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PUBLIC LAW 85-118-AUG. 2, 1957

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Public Law 85-118 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, and for other purposes.

August 2, 195 7 [H. R. 7441]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the De a e United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following A g r ip u lrttutn e nt of c r and sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- Farm C r e d i t Adwise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture and F a r m ™ "pr/aaon^i^^ r Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1958, ^^ss. namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TITLE I—REGULAR ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to perform agricultural research relating to production and utilization, to control and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases, and to perform related inspection, quarantine and regulatory work, and meat inspection: Provided, That not to exceed $75,000 of the appropriations hereunder shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of 58 Stat. 742. August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a): Provided fv/rther, That appropria- 60 Stat. 810. tions hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to title 5, United States Code, section 565a, for the construe- 58 Stat. 742. tion, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building (except headhouses connecting greenhouses) shall not exceed $10,000, except for five buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $20,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $3,750 or 4 per centum of the cost of the building, whichever is greater: Research: For research and demonstrations on the production and utilization of a ^ i c u l t u r a l products, and related research and services, including administration of payments to State agricultural experiment stations; $57,794,890: Provided, That the limitations contained herein shall not apply to $1,955,000 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings, and acquisition of necessary land therefor by donation or exchange, or at a cost not to exceed $5,000 for each facility; Plant and animal disease and pest control: For operations and measures to control and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases and for carrying out assigned inspection, quarantine and regulatory activities, as authorized by law; $26,082,000, of which $1,000,000 shall be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, f ^ u#c lit as amended, for the control of outbreaks of insects and plant diseases under the joint resolution approved May 9, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 148-148e), " Stat. 344. and the Act of August 13, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 148), to the extent necessary ^^ Stat. 717. to meet emergency conditions: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the cost or value of trees, farm animals, farm crops, or other property injured or destroyed as a result of plant insect and disease control activities except potatoes and tomatoes as authorized under the Golden Nematode Act: Provided further, That, j^xMc'vso^note.

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