Feb. 2S. 1938 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 37-39--- I8 Mar. 2, 1938 "Whoever, with intent to defraud either the United States or any person, shall falsely assume or pretend to be an officer or employee acting under the authority of the United States, or any department, or any officer of the Government thereof, or under the authority of any corporation owned or controlled by the United States, and shall take upon himself to act as such, or shall in such pretended character demand or obtain from any person or from the United States, or any department, or any officer of the Government thereof, or any corporation owned or controlled by the United States, any money, paper, document, or other valuable thing, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both." Approved, February 28, 1938. 83 Impersonation of of- ficers and employees of United States with intent to defraud. Government-owned, etc., corporations. Penalty. [CHAPTER 38] JOINT RESOLUTION March 2,1938 Making an additional appropriation for relief purposes for the fiscal year ending [H. J. Res. 596] June 30, 1938. [Pub. Res., No. 80] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to continue to provide relief, and work relief on useful public projects, as authorized in the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937, and subject to all the provisions thereof, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $250,000,000, which amount shall be added to, and proportionately increase the specified amounts of the limitations prescribed under, the appropria- tion made in such Act. Approved, March 2, 1938. [CHAPTER 39] JOINT RESOLUTION Making appropriations for the control of outbreaks of insect pests. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for carrying out the purposes of and for expenditures authorized under the public resolu- tion entitled "Joint resolution making funds available for the control of incipient or emergency outbreaks of insect pests or plant diseases, including grasshoppers, Mormon crickets, and chinch bugs", approved April 6, 1937 (50 Stat. 57), there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until June 30, 1939: Provided,That, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, no part of this appropriation shall be expended for control of grasshoppers, Mormon crickets, or chinch bugs in any State until such State has provided the organization or materials and supplies necessary for cooperation: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be expended under the personal supervision and direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, who shall make a detailed report to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the several items of expenditure made hereunder: Providedfurther, That transportation of control materials purchased under this appropriation shall be under conditions and means deter- mined by the Secretary of Agriculture as most advantageous to the Federal Government: Provided further, That procurements under this appropriation may be made by open-market purchases notwith- standing the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U. S. C . 5). Additional appro- priation for relief pur- poses, fiscal year 1938. 50 Stat. 352. Post, p. 809. March 2,1938 [H. J. Res. 591] [Pub. Res., No. 81] Insect pest and plant disease control. Appropriation for. 50 Stat. 67. Availability. Provisos. Limitation on ex- penditure. Administrative pro- vision. Transportation materials. of Open-market pur- chases. R. S . t3709. 41 .8.C.J5.
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