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PUBLIC LAW 1021-AUG. 7, 1956 "CONTRIBUTIONS

"SEC. 512. I n connection with loans made pursuant to section 503, the Secretary is authorized to make commitments for contributions aggregating not to exceed $10,000,000 during the period beginning July 1, 1956, and ending June 30, 1961." (c) Clause (b) of section 513 of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (b) not to exceed $50,000,000 for grants pursuant to section 504 (a) and loans pursuant to section 504(b) during the period beginning July 1, 1956, and ending June 30, 1961; and^'. (d) This section shall take effect as of July 1, 1956. SERVICEMEN'S

READJUSTMENT

ACT

OF

63 Stat. 438. 42 USC 1483.

Effective dat<i.

1944

SEC. 607. Paragraph (C) of subsection (b) of section 512 of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 is amended by striking out "1957" and inserting in lieu thereof "1958". Approved August 7, 1956.

Public Law 1021

63 Stat. 434. 42 USC 1473.

69 Stat. 168. 38 USC 6941.

CHAPTER 1030

AN ACT To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act and the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to provide for a Great Plains conservation program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 16 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, is amended (a) by inserting " (a) " after the period following "SEC. 16," and (b) by adding the following subsection: " (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— "(1) the Secretary is authorized, within the amounts of such appropriations as may be provided therefor, to enter into contracts of not to exceed ten years with producers in the Great Plains area determined by him to have control for the contract period of the farms or ranclies covered thereby. Such contracts shall be designed to assist farm and ranch operators to make, in orderly progression over a period of years, changes in their cropping systems and land uses which are needed to conserve the soil and water resources of their farms and ranches and to install the soil and water conservation measures needed under such changed systems and uses. Such contracts shall be in effect during the period ending not later than December 31, 1971, on farms and ranches in counties in the Great Plains area of the States of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, designated by the Secretary as susceptible to serious wind erosion by reason of their soil types, terrain, and climatic and other factors. The producer shall furnish to the Secretary a plan of farming operations which incorporates such soil and water conservation practices and principles as may be determined by him to be practicable for maximum mitigation of climatic hazards of the area in which the farm is located, and which outlines a schedule of proposed changes in cropping systems and land use and of the conservation measures which are to be carried out on the farm or ranch during the contract period to protect the farm or ranch from erosion and deterioration by natural causes. Under the contract the producer shall agree—

August 7, 1956 [H. R. 11833]

S o i l conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, amendments. 4 9 Stat. II S I. 16 USC 590p. G r e at P l a i n s conservation program.

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