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 PUBLIC LAW 94-122—OCT. 21, 1975 and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only and for the acquisition without cost of not to exceed one to be obtained by transfer: Provided further, That of the appropriations hereunder, not less than $10,526,600 shall be available to conduct marketing research: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250, for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building (except headhouses conned ing greenhouses) shall not exceed $50,000, except for six buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $100,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $18,000, or 18.6 per centum of the cost of the building, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to a total of $100,000 for facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That $10,395,000 of this appropriation shall remain available until expended for plans, construction and improvement of facilities without regard to the foregoing limitations: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a). Special fund: To provide for additional labor, subprofessional, and junior scientific help to be employed under contracts and cooperative agreements to strengthen the work at research installations in the field, not more than $2,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head for the previous fiscal year may he, used by the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service in departmental research programs in the current fiscal year, the amount so used to be transferred to and merged with the appropriation otherwise available under "Agricultural Research Service". For "Agricultural Research Service" for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, $62,006,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for field employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $18,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further. That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft: Provided further, That of the appropriations hereunder, not less than $2,631,000 shall be available to conduct marketing research: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250, for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one buildinar (except headhouses connecting greenhouses) shall not exceed $50,000, except for one building to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $100,000, and the cost of altering any one building during the year shall not exceed $18,000 or 18.6 per centum of the cost of the building, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to a total of $25,000 for facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further. That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a). SCJIENTinC ACTTVITIES OVERSEAS (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM)

For payments in foreign currencies owed to or owned by the United States for market development research authorized by section 104 (b)(1) and for agricultural and forestry research and other functions related thereto authorized by section 104(b)(3) of the Agricultural

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