§ 556. Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles

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No part of any funds appropriated for the Forest Service shall be used to pay the transportation or traveling expenses of any forest officer or agent except he be traveling on business directly connected with the Forest Service and in furtherance of the works, aims, and objects specified and authorized by law; nor shall any such funds be paid or used for the purpose of paying for, in whole or in part, the preparation or publication of any newspaper or magazine article, but this shall not prevent the giving out to all persons, without discrimination, including newspapers and magazine writers and publishers, of any facts or official information of value to the public:

Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to scientific or technical articles prepared for or published in scientific publications.

(May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 521; Pub. L. 85–464, § 8, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 218.)

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Public Law 85–463
to provide for the suspension of the imposition or execution of sentence in certain cases in the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia and in the Juvenile Court of the District of Columbia”, approved June 18, 1953 (67 Stat. 65)

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May 11, 1922, ch. 185
42 Stat. 521
Pub. L. 85–464, § 8
72 Stat. 218
Pub. L. 85–464

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§ 556

Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles

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ActMay 11, 1922, ch. 185

Stat.42 Stat. 521

Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–464, § 8

Stat.72 Stat. 218

Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–464

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