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PUBLIC LAW 437-JUNE 29, 1954

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lar exanthema of swine, to be available only in an emergency which threatens the livestock or poultry industry of the country, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred under this head in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: praisliie^nt?* ^^" Provided, That, except for payments made pursuant to said Act of 21 USC 1 1 4b February 28, 1947, the payment for animals may be made on appraise114d. ment based on the meat, egg-production, dairy, or breeding value, but in case of appraisement based on breeding value no appraisement of any animal shall exceed three times its meat, egg-production, or dairy value and, except in case of an extraordinary emergency to be determined by the Secretary, the payment by the United States shall not exceed one-half of any such appraisements: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to applicable provisions contained in the item "Salaries and expenses. Agricultural Research Service". Research: For expenses necessary for research authorized by the 62 Stat. 198. ^/^^t of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a), $1,900,000. EXTENSION SERVICE PAYMENTS TO STATES, HAWAII, ALASKA, AND PUERTO RICO

7 USC*34^%48 43 Stat. 654. 60 Stat. 1089. 7 USC 343.

For payments for cooperative agricultural extension work under ^^^® Smith-Lever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953 (Public Law 83), $38,662,000; under section 5, Clarke-McNary Act (16 U.S.C. 568-568a), $88,000; and payments and contracts for such work under section 204(b)-205 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 XJ. S. C. 1623-1624), $925,000; in all, $39,675,000: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953 (Public Law 83) shall not be paid to any State, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year. FEDERAL E X T E N S I O N SERVICE

Vxf^r\A^\A«, 43 statf 654. 60 Stat. 1087.

Administration and coordination: For administration of the Smith-Lever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953 (Public Law 83), section 5 of the Clarke-McNary Act (16 U.S.C. 568-568a), and extension aspects of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 "[J. S. C. 1621-1627), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for the extension work of the Department and the several States, Territories, and insular possessions, $1,925,000. Penalty mail: For costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents, $1,942,500. FARMER COOPERATIVE SERVICE

44 Stat. 802.

For necessary expenses to carry out the Act of July 2, 1926 (7 U.S.C. 451-457), $408,000. FOREST SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary, including not to exceed $15,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic 58 Stat. 742. Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of 60 Stat. 810. August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), including travel expenses of advisory Experimental in- couucils or similar gToups; to experiment and make investigations vestigations. ^^^ report ou forcstry, national forests, forest fires, forest insects and diseases, and lumbering; to advise the owners of woodlands as to the

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