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74TH C ONGRESS . SESS . II. CH. 489. JUNE 4, 1936. year, for any one person in the foreign service of the Department of Use of field work ap- Commerce : Provided further, That hereafter funds available for propriations extended . field work in the Department 9 of Agriculture shall be available for employment by contract or otherwise of men with equipment, boats, work animals, animal-drawn, and motor-propelled vehicles : Pro- Purchase ofarmsand vided further, That hereafter funds available for field work in the ammunition .
Department of Agriculture may be used for the purchase of arms and ammunition whenever the individual purchase does not exceed $50, and for individual purchases exceeding $50, when such arms and Vol.20, p. 412. ammunition cannot advantageously be supplied by the Secretary of U.S.C.,p.2262. War pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1879 (20 Stat . 412) : Pro- Pre dicting future vided further, That no part of the funds appropriated by this Act bidsn .•f cotton for- shall be used for the payment of any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the Department or any division, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to be issued, any prediction, oral or written, or fore cast with respect to future prices of cotton or the trend of same . Department contin- gent expenses . Vehi cles . Provisos . Maintenance, etc ., of vehicles ; transfer of funds authorized . Vol.42,p.608. Maintenance of sta- tionerre, etc ., stocks . Max imum amo unt . Reimbursement from other appropriations. Vol.47,p.417; U.S. C., p. 1407. Emploreees handling, etc., supplies . MISCELLANEOUS EXPEN SES, DEPAR TMENT OF AGRICUL'ruitE F or st ation ery, blank book s, tw ine, paper , gum , dry good s, so ap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, fur- niture, carpets, and mattings ; for freight, express charges, adver- tising and press clippings, telegraphing, telephoning, postage, -w a sh in g to w el s ; for the maintenance, repair, and operation of one motorcycle and not to exceed three motor- propelled passenger-carry- ing vehicles (including one for the Secretary of Agriculture, one for general utility needs of the entire Department, and one for the Forest Service) and purchase and exchange of one motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle, at a net cost of not to exceed $1,500, for official purposes only ; for official traveling expenses, including examination of estimates for appropriations in the field for any bureau, office, or service of the Department ; and for other miscella- neous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department, which are authorized by such officer as the Secretary may design ate, $120,748 : Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of salaries of employees engaged in the maintenance, repair, and oper ation of m otor trans port vehic les, and t hat t his a pprop riati on shall be reimbursed from the appropriation made for any bureau or office for which such service is performed, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of May 11, 1922 (42 Stat ., p . 508) : Provided furth er, That the Secre tary of Ag ricul ture, duri ng th e fis cal y ear for which this appropriation is made, may maintain stocks of sta- tionery, supplies, equipment, and miscellaneous materials sufficient to meet, in whole or in part, requirements of the bureaus and offices of the Department in the city of Washington and elsewhere, but not to exceed in the aggregate $200,000 in value at the close of the fiscal year, and the appropriations of such bureaus, offices, and agencies available for the purchase of st ationery, supplies, equip- ment, and miscellaneous materials shall be available to reimburse the appropriation for miscellaneous expenses current at the time supplies are allotted, assigned, or issued, or when payment is received
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transfer for the purchase of inventory ; and for transfer pursuant to the provisions of section 6 01 of the Act approved June 30, 1932 (47 Stat ., pp . 417, 418) : Provided further, That the appropriations made hereunder shall be available for the payment of salaries and expenses for purchasing, storing, handling, packing, or shipping supplies and blank forms, and there shall be charged proportionate 'y as a part of
