232 PUBLIC LAW 86-532-JUNE 29, 1960 [74 ST AT. Public Law 86-532 June 29, 1960 AN ACT [H. R. 12117] Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30,1961, and for other purposes. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the A g A^c uVture"*and United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Farm Credit Ad- suHis are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- ^/oprfrti^ A^t, wise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture and Farm ^'^^- Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961; namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TITLE I—REGULAR ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to perform agricultural research relating to production, utilization, and home economics, to control and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases, and to perform related inspection, quarantine and regulatory work, and meat inspection: Provided, That not to exceed $75,000 of the appropriations hereunder shall be avail­ able for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 58 Stat. 742. of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 60 Stat. 810. of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a) : Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed two, of which one shall be for replacement only: Provided further. That ap­ propriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to title 5, United 58 Stat. 742. States Code, section 565a, for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building (except headhouses connecting greenhouses) shall not exceed $15,000, except for five buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $30,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000 or 5 per centum of the cost of the building, whichever is greater: Research: For research and demonstrations on the production and utilization of agricultural products, home economics, and related research and services, including administration of payments to State agricultural experiment stations, $68,827,200: Provided, That the limitations contained herein shall not apply to replacement of build­ 62 Stat. 198. ings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a) : Provided further. That the Secretary of Agriculture may sell the Entomology Research Laboratory at Orlando, Florida, in such manner and upon such terms and conditions as he deems advantageous and the proceeds of such sale shall remain available until expended for the establishment of an entomology research laboratory: Provided fur­ ther, That in the establishment of such laboratory the Secretary may acquire land therefor by donation or exchange; Plant and animal disease and pest control: For operations and measures, not otherwise provided ror, to control and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases and for carrying out assigned inspec­ tion, quarantine, and regulatory activities, as authorized by law, including expenses pursuant to the Act of February 28,1947 (21 U.S.C. 61 Stat. 7. 114b-d), $52,236,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be apportioned for use 31 use 665. pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, for the 74 STAT.] PUBLIC LAW 86-532-JUNE 29, 1960 233 control of outbreaks of insects and plant diseases to the extent neces­ sary to meet emergency conditions: Provided^ That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for fiscal year 1963 that does not require minimum matching by any State of at least 40 per centum; Meat inspection: For carrying out the provisions of laws relating to Federal inspection of meat, and meat-food products, and the applicable provisions of the laws relating to process or renovated butter, $21,562,000; Special fund: To provide for additional labor to be employed under contracts and cooperative agreements to strengthen the work at research installations in the field, not more than $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head for the fiscal year 1960 may be used by the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service in departmental research programs in the fiscal year 1961, the amount so used to be transferred to and merged with the appropriation other­ wise available under "Salaries and expenses, Research". SALARIES AND EXPENSES (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PR0(3RAM) For purchase of foreign currencies which accrue under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), for market development research authorized 68 stat. 4S6. by section 104(a), and for agricultural and forestry research author­ ized by section 104 (k) of that Act, to remain available until expended, ^^ ^*^'* ^''^' $15,131,000: Provided^ That the dollar value of the unexpended bal­ ances, as of June 30, 1960, of allocations of foreign currencies hereto­ fore made available to the Agricultural Research Service for the foregoing purposes of section 104(a) is appropriated as of that date and shall be merged with this appropriation: Provided further^ That funds appropriated herein shall be used to purchase such foreign currencies as the Department determines are needed and can be used most effectively to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, and such foreign currencies shall, pursuant to the provisions of section 104(a), be set aside for sale to the Department before foreign currencies which accrue under said title I are made available for other United States uses. CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES For construction of facilities and acquisition of the necessary land therefor by donation or exchange, $2,550,000, to remain available until expended. STATE EXPERIMENT STATIONS Payments to States and Puerto Rico: For payments to agricultural experiment stations to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch Act, approved March 2,1887, as amended by the Act approved August 24 stat. 440. 11,1956 (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i), including administration by the United ^^ ^t^*- 67i. States Department of Agriculture, $32,053,000; and payments author­ ized under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act, the Act approved August 14, 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623), $500,000; in all, eo stat. 1089. $32,553,000. Penalty mail: For penalty mail costs of agricultural experiment stations under section 6 of the Hatch Act of 1887, as amended, $250,000. 7 use 36if. DISEASES OF ANIMALS AND POULTRY Eradication activities: For expenses necessary in the arrest and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, contagious pleuro­ pneumonia, or other contagious or infectious diseases of animals, or 234 PUBLIC LAW 86-532-JUNE 29, 1960 [74 STAT. European fowl pest and similar diseases in poultry, and for foot-and- mouth disease and rinderpest programs undertaken pursuant to the provisions of the Act of February 28, 1947, and the Act of May 29, 61 s^tat. 7; 23 1884, as amended (7 U.S.C. 391; 21 U.S.C. 111-122), including ex- ^^aV use 114c. penses in accordance with section 2 of said Act of Fel3ruary 28, 1947, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds avail­ able to the bureaus, corporations, or agencies of the Department such sums as he may deem necessary, to be available only in an emergency which threatens the livestock or poultry industry of the country, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred under this head in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be subject to appli­ cable provisions contained in the item "Salaries and expenses, Agri­ cultural Research Service". EXTENSION SERVICE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK, PAYMENTS AND EXPENSES Payments to States and Puerto Rico: For payments for cooperative agricultural extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, as amended 67 Stat. 83. by the Act of June 26,1953 (7 U.S.C. 341-348), and the Act of August 69 Stat. 683. n^ 1955 (7 XJ.S.C. 347a), $55,220,000; and payments and contracts for such work under section 204(b)-205 of the Agricultural Market- eo^s^tat. ^1^089. ing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623-1624), $1,495,000; in all, $56,715,000: Provided^ That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26,1953, shall not be paid to any State or Puerto Rico prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year. Retirement costs for extension agents: For cost of employer's share of Federal retirement for cooperative extension employees, $5,961,000. Penalty mail: For costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, $2,490,000. Federal Extension Service: For administration of the Smith-Lever 67 Stat. 83. Act, as amended by the Act of June 26,1953 (7 U.S.C. 341-348), and 69 Stat. 683. the Act of August 11, 1955 (7 U.S.C. 347a), and extension aspects of 60 Stat. 1087. ^he Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for the extension work of the Department and the several States and insular possessions, $2,265,000. FARMER COOPERATIVE SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES 44 Stat. 802. Yov uecessary expenses to carry out the Act of July 2,1926 (7 U.S.C. 451-457), $620,000. SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE CONSERVATION OPERATIONS For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of 49 Stat.