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 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS. -CH. 109-MAY 5, 1945 the 1946 progams of soil-building practices and soil- and water- conservation practices, under the Act of February 29, 1936, as amended, and programs under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, the total expenditures of which, including admin- istration, shall not exceed $300,000,000; but the payments or grants under such program shall be conditioned upon the utilization of land with respect to which such payments or grants are to be made, in conformity with farming practices which will encourage and provide for soil-building and soil- and water-conserving practices in the most practical and effective manner and adapted to conditions in the several States, as determined and approved by the State committee of the Agricultural Adjustment Agency for the respective States: Provided further, That no part of such amounts shall be available after the end of the current fiscal year for salaries and other admin- istrative expenses except for payment of obligations therefor incurred prior to the end of such year: Providedfurther, That the Secretary, may, in his discretion, from time to time transfer to the General Accounting Office such sums as may be necessary to pay admin- istrative expenses of the General Accounting Office in auditing pay- ments under this item: Providedfurther, That such amount shall be available for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers, lime, trees, or any other farming materials, or any soil-terracing services, and making grants thereof to agricultural producers to aid them in carrying out farming practices approved by the Secretary in the 1945, 1946, and 1947 programs under said Act of February 29, 1936, as amended: Providedfurther, That no part of any funds available to the Depart- ment of Agriculture, the War Food Administration, or any bureau, office, corporation, or other agency constituting a part of such Depart- ment or Administration shall be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or travel expenses of any person who has been convicted of violating the Act entitled "An Act to prevent pernicious political activities", approved August 2, 1939, as amended, or who has been found in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the Act of July 11, 1919 (18 U. S. C . 201), to have violated or attempted to violate such section which prohibits the use of Federal appropriations for the payment of personal services or other expenses designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation by Congress except upon request of any Member or through the proper official channels: Pro- vided further, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the War Food Administration or any of its constituent agencies shall be paid out for the salary, per diem allowance, or expenses of any person after it is determined by the War Food Administrator that such person has, personally or by letter, demanded that a farmer join the triple-A program as a condition of draft deferment or for the granting of a priority certificate for any rationed article or com- modity. Hearings on charges filed with the War Food Admin- istrator shall be held and decision made within thirty days after such charges are filed with him. FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT Administrative and operating expenses: For operating and admin- istrative expenses under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U. S. C . 1501-1518), as amended by the Act of December 23, 1944 (Public Law 551), $7,984,900, including personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia, printing and binding, purchase of books of refer- ence and periodicals, and not to exceed $700 for newspapers. 155 49 Stat. 1148. 16 U. . c. §590q; Supp. IV, ch. 3B. 52 Stat. 31. 7U. S.C.§1281; Supp. IV. ch. 35. Ante, p. 50. Payments or grants. Availability of funds, time limit. Transfer of funds. Purchase of farming materials. 49 Stat. 1148. 16U. .C.§590q; Supp. IV, ch. 3B. Political activities. 53 Stat. 1147. lI U. S. C. §§61-61t; Supp. IV, §§ 61h, 61u- 61x. 41 Stat. 68 . War Food Adminis- tration. Restriction on sal- aries, etc. 52 stat. 72; 58 Stat. 918. 7 U. S. C., Supp. IV, ch. 36 59 STAT.]

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