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 164 Agr eemen ts, etc ., as to permanent use of lands. Contributions to op- erations. Cooperation of Gov- ernmental agencies. Officers and emp lo y- ees. Subject to civil serv- ice and classification laws ; exception. U.S.C.,p.85. Tech nical servic es. Other expenses . Soil Conservation Service, established. Post, p. 1601. Powers conferred. Vol. 48, pp. 201, 202. Personal services. Funds available. Ante, p. 115 . Transfer of functions, etc. Appropriation au- thorize d. Post, pp . 1115, 1454 . April 29, 1935 . [S.1610.] [Public, No . 47.1 Parris Lsland, S.C. Vol. 44, p. 1095. 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 85, 86. APRIL 27, 29, 1935. the use of such lands and otherwise providing for the prevention of soil erosion ; (2) Agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such lands ; and (3) Contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise, to an,~, operations conferring such benefits. SEC. 4. For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may - (1) Secure the cooperation of any governmental agency ; (2) Subject to the provisions of t he civil-servi ce laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, appoint and fix the compen- sati on of such o fficer s and e mploye es as he may deem necessa ry, ex cept for a period not to exceed eight months from the date of this enact- ment, the Secretary of Agriculture may make appointments and may cont inue employees of the organiz ation heretofor e established for the purpose of admi nistering thos e provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act which relate to the prevention of soil ero- sion, without regard to the civil-service laws or regulations and the Classification Act, as amended ; and any persons with technical or practical knowledge may be employed and compensated under this Act on a basis to be determined by the Civil Service Commission ; and (3) Make expenditures for personal services and rent in the Dis- trict of Columbia and elsewhere, for the purchase of law books. and books of reference, for printing and binding, for the purchase, oper- ation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, and perform such acts, and prescribe such regulations, as he may deem proper to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 5. The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an agency to be known as the " Soil Conservation Service ", to exercise the powers conferred on him by this Act and may utilize the organiza- tion heretofore est ablished for th e purpose of a dministering th ose provisions of sections 202 and 203 of the National Industrial Recovery Act which relate to the prevention of soil erosion, together with such personnel thereof as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine, and all unexpended balances of funds heretofore allotted to said organization shall be available until June 30, 1937, and the Secretary of Agric ulture shall assume all o bligat ions in curred by sa id org aniza- tion prior to transfer to the Department of Agriculture. Funds provided in H. J. Res. 117, "An Act making appropriation for relief purposes " (for soil erosion) shall be available for expenditure under the provisions of this Act ; and in order that there may be proper coordination of erosion-control activities the Secretary of Agricul- ture may transfer to the agency created under this Act such func- tions, funds, personnel, and property of other agencies in the Department of Agriculture as he may from time to time determine. SEC. 6. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this Act such sums as Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary. Approved, April 27, 1935. [C HAPTE R 86 .] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept on behalf of the United States a certain strip of land from the State of South Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept on behalf of the United States title in fee si mple to a