has come within the ownership or control of such farm labor contractor.

(d) Change of address, notice; public central registry; documentation of vehicles for transportation and real property for housing of migrant workers. Persons issued a certificate of registration under this section shall provide the Secretary a notice of each and every address change within ten days after such change. The Secretary shall maintain a public central registry of all persons issued certificates of registration under this section. Persons issued a certificate of registration under this section shall provide to the Secretary documentation required under subsection (a) (4) of this section applicable to any vehicle which the applicant obtains for use in the transportation of migrant workers and any real property which the applicant obtains or learns will be used for the housing of migrant workers during the period for which the certificate of registration is issued, within ten days after he obtains or learns of the intended use of such vehicle or real property, to the extent that such vehicle or such real property is under the ownership or control of such persons who have been issued certificates of registration. (As amended Pub. L. 93-518, §§ 5-8, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1653-1655.)

AMENDMENTS

1974 Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 93-518, § 6, substituted provisions adopting insurance coverage requirements of Interstate Commerce Act, including proviso for issuance of regulations for coverage in a lesser amount than required under the Act where coverage is not available in higher amounts to farm labor contractors, for prior provisions for insurance coverage in amounts required under State law when conducting business operations therein, including minimum amouts of $5,000 for injury or death of one person, $20,000 for injury or death of many persons in one accident, and $5,000 for property damages or loss to other persons in one accident.

Subsec. (a) (4), (5), Pub. L. 93-518, § 5, added pars. (4) and (5).

Subsec. (b) (6). Pub. L. 93-518, § 7(5), substituted "utilized, with knowledge, the services of any person, who is an alien not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or who has not been authorized by the Attorney General to accept employment" for "utilized the services of a person with knowledge that such person is violating the provisions of the immigration and nationality laws of the United States".

Subsec. (b) (7). Pub. L. 93-518, § 7(4), included conviction of crime of peonage and limited the convictions to those where date of entry of judgment of conviction of any of the specified crimes was within a period of five years preceding action of the Secretary.

Subsec. (b) (11), (12). Pub. L. 93-518, § 7, added pars. (11) and (12).

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-518, § 8, added subsec. (d).
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2053 of this title.

§ 2045. Obligations and prohibitions. Every farm labor contractor shall

(a) carry his certificate of registration with him at all times while engaging in activities as a farm labor contractor and exhibit the same to all persons with whom he intends to deal in his capacity as a farm labor contractor prior to so dealing and !' be denied the facilities and services authorP6, 1933 (29 U.S.C. 49 et to exhibit the same; ich worker at the

time the worker is recruited the following information to the best of his knowledge and belief: (1) the area of employment, (2) the crops and operations on which he may be employed, (3) the transportation, housing, and insurance to be provided him, (4) the wage rates to be paid him, (5) the charges to be made by the contractor for his services, (6) the period of employment, (7) the existence of a strike or other concerted stoppage, slowdown, or interruption of operations by employees at a place of contracted employment, and (8) the existence of any arrangements with any owner, proprietor, or agent of any commercial or retail establishment in the area of employment under which he is to receive a commission or any other benefit resulting from any sales provided to such commercial or retail establishment from the migrant workers whom he recruits. The disclosure required under this subsection shall be in writing in a language in which the worker is fluent, and written in a manner understandable by such workers on such forms and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe;

(c) upon arrival at a given place of employment, post in a conspicuous place a written statement of the terms and conditions of that employment;

(d) in the event he manages, supervises, or otherwise controls the housing facilities, post in a conspicuous place the terms and conditions of occupancy;

(e) in the event he pays migrant workers engaged in agricultural employment, either on his own behalf or on behalf of another person, keep payroll records which shall show for each worker total earnings in each payroll period, all withholdings from wages, and net earnings. In addition, for workers employed on a time basis, the number of units of time employed and the rate per unit of time shall be recorded on the payroll records, and for workers employed on a piece rate basis, the number of units of work performed and the rate per unit shall be recorded on such records. In addition he shall provide to each migrant worker engaged in agricultural employment with whom he deals in a capacity as a farm labor contractor a statement of all sums paid to him (including sums received on behalf of such migrant worker) on account of the labor of such migrant worker. He shall also provide each such worker with an itemized statement showing all sums withheld by him from the amount he received on account of the labor of such worker, and the purpose for which withheld. He shall additionally provide to the person to whom any migrant worker is furnished all information and records required to be kept by such contractor under this subsection, and all information required to be provided to any migrant worker under this subsection. The Secretary may prescribe appropriate forms for the recording of information required by this subsection;

(f) refrain from recruiting, employing, or utilizing, with knowledge, the services of any person, who is an alien not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or who has not been authorized by the Attorney General to accept employment;

(g) promptly pay or contribute when due to the individuals entitled thereto all moneys or other things of value entrusted to the farm labor contractor by any farm operator for such purposes; and

(h) refrain from requiring any worker to purchase any goods solely from such farm labor contractor or any other person.

(As amended Pub. L. 93-518, §§ 9-11 (a)-(c), Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1655, 1656.)

AMENDMENTS

1974 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-518, § 9, authorized denial of facilities and services authorized by the Act of June 6, 1933, for refusal or failure to exhibit the certificate of registration,

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-518, § 10, added items (6) to (8) and provision respecting disclosure requirements.

Bubsec, (e). Pub, L, 93-518, § 11(b), (c), deleted "interstate" preceding "agricultural employment" in two instances, required the farm labor contractor to provide the person furnished with any migrant worker with all information and records required to be kept by the contractor and all information required to be provided to the migrant worker, and substituted in last sentence "appropriate forms for the recording of information required by this subsection" for "an appropriate form for recording such information".

Subsecs, (1) to (h). Pub. L. 93-518, § 11(a), added subsecs, (f) to (h),

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in sections 2048, 2050c, 2053 of this title.

2046. Authorization to obtain information; hearings or investigations; subpoenas; oaths or affirmations; evidence; application of sections 49 and 50 of Title 15; identity confidentiality; purpose of enforcement.

The Secretary or his designated representative may investigate and gather data with respect to matters which may aid in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. In any case in which a complaint has been filed with the Secretary regarding a violation of this chapter or with respect to which the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that a farm labor contractor has violated any provisions of this chapter, the Secretary or his designated representative may investigate and gather data respecting such case, and may, in connection therewith, enter and inspect such places and such records (and make such transcriptions thereof), question such persons, and investigate such facts, conditions, practices, or matters as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether a violation of this chapter has been committed. The Secretary may issue subpenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of any evidence in connection with such investigations. The Secretary may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence. For the purpose of any hearing or investigation provided for in this chapter, the provisions of sections 49 and 50 of Title 15 (relating to the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, and documents), are made applicable to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the Secretary. The Secretary shall conduct investigations in a manner which protects the confidentiality of any complainant or other party who provides information to the Secretary with respect to which the Secretary commences an investigation. The Secretary shall monitor

and investigate activities of farm labor contractors in such manner as is necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter. (As amended Pub. L. 93-518, § 12, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1656.)

AMENDMENTS

1974-Pub. L. 93-518 added provisions respecting issuance of subpenas, administration of oaths and affirmations, examination of witnesses and receipt of evidence, application of sections 49 and 50 of Title 15, identity confidentiality, and enforcement objective.

§ 2048. Penalties.

(a) Criminal penalties for violation of chapter; annual report: inclusion of enforcement activities. Any farm labor contractor or employee thereof who willfully and knowingly violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $500, sentenced to a prison term not to exceed one year, or both, and upon conviction for any subsequent violation, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 or sentenced to a prison term not to exceed three years, or both. The Secretary shall report on enforcement of the provisions of this chapter in the annual report of the Secretary required pursuant to section 560 of Title 29. The reporting hereunder shall include, but shall not be limited to, a description of efforts to monitor and investigate the activities of farm labor contractors, the number of persons to whom certificates of registration have been issued, the number of complaints of violation received by the Secretary and their disposition, and the number and nature of any sanctions imposed.

(b) Civil penalties for violation of chapter or regulations; separate violations; assessment procedures: notice and hearing, agency and judicial review, substantial evidence; actions for recovery of assessments, finality of orders; payment of collections into the Treasury.

(1) Any person who commits a violation of this chapter or any regulations promulgated under this chapter, may be assessed a civil money penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. The penalty shall be assessed by the Secretary upon written notice, under the procedures set forth herein.

(2) The person assessed shall be afforded an opportunity for agency hearing, upon request made within thirty days after the date of issuance of the notice of assessment. In such hearing, all issues shall be determined on the record pursuant to section 554 of Title 5. The agency determination shall be made by final order subject to review only as provided in paragraph (3). If no hearing is requested as herein provided, the assessment shall constitute a final and unappealable order.

(3) Any person against whom an order imposing a civil money penalty has been entered after an agency hearing under this section may obtain review by the United States district court for any district in which he is located or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by filing a notice of appeal in such court within thirty days from the date of such order, and simu sending a copy of such no

(4) If any person fails to pay an assessment after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the court has entered final judgment in favor of the agency, the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed by action in the appropriate United States district court. In such action the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the penalty shall not be subject to review.

(5) All penalties collected under authority of this section shall be paid into the Treasury of the United States.

(c) Criminal penalties for section 2045(f) violations, including regulations, respecting failure to obtain, suspension, or revocation of certificates of registration.

Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, any farm labor contractor who commits a violation of section 8045(f) of this title or any regulations promulgated thereunder shall upon conviction be fined not to exceed $10,000 or sentenced to a prison term not to exceed three years, or both, if the person committing such violation has failed to obtain a certificate of registration pursuant to this chapter or is one whose certificate has been suspended or revoked by the Secretary. (As amended Pub. L. 93-518, § 13, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1656.)

AMENDMENTS

1974 Subsec. (a) Pub. L. 93-518 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), made the penalty provision Inapplicable to violation of regulations prescribed under this chapter (now covered in subsecs. (b) (1) and (c) of this section), provided additionally for a prison term not to exceed one year or such term and a fine for first violations, and a fine not to exceed $10,000 or a prison term not to exceed three years, or both for subsequent violations, and for inclusion of certain enforcement activities in the annual report of the Secretary of Labor to Congress.

Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 93-518 added subsecs. (b) and

(c).

§ 2050a. Civil relief.

(a) Federal court jurisdiction.

Any person claming to be aggrieved by the violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation prescribed hereunder may file suit in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties without respect to the amount in controversy or without regard to the citizenship of the parties and without regard to exhaustion of any alternative administrative remedies provided herein. (b) Representation of complainant; damages; appeals.

Upon application by the complainant and in such circumstances as the court may deem just, the court may appoint an attorney for such complainant and may authorize the commencement of the action. If the court finds that the respondent has intentionally violated any provision of this chapter or any regulation prescribed hereunder, it may award damages up to and including an amount equal to the amount of actual damages, or $500 for each violation, or other equitable relief. Any civil action brought under this section shall be subject to appeal as provided in chapter 83 of Title 28.

(c) Injunction.

If upon investigation the Secretary determines that the provisions of this chapter have been vio

lated, he may petition any appropriate district court of the United States for temporary or permanent injunctive relief.

(d) Solicitor of Labor representation of Secretary; direction and control of Attorney General. Except as provided in section 518(a) of Title 28, relating to litigation before the Supreme Court, the Solicitor of Labor may appear for and represent the Secretary in any civil litigation brought under this chapter but all such litigation shall be subject to the direction and control of the Attorney General. (Pub. L. 88-582, § 12, as added Pub. L. 93-518, § 14(a), Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1657.)

§ 2050b. Discrimination prohibition; limitations; investigation; appropriate civil relief: back pay or damages.

(a) No person shall intimidate, threaten, restrain, coerce, blacklist, discharge, or in any manner discriminate against any migrant worker because such worker has, with just cause, filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings or because of the exercise, with just cause, by such worker on behalf of himself or others of any right or protection afforded by this chapter.

(b) Any worker who believes, with just cause, that he has been discriminated against by any person in violation of this section may, within one hundred eighty days after such violation occurs, file a complaint with the Secretary alleging such discrimination. Upon receipt of such complaint, the Secretary shall cause such investigation to be made as he deems appropriate. If upon such investigation, the Secretary determines that the provisions of this section have been violated, he shall bring an action in any appropriate United States district court against such person. In any such action, the United States district courts shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to restrain violation of subsection (a) of this section and order all appropriate relief including rehiring or reinstatement of the worker, with back pay, or damages. (Pub. L. 88-582, § 13, as added Pub. L. 93-518, § 14(a), Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1658.) § 2050c. Recordkeeping.

Any person who is furnished any migrant worker by a farm labor contractor shall maintain all payroll records required to be kept by such person under Federal law, and with respect to migrant workers paid by a farm labor contractor such person shall also obtain from the contractor and maintain records containing the information required to be provided to him by the contractor under section 2045 (e) of this title. (Pub. L. 88-582, § 14, as added Pub. L. 93-518, § 14 (a), Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1658.) §§ 2051, 2052.

Pub. L. 93-518, § 14(a), Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1657, renumbered sections 12 and 13 of Pub. L. 88-582 as 15 and 16 of Pub. L. 88-582.

§ 2053. Rules and regulations.

The Secretary is authorized to issue such rules and regulations as he determines necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Pub. L. 88-582, § 17, formerly § 14, renumbered

and amended Pub. L. 93-518, §§ 14(a), 16, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1657, 1659.)

AMENDMENT

1974-Pub. L. 93-518, § 16, deleted reference to sections 2043 to 2045, and 2047 of this title.

§ 2054. Waiver of rights.

Any agreement by an employee purporting to waive or to modify his rights hereunder shall be void as contrary to public policy, except a waiver or modification of rights or obligations hereunder in favor of the Secretary shall be valid for purposes of enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. (Pub. L. 88-582, § 18, as added Pub. L. 93-518, § 15, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1658.)

§ 2055. Authorization of appropriations.

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this chapter such sums as may be necessary for the effective enforcement of this chapter. (Pub. L. 88-582, § 19, as added Pub. L. 93518, § 15, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1659.)

Chapter 53. COTTON RESEARCH AND
PROMOTION

§ 2106. Required terms and conditions in orders.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2119 of this title.

§ 2119. Programs of Commodity Credit Corporation. The Commodity Credit Corporation, in furtherance of its powers and duties under section 714c (e) and (f) of Title 15, shall, through the Cotton Board establish under and upon approval of the Secretary, enter into agreements with the contracting organization specified pursuant to section 2106(g) of this title for the conduct, in domestic and foreign markets, of market development, research or sales promotion programs and programs to aid in the development of new and additional markets, marketing facilities and uses for cotton and cotton products, including programs to facilitate the utilization and commercial application of research findings. Each year the amount available for such agreements shall be 10 million dollars. The Secretary is authorized to deduct from funds available for payments to producers under section 1444 of this title on each of the 1972 through 1977 crops of upland cotton such additional sums for use as specified above (not exceeding $10,000,000 for each such crop) as he determines desirable; and the final rate of payment provided in section 1444 of this title if higher than the rate of the preliminary payment provided in such section shall be reduced to the extent necessary to defray such costs. No funds made available under this section shall be used for the purpose of influencing legislative action or general farm policy with respect to cotton. (As amended Pub. L. 93-86, § 1(23), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 235.)

AMENDMENTS

1973-Pub. L. 93-86 substituted provisions authorizing that the amount available each year for agreements be 10 million dollars for provisions authorizing that the amount available each year for agreements be that portion of the funds (not exceeding $10,000,000) authorized

to be made available to cooperators under the cotton program for such year but which is not paid to producers because of a statutory limitation on the amounts payable to any producer, and extended the authorization for deductions by the Secretary from 1973 to 1977.

Chapter 54.-TRANSPORTATION, SALE AND HANDLING OF DOGS, CATS, AND CERTAIN OTHER ANIMALS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES

§ 2132. Definitions.

When used in this chapter

(d) The term "affecting commerce" means in commerce or burdening or obstructing or substantially affecting commerce, or the free flow of commerce, or having led or tending to lead to the inhumane care of animals used or intended for use for purposes of research, experimentation, exhibition, or held for sale as pets, by burdening or obstructing or substantially affecting commerce or the free flow of commerce;

CODIFICATION

Subsec. (d) of this section is reset in this Supplement to correct the omission of the end quote from the definition in the 1970 Edition.

Chapter 55.-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Sec.

2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities; contents of reports [New]. 2212a. Additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; appointment [New].

§ 2201. Establishment of Department.

There shall be at the seat of government a Department of Agriculture, the general design and duties of which shall be to acquire and to diffuse among the people of the United States useful information on subjects connected with agriculture and rural development, in the most general and comprehensive sense of those terms, and to procure, propagate, and distribute among the people new and valuable seeds and plants. (As amended Pub. L. 92-419, title VI, § 603 (a), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 675.)

AMENDMENTS

1972 Pub. L. 92-419 substituted "agriculture and rural development" and "those terms" for "agriculture" and "that word", respectively.

§ 2202. Executive Department; Secretary.

ORDER OF SUCCESSION

Order of succession in case of absence, sickness, resignation, or death of Secretary, see Ex. Ord. No. 104811. Aug. 15, 1953, 18 FR. 4944, set out as a note under section 3347 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§ 2204. General duties of Secretary; advisory functions; National rural development program, report to Congress.

(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall procure and preserve all information concerning agriculture and rural development which he can obtain by means of books and correspondence, and by practical and scientific experiments, accurate records of which experiments shall be kept in his office, by the collection of statistics, and by any other appropriate means within his power; he shall collect new and

valuable seeds and plants; shall test, by cultivation, the value of such of them as may require such tests; shall propagate such as may be worthy of propagation; and shall distribute them among agriculturists; and he shall advise the President, other members of his Cabinet, and the Congress on policies and programs designed to improve the quality of life for people living in the rural and nonmetropolitan regions of the Nation.

(b) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to provide leadership and coordination within the executive branch and shall assume responsibility for coordinating a nationwide rural development program utilizing the services of executive branch departments and agencies and the agencies, bureaus, offices, and services of the Department of Agriculture in coordination with rural development programs of State and local governments. In carrying out this responsibility the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish employment, income, population, housing, and quality of community services and facilities goals for rural developinent and report annually prior to September 1 to Congress on progress in attaining such goals. The Secretary is authorized to initiate or expand research and development efforts related to solution of problems of rural water supply, rural sewage and solid waste management, rural housing, and rural industrialization. (As amended Pub. L. 92-419, title VI, § 603(b), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 675.)

AMENDMENTS

1972-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-419, § 603(b)(1)−(3), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), provided for information concerning rural development, and prescribed advisory functions of the Secretary, respectively.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92-419, § 603 (b)(4), added subsec. (b).

ORDER OF SUCCESSION

Order of succession in case of absence, sickness, resignation, or death of Secretary, see Ex. Ord. No. 10481, Aug. 15, 1953, 18 F.R. 4944, set out as a note under section 3347 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 2204a of this title.

§ 2204a. Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities; contents of reports.

(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall utilize to the maximum extent practicable State, regional, district, county, local, or other Department of Agriculture offices to enhance rural development, and shall to the maximum extent practicable provide directly, or, in the case of agencies outside of the Department of Agriculture, through arrangements with the heads of such agencies, for

(A) the location of all field units of the Federal Government concerned with rural development in the appropriate Department of Agriculture offices covering the geographical areas most similar to those covered by such field units, and

(B) the interchange of personnel and facilities in each such office to the extent necessary or desirable to achieve the most efficient utilization of such personnel and facilities and provide the most effective assistance in the development of rural areas in accordance with State rural development plans.

(2) The Secretary shall include in the report required by section 2204 (b) of this title a report on progress made in carrying out paragraph (1) of this section, together with such recommendations as may be appropriate. (Pub. L. 92-419, title VI, § 603 (c), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 675.)

CODIFICATION

"Section 2204 (b) of this title" and "this section", in par. (2), originally read "this section" and this subsection", respectively. The substitution was made in the codification of the provisions.

§ 2212a. Additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; appointment.

In addition to the Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture now provided for by law, there shall be one additional Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (Pub. L. 92-419, title VI, § 604 (a), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 676.)

§ 2216. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-310, title II, § 221(a), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 205

Section, R.S. § 524; acts Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 5, 28 Stat. 807; May 10, 1934, ch. 277, § 512(b), 48 Stat. 759, related to the bond of the chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture.

§ 2225. Employment of temporary personnel.

The Department of Agriculture may employ persons or organizations, on a temporary basis, by contract or otherwise, without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended: Provided, That no expenditures for such temporary employment shall be made unless provision is made therefor in the applicable appropriation and the cost thereof is not in excess of limitations prescribed therein. (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title VII, § 706(a), 58 Stat. 742; Ex. Ord. No. 9577, June 29, 1945, 10 F.R. 4253.)

CODIFICATION

The exception from "the Classification Act of 1923, as amended" is obsolete. Sections 1202 and 1204 of the Classification Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 972, 973) repealed the 1923 Act and all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the 1949 Act. While section 1106(a) of the 1949 Act provided that references in other laws to the 1923 Act should be held and considered to mean the 1949 Act, it did not have the effect of continuing the exception contained in this section because of section 1106(b) that provided that the application of the 1949 Act to any position, officer, or employee shall not be affected by section 1106(a). The Classification Act of 1949 was repealed by Pub. L. 89-544, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632 (section 1 of which revised and enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, into law). Section 5102 of Title 5 now contains the applicability provisions of the 1949 Act.

CROSS REFERENCES

Temporary or intermittent employment of experts and consultants, see section 3109 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§ 2229. Travel and per diem expenses of temporary or seasonal employees.

Under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture, funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be used for the payment of transportation expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of Title 5, for travel between places of recruitment and duty, and while at places of duty, of persons appointed for temporary or seasonal services in inspection, classing or grading