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PUBLIC LAW 156-JULY 28, 1953

Stations in the United States Department of Agriculture, $6,000,000, no part of which hitter amount shall be used for beginning construction of any building costing in excess of $15,000; Hawaii, the Act approved May 16, 1928 (7 U.S.C. 386-386b), extending the benefits 45 Stat. 5 7 1. of certain Acts of Congress to the Territory of Hawaii, $90,000; Alaska, the Act approved February 28, 1929 (7 U.S.C. 386c), extending the 45 Stat. 1256. benefits of the Hatch Act to the Territory of Alaska, $15,000, and the provisions of section 2 of the Act approved June 20, 1936, as amended (7 U. S.,C. 369a), extending the benefits of the Adams and Purnell stllfta.^^^'^' ^^ Acts to the Territory of Alaska, $75,000; Puerto Rico, the Act approved March 4, 1931, as amended (7 U.S.C. 386d-386f), extend- ^^ ^*°*- ^"o. ing the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to Puerto Rico, $90,000; in all, payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, $13,453,708. SALARIES AND E X P E N S E S

For necessary expenses in connection with administration of grants and coordination of research with States pursuant to the Acts approved March 2, 1887, March 16, 1906, February 24, 1925, May 16, 1928, 24 Stat. 44o^j4 February 23, 1929, March 4, 1931, and June 20, 1936, and Acts QTV 45 Stat. 571* amendatory thereto (7 U.S.C. 361-363, 365-383, 386-386f), and title \llt\ \l ftat". I of the Act approved June 29, 1935, as amended by the Act of Sep- gStat.^yas^^'*^^' tember 21, 1944 (7 U.S.C. 427-427g), and for the administration, operation, and maintenance of an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, $380,000; and the Secretary shall prescribe the form of the annual financial statement required under the above Acts, ascertain whether the expenditures are in accordance with their provisions, coordinate the research work of the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the lines authorized in said Acts with research of the Department in similar lines, and make report thereon to Congress. VIRGIN ISLANDS AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM

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For expenses necessary to carry out an agricultural program in the Virgin Islands in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved October 29, 1951 (48 U.S.C. 1409m-1409o), $100,000. RESEARCH ON AGRICULTURAL PROBLEMS OF ALASKA

For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary to conduct research into the basic agricultural needs and problems'of the Territory of Alaska, through such agencies of the Department as he may designate, independently or in cooperation with appropriate agencies of the Territory of Alaska, $270,000. BUREAU OF H U M A N N U T R I T I O N AND H O M E ECONOMICS

For necessary expenses in connection with conducting investigations of the relative utility and economy of agricultural products for food, clothing, and other uses in the home, with special suggestions of plans and methods for the more effective utilization of such products for these purposes, and such economic investigations, including housing and household buying, as have for their purpose the improvement of the rural home, for coordinating nutrition services made available by Federal, State, and other agencies, and for disseminating useful information on these subjects, $1,404,500.

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