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any State until such State has provided cooperation necessary to accomplish this purpose, or for barberry eradication until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been made available by States, counties, or local authorities, or by individuals or organizations for the accomplishment of this purpose, or with respect to the golden nematode except as prescribed in section 4 of the Golden Nematode Act. Meat inspection: For carrying out the provisions of laws relating to Federal inspection of meat and meat-food products and the applicable provisions of the laws relating to process or renovated butter; $14,325,000.

7 USC 150c.

P A Y M E N T S TO STATES, H A W A II, ALASKA, A N D PUERTO RICO

For payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico to be paid quarterly in advance where applicable, to carry into effect the provisions of the following Acts relating to agricultural experiment stations: Hatch Act, the Act approved March 2, 1887 (7 U.S.C. 362, 363, 24 Stat. 440. 365, 368, 377-379), $720,000; Adams Act, the Act approved March 34 Stat. 63. 16, 1906 (7 U.S.C. 369), $720,000; Purnell Act, the Act approved 43 Stat. 970. February 24, 1925 (7 U.S.C. 361, 366, 370, 371, 373-376, 380, 382), $2,880,000; Bankhead-Jones Act, title I of the Act approved June 49 Stat. 436. 29, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 427-427g), sections 3 and 5, $2,863,708, and sections 9 and 11 of said Act as added by the Act of August 14, 1946 60 Stat. 1083. (7 U.S.C. 427h, 427j), including administration by the Office of Experiment Stations in the United States Department of Agriculture, $16,800,000, no part of which latter amount shall be used for beginning construction of any building costing in excess of $15,000; Hawaii, 45 Stat. 571. the Act approved May 16, 1928 (7 U.S.C. 386-386b), extending the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to the Territory of Hawaii, $90,000; Alaska, the Act approved February 23, 1929 (7 U.S.C. 45 Stat. 1256. 386c), extending the benefits of the Hatch Act to the Territory of Alaska, $15,000, and the provisions of section 2 of the Act approved stil^sel: ^"'*'^'* Jui^e 20, 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 369a), extending the benefits of the Adams and Purnell Acts to the Territory of Alaska, $75,000: Puerto Rico, the Act approved March 4, 1931, as amended (7 U.S.C. 386d-386f), extending the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to 46 Stat. 1520. Puerto Rico, $90,000; section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act, the Act approved August 14, 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623), $500,000; 60 Stat. 1089. in all, payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, $24,753,708. FOOT-AND-MOUTH A N D OTHER CONTAGIOUS DISEASES OF ANIMALS A N D POULTRY

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6 1 Stat. 7; 2 3 Stat. 31. 21 USC 114c.

Eradication activities: For expenses necessary in the arrest and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious pleuropneumonia, or other contagious or infectious diseases of animals, or European fowl pest and similar diseases in poultry, including the payment of claims growing out of destruction of animals (including poultry) affected by or exposed to, or of materials contaminated by or exposed to, any such disease, when there has been compliance with all lawful quarantine regulations, and for foot-and-mouth disease and rinderpest programs undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the Act of February 28, 1947, and the Act of May 29, 1884, as amended (7 U.S.C. 391; 21 U.S.C. 111-122), including expenses in accordance with section 2 of said Act of February 28, 1947, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the bureaus, corporations, or agencies of the Department such sums as he may

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