62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 543 -JUNE 19, 1948 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of the National School Lunch Act of June 4, 1946 (Public Law 396), there is hereby made available $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year 1949 by section 32 of the Act approved August 24, 1935 (7 U. S. C. 612 (c)), such amount to be without regard to the 25 per centum limitation contained in said section 32, and to be exclusive of funds expended in accordance with the last sentence of section 9 of the National School Lunch Act: Provided, That no part of such funds shall be used for nonfood assistance under section 5 of said Act. MARKETING SERVICES For expenses necessary, including not to exceed $2,187,827 for per- sonal services in the District of Columbia, in conducting investigations, experiments, and demonstrations, as follows: Market news service: For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, timely information on the market supply and demand, commercial movement, location, disposition, quality, condition, and market prices of livestock, meats, fish, and animal products, dairy and poultry products (including broilers), fruits and vegetables, peanuts and their products, grain, hay, feeds, cottonseed, and seeds, and other agricultural products, $1,689,750. Market inspection of farm products: For the investigation and certification, in one or more jurisdictions, to shippers and other inter- ested parties of the class, quality, and condition of any agricultural commodity or food product, whether raw, dried, canned, or otherwise processed, and any product containing an agricultural commodity or derivative thereof when offered for interstate shipment or when received at such important central markets as the Secretary may from time to time designate, or at points which may be conveniently reached therefrom under such rules and regulations as he may pre- scribe, including payment of such fees as will be reasonable and as nearly as may be to cover the cost for the service rendered, $712,000. Marketing farm products: For acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful information relative to the needed supplies, standardization, classification, grading, preparation for market, handling, transportation, storage, and marketing of farm and food products, including the demonstration and promotion of the use of uniform standards of classification of American farm and food products throughout the world, for making analyses of cotton fiber as provided by the Act of April 7, 1941 (7 U. S . C. 473d), for carrying out the provisions of section 201 (a) to 201 (d), inclusive, of title II of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U. S . C . 1291), and for coordinating nutrition services made available by Federal, State, and other agencies, including not to exceed $10,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 (a), of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U. S. C . 541b), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a), and not to exceed $20,000 for transportation and other necessary expenses including not to exceed $10 per diem of persons serving without compensation while away from their homes or regular places of business; printing and binding; and not to exceed $150 for newspapers, $1,084,500: Provided, That the Secretary may make available to any bureau, office, or agency of the Department such amounts from this appropriation as may be necessary to carry out the functions for which this appropria- tion is made, and any such amounts shall be in addition to amounts transferred or otherwise made available to appropriation items in this Act. 527 60 Stat. 230. 42U.S.C.§§1751- 1760; Supp. I , § 1752 note. 49 Stat. 774 . 7U.S.C., Supp.I, 612c note. ^ Post, p. 1257. 60 Stat. 233, 231. 42U.S.C.§§1758, 1754. 65 Stat. 131 . 52 Stat. 36. 58 Stat. 742 . 60 Stat. 810 . Additional amounts.
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