Soil Bank Programs

Soil Bank Programs conservation reserve program For necessary expenses to carry out a conservation reserve program as authorized by subtitles B and C of the Soil Bank Act (7 U. S. C. 1831–1837 and 1802–1814), $162,940,000: Provided, That not to exceed $18,000,000 shall be available for administrative expenses of which not less than $13,500,000 may be transferred to the appropriation account, “Local administration, section 388, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938”: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to enter into contracts with producers which together with contracts already entered into would require payments to producers (including the cost of materials and services) in excess of $1125,000,000 in any calendar year, and for purposes of applying this limitation, practice payments shall be chargeable to the first year of the contract period.