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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , IST SESS.-CH. 267-JULY 1, 1941 coordinate the research work of the Department with that of the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the lines authorized in said Acts, and make report thereon to Congress. Insular experiment stations: To enable the Secretary of Agricul- insular experiment ture to establish and maintain an agricultural experment station statons in Puerto Rico, including the erection of buildings, the preparation, illustration, and distribution of reports and bulletins, $83,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may, at his discretion, Proviso. transfer such property and equipment, including the library, of ment. of eq the Hawaii Experiment Station, formerly maintained by the Depart- ment of Agriculture, as he may deem necessary and advisable to the experiment station of the University of Hawaii, which has been conducted jointly and in collaboration with the former Federal station under the Act of May 16, 1928 (7 U. S . C. 386-386b); and 45 stat. 571. the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to sell such products as e pro ts. are obtained on the land belonging to the agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, and the amount obtained from the sale thereof shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. In all, salaries and expenses, $244,735. Total, Office of Experiment Stations, $7,170,943, of which amount Personal services. not to exceed $151,900 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. SPECIAL RESEARCH FUND, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE For enabling the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges", approved June 29, 1935 (7 U. S . C . 427, 427b, 427c, 427f); for administration of the provisions of section 5 of the said Act, and for special research work, including the planning, program- ming, coordination, and printing the results of such research, to be conducted by such agencies of the Department of Agriculture as the Secretary of Agriculture may designate or establish, and to which he may make allotments from this fund, including the employ- ment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor- propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia, $1,200,000, of which amount $700,000 shall be available for the maintenance and operation of research laboratories and facilities in the major agricultural regions provided for by section 4 of said Act. Post, p. 831. Administrative ex- penses. 49 Stat. 436. Research labora- tories. EXTENSION SERVICE PAYMENTS TO STATES, HAWAII, ALASKA, A 'ND PUJEETO RICO Capper-Ketcham extension work: To enable the Secretary of stelegs with Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts', approved July 2, 1862 (7 U. S. C . 301-308), and all Acts supplementary 12tast. 03. 413

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