SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Ch. 119. 1923. _ 1321 INTERNATIONAL rum coxennss. c,£’g*°;§“°°°’ 1******* The President is hereby authorized to extend invitations to other ,,,2$f',,d"f“““’i”'*'°‘ ripations to appoint bdzeleggtes or gejpresenéatives to the International arm Congress to hel in the nited states during the year 1923: Provided, That no appropriation shall be granted or used for the expenses of delegates SPECIAL ITEMS. Highway e3”Q‘%'?§Z i"Z.ii5r2i“i’-1¥§i.?.s.yFXErYZ}"§.l‘5€.‘5“i¤Ei72.;§§1T$f°I?»’é§} QSEZYSSSZT `° 000 to be available until expende being art o e sum o ,500 - 000, authorized to be appropriated for the Escal year ending June 30, 1924 b paragraph 2 of section 4 of the Act making appropriations **””·P·“°· for the Test Office Department for the fiscal year 1923, approved June 19, 1922: Provzded, That the Secretary of Agriculture IS hereby f’,,’°"°¥· m,°m_ authorized, immediately upon the approval of this Act, also to ap- rtion and prorate among the several States, Alaska, and Porto ilico, as provided in section 23 of said Federal Highway Act, the sum of $3,500,000 constituting the remainder of the said authorization of $6,500,000: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agr1culture ma_y ,,,,gfP¥"§§,'“ incur obligations, approve projects, or enter into contracts under his ggai F¤¤¤¤¤ 0 apportionment and prorating of thispauthorization, and his action in So doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof : Provided further, obfigsvggéfwmmm That the appropriations hereltofore, here1n,;.nd heregftgrdrnagetfop vu.so,p.ass. th se of ca `ng out the provisions o section o e c o J13y?`il’5xi916, andirdi section 23 of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall be considered available for the purpose of discharging the obligations created hereunder in any State or err1tory:Provzded T°*°“*¤¤*°°· further, That the total expenditures gn accgunt of any State or Terr`t h ll t tim exceed its authorize apportionment. _ 1 gbidgeraatiiie Ijoonstrtiiction of Rural Post Roads: For carrying out s§£•egw;l§¤:é=i§§sprr_I;:u;;n the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provéde thzit thetUn;t§d 2,£_§i ' St to h ll °d th States in the construction o rura s ro s · · · and aio? bthdxi pure oses," approved July 11, 1916, andpo all Acm amendatory thereof and suprilementary thereto, to be expended 111 accordance with the provisions of said Act as amended, $29,300,000, to be available until expended, being part of the sum of $65,000,000 authorized to be approfriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, """·P"‘°°‘ 1924, by aragra h 1 0 section 4 of the Act making appropriations for the lgost Oilide Dipartment for the fiscal gear 1923, approved June 19, 1922: Provide , That the Secretary of griculture is ereby mmgdgwxggivo,- authorized, immediately upon the passage of this Act, to apportion ‘*°j*:,{,°;_*;,_ °· among the several States, as provided in2sec&on 21 offtggf, 053%*55 H"l At ·dNv b 9191 esumo ‘$I.Yf?§d &’bZ"E§Zl2pa.f€€§"}.irtr. rsc;1 at ...a..g J1m.’30, M D 6, 1924, b said paragraph 1 of section 4 of the get approved June 19, 1922; Ixrovided further, That the Secretary of Agmculture shall act ·*§§,,,_,,H;,,,§§,‘§,,°°§ upon projects submitted to him under his apportionment of this Rd¤¤\¤ ¤¤¤· authorization. and his approval of aniy such project within three years shall be deemed a contractual ob igation of the Federal Government for the payment of its proportional contribution thereto. Total, Department of Agricu ture. $69,536,653 Approved, February 26, 1923.
