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PUBLIC LAW 85-766-AUG. 27, 1958

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United States and are not entitled to compensation but the Secretary is authorized to allow their travel expenses and subsistence expenses in connection with their attendance at regular or special meetings of the Committee. The Committee shall meet at least once each year and at the call of the Secretary and shall from time to time submit to the Secretary such reports and recommendations with respect to new or improved methods as it believes should be taken into consideration by him in making the designations required by section 4 and the Secretary shall make all such reports available to the public. Religious f r e e SEC. 6. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit, abridge, or dom. in any way hinder the religious freedom of any person or group. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in order to protect freedom of religion, ritual slaughter and the handling or other preparation of livestock for ritual slaughter are exempted from the "Ritiial s laugh- terms of this Act. For the purposes of this section the term "ritual ter". slaughter" means slaughter in accordance with section 2(b). Approved August 27, 1958.

Public Law 85-766 August 27, 1958 [H.R. 13450]

S u p p l e mental Appropriation Act, 1959.

AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply regular and supplemental appropriations (this Act may be cited as the "Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1959'') for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes, namely: CHAPTEK I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL EESEARCH SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES

31 USC 665.

71 Stat. 329.

For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses", as follows: Plant and animal disease and pest control, $3,500,000, of which $500,000 shall be apportioned pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, for the control of outbreaks of insects and diseases to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; Meat inspection, $1,750,000. Not to exceed $346,000 of the amount made available under this head ill the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1958, may be used until June 30, 1959, for construction, alteration and repair of buildings and the limitation on building construction or alteration contained therein shall not apply to said amount. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM SERVICE EMERGENCY CONSERVATION MEASURES

71 Stat. 176. 71 Stat. 426.

The unobligated balance of the amounts made available under this head in the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957, and in the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1958, shall remain available until expended.

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