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 [54 STAT. 568 PUBLIC LAWS--CH 421-JUNE 25, 1940 PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES Purchase of passen- ger-carrying vehicles. Provisos. Limitation on use. Interchangeability. Maintenance, etc. Exchanges UseofA.A.A. funds. Within the limitations specified under the several headings the lump-sum appropriations herein made for the Department of Agri- culture shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of the Department of Agriculture outside the District of Columbia: Provided, That such vehicles shall be used only for official service outside the District of Columbia, but this shall not prevent the continued use for official service of motortrucks in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That the limitation on expenditures for purchase of passenger-carrying vehicles in the field service shall be interchangeable between the various bureaus and offices of the Department, to such extent as the exigencies of the service may require: Provided further, That appropriations con- tained in this Act shall be available for the maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may exchange motor-propelled and horse-drawn vehicles, tractors, road equipment, and boats, and parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, in whole or in part payment for vehicles, tractors, road equipment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment of such vehicles, tractors, road equipment, or boats purchased by him: Pro- vided further, That the funds available to the Agricultural Adjust- ment Administration may be used during the fiscal year for which appropriations are herein made for the maintenance, repair, and operation of one passenger-carrying vehicle for official purposes in the District of Columbia. FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES salaries and ex- For salaries and expenses of the Farm Credit Administration in the p veDes . District of Columbia and the field; traveling expenses of officers and employees including not to exceed $5,000 for travel incurred under proper authority attending meetings or conventions of members of organizations at which matters of importance to the work of the Farm Credit Administration are to be discussed or transacted; print- ing and binding; contingent and miscellaneous expenses, including law books, books of reference, and not to exceed $1,000 for periodicals newspapers, and maps; contract stenographic reporting services, and expert services for the preparation of amortization tables; library membership fees or dues in organizations which issue publications to members only or to members at a lower price than to others, payment for which may be made in advance; purchase of manuscripts, data, and special reports by personal service without regard to the provi- Minor purchases. sions of any other Act; procurement of supplies and services without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S. C. 5) when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $50; purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and motortrucks to be used only for official purposes; typewriters, adding machines, and other labor-sav- ing devices, including their repair and exchange; garage rental in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; payment of actual transpor- tation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of persons serving, while away from their homes, without other compensation from the United States in an advisory capacity to the Farm Credit Administration; employment of per- sons, firms, and others for the performance of special services, includ-

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