S EVE NTY -FI RST C ONGRESS . SESS . III . CH. 278 . 1931 . BUREAU OF HOME ECONOMICS SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- in g the sa lary of chief of bureau and othe r person al servi ces in t he District of Columbia, $28,000. For conducting, either independently or in cooperation with other agencies, investigations of the relative utility and economy of agri- cultural products for food, clothing, and other uses in the home, with special suggestions of plans and methods for the more effective utili- zation of such products for these purposes, and for disseminating useful information on this subject, including travel and all other necessary expenses, $218 ,700 . To tal, B ureau of Home Economics, $246,700, of which amount not to exceed $224,990 may be expended for personal services in the Dist rict of (2o lumb ia . PLANT QUA RA NTI NE AND CONTROL ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1271 Home Economics Bureau . General expenses . Chief of Bureau, and office personnel . Uti lizing farm prod- ucts in the home, etc. Services in the Dis- trict . Plant Quar antine and Control Adminis- trati on . General expenses. Enf orc ing nursery plant quarant ine, etc . Vol. 37, pp. 315, 850. Chief of Admi nistra- tion, and office person- nel . Enforcement o f plant quarantines, prevent- ing e ntry of Mexic an cotton and cottonseed, etc . Cleaning, et c . To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provi- sions of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended, and to conduct the other activities hereinafter authorized, independ- ently or in cooperation with the States and other agencies, organiza- tions, and individuals concerned, including necessary expenses for supplies and equipment, rent outside the District of Columbia, and the employment of necessary persons and means in the city of Wash- ington and elsewhere, as follows For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing the salary of chief of administration and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $88,000 . For enforcement of foreign plant quarantines and to prevent the movem ent of cotton and co tton seed fro m Mexico in to the United States, includin g the re gulation of the entry int o the Un ited Sta tes of railway cars and other vehicles, and freight, express, baggage, or other materials from Mexico, and the inspection, cleaning, and disin- fection thereof, including construction and repair of necessary build- ings, plants, and equipment, for the fumigation, disinfection, or cleaning of products, railway cars, or other vehicles entering the United States from Mexico, $799,130, of which $35,000 shall b e immediately available : Provided, That any mon eys rece ived in a
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Receipts from clean- ment of charges fixed by the Secretary of Agriculture on account of ing, etc , to he depos- ited in the Treasury . such cle aning an d disinf ection s hall be covered i nto the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Fo r the in spection in tran sit or o therwise of arti cles qua rantined Inspeet'on of articles 1
quarantined . under the Act of August 20, 1912 (U .S. C ., Supp . III, title 7, sees . l Zol. 37, p . 318; Vol.44, 161, 164a), as amended, and for the interception and disposition of I: .S.c.,Supp.IV, materials found to have been transported interstate in violation of p'42' quarantines promulgated thereunder, $42,800 . For the con tr ol and prevention of spread of the pin k bollworm . bol1w ocm' f tco 'tt o pi nk including the establishment of such cotton-free areas as may be necessary to stamp out any infestation, the erection and repair of Cooperati on with necessar y inspec tion sta tions, a nd for n ecessary surveys and cont rol Mexic o . operations in Mexico in cooperation with the Mexican Government or local Mexican authorities, $497,000 : Provided, That the cost of each such station shall not exceed $500, and that the total amount expended for such stations in one year shall not exceed $2,500 . Proviso . Insp ectio n st ation s .
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