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 PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 U.S.C. 427, 1621-1629; 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893), shall be available for contracting in accordance with said Acts. SEC. 604. No part of the funds contained in this Act may be used to make production or other payments to a person, persons, or corporations who harvest or knowingly permit to be harvested for illegal use, marihuana, or other such prohibited drug-producing plants on any part of lands owned or controlled by such persons or corporations. SEC. 605. Advances of money from any appropriation for the Department of Agriculture may be made by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to chiefs offieldparties. SEC. 606. Obligations chargeable against the Working Capital Fund during the period October 1, 1979, through September 30, 1980, shall not exceed $61,000,000: Provided, That no funds appropriated to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the approval of the agency administrator. SEC. 607. New obligational authority provided for the following appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until expended: Scientific Activities Overseas (Special Foreign Currency Program); Public Law 480; Rural Housing for Domestic Farm Labor; Mutual and Self-Help Housing; Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations; Resource Conservation and Development; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Salaries and Expenses funds made available to county committees; and Buildings and Facilities, Food and Drug Administration. SEC. 608. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. SEC. 609. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available to the Department of Agriculture shall be available to provide appropriate orientation and language training pursuant to Public Law 94-449. SEC. 610. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, including employees of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committees, may be utilized to provide part-time and intermittent assistance to other agencies of the Department, without reimbursement, during periods when they are not otherwise fully utilized. SEC. 611. Funds provided by this Act for personnel compensation and benefits shall be available for obligation for that purpose only. Approved November 9, 1979.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-242 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 96-553 (Comm. of SENATE REPORT No. 96-246 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): June 19, considered and passed House. July 18, 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 26, House agreed to conference report; receded from its disagreement and concurred in certain Senate amendments and in others with amendments. Oct. 31, Senate agreed to conference report and concurred in House amendments.

93 STAT. 841

Marihuana.

Advance funds.

Working Capital Fund.

7 USC 1691 note.

Fiscal year limitation.

90 Stat. 1500. Part-time and intermittent assistance.

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