PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 296-JUNE 28, 1944 24 Stat. 440 . 34 Stat. 63 . 43 Stat. 970. 49 Stat. 436 . 45 Stat. 571. Post, p . 735. 45 Stat. 1256 . 49 Stat. 1554. 46 Stat. 1520 . Adjustment of allotments. in the major agricultural regions provided for by section 4 of said Act. OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS PAYMENTS TO STATES, HAWAII, ALASKA, AND PUERTO RICO For payments to the States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico to be paid quarterly in advance, to carry into effect the provisions of the following Acts relating to agricultural experiment stations: Hatch, Adams, Purnell, Bankhead-Jones, and related Acts: Hatch Act, the Act approved March 2, 1887 (7 U. S . C . 362, 363, 365, 368, 377-379), $720,000; Adams Act, the Act approved March 16, 1906 (7 U. S . C . 369) $720,000; Purnell Act, the Act approved February 24, 1925 (7 U. S . C. 361, 366, 370, 371, 373-376, 380, 382), $2,880,000; Bankhead-Jones Act, title I of the Act approved June 29, 1935 (7 U. S. C . 427 - 4 27g), $2,463,708; Hawaii, the Act approved May 16, 1928 (7 U. S. C. 386-386b), extending the benefits of certain Acts of Con- gress to the Territory of Hawaii, $90,000; Alaska, the Act approved February 23, 1929 (7 U. S . C. 386c), extending the benefits of the Hatch Act to the Territory of Alaska, $15,000, and the provisions of section 2 of the Act approved June 20, 1936 (7 U. S. C. 369a), extend- ing the benefits of the Adams and Purnell Acts to the Territory of Alaska, $22,500; in all, for Alaska, $37,500; Puerto Rico, the Act approved March 4, 1931, as amended (7 U. S . C. 386d-386f), extend- ing the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to Puerto Rico, $90,000; in all, payments to States, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, $7,001,208: Provided, That in order to prevent reduced allotments because of changes in relative rural population, $63,708 of the appro- priation in this paragraph under the Bankhead-Jones Act shall be available for allotment during this fiscal year in the same amounts and to the same States and Territory which received allotments from this appropriation in the fiscal year 1942. SALARIES AND EXPENSES Administration of grants and coordination of research with States: For salaries and expenses, including personal services in the District tat.o440; ta. f Columbia, necessary to enable the Secretary to enforce the pro- 632 443 ta t s.0;347 tat visions of the Acts approved March 2, 1887, March 16, 1906, Febru- 1520;49 Stat. 1553 . Sa.67,264stat. a 24, 1925, May 16, 1928, February 23, 1929, March 4, 1931, and 7 U. s. c., Supp. June 20, 1936, and Acts amendatory thereto (7 U. S. C. 361363 I, 367. 365-383, 386-386f), relative to their administration and for the administration of an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, $176,169, of which not to exceed $166,122 may be expended for per- sonal services in the District of Columbia; and the Secretary shall prescribe the form 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 State agri- cultural colleges and experiment stations in the lines authorized in said Acts with research of the Department in similar lines, and make report thereon to Congress. Federal Experiment Station, Puerto Rico: To enable the Secre- tary to establish and maintain an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, including the preparation, illustration, and distribution of reports and bulletins, and not to exceed $8,000 for the erection ale oproducts and alteration of buildings, $107,074; and the Secretary is author- ized 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. 432 [58 STAT. 1
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