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PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 751-754-OCT. 26, 1949 [63 STAT. shall be available for projects in the Territory of Alaska, 25 per centum shall be available for projects in the Territory of Hawaii, 25 per centum shall be available for projects in Puerto Rico, and 5 per centum shall be available for projects in the Virgin Islands." Approved October 26, 1949. [CHAPTER 752] October 26, 1949 [H. R . 4000] [Public Law 405] Hawaiian Organic Act, amendment. 31 Stat. 145 . 48U. .c.§588. October 26, 1949 [H. R . 4090] [Public Law 406] Puerto Rico. Cooperativeagricul- tural extension work. 7 U.S.C. 343c. 7 U.S .C. 343d-1. Appropriation au- thorized. AN ACT To amend section 16 of the Hawaiian Organic Act relative to disqualification of legislators. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 16 of the Hawaiian Organic Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 16. DISQUALIFICATION OF LEGISLATORs. -That no member of the legislature shall, during the term for which he is elected, be appointed or elected to any office of the Territory of Hawaii: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall prevent a member of the legislature from serving as a delegate to a constitutional convention." Approved October 26, 1949. [CHAPTER 753] AN ACT To extend the benefits of section 23 of the Bankhead-Jones Act to Puerto Rico. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section 23 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to provide for the further development of cooperative agricultural extension work and the more complete endowment and support of land-grant colleges", approved June 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 436; 7 U. S. C. 343C) and known as the Bankhead-Jones Act, as added by the Act of June 6, 1945 (59 Stat. L. 231), be, and the same are hereby, extended to Puerto Rico in such amounts as are hereinafter authorized without diminution of the amounts authorized for payments to the States and the Territory of Hawaii as provided in section 23 of that Act. SEC. 2. To carry into effect the above provisions for extending to Puerto Rico, to the extent herein provided, the benefits of the said Bankhead-Jones Act, the following sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated: For the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, $101,090; for the fiscal year following the first fiscal year for which an appropriation is made in pursuance of the foregoing authorization, the additional sum of $100,000; and for each succeeding fiscal year thereafter, an additional sum of $100,000 until the total appropriations authorized by this section shall amount to $401,090 annually, the authorization to continue in that amount for each succeeding fiscal year. Approved October 26, 1949. [CHAPTER 754] October 26, 1949 [H. R . 4686] [Public Law 407] Hawaii. Public-improve- ment bonds. AN ACT To authorize the issuance of certain public-improvement bonds by the Territory of Hawaii. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, during the years 1949 to 1955, inclusive, the Territory of Hawaii is authorized 926