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1. 1957' and "December 31. 1956", respectively, wherever 

 appearing. 



Subsec. (b). Act Apr. 6. 1956. substituted "Clauses" 

 for "In arid or semlarld sections." In the second sentence 



1955— Subsec (e) Act Aug. 9. 1955, authorized pay-, 

 ments to persons carrying out conservation practices on 

 federally owned noncropland. 



1954— Subsec. (a). Act Aug 28. 1954. §501 (a), (b), 

 substituted "January 1. 1957" and "December 31. 1956" 

 for "January 1. 1955" and "December 31. 1954" wherever 

 appearing, and added last two sentences 



Subsec. (b). Act Aug. 26 1954, §501 (c), eliminated 

 "at not to exceed a fair price fixed In accordance with 

 regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary" following 

 "furnished to producers" In second paragraph and added 

 last sentence. 



1952— Subsec (a). Act May 26. 1952. extended the 

 Secretary's authority for 2 more years until Jan 1. 1955. 



1950 — Subsec (a). Act Sept 23, 1950, extended the 

 Secretary's authority until Jan 1. 1953. 



1948 — Subsec (a) Act July 3. 1948. extended the Sec- 

 retary's authority until Jan 1. 1951. 



1946— Subsec (a) . Act July 25. 1946, substituted "Jan- 

 uary 1. 1949" for "January 1, 1947" wherever appearing 

 and "December 31. 1948" for December 31. 1946". 



1944— Subsec (b) Act Sept 21. 1944. which added 

 par beginning "Appropriations are hereby". 



Subsec. (e) amended by act Sept. 21, 1944, which added 

 par beginning "Persons who carry". 



1942— Subsec. (c) (2). Act Feb. 6, i942, added last two 

 sentences. 



Subsec. (e) . Act Sept. 29, 1942, amended first sentence. 



1941 — Subsec. (a). Act Dec. 26. 1941. substituted "Jan- 

 uary 1. 1947" for "January 1. 1942" and "December 31, 

 1946" for ""December 31, 1941." 



Subsec (b). Act June 21. 19->1. added par beginning 

 wltli words "Notwithstanding any other provisions of 

 law."" 



1940— Subsec (c)(5) Act July 2. 1940. added the 

 last sentence. 



Subsec. (f) Act May 14. 1940. eliminated the last 

 sentence, which provided "'Such limitations shall apply 

 only If the county committee finds that the change or 

 reduction Is 'not Justified and disapproves such change 

 or reduction " and substituted the last two sentences. 



1939 — Subsec (c)(4). Act Feb 16. 1938, repealed sub- 

 sec (c)(4) which provided "Notwithstanding any other 

 provision of this subsection, if. for any reason other than 

 flood or drought, the acreage of wheat, cotton, corn, or 

 rice planted on the farm Is less than 80 per centum of 

 the farm acreage allotment for such commodity for the 

 purpose of payment, such farm acreage allotment shall 

 be 25 per centum In excess of such planted i-jreage." 



1938 — Subsecs. (b) and (c) amended generally by act 

 Feb. 16, 1938. 



Subsecs. (d). (e). (f), and (g) added by act Feb, 18. 

 1938. 



Subsec. (c)(5). Act Apr. 7. 1938. subsUtuted "for any 

 county" for "on any farm"' In the first sentence, and 

 "therein," for "thereon". 



Subsec. (c) (8) added by act Apr. 7, 1938. 



Subsec. (g). Act Apr. 7, 1938, substituted second and 

 third sentences for sentences which provided "Such as- 

 signment shall be acknowledged by the farmer before 

 the county agricultural extension agent and filed with 

 such agent. The farmer shall file with such county 

 agricultural extension agent an affidavit stating that the 

 assignment Is not made to pay or secure any pre-existing 

 Indebtedness." 



1937 — Subsec (a). Act June 28, 1937, substituted 

 "January 1, 1942" for "January 1, 1938" wherever ap- 

 pearing, and "December 31, 1941"" for "December 31. 

 1937"". 



§590h-l. Same; naval stores; utilization of agencies. 



In administering the naval stores conservation 

 programs authorized in section 590h of this title and 



in making payments thereunder to gum naval stores 

 producers the Secretary may utilize the services of 

 regional associations of such producers or any agency 

 of the Government in lieu of the State, county, and 

 other local committee's utilized in the other agricul- 

 tural conservation programs. if he finds that more 

 eflBcient administration will result, and the provi- 

 sions of section 1388 (b) of Title 7 shall otherwise 

 be applicable to the administration of said naval 

 stores conservation programs. iJune 16. 1938. ch. 

 464. title I. 52 Stat. 746.) 



§ 590h-3. Repealed. Pub. L. 88-534, § 2, .\ug. 31, 1964. 

 78 -Stat. 743. 



Section, act Aug. 28. 1954. ch. 1041. title V. §503. 68 

 Stat. 908. provided that nothing In section 590h(b) of 

 this title or In any other law. shall be construed to au- 

 thorize the imposition of limitations upon the number of 

 ternis for which members of county conunlttees estab- 

 lished under such section may be reelected See section 

 590h(b) of this tltl- 



§ 590h-4. Conditions for payments of grants. 



Payments of grants under sections 590g, 590h, 590i, 

 590j to 590q of this title, may be conditioned upon the 

 utilization of land with respect to which such pay- 

 ments or grants are to be made in conformity with 

 farming practices which will encourage and provide 

 for soil-building and soil- and water-conserving 

 practices in the most practical and effective man- 

 ner and adapted to conditions in the several States, 

 as determined and approved by the State committees 

 appointed pursuant to section 590h ( b i of this title, 

 for the respective States. (Aug. 3. 1956, ch. 950. § 6 

 <b), 70 Stat. 1033.) 



§ 590i. Surveys and investigations; publication of in- 

 formation; reports. 



The Secretary is authorized to conduct surveys. 

 investigations, and research relating to the condi- 

 tions and factors affecting, and methods of accom- 

 plishing most effectively, the policy and purposes 

 of section 590g (ai of this title. Notwithstanding 

 any provision of existing law, the Secretary is au- 

 thorized to make public such information as he 

 deems necessary to carry out the provisions nf this 

 chapter. The Secretary shall transmit to the Con- 

 gress a report, for the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 

 1937, and for each fiscal year thereafter, of the 

 operation'; for such year under this chapter, which 

 report shall include a statement of the expenditures 

 made and obligations incurred, by classes and 

 amounts. (Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 9, as added Feb. 

 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1150, and amended 

 June 28, 1937, ch. 395, § 2, 50 Stat. 329.) 

 Amendments 



1937— Act June 28. 1937. amended section by adding 

 last sentence. 



§.')90i-l. Furnishing photographs, mosaics, and maps 

 required by Soil Conservation Service. 



Reproductions of such aerial or other photographs, 

 mosaics, and maps as shall be required in connection 

 with the authorized work of the Soil Conservation 

 Service may be furnished at the cost of reproduction 



