56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 516-JULY 22, 1942 939), June 25, 1940 (54 Stat. 569), and July 1, 1941 (55 Stat. 444), the unobligated balance (exclusive of the amount of such balance made available for "Salaries and expenses, Farm Credit Administra- tion, 1943") of the appropriation "Crop production and harvesting loans" as made in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1937 (50 Stat. 8, 11), and as continued available by the Acts of Febru- ary 4, 1938 (52 Stat. 26), June 30, 1939 (53 Stat. 939), June 25, 1940 (54 Stat. 569), and July 1, 1941 (55 Stat. 444), together with all collections of principal and interest on loans heretofore or hereafter made under said Act of January 29, 1937 (50 Stat. 5): Provided, That no employee of the United States on whose certificate or approval loans under said Act of January 29, 1937, as amended, or other Acts of the same general character, are or have been made, shall be held personally liable for any loss or deficiency occasioned by the fraud or misrepresentation of applicants or borrowers, if the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration shall determine that such employee has exercised reasonable care in the circumstances, and has complied with the regulations of the Farm Credit Administration in executing such certificate or giving such approval. Notwithstand- ing any such determination by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration, this provision shall not be construed to prevent any criminal process against any person who was a party to or had guilty knowledge of such fraud or misrepresentation. FEDERAL FARBM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Not to exceed $9,050,000 of the funds of the Federal Farm Mort- gage Corporation, established by the Act of January 31, 1934 (48 Stat. 344), shall be available during the fiscal year 1943 for adminis- trative expenses of the Corporation, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; travel expenses of officers and employees of the Corporation, in accordance with the Standardized Government Travel Regulations and the Act of June 3, 1926, as amended (5 U. S . C . 821-833); printing and binding; lawbooks, books of reference, and not to exceed $250 for periodicals and newspapers; contract stenographic reporting services; procurement of supplies, equipment, and services; purchase (at not to exceed $750 each), exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled pas- senger-carrying vehicles, to be used only for official purposes; type- writers, adding machines, and other labor-saving devices, including their repair and exchange; rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; payment of actual transportation expenses and not to exceed $10 per diem in lieu of subsistence and other expenses of per- sons serving, while away from their homes, without other compensa- tion from the United States, in an advisory capacity to the Corpora- tion; employment on a contract or fee basis of persons, firms, and corporations for the performance of special services, including legal services; use of the services and facilities of Federal land banks, national farm loan associations, Federal Reserve banks, and agencies of the Government as authorized by said Act of January 31, 1934; and all other necessary administrative expenses: Provided, That all necessary expenses (including services performed on a force account, contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the operation, maintenance, improvement, or disposi- tion of real or personal property of the Corporation shall be con- sidered as nonadministrative expenses for the purposes hereof: Pro- vided further, That except for the limitation in amounts hereinbefore specified, and the restrictions in respect to travel expenses, the admin- istrative expenses and other obligations of the Corporation shall be 701 Proeiso. Liability of U. S . employees for fraud of borrowers, etc. Administrative ex- penses. 12U. .c. §1020- 1020h. Travel expenses. 44 Stat. 688 . Ante, p. 39. Special services. ProOise. Nonadministrative expenses. Payment of admin- istrative expenses, etc.
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