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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 48, 49-APR. 10, 1939 [CHAPTER 48] AN ACT To repealsubection (4) of subsection (c) of section 101 of the Agricultural dust- April 10, 1939 To repeal subsection (4) of subsection (c of section 101 of the Agricultural Adjust- . 1363 ment Act of 1938. [Public, No. 301 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (4) of subsection (c) of section 101 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, which reads as follows: "(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, if, for any reason other than flood or drought, the acreage of wheat, cotton, corn, or rice planted on the farm is less than 80 per centum of the farm acreage allotment for such commodity for the purpose of payment, such farm acreage allotment shall be 25 per centum in excess of such planted acreage"; is hereby repealed. Approved, April 10, 1939. [CHAPTER 49] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing appropriation for expenses of a representative of the United States and of his assistants, and for one-half of the joint expenses of this Government and the Government of Mexico, in giving effect to the agreement of November 9-12, 1938, between the two Governments providing for the settlement of American claims for damages resulting from expropriations of agrarian properties since August 30, 1927. Resolved by the Senate andHouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to pro- vide for the expenses of participation by the United States in the settlement, in pursuance of the agreement of November 9-12, 1938, of claims of citizens of the United States against the Government of Mexico on account of expropriations of agrarian properties since August 30, 1927, including personal services in the District of Colum- bia or elsewhere without reference to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended; rent of offices, electric service, drinking water, rooms and rent, and purchase of equipment for the use of the representative of the United States and his assistants, in addition, if deemed neces- sary by the Secretary of State, to the lawful per diem; stenographic, reporting, and translating services by contract if deemed necessary, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S . C ., title 41, sec. 5); traveling expenses; communication service; purchase of law books and books of reference; transportation of things; print- ing and binding; office supplies; official cards- entertainment; expenses and honorarium of a neutral umpire in the event such an appointment is found necessary; and such other expenses as may be authorized by the Secretary of State, including the reimbursement of other appropriations from which payments may have been made for any of the purposes herein specified: Provided, That any expenditures from the amount herein authorized to be appropriated shall become a first charge upon any moneys received from the Gov- ernment of Mexico in settlement of the respective claims, and the amount of such expenditures shall be deducted from the first pay- ment by the Mexican Government and deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts: And provided fur- ther, That the representative of the United States shall, upon the completion of his work, submit a report to the Secretary of State, attaching thereto (a) a statement of the expenses of himself his assistants, and of the umpire, in case an umpire is designated, (b) a list of all claims rejected, (c) a list of all claims allowed in whole Agricultural Ad- justment Act of 1938, subsection repealed. 52 Stat. 33. 16 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 590h. Acreage planted less than allotment. April 10, 1939 [S. J. Res. 46] [Pub. Res., No. 81 Expropriations of agrarian properties in Mexico. Appropriation au- thorized for expenses of participation in set- tlement of claims. Post, p. 1324. Personal services. 5 U.S. (. §§ 611-674; Supp. IV, §§ 673. 673c. Contract services without advertising. R. S . §3709. 41 U.S. c.. 5. Neutral umpire. Reimbursement of other appropriations. Provisos. Deduction of ex- penditures from first payment. Report of U. S. representative; con- tents. 573

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