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[69 Stat. 60]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 60]

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PUBLIC LAW 40-MAY 23, 1955

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OFFICE OF INFORMATION

34 Stat. 690. Yearbook of Agriculture.

28 Stat. 612. Motion pictures, etc. 58 Stat. 742. 60 Stat. 810.

For necessary expenses of the Office of Information for the dissemination of agricultural information and the coordination of informational work and programs authorized by Congress in the Department, $1,238,000, together with such amounts from other appropriations or authorizations as are provided in the schedules in the budget for the current fiscal year for such expenses, which several amounts not exceeding a total of $16,014 shall be transferred to and made a part of this appropriation, of which total appropriation not to exceed $587,000 may be used for farmers' bulletins, which shall be adapted to the interests of the people of the different sections of the country, an equal proportion of four-fifths of which shall be delivered to or sent out under the addressed franks furnished by the Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in Congress, as they shall direct (7 U.S.C. 417) and not less than two hundred thirty thousand eight hundred and fifty copies for the use of the Senate and House of Representatives of part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) as authorized by section 73 of the Act of January 12, 1895 (44 U.S.C. 241): Provided, That in the preparation of motion pictures or exhibits by the Department, not exceeding a total of $10,000 may be used for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 (a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 65a): Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the establishment or maintenance of regional or State field offices, or for the compensation of employees in such offices. LIBRARY

For necessary expenses, including dues for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members, $659,950. TITLE II—CORPORATIONS

61 Stat. 584. 31 USC 849.

The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the fiscal year 1956 for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided: Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: Provided, That the direct costs of loss adjusters for crop inspections and loss adjustments may be considered as nonadministrative or nonoperating expenses: Provided further.. That not to exceed $1,500,000 of administrative and operating expenses may be paid from premium income. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION RESTORATION OF CAPITAL IMPAIRMENT

52 Stat. 107.

TO restore the capital impairment of the Commodity Credit Corporation determined by the appraisal of June 30, 1954, pursuant to section 1 of the Act of March 8, 1938, as amended (15 U.S.C. 7 l 3 a - l), $1,634,659.