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 7 4TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 131. MAY 17, 1935. was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary of any person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or dif ferent grade, in the same or different bureau, office, or other appropriation unit, (4) to prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and is specifi cally authorize d by other law, or (5) to reduce the c ompensation of any person in a grade in whic h only one position is allocated : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agri- cultu re is authori zed to contr act fo r steno graphi c repo rting servic es, and the appropriations made in this Act shall be available for such purp oses : Pro vid ed fur the r, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend from appropriations available for the purchase of lands not to exceed $1 for each option to purchase any particular tract or tracts of land : Provided further, That not to exceed $33,400 of the appropriations available for salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture permanently sta- tio ned in f orei gn c ount ries may be used for pay ment of allo wanc es for l iving quarter s, inc luding heat, fuel, and li ght, a s auth orized by the Act approved June 26, 1930 (U. S. C., Supp. VII, title 5, sec. 118a), but the amount so used for any one person shall not exceed the amount permitted by law to be so used, during the fiscal year 1936, for any one person in the foreign service of the Department of Com- Predicting future inerce : Provided further, That no part of the funds appropriated b b~dd bidden cotton for- this Act shall be used for the payment of any officer eployee of the Department of Agriculture who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the Department or any division, commission, or bureau therof, issues, or causes to be issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast with respect to future prices of cotton or the trend of same. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES, DEPARTMEN T OF AGRICULTURE For stationery, blank books, twine, paper, gum, dry goods, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, furniture, carpets, and mattings ; for freight, express charges, adver- tising and press clippings, telegraphing, telephoning, postage, wash- ing towels ; for the maintenance, repair, and operation of one moto rcycle and n ot to e xceed three m otor-p ropell ed pass enger- carrying vehicles (including one for the Secretary of Agriculture, one for general utility needs of the entire Department, and one for the Forest Service) and purchase and exchange of one motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicle, at a net cost of not to exceed $1,500, for official purposes only ; for the payment of the Department of Agriculture's proportionate share of the expense of the dispatch age nt in New Yo rk ; fo r offi cial t raveli ng expe nses, includ ing ex am- ination of estimates for appropriations in the field for any bureau, office, or service of the Department ; and for other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department, which are authorized by such officer as the Secretary may designate, $116,448 Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture, during the fiscal year 1936, may maintain stocks of stationery, supplies, equipment, and miscellaneous materials sufficient to meet, in whole or in part, requirements of the bureaus and offices of the Department in the city of Washington and elsewhere, but not to exceed in the aggregate, $200,000 in value at the close of the fiscal year, and the appropria- tions made for such bureaus and offices for such stocks shall be available to reimburse the appropriation for miscellaneous expenses 248 Vol.42,p.1490;U.S. C.,p.85. Transfers to another posit ion without reduc- tion. Higher mitt ed. rates per - If only one position in a grade. Contracts for steno- gr aphic repor ting. Purchasing options on lands. Allow ances for living quarters abroad. Vol.46,p.818;U.S. C.,p.45. Department contin- gent expenses. Mot orc ycl e. Dispatch a gent, New York. Provisos. Maintenance of sta- tionery, etc ., stocks. Maximum allotment. Available for miscel- laneous expenses.