DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, for “Research”, $100,000, to remain available until June 30, 1966; Cooperative State Research Service payments and expenses For an additional amount for “Payments and expenses”, to remain available until June 30, 1966, for contracts and grants for basic and applied research, $300,000; 79 Stat. 93 Extension Service cooperative extension work, Payments and expenses For an additional amount for “Cooperative extension work, Payments and expenses”, to remain available until June 30, 1966, as follows: For “Payments to States and Puerto Rico”, $717,500; for “Retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents”, $32,500; Soil Conservation Service conservation operations For an additional amount for “Conservation operations” for technical services and related expenses, not otherwise provided, in connection with section 203 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, and to establish a plant materials center in the Appalachian region without regard to the construction limitations in such appropriation, $1,575,000, to remain available until June 30, 1966; watershed planning For an additional amount for “Watershed planning”, $600,000, to remain available until expended; watershed protection For an additional amount for “Watershed protection”, $10,220,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,100,000 of this amount shall be available for loans and related expenses; Economic Research Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $300,000, to remain available until June 30, 1966; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service appalachian region conservation program For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses, to carry into effect section 203 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, $7,000,000, to remain available until June 30, 1966; Farmers Home Administration salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $325,000, to remain available until June 30, 1966; 79 Stat. 94 direct loan account For an additional amount for the “Direct loan account”, for loans and advances in the Appalachian Region under subtitles A and B and section 335(a) of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961, as amended, $7,100,000, to remain available until expended; Rural Community Development Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses”, $50,000, to remain available until June 30, 1966; Forest Service forest protection and utilization For additional amounts for “Forest protection and utilization”, to remain available until June 30, 1966, as follows: “Forest land management”, including not more than $1,000,000 for acquisition of land under the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C, 513–519), $2,000,000; “Forest research”, $1,225,000; and “State and private forestry cooperation”, $350,000; forest roads and trails (liquidation of contract authorization) For an additional amount for “Forest roads and trails (liquidation of contract authorization)”, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; timber development organization loans and technical assistance For loans under the applicable provisions of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) and for related expenses and technical forestry assistance, as authorized by section 204 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended;