572

The Secretary is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with any department or agency of the Government of the United States or any subdivision of such department or agency charged with the administration of any law relating to employment agencies, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the strict enforcement in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of any such law. The Secretary is further authorized to accept payment, as provided by Congress, for services rendered under such agreements, and any sums appropriated for the administration of §§ 564—574 of this title may be expended for such services to the extent that payments are stipulated. All payments received by the Secretary under this section shall be covered into the Treasury of Puerto Rico according to law, and same are hereby appropriated for the purposes of this section. History —May 14, 1947, No. 417, p. 826, § 9.