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 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Cns. 127, 128. 1921. 1347 Mruiacn RATES ron Moron vmucms: IVhenever, during the fiscal m‘;$},g§,,P°’}f,§S- by year ending June 30, 1922, the Secretary of Agriculture shall find mcrorvehicles. ' that the expenses of travel can be reduced thereby, he may, in lieu of actual traveling expenses, under such regulations as he may prescribe, authorize the payment of not to exceed 3 cents per mile or a motor cycle or 7 cents per mile for an automobile, used for necessary travel on official busmess. ,_ To enable the joint committee of the two Houses on short-time ¤r§aiiti;rci»$iieeim31 rural credits constituted and appointed in pursuance of Public Num- 5’;,,Pj“,§°*,,,0_ bered 234, Sixty-sixth Congress, "An Act making appropriations for ’ ` the Department of Avricu ture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921," to continue and complete its labors and reports, $5,000. _ Ptmcnxsn or Snnn GRAJN ron DnoUeirrSrmcKnN AnnAs: That d,?,.$§§ie,,§§,{Z${,‘a,,{§s{ the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized, for the crop of ,0,A,‘},f;”h‘;°§€’g,‘$,',{'*e;{S 1921, to make advances or loans to farmers in the drought-stricken ewsfcr sséding. ' areas of the United States, where he shall find that special need for such assistance exists, for the purchase of wheat, oats, barle, and iiax seed for seed purposes and when necessary, to procure such seed and sell same to such farmers. Such advances, loans, or sales shall tiggms °”d °°"df be made upon such terms and conditions and subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture shall prescribe, including an agreement by each farmer to use the seed thus obtained by him for the roduction of grain or flax seed. A first lien on the crigp to be 05;%; i>i¤li°ug$ii um prodiuced from seed obtained through a loan, advance, or s e made under this section shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agri- Limit culture, be deemed sufficient security therefor. The total amount ' of such advances, loans, or sales to any one farmer shall not exceed the sum of $200. All such advances or loans shall be made thronigh _ such agencies as the Secretary of Agriculture shall designate._ or A”'°p"°“°°‘ carrying out the purposes of this section there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys m the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,000,000, to be immediately available. That any person who shall knowiiggly make any false representa- mgP}’§E§‘§‘§{‘,§,{,"{,{,,’{°',°2‘.§ tion for the purpose of obtaining an vance, loan, or sale under this °*>*¤*¤ '°°¤· °*¤· Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not exceed- ° $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. ,,.0,,,,,5 dw, com mgfhat the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and requested mss. to extend invitations to foreign governments to be re resented by ,,,§§§°{§'$,{’,,,§’Z;,?” °` delegates in a world’s dairy congress to be held in the Suited States mm in 1922: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed No »¤;§·¤.¤» mimto create an pecuniary obligation on the part of the Government of '“°‘ the United States. _ ,,,,,,0,, 0, ,m,&,,m,_ That the Secretary of Agriculture is directed hereafter to submit mm completed mu to Congress at the beginmng of each regular session a report showing ’°°"°°°" ‘° b° m°°°‘ what investigations evolved utgon the Department 0 Agriculture have been completed during e preceding fiscal ear, and also showing what services,  any, devolved upon the department are being performed or duplicated, in whole or in part, y any other de artment, bureau, or agency of the Government. Total for the Department of Agriculture, $$6,404,259. Approved, March 3, 1921. umnznzi. CHAP. 128.-An Act Making appropriations for fortificatzions and other works_of defense, for the armament thereof. and for the procurement of heavy ordnance for trial lP“bh°· M- 3**} andserviceior the nscal year ending June 30, 1922, and for other purposes. Bs it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United F,,,,m,.,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are 1>¤¤¤<>¤¤· appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fortifications and other works of defense, for the arma-