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 SEV ENT Y-FI RST CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cs. 24. 1929 . 13 (e) Each advisory committee shall meet as soon as practicable after its selection, at a time and place designated by the board. Each advisory committee shall meet thereafter at least twice a year upon call of the board, and may meet at other times upon call of a majority Chairman and wore of the members thereof. Each advisory committee shall select a tary. chairman and secretary. May confer directly (d) Each advisory committee may by itself or through its officers, with Board for infor- ( 1) confer directly w ith the bo ard, call for inform ation from it, or mation,etc, make oral or written representations to it, concerning matters within the jurisdiction of the board and relating to the agricultural com- mo dity, (2) cooperate with the board in advising the producers CooperatewithBoard y~ in ad vis ing su ita ble th rough thei r organiza tions or ot herwise in the devel opment of suit- planting, etc ., by pro- able programs of planting or breeding in order to secure the maxi- dicer s. mum benefits under this Act consistent with the policy declared in section 1. G ENERAL POWERS OF BOAR D SPECIAL P OWERS OF BOA RD SEC. 5. The board is authorized and directed- (1) to promote education in the principles and practices of cooper- a tive m arket ing o f agr icult ural c ommod ities and food p roduc ts thereof. (2) to enc ourage the or ganizat ion, im proveme nt in m ethods, and development of effective cooperative associations. (3) to keep advised from any available sources and make reports as to crop prices, experiences, prospects, supply, and demand, at home and abroad. (4) to investigate conditions of overproduction of agricultural commodities and advise as to the prevention of such overproduction. (5) to make investigations and reports and publish the same, including investigations and reports upon the following : Land utili- zation for agricultural purposes ; reduction of the acreage of unprofit- able marginal lands in cultivation ; methods of expanding markets at home and abroad for agricultural commodities and food products thereof ; methods of developing by-products of and new uses for Meetings. General powers of Board. SEC. 4. The board- 1 shall maintain its office in the District of Columbia maintain principal principal f and other offices. and such other offices in the United States as in its judgment are necessary. (2) shall have an official seal which shall be judicially noticed. Official seal. (3) shall make an annual report to Congress upon the administra- Annual repo rt and rec omm end atio ns to tion of this Act and any other matter relating to the better effectuation Congress. of the policy declared in section 1, including recommendations for leta.,islation. Eaeeutory (4) may make such regulations as are necessary to execute the tions. functions vested in it by this Act. (5) may appoint and fix the salaries of a secretary and such experts, and, in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and subject to the provisions of the civil service laws, such other officers and employees, as are necessary to execute such functions. (6) may make such expenditures (including expenditures for rent and personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere, for la w books, p eriodicals, and books of refere nce, and f or printin g and binding) as are necessary to execute such functions. Expenditures by the board shall be allowed and paid upon the presentation of item- ized vouchers therefor approved by the chairman of the board. (7) shall meet at the call of the chairman, the Secretary of Agri- culture, or a majority of its members. r egul a- Appoint and fix sal- aries of secretary, ex- perts, etc. Make necessary penditures. ex- Approval of vouch- ers. Meetings. Spe cial pow ers of Board. Promote principles of cooperative marketing, etc. Encourage organiza- tion, etc ., of coopera- tive associations. Reports on crop prices, supply and de- mand, etc. Investigate, etc ., overproduction. Investigate, etc ., land utilization, unprofit- able acrea ge, ex pandin g markets, new uses, etc.

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