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Calendar No. 157

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1233

[Report No. 106–80]

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 17, 1999

Mr. COCHRAN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following

original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

A BILL

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000,

and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag5 riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra6 tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
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1 ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes,

2 namely:

3 TITLE I

4 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

5 PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING

6 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary

9 of Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment

10 under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,836,000: Provided, That not to

11 exceed $11,000 of this amount, along with any unobli12 gated balances of representation funds in the Foreign Ag13 ricultural Service, shall be available for official reception

14 and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for,

15 as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That

16 none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail17 able by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and ex18 penses of personnel of the Department of Agriculture to

19 carry out section 793(c)(1)(C) of Public Law 104–127:

20 Provided further, That none of the funds made available

21 by this Act may be used to enforce section 793(d) of Pub22 lic Law 104–127.
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1 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

2 CHIEF ECONOMIST

3 For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, in4 cluding economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit

5 analysis, energy and new uses, and the functions of the

6 World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the

7 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and

8 including employment pursuant to the second sentence of

9 section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.

10 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment

11 under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,411,000.

12 NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

13 For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi14 sion, including employment pursuant to the second sen15 tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7

16 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is for em17 ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,718,000.

18 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and

20 Program Analysis, including employment pursuant to the

21 second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of

22 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is

23 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,583,000.

24 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

25 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In26 formation Officer, including employment pursuant to the
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1 second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of

2 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000

3 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,551,000.

4 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi6 nancial Officer, including employment pursuant to the sec7 ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944

8 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for

9 employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,283,000: Provided,

10 That the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market

11 cross-servicing activities of the National Finance Center.

12 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

13 ADMINISTRATION

14 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

15 the Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out

16 the programs funded by this Act, $613,000.

17 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL

18 PAYMENTS

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

20 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu21 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant

22 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis23 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri24 culture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities

25 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for
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1 the operation, maintenance, and repair of Agriculture

2 buildings, $140,364,000: Provided, That in the event an

3 agency within the Department should require modification

4 of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer

5 a share of that agency’s appropriation made available by

6 this Act to this appropriation, or may transfer a share

7 of this appropriation to that agency’s appropriation, but

8 such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds

9 made available for space rental and related costs to or

10 from this account. In addition, for construction, repair,

11 improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed

12 equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the pro13 grams of the Department, where not otherwise provided,

14 $5,000,000, to remain available until expended; making

15 a total appropriation of $145,364,000.

16 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri19 culture, to comply with the requirement of section 107(g)

20 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com21 pensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and sec22 tion 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,

23 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000, to remain available until

24 expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds avail25 able herein to the Department for Hazardous Waste Man-
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1 agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart2 ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to

3 the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.

4 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For Departmental Administration, $34,738,000, to

7 provide for necessary expenses for management support

8 services to offices of the Department and for general ad9 ministration and disaster management of the Department,

10 repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies

11 and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for

12 the practical and efficient work of the Department, includ13 ing employment pursuant to the second sentence of section

14 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of

15 which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5

16 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be

17 reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for

18 travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as re19 quired by 5 U.S.C. 551–558.

20 OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

21 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501

22 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of

23 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), $3,000,000, to remain available

24 until expended.
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1 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

2 CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

5 the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to

6 carry out the programs funded by this Act, including pro7 grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison

8 within the executive branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That

9 no other funds appropriated to the Department by this

10 Act shall be available to the Department for support of

11 activities of congressional relations: Provided further, That

12 not less than $2,241,000 shall be transferred to agencies

13 funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency

14 level.

15 OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

16 For necessary expenses to carry on services relating

17 to the coordination of programs involving public affairs,

18 for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the

19 coordination of information, work, and programs author20 ized by Congress in the Department, $8,138,000, includ21 ing employment pursuant to the second sentence of section

22 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of

23 which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employ24 ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000

25 may be used for farmers’ bulletins.
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1 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector

4 General, including employment pursuant to the second

5 sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7

6 U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General Act of 1978,

7 $65,128,000, including such sums as may be necessary for

8 contracting and other arrangements with public agencies

9 and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the In10 spector General Act of 1978, including a sum not to ex11 ceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and

12 including a sum not to exceed $125,000 for certain con13 fidential operational expenses, including the payment of

14 informants, to be expended under the direction of the In15 spector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and sec16 tion 1337 of Public Law 97–98.

17 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General

19 Counsel, $30,094,000.

20 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,

21 EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS

22 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

23 the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Eco24 nomics to administer the laws enacted by the Congress

25 for the Economic Research Service, the National Agricul-
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1 tural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service,

2 and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex3 tension Service, $540,000.

4 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

5 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research

6 Service in conducting economic research and analysis, as

7 authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7

8 U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, $65,419,000: Pro9 vided, That $2,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged

10 with the appropriation for ‘‘Food and Nutrition Service,

11 Food Program Administration’’ for studies and evalua12 tions: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be

13 available for employment pursuant to the second sentence

14 of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.

15 2225).

16 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

17 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural

18 Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and

19 service work, including crop and livestock estimates, sta20 tistical coordination and improvements, marketing sur21 veys, and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by the

22 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, the Census of Agri23 culture Act of 1997, and other laws, $99,355,000, of

24 which up to $16,490,000 shall be available until expended

25 for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That this appro-
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1 priation shall be available for employment pursuant to the

2 second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of

3 1944, and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for em4 ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

5 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re8 search Service to perform agricultural research and dem9 onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing,

10 and distribution (not otherwise provided for); home eco11 nomics or nutrition and consumer use including the acqui12 sition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural in13 formation; and for acquisition of lands by donation, ex14 change, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,

15 and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall

16 be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of

17 money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent

18 of the total value of the land or interests transferred out

19 of Federal ownership, $809,499,000: Provided, That ap20 propriations hereunder shall be available for temporary

21 employment pursuant to the second sentence of section

22 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and

23 not to exceed $115,000 shall be available for employment

24 under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That appropria25 tions hereunder shall be available for the operation and
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1 maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed

2 one for replacement only: Provided further, That appro3 priations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7

4 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair

5 of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro6 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not

7 exceed $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses

8 which shall each be limited to $1,000,000, and except for

9 ten buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not

10 to exceed $500,000 each, and the cost of altering any one

11 building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent

12 of the current replacement value of the building or

13 $250,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the

14 limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not

15 apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities

16 at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropria17 tions hereunder shall be available for granting easements

18 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, including

19 an easement to the University of Maryland to construct

20 the Transgenic Animal Facility which upon completion

21 shall be accepted by the Secretary as a gift: Provided fur22 ther, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to re23 placement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April

24 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds

25 may be received from any State, other political subdivi-
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1 sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab2 lishing or operating any research facility or research

3 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized

4 by law.

5 None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall

6 be available to carry out research related to the produc7 tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod8 ucts.

9 In fiscal year 2000, the agency is authorized to

10 charge fees, commensurate with the fair market value, for

11 any permit, easement, lease, or other special use author12 ization for the occupancy or use of land and facilities (in13 cluding land and facilities at the Beltsville Agricultural

14 Research Center) issued by the agency, as authorized by

15 law, and such fees shall be credited to this account and

16 shall remain available until expended for authorized pur17 poses.

18 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

19 For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve20 ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip21 ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural

22 research programs of the Department of Agriculture,

23 where not otherwise provided, $53,000,000, to remain

24 available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That

25 funds may be received from any State, other political sub26 division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
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1 tablishing any research facility of the Agricultural Re2 search Service, as authorized by law.

3 COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND

4 EXTENSION SERVICE

5 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

6 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for

7 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and

8 for other expenses, including $180,545,000 to carry into

9 effect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a–

10 i); $21,932,000 for grants for cooperative forestry re11 search (16 U.S.C. 582a–a7); $29,676,000 for payments

12 to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee Uni13 versity (7 U.S.C. 3222); $54,276,000 for special grants

14 for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $13,721,000

15 for special grants for agricultural research on improved

16 pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $119,300,000 for competi17 tive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); $5,109,000 for

18 the support of animal health and disease programs (7

19 U.S.C. 3195); $550,000 for supplemental and alternative

20 crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d); $650,000 for grants

21 for research pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Mate22 rials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and section 1472 of the

23 Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3318), to

24 remain available until expended; $500,000 for the 1994

25 research program (7 U.S.C. 301 note); $3,000,000 for
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1 higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C.

2 3152(b)(6)), to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.

3 2209b); $4,350,000 for higher education challenge grants

4 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); $1,000,000 for a higher education

5 multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to

6 remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b);

7 $2,850,000 for an education grants program for Hispanic8 serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241); $500,000 for a sec9 ondary agriculture education program and two-year post10 secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152 (h)); $4,000,000 for

11 aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322); $8,000,000 for sus12 tainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C.

13 5811); $9,200,000 for a program of capacity building

14 grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive

15 funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–

16 326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, to remain

17 available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,552,000 for

18 payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section

19 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382; and $13,666,000 for

20 necessary expenses of Research and Education Activities,

21 of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment

22 under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, $474,377,000.

23 None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall

24 be available to carry out research related to the produc-
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1 tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod2 ucts.

3 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

4 For establishment of a Native American institutions

5 endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 103–382

6 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $4,600,000.

7 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

8 Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto

9 Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern

10 Marianas, and American Samoa: For payments for coop11 erative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be

12 distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and

13 under section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471, for retire14 ment and employees’ compensation costs for extension

15 agents and for costs of penalty mail for cooperative exten16 sion agents and State extension directors, $276,548,000;

17 payments for extension work at the 1994 Institutions

18 under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)),

19 $3,060,000; payments for the nutrition and family edu20 cation program for low-income areas under section 3(d)

21 of the Act, $58,695,000; payments for the pest manage22 ment program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000;

23 payments for the farm safety program under section 3(d)

24 of the Act, $3,000,000; payments to upgrade research, ex25 tension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 land-grant col26 leges, including Tuskegee University, as authorized by sec-
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1 tion 1447 of Public Law 95–113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b),

2 $12,000,000, to remain available until expended; pay3 ments for the rural development centers under section

4 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for youth-at-risk pro5 grams under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,000,000; pay6 ments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable

7 Resources Extension Act of 1978, $3,192,000; payments

8 for Indian reservation agents under section 3(d) of the

9 Act, $1,714,000; payments for sustainable agriculture

10 programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,309,000; pay11 ments for rural health and safety education as authorized

12 by section 2390 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 2661

13 note, 2662), $2,628,000; payments for cooperative exten14 sion work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the sec15 ond Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328) and

16 Tuskegee University, $25,843,000; and for Federal ad17 ministration and coordination including administration of

18 the Smith-Lever Act, and the Act of September 29, 1977

19 (7 U.S.C. 341–349), and section 1361(c) of the Act of

20 October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate

21 and provide program leadership for the extension work of

22 the Department and the several States and insular posses23 sions, $10,940,000; in all, $421,620,000: Provided, That

24 funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the

25 Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act of June
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1 23, 1972, shall not be paid to any State, the District of

2 Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Mi3 cronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa prior

4 to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal sources

5 for expenditure during the current fiscal year.

6 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

7 For the integrated research, education, and extension

8 competitive grants programs, including necessary adminis9 trative expenses, $35,541,000, as follows: payments for

10 the water quality program, $13,000,000; payments for the

11 food safety program, $15,000,000; payments for the na12 tional agriculture pesticide impact assessment program,

13 $4,541,000; payments for the methyl bromide transition

14 program, $3,000,000, as authorized under section 406 of

15 the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Re16 form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).

17 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING

18 AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS

19 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

20 the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Pro21 grams to administer programs under the laws enacted by

22 the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection

23 Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain

24 Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration,

25 $618,000.
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1 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including

5 those pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947 (21

6 U.S.C. 114b–c), necessary to prevent, control, and eradi7 cate pests and plant and animal diseases; to carry out in8 spection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; to dis9 charge the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture

10 under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C.

11 426–426b); and to protect the environment, as authorized

12 by law, $437,445,000, of which $4,105,000 shall be avail13 able for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases,

14 animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds

15 to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions: Pro16 vided, That no funds shall be used to formulate or admin17 ister a brucellosis eradication program for the current fis18 cal year that does not require minimum matching by the

19 States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this

20 appropriation shall be available for field employment pur21 suant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or22 ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed

23 $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.

24 3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be

25 available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft

26 and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall
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1 be for replacement only: Provided further, That, in addi2 tion, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the

3 agricultural production industry of this country, the Sec4 retary may transfer from other appropriations or funds

5 available to the agencies or corporations of the Depart6 ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be avail7 able only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi8 cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani9 mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance

10 with the Act of February 28, 1947, and section 102 of

11 the Act of September 21, 1944, and any unexpended bal12 ances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes

13 in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such

14 transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropria15 tions hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7

16 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased build17 ings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the

18 cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year

19 shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement

20 value of the building.

21 In fiscal year 2000, the agency is authorized to collect

22 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist23 ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political

24 subdivisions, domestic and international organizations,

25 foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such
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1 fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such

2 fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods,

3 or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such

4 fees shall be credited to this account, to remain available

5 until expended, without further appropriation, for pro6 viding such assistance, goods, or services.

7 Of the total amount available under this heading in

8 fiscal year 2000, $90,000,000 shall be derived from user

9 fees deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection

10 User Fee Account.

11 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

12 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte13 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al14 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as

15 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as

16 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $7,200,000, to remain avail17 able until expended.

18 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

19 MARKETING SERVICES

20 For necessary expenses to carry on services related

21 to consumer protection, agricultural marketing and dis22 tribution, transportation, and regulatory programs, as au23 thorized by law, and for administration and coordination

24 of payments to States, including field employment pursu25 ant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or26 ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed
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1 $90,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,

2 $51,229,000, including funds for the wholesale market de3 velopment program for the design and development of

4 wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major met5 ropolitan areas of the country: Provided, That this appro6 priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250)

7 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve8 ments, but the cost of altering any one building during

9 the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current

10 replacement value of the building.

11 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization

12 activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31

13 U.S.C. 9701).

14 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

15 Not to exceed $60,730,000 (from fees collected) shall

16 be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra17 tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated

18 and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may

19 exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification

20 to the Appropriations Committees.

21 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

22 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

24 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au25 gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for com26 modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other
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1 related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the

2 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and

3 Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise

4 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $12,443,000

5 for formulation and administration of marketing agree6 ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing

7 Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961.

8 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

9 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus

10 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for

11 marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul12 tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),

13 $1,200,000.

14 GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS

15 ADMINISTRATION

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions

18 of the United States Grain Standards Act, for the admin19 istration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying

20 procedures used to protect purchasers of farm products,

21 and the standardization activities related to grain under

22 the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, including field

23 employment pursuant to the second sentence of section

24 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and

25 not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.

26 3109, $24,287,000: Provided, That this appropriation
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1 shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the

2 alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but

3 the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year

4 shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement

5 value of the building.

6 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICE

7 EXPENSES

8 Not to exceed $42,557,000 (from fees collected) shall

9 be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection

10 and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac11 tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or

12 other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be

13 exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Ap14 propriations Committees.

15 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

16 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

17 the Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the

18 laws enacted by the Congress for the Food Safety and In19 spection Service, $446,000.

20 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

21 For necessary expenses to carry out services author22 ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry

23 Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection

24 Act, $638,404,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 may be

25 credited to this account from fees collected for the cost

26 of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1017
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1 of Public Law 102–237: Provided, That this appropriation

2 shall not be available for shell egg surveillance under sec3 tion 5(d) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.

4 1034(d)): Provided further, That this appropriation shall

5 be available for field employment pursuant to the second

6 sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7

7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be available

8 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further,

9 That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law

10 (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings

11 and improvements, but the cost of altering any one build12 ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of

13 the current replacement value of the building.

14 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND

15 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

16 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

17 the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural

18 Services to administer the laws enacted by Congress for

19 the Farm Service Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Serv20 ice, the Risk Management Agency, and the Commodity

21 Credit Corporation, $572,000.

22 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

23 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

24 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

25 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis26 tration and implementation of programs administered by
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1 the Farm Service Agency, $794,839,000: Provided, That

2 the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities,

3 and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity

4 Credit Corporation to make program payments for all pro5 grams administered by the Agency: Provided further, That

6 other funds made available to the Agency for authorized

7 activities may be advanced to and merged with this ac8 count: Provided further, That these funds shall be avail9 able for employment pursuant to the second sentence of

10 section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.

11 2225), and not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for

12 employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

13 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

14 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul15 tural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106),

16 $2,000,000.

17 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity

20 payments to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing

21 such milk and manufacturers of dairy products who have

22 been directed to remove their milk or dairy products from

23 commercial markets because it contained residues of

24 chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal

25 Government, and in making indemnity payments for milk,

26 or cows producing such milk, at a fair market value to
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1 any dairy farmer who is directed to remove his milk from

2 commercial markets because of: (1) the presence of prod3 ucts of nuclear radiation or fallout if such contamination

4 is not due to the fault of the farmer; or (2) residues of

5 chemicals or toxic substances not included under the first

6 sentence of the Act of August 13, 1968 (7 U.S.C. 450j),

7 if such chemicals or toxic substances were not used in a

8 manner contrary to applicable regulations or labeling in9 structions provided at the time of use and the contamina10 tion is not due to the fault of the farmer, $450,000, to

11 remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Pro12 vided, That none of the funds contained in this Act shall

13 be used to make indemnity payments to any farmer whose

14 milk was removed from commercial markets as a result

15 of the farmer’s willful failure to follow procedures pre16 scribed by the Federal Government: Provided further, That

17 this amount shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit

18 Corporation: Provided further, That the Secretary is au19 thorized to utilize the services, facilities, and authorities

20 of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the purpose of

21 making dairy indemnity disbursements.

22 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

23 ACCOUNT

24 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

25 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di26 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
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1 1928–1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural

2 Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans,

3 $559,422,000, of which $431,373,000 shall be for guaran4 teed loans; operating loans, $2,397,842,000, of which

5 $1,697,842,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed

6 loans and $200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed

7 loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by

8 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,028,000; for emergency insured loans,

9 $25,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural dis10 asters; and for boll weevil eradication program loans as

11 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $100,000,000.

12 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including

13 the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of

14 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm

15 ownership loans, $7,243,000, of which $2,416,000, shall

16 be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $70,860,000, of

17 which $23,940,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed

18 loans and $17,620,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed

19 loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by

20 25 U.S.C. 488, $21,000; and for emergency insured loans,

21 $3,882,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural dis22 asters.

23 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

24 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,

25 $214,161,000, of which $209,861,000 shall be transferred
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1 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service

2 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.

3 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural

4 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership

5 and operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may be

6 transferred among these programs with the prior approval

7 of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

8 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

9 For administrative and operating expenses, as au10 thorized by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re11 form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 6933), $64,000,000: Provided,

12 That not to exceed $700 shall be available for official re13 ception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7

14 U.S.C. 1506(i).

15 CORPORATIONS

16 The following corporations and agencies are hereby

17 authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of

18 funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor19 poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make

20 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year

21 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government

22 Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying

23 out the programs set forth in the budget for the current

24 fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here25 inafter provided.
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1 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

2 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the

3 Federal Crop Insurance Act, such sums as may be nec4 essary, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.

5 2209b).

6 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

7 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

8 For fiscal year 2000, such sums as may be necessary

9 to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net

10 realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed,

11 pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15

12 U.S.C. 713a–11).

13 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE

14 MANAGEMENT

15 For fiscal year 2000, the Commodity Credit Corpora16 tion shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses

17 to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the

18 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,

19 and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001

20 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.

21 6961: Provided, That expenses shall be for operations and

22 maintenance costs only and that other hazardous waste

23 management costs shall be paid for by the USDA Haz24 ardous Waste Management appropriation in this Act.
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1 TITLE II

2 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL

4 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

5 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

6 the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environ7 ment to administer the laws enacted by the Congress for

8 the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conserva9 tion Service, $693,000.

10 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

11 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

12 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi13 sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f),

14 including preparation of conservation plans and establish15 ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including

16 farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas17 ures for soil and water management as may be necessary

18 to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con19 trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva20 tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of

21 soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands,

22 water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials

23 program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal

24 cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August

25 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alter-
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1 ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build2 ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,

3 $656,243,000, to remain available until expended (7

4 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not less than $5,990,000 is for

5 snow survey and water forecasting and not less than

6 $9,125,000 is for operation and establishment of the plant

7 materials centers: Provided, That appropriations here8 under shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for

9 construction and improvement of buildings and public im10 provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost

11 of alterations and improvements to other buildings and

12 other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro13 vided further, That when buildings or other structures are

14 erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such

15 land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided

16 further, That this appropriation shall be available for tech17 nical assistance and related expenses to carry out pro18 grams authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colo19 rado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C.

20 1592(c)): Provided further, That this appropriation shall

21 be available for employment pursuant to the second sen22 tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7

23 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $25,000 shall be available

24 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further,

25 That qualified local engineers may be temporarily em-
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1 ployed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning

2 work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 590e–2).

3 WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING

4 For necessary expenses to conduct research, inves5 tigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other wa6 terways, and for small watershed investigations and plan7 ning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and

8 Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C.

9 1001–1009), $10,368,000: Provided, That this appropria10 tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec11 ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944

12 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $110,000 shall be

13 available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

14 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

15 For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas16 ures, including but not limited to research, engineering op17 erations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation,

18 rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land,

19 in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood

20 Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C.

21 1001–1005 and 1007–1009), the provisions of the Act of

22 April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and in accordance

23 with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the

24 Department, $99,443,000, to remain available until ex25 pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which up to $15,000,000

26 may be available for the watersheds authorized under the
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1 Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C.

2 701 and 16 U.S.C. 1006a)): Provided, That not to exceed

3 $47,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available for

4 technical assistance: Provided further, That this appro5 priation shall be available for employment pursuant to the

6 second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of

7 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $200,000 shall

8 be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Pro9 vided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appro10 priation is available to carry out the purposes of the En11 dangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–205), in12 cluding cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act

13 to relocate endangered or threatened species to other suit14 able habitats as may be necessary to expedite project con15 struction.

16 RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

17 For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out

18 projects for resource conservation and development and

19 for sound land use pursuant to the provisions of section

20 32(e) of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act

21 (7 U.S.C. 1010–1011; 76 Stat. 607), the Act of April 27,

22 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and the Agriculture and Food

23 Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), $35,000,000, to re24 main available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided,

25 That this appropriation shall be available for employment

26 pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
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1 Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed

2 $50,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.

3 3109.

4 FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM

5 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,

6 to carry out the program of forestry incentives, as author7 ized by the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

8 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical assistance and re9 lated expenses, $6,325,000, to remain available until ex10 pended, as authorized by that Act.

11 TITLE III

12 RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY

13 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

14 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL

15 DEVELOPMENT

16 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

17 the Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer

18 programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the

19 Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative

20 Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department

21 of Agriculture, $588,000.

22 RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

24 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and

25 grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c,

26 1926d, and 1932, except for sections 381E–H, 381N, and
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1 381O of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development

2 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), $718,006,000, to remain available

3 until expended, of which $23,150,000 shall be for rural

4 community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) of

5 such Act; of which $630,257,000 shall be for the rural

6 utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2),

7 306C(a)(2), and 306D of such Act; and of which

8 $64,599,000 shall be for the rural business and coopera9 tive development programs described in section

10 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided, That of the amount ap11 propriated for the rural business and cooperative develop12 ment programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made

13 available for a grant to a qualified national organization

14 to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in

15 order to promote economic development: Provided further,

16 That of the amount appropriated for rural utilities pro17 grams, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for water and

18 waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along the

19 United States/Mexico borders, including grants pursuant

20 to section 306C of such Act; not to exceed $20,000,000

21 shall be for water and waste disposal systems for rural

22 and native villages in Alaska pursuant to section 306D

23 of such Act; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be for tech24 nical assistance grants for rural waste systems pursuant

25 to section 306(a)(14) of such Act; and not to exceed
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1 $7,300,000 shall be for contracting with qualified national

2 organizations for a circuit rider program to provide tech3 nical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further,

4 That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed

5 $45,245,000 shall be available through June 30, 2000, for

6 empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as au7 thorized by Public Law 103–66, of which $2,106,000 shall

8 be for rural community programs described in section

9 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $34,704,000 shall be

10 for the rural utilities programs described in section

11 381E(d)(2) of such Act; of which $8,435,000 shall be for

12 the rural business and cooperative development programs

13 described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided fur14 ther, That any obligated and unobligated balances avail15 able from prior years for the ‘‘Rural Utilities Assistance

16 Program’’ account, shall be transferred to and merged

17 with this account.

18 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

19 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di22 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the

23 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the

24 rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $4,300,000,000

25 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the

26 Secretary, of which $3,200,000,000 shall be for unsub-
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1 sidized guaranteed loans; $32,396,000 for section 504

2 housing repair loans; $100,000,000 for section 538 guar3 anteed multi-family housing loans; $25,001,000 for sec4 tion 514 farm labor housing; $114,321,000 for section

5 515 rental housing; $5,152,000 for section 524 site loans;

6 $12,824,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which

7 up to $2,150,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and

8 $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land develop9 ment loans.

10 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including

11 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of

12 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section

13 502 loans, $113,350,000, of which $19,520,000 shall be

14 for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing re15 pair loans, $9,900,000; section 538 multi-family housing

16 guaranteed loans, $480,000; section 514 farm labor hous17 ing, $11,308,000; section 515 rental housing,

18 $45,363,000; section 524 site loans, $4,000; credit sales

19 of acquired property, $1,499,000, of which up to $850,000

20 may be for multi-family credit sales; and section 523 self21 help housing land development loans, $281,000: Provided,

22 That of the total amount appropriated in this paragraph,

23 $11,180,000 shall be for empowerment zones and enter24 prise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103–66:

25 Provided further, That if such funds are not obligated for
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1 empowerment zones and enterprise communities by June

2 30, 2000, they shall remain available for other authorized

3 purposes under this head.

4 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

5 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,

6 $360,785,000, which shall be transferred to and merged

7 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Sala8 ries and Expenses’’.

9 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

10 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re11 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2)

12 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or

13 payments for eligible households as authorized by section

14 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $640,000,000;

15 and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au16 thorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt

17 incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental

18 assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:

19 Provided, That of this amount, not more than $5,900,000

20 shall be available for debt forgiveness or payments for eli21 gible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of

22 the Act, and not to exceed $10,000 per project for ad23 vances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to

24 cover direct costs (other than purchase price) incurred in

25 purchasing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of

26 the Act: Provided further, That agreements entered into
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1 or renewed during fiscal year 2000 shall be funded for

2 a five-year period, although the life of any such agreement

3 may be extended to fully utilize amounts obligated.

4 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

5 For grants and contracts pursuant to section

6 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.

7 1490c), $26,000,000, to remain available until expended

8 (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That of the total amount ap9 propriated, $1,000,000 shall be for empowerment zones

10 and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law

11 103–66: Provided further, That if such funds are not obli12 gated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities

13 by June 30, 2000, they shall remain available for other

14 authorized purposes under this head.

15 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

16 For grants and contracts for housing for domestic

17 farm labor, very low-income housing repair, supervisory

18 and technical assistance, compensation for construction

19 defects, and rural housing preservation made by the Rural

20 Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474,

21 1479(c), 1486, 1490e, and 1490m, $41,000,000, to re22 main available until expended: Provided, That of the total

23 amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be for empower24 ment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by

25 Public Law 103–66: Provided further, That if such funds

26 are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise
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1 communities by June 30, 2000, they shall remain available

2 for other authorized purposes under this head.

3 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

4 For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service,

5 including administering the programs authorized by the

6 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, title V

7 of the Housing Act of 1949, and cooperative agreements,

8 $60,978,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be

9 available for employment pursuant to the second sentence

10 of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.

11 2225), and not to exceed $520,000 may be used for em12 ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

13 RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE

14 RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For the cost of direct loans, $16,615,000, as author17 ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C.

18 9812(a)): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of

19 modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502

20 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur21 ther, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli22 gations for the principal amount of direct loans of

23 $38,256,000: Provided further, That through June 30,

24 2000, of the total amount appropriated, $3,216,000 shall

25 be available for the cost of direct loans for empowerment

26 zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public
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1 Law 103–66, to subsidize gross obligations for the prin2 cipal amount of direct loans, $7,246,000: Provided further,

3 That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment

4 zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 2000, they

5 shall remain available for other authorized purposes under

6 this head.

7 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

8 the direct loan programs, $3,337,000 shall be transferred

9 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Busi10 ness-Cooperative Service, Salaries and Expenses’’.

11 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM

12 ACCOUNT

13 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

14 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author15 ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act,

16 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development

17 and job creation projects, $15,000,000.

18 For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of

19 modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congres20 sional Budget Act of 1974, $3,453,000.

21 Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of

22 credit payments in fiscal year 2000, as authorized by sec23 tion 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936,

24 $3,453,000 shall not be obligated and $3,453,000 are re25 scinded.
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1 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

2 For rural cooperative development grants authorized

3 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and

4 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $5,500,000, of

5 which $1,500,000 shall be available for cooperative agree6 ments for the appropriate technology transfer for rural

7 areas program.

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Rural Business-Coop10 erative Service, including administering the programs au11 thorized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop12 ment Act; section 1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985;

13 the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926; for activities re14 lating to the marketing aspects of cooperatives, including

15 economic research findings, as authorized by the Agricul16 tural Marketing Act of 1946; for activities with institu17 tions concerning the development and operation of agricul18 tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements;

19 $25,680,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be

20 available for employment pursuant to the second sentence

21 of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.

22 2225), and not to exceed $260,000 may be used for em23 ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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1 ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND

2 COMMERCIALIZATION CORPORATION REVOLVING FUND

3 For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative

4 Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990

5 (7 U.S.C. 5901–5908), $3,500,000 is appropriated to the

6 Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization

7 Corporation Revolving Fund.

8 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

9 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

10 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section

13 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.

14 935) shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrifica15 tion loans, $71,500,000; 5 percent rural telecommuni16 cations loans, $75,000,000; cost of money rural tele17 communications loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural

18 electric loans, $295,000,000; and loans made pursuant to

19 section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $700,000,000 and

20 rural telecommunications, $120,000,000, to remain avail21 able until expended.

22 For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con23 gressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modi24 fying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by

25 the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and

26 936), as follows: cost of direct loans, $1,483,000; cost of
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1 municipal rate loans, $10,826,000; cost of money rural

2 telecommunications loans, $2,370,000: Provided, That

3 notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Elec4 trification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may exceed

5 7 percent per year.

6 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

7 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,

8 $29,982,000, which shall be transferred to and merged

9 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, Sala10 ries and Expenses’’.

11 RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to

14 make such expenditures, within the limits of funds avail15 able to such corporation in accord with law, and to make

16 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal

17 year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern18 ment Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in car19 rying out its authorized programs. During fiscal year 2000

20 and within the resources and authority available, gross ob21 ligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall be

22 $157,509,000.

23 For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con24 gressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modi25 fying loans, of direct loans authorized by the Rural Elec26 trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), $2,961,000.
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1 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

2 carry out the loan programs, $3,000,000, which shall be

3 transferred to and merged with the appropriation for

4 ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and Expenses’’.

5 DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM

6 For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized

7 by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $13,200,000, to remain avail8 able until expended, to be available for loans and grants

9 for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural

10 areas: Provided, That the costs of direct loans shall be

11 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

12 of 1974.

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service,

15 including administering the programs authorized by the

16 Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and the Consolidated

17 Farm and Rural Development Act, and for cooperative

18 agreements, $33,000,000: Provided, That this appropria19 tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec20 ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944

21 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $105,000 may be used

22 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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1 TITLE IV

2 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD,

4 NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES

5 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of

6 the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer

7 Services to administer the laws enacted by the Congress

8 for the Food and Nutrition Service, $554,000.

9 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

10 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the National

13 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section

14 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771

15 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $9,560,028,000, to

16 remain available through September 30, 2001, of which

17 $4,624,829,000 is hereby appropriated and

18 $4,935,199,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds

19 available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935

20 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That, except as specifically pro21 vided under this heading, none of the funds made available

22 under this heading shall be used for studies and evalua23 tions: Provided further, That of the funds made available

24 under this heading, up to $13,000,000 shall be for school

25 breakfast pilot projects, including the evaluation required

26 under section 18(e) of the National School Lunch Act:
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1 Provided further, That up to $4,363,000 shall be available

2 for independent verification of school food service claims:

3 Provided further, That none of the funds under this head4 ing shall be available unless the value of bonus commod5 ities provided under section 32 of the Act of August 24,

6 1935 (49 Stat. 774, chapter 641; 7 U.S.C. 612c), and sec7 tion 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431)

8 is included in meeting the minimum commodity assistance

9 requirement of section 6(g) of the National School Lunch

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(g)).

11 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

12 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup14 plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17

15 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),

16 $4,038,107,000, to remain available through September

17 30, 2001: Provided, That none of the funds made available

18 under this heading shall be used for studies and evalua19 tions: Provided further, That of the total amount available,

20 the Secretary shall obligate $10,000,000 for the farmers’

21 market nutrition program within 45 days of the enactment

22 of this Act, and an additional $5,000,000 for the farmers’

23 market nutrition program from any funds not needed to

24 maintain current caseload levels: Provided further, That

25 none of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay

26 administrative expenses of WIC clinics except those that
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1 have an announced policy of prohibiting smoking within

2 the space used to carry out the program: Provided further,

3 That none of the funds provided in this account shall be

4 available for the purchase of infant formula except in ac5 cordance with the cost containment and competitive bid6 ding requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nu7 trition Act of 1966: Provided further, That none of the

8 funds provided shall be available for activities that are not

9 fully reimbursed by other federal government departments

10 or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of the Child

11 Nutrition Act of 1966.

12 FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp

14 Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $21,563,744,000, of which

15 $100,000,000 shall be placed in reserve for use only in

16 such amounts and at such times as may become necessary

17 to carry out program operations: Provided, That none of

18 the funds made available under this head shall be used

19 for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That funds

20 provided herein shall be expended in accordance with sec21 tion 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That

22 this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration

23 or workfare requirements as may be required by law: Pro24 vided further, That funds made available for Employment

25 and Training under this head shall remain available until
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1 expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food

2 Stamp Act.

3 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

4 For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity

5 supplemental food program as authorized by section 4(a)

6 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973

7 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act

8 of 1983, $131,000,000, to remain available through Sep9 tember 30, 2001: Provided, That none of these funds shall

10 be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corpora11 tion for commodities donated to the program.

12 FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAMS

13 For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of

14 the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973;

15 special assistance for the nuclear affected islands as au16 thorized by section 103(h)(2) of the Compacts of Free As17 sociation Act of 1985, as amended; and section 311 of the

18 Older Americans Act of 1965, $141,081,000, to remain

19 available through September 30, 2001.

20 FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

21 For necessary administrative expenses of the domes22 tic food programs funded under this Act, $111,561,000,

23 of which $5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying

24 procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regula25 tions, improving food stamp coupon handling, and assist26 ance in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of
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1 fraud and other violations of law and of which not less

2 than $3,000,000 shall be available to improve integrity in

3 the Food Stamp and Child Nutrition programs: Provided,

4 That this appropriation shall be available for employment

5 pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the

6 Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed

7 $150,000 shall be available for employment under 5

8 U.S.C. 3109.

9 TITLE V

10 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED

11 PROGRAMS

12 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE AND GENERAL SALES

13 MANAGER

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural

16 Service, including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural

17 Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market development

18 activities abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordi19 nate and integrate activities of the Department in connec20 tion with foreign agricultural work, including not to exceed

21 $128,000 for representation allowances and for expenses

22 pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956

23 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $136,203,000: Provided, That the Serv24 ice may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appro25 priation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agen-
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1 cies, public and private organizations and institutions

2 under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural

3 food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and

4 the foreign assistance programs of the United States

5 Agency for International Development: Provided further,

6 That of the total amount appropriated, up to $2,000,000

7 shall remain available until expended solely for the pur8 pose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency ex9 change rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Ag10 ricultural Service.

11 None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall

12 be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or

13 tobacco products.

14 PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM AND GRANT ACCOUNTS

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth17 erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in18 cluding interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade De19 velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691,

20 1701–1704, 1721–1726a, 1727–1727e, 1731–1736g–3,

21 and 1737), as follows: (1) $142,840,000 for Public Law

22 480 title I credit, including Food for Progress programs;

23 (2) $16,249,000 is hereby appropriated for ocean freight

24 differential costs for the shipment of agricultural commod25 ities pursuant to title I of said Act and the Food for

26 Progress Act of 1985; and (3) $787,000,000 is hereby ap-
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1 propriated for commodities supplied in connection with

2 dispositions abroad pursuant to title II of said Act: Pro3 vided, That not to exceed 15 percent of the funds made

4 available to carry out any title of said Act may be used

5 to carry out any other title of said Act: Provided further,

6 That such sums shall remain available until expended (7

7 U.S.C. 2209b).

8 For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con9 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements

10 as authorized by the Agricultural Trade Development and

11 Assistance Act of 1954, and the Food for Progress Act

12 of 1985, including the cost of modifying credit agreements

13 under said Act, $117,786,000.

14 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out

15 the Public Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food

16 for Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated

17 for Public Law 480 are utilized, $1,850,000, of which

18 $1,035,000 may be transferred to and merged with the

19 appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service and Gen20 eral Sales Manager’’ and $815,000 may be transferred to

21 and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service

22 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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1 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS

2 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com5 modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program,

6 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $3,820,000; to cover common

7 overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com8 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity

9 with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which

10 $3,231,000 may be transferred to and merged with the

11 appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service and Gen12 eral Sales Manager’’ and $589,000 may be transferred to

13 and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service

14 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.

15 TITLE VI

16 RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG

17 ADMINISTRATION

18 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

19 SERVICES

20 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

21 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

22 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad23 ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger

24 motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related

25 costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and

26 activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are
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1 included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space

2 in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; and for miscella3 neous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities,

4 authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be ac5 counted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to ex6 ceed $25,000; $1,180,972,000, of which not to exceed

7 $145,434,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of the Fed8 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to

9 this appropriation and remain available until expended:

10 Provided, That fees derived from applications received

11 during fiscal year 2000 shall be subject to the fiscal year

12 2000 limitation: Provided further, That none of these

13 funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any

14 program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Pro15 vided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1)

16 $264,845,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and

17 Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office

18 of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $309,026,000 shall be for the

19 Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related

20 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which

21 no less than $11,542,000 shall be available for grants and

22 contracts awarded under section 5 of the Orphan Drug

23 Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee); (3) $132,092,000 shall be for the

24 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for re25 lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs;
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1 (4) $48,221,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary

2 Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of

3 Regulatory Affairs; (5) $154,271,000 shall be for the Cen4 ter for Devices and Radiological Health and for related

5 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6)

6 $34,436,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi7 cological Research; (7) $34,000,000 shall be for the Office

8 of Tobacco; (8) $25,855,000 shall be for Rent and Related

9 activities, other than the amounts paid to the General

10 Services Administration; (9) $100,180,000 shall be for

11 payments to the General Services Administration for rent

12 and related costs; and (10) $78,046,000 shall be for other

13 activities, including the Office of the Commissioner; the

14 Office of Policy; the Office of the Senior Associate Com15 missioner; the Office of International and Constituent Re16 lations; the Office of Policy, Legislation, and Planning;

17 and central services for these offices: Provided further,

18 That funds may be transferred from one specified activity

19 to another with the prior approval of the Committee on

20 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

21 In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Pub22 lic Health Service Act may be credited to this account,

23 to remain available until expended.
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1 In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Fed2 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to

3 this account, to remain available until expended.

4 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

5 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten6 sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili7 ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration,

8 where not otherwise provided, $8,350,000, to remain

9 available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

10 INDEPENDENT AGENCY

11 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

12 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions

13 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in14 cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles;

15 the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the

16 District of Columbia and elsewhere; and not to exceed

17 $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,

18 $61,000,000, including not to exceed $1,000 for official

19 reception and representation expenses: Provided, That the

20 Commission is authorized to charge reasonable fees to

21 attendees of Commission sponsored educational events and

22 symposia to cover the Commission’s costs of providing

23 those events and symposia, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.

24 3302, said fees shall be credited to this account, to be

25 available without further appropriation.
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1 TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,

3 appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart4 ment of Agriculture for the fiscal year 2000 under this

5 Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those

6 specifically provided for, of not to exceed 365 passenger

7 motor vehicles, of which 361 shall be for replacement only,

8 and for the hire of such vehicles.

9 SEC. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Depart10 ment of Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or al11 lowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–

12 5902).

13 SEC. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropria14 tions of the Department of Agriculture in this Act for re15 search and service work authorized by the Acts of August

16 14, 1946, and July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 427 and 1621–

17 1629), and by chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code,

18 shall be available for contracting in accordance with said

19 Acts and chapter.

20 SEC. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the

21 Working Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating

22 growth capital for data services and National Finance

23 Center operations shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided,

24 That no funds in this Act appropriated to an agency of

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1 ital Fund without the approval of the agency adminis2 trator.

3 SEC. 705. New obligational authority provided for the

4 following appropriation items in this Act shall remain

5 available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and

6 Plant Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to

7 meet emergency conditions, fruit fly program, integrated

8 systems acquisition project, and up to $2,000,000 for

9 costs associated with collocating regional offices; Farm

10 Service Agency, salaries and expenses funds made avail11 able to county committees; and Foreign Agricultural Serv12 ice, middle-income country training program.

13 New obligational authority for the boll weevil pro14 gram; up to 10 percent of the screwworm program of the

15 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Food Safety

16 and Inspection Service, field automation and information

17 management project; funds appropriated for rental pay18 ments; funds for the Native American Institutions Endow19 ment Fund in the Cooperative State Research, Education,

20 and Extension Service; and funds for the competitive re21 search grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), shall remain available

22 until expended.

23 SEC. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in

24 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the

25 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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1 SEC. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropria2 tions available to the Department of Agriculture in this

3 Act shall be available to provide appropriate orientation

4 and language training pursuant to Public Law 94–449.

5 SEC. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be

6 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative

7 agreements or similar arrangements between the United

8 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu9 tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of

10 the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar11 rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest

12 between the two parties. This does not preclude appro13 priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts

14 with such institutions when such indirect costs are com15 puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro16 priations are provided in this Act.

17 SEC. 709. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail18 able to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit

19 Corporation to lease space for its own use or to lease space

20 on behalf of other agencies of the Department of Agri21 culture when such space will be jointly occupied.

22 SEC. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail23 able to pay indirect costs charged against competitive agri24 cultural research, education, or extension grant awards

25 issued by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
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1 Extension Service that exceed 19 percent of total Federal

2 funds provided under each award: Provided, That notwith3 standing section 1462 of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

5 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants

6 awarded competitively by the Cooperative State Research,

7 Education, and Extension Service shall be available to pay

8 full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under

9 the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982,

10 Public Law 97–219 (15 U.S.C. 638).

11 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding any other provisions of

12 this Act, all loan levels provided in this Act shall be consid13 ered estimates, not limitations.

14 SEC. 712. Appropriations for the Rural Housing In15 surance Fund Program Account for the cost of direct and

16 guaranteed loans made available in fiscal years 1994,

17 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 shall remain available

18 until expended to cover obligations made in each of those

19 fiscal years respectively, in accordance with 31 U.S.C.

20 1557.

21 SEC. 713. Appropriations to the Department of Agri22 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made

23 available in fiscal year 2000 shall remain available until

24 expended to cover obligations made in fiscal year 2000 for

25 the following accounts: the rural development loan fund
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1 program account; the Rural Telephone Bank program ac2 count; the rural electrification and telecommunications

3 loans program account; the Rural Housing Insurance

4 Fund Program Account; and the rural economic develop5 ment loans program account.

6 SEC. 714. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal

7 year 2000 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall

8 be absorbed within the levels appropriated by this Act.

9 SEC. 715. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and

10 Cooperative Agreement Act, marketing services of the Ag11 ricultural Marketing Service; Grain Inspection, Packers

12 and Stockyards Administration; and the Animal and Plant

13 Health Inspection Service may use cooperative agreements

14 to reflect a relationship between the Agricultural Mar15 keting Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stock16 yards Administration; or the Animal and Plant Health In17 spection Service and a State or Cooperator to carry out

18 agricultural marketing programs, or to carry out pro19 grams to protect the Nation’s animal and plant resources.

20 SEC. 716. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and

21 Cooperative Agreement Act, the Natural Resources Con22 servation Service may enter into contracts, grants, or co23 operative agreements with a State agency or subdivision,

24 or a public or private organization, for the acquisition of

25 goods or services, including personal services, to carry out
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1 natural resources conservation activities: Provided, That

2 Commodity Credit Corporation funds obligated for such

3 purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Com4 modity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year

5 1998.

6 SEC. 717. None of the funds in this Act may be used

7 to retire more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the

8 Rural Telephone Bank or to maintain any account or sub9 account within the accounting records of the Rural Tele10 phone Bank the creation of which has not specifically been

11 authorized by statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any

12 other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or

13 otherwise made available in this Act may be used to trans14 fer to the Treasury or to the Federal Financing Bank any

15 unobligated balance of the Rural Telephone Bank tele16 phone liquidating account which is in excess of current

17 requirements and such balance shall receive interest as set

18 forth for financial accounts in section 505(c) of the Fed19 eral Credit Reform Act of 1990.

20 SEC. 718. Of the funds made available by this Act,

21 not more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary

22 expenses of activities related to all advisory committees,

23 panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department

24 of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego25 tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi-
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1 tively awarded grants: Provided, That interagency funding

2 is authorized to carry out the purposes of the National

3 Drought Policy Commission.

4 SEC. 719. None of the funds appropriated in this Act

5 may be used to carry out the provisions of section 918

6 of Public Law 104–127, the Federal Agriculture Improve7 ment and Reform Act.

8 SEC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agri9 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or

10 office funded by this Act to any other agency or office

11 of the Department for more than 30 days unless the indi12 vidual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by

13 the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses

14 of the employee for the period of assignment.

15 SEC. 721. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available to the Department of Agriculture

17 shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to

18 any non-Department of Agriculture employee questions or

19 responses to questions that are a result of information re20 quested for the appropriations hearing process.

21 SEC. 722. None of the funds made available to the

22 Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac23 quire new information technology systems or significant

24 upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor25 mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa-
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1 tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa2 tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That

3 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the

4 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this

5 Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa6 tion Officer without the prior approval of the Committee

7 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

8 SEC. 723. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act,

9 or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agen10 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation

11 or expenditure in fiscal year 2000, or provided from any

12 accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by

13 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by

14 this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure

15 through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new

16 programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;

17 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any

18 project or activity for which funds have been denied or

19 restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorga20 nizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out

21 or privatizes any functions or activities presently per22 formed by Federal employees; unless the Committee on

23 Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified

24 fifteen days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
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1 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro2 vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies

3 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or

4 expenditure in fiscal year 2000, or provided from any ac5 counts in the Treasury of the United States derived by

6 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by

7 this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure

8 for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogram9 ming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, which10 ever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs,

11 projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding

12 for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers

13 of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or

14 (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in

15 personnel which would result in a change in existing pro16 grams, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; un17 less the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of

18 Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of such re19 programming of funds.

20 SEC. 724. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this Act or any other Act may be

22 used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry

23 out the transfer or obligation of fiscal year 2000 funds

24 under the provisions of section 793 of Public Law 104–

25 127.
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1 SEC. 725. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the

3 salaries and expenses of personnel who carry out an envi4 ronmental quality incentives program authorized by sec5 tions 334–341 of Public Law 104–127 in excess of

6 $174,000,000.

7 SEC. 726. None of the funds appropriated or other8 wise available to the Department of Agriculture in fiscal

9 year 2000 or thereafter may be used to administer the

10 provision of contract payments to a producer under the

11 Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et

12 seq.) for contract acreage on which wild rice is planted

13 unless the contract payment is reduced by an acre for each

14 contract acre planted to wild rice.

15 SEC. 727. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the

17 salaries and expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of

18 180,000 acres in the fiscal year 2000 wetlands reserve

19 program as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.

20 SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the

22 salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the emer23 gency food assistance program authorized by section 27(a)

24 of the Food Stamp Act if such program exceeds

25 $97,000,000.
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1 SEC. 729. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used

3 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out

4 the transfer or obligation of fiscal year 2000 funds under

5 the provisions of section 401 of Public Law 105–185 in

6 excess of $50,000,000.

7 SEC. 730. Notwithstanding section 381A of the Con8 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.

9 2009), in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, the definitions

10 of rural areas for certain business programs administered

11 by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service and the com12 munity facilities programs administered by the Rural

13 Housing Service shall be those provided for in statute and

14 regulations prior to the enactment of Public Law 104–

15 127.

16 SEC. 731. None of the funds appropriated or other17 wise made available by this Act shall be used to carry out

18 any commodity purchase program that would prohibit eli19 gibility or participation by farmer-owned cooperatives.

20 SEC. 732. None of the funds appropriated or other21 wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the

22 salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a conserva23 tion farm option program, as authorized by section 335

24 of Public Law 104–127.
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1 SEC. 733. None of the funds made available to the

2 Food and Drug Administration by this Act shall be used

3 to close or relocate, or to plan to close or relocate, the

4 Food and Drug Administration Division of Drug Analysis

5 in St. Louis, Missouri.

6 SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this

7 Act or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used to

8 carry out section 302(h) of the Agricultural Marketing Act

9 of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h)) unless the Secretary of Agri10 culture inspects and certifies agricultural processing

11 equipment, and imposes a fee for the inspection and cer12 tification, in a manner that is similar to the inspection

13 and certification of agricultural products under that sec14 tion, as determined by the Secretary: Provided, That this

15 provision shall not affect the authority of the Secretary

16 to carry out the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.

17 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21

18 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act

19 (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.).

20 SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated by this Act

21 or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and

22 expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropria23 tions language as part of the President’s Budget submis24 sion to the Congress of the United States for programs

25 under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommit-
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1 tees on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related

2 Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction

3 from the previous year due to user fees proposals that

4 have not been enacted into law prior to the submission

5 of the Budget unless such Budget submission identifies

6 which additional spending reductions should occur in the

7 event the users fees proposals are not enacted prior to the

8 date of the convening of a committee of conference for

9 the fiscal year 2001 appropriations Act.

10 SEC. 736. None of the funds appropriated or other11 wise made available by this Act shall be used to establish

12 an Office of Community Food Security or any similar of13 fice within the United States Department of Agriculture

14 without the prior approval of the Committee on Appro15 priations of both Houses of Congress.

16 SEC. 737. None of the funds appropriated or other17 wise made available by this or any other Act may be used

18 to carry out provision of section 612 of Public Law 105–

19 185.

20 SEC. 738. Notwithstanding any other provision of

21 law, in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, permanent employ22 ees of county committees employed on or after October

23 1, 1998, pursuant to 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and

24 Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) shall be con25 sidered as having Federal Civil Service status only for the
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1 purpose of applying for the United States Department of

2 Agriculture Civil Service vacancies.

3 SEC. 739. Notwithstanding any other provision of

4 law, with regard to the lands and facilities owned by the

5 federal government and administered by the Secretary of

6 Agriculture at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, the Secretary shall

7 not, at any time hereafter without specific authorization

8 of Congress: (1) declare all or any part of such lands or

9 facilities as excess or surplus, or (2) transfer or convey

10 all or any part of such lands or facilities.

11 SEC. 740. The Chief of the Natural Resources Con12 servation Service shall redistribute funds to apply toward

13 a Public Law 566 watershed project closeout using A–102

14 authority for settlement costs of this project in Mis15 sissippi.

16 SEC. 741. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date

17 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall

18 offer to enter into an agreement with the Governor of the

19 State of Hawaii to conduct a pilot program to inspect mail

20 entering the State of Hawaii for any plant, plant product,

21 plant pest, or other organism that is subject to Federal

22 quarantine laws.

23 (b) The agreement described in subsection (a) shall

24 contain the same terms and conditions as are contained

25 in the memorandum of understanding entered into be-
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1 tween the Secretary and the State of California, dated

2 February 1, 1999, unless the Secretary and the Governor

3 agree to different terms or conditions.

4 (c) Unless the Secretary and the Governor agree oth5 erwise, the agreement described in subsection (b) shall ter6 minate on the later of—

7 (A) the date that is 1 year after the date the

8 agreement becomes effective; or

9 (B) the date that the February 1, 1999 memo10 randum of understanding terminates.

11 SEC. 742. Notwithstanding any other provision of

12 law, the Secretary is authorized under Section 306 of the

13 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as

14 amended (7 U.S.C. 1926), to provide guaranteed lines of

15 credit, including working capital loans, for health care fa16 cilities, to address Year 2000 computer conversion issues.

17 SEC. 743. After taking any action involving the sei18 zure, quarantine, treatment, destruction, or disposal of

19 wheat infested with karnal bunt, the Secretary of Agri20 culture shall compensate the producers for economic losses

21 incurred as the result of the action not later than 45 days

22 after receipt of a claim that includes all appropriate paper23 work.

24 SEC. 744. Notwithstanding any other provision of

25 law, $3,000,000 is appropriated for the purpose of pro-
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1 viding Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow2 ships through the Congressional Hunger Center, which is

3 an organization described in subsection (c)(3) of section

4 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt

5 from taxation under subsection (a) of such section.

6 SEC. 745. Notwithstanding any other provision of

7 law, there are hereby appropriated $250,000 for the pro8 gram authorized under Section 388 of the Federal Agri9 culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, solely for

10 use in the State of New Hampshire.

11 SEC. 746. The Immigration and Nationality Act (8

12 U.S.C. 1188 et seq.) is amended: (a) in Section 218(c)(1)

13 by striking ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘45 days’’, and (b)

14 in Section 218(c)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘20 days’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘30 days’’.

16 SEC. 747. SUCCESSORSHIP PROVISIONS RELATING

17 TO BARGAINING UNITS AND EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTA18 TIVES. (a) VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the exercise of the Sec20 retary of Agriculture’s authority under this Act re21 sults in changes to an existing bargaining unit that

22 has been certified under chapter 71 of title 5,

23 United States Code, the affected parties shall at24 tempt to reach a voluntary agreement on a new bar-
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1 gaining unit and an exclusive representative for such

2 unit.

3 (2) CRITERIA.—In carrying out the require4 ments of this subsection, the affected parties shall

5 use criteria set forth in—

6 (A) sections 7103(a)(4), 7111(e),

7 7111(f)(1), and 7120 of title 5, United States

8 Code, relating to determining an exclusive rep9 resentative; and

10 (B) section 7112 of title 5, United States

11 Code (disregarding subsections (b)(5) and (d)

12 thereof), relating to determining appropriate

13 units.

14 (b) EFFECT OF AN AGREEMENT.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the affected parties reach

16 agreement on the appropriate unit and the exclusive

17 representative for such unit under subsection (a),

18 the Federal Labor Relations Authority shall certify

19 the terms of such agreement, subject to paragraph

20 (2)(A). Nothing in this subsection shall be consid21 ered to require the holding of any hearing or election

22 as a condition for certification.

23 (2) RESTRICTIONS.—

24 (A) CONDITIONS REQUIRING NONCERTIFI25 CATION.—The Federal Labor Relations Author-
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1 ity may not certify the terms of an agreement

2 under paragraph (1) if—

3 (i) it determines that any of the cri4 teria referred to in subsection (a)(2) (dis5 regarding section 7112(a) of title 5,

6 United States Code) have not been met; or

7 (ii) after the Secretary’s exercise of

8 authority and before certification under

9 this section, a valid election under section

10 7111(b) of title 5, United States Code, is

11 held covering any employees who would be

12 included in the unit proposed for certifi13 cation.

14 (B) TEMPORARY WAIVER OF PROVISION

15 THAT WOULD BAR AN ELECTION AFTER A COL16 LECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS

17 REACHED.—Nothing in section 7111(f)(3) of

18 title 5, United States Code, shall prevent the

19 holding of an election under section 7111(b) of

20 such title that covers employees within a unit

21 certified under paragraph (1), or giving effect

22 to the results of such an election (including a

23 decision not to be represented by any labor or24 ganization), if the election is held before the
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1 end of the 12-month period beginning on the

2 date such unit is so certified.

3 (C) CLARIFICATION.—The certification of

4 a unit under paragraph (1) shall not, for pur5 poses of the last sentence of section 7111(b) of

6 title 5, United States Code, or section

7 7111(f)(4) of such title, be treated as if it had

8 occurred pursuant to an election.

9 (3) DELEGATION.—

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Labor Re11 lations Authority may delegate to any regional

12 director (as referred to in section 7105(e) of

13 title 5, United States Code) its authority under

14 the preceding provisions of this subsection.

15 (B) REVIEW.—Any action taken by a re16 gional director under subparagraph (A) shall be

17 subject to review under the provisions of section

18 7105(f) of title 5, United States Code, in the

19 same manner as if such action had been taken

20 under section 7105(e) of such title, except that

21 in the case of a decision not to certify, such re22 view shall be required if application therefore is

23 filed by an affected party within the time speci24 fied in such provisions.
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1 (c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

2 term ‘‘affected party’’ means—

3 (1) with respect to an exercise of authority by

4 the Secretary of Agriculture under this Act, any

5 labor organization affected thereby; and

6 (2) the Department of Agriculture.

7 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De8 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related

9 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
Calendar No. 157

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1233

[Report No. 106–80]

A BILL

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Deposes. ending September 30, 2000, and for other pur- Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and

JUNE 17, 1999

Read twice and placed on the calendar