Public Law 78–224

That the sum of

Emergency flood-control works.

Appropriation authorized.

Post, p. 544.

$10,000,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated as an emergency fund to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood-control works which have been threatened or destroyed by the recent floods: Provided, That

Allotments; reimbursement.

pending the appropriation of said sum the Secretary of War may allot from existing flood-control appropriations such sums as may be necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized, such appropriations to be reimbursed from the appropriation herein authorized when made: Provided further, That funds allotted

Funds not to be diverted.

under this authority shall not be diverted from the unobligated funds from the appropriation “Flood control, general”, made available in the War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1944, for specific

Ante, p. 95.

purposes therein enumerated.

Sec. 2.

The provisions of Section 1 shall be deemed to be additional and supplemental to, and not in lieu of, existing general legislation authorizing allocation of flood-control funds for restoration of flood-control works threatened or destroyed by flood.

Sec. 3.

The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and

Suspension of quota provisions; maximum planting.

directed to suspend all quota provisions and other limitations with respect to the production of agricultural commodities on any lands affected by floods in 1943 whenever he finds that crops have been destroyed or plantings interfered with or washed out on said lands by reason of such floods, and he is further authorized to permit the maximum planting on such lands of any crops which are essential to the war effort, without the imposition of any penalty or the withholding of any benefit, soil conservation, or other agricultural payments.

Sec. 4.

The War Production Board, and every other governmental

Farm machinery and equipment.

Allocations and priorities.

agency which has jurisdiction over allocations and priorities relating to farm machinery and equipment, are authorized and directed immediately to take such steps as may be necessary to provide for the necessary allocations and priorities to enable farmers in the areas affected by floods in 1943 to replace and repair their farm machinery and equipment which was destroyed or damaged by such floods, and to continue farming operations.