1938 (43 U. S. C. 315m–4), to remain available until expended. payments to states (grazing fees) Sums not in excess of 33 1/3 per centum of all grazing fees received during the current and each succeeding fiscal year from each grazing district on Indian lands ceded to the United States for disposition under the public land laws, to remain available until expended for payment to the State in which said lands are situated, in [48 Stat. 1273](/us/stat/48/1273).accordance with the provisions of section 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U. S. C. 315j). BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS health, education, and welfare services For expenses necessary to provide health, education, and welfare services for Indians, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations, including payment (in advance or from date of admission) of care, tuition, assistance, and other expenses of Indians in boarding homes, institutions, or schools; grants and other assistance to needy Indians; maintenance of law and order, and payment of rewards for information or evidence concerning violations of law on Indian reservations or lands; and operation of Indian arts and crafts shops and museums; $41,824,750, of which not to exceed $23,699,661 shall be available for personal services. resources management For expenses necessary for management, development, improvement, and protection of resources and appurtenant facilities under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including payment 65 Stat. 253 of irrigation assessments and charges; acquisition of water rights; conducting agricultural experiments and demonstrations; furnishing plants or seed to Indians; advances for Indian industrial and business enterprises; payment of expenses of Indian fairs, including premiums for exhibits; and development of Indian arts and crafts as authorized by law (25 U. S. C. 305), including expenses of exhibits; $10,921,360,[49 Stat. 891](/us/stat/49/891). of which not to exceed $6,843,485 shall be available for personal services. construction For construction, major repair, and improvement of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, roads and trails, and other facilities; acquisition of lands and interests in lands; preparation of lands for farming; and architectural and engineering services by contract; to remain available until expended, $10,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for personal services, and of which not to exceed $3,125,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority previously granted: *Provided*, That no part of the sumRestrictions. herein appropriated shall be used for the acquisition of land within the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming outside of the boundaries of existing Indian reservations: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of Nevada, Oregon, and Washington either inside or outside the boundaries of existing reservations: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for construction or repair of the Tongue River Indian Reservation electric line, Montana, hut the Secretary is hereby authorized to enter into a reimbursable contract with the Tongue River Electric Cooperative, Incorporated, Montana, with respect to maintenance, operation, and subsequent transfer of ownership of said line and the Bureau of Indian Affairs may accept payment for such line in the form of credit on electric bills. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for the general administration of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including such expenses in field offices, $3,300,747, of which not to exceed $2,693,281 shall be available for personal services. revolving fund for loans For an additional amount for loans as authorized by sections 10 and 11 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U. S. C. 470, 471), as amended[48 Stat. 986](/us/stat/48/986). and supplemented, and section 1 of the Act of April 19, 1950 (Public Law 474), $800,000.[64 Stat. 44](/us/stat/64/44).[25 U. S. C §§ 631–640](/us/usc/t25/s631–640). payment to choctaw and chickasaw nations of indians, oklahoma For an additional amount for “Payment to Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations of Indians, Oklahoma”, for defraying the expenses of making per capita payments authorized by the Acts of June 28, 1944 (58 Stat. 483), and June 24, 1948 (Public Law 754, Eightieth Congress),[62 Stat 596](/us/stat/62/596). $22,655, of which not to exceed $21,105 shall be available for personal services. administrative provisions Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (except the revolving fund for loans) shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and sixty passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, which may be used for the transportation of Indians; 65 Stat. 254 purchase of ice for official use of employees; services as authorized [60 Stat 810](/us/stat/60/810).by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), including not to exceed $5,000 for expenditure at rates for individuals not in excess of $50 per diem on irrigation and power matters, when authorized by the Secretary; and expenses required by continuing or permanent treaty provisions. claims and treaty obligations For fulfilling treaties with Senecas and Six Nations of New York, Choctaws and Pawnees of Oklahoma, and payment to Indians of Sioux reservations, to be expended as provided by law, such amounts as may be necessary after June 30, 1951. proceeds from power Sums not in excess of the amount of power revenues covered into the Treasury during the current and each succeeding fiscal year to the credit of each of the power projects, including revenues credited prior to August 7, 1946, to remain available until expended for the purposes authorized by section 3 of the Act of August 7, 1946, as amended (31 [60 Stat. 895](/us/stat/60/895)U. S. C. 725s–3), in connection with the respective projects from which such revenues are derived. tribal funds In addition to the tribal funds authorized to be expended by existing law, there is hereby appropriated $2,109,000 from tribal funds not otherwise available for expenditure for the benefit of Indians and Travel expenses.Indian tribes, including pay and travel expenses of employees; care, tuition and other assistance to Indian children attending public and private schools (which may be paid in advance or from date of admission); purchase of land and improvements on land, title to which shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the tribe for which purchased; lease of lands and water rights; compensation and expenses of attorneys and other persons employed by Indian tribes under approved contracts; pay, travel and other expenses of tribal officers, councils, and committees thereof, or other tribal organizations, including mileage for use of privately owned automobiles and per diem in lieu of subsistence at rates established administratively but not to exceed those applicable to civilian employees of the Government; relief of Indians, without regard to section 7 of the Act of [18 U. S. C. § 4124](/us/usc/t18/s4124).Recreational director and curator, Osage Museum.May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 391), including cash grants; and employment of a recreational director for the Menominee Reservation and a curator for the Osage Museum, each of whom shall be appointed with the approval of the respective tribal councils and without regard to the classification laws: *Provided*, That in addition to the amount appropriated herein, tribal funds may be advanced to Indian tribes during the current fiscal year for such purposes as may be designated by the governing body of the particular tribe involved and approved by the Restriction.Secretary: *Provided, however*, That no part of this appropriation or other tribal funds shall be used for the acquisition of land or water rights within the States of Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, either inside or outside the boundaries of existing Indian reservations. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 [43 U. S. C. § 372 *et seq*](/us/usc/t43/s372).Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and other Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: 65 Stat. 255 general investigations For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and development plans; engineering and economic investigations, as a basis for legislation, and for reports thereon to Congress, relating to projectsReports to Congress. for the development and utilization of the water resources of Alaska; formulating plans and preparing designs and specifications for authorized Federal reclamation projects or parts thereof prior to appropriations for construction of such projects or parts; and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing projects; to remain available until expended, $4,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,234,553 shall be available for personal services, and of which $3,810,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $500,000 shall be derived from the Colorado River development fund: *Provided*, That the expenditure of any sums from this appropriation for investigations of any nature requested by States, municipalities, or other interests shall be upon the basis of the State, municipality, or other interest advancing at least 50 per centum of the estimated cost of such investigations: *Provided further*, That, except as herein expressly provided with respect to investigations in Alaska, no part of this appropriation shall be expended in the conduct of activities which are not authorized by law. construction and rehabilitation For construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation projects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities and including a final payment of not to exceed $282,275 to the GrandGrand Couler School District, Wash. Coulee School District, Washington, to be made for school facilities, in accordance with the agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Grand Coulee School District, based on enrollment of dependents of Bureau of Reclamation and contractor employees, such payment to constitute full and final discharge of all Federal responsibility arising out of enrollment of dependents of employees of the Bureau of Reclamation and its contractors) and for other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $202,767,725, of which not to exceed $38,104,672 shall be available for personal services, and of which $28,972,650 shall be derived from the reclamation fund: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used toRestrictions. initiate the construction of transmission facilities within those areas covered by power wheeling service contracts which include provision for service to Federal establishments and preferred customers, except those transmission facilities for which construction funds have been heretofore appropriated, those facilities which are necessary to carry out the terms of such contracts or those facilities for which the Secretary of the Interior finds the wheeling agency is unable or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal projects or for service to a Federal establishment or preferred customer: *Provided further*, That in order to promote agreement among the States of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado, and to avoid any possible alteration of existing vested water rights, no part of this or of any prior appropriation shall be used for construction or for further commitment for construction of the Glendo unit or any feature thereof, until a definite plan report thereon has been completed, reviewed by the States of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado, and approved by Congress: *Provided further*, That no part of this or prior appropriations shall be used for construction, nor for further commitments to construction of Moor-head Dam and Reservoir, Montana, or any feature thereof until a definite plan report thereon has been completed, reviewed by the States of Wyoming and Montana, and approved by the Congress. 65 Stat. 256 Of the amount appropriated under the preceding paragraph, $1,000,000 is for partial liquidation of the contract authority granted under the appropriation “General fund, construction, Missouri River [63 Stat. 783](/us/stat/63/783).Basin”, in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1950. operation and maintenance For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts thereof and of other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation, pursuant to law, $15,977,594, of which $12,476,494 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $1,671,000 shall be derived from the Colorado River dam fund, and of which not to exceed $10,698,514 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That funds advanced for operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit of this appropriation and may be expended for the same objects and in the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended, and the unexpended balances of such advances shall be credited to the appropriation for the next succeeding fiscal year. general administrative expenses For necessary expenses of general administration and related functions in the offices of the Commissioner of Reclamation and in the regional offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, $5,478,203, of which not to exceed $4,696,178 shall be available for personal services, to be derived from the reclamation fund and to be nonreimbursable [59 Stat. 54](/us/stat/59/54).pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U. S. C. 377): *Provided*, That no part of any other appropiration in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general administrative expenses: *Provided further*, That not exceeding $150,000 of funds available for expenditure under this appropriation shall be used for salaries and expenses in connection with information work. emergency fund For an additional amount for the emergency fund as authorized by[62 Stat. 1052](/us/stat/62/1052). the Act of June 26, 1948 (43 U. S. C. 502), $400,000, to be derived from the Reclamation fund, special fund, and to remain available until expended for the purposes specified in said Act. transfer of certain facilities, fort peck project, montana The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to transfer to the Department of the Interior without exchange of funds, all of the right, title, and interest of the Department of the Army in and to the following facilities, including rights-of-way (except that portion of the rights-of-way within the Fort Peck Reservoir area), but there shall be reserved the right to use the power facilities for the purpose of transmitting power to the Fort Peck project during emergency periods when the Fort Peck power plant is not functioning:
(a)the Fort Peck-Rainbow (Great Falls) 161 kilovolt transmission line;
(b)the Rainbow (Great Falls) terminal facilities; and
(c)the Fort Peck-Whatley 50 kilovolt transmission line and substation. special funds Sums herein referred to as being derived from the reclamation fund, the Colorado River dam fund, or the Colorado River development 65 Stat. 257 fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury created by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U. S. C. 391), the Act of[32 Stat. 388](/us/stat/32/388).[45 Stat. 1057](/us/stat/45/1057).[54 Stat. 774](/us/stat/54/774). December 21, 1928 (43 U. S. C. 617a), and the Act of July 19, 1940 (43 U. S. C. 618a), respectively. Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the Secretary, to be merged with and expended under the heads herein specified: and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for expenditure under the heads “Operation and maintenance” and “General administrative expenses” shall revert and be credited to the special fund from which derived. administrative provisions Appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $50,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a),[60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810). including such services at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per day, when authorized by the Secretary; payment of claims forDamage Claims. damage to or loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Reclamation; payment, except as otherwise provided for, of compensation and expense of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation appointed as authorized by law to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts without reimbursement or return under the reclamation laws; rewards for information or evidence concerningRewards. violations of law involving property under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of the functions specified under the head “Operation and Maintenance Administration”, Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1945; preparation and dissemination of useful information[58 Stat. 488](/us/stat/58/488). including recordings, photographs, and photographic prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, and investigation and recovery of archeological and paleontological remains in such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U. S. C. 461–467): *Provided*, That no part of any appropriation[40 Stat. 666](/us/stat/40/666). made herein shall be available pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U. S. C. 377), for expenses other than those incurred on[59 Stat. 54](/us/stat/59/54). behalf of specific reclamation projects except “General Administrative Expenses” and amounts provided for reconnaissance, basin surveys, and general engineering and research under the head “General Investigations.” Allotments to the Missouri River Basin project from the appropriationMissouri River Basin. under the head “Construction and rehabilitation” shall be available additionally for said project for those functions of the Bureau of Reclamation provided for under the head “General investigations” (but this authorization shall not preclude use of the appropriation under said head within that area), and for the continuation of investigations by agencies of the Department on a general plan for the development of the Missouri River Basin. Such allotments may be expended through or in cooperation with State and other Federal agencies, and advances to such agencies are hereby authorized. Sums appropriated herein which are expended in the performance of functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be reimbursable or returnable to the extent and in the manner provided by law. Any agency of the United States Government having title theretoTransfer of aircraft pans, etc. is authorized to transfer to the Bureau of Reclamation, without reimbursement, parts, equipment and supplies for aircraft excess to its needs. 65 Stat. 258 No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation, contained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts earned under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be obligated for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts are to be paid: *Provided*, That the incurring of any obligation prohibited by this paragraph shall lie deemed a violation of section 665 of title 31 of the United States Code. No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operationRestrictions. and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, shall be used for the particular benefit of lands
(a)within the boundaries of an irrigation district,
(b)of any member of a water users’ organization, or
(c)of any individual, when such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Not to exceed $2,783,000 of the appropriation herein made for “Construction and rehabilitation, Bureau of Reclamation” shall be expended for completion of construction of the Coachella division of the All-American Canal system, Boulder Canyon project: *Provided*, That any sums thereof so expended in excess of the amount required to be repaid under the existing contract between the Coachella Valley County Water District and the United States shall be repayable by said district to the United States unless said district shall be judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be not liable therefor. Not to exceed 12 per centum of the construction allotment madeConstruction work by force amount, etc. by the Bureau of Reclamation for any project from the appropriation “Construction and Rehabilitation” contained in this Act shall be available for construction work by force account or on a hired-labor basis; except that not to exceed $225,000 may on approval of the commissioner be expended for construction work by force account on any one project or Missouri Basin unit when the work is unsuitable for contract or when excessive bids are received; and except in cases of emergencies local in character, so declared by the Commissioner. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY surveys, investigations, and research For expenses necessary for the Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its Territories and possessions; classify lands as to mineral character and water and power resources; give engineering supervision to power permits and Federal Power Commission licenses; enforce departmental regulations applicable to oil, gas, and other mining leases, permits, licenses, and operating contracts; and publish and disseminate data relative Cooperation with States, etc.to the foregoing activities; $21,300,000, of which not to exceed $13,–455,000 shall be available for personal services, and of which $3,300,000 shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources investigations: *Provided*, That the share of the Geological Survey in any topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality shall not exceed 50 per centum of the cost thereof. administrative provisions The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed eighty passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; reimbursement of the General Services administration for security guard service for protection of confidential files; 65 Stat. 259 contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gaging stations; and payment of compensation and expenses (not to exceed $10,000) of the person appointed by the President to participate as the representative of the United States in the administration of the compact consented to by the Act of May 31, 1949 (Public Law 82): *Provided*, That notwithstanding[63 Stat. 146](/us/stat/63/146).Appointment of retired Army officer. the provisions of any other law, the President is authorized to appoint a retired officer as such representative, without prejudice to his status as a retired Army officer, and he shall receive such compensation and expenses in addition to his retired pay. BUREAU OF MINES conservation and development of mineral resources For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, exploration, development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, including fuels, in the United States, its Territories, and possessions; developing synthetics and substitutes; producing and distributing helium; and controlling fires in inactive coal deposits on public lands, and on private lands, with the consent of the owner; $16,858,603. of which not to exceed $10,446,575 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That the Secretary is hereby authorized and directedPayment for lire control. to make suitable arrangements with owners of private property or with a State or its subdivisions for payment of a sum equal to not less than one-half the amount of expenditure to be made for control or extinguishment of fires in inactive coal deposits from funds provided under the authorization of this Act except that expenditure of Federal funds for this purpose in any privately owned operating coal mine shall be limited to investigation and supervision. health and safety For expenses necessary for promotion of health and safety in mines and in the minerals industries, as authorized by law, $3,790,000. construction For construction and improvement of facilities under the jurisdition of the Bureau of Mines, to remain available until expended. $1,587,412, of which not to exceed $113,287 shall be available for personal services. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Mines, including such expenses in the regional offices, $1,176,841, of which not to exceed $1,018,434 shall be available for personal services. administrative provisions Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be expended for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and thirty passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; providing transportation services in isolated areas for employees, student dependents of employees, and other pupils, and such activities may be financed under cooperative arrangements; temporary and emergency contracts for personal services and employment of persons without regard to civil-service regulations as required in the conduct of programs for 65 Stat. 260 the control of fires in inactive coal deposits and flood prevention in anthracite mines; purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies Acceptance of lands, etc.in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work:Sale of power to non-Federal purchasers. *Provided*, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: *Provided further*, That power produced in the operation of the power plant of the Bureau of Mines at Louisiana, Missouri, in excess of the Bureau’s needs may be sold to non-Federal purchasers, but the expenses of the Bureau in the production and sale of such excess power shall not exceed the total amount of such sales, and expenditures for the production of excess power shall not be deemed a charge against the total appropriations authorized by the Synthetic Liquid [58 Stat. 190](/us/stat/58/190).[30 U. S. C. §§ 321–325](/us/usc/t30/s321–325).Transfer of funds.Fuels Act, as amended: *Provided further*, That the sums made available for the current fiscal year to the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force for the acquisition of helium from the Bureau of Mines shall be transferred to the Bureau of Mines on July 1 of said fiscal year:Sale of mineral products. *Provided further*, That the Bureau of Mines is authorized, during the current fiscal year, to sell directly or through any Government agency, including corporations, any metal or mineral product that may be manufactured in pilot plants operated by the Bureau of Mines, and the proceeds of such sales shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE management and protection For expenses necessary for the management and protection of the areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service, including protection of lands in process of condemnation; and for plans, investigations, and studies of the recreational resources (exclusive of preparation of detail plans and working drawings) and archaeological values in river basins of the United States (except the Missouri River Basin); $7,735,000, of which not to exceed $6,584,342 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That the unexpended balance of the appropriation granted under this head for the fiscal year 1951 for the “Mississippi River Parkway” shall remain available during the current fiscal year. maintenance and rehabilitation of physical facilities For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of roads, trails, buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities essential to the operation of areas administered pursuant to law by the National Park Service, $7,369,790, of which not to exceed $4, 193,747 shall be available for personal services. construction For construction and improvement, without regard to the Act of [37 Stat. 460](/us/stat/37/460)August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U. S. C. 451), of roads, trails, parkways, buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities; and the acquisition of lands, interests therein, improvements, and water rights; to remain available until expended, $11,370,000, of which not to exceed $945,000 shall be available for personal services, and of which $1,150,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority granted under the head “Independence National Historical [63 Stat 766](/us/stat/63/766).Park, Pennsylvania”, in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 65 Stat. 261 1950, and $3,000,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in section 4
(b)of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950.[64 Stat. 785](/us/stat/64/785).[16 U. S. C. § 460c and notes](/us/usc/t16/s460c). general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the National Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $1,171,774, of which not to exceed $1,014,538 shall be available for personal services. administrative provisions Appropriations for the National Park Service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed nineteen passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; cleaning and repair of uniforms for National Capital Parks police and guards; and the objects and purposes specified in the Act of August 7, 1946 (16 U. S. C. 17j–2).[60 Stat 883](/us/stat/60/883). FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE management of resources For expenses necessary for conservation, management, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources; operation of the industrial properties within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (61 Stat. 770); maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle or the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; purchase or rent of land, and functions related to wildlife management in California (16 U. S. C. 695–695c); and not to exceed $30,000 for payment, in the discretion[62 Stat. 238](/us/stat/62/238) of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service; $6,678,–196, of which not to exceed $4,259,363 shall be available for personal services. investigation of resources For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies and investigations respecting conservation, management, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, including related aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication of information concerning such studies and investigations; and the performance of other functions related thereto; as authorized by law; $3,858,–986, of which not to exceed $2,487,629 shall be available for personal services. construction For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, including continuing the construction of fish cultural facilities on lands owned by the State of South Dakota; to remain available until expended, $733,742, of which not to exceed $146,324 shall be available for personal services. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Fish and Wildlife Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $806,631, of which not to exceed $678,319 shall be available for personal services. 65 Stat. 262 federal aid in fish restoration and management For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 9, 1950[64 Stat 430](/us/stat/64/430).[16 U. S. C. 777–777k](/us/usc/t16/s777–777k). (Public Law 681), amounts equal to the revenues described in section 3 of said Act and credited during the next preceding fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended. administration of pribilof islands For carrying out the provisions of the Act of February 26, 1944,[58 Stat. 100](/us/stat/58/100). as amended (16 U. S. C. 631a–631q), amounts equal to 60 per centum of the proceeds covered into the Treasury during the next preceding fiscal year from the sale of sealskins and other products, to remain available for expenditure during the current and next succeeding fiscal years. administrative provisions Appropriations for the Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed seventy-four passenger motor Aircraft.vehicles for replacement only; purchase of not to exceed six aircraft for replacement only; publication and distribution of bulletins as [34 Stat. 696](/us/stat/34/696)authorized by law (7 (J. S. C. 417); rations or commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels at rates not to exceed $2 per man per day; repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservationOption far purchase of land. areas caused by operations of the Fish and Wildlife Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are not inconsistent with (heir primary purposes; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Fish and Wildlife Service and to which the United States has title, and which are utilized pursuant to law in connection with management and investigation of fish and wildlife resources. Office of Territories administration of Territories For expenses necessary for the administration of Territories and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands tinder the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, including expenses of the offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, as [31 Stat. 321, 153](/us/stat/31/321/153), [64 Stat. 386](/us/stat/64/386); [45 Stat. 1253](/us/stat/45/1253).authorized by law (48 U. S. C., secs. 61, 531, 1422, 1431a (c), expenses of the Government of the Virgin Islands including the agricultural station, [49 Stat. 1807](/us/stat/49/1807); [47 Stat. 614](/us/stat/47/614).as authorized by law (48 U. S. C. 1405. 7 U. S. C. 386g), and expenses of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands appointed pursuant to the trusteeship agreement approved by [61 Stat. 397](/us/stat/61/397).[22 U S. C. § 287 note](/us/usc/t22/s287).Public Law 204. Eightieth Congress; compensation and mileage of members of the legislatures in Alaska, Hawaii. Guam, and American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U. S. C., secs. 87, 599, 1421d (e), and 1431a (c)); compensation and expenses of the judiciary in American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U. S. C. [37 Stat. 516](/us/stat/37/516); [31 Stat 146](/us/stat/t31/146); [64 Stat 391](/us/stat/64/391); [45 Stat. 1253](/us/stat/45/1253).1431a (c)) and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under the trusteeship agreement approved by Public Law 204, Eightieth Congress; care of insane as [56 Stat. 782](/us/stat/56/782).authorized by law for Alaska (48 U. S. C. 46–50); grants to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, in addition to current local revenues, for support of Governmental functions; and not to exceed $50,000 for personal services, household equipment and furnishings, and utilities necessary in the operation of the several Governors’ houses; $7,020,000, of which not to exceed $811,865 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, 65 Stat. 263 That the Territorial and local governments of the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands are authorized to make purchases through the General services Administration: *Provided further*, That appropriations availableAircraft and surface vessels. for the Administration of Territories, including the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, may be expended for the purchase, maintenance, and operation of not to exceed four aircraft, 1 AK and 6 AKL type surface vessels, and such minor vessels as may be required, for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary in carrying out the provisions of Article 6
(2)of the trusteeship agreement approved by Public Law 204, Eightieth Congress. alaska public works For an additional amount for expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1941) (Public Law 264), to[63 Stat. 627](/us/stat/63/627).[48 U. S. C. § 186 note](/us/usc/t48/s186). remain available until June 30, 1955, $7,000,000, of which not to exceed $463,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, and of which not to exceed $333,000 shall be available for personal services. construction of roads, alaska For construction of roads, tramways, buildings, ferries, bridges, and trails, including surveys and plans for new road construction; acquisition of lands or interests in lands by purchase, donation, condemnation, or otherwise; to remain available until expended, $20,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,493,000 shall be available for personal services, and of which not to exceed $8,000,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority previously granted. operation and maintenance of roads, alaska For operation and maintenance of roads, tramways, buildings, ferries, bridges, and trails, $2,900,000, of which not to exceed $1,935,840 shall be available for personal services. administrative provisions The total of the amounts herein appropriated for construction, operation and maintenance of roads in Alaska shall be available in one fund, except that the appropriation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. Not to exceed 20 per centum of the amount herein appropriated forAvailability of funds for construction. construction of roads in Alaska shall be available for construction work by force account, or on a hired labor basis. construction, alaska railroad For the authorized work of the Alaska Railroad, including improvements and new construction, to remain available until expended, $2,000,000: *Provided*, That funds appropriated under this head mayTransfer nf funds. be transferred to the Alaska Railroad Special Fund for purposes of accounting and administration. operation and maintenance, alaska railroad The Alaska Railroad Special Fund shall continue available until expended for the work authorized by law, including operation of facilities under the jurisdiction of the railroad in Mount McKinley 65 Stat. 264 National Park; operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coastwise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of providing additional facilities for transportation of freight, passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit and development of industries or travel in the area served; and payment of compensation and expenses as authorized by section 42 of the Act of September 7, 1916 (5 U. S. C. [39 Stat. 760](/us/stat/39/760).Salary limitation.793), to be reimbursed as therein provided: *Provided*, That no one other than the general manager of said railroad, and one assistant general manager at not to exceed $13,000 per annum, shall be paid an annual salary out of said fund of more than $11,000. virgin islands public works For an additional amount to carry out the provisions of the Act of December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 827), $992,970, of which not to exceed $63,270 shall be available for personal services: *Provided*, That the estimated project costs specified in said Act of December 20, 1944, shall not constitute limitations on amounts that may be expended Restriction.for such projects: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the waterfront development project on Saint Thomas, and the amount included in the 1952 budget estimates for this project is hereby made available for school and hospital facilities in the Virgin Islands. Administration, Department of the Interior salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior (referred to herein as the Secretary), including teletype rentals and service; $2,154,911, of which not to exceed $1,890,798 shall be available for personal services. general provisions—department of the interior Sec. 102. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,Employment of aliens. aliens may be employed during the current fiscal year in the field service of the Department for periods of not more than thirty days in cases of emergency caused by fire, flood, storm, act of God, or sabotage. Sec. 103. Appropriations in this Act available for travel expensesAttendance at meetings. shall be available, for expenses of attendance of officers and employees at meetings or conventions of members of societies or associations concerned with the work of the bureau or office for which the appropriation concerned is made. Sec. 104. Appropriations made in this Act shall be available forAvailability of funds For emergency construction expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement or repair of buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: *Provided*, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. Sec. 105. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transferEmergency prevention of fires. (within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this Act, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the 65 Stat. 265 Department of the Interior: *Provided*, That appropriations made in this Act for fire suppression purposes shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year. Sec. 106. Appropriations made in this Act shall be available for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency or economy, and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act of June 30, 1932 (31 U. S. C. 686): *Provided*, That reimbursements[47 Stat. 417](/us/stat/47/417).Reimbursement. for cost of supplies, materials and equipment, and for services rendered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time such reimbursements are received. Sec. 107. Appropriations made in this Act shall be available for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a) when authorized by the Secretary; maintenance and[60 Stat 810](/us/stat/60/810). operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. Sec. 108. The balances of all contract authorizations heretofore granted to the Interior Department or any of its bureaus or offices, which remain unobligated on June 30, 1952, are hereby rescinded. Sec. 109. Transfers to the Department of the Interior pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 of [63 Stat. 377](/us/stat/63/377).[41 U. S. C. § 201 note](/us/usc/t41/s201).property, other than real, excess to the needs of the Navy Department may be made during the current fiscal year at the request of the Secretary of the Interior without reimbursement or transfer of funds when required by the Interior Department for operations conducted in the administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and American Samoa. TITLE II— VIRGIN ISLANDS CORPORATION revolving fund For an additional Amount for the revolving fund established under this head in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, to provide[63 Stat. 875](/us/stat/63/875). for advances to the Virgin Islands Corporation as authorized by law, $2,595,000. grants For payment to the Virgin Islands Corporation in the form of grants, for expenses incurred during the current fiscal year, as authorized by section 8 of the Virgin Islands Corporation Act, in the conduct[63 Stat. 864](/us/stat/63/864).[48 U. S. C. § 1407g](/us/usc/t48/s1407g). of activities budgeted as predominantly nonrevenue producing, $130,000: *Provided*, That funds appropriated under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1951, for estimated losses to be sustained during the fiscal year 1951, shall remain available for estimated losses[64 Stat. 696](/us/stat/64/696). to be sustained during the fiscal year 1952: *Provided further*, That an amount equal to the excess of grantsTransfer of funds. for estimated losses for revenue producing activities over the actual loss for the fiscal year 1951 and the estimated loss for the fiscal year 1952 shall be transferred from the appropriation for “Grants” to the “Revolving Fund, Virgin Islands Corporation” and shall be merged therewith. 65 Stat. 266 administrative expenses During the current fiscal year the Virgin Islands Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available to it and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal-year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as [69 Stat. 598](/us/stat/69/598).[31 U. S. C. § 849](/us/usc/t31/s849).amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its programs as set forth in the budget for the fiscal year 1952: *Provided*, That not to exceed $130,000 shall be available for administrative expenses (to be computed on an accrual basis) of the Corporation, covering the categories set forth in the 1952 Budget estimates for such expenses. TITLE III— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. No part of the money appropriated by this Act or by itinformational and editorial functions. made available for expenditure by the Virgin Islands Corporation which is in excess of 75 per centum of the amount required to pay the compensation of all persons which the budget estimates for personal services heretofore submitted to the Congress for the fiscal year 1952 contemplated would be employed by the Department of the Interior or the Virgin Islands Corporation during such fiscal year in the performance of—
(1)functions performed by a person designated as an information specialist, information and editorial specialist, publications and information coordinator, press relations officer or counsel, photographer, radio expert, television expert, motion-picture expert, or publicity expert, or designated by any similar title, or
(2)functions performed by persons who assist persons performing the functions described in
(1)in drafting, preparing, editing, typing, duplicating, or disseminating public information publications or releases, radio or television scripts, magazine articles, photographs, motion pictures, and similar material, shall be available to pay the compensation of persons performing the functionsMaps, etc. described in
(1)or (2): *Provided*, That this section shall not be construed as having application to the preparation for publication of reports and maps resulting from authorized scientific and engineering investigations and surveys, to photography incident to the compilation and reproduction of maps and reports, or to photocopying of permanent records for preservation. Sec. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallChauffeurs. be used to pay the compensation of any civilian employee of the Government in the District of Columbia whose duties consist of acting as chauffeur of any Government-owned passenger motor vehicle (other than a bus or ambulance and two passenger motor vehicles assigned one to the Secretary and one to the Under Secretary), unless such appropriation is specifically authorized to be used for paying the compensation of employees performing such duties. Sec. 303. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallEmployees engaged in personnel work be used to pay the compensation of any employee engaged in personnel work in excess of the number that would be provided by a ratio of one such employee to one hundred and ten, or a part thereof, full-time, part-time, and intermittent employees of the agency concerned: *Provided*, That for purposes of this section employees shall be considered as engaged in personnel work if they spend naif time or more in personnel administration consisting of direction and administration of the personnel program; employment, placement, and separation; job evaluation and classification; employee relations and services; training; committees of expert examiners and boards 65 Stat. 267 of civil-service examiners; wage administration; and processing, recording, and reporting. Sec. 304. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, orPersons engaging, etc. In strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavitAffidavit. shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engagesPenalty. in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence, and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*,Emergency employment. That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: *Provided further*, That in cases of emergency, caused by fire, flood, storm, act of God, or sabotage, persons may be employed tor periods of not more than thirty days and be paid salaries and wages without the necessity of inquiring into their membership in any organization. Sec. 305. No part of any appropriation or authorization containedRestriction on appointments. in this Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any incumbent appointed to any civil office or position which may become vacant during the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 1951: Provided, That thisNonapplicability. inhibition shall not apply—
(a)to not to exceed 25 per centum of all vacancies;
(b)to positions filled from within the department;
(c)to offices or positions required by law to be filled by appointment of the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
(d)to positions the personnel of which are engaged in health and safety, law enforcement, operation and maintenance, soil and moisture, and forestry activities in the field, exclusive of administrative personnel not directly connected with the operation of any such specific activity;
(e)to seasonal and casual workers: *Provided further*, That with the exception of the agencies and functions listed in
(b)through
(e)above, not more than 90 per centum of the amounts shown in the budget estimates for personal services shall be available for such purpose: *Provided further*, That when the total number of personnel subject to this section has been reduced to 90 per centum of the total provided for in the budget estimates for 1952, this section may cease to apply. This Act may be cited as the “Interior Department AppropriationShort title. Act, 1952.” Approved August 31, 1951. Public Law 137: Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 137 Public Law 137 65 Stat. 268 1951-08-31 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 2026-01-19 82 1 public
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