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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 432-JUNE 26, 1940 the provisions of law in force on the date this subsection takes effect is hereby increased by an amount sufficient to carry out the provisions of this subsection. (d) In making any relief payments under this section, the Secre- tary of Agriculture is authorized to require of employable recipients of such payments the performance of work on useful public projects, Federal and non-Federal, including work on private or public land in furtherance of the conservation of natural resources, and the pro- visions of section 23 of this joint resolution, relating to disability or death compensation and benefits, shall apply to such recipients while performing such work. (e) The proceeds of each loan made under this section shall be impressed with a trust for the purposes for which such loan is made, and such proceeds may be used only for such purposes, and shall continue subject to such trust and shall be free from garnishment attachment, levy, or seizure by or under any legal or equitable process whatever until used by the borrower for such purposes. It shall be unlawful for any borrower to use the proceeds of any loan made to him for any purpose other than those stated in his loan application, except with the written permission of the Secretary of Agriculture or his duly authorized representative. Any person who willfully vio- lates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprison- ment for not more than six months, or both. No loan shall be made under this section to any person to enable him to subscribe or pay for stock or membership in any cooperative association or branch thereof not organized or in existence on the date of enactment of this joint resolution. (f) The Farm Security Administration within the Department of Agriculture is hereby extended until June 30, 1941, to carry out the purposes of this section. PUERTO RICO RECONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SEC. 3. (a) In order to continue rural rehabilitation for needy persons in Puerto Rico and for other projects described in this section, there is hereby appropriated to the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration, Department of the Interior, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, $4,000,000, together with the balance of the appro- priation under section 4 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1939, and the balance in the special fund created under the Act of February 11, 1936 (49 Stat. 1135), which remain unobligated on June 30, 1940. (b) The funds provided in this section shall be available for (1) administration; (2) loans; (3) the prosecution of projects approved by the President for the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appro- priation Acts of 1935 and 1938; and (4) subject to the approval of the President, for projects involving rural rehabilitation of needy persons: Provided, That the cost (including all overhead expenses) of any dwelling or any other building the construction of which is hereafter undertaken in connection with such rural rehabilitation shall not exceed $750 and $400, respectively. (c) That section 5 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(e) No industry committee appointed under subsection (a) of this section shall have any power to recommend the minimum rate or rates of wages to be paid under section 6 to any employees in Puerto Rico or in the Virgin Islands. Notwithstanding any other 615 Disability or death compensation and benefits. Proceeds of loan Im- pressed with a trust. Unlawful use of pro- ceeds. Penalty. Cooperative associ- ations. Farm Security Ad- ministration, exten- sion. Continuation of ru- ral rehabilitation, etc. 3 Stat. 930. 15 U. . C., Supp. V, ch. 16 (note). Availability of funds. 49 Stat. 115; 52 Stat. 809. 15 U. S. C., Supp. V, ch. 16 (note). Proriso. Limitation on cost of buildings. Fair Labor Stand- ards Act of 1938, amendment. 52 Stat. 1062 . 29 U. S. C., Supp. V, §205. Minimum rates of wages of employees in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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