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PUBLIC LAW 979-AUG. 3, 1956

materials, affected by or exposed to any such disease, in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. As used in this section, the term 'State' includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Eico, and the Territories and possessions of the United States." SEC. 3. Section 2 of the Act of February 28, 1947 (21 U.S.C. 114c) is hereby amended by inserting, immediately following the word "Act" where it first appears therein the following: "and section 11 of the Act of May 29, 1884, as added by the Act of September 21, 1944, insofar as said Act relates to diseases which in the opinion of the Secretary constitute an emergency and threaten the livestock industry of the country". SEC. 4. Funds available for carrying out the activities of the Department of Agriculture shall be available for expenses of advisorj committees, including travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of section 5 oi the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended. SEC. 5. The Department of Agriculture is authorized to furnish subsistence to employees without consideration as, or deduction from, the compensation of such employees where warranted by emergency condition connected with the work under such regulations as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe. SEC. 6. (a) Section 14 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (as added by the Act of February 29, 1936 (16 U.S.C. 590n)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Payments to claimants under sections 7 to 17, inclusive, of this Act may be made upon the certificate of the claimant, which certificate shall be in such form as the Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, that he has carried out the conservation practice or practices and has complied with all other requirements as conditions for such payments and that the statements and information contained in the application for payment are correct and true, to the best of his knowledge and belief, under the penalties of title 18, United States Code." (b) Payments of grants under sections 7 to 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, may 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 waterconserving practices in the most practical and effective manner and adapted to conditions in the several States, as determined and approved by the State committees appointed pursuant to section 8(b) of such Act, for the respective States. (c) Section 11 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590k), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 11. All funds available for carrying out this Act shall be available for allotment to the bureaus and offices of the Department of Agriculture and for transfer to such other agencies of the Federal or State Governments, or to local public agencies, as the Secretary may request to cooperate or assist in carrying out this Act, and for payments to committees or associations of producers in any region or regions to cover the estimated administrative expenses to be incurred by any such committee or association in cooperating in carrying out this Act: Provided, That the Secretary may prescribe that all or part of such estimated expenses of any such committee or association may be deducted pro rata from the payments or grants made to the members thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary may make such payments in advance of determination of performance: Provided further, That the transfer of funds for services of technicians in formulating and carrying out agricultural conservation programs, from allotments for agricultural conservation payments within a State,

61 Stat. 7.

Funds for expenses. 60 Stat. 808. 5 USC 73b. 2. Emergency subsistence.

49 Stat. 1151. 16 USC 590g et aoq.

62 Stat. 683.

A v a i l a b i l i t y of funds.

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