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(7 U. S . C . 386c), $15,000; and the provisions of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to extend the benefits of the Adams Act, the Purnell Act, and the Capper-Ketcham Act to the Territory of 49 stat. 15N. Alaska, and for other purposes", approved June 20, 1936 (7 U. S . C. 36Ma. 369a), $10,000; in all, for Alaska, $25,000. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico: To carry into effect the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to coordinate the agricultural experiment station work and to extend the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to the Territory 46 Stat. 152. of Puerto Rico", approved March 4, 1931 (7 U. S . C . 386d-386f), $50,000. Research, etc. Title I, Bankhead-Jones Act: For payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, pursuant to authorizations contained in title I of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and 49 Stat.. 43 . the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges", 7U.S.C., Supp.V. W427-47Vg approved June 29, 1935 (7 U. S . C . 427-427g), $2,400,000. Total. In all, payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico for agricultural experiment stations, $6,862,500. SALARIES AND EXPENSES Administration of Administration of grants to States and coordination of research: grantsto tates, etc. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to enforce the provisions of 24 stat. 440;45 Stat. the Acts approved March 2, 1887, March 16, 1906, February 24, 1925, 63; 43 Stat. 970; 45 Stat. 642,1lz;246 tat. iss; May 16, 1928, February 23, 1929, March 4, 1931, and June 20, 1936, 49 tat. .1553pp. andActs amendatory or supplementary thereto (7 U. S . C . 361386f), "p1-rig'mostation. relative to their administration and for the administration of an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, including the employ- ment of persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere, Form of annual $161,735; and the Secretary of Agriculture shall prescribe the form etc. tatemen of the annual financial statement required under the above Acts, ascertain whether the expenditures are in accordance with their provisions, coordinate the research work of the Department of Agri- culture and coordinate the research work of the Department with that of the State agricultural colleges and experiment stations in the lines authorized in said Acts, and make report thereon to Congress. Insular experiment Insular experiment stations: To enable the Secretary of Agricul- statons. ture to establish and maintain an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, including the erection of buildings, the preparation, ra o.fep illustration, and distribution of reports and bulletins, $83,000: Pro- meat. vided That the Secretary of Agriculture may, at his discretion, transfer such property and equipment, including the library, of the Hawaii Experiment Station, formerly maintained by the Department of Agriculture, as he may deem necessary and advisable to the experi- ment station of the University of Hawaii, which has been conducted jointly and in collaboration with the former Federal station under the 5 Stat. 571. Act of May 16, 1928 (7 U. S . C. 386-386b); and the Secretary of eo Acs Agriculture is authorized to sell such products as are obtained on the land belonging to the agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, and the amount obtained from the sale thereof shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts. In all, salaries and expenses, $244,735. Personal services. Total, Office of Experiment Stations, $7,107,235, of which amount not to exceed $150,105 may be expended for personal services in the vehicles. District of Columbia, and not to exceed $750 shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia. [54 STAT. 536 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 421-JUNE 25, 1940