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d ,T hat thi s appropriation sha l l b e reimb u rse d from applicable appropriations in this A ct for tra v ele x penses incident to the holdin g of hearings as re q uired b y5U.S . C .55 1– 55 8 . OF F ICEO F TH EA S SIST AN T SEC R ETAR Y FOR CON G RESSIONA LR ELATIONS ( INCL UD ING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS )F or necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch, $3 ,8 7 7, 0 00: Provided, That these funds may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided fu r th er, That no funds made available by this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both H ouses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That no other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be available to the Department for support of activities of congres - sional relations. OFFICE OF CO M MUNICATIONS For necessary expenses of the Office of Communications, $ 9 ,51 4 ,000. OFFICE OF I NS P ECTOR G ENERAL For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $85,7 6 6,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and pri- vate persons pursuant to section 6 ( a ) (9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $1 2 5,000 for certain con- fidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu- ant to P ublic L aw 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97– 98. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $41,620,000. OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, E DUCATION AND ECONOMICS For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, $609,000. ECONOMIC RESEARCH SER V ICE For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $79,500,000. Timep e r i od.N o t i f i ca tio n .
