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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . II. OH. 341. 1930. interchange ofappro,

INT ERC HAN GE OF APP ROP RIA TION S pri atio ns . Allowed for miscel . Not to exceed 10 per centum of the foregoing amounts for the laneous expenses of bu, rears, etc. miscellaneous expenses of the work of any bureau, division, or office herein provide d for sh all be a vailable intercha ngeably for expe ndi- tures on the objects included within the general expenses of such bureau, division, or office, but no more than 10 per centum shall be added to any one item of appropriation except in cases of extraordi- nary emergency, and then only upon the written order of the Secretary 'n of Agriculture : Provided, That a statement of any tr ansfers of appropriations made her eunder shall be included in th e annual Budget. Proviso. Report thereof annual budget . Miscellaneous . Work for other de.

WORK FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS partments . ti nraetc ., byrAgrcul- During the fiscal year 1931 the head of any department or inde- t uraI Dep artm ent, of pendent establishment of the Government requiring inspect ions necessary funds . analyses, and tests of food and other products, within the scope of the functions of the Departm ent of Agriculture and which that department is unable to perform within the limits of its appropria- tions, may, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, trans- fer to the Department of Agriculture for direct expenditure such sums as may be necessary for the performance of such work . Li vesto ck pr oduct tier in Southern States . EXPERIMENTS IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN SOUTHERN UNITED STATES Cooperative experi- ments, etc ., in m develop- To enable the Secretary of Agriculture, in cooperation with the ment of . authorities of the States concerned, or with individuals, to make such investigations and demonstrations as may be necessary in connection with the development of livestock production in the cane-sugar and cotton districts of the United States, $48,500 . Passe nger vehicl es . Allowance for, from lump sum appropria- That n ot to ex ceed $12 5,000 of the lump -sum app ropriati ons herei n tions for field work . made for the Department of Agriculture shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of the Depart- ment of Agriculture outside the District of Columbia : Provided, That such vehicles shall be used only for official service outside the District of Columbia, but this shall not prevent the continued use for officia l service of motor trucks in the Di strict of Columbia : P ro v i de d further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend from the funds provided for carrying out the provisons of the Fed- eral Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (U . S . C., title 23, sees . 21 and 23), not to exceed $40,000 for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles to replace such vehicles heretofore acquired and used by the Secretary of Agriculture in the construc- tion and maintenance of national-forest roads or other roads con- struct ed under his direct supervisio n which are or may become unserviceable, including the replacement of not to exceed two such vehicles for use in the administrative work of the Bureau of Public Roads in the District of Columbia : Provided further, That appro- priations contained in this Act shall be available for the mainte- nance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, but expenditures for that purpose, exclusive of garage rent, pay of operator, tir es, fuel, and lubricants, on any one motor-pro pelled p assenger -carryin g vehicle except a bus, used by the Department of Agriculture shall not exceed one-third Provisos . Use restricted . Purchase, etc ., to re- place vehicles, trans- ferred from War De- partment for roads . Vol.42,p.218. U. S. C.,p.668. Limit for mainte- nance, upkeep, etc . MISCELLANEOUS PASSENGER-CARRYING VEH IC LES