Sections 148 to 148e of title 7, referred to in subsec. (a), were repealed. Sections 148, 148a, and 148c to 148e were repealed by Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 438(a)(6), June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 454, and section 148b was repealed by Act Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, § 4, 54 Stat. 1111.

Act of March 28, 1908 (35 Stat. 51), referred to in subsec. (c), probably means act Mar. 28, 1908, ch. 111, 35 Stat. 51, which is not classified to the Code.

Subsecs. (a) to (c) are from act Oct. 10, 1940. Subsec. (b), which related to obligations of Civilian Conservation Corps, was omitted because the Corps was liquidated June 30, 1944.

Subsec. (d) is from act June 24, 1940, which was formerly classified to section 6mm of this title.

Subsec. (e), which related to the employment of experts or consultants in the Canal Zone, was from the General Government Matters Appropriation Act, 1962, Pub. L. 87–125, title III, § 301, Aug. 3, 1961, 75 Stat. 279, and was omitted as not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Provisions similar to former subsec. (e) were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–451, title II, § 201, 74 Stat. 101.

July 13, 1959, Pub. L. 86–88, title II, § 201, 73 Stat. 208.

June 25, 1958, Pub. L. 85–469, title II, § 203, 72 Stat. 236.

June 13, 1957, Pub. L. 85–52, title II, § 203, 71 Stat. 79, as amended Mar. 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85–352, ch. II, § 201, 72 Stat. 52.

June 20, 1956, ch. 415, title II, § 203, 70 Stat. 324.

June 30, 1955, ch. 253, title II, § 203, 69 Stat. 236.

June 30, 1954, ch. 425, § 104, 68 Stat. 335.

July 27, 1953, ch. 245, § 104, 67 Stat. 202.

July 11, 1952, ch. 669, § 104, 66 Stat. 584.

Oct. 24, 1951, ch. 556, § 104, 65 Stat. 622.

Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. IX, § 103, 64 Stat. 730.

Oct. 13, 1949, ch. 688, § 4, 63 Stat. 852.

June 25, 1948, ch. 655, § 4, 62 Stat. 1026.

July 31, 1947, ch. 411, § 4, 61 Stat. 694.

May 2, 1946, ch. 247, § 4, 60 Stat. 167.

Mar. 31, 1945, ch. 45, § 4, 59 Stat. 45.

June 26, 1944, ch. 275, § 4, 58 Stat. 333.

June 2, 1943, ch. 115, § 4, 57 Stat. 99.

Apr. 28, 1942, ch. 246, § 5, 56 Stat. 225.

June 24, 1940, ch. 412, 54 Stat. 504.

A prior section 6b, acts Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 281, 46 Stat. 1363; June 30, 1932, ch. 330, 47 Stat. 460; June 16, 1933, ch. 101, 48 Stat. 292; Mar. 28, 1934, ch. 102, title I, 48 Stat. 514; Feb. 2, 1935, ch. 3, 49 Stat. 11; Mar. 19, 1936, ch. 156, 49 Stat. 1173; June 28, 1937, ch. 396, 50 Stat. 336; May 23, 1938, ch. 259, 52 Stat. 418; Mar. 16, 1939, ch. 11, 53 Stat. 532; Apr. 18, 1940, ch. 107, 54 Stat. 131, excepted General Accounting Office from provisions of section 5 of this title, prior to repeal by act Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, § 4, 54 Stat. 1111.

Functions of all officers, agencies and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, § 1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.