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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRES S . SESS . II. CHs . 340, 341 . 1930. capi tal fund herein authorize d . All money received from the sale of the products or by-products of such industries as are now or here- after established, or for the services of said United States prisoners, shall be placed to the credit of said prison industries working-capital Addi tiona l su ms an- thorized .
fund, which may be u sed as a revolving fund . Th ere are auth oriz ed to be appropriated such additional sums as may from time to time be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act . use of working-capital SEC. 6 . T he priso n indust ries wor king-cap ital fun d shall be admin - fund.
istere d and di sbursed by or un der the directio n of the Attorne y Gen- anhas , etu Pof me- eral, and shall be available for the purchase, repair, or replacement raw mater ials , etc . of industrial machinery or equipment ; for the purchase of raw inate- rials ; for compensation to inmates employed in any industry under rules and regulations promulgated from time to time by the Attorney General ; for the employment of necessary civilian officers and empl oyees en gaged in any indu strial e nterpris e at any of the Federal pena l and co rrection al instit utions a nd in th e Distri ct of Co lumbia ; Repair of buildings, for the repair, alteration, erection, and maintenance of industrial et Traveling expenses, buildings and equipment ; and for travel and any other expenses inci- etc . . dent to or connected with the establishment, operation, or mainte- nance of such prison industries as are now established or may hereafter be established by the Attorney General at the several penal and correctional institutions . SEC. 7. The several Federal departments and independent estab- lishme nts and all othe r Govern ment ins titution s of the United States shall purchase at not to excee d curren t market prices, such pr oducts of the industries herein authorized to be carried on as meet their requirements and as may be available and are authorized by the appropriations fr om which such purchases are made . Any dispu tes as to the price, quality, suitability or character of the prod ucts manufactured in any prison industr y and offered to any Government department shall be arbitrated by a board consisting of the Comp- troller General of the United S tates, t he Super intenden t of Sup plies of the General Supply Committee, and the Chief of the United States Bureau o f Effici ency, . or their representatives . The decision of said board shall be final and binding upon all parties . SEC. 8. The Act of Congress app rov ed Ju ne 21, 1 902 (C hapter 1140, Thirty-second Statute s, page 397), as amended by the Act of April 27, 1906 (Chapter 1997, Thirty-fourth Statutes, page 149 ; sec- tions 710 to 712a, inclusive, title 18, United States Code), providing for commutation of sentences of United States prisoners for good conduct, shall be applicable to prisoners engaged in any industry, or transfe rred to any camp establi shed und er autho rity of this Act ; and in addition thereto each prisoner, without regard to length of sen- tence, may, in the discretion of the Attorney General, be allowed, under the same terms and conditions as provided in the Acts of Con- gress referred to in this section, a deduction from his sentence of not to exceed three days for each month of actua'T employment in said industry or said camp for the first year or any part thereof, and for any succeeding year or any part thereof not to exceed five days for each month of actual employment in said industry or said camp . SEC. 9 . All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Approved, May 27, 1930 . Civilian personnel. Purc hase of prison products by Federal departments, etc ., at market prices . Purchase price, etc ., disputes, to be arbi- trated by board desig- nated herein. Decis ion of b oard, final Good conduc t com- mutation available to prisoners hereunder . Vol. 32, p. 397; Vol. 34, p. 149. U. S. C.,p. 514. Furth er d educ tions during emplo yment . Conflicting laws re- pea led . May 27, 1930 . [H. R . 7491]
CHAP. 3 41 .-An Act M aking app ropri ation s for the Depa rtmen t of Agri - [Public, No. 272.] culture for t he fiscal ye ar ending Ju ne 30, 1931, and for othe r purposes . Department of agri- c ultur e ap propr iatio ns, Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the fiscal year 1931 .
United States o f America in Congr ess assembled, That the follow- I
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