63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 280 -JUNE 29, 1949 COMMODITY EXCHANGE AUTHORITY Commodity Exchange Act: To enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1-17a), including not to exceed $165,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $558,200. FARMERS' HOME ADMINISTRATION For expenses necessary, including personal services in the District of Columbia, to carry into effect the provisions of titles I, II, and the related provisions of title IV of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U. S. C. 1000-1032), the Farmers' Home Adminis- trationActof1946(7U.S.C.1001, note;31U.S.C.82h;12U.S.C. 371; 35 U. S . C . 535; 60 Stat. 1079, 1080); the Act of July 30, 1946 (40 U. S . C . 436-439), and the Act of August 28, 1937, as amended (16 U. S. C . 590r-590x, 590z-5), for the development of facilities for water storage and utilization in the arid and semiarid areas of the United States, as follows: Loans: Title I and section 43 of title IV (including payments in lieu of taxes and taxes under section 50), $15,000,000; title II, $85,000,000; Act of August 28, 1937, $3,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed the foregoing several amounts shall be borrowed in one account from the Secretary of the Treasury on the request of the Secretary of Agricul- ture, at such rate of interest as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, but not in excess of 3 per centum per annum; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to lend such sums to the Secretary upon the security of any obligations of borrowers from the Secretary under the provisions of said Acts: Providedfurther, That the Secretary may utilize proceeds from pay- ments of principal and interest under such Acts to repay the Secretary of the Treasury the amounts borrowed therefrom for the purposes of such Acts: Provided further, That for the purpose of making loans pursuant to this paragraph, the Secretary of the Treasury is author- ized to use as a public-debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under that Act are extended to include such loans to the Secretary: Provided further, That repayments to the Secretary of the Treasury on such loans shall be treated as a public-debt transaction. Salaries and expenses: For the making, servicing, and collecting of loans, insuring mortgages, the servicing and collecting of loans made under prior authority, and the liquidation of assets transferred to Farmers' Home Administration pursuant to the Farmers' Home Administration Act of 1946, $23,649,000, together with a transfer to this appropriation item of not to exceed $40,000 of the fees and admin- istrative expense charges made available by subsections (d) and (e) of section 1of f the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION To carry into effect the provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U. S . C . 901-915), as follows: Salaries and expenses: For administrative expenses, including per- sonal services in the District of Columbia; not to exceed $500 for news- papers; and not to exceed $500 for financial and credit reports; $6,063,000. Loans: For loans in accordance with sections 3, 4, and 5 of said Act, and for carrying out the provisions of section 7 thereof, $350,000,000, to be borrowed from the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with 345 49 Stat. 1491. 7U.S . C., Supp.II, §12-1. 50 Stat. 522, 524 , 527. 7U. S. C., Supp. II, §1001 et seq. 60 Stat. 1062. 12U.S. C .,SuppII, §371; D. C . Code § 35-535. 60 Stat. 711. 50 Stat. 869; 54 Stat. 1124. Ante, p. 171. 50 Stat. 522, 530, 531, 524. 7U. S. C.§§1001- 1005d, 1017,1024 , 1007- 1009; Supp. II, § 1001 et seq. Ante, p. 144. 40 Stat. 288. 31 U.S. C. 774 (2). Post, p. 66h. 60 Stat. 1062. 7U.8.C.1§1001- 1031; Supp. II , § 1001 ct seq. Ante, p. 144. 60 Stat. 1076 . 7U.S.C.§1005b (d), (e); Supp. II, § 1005b (e). 49 Stat. 1363 . 7 U.S . C., Supp.II , 5 903, 904. Post, pp . 874, 978, 948. 49 Stat. 1364, 1365. 7 U.S. C. c.1 93-805 , 907; Supp. UI , ii 903, 904. P t,p.98.
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