An Act to amend section 407 of the Agricultural Act, as amended.
PL 87-127 (S.2197), enacted 08/07/1961

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(e) The Commission established by this section shall act and advise 
by affirmative vote of a majority of the members thereof. 
(f) The Secretary or his designee shall, from time to time, consult 
with the members of the Commission with respect to matters relating 
to the development of Cape Cod National Seashore and shall consult 
with the members with respect to carrying out the provisions of sec-
tions 4 and 5 of this Act. 
(g) No permit for the commercial or industrial use of property 
located within the seashore shall be issued by the Secretary, nor shall 
any public use area for recreational activity be established by the 
Secretary within the seashore, without the advice of the Commission, 
if such advice is submitted within a reasonable time after it is sought. 
(h) (1) Any member of the Advisory Commission appointed under 
this Act shall be exempted, with respect to such appointment, from 
the operation of sections 281, 283, 284, and 1914 of title 18 of the 
United States Code and section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 
U.S.C. 99) except as otherwise specified in subsection (2) of this 
section. 
(2) The exemption granted by subsection (1) of this section shall 
not extend— 
(i) to the receipt or payment of salary in connection with the 
appointee's Government service from any sources other than the 
private employer of the appointee at the time of his appointment; 
or 
(ii) during the period of such appointment, and the further 
period of two years after the termination thereof, to the prosecu-
tion or participation in the prosecution, by any person so 
appointed, of any claim against the Government involving any 
matter concerning which the appointee had any responsibility 
arising out of his appointment during the period of such 
appointment. 
SEO. 9. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act; except that no 
more than $16,000,000 shall be appropriated for the acquisition of land 
and waters and improvements thereon, and interests therein, and inci-
dental costs relating thereto, in accordance with the provisions of 
this Act. 
SEC. 10. If any provision of this Act or the application of such pro-
vision to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of 
this Act or the application of such provision to persons or circum-
stances other than those to which it is held invalid shall not be affected 
thereby. 
Approved August 7, 1961, 12:00 a. m. 
Duties. 
Exemptions. 
62 Stat. 697, 793. 
Appropriaition. 
Separability. 
Public Law 87-127 
AN ACT 
To amend section 407 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended. 
August 7, 1961 
[S. 2197] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^sembled^ That section 407 of 
the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, is hereby amended by 
deleting the period at the end of the fifth sentence and adding to such 
sentence the following: "and shall make feed owned or controlled by 
it available at any price not less than 75 per centum of the current sup-
port price for such feed (or a comparable price if there is no current 
support price) for assistance in the preservation and maintenance of 
Commodity Cred-
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63 Stat. 1055. 
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PUBLIC LAW 87- 128-AUG. 8, 1961 
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foundation herds of cattle (including producing dairy cattle), sheep, 
and goats, and their offspring, in any area of the United States where, 
because of flood, drought, fire, hurricane, earthquake, storm, disease, 
insect infestation, or other catastrophe in such areas, the Secretary 
determines that an emergency exists which warrants such assistance, 
such feed to be made available only to persons who do not have, and 
are unable to obtain through normal channels of trade without undue 
financial hardship, sufficient feed for such livestock." 
Approved August 7, 1961. 
Public Law 87-128 
August 8, 1961 
A N A C T 
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To improve and protect farm prices and farm income, to increase farmer partici-
pation in tlie development of farm programs, to adjust supplies of agricultural 
commodities in line with the requirements therefor, to improve distribution 
and expand exports of agricultural commodities, to liberalize and extend farm 
credit services, to protect the interest of consumers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
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* United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may be 
cited as the "Agricultural Act of 1961". 
DECLARATION OF POLICY 
SEC. 2. In order more fully and effectively to improve, maintain, 
and protect the prices and incomes of farmers, to enlarge rural pur-
chasing power^ to achieve a better balance between supplies of agricul-
tural commodities and the requirements of consumers therefor, to 
preserve and strengthen the structure of agriculture, and to revitalize 
and stabilize the overall economy at reasonable costs to the Govern-
ment, it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to— 
(a) afford farmers the opportunity to achieve parity of income 
with other economic groups by providing them with the means to 
develop and strengthen their bargaining power in the Nation's 
economy; 
(b) encourage a commodity-by-commodity approach in the 
solution of farm problems and provide the means for meeting 
varied and changing conditions peculiar to each commodity; 
(c) expand foreign trade in agricultural commodities with 
friendly nations, as defined in section 107 of Public Law 480, 83d 
68 Stat. 457. 
Cou^ress, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1707), and in no manner either 
subsidize the export, sell, or make available any subsidized agri-
cultural commodity to any nations other than such friendly na-
tions and thus make full use of our agricultural abundance; 
(d) utilize more effectively our agricultural productive capac-
ity to improve the diets of the Nation's needy persons; 
(e) recognize the importance of the family farm as an efficient 
unit of pr(xiuction and as an economic base for towns and cities 
in rural areas and encourage, promote, and strengthen this form 
of farm enterprise; 
•(f) facilitate and improve credit services to farmers by revis-
ing, expanding, and clarifying the laws relating to agricultural 
credit;