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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. II. Cii. 82. 1929 . continue to be a narcotic addict under the terms of this Act . All transfers to or from a narcotic farm shall be made by the officer in charge of such farm, and the actual and necessary expenses incident to such transfers shall be paid from the appropriation for the main- tenance of s uch farm . SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty of each prosecuting officer ; when sentence is pronounced, to report to the authority vested with the power to des ignate the pl ace of confin ement the name of each con- victed person believed by him to be an addict, as herein defined, his reasons for such belief, and all pertinent facts bearing on such addic- tion, together with the nature of the offense . SEC. 9 . That the inmates of said narcotic farms shall be employed in such manner and under such conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct . The Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, establish industries, plants, factories, or shops for the manufacture of articles, commodities, and supplies f or the United States Government ; require any Government department or estab- lishment or other institution appropriated for directly or indirectly by the Congress of the United States to purchase at current market prices as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, or his author- ized rep rese ntat ive, suc h ar ticl es, comm odit ies, or supp lies as meet their specifications ; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the p ayment to the inmates or th eir dependent s such pecunia ry earn ings as he m ay d eem prop er, and esta blis h a work ing- capi tal fund for said industries out of any funds appropriated for said narcotic farms ; and said working-capital fund shall be available for the purchase, repair, or replacement of machinery or equipment, for the purchase of raw materia ls and suppli es, and for t he employment of necessary civilian officers and employees : Provided, That at the opening of each regular session of Congress the Secretary of the Treasury shall make a d etailed repor t to Congress of the receip ts and expenditures made from said working-capital fund . SEC . 1 0 . Tha t any inmate of said narco tic farms or a ny narcotic addict confined in any institution convicted of an offense against the United States shall not be eligible for parole under sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910, being an Act to pr ovide for the parole of Uni ted States pr isoners, and f or other purposes, or under the provisions of any Act or regulation relating to parole, or receive any c ommutation al lowance for go od conduct in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress approved June 21, 1902, and entitled "An Act to regulate commuta- tion for good conduct for United States prisoners," and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, unless and until the Surgeon General of the Bureau of the Public Health Service shall have certified that said inmate is no longer a narcotic addict as defined by this Act . When such certificate shall have been made, the board of parole of the penal, correctional, disciplinary, or reformatory inst itutio n from whic h such forme r addi ct wa s tran sferre d may authorize his release on parole without transfer back to such insti- tution. SEC . 11 . That not later than one month prior to the expiration of the sentence of any addict confined in a United States narcotic farm, he shall be examined by the Surgeon General of the Bureau of the Public Health Service, or his authorized representative . If he be- lieves the person to be discharged is still an addict within the mean- ing of this Act and that he may by further treatment in a United States narcotic farm be cured of his addiction . the addict shall be informed, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may promulgate, of the advisability of his submitting him- self to further treatment . The addict may then apply in writing 1087 Expenses of transfers . Prosecuting officer to report at time of sen- tence the name, etc ., of convict, he believes to be an addict . Employme nt of in- mates . Industrie s to be es . tablished. Disposition of prod- ucts, etc . Payment for earn . ings, etc. Use of wo rking capi . tal fund . Proviso. Report to Congress of receipts and expendi- tures . Inmates c onvicted of Federal offense not eli- gible for parole . Vol. 36, pp. 819, 820. No go od conduct commutat ion given . Vol. 32, p. 397. Allowed on certifi- cate that he is no longer an addict. Release, etc . Examinati on prior to terminati on of sentence . Report to inmate, if still an addict, that he may be cured by further treatment . Application of ad- dict for further treat- me nt may be granted .