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 SIXTY-SEVEN TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 185. 1922. 517 putting up and distributing the same; for repairs and the em loy- ment of local and_ special agents, clerks, assistants, and other labor required, in the c1ty_of Washinglton and elsewhere, $360,000. And a,i?,$,2;°{u§§f" WDM the Secretary of Agriculture is ereby directed to expend the said sum, as near y as practicable, in the purchase, testing, and distribution of such valuab e seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings and lants, the best he can obtain at public or private sale, and such as shall be suitable for the respective localities to which the same are to be apportioned, and in which same are to be distributed as hereinafter stated; and such seeds so purchased shall include a variety of v e- tables and iiower seeds suitable for gent and culture in e516_ rmam. various sections of the United States: roviiill, That the Secretary mgm 3; pm' of Agriculture, after due advertisement and on competitive bids, is authorized to award the contract for the supplying of printed packets and envelopes and the packeting, assembhng, and mailing of the seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and plants, or any part thereof, for a period of not more than five ears nor less than one year, if by such action he can best protect the interests of the United States. O0, I mw An equallproportion of Eve·sixths of all seeds, bulbs, shrubs, vines, cut- ima.l°£°°°”`°°° tings, an plants shall, upon their re%est, after due notification by the Secretary of Agriculture that the a otment to their respective districts is ready or distribution, be supplied to Senators, epresentatives, and De egptes in Congress for distribution among their constituents, or mailed y the department upon the receipt of their addressed franks, in packages of such weight as the Secretary of Agiculture C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,¤,,,,,_ and the ostmaster General may- jointly determine: ·-rovided, ¤d¤¤w¤1>p¤· however, That upon each envglplpe or wrlgpper containing packages of seeds the contents thereof be pla` y indicated, and the Secretary shall not distribute to any Senator, Representative, or Deleate seeds entirely unfit for the climate and locality he represents, S,,,,,,,,,,,,_ · gut shall distribute the same so that each Member may have seeds of equal value, as near as may be, and the best adapted to the locality he represents: Proankled also, That the seeds alloted to Senators and t,.§§’,{l§,,f’°“""*"‘ '"°’ Representatives for distribution in the districts embraced within the twent —iif th and thirty-fourth parallels of latitude shall be ready for drelivery not later than the 10th day of Janua1§: Provided mmbumn 0, mb also, That an portion of the allotments to Senators, epresenta· mueiwruuuwmams. tives, and Delegates in Congress remaining uncalled for on the 1st day of April shall be distri uted bi the ecretary of Agriculture, ivin preference to those persons w ose names and addresses have geen lurnished by Senators and Representatives in Congress and who have not before durin the same season been supplied by the depart- Report 0, mmm ment: And provided agro, That the Secretaiiy sh report, as provided em. P ’ in this Act, the place, quantity, and price 0 seeds purchased, and the date of purchase; but nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Aigriculture from sending seeds to those mvmion 0, ,,,,pm_ who apply for the same. An the amount herem appropriated shall vr¤¤¤<>¤ ferbiddernot be diverted or used for any other purpose but or the purchase, testing, propagation, and distribution of valuable seeds, bulbs, migbefry an other rare and valuable trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, an ants; - mv _ Fo}; biophysical invesgigations in connection with the various lines gsiii»°¤Iiim°°°1 mi of work herein authoriz, $32,500; _ Admngmgve ¤_ For general administrative expenses connected with the above- 1>¤¤¤¤¤- mentioned lines of investigation, includingithe office of the chief of bureau, the assistant chief of bureau, the 0 cers_in charge of publications, records, supplies, and property, and for miscellaneous expensa incident thereto, $25,980; In all, neral ex enses, $3,030,350. Total, geureau of }l’lant Industry, $3,527,910. —