SUBCHAPTER I—GENERALLY
§701. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was section 1 of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933, ch. 90,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title of 2022 Amendment
§§702 to 702f. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648
Section 702, act June 16, 1933, ch. 90, §2,
§§703 to 712. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Executive Documents
Ex. Ord. No. 7252. Terminating the National Recovery Administration and Transferring Certain Agencies and Functions Thereof to the Departments of Commerce and Labor
Ex. Ord. No. 7252, Dec. 21, 1935, provided:
1. The National Recovery Administration and the office of Administrator thereof are hereby terminated.
2. The Division of Review, the Division of Business Cooperation, and the Advisory Council, as constituted by Ex. Ord. No. 7075 of June 15, 1935, together with all of their officers and employees, files, records, equipment, and property of every kind, are hereby transferred to the Department of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed, under the general direction of the President, to appoint, employ, discharge, and fix the compensation and define the duties and direct the conduct of all officers and employees engaged in the administration of the agencies transferred by this Order to the Department of Commerce, to exercise and perform in connection with the said agencies the functions and duties now exercised and performed, or authorized to be exercised and performed, by the National Recovery Administration, to report to the President on all matters relating thereto, and to terminate the functions and duties of the said agencies not later than April 1, 1936.
3. The Consumers' Division, established within the National Recovery Administration by Executive Order No. 7120 of July 30, 1935, together with all of its officers and employees, files, records, equipment, and property of every kind, are hereby transferred to the Department of Labor. The Secretary of Labor is authorized and directed, under the general direction of the President, to appoint, employ, discharge, and fix the compensation and define the duties and direct the conduct of all officers and employees as may be engaged in the administration of the said Consumers' Division, to exercise and perform in connection with said Consumers' Division the functions and duties now exercised and performed, or authorized to be exercised and performed, by the National Recovery Administration, and to report to the President on all matters relating thereto.
4. No person transferred by this Order shall by such transfer acquire a civil service status. Any new appointments under this Order may be made without regard to the Civil Service Rules and Regulations.
5. All Orders and Regulations heretofore issued concerning the administration of Title I of the National Industrial Recovery Act, as amended, are hereby modified to the extent necessary to make this Order fully effective.
6. This Order shall become effective on January 1, 1936.
Executive Order No. 7323
Ex. Ord. No. 7323, Mar. 26, 1936, 1 F.R. 69, created the Committee of Industrial Analysis to complete the summary of the results and accomplishments of the National Industrial Recovery Administration and report thereon, which report was transmitted to the President on February 17, 1937.
National Emergency Council
National Emergency Council abolished and functions transferred to Executive Office of President and to Office of Education in Federal Security Agency by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, §§201(a), 301, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2732,
National Resources Committee
National Resources Committee abolished and functions and personnel transferred to National Resources Planning Board in Executive Office of President, which Board was also directed to wind up affairs of the Committee, by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, §§4, 5, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2727, 2728,
§712a. Limitation of obligations for administrative expenses of certain agencies; limitation on life of certain agencies
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the establishments or agencies named in subsection (b) of this section shall, after June 30, 1937, incur any obligations for administrative expenses, except pursuant to an annual appropriation specifically therefor, nor shall any such establishment or agency continue to function after said date unless established by or pursuant to law: Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed to extend the period during which any such establishment or agency heretofore has been authorized by law to function.
(b) [1., 2. Repealed] 3. Federal Housing Administration; 4. Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation; 5. Export-Import Bank of the United States; 6. Second Export-Import Bank of Washington, District of Columbia; 7. Reconstruction Finance Corporation; 8. Electric Home and Farm Authority; 9. Commodity Credit Corporation; 10. Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works; [11. Repealed] 12. Reconstruction Finance Mortgage Company.
(June 22, 1936, ch. 689, §7,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1989—Subsec. (b).
1961—Subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Applicability to National Housing Agency; Transfer of Funds; Report to Congress
Act May 3, 1945, ch. 106, title I, §101,
Similar provisions were contained in acts June 26, 1943, ch. 145, title I, §101,
Executive Documents
Transfers of Functions and Changes in Names
Federal Housing Administration consolidated into National Housing Agency during World War II by Ex. Ord. No. 9070, Feb. 24, 1942. Federal Housing Administration subsequently consolidated into Housing and Home Finance Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1947, eff. July 27, 1947, 12 F.R. 4981,
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, which was included in Surplus Marketing Administration by Reorg. Plan No. III of 1940, §5, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108,
Export-Import Bank of Washington was set out as one of several agencies for which Federal Loan Administrator should supervise administration and be responsible for coordination of functions and activities by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, §402, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2730,
Second Export-Import Bank of Washington, D.C. was established under Ex. Ord. No. 6638, Mar. 9, 1934. Its commitments were transferred to Export-Import Bank of Washington (see above) and it was abolished by Ex. Ord. No. 7365, May 7, 1936, 1 F.R. 372.
Federal Loan Agency's and Federal Loan Administrator's functions and duties relating to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Reconstruction Finance Mortgage Company, Electric Home and Farm Authority and Export-Import Bank of Washington, and other agencies, transferred to Department of Commerce, during World War II, see Ex. Ord. No. 9071, Feb. 24, 1942, 7 F.R. 1531. By act Feb. 24, 1945, ch. 4,
Electric Home and Farm Authority was set out as one of several agencies for which Federal Loan Administrator should supervise administration and be responsible for coordination of functions and activities, by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, §402, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2730,
Electric Home and Farm Authority, Inc., was authorized by Ex. Ord. No. 6514, Dec. 19, 1933. Existence continued until February 1, 1937, by act Mar. 31, 1936, ch. 163, §1,
Commodity Credit Corporation, Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, and Farm Credit Administration, and their functions and activities, together with their respective personnel, records, and property transferred to Department of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, §401, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2730,
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, created by act June 16, 1933, ch. 90, title II, §201,
For changes affecting other agencies enumerated in subsection (b) of this section, see Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, §§301, 305, 401, 402, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2729, 2730,
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
Functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture, boards of directors and officers of such corporations; Advisory Board of Commodity Credit Corporation; and Farm Credit Administration or any agency, officer or entity of, under, or subject to the supervision of the Administration excepted from functions of officers, agencies and employees transferred to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, §1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219,
§713. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, acts Jan. 31, 1935, ch. 2, §7,
Subsec. (a), continuing the Commodity Credit Corporation, a Delaware corporation, until the close of business on June 30, 1948, authorizing the Corporation to use all its assets (including capital and net earnings therefrom and all moneys allocated to or borrowed by it) in the exercise of its functions as a United States agency, including the making of loans on agricultural commodities, and requiring the Corporation to maintain complete and accurate books of account and to determine the procedures to be followed in the transaction of corporate business, was superseded by
Initial proviso clause of subsec. (b), "That the Corporation shall continue to have the authority to make final and conclusive settlement and adjustment of any claims by or against the Corporation or the accounts of its fiscal officers" was superseded by
Remainder of section, relating to audit of financial transactions of the Corporation, was superseded by sections 841 to 870 of former Title 31 [see
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Repeals
Act July 1, 1941, ch. 270, §1,
Acts July 16, 1943, ch. 241, §1,
Dissolution of Corporation
Secretary of Agriculture authorized to dissolve the Delaware corporation under authority of
Transfer of Assets of Corporation
Assets, funds, liabilities, etc., of Delaware corporation transferred to newly created Commodity Credit Corporation under authority of
Subsidy Operations
Act July 25, 1946, ch. 671, §6,
Increase in Certain Subsidy Payments
Act July 31, 1945, ch. 332,
Allocation of Livestock and Poultry Feeds
Act July 25, 1946, ch. 671, §15,
Purchases of Wheat Prior to April 1, 1947
Act July 25, 1946, ch. 671, §16,
§713a. Repealed. June 30, 1947, ch. 166, title II, §206(p), 61 Stat. 208
Section, act Apr. 10, 1936, ch. 168,
§§713a–1, 713a–2. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–155, §1, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 391
Section 713a–1, acts Mar. 8, 1938, ch. 44, §1,
Section 713a–2, act Mar. 8, 1938, ch. 44, §2,
§713a–3. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, act Mar. 8, 1938, ch. 44, §3,
§713a–4. Obligations of Commodity Credit Corporation; issuance; sale; purchase; redemption; etc.
With the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to issue and have outstanding at any one time, bonds, notes, debentures, and other similar obligations in an aggregate amount not exceeding $30,000,000,000. Such obligations shall be in such forms and denominations, shall have such maturities, shall bear such rates of interest, shall be subject to such terms and conditions, and shall be issued in such manner and sold at such prices as may be prescribed by the Commodity Credit Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Such obligations shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed both as to interest and principal by the United States, and such guaranty shall be expressed on the face thereof, and such obligations shall be lawful investments and may be accepted as security for all fiduciary, trust, and public funds the investment or deposit of which shall be under the authority or control of the United States or any officer or officers thereof. In the event that the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be unable to pay upon demand, when due, the principal of, or interest on, such obligations, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the holder the amount thereof which is authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and thereupon to the extent of the amount so paid the Secretary of the Treasury shall succeed to all the rights of the holders of such obligations. The Secretary of the Treasury, in his discretion, is authorized to purchase any obligations of the Commodity Credit Corporation issued hereunder, and for such purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as a public-debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities hereafter issued under
(Mar. 8, 1938, ch. 44, §4,
Editorial Notes
Codification
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Amendments
1987—
1978—
1956—Act Aug. 1, 1956, substituted "$14,500,000,000" for "$12,000,000,000".
1955—Act Aug. 11, 1955, substituted "$12,000,000,000 for "$10,000,000,000".
1954—Act Aug. 31, 1954, substituted "$10,000,000,000" for "$8,500,000,000".
Act Mar. 20, 1954, substituted "$8,500,000,000" for "$6,750,000,000".
1950—Act June 28, 1950, substituted "$6,750,000,000" for "$4,750,000,000".
1949—Act Oct. 31, 1949, inserted proviso in next to last sentence.
1945—Act Apr. 12, 1945, substituted "$4,750,000,000" for "$3,000,000,000".
1943—Act July 16, 1943, substituted "$3,000,000,000" for "$2,650,000,000".
1941—Act July 1, 1941, substituted "$2,650,000,000" for "$1,400,000,000".
1940—Act Aug. 9, 1940, substituted "$1,400,000,000 for "$900,000,000".
1939—Act Mar. 4, 1939, substituted $900,000,000" for "$500,000,000".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Discharge of Indebtedness
Act May 26, 1947, ch. 82, title I, §101,
Executive Documents
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
For exception of functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture from transfer of functions to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, see Exceptions From Transfer of Functions note set out under
§713a–5. Exemption of Commodity Credit Corporation and its obligations from taxation
Bonds, notes, debentures, and other similar obligations issued by the Commodity Credit Corporation under the provisions of
(Mar. 8, 1938, ch. 44, §5,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Sections 713a–1 to 713a–5, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act". Section 1 and 2 of that act, set out as
Executive Documents
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
For exception of functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture from transfer of functions to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, see Exceptions From Transfer of Functions note set out under
§713a–6. Sale of surplus agricultural commodities to foreign governments
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commodity Credit Corporation, with the approval of the President, is authorized to sell surplus agricultural commodities, acquired by such Corporation through its loan operations, to foreign governments on the condition that, except for rotation to prevent deterioration, such commodities shall be held in reserve by such governments for a period of not less than five years from the date of acquisition, and shall not be disposed of unless a war or war emergency results in a serious interruption of normal supplies of such commodities: Provided, That under this section no concession below the prevailing world market price for the unrestricted use of such commodities, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be granted, in consideration of the obligation assumed by such governments to hold such commodities in reserve as required hereinbefore, in excess of a maximum amount equal to the average carrying charges, as estimated by the Secretary of Agriculture, that would be incurred if such commodities should be held for an additional eighteen months' period by the Commodity Credit Corporation. In determining specific cotton to be sold under this section, the determination shall be made by sampling and selection at the place where the cotton is stored on the date of signing any sales agreement or contract under this section, and no cotton shall be sold under any such sales agreement or contract which, after such date, is transported to any other place and there sampled and selected: Provided further, That in case of a sale, settlement must be made within sixty days after delivery and not more than five hundred thousand bales of cotton shall be sold upon the terms and conditions provided in this section.
(Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 701,
Executive Documents
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
For exception of functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture from transfer of functions to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, see Exceptions From Transfer of Functions note set out under
§713a–7. Exchange of surplus agricultural commodities for reserve stocks of strategic materials
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, has concluded a treaty involving the exchange of surplus agricultural commodities produced in the United States which are held under loans made or made available by the Commodity Credit Corporation for stocks of strategic and critical materials produced abroad, the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized, upon terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, to accept such strategic and critical materials in exchange for such surplus agricultural commodities; and for the purpose of such exchange the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Interior acting jointly through the agency of the Munitions Board shall determine which materials are strategic and critical and the quantity and quality of such materials. In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized, upon terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, to procure, convey, transport, handle, store, maintain, or rotate such surplus agricultural commodities, and such reserve stocks of strategic and critical materials, as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
The Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized and directed to transfer to warehouses in or near cotton manufacturing centers in New England not to exceed three hundred thousand bales of cotton, to which it now has title or may hereafter acquire title, having regard for the grades and staples customarily required by manufacturers in that area: Provided, That all necessary costs in connection with such transfer will not result in additional net cost to the Corporation.
In determining specific cotton to be exchanged under this section, the determination shall be made by sampling and selection at the place where the cotton is stored on the date of ratification of a treaty providing for such exchange, and no cotton shall be exchanged under such treaty which, after such date, is transported to another place and there sampled and selected. Such reserve stocks of strategic and critical materials shall be stored on military or naval reservations or in other locations approved by the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy. The Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to transfer such reserve stocks of strategic and critical materials, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture shall approve, to any other governmental agency. Such reserve stocks or strategic and critical materials shall be made available or disposed of by the Commodity Credit Corporation or other governmental agency only upon order of the President in accordance with the terms of the applicable treaty; when necessary to prevent deterioration, the Commodity Credit Corporation or other governmental agency is authorized to replace those quantities of the reserve stocks of such strategic and critical materials subject to deterioration with equivalent quantities of the same materials. The funds now or hereafter made available to the Commodity Credit Corporation are made available to carry out the purposes of this section. There is authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as may be required to carry out the provisions of this section. All funds for carrying out the provisions of this section shall be available for allotment to bureaus and offices of the Department of Agriculture, and for transfer to such other agencies of the Federal Government as the Secretary of Agriculture may request to cooperate or assist in carrying out the provisions of this section.
(Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 690,
Editorial Notes
Codification
The Department of War was designated the Department of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II,
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Army and Navy Munitions Board ceased to exist when Chairman of Board of Munitions took office and records and personnel of Army and Navy Munitions Board were transferred to Munitions Board by act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, §213,
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Munitions Board abolished by section 2 of Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1953, 18 F.R. 3743,
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
For exception of functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture from transfer of functions to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, see Exceptions From Transfer of Functions note set out under
§713a–8. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section, acts July 1, 1941, ch. 270, §4,
§713a–9. Reimbursement of corporation from funds of Government agencies for services, losses, operating costs, or commodities purchased
Full reimbursement shall be made to the Commodity Credit Corporation for services performed, losses sustained, operating costs incurred, or commodities purchased or delivered to or on behalf of the Lend-Lease Administration, the Army or Navy, the Board of Economic Warfare, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, or any other Government agency, from the appropriate funds of these agencies.
(July 16, 1943, ch. 241, §4,
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Lend-Lease Administration and Board of Economic Warfare, referred to in text, consolidated with Foreign Economic Administration by Ex. Ord. No. 9380, Sept. 25, 1943. Foreign Economic Administration subsequently terminated and functions of Lend-Lease Administration and Board of Economic Warfare transferred to Department of State pursuant to Ex. Ord. No. 9630, Sept. 27, 1945, 10 F.R. 12245, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 9730, May 27, 1946, 11 F.R. 5777.
Exceptions From Transfer of Functions
For exception of functions of corporations of Department of Agriculture from transfer of functions to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, see Exceptions From Transfer of Functions note set out under
Abolition of Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Section 6(a) of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1957, eff. June 30, 1957, 22 F.R. 4633,
§713a–10. Omitted
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was a composite of provisions contained in the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act for Fiscal Year 1983 (
Dec. 23, 1981,
Aug. 13, 1981,
Dec. 15, 1980,
Nov. 9, 1979,
Oct. 11, 1978,
Aug. 12, 1977,
July 12, 1976,
Oct. 21, 1975,
Dec. 31, 1974,
Oct. 24, 1973,
Aug. 22, 1972,
Aug. 10, 1971,
Dec. 31, 1970,
Nov. 26, 1969,
Aug. 8, 1968,
Oct. 14, 1967,
Sept. 7, 1966,
Nov. 2, 1965,
Sept. 2, 1964,
Dec. 30, 1963,
Oct. 24, 1962,
July 26, 1961,
June 29, 1960,
April 13, 1960,
July 8, 1959,
May 20, 1959,
June 13, 1958,
Aug. 2, 1957,
June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title II,
May 19, 1956, ch. 313, Ch. I,
May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title II,
Jan. 25, 1955, ch. 3, Ch. II,
June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title II,
July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title II,
July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title II,
Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title III,
Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title II,
June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title II,
July 19, 1948, ch. 543, title II, §202,
July 30, 1947, ch. 356, title II, §202,
§713a–11. Annual appropriations to reimburse Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized loss
There is authorized to be appropriated annually for each fiscal year by means of a current, indefinite appropriation, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount sufficient to reimburse Commodity Credit Corporation for its net realized loss incurred during such fiscal year, as reflected in its accounts and shown in its report of its financial condition as of the close of such fiscal year. Reimbursement of net realized loss shall be with appropriated funds, as provided herein, rather than through the cancellation of notes.
(
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1987—
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Operating Expenses
§713a–11a. Interest prohibited when reimbursing Corporation for net realized losses
After September 30, 1964, the portion of borrowings from Treasury equal to the unreimbursed realized losses recorded on the books of the Commodity Credit Corporation after September 30 of the fiscal year in which such losses are realized, shall not bear interest and interest shall not be accrued or paid thereon.
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1976—
§713a–12. Deposit of net realized gain of Commodity Credit Corporation in Treasury
In the event the accounts of the Commodity Credit Corporation reflect a net realized gain for any such fiscal year, the amount of such net realized gain shall be deposited in the Treasury by the Commodity Credit Corporation and shall be credited to miscellaneous receipts.
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§713a–13. Policies and procedures for minimum acquisition of stocks by Commodity Credit Corporation, encouragement of marketing through private trade channels and procurement of maximum returns in marketplace for producers and Corporation
Congress hereby reconfirms its long-standing policy of favoring the use by governmental agencies of the usual and customary channels, facilities, and arrangements of trade and commerce, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to the maximum extent practicable to adopt policies and procedures designed to minimize the acquisition of stocks by the Commodity Credit Corporation, to encourage orderly marketing of farm commodities through private competitive trade channels, both cooperative and noncooperative, and to obtain maximum returns in the marketplace for producers and for the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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§713a–14. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title I, §1423(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 695
Section,
§713b. Repealed. July 31, 1945, ch. 341, §10, 59 Stat. 529
Section, acts Jan. 31, 1935, ch. 2, §9,
Section was also repealed by act June 30, 1947, ch. 166, title II, §206(m),
Section 10 of act July 31, 1945, which repealed this section, was repealed by
Executive Documents
Dissolution of Second Export-Import Bank of Washington, D.C.
Ex. Ord. No. 7365, May 7, 1936, 1 F.R. 372, dissolved said Bank on June 30, 1936, and provided that all remaining funds be covered into United States Treasury as miscellaneous receipts and all records transferred to Export-Import Bank of Washington.
§713c. Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation; continuance of existence; purchase and distribution of surplus agricultural commodities
In carrying out the provisions of clause (2) of
(June 28, 1937, ch. 385,
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1958—
1942—Act June 27, 1942, provided for the continuance of the Corporation from June 30, 1942, to June 30, 1945. It read as follows: "The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation is hereby continued as an agency of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, until June 30, 1945."
1938—Act Feb. 16, 1938, substituted "until June 30, 1942" for "until June 30, 1939".
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, see Transfer of Functions note set out under
§713c–1. Annual report to Congress by Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation shall submit to Congress on the first day of each regular session an annual report setting forth a statement of the activities, receipts, and expenditures of the Corporation during the previous year.
(Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title II, §204,
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was previously classified to
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, see Transfer of Functions note set out under
§713c–2. Purchase and distribution of surplus fishery products
Any part of the funds not to exceed $1,500,000 per year, created under and to carry out the provisions of
(Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 696, §1,
Editorial Notes
Codification
The first part of this section originally read: "Any part of the funds not to exceed $1,500,000 per year, transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation created under and to carry out the provisions of
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Similar Provisions
Earlier provisions on this subject were contained in act Mar. 5, 1937, ch. 29,
Joint Res. Apr. 12, 1937, ch. 73,
Act Mar. 5, 1937, ch. 29,
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, §1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219,
For transfer of functions of Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation, see Transfer of Functions note set out under
§713c–3. Promotion of the free flow of domestically produced fishery products
(a) Definitions
As used in this section—
(1) The term "person" means—
(A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States or a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands;
(B) any fishery development foundation or other private nonprofit corporation located in Alaska; and
(C) any corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (including, but not limited to, any fishery development foundation or other private nonprofit corporation not located in Alaska), nonprofit or otherwise, if such entity is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of
(i) the term "State" as used therein includes any State referred to in paragraph (3),
(ii) citizens of the United States must own not less than 75 percent of the interest in the entity or, in the case of a nonprofit entity, exercise control in the entity that is determined by the Secretary to be the equivalent of such ownership, and
(iii) nationals of the United States and citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands shall be treated as citizens of the United States in meeting the ownership and control requirements referred to in clause (ii).
(2) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce.
(3) The term "State" means any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
(4) The term "United States fishery" means any fishery, including any tuna fishery, that is, or may be, engaged in by citizens or nationals of the United States or citizens of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(5) The term "citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands" means—
(A) an individual who qualifies as such under section 8 of the Schedule on Transitional Matters attached to the Constitution of the Northern Mariana Islands; or
(B) a corporation, partnership, association, or other entity organized or existing under the laws of the Northern Mariana Islands, not less than 75 percent of the interest in which is owned by individuals referred to in subparagraph (A) or citizens or nationals of the United States, in cases in which "owned" is used in the same sense as in
(b) Transfer of funds
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall transfer to the Secretary each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1954, and ending on June 30, 1957, from moneys made available to carry out the provisions of
(A) use by the Secretary—
(i) to provide financial assistance for the purpose of carrying out fisheries research and development projects approved under subsection (c),1
(ii) to implement the national fisheries research and development program provided for under subsection (d);
(iii) to implement the Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment Program established under
(iv) to fund the Federal share of a fishing capacity reduction program established under
(B) the provision of moneys, subject to paragraph (2), to carry out the purposes of the Fisheries Promotion Fund established under section 208(a) 2 of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986 [
(2) There are transferred from the fund established under paragraph (1) to the Fisheries Promotion Fund referred to in paragraph (1)(B) $750,000 in fiscal year 1987, $3,000,000 in each of fiscal years 1988 and 1989, and $2,000,000 in each of fiscal years 1990 and 1991.
(c) Fisheries research and development projects
(1) The Secretary shall make grants from the fund established under subsection (b) to assist persons in carrying out research and development projects addressed to any aspect of United States fisheries, including, but not limited to, fisheries science, recreational fishing, harvesting, processing, marketing, and associated infrastructures.
(2) The Secretary shall—
(A) at least once each fiscal year, receive, during a 60-day period specified by him, applications for grants under this subsection;
(B) prescribe the form and manner in which applications for grants under this subsection must be made, including, but not limited to, the specification of the information which must accompany applications to ensure that the proposed projects comply with Federal law and can be evaluated in accordance with paragraph (3)(B); and
(C) approve or disapprove each such application before the close of the 120th day after the last day of the 60-day period (specified under subparagraph (a)) in which the application was received.
(3)(A) No application for a grant under this subsection may be approved unless the Secretary—
(i) is satisfied that the applicant has the requisite technical and financial capability to carry out the project; and
(ii) based on the recommendations of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee established in subsection (e), evaluates the proposed project as to—
(I) soundness of design;
(II) the possibilities of securing productive results;
(III) minimization of duplication with other fisheries research and development projects;
(IV) the organization and management of the project;
(V) methods proposed for monitoring and evaluating the success or failure of the project; and
(VI) such other criteria as the Secretary may require.
(B) If the Secretary fails to provide funds to a grant selected by the American Fisheries Advisory Committee, the Secretary shall provide a written document to the Committee justifying the decision.
(4) Each grant made under this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require to protect the interests of the United States, including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) The recipient of the grant must keep such records as the Secretary shall require as being necessary or appropriate for disclosing the use made of grant funds and shall allow the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their authorized representatives, access to such records for purposes of audit and examination.
(B) The amount of a grant may not be less than 50 percent of the estimated cost of the project.
(C) The recipient of the grant must submit to the Secretary periodic project status reports.
(5)(A) If the cost of a project will be shared by the grant recipient, the Secretary shall accept, as a part or all of that share, the value of in-kind contributions made by the recipient, or made available to, and applied by, the recipient, with respect to the project.
(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), in-kind contributions may be in the form of, but are not limited to, personal services rendered in carrying out functions related to, and permission to use real or personal property owned by others (for which consideration is not required) in carrying out the project. The Secretary shall establish (i) the training, experience, and other qualifications which shall be required in order for services to be considered as in-kind contributions; and (ii) the standards under which the Secretary will determine the value of in-kind contributions for purposes of subparagraph (A).
(C) Any valuation determination made by the Secretary for purposes of this paragraph shall be conclusive.
(6) Any person awarded a grant under this subsection shall make publicly available a title and abstract of the project to be carried out by the grant funds that serves as the public justification for funding the project that includes a statement describing how the project serves to enhance United States fisheries, including harvesting, processing, marketing, and associated infrastructures, if applicable.
(d) National fisheries research and development program
(1) The Secretary shall carry out a national program of research and development addressed to such aspects of United States fisheries (including, but not limited to, harvesting, processing, marketing, and associated infrastructures) if not adequately covered by proj- ects assisted under subsection (c), as the Secretary deems appropriate.
(2) The Secretary shall, after consultation with appropriate representatives of the fishing industry, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives, an annual report, that must be submitted not later than 60 days before the close of each fiscal year, containing—
(A) the fisheries development goals and funding priorities under paragraph (1) for the next fiscal year;
(B) a description of all pending projects assisted under subsection (c) or carried out under paragraph (1), in addition to—
(i) a list of those applications approved and those disapproved under subsection (c), and the total amount of grants made, for the current fiscal year, and
(ii) a statement of the extent to which available funds were not obligated or expended by the Secretary for grants under subsection (c) during the current fiscal year; and
(C) an assessment of each project assisted under subsection (c) or carried out under paragraph (1) that was completed in the preceding fiscal year regarding the extent to which (i) the objectives of the project were attained, and (ii) the project contributed to fishery development.
(e) American Fisheries Advisory Committee
(1) Definitions
In this subsection:
(A) Committee
The term "Committee" means the American Fisheries Advisory Committee established under paragraph (2).
(B) Fishing community
The term "fishing community" means harvesters, marketers, growers, processors, recreational fishermen, charter fishermen, and persons providing them with goods and services.
(C) Marketing and promotion
The term "marketing and promotion" means an activity aimed at encouraging the consumption of seafood or expanding or maintaining commercial markets for seafood.
(D) Processor
The term "processor" means any person in the business of preparing or packaging seafood (including seafood of the processor's own harvesting) for sale.
(E) Seafood
The term "seafood" means farm-raised and wild-caught fish, shellfish, or marine algae harvested in the United States or by a United States flagged vessel for human consumption.
(2) Establishment
Not later than 90 days after May 12, 2022, the Secretary shall establish 6 regions within the American Fisheries Advisory Committee as follows:
(A) Region 1 shall consist of Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Territories of Guam and American Samoa.
(B) Region 2 shall consist of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
(C) Region 3 shall consist of Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Arkansas, Puerto Rico, and the Territory of the Virgin Islands of the United States.
(D) Region 4 shall consist of California, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
(E) Region 5 shall consist of New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
(F) Region 6 shall consist of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
(3) Membership
The Committee shall be composed of the following members:
(A) Regional representation
Each of the regions listed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (2) shall be represented on the Committee by 3 members—
(i) who are appointed by the Secretary;
(ii) who reside in a State or territory in the region that the member will represent;
(iii) of which—
(I) one shall have experience as a seafood harvester or processor;
(II) one shall have experience as recreational or commercial fisher or have experience growing seafood; and
(III) one shall be an individual who represents the fisheries science community or the relevant Regional Fishery Management Council; and
(iv) that are selected so that the members of the Committee have experience or expertise with as many seafood species as practicable.
(B) At-large members
The Secretary shall appoint to the Committee at-large members as follows:
(i) One individual with experience in food distribution, marketing, retail, or food service.
(ii) One individual with experience in the recreational fishing industry supply chain, such as fishermen, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors.
(iii) One individual with experience in the commercial fishing industry supply chain, such as fishermen, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors.
(iv) One individual who is an employee of the National Marine Fisheries Service with expertise in fisheries research.
(C) Balanced representation
In selecting the members described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall seek to maximize on the Committee, to the extent practicable, a balanced representation of expertise in United States fisheries, seafood production, and science.
(4) Member terms
The term for a member of the Committee shall be 3 years, except that the Secretary shall designate staggered terms for the members initially appointed to the Committee.
(5) Responsibilities
The Committee shall be responsible for—
(A) identifying needs of the fishing community that may be addressed by a project funded with a grant under subsection (c);
(B) developing the request for proposals for such grants;
(C) reviewing applications for such grants; and
(D) selecting applications for approval under subsection (c)(2)(B).
(6) Chair
The Committee shall elect a chair by a majority of those voting, if a quorum is present.
(7) Quorum
A simple majority of members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
(8) Meetings
(A) Frequency
The Committee shall meet not more than 2 times each year.
(B) Location
The meetings of the Committee shall rotate between the geographic regions described under paragraph (2).
(C) Minimizing costs
The Committee shall seek to minimize the operational costs associated with meetings, hearings, or other business of the Committee, including through the use of video or teleconference.
(9) Designation of staff member
The Secretary shall designate a staff member to coordinate the activities of the Committee and to assist with administrative and other functions as requested by the Committee.
(10) Per diem and expenses and funding
(A) In general
A member of the Committee shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance with
(B) Funding
The costs of reimbursements under subparagraph (A) and the other costs associated with the Committee shall be paid from funds made available to carry out this section (which may include funds described in subsection (f)(1)(B)), except that no funds allocated for grants under subsection (f)(1)(A) shall be expended for any purpose under this subsection.
(11) Conflict of interest
The conflict of interest and recusal provisions set out in
(12) Technical review of applications
(A) In general
Prior to review of an application for a grant under subsection (c) by the Committee, the Secretary shall obtain an independent written technical evaluation from 3 or more appropriate Federal, private, or public sector experts (such as industry, academia, or governmental experts) who—
(i) have subject matter expertise to determine the technical merit of the proposal in the application;
(ii) shall independently evaluate each such proposal; and
(iii) shall certify that the expert does not have a conflict of interest concerning the application that the expert is reviewing.
(B) Guidance
Not later than 180 days after May 12, 2022, the Secretary shall issue guidance related to carrying out the technical evaluations under subparagraph (A). Such guidance shall include criteria for the elimination by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of applications that fail to meet a minimum level of technical merit as determined by the review described in subparagraph (A).
(f) Allocation of fund moneys
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for the purpose of promoting United States fisheries in accordance with the provisions of this section, and no such moneys shall be transferred from the fund for any other purpose. With respect to any fiscal year, all moneys in the fund, including the sum of all unexpended moneys carried over into that fiscal year and all moneys transferred to the fund under subsection (b) or any other provision of law with respect to that fiscal year, shall be allocated as follows:
(A) the Secretary shall use no less than 60 per centum of such moneys to make direct industry assistance grants to develop the United States fisheries and to expand domestic and foreign markets for United States fishery products pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and
(B) the Secretary shall use the balance of the moneys in the fund to finance those activities of the National Marine Fisheries Service which are directly related to development of the United States fisheries pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
(2) The Secretary shall, consistent with the number of meritorious applications received with respect to any fiscal year, obligate or expend all of the moneys in the fund described in paragraph (1). Any such moneys which are not expended in a given fiscal year shall remain available for expenditure in accordance with this section without fiscal year limitation, except that the Secretary shall not obligate such moneys at a rate less than that necessary to prevent the balance of moneys in the fund from exceeding $3,000,000 at the end of any fiscal year.
(Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 696, §2,
Editorial Notes
Codification
"
Section is comprised of section 2 of act Aug. 11, 1939. Another subsec. (f) of section 2 of act Aug. 11, 1939, was omitted in view of the repeal of the reporting requirements contained in that subsection by section 1(13) of
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (c)(1).
Subsec. (c)(3).
Subsec. (c)(6).
Subsecs. (e), (f).
1996—Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iii).
Subsec. (b)(1)(A)(iv).
1992—Subsec. (b)(1)(A).
1990—Subsec. (b)(2).
1986—Subsec. (b).
1983—Subsec. (e).
"(1) With respect to any fiscal year, not less than 50 percent of—
"(A) the moneys transferred to the fund under subsection (b) of this section or any other provision of law with respect to that fiscal year; and
"(B) such existing fund moneys carried over into that fiscal year;
shall be used by the Secretary during that fiscal year to provide financial assistance for projects under subsection (c) of this section; and the remainder of such moneys in the fund shall be used to implement the national fisheries research and development program established under subsection (d) of this section during that fiscal year.
"(2) Moneys accruing to the fund established under subsection (b) of this section for any fiscal year and not expended with respect to that year shall remain available for expenditure under this section without fiscal year limitation."
1980—Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b).
Subsec. (c).
Subsec. (d).
Subsec. (e).
1956—Subsec. (e). Act Aug. 8, 1956, struck out provisions which limited expenditures to not more than $3,000,000 in any fiscal year, restricted the balance of the fund to not more than $5,000,000 at the end of any fiscal year, and required the Secretary of the Interior to retransfer funds in excess of the $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture.
1954—Act July 1, 1954, amended section generally, to encourage the distribution of fishery products.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Section 101(a) [title II, §211(b)] of div. A of
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Short Title
Section 2 of act Aug. 11, 1939, which enacted this section, is popularly known as the "Saltonstall-Kennedy Act".
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (d)(2) of this section relating to submitting annual report to Congress, see section 3003 of
Abolition of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House of Representatives in case of provisions relating to fisheries, wildlife, international fishing agreements, marine affairs (including coastal zone management) except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters, or oceanography by section 1(b)(3) of
Continuation of Authorization for Transfer of Funds
Act Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, §12(a),
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, §1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219,
1 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon.
2 So in original. Probably should be section "209(a)".
§713d. Declaration of purpose
The purposes of this joint resolution are to aid in stabilizing the economy of the United States, to aid in curbing inflationary tendencies, to promote the orderly and equitable distribution of goods and facilities, and to aid in preventing maldistribution of goods and facilities which basically affect the cost of living or industrial production.
(Dec. 30, 1947, ch. 526, §1,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This joint resolution, referred to in text, means act Dec. 30, 1947, ch. 526,
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1911 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Executive Documents
Ex. Ord. No. 9919. Delegation of Authority and Establishment of Procedures Under 15 U.S.C. 713d et seq.
Ex. Ord. No. 9919, Jan. 3, 1948, 13 F.R. 59, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the joint resolution approved December 30, 1947 (Public Law 395, 80th Congress) [
1. The authority to consult with representatives of industry, business, and agriculture with a view to encouraging the making of voluntary agreements or plans provided for in section 2 of the said joint resolution of December 30, 1947 [
2 (a). The authority delegated to the Secretary of the Interior by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to priority, allocation, and inventory control of fuels.
(b). For the purposes of this order the term "fuels" means coal, coke, petroleum and petroleum products, and natural and manufactured gas.
3 (a). The authority delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to priority, allocation, and inventory control of agricultural commodities and with respect to speculative trading on commodity exchanges.
(b). For the purposes of this order, the term "agricultural commodities" means all commodities and products, simple, mixed, or compound, or complements to such commodities or products that are or may be eaten or drunk by human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, and at all stages of processing from the raw commodity to the product thereof in a vendible form for immediate human or animal consumption, but exclusive of such commodities and products as the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine. For the purposes of this order, the term "agricultural commodities" shall also include all starches, sugars, fats and oils of animal, vegetable, or marine origin (including oil seeds and other oil bearing materials, fatty acids, soap and soap powder), cotton, tobacco, wool, hemp, flax, fiber, and alcohol, and also such other commodities and products as the President may designate.
4 (a). The authority delegated to the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to allocation of transportation facilities and equipment.
(b). The powers, authority, and discretion conferred on the President by section 4(a) of the joint resolution [
5. The authority delegated to the Secretary of Commerce by paragraph 1 hereof shall be exercised by him with respect to priority, allocation, and inventory control of scarce commodities which basically affect the cost of living or industrial production, other than fuels as provided in paragraph 2, agricultural commodities as provided in paragraph 3, and transportation facilities and equipment as provided in paragraph 4.
6. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to carry out a program for the conservation of food and feed and for that purpose to exercise the authority conferred upon the President by section 8 of the joint resolution [
7. The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to continue exercising the powers, authority, and discretion conferred upon the President by section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940,
8. Each governmental officer or agency exercising authority delegated under this order shall, in exercising such authority, consult with other agencies or committees having special information or sources of such information about the supply of or demand for the materials, commodities, or facilities involved and with other agencies or committees having responsibilities related to such authority. Each agency shall establish such committees and other working groups as may be appropriate to consult with and obtain the advice of other agencies.
9. Nothing in this order shall be deemed to affect the powers, authority, or discretion delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture by Executive Order No. 9915 of December 30, 1947.
Harry S. Truman.
§713d–1. Critical shortages; recommendations by President; public hearings
(a) Whenever the President shall determine that there is or threatens to be a critical shortage of any raw material, commodity, or product which jeopardizes the health or safety of the people of the United States or its national security or welfare and that there is no prospect that such critical shortage may soon be remedied by an increase in the available supply without additional governmental action and that the situation cannot be solved by voluntary agreement under the provisions of this Act, he may prepare proposed measures for conserving such raw material, commodity, or product which he shall submit to the Congress in the following form:
(1) A statement of the circumstances which, in the President's judgment, require the proposed conservation measures.
(2) A detailed procedure for the administration of the proposed measures including the additional budget and additional personnel required for their enforcement.
(3) The proposed degree of curtailment in current and prospective use of each such raw material, commodity, or product by each processor and/or user thereof, including the specific formulae proposed for such curtailment with respect to each class or classes of processors or users and the criteria used in the establishment of such formulae.
(4) A complete record of the factual evidence upon which his recommendations are based, including all information provided by any agency of the Federal Government which may have been made available to him in the course of his consideration of the matter.
(b) Within fifteen days after the submission of such proposed conservation measures, the Joint Economic Committee shall conduct public hearings thereon and shall make such recommendations to the Congress for legislative action as in its judgment the recommendations of the President and any additional information disclosed at the public hearings may require.
(Dec. 30, 1947, ch. 526, §6,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means act Dec. 30, 1947, ch. 526,
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1916 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
1956—Subsec. (b). Act June 18, 1956, changed "Joint Committee on the Economic Report" to "Joint Economic Committee".
§713d–2. Food and conservation program; appropriations; administrative expenses
(a) In order to alleviate shortages in foods and feeds, and to assist in stabilizing prices, the President shall carry out a program for the conservation of food and feed. In carrying out such program, the President is authorized, through the dissemination of information, educational and other campaigns, the furnishing of assistance, and such other voluntary and cooperative measures as he deems necessary or appropriate, to encourage and promote the efficient utilization, care, and preservation of food and feed, the elimination of practices which waste food and feed, the control and eradication of insects and rodents, the consumption of less of these foods and feeds which are in short supply and more of those foods and feeds which are in abundant supply, and other conservation practices. The authority herein conferred may be exercised by the President through such departments, agencies, independent establishments, and officials of the Federal Government and such State, local, and private agencies as he may determine.
(b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. To enable the President to carry out this section for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, there is made available not to exceed $1,000,000 from any funds made available by the Congress for carrying out Public Law 84, Eightieth Congress, or from any funds made available by the Congress for interim foreign aid. Funds made available for the purpose of this section may be used for necessary administrative expenses, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, purchase or hire of motor vehicles, temporary or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, including stenographic reporting services, by contract, without regard to the civil service and classification laws (the compensation of any such individual not to exceed $50 per day). Funds made available for the purposes of this section may be allotted for any of the purposes of this section to any department, agency, or independent establishment of the Government, or transferred to any other agency requested to assist in carrying out this section. Funds allotted to any department, agency, or independent establishment of the Government shall be available for obligation and expenditure in accordance with the laws governing obligations and expenditures of the department, agency, or independent establishment, or organizational unit thereof concerned, and without regard to
(Dec. 30, 1947, ch. 526, §8,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Public Law 84, Eightieth Congress, referred to in subsec. (b), is act May 31, 1947, ch. 90,
Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original a reference to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, which was classified to section 529 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, and was repealed and restated as section 3324(a) and (b) of Title 31, Money and Finance, by
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1918 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
§713d–3. Authorizations for appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for purposes of carrying out the provisions of this joint resolution.
(Dec. 30, 1947, ch. 526, §9,
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This joint resolution, referred to in text, means act Dec. 30, 1947, ch. 526,
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 1919 of the former Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.