PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 296-JUNE 28, 1944 37 Stat. 315 . Post, p. 862. Cotton and cotton seed from Mexico. 2 Stat. 344 . Insect-pest survey and identification: For the identification and classification of insects, including taxonomic, morphological, and related phases of insect-pest control and the maintenance of an insect- pest survey for the collection and dissemination of information to Federal, State, and other agencies concerned with insect-pest control, $145,000. Foreign parasites: For administrative expenses in connection with the introduction of natural enemies of injurious insects and related pests and for the exchange with other countries of useful and bene- ficial insects and other arthropods, $25,000. Control investigations: For developing equipment or apparatus to aid in enforcing plant quarantines, eradication and control of plant pests, determining methods of disinfecting plants and plant products to eliminate injurious pests, determining the toxicity of insecticides, and related phases of insect-pest control, $76,485, of which not less than $10,000 shall be used for methyl bromide investigations. Insecticide and fungicide investigations: For the investigation' and development of methods of manufacturing insecticides and fungi- cides, and for investigating chemical problems relating to the com- position, action, and application of insecticides and fungicides, $130,520. Transit inspection: For the inspection in transit or otherwise of articles quarantined under the Act of August 20, 1912 (7 U. S. C. 161, 164a), as amended, and for the interception and disposition of materials found to have been transported interstate in violation of quarantines promulgated thereunder, $45,900. Foreign plant quarantines: For enforcement of foreign plant quar- antines, at the port of entry and port of export, and to prevent the movement of cotton and cottonseed from Mexico into the United States, including the regulation of the entry into the United States of railway cars and other vehicles, and freight, express, baggage, or other materials from Mexico, and the inspection, cleaning, and disin- fection thereof, including construction and repair of necessary build- ings, plants, and equipment, for the fumigation, disinfection, or clean- ing of products, railway cars, or other vehicles entering the United States from Mexico, $797,700: Provided, That any moneys received in payment of charges fixed by the Secretary on account of such cleaning and disinfection shall be covered into the Treasury as mis- cellaneous receipts. Certification of exports: For the inspection, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, of domestic plants and plant products when offered for export and to certify to shippers and interested parties as to the freedom of such products from injurious plant diseases and insect pests according to the sanitary requirements of the foreign countries affected and to make such reasonable charges and to use such means as may be necessary to accomplish this object, $34,480: Provided, That moneys received on account of such inspection and certification shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. CONTROL OF INCIPIENT AND EIMEGENCY OUTBREAKS OF INSECT PESTS AD PLANT DisEASES Control of incipient and emergency outbreaks of insect pests and plant diseases: To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of and for expenditures authorized by the joint resolution approved May 9, 1938 (7 U. S. C . 148-148e), including surveys and control operations in Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Government or local Canadian authorities, and the employment of Canadian citizens, $2,700,000. 440 [58 STAT.
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