HEALTH SERVICES FOR EMPLOYEES § 150. Establishment of health service programs; conditions; review by Public Health Service; definition.-For the purpose of promoting and maintaining the physical and mental fitness of employees of the Federal Government, the heads of departments and agencies, including Government-owned and controlled corporations are authorized, within the limits of appropriations available to them, to establish by contract or otherwise, health service programs which will provide health services for employees under their respective jurisdictions: Provided, That such health service programs shall be established only after consultation with the Public Health Service and consideration of its recommendations, and only in localities where there are a sufficient number of Federal employees to warrant the provision of such services, and shall be limited to (1) treatments of on-the-job illness and dental conditions requiring emergency attention; (2) preemployment and other examinations; (3) referral of employees to private physicians and dentists; and (4) preventive programs relating to health: Provided further, That the health program now being conducted by the Tennessee Valley Authority and by the Canal Zone Government and Panama Canal Company shall not be affected by the provisions of this section: And provided further, That such health programs as are now being conducted for other Federal employees may be continued until June 30, 1947. The Public Health Service, when requested to do so, shall review the health service programs being conducted by any department or agency under authority of this section and shall submit appropriate comment and recommendations. Wherever the professional services of physicians are authorized to be utilized under this section, the definition of "physician" contained in section 790 of this title, shall be applicable. (Aug. 8, 1946, ch. 865, 60 Stat. 903, amended Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1010, § 8, 64 Stat.; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1049, § 2(a), 64 Stat. -.) 1950 amendment.-Act Sept. 23, 1950, cited to text, amended section to eliminate a requirement for specific authorization for expenditure of funds for health service programs in appropriation acts. § 170d. Use of Government-owned vehicles by employees in foreign countries. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 78 (a) of this title, Government-owned vehicles may be used in foreign countries for transportation of United States Government employees from their residence to the office and return when public transportation facilities are unsafe or are not available: Provided, That each Chief of Mission shall have prior authority from the Secretary of State to approve such transportation. (July 20, 1949, ch. 354, Title I, § 107, 63 Stat. 457.) Chapter 3.-DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY REVOLVING FUND FOR PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND RAW MATERIALS § 234. Revolving fund for purchase of natural fibers; amount; issuance of notes; interest; use of proceeds; definition of occupied area.Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Secretary of the Army is authorized to issue notes from time to time for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury, not to exceed in the aggregate outstanding at any time $150,000,000. Each such note shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average rate on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States as of the last day of the month preceding the issuance of the note. Payment of the purchase price of such notes and repayments thereof by the Secretary of the Army shall be treated as public-debt transactions of the United States. The proceeds of these notes shall be used by the Secretary of the Army, or his duly authorized representatives, as a revolving fund for the purpose of (a) purchasing natural fibers (including cotton waste) produced in the United States, and such other materials, including starch, dye-stuff, roller leather, and card clothing as may be used in processing and finishing such fibers; (b) transporting such fibers and other materials to occupied areas, making them available for processing, and having such fibers processed in such areas; (c) insuring such fibers and materials and the products obtained from such processing; and (d) selling products obtained from such processing. In the case of wool, mohair, or flax fiber, only those types and grades shall be purchased hereunder as the Secretary of Agriculture, in the light of supplies on hand in the United States, designates as available for export; and stocks held by Commodity Credit Corporation of the types and grades so designated shall be purchased before other purchases are made of such types and grades. For the purpose of sections 234-234f of this title an occupied area shall be considered as any liberated or occupied area, which is at the time, occupied by United States forces or such an area occupied jointly with another power or powers when it is considered by the Secretary of the Army to be necessary or desirable to include such an area, in order to carry out United States objectives: Provided, That a treaty of peace shall not have been ratified and confirmed for such an area. (June 29, 1948, ch. 718, § 1, 62 Stat. 1098.) Chapter 4.-DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY $267-269. Repealed. Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 770, § 1(41, 42, 45), 60 Stat. 869, 870 Reports by Comptroller General, see section 53 of Title 31, Money and Finance. Chapter 5.-DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE § 315. Appointment and oath of special attorneys.-Every attorney specially retained under authority of the Department of Justice shall be commissioned as special assistant to the Attorney General or special attorney and shall take the oath required by law. Foreign counsel employed in special cases shall not be required to take such oath. (As amended Apr. 17, 1930, ch. 174, 46 Stat. 170; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 3, 62 Stat. 985.) 1948 Amendment.-Act June 25, 1948, effective Sept. 1, 1948, amended section by omitting provisions relating to special attorneys to assist United States attorneys as such provisions are covered by sections 503 and 504 of new Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Citation to Act Feb. 27, 1925, should be omitted from credit. The last sentence is part of Act Feb. 27, 1925, ch. 364, title II, 43 Stat. 1029, which is repeated in Acts Apr. 29, 1926, ch. 195, title II, 44 Stat. 346; Feb. 24, 1927, ch. 189, title II, 44 Stat. 1196; Feb. 15, 1928, ch. 57, title II, 45 Stat. 80; Jan. 29, 1929, ch. 102, title II, 45 Stat. 1111. Chapter 9.-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE § 512. Executive Department; Secretary. Words "chapter 1" in line 5 of this section should read "sections 1-9, 22-26, 33, 38, 43, 44, 48, 49, 51, 91, 93–96, 99, 102, 104, 106, 107" and "this chapter" in line 8 should read "said sections."' EXBOUTIVE ORDER NO. 9967 June 14, 1948, 13 F. R. 3249 DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS TO ACT AS SECRETARY By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 179 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 6), it is hereby ordered as follows: In case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of both the Secretary of Agriculture and the Under Secretary of Agriculture, the officer whose name is highest on the following list and who is not absent or under disability to discharge the duties of the office of the Secretary of Agriculture shall perform the duties of that office: 1. The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture 2. The Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration 3. The Governor of the Farm Credit Administration 4. The Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration This order supersedes Executive Order No. 7465 of October 6, 1936. § 514a. Under Secretary of Agriculture; salary.-There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and whose basic compensation shall be at the rate of $17,500 per annum. (Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, Title I, 48 Stat. 467, amended Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, § 3, 63 Stat. —.) 1949 Amendment.-Act Oct. 15, 1949, cited to text, increased compensation of Under Secretary from $10,330 to $17,500 per annum. Effective date. The increased compensation provided for by Act Oct. 15, 1949, cited to text, took effect on the first day of the first pay period which began after Oct. 15, 1949, by the provisions of section 9 of said Act Oct. 15, 1949, which is set out as a note under section 3 of this title. § 517a. Same; compensation.-The rate of basic compensation of the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture shall be $15,000 per annum. (Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, § 5(a), 63 Stat. -.) Effective date. The increased compensation provided for by Act Oct. 15, 1949, cited to text, took effect on the first day of the first pay period which began after Oct. 15, 1949, by the provisions of section 9 of said Act Oct. 15, 1949, which is set out as a note under section 3 of this title. § 520a. Stenographic reporting service.-The Department of Agriculture is authorized to contract for stenographic reporting services. (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, Title VII, § 705(b), 58 Stat. 742.) Provisions similar to this section were carried in Department of Agriculture Appropriation Acts for the following years: 1945-June 28, 1944, ch. 296, § 1, 58 Stat. 426. § 524. Bureaus; laws relating to Plant industry. Functions of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, and the Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry were transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture by 1947 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 301, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534, 61 Stat. note to section 391 of Title 7, Agriculture. - See Wartime consolidation of certain agencies, see note under section 601 of Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense. § 543b. Official expenses of employees stationed abroad. Provisions similar to this section were carried in Dept. of Agriculture appropriation acts for 1945-June 28, 1944, ch. 296, § 1, 58 Stat. 426. §§ 545, 546. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title V, § 502(a) (10), (13), 63 Stat. 400, eff. July 1, 1949. Sections are now covered by chapter 4 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 548. Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288, Title V, § 502(a) (14), 63 Stat. 400, eff. July 1, 1949. Section is now covered by chapter 4 of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 552a. Manufacture and sale of copies of bibliographies, photographic reproductions of books, and library supplies. Similar provision in 1945 appropriation act-June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 1, 58 Stat. 429. § 558a. Repealed. Sept. 12, 1950, ch. 946, Title III, § 301 (89), 64 Stat. Section, Acts Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, Title I, 48 Stat. 469; May 17, 1935, ch. 131, Title I, 1, 49 Stat. 121; June 4, 1936, ch. 489, 49 Stat. 1423; June 29, 1937, ch. 404, 50 Stat. 397; June 16, 1938, ch. 464, Title I, 52 Stat. 712; June 30, 1939, ch. 253, Title I, 53 Stat. 939; June 25, 1940, ch. 421, § 1, 54 Stat. 534; July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 1, 55 Stat. 410; July 22, 1942, ch. 516, § 1, 56 Stat. 666; July 12, 1943, ch. 215, § 1, 57 Stat. 393, required a separate schedule of expenditures and reimbursements, and a statement of the current assets and liabilities of the working capital fund as of the close of the last completed fiscal year, with respect to the Department of Agriculture, to be included in the annual Budget. Savings clause.-Jurisdiction or responsibility of any agency or officer over any function or organizational unit, referred to in this former section, as affected by its repeal, see note under former section 582 of Title 30, Money and Finance. § 568. Construction limitation on buildings of Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry.-The cost of erecting any one building outside the District of Columbia by the Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry shall not exceed $7,500, and the cost of alterations to any one building shall not exceed $500 or 2 per centum of the cost of the building as certified by the Secretary, whichever is greater. (June 28, 1944, ch. 296, § 1, 58 Stat. 441.) Similar provisions for the Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering have been carried in prior appropriation acts as follows: 1943-July 12, 1932, ch. 215, § 1, 57 Stat. 408. 1942-July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 1, 56 Stat. 682. 1941-July 1, 1941, ch. 267, § 1, 55 Stat. 425. 1940-June 25, 1940, ch. 421, 1, 54 Stat. 550. 1939-June 30, 1939, ch. 253, § 1, 53 Stat. 958. 8568a. Construction and repair of buildings of Agricultural Research Administration.-The several appropriations of the Agricultural Research Administration shall be available for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements: Provided, however, That unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building (excepting headhouses connecting greenhouses) shall not exceed $5,000, the total amount for construction of buildings costing more than $2,500 each shall be within the limits of the estimates submitted and approved therefor, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $2,500 or 2 per centum of the cost of the building as certified by the Research Administrator, whichever is greater. (May 5, 1945, ch. 109, § 1, 59 Stat. 142; June 22, 1946, ch. 445, § 1, 60 Stat. 276; July 30, 1947, ch. 356, Title I, § 1, 61 Stat. 528; June 19, 1948, ch. 543, § 1, 62 Stat. 513; June 29, 1949, ch. 280, Title I, § 101, 63 Stat. 329.) § 569. Reimbursement of Production and Marketing Administration appropriations for costs of procuring agricultural commodities for non-governmental agencies or foreign governments.-Applicable appropriations available to the Production and Marketing Administration current at the time services are rendered or payment therefor is received may be reimbursed by nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments (by advance credits or reimbursements) for the actual or estimated costs, as determined by the Production and Marketing Administration, incident to procuring agricultural commodities for such nongovernmental agencies or foreign governments. (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, Title IV, § 402, 58 Stat. 738; Ex.Ord.No.9577, June 29, 1945, 10 F.R. 4253.) This section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. The War Food Administration was terminated by Ex.Ord.No. 9577, cited to text, and all functions were transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture, who established the Production and Marketing Administration, under the authority of said Ex.Ord.No. 9577, to administer the functions of many of the marketing and production agencies, including those functions of the former War Food Administration. Ex.Ord.No. 9577 is set out as a note under section 601 of Appendix to Title 50, War and National Defense. § 576. Inspection or quarantine services involving overtime furnished upon a reimbursable basis.-The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to pay employees of the United States Department of Agriculture performing inspection or quarantine services relating to imports into and exports from the United States, for all overtime, night, or holiday work performed by them at any place where such inspection and quarantine services are performed, at such rates as he may determine, and to accept from persons for whom such work is performed reimbursement for any sums paid out by him for such work. (Aug. 28, 1950, ch. 815, 64 Stat. 561.) § 626s-4. Same; transfers from Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Defense Plant Corporation, and General Services Administration. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all right, title, and interest of Reconstruction Finance Corporation in any plants or facilities, and the machinery, equipment, and other personal property accessory thereto, acquired by Defense Plant Corporation or Reconstruction Finance Corporation in accordance with authority contained in sections 601-611 of Title 15 pursuant to undertakings by the Department of the Air Force to reimburse Defense Plant Corporation or Reconstruction Finance Corporation to the extent of the unrecovered cost thereof in the event Congress authorizes such reimbursement by making appropriations therefor, shall be transferred by Reconstruction Finance Corporation (or by General Services Administration, if such property has been declared surplus) to the Department of the Air Force made within six months after August 5, 1947, that the retention of such plants or facilities, and the machinery, equipment, and other personal property accessory thereto, by the Department of the Air Force is necessary for the maintenance of an adequate Military Establishment including industrial reserve. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all right, title, and interest of Reconstruction Finance Corporation or General Services Administration in any machinery or equipment shall be trans |