(1) Secure the cooperation of any governmental agency;
(2) Subject to the provisions of the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, appoint and fix compensation of such officers and employees as he may deem necessary, except for a period not to exceed eight months from April 27, 1935, the Secretary of Agriculture may make appointments and may continue employees of the organization heretofore established for the purpose of administering those provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act which relate to the prevention of soil erosion, without regard to the civil-service laws or regulations and the Classification Act, as amended; and any persons with technical or practical knowledge may be employed and compensated under this chapter on a basis to be determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
(3) Make expenditures for personal services and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the purchase of law books and books of reference, for printing and binding, for the purchase, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, and perform such acts, and prescribe such regulations, as he may deem proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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§ 590b. Lands on which preventive measures may be taken
§ 590c. Conditions under which benefits of law extended to nongovernment controlled lands
§ 590f. Authorization of appropriations and conservation technical assistance funds
§ 590g. Additional policies and purposes of chapter
§ 590h. Payments and grants of aid
§ 590i. Surveys and investigations; publication of information
§ 590m. Execution of powers of Secretary by Production and Marketing Administration
§ 590n. Payments reviewable only by Secretary
§ 590o. Authorization of appropriations; distribution of appropriated funds
§ 590q. Coverage; “State” defined; short title
§ 590q–2. Voluntary relinquishment of allotments
§ 590q–3. Critical lands resource conservation program in Great Plains area