Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 1993

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Jobs and 
Investment Act of 1993''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. General appropriation authority.
      TITLE I--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES

                Subtitle A--Farmers Home Administration

Sec. 101. Rural housing insurance fund program account.
Sec. 102. Rental assistance program.
Sec. 103. Rural development insurance fund program account.
Sec. 104. Rural development loans program account.
Sec. 105. Rural water and waste disposal grants.
Sec. 106. Very low-income housing repair grants.
Sec. 107. Supervisory and technical assistance grants.
Sec. 108. Rural housing preservation grants.
Sec. 109. Rural development grants.
Sec. 110. Local technical assistance grants.
            Subtitle B--Rural Electrification Administration

Sec. 121. Rural electrification loans program account.
Subtitle C--Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education

Sec. 131. Alternative agricultural research and commercialization.
                           TITLE II--INTERIOR

Sec. 201. Energy conservation.
     TITLE III--VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 301. Community development and planning.
Sec. 302. EPA construction grants and state revolving loan fund.
                 TITLE IV--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE

Sec. 401. Microloan Demonstration Program.

SEC. 2. GENERAL APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the sums described in 
this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993.
    (b) Offsetting Reductions.--Funds under this Act are available only 
to the extent that there is an offsetting recision in the budget 
authority available for carrying out budget function 050 (National 
Defense) or budget function 150 (International Affairs), or both.

      TITLE I--AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES

                Subtitle A--Farmers Home Administration

SEC. 101. RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT.

    (a) Gross Obligations.--For additional gross obligations for direct 
loans as authorized under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1471 et seq.), to be available from funds in the Rural Housing 
Insurance Fund, as follows:
            (1) $500,000,000 for loans to borrowers made under section 
        502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1472), as determined by the 
        Secretary.
            (2) $50,000,000 for housing repair loans made under section 
        504 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1474).
            (3) $250,000,000 for rental housing loans made under 
        section 515 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1485).
    (b) Cost of Loans.--For an additional amount for the cost, as 
defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a(5)), including the cost of modifying loans, of direct 
loans, as follows:
            (1) $121,750,000 for low-income housing loans under section 
        502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472).
            (2) $20,090,000 for housing repair loans under section 504 
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1474).
            (3) $132,500,000 for rental housing purposes under section 
        515 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1485).

SEC. 102. RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    For additional rental assistance agreements entered into under or 
renewed under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490a(a)(2)), $70,000,000.

SEC. 103. RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT.

    (a) Gross Obligations.--For additional gross obligations for the 
principal amount of direct loans as authorized by sections 308, 309A, 
310A, and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1928, 1929A, 1931, and 1932), to be available from funds in the 
Rural Development Insurance Fund, as follows:
            (1) Water and sewer facility loans, $600,000,000.
            (2) Community facility loans, $250,000,000.
    (b) Cost of Loans.--For an additional amount for the cost, as 
defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a(5)), including the cost of modifying loans, of direct 
loans, as follows:
            (1) $87,360,000 for water and sewer facility loans.
            (2) $21,025,000 for community facility loans.

SEC. 104. RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT.

    (a) Cost of Loans.--For an additional amount for the cost, as 
defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 661a(5)), including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans 
from the Rural Development Loan Fund established under section 623(a) 
of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), 
$50,000,000.
    (b) Principal Amount of Loans.--The funds made available under 
subsection (a) shall be available to subsidize gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct loans of not to exceed $100,000,000.

SEC. 105. RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--For additional grants pursuant to paragraphs (2) 
and (6) of section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)), $500,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, pursuant to section 306(d) of such Act.
    (b) Purposes.--The funds made available under subsection (a) shall 
not be used for any purpose not specified in section 306(a) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.

SEC. 106. VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS.

    For additional grants to the very low-income elderly for essential 
repairs to dwellings pursuant to section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1474), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 107. SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    For additional grants pursuant to section 525 of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1479 and 1490e), $10,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

SEC. 108. RURAL HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS.

    For additional grants for rural housing preservation as authorized 
by section 533 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (42 
U.S.C. 1490m), $50,000,000.

SEC. 109. RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--For additional grants authorized under section 
310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(c)) to any qualified public or private nonprofit organization, 
$100,000,0000.
    (b) Limitations.--Effective for fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, 
grants made pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be subject to any 
dollar limitation unless the limitation is set forth in law.

SEC. 110. LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.

    For additional local technical assistance grants authorized under 
section 306(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)), $15,000,000.

            Subtitle B--Rural Electrification Administration

SEC. 121. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT.

    (a) Insured Loans.--For additional insured loans pursuant to 
section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) for 
rural electrification loans, $700,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.
    (b) Cost of Loans.--For the additional cost, as defined in section 
502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)), 
including the cost of modifying loans, of direct rural electrification 
loans authorized by section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), for the additional cost of direct rural 
electrification loans, $131,000,000.

  Subtitle C--Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization

SEC. 131. ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION.

    For an additional amount for necessary expenses to carry out the 
Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5901 et seq.), $20,000,000.

                           TITLE II--INTERIOR

SEC. 201. ENERGY CONSERVATION.

    For additional amounts to enable the Secretary of Energy to make 
grants under title III of the Energy Conservation and Production Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6831 et seq.)--
            (1) $150,000,000 to be used for the weatherization 
        assistance program for low income persons; and
            (2) $150,000,000 to be used for the Institutional 
        Conservation Program and the State Energy Conservation Program.

     TITLE III--VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 301. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING.

    (a) In General.--For an additional amount to carry out a community 
development grants program under title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), $1,000,000,000, to be 
obligated for making grants to States and units of local government 
under such Act.
    (b) Limitation.--For purposes of applying the limitation contained 
in section 105(a)(8) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(8)) to amounts made available under this 
section, the maximum percentage of funds received by a unit of general 
local government under this section that may be used for the provision 
of public services shall be 20 percent

SEC. 302. EPA CONSTRUCTION GRANTS AND STATE REVOLVING LOAN FUND.

    For an additional amount to carry out the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and the Water Quality Act of 1987 
(33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), $1,000,000,000, of which--
            (1) $500,000,000 shall be made available for grants under 
        title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
        1281 et seq.); and
            (2) $500,000,000 shall be made available for State water 
        pollution control revolving funds established under title VI of 
        such Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).

                 TITLE IV--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE

SEC. 401. MICROLOAN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Technical Assistance Grants.--For an additional amount for 
necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business 
Administration for making technical assistance grants under the 
Microloan Demonstration Program established by section 7(m) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)), $3,000,000.
    (b) Business Loans Program Account.--For the cost, as defined in 
section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
661a(5)), including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans for 
carrying out not more than 50 microloan programs under the Microloan 
Demonstration Program, $2,600,000, to be made available until expended 
for the subsidy cost of $15,000,000 in direct loans for the Microloan 
Demonstration Program.

Summary: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies Subtitle A: Farmers Home Administration Subtitle B: Rural Electrification Administration Subtitle C: Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Title II: Interior Title III: Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Title IV: Commerce, Justice, and State Rural Jobs and Investment Act of 1993 - Title I: Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies - Subtitle A: Farmers Home Administration - Makes supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for: (1) rural housing loans, (2) rural housing repair loans, (3) rural rental housing loans, (4) rural rental multifamily housing loans, (5) rural water and sewer facility loans, (6) community facility loans, (7) the rural development loans program account, (8) rural water and waste disposal grants, (9) very low-income housing repair grants, (10) supervisory and technical assistance grants, (11) rural housing preservation grants, (12) rural development grants. And (13) local technical assistance grants. Subtitle B: Rural Electrification Administration - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for insured rural electrification loans. Subtitle C: Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for alternative agricultural research and commercialization. Title II: Interior - Makes supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for Department of Energy programs of: (1) low-income weatherization assistance. And (2) institutional energy conservation and the State energy conservation programs. Title III: Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for: (1) community development grants, (2) water treatment works. And (3) State water pollution control revolving funds. Title IV: Commerce, Justice, and State - Provides supplemental FY 1993 appropriations for the Small Business Administration microloan demonstration program.