566 43 Stat. 654. 16U.S. ., Supp. V, §§ 567a-68b. Prooisos. State, etc., c ontribu- tion. Procurement of nursery stock. Restriction on es- tablishment of new nurseries, etc. 49 Stat. 1363 . 7U.S. ., Supp. V, §§ 901-914. Salaries and ex- penses. Provisos. Salary restriction; exception. Minor purchases. Allotments. Loans and purchase of property. 7U.S.S. , Supp. V, § 903-o5, 907. PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 421 -JUNE 25, 1940 [54 STAT. approved June 7, 1924 (16 U. S . C. 567-568), and Acts supplemen- tary thereto, including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; printing and binding; not to exceed $7,700 for the purchase of passenger-carrying vehicles; the purchase of reference books and technical journals; not to exceed $30,000 for the construction or purchase of necessary buildings, and other improvements; in all, not to exceed $400,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended in any State or Territory unless the State or Territory, or local subdivision thereof, or individuals, or associations contribute a sum equal to that to be allotted by the Government or make contributions other than money deemed by the Secretary of Agriculture to be the value equivalent thereof: Provided further, That any part of this appropriation allo- cated for the production or procurement of nursery stock by any Federal agency, or funds appropriated to any Federal agency for allocation to cooperating states for the production or procurement of nursery stock, shall remain available for expenditure for not more than three fiscal years: Providedfurther, That in carrying into effect the provisions of the Cooperative Farm Forestry Act, no part of this appropriation shall be used to establish new nurseries or to acquire land for the establishment of such new nurseries. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, approved May 20,1936, as amended (7 U. S . C . 901-914), as follows: Salaries and expenses: For administrative expenses and expenses of studies, investigations, publications, and reports including the salary of the Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration, and other personal services in the District of Columbia and else- where; rentals, including buildings and parts of buildings and garages, in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase and exchange of books, law books, books of reference, directories, and periodicals; not to exceed $200 for newspapers and press clippings; financial and credit reports; and all other expenses necessary to administer said Act, $3,075,000, of which amount not to exceed $1,350 shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of work in the District of Columbia and elsewhere: Provided, That no part of this appropria- tion shall be used topay the salary of any person who received as many as three steps of administrative within-grade promotion, or the equivalent thereof, in all positions occupied by such person during the fiscal year 1939, at a rate of pay in excess of the salary resulting from the first two steps of such promotion or its equivalent; but this proviso shall not preclude the payment of the minimum salary of the grade to any person transferred, under standard regulations, to such grade: Provided further, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5) shall not be construed to apply to any pur- chase or service rendered for the Rural Electrification Administra- tion when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $100: Providedfurther, That the Secretary of Agriculture may make allot- ments from this appropriation, subject to the approval of the Direc- tor of the Bureau of the Budget, to the offices and divisions of the Office of the Secretary for the performance of departmental services for the Rural Electrification Administration. Loans: For loans in accordance with sections 3, 4 and 5, and the purchase of property in accordance with section 7 of the Rural Electrification Act of May 20, 1936, as amended (7 U. S . C. 901-
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