PUBLIC LAWS--CL 175-JUNE 6, 1945 principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and the more 49 stat. E33, complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges", approved 343d. June 29, 1935 (the Bankhead-Jones Act), is amended by adding at PP 233 . the end thereof the following new section: Additionalfudsau- "SEc. 23. (a) In order to further develop the cooperative exten- development. sion system as inaugurated under the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of the Act of Congress, approved July 2, 1862, and all Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture', approved May 8, 38 tat. 72. 1914 (U. S . C ., title 7, secs. 341-343, 344-348), particularly for the further development of county extension work, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the expenses of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, includ- ing technical and educational assistance to farm people in improving their standards of living, in developing individual farm and home plans, better marketing and distribution of farm products, work with rural youth in 4-H Clubs and older out-of-school youth, guidance of farm people in improving farm and home buildings, development of effective programs in canning, food preservation, and nutrition, and for the necessary printing and distribution of infor- mation in connection with the foregoing, the following sums: Annual approp ri a- "(1) $4,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and each ot, p. 422. subsequent fiscal year; "(2) An additional $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947, and each subsequent fiscal year; and "(3) An additional $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948. and each subsequent fiscal year. Apportionment. "(b) The sums appropriated pursuant to this section shall be paid to the several States and the Territory of Hawaii in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and limitations as the additional sums appropriated under such Act of May 8, 1914 (the Smith-Lever Exceptions. Act), except that- Extension Service, "(1) not more than 2 per centum of the sum appropriated expenses. pursuant to this section for each fiscal year shall be available for paying expenses of the Extension Service in the United States Department of Agriculture; Allotment bsed on "(2) $500,000 of the sum so appropriated for each fiscal year speal needs. shall be allotted among the States and the Territory of Hawaii by the Secretary of Agriculture on the basis of special needs due to population characteristics, area in relation to farm popula- tion, or other special problems, as determined by such Secretary: Limitation. Provided, That not to exceed 10 per centum shall be allotted under this subparagraph to any one State or the Territory of Maching of funds. Hawaii for any fiscal year: Provided further, That these funds shall be matched by the State or Territory receiving them, on the same basis as other funds under this Act; and "(3) the remainder of the sum so appropriated for each fiscal year shall be paid to the several States and the Territory of Hawaii in the proportion that the farm population of each bears to the total farm population of the several States and Territory of Hawaii, as determined by the census of 1940. tosaddi " (c ) The sums appropriated pursuant to this section shall be in addition to and not in substitution for sums appropriated under such Act of May 8, 1914, as amended and supplemented, or sums otherwise 232 [59 STAT.
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