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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-97—AUG. 12, 1977

91 STAT. 817

$161,838,000: Provided, That, in addition, not to exceed $76,415,000 Funds, transfer, may be transferred to and merged with this appropriation from the Commodity Credit Corporation fund (including not to exceed $34,216,000 under the limitation on Commodity Credit Corporation administrative expenses): Provided further, That other funds made available to the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this appropriation; Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That no part of the funds appropriated or made available under this act shall be used (1) to influence the vote in any referendum; (2) to influence agricultural legislation, except as permitted in 18 U.S.C. 1913; or (3) for salaries or other expenses of members of county and community committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, for engaging in any activities other than advisory and 16 USC 590h. supervisory duties and delegated program functions prescribed in administrative regulations. DAIRY AND BEEKEEPER I N D E M N I T Y PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such milk and manufacturers of dairy products who have been directed to remove their milk or dairy products from commercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, and to beekeepers who through no fault of their own have suffered losses as a result of the use of economic poisons which had been registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, $4,050,000: Provided, That none of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to make indemnity payments to any farmer whose milk was removed from commercial markets as a result of his willful failure to follow procedures prescribed by the Federal Government. CORPORATIONS The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to Contracts. make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 15 USC 713a-10. authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying 31 USC 849. out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided: FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES

For administrative and operating expenses, $12,000,000. FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION F U N D

Not to exceed $11,413,000 of administrative and operating expenses may be paid from premium income.