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 PUBLIC LAW 96-528—DEC. 15, 1980

94 STAT. 3111

and the Secretary, under programs provided for herein: Provided further. That such assistance will not be used for carrying out measures and practices that are primarily production-oriented or that have little or no conservation or pollution abatement benefits: Provided further. That not to exceed 5 per centum of the allocation for the current year's program for any county may, on the recommendation of such county committee and approval of the State committee, be withheld and allotted to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its technicians in formulating and carrying out the Agricultural Conservation Program in the participating counties, and shall not be utilized by the Soil Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and other assistance in such counties, and in addition, on the recommendation of such county committee and approval of the State committee, not to exceed 1 per centum may be made available to any other Federal, State, or local public agency for the same purpose and under the same conditions: Provided further. That for the current year's program $2,500,000 shall be available for technical assistance in formulating and carrying out rural environmental practices: Provided further. That no part of any funds available to the Department, or any bureau, office, corporation, or other agency constituting a part of such Department, shall be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or travel expenses of any person who has been convicted of violating the Act entitled "An Act to prevent pernicious political activities", approved August 2, 1939, as amended, or who has been found in accordance with the 53 Stat. 1147. provisions of title 18 U.S.C. 1913, to have violated or attempted to violate such section which prohibits the use of Federal appropriations for the payment of personal services or other expenses designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation by Congress except upon request of any Member or through the proper official channels. RURAL CLEAN WATER PROGRAM

For necessary expenses for carrying out an experimental Rural Clean Water Program, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended and to be targeted at areas with identified and significant agricultural nonpoint source water pollution problems to be selected by the Secretary: Provided, That practices under the above program shall be recommended by the County Committees, approved by the State Committees and the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or recommended by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and approved by the State Committees and the County Committees: Provided further, That such program shall be in addition to the regular Agricultural Conservation Program, and coordinated therewith, with the Soil Conservation Service and others providing technical assistance and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service providing administrative services for the program, including, but not limited to, the negotiation and administration of contracts and the disbursement of payments: Provided further, That such funds as may be required shall be Funds, transfer. transferred to the Soil Conservation Service,.or others, for necessary technical assistance.

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