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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 109-MAY 5, 1945 FEDERAL FARM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Administrative ex- Not to exceed $6,450,000 of the funds of the Federal Farm Mort- 48stat.34. gage Corporation, established by the Act of January 31, 1934 (12 Po"tp.269. U. S . C. 1020-1020h), shall be available during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses of the Corporation, including per- Travel expenses. sonal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; travel expenses of officers and employees of the Corporation, in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and the Act of 5 Stat. s upp. June 3, 1926, as amended (5 U. S. C. 821-833); printing and binding, IV, 823. lawbooks, books of reference, and not to exceed $250 for periodicals and newspapers; contract stenographic reporting services; procure- ment of supplies, equipment, and services; maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, to be used only for official purposes; rent in the District of Columbia; payment of actual transportation and other necessary expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence of persons serving, while away from their homes, without other compensation from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Corpora- special sevies. tion; employment on a contract or fee basis of persons, firms, and corporations for the performance of special services, including legal services; use of the services and facilities of Federal land banks, national farm loan associations, Federal Reserve banks, and agencies of the Government as authorized by said Act of January 31, 1934; Payment of admin- and all other necessary administrative expenses: Provided, That strative exes, etc. except for the limitation in amounts hereinbefore specified, and the restrictions in respect to travel expenses, the administrative expenses and other obligations of the Corporation shall be incurred, allowed, 48 Stat. 4. and paid in accordance with the provisions of said Act of January 12U.S.. Supp. iv, e1016. 31, 1934, as amended (12 U. S . C . 1016-1020h). Pot, p. 259. GENERAL PROVISIONS Limitations respect SEC. 2. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or gnddvn authorized hereby to be expended shall be used to pay the compen- sation or expenses of any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture, or any bureau, office, agency, or service of the Depart- ment, or any corporation, institution, or association supervised thereby, who makes or approves, or directs or authorizes any other officer or employee of the Department or of any such bureau, office, agency, service, corporation, institution, or association to make or approve, (1) any loan or advance under the provisions of food pro- duction financing bulletins F-1 or F-2, issued by the Farm Credit Administration operating under the Food Production Administra- tion, Production Loans Branch, as heretofore or hereafter amended, unless (a) the applicant represents in writing and it is administra- tively determined that credit sufficient in amount to finance the pro- duction of the crops or livestock specified in the application is not available to him from sources other than the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation or is available from other sources only on such terms and conditions that he could not use the other credit available to the extent necessary to produce the entire quantity of such crops or livestock specified in his application and (b) the person authorized to approve the loan or advance on behalf of the Regional Agricul- tural Credit Corporation finds that a greater quantity of the crops or livestock specified in the application would be likely to be pro- duced if the loan or advance is made than would be produced other- wise, or (2) any loan or advance under the provisions of section 201 (e) of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 (12 U. 47tt. . S. C. 1148), as amended (other than loans or advances under bulle- tins F-1 and F-2 made or approved on the conditions specified in this 164 [59 STAT.

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