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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 227 . 1929 . 1215 CENTER MARKET, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Center Market,D. C. Operation and management : To enable the Secretary of Agri- culture, in carrying out the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1921 (41 Stat. L., p . 1441), to pay for ice, electricity, gas, fuel, travel, stat ione ry, prin ting, te legr ams, tel epho nes, lab or, supp lies, ma te- rials, equipment, miscellaneous expenses, necessary repairs and alter- ations, to b e reimbursed by any person for whose acc ount any such expenditure may be made : Provided, That the Secretary of Agri- culture may purchase necessary supplies and equipment for use at Center Market, without regard to awards made by General Supply Committee ; to continue the employment of the necessary persons under the conditions in existence at the time of the taking over of the property by the Secretary of Agriculture, with such changes thereof as he may find necessary ; to provide a fund for the payment of freight, express, drayage, and other charges and claims against the commodities accepted for storage, and to require reimbursement thereof with i nterest at th e rate of 6 p er centum per annum under such rules as the Secretary of Agricultu re may prescri be, and to remove, sell, or otherwise dispose of such commodities held as security for such payment when such reimbursement is not made when due, all reimbursement of such payments and all receipts from such dispo- sition of comm odities to be credited to such fund and to be reex- pendable therefrom ; and to use such other means as the Secretary of Agriculture may find necessary for the proper occupancy and use by the Government and its tenants of said property, $150,000 : Pro- vide d, That not more than $500 may be used for the payment of claims for the loss of or damage to goods while in storage in Center Market that have accrued or may accrue at any time during the operation thereof by the Secretary of Agriculture in ac cor dan ce with such regulations as he may prescribe. Total, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, $6,312,660, of which amount not to exceed $2,325,800 may be expended for personal serv- tr ct5°iee5 in the Dis- ices in the District of Columbia. BUREAU OF HOME ECONOMICS SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $18,500. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the relative utility and economy of agricultural products for food, clothing, and other uses in the home, with speci al sugge stions of pl ans a nd methods for the more effective utilization of such products for these purposes, and to disseminate useful information on t his subj ect, including the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, supplies, and all other necessary expenses, $149,000. Total, Bureau of Home Economics, $167,500, of which amount not to exceed $157,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. PLAN T QU ARAN TINE AND CON TROL ADM INIS TRAT ION SA LARI ES AND G ENER AL E XPEN SES To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the pro- visions of the plant quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended, and to conduct the other activities hereinafter authorized, independ- ently or in cooperation with the States and other agencies, organiza- tions, and individuals concerned, including necessary expenses for supplies and equipment, rent outside the District of Columbia, and Operation and man- agement expenses. Vol. 41, p. 1441. Provisos. Purchases for, with- out regard to Supply Committee awards. Fund for charge s, et c. Claims for storage loss or damages . Home Economics Bureau. General expenses. Chief of the Bureau, and of fice pe rsonne l. Utilizing farm prod. ucts in the home, etc. Employment of la. bor. Services in the Dis- trict. Pla nt Quarantine and Control Adminis- tration. General expenses. Enf orc ing nursery plant quaran tine, etc. Vol . 37, pp. 315, 850 .

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