The provisions of section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to any purchase by the Forest Service of forest-tree seed or cones or of forage plant seed when the amount involved does not exceed $10,000, nor to any purchase of forest-tree nursery stock when the amount involved does not exceed $500, whenever, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, such method is in the public interest. (June 30, 1914, ch. 131, 38 Stat. 429 ; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 2, 64 Stat. 83 .) Editorial Notes Codification In text, “ section 6101 of title 41 ” substituted for “section 3709, Revised Statutes ( 41 U.S.C. 5 ),” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c) , Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 3854 , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. Amendments 1950—Act Apr. 24, 1950 , increased open market purchase limitation from $500 to $10,000 on forest-tree seed or cones or forage plant seed. CFR Title Parts 33 209