PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 543 -JUNE 19, 1948 24 Stat. 440 34 Stat. 63. 43 Stat. 970. 49 Stat. 436 . 7U. .O., Supp.I, S427i. Transfer of funds. Ante, p. 513. 45 Stat. 571. 46 Stat. 1520 . 24 stat. 440; 34 Stat. 63; 43 Stat. 970; 45 Stat. 571; 46 Stat. 1520; 49 Stat. 1553 . 23 Stat. 31. 7U.S.C.§§391- 394; Snpp. I, i 391 note. 58 Stat. 734. OFIfCE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS PAJMENTS TO STATES, HAWAII, AND PUERTO RICO For payments to the States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico to be paid quarterly in advance, to carry into effect the provisions of the follow- ing 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. 4 27- 4 2 7g), $2,861,268, of which amount not to exceed $316 shall be transferred to and made a part of the appropriation "Research on agricultural problems of Alaska", without matching requirement; Hawaii, the Act approved May 16, 1928 (7 U. S . C . 386-386b), extend- ing the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to the Territory of Hawaii, $90,000; Puerto Rico, the Act approved March 4, 1931, as amended (7 U. S . C . 386d-386f), extending the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to Puerto Rico, $90,000; in all, payments to States, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, $7,361,268. SALARIES AND EXPENSES Administration of grants and coordination of research with States: For necessary expenses, including not to exceed $183,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, to enforce the provisions of the Acts approved March 2, 1887, March 16, 1906, February 24, 1925, May 16, 1928, March 4, 1931, and June 20, 1936, and Acts amendatory thereto (7 U. S. C . 361-363, 365-369, 370-383, 386, 386d-386f), relative to their administration and for the administration of an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, $197,000; 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: For expenses necessary to establish and maintain an agricultural experiment station in Puerto Rico, including the preparation, illustration, and distribution of reports and bulletins, $124,700. BUAEAU OF ANIMAL INDUISTR SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary, including not to exceed $1,218,000 for per- sonal services in the District of Columbia, for carrying out the provi- sions of the Act, as amended, establishing a Bureau of Animal Indus- try, and related Acts, and for investigations concerned with the live- stock and meat industries and the domestic raising of fur-bearing ani- mals, as follows: Animal husbandry: For investigations and experiments in animal husbandry and animal and poultry feeding and breeding, and for carrying out the purposes of section 101 (b) of the Orgaic Act of 1944 (7 U. S C. 429) authorizing cooperation with State authorities in the administration of regulations for the improvement of poultry, poultry products, and hatcheries, $1,405,500. 514 [62 STAT.
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