PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 215-JULY 12, 1943 50 Stat. 869 . 50 Stat. 525. 7 U. S. C., Supp.II, § 1011 (c). School lilk and luilch prograll. 49 Stat. 774. 7 II. . (. §lWlir Siipp. II, § Wi12cHol. Activities hereto- fore carried on by WPA. measures, including research and demonstration work in fire control and irrigation construction work to eliminate fire hazards, in the Everglades region of Florida, $72,248: Provided, That no expendi- tures shall be made for these purposes until a sum at least equal to such expenditures shall have been made available by the State of Florida, or a political subdivision thereof, for the same purposes. Total, Soil Conservation Service, $20,675,136, of which not to exceed $1,069,391 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. WATER FACILITIES, ARID AND SEMIARID AREAS To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to promote conservation in the arid and semiarid areas of the United States by aiding in the development of facilities for water storage and utilization, and for other purposes", approved August 28, 1937, as amended (16 U. S . C . 590r-590x, 590z-5), including the purchase, exchange, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, $1,000,000, of which not to exceed $11,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. LAND UTILIZATION AND RETIREMENT OF SUBMARGINAL LAND To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 (7 U. S . C . 1010-1013), including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $1,126,120. EXPORTATION AND DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to further carry out the provisions of section 32, as amended, of the Act entitled "An Act to anlmnd the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other purposes", approved August 24, 1935, and subject to all provisions of law relating to the expenditure of funds appropriated by such section. during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, funds appropriated by or for the purposes of section 32 of said Act shall be available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the maintenance and operation of a school milk and lunch program under clause (2) of said section 32 in a sum not exceeding $50,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be available for such purposes during the fiscal year 1944 without regard to the requirement therein relating to the encouragement of domestic consumption but no part of such funds shall be available to defray the expenses of any activity heretofore carried on by the Work Projects Administration. MARKETING SERVICE For the employment of such persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere as may be necessary in conducting investi- gations, experiments, and demonstrations, either independently or in cooperation with public or private agencies, organizations, or indi- viduals, as follows: Market news service: For collecting, publishing, and distributing, by telegraph, mail, or otherwise, timely information on the market 420 [57 STAT.
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