H. R. 2744

One Hundred Ninth Congress

of the

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the fourth day of January, two thousand and five 

An Act 

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 

and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 

following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 

not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, 

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely: 

TITLE I 

AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agri- culture, $5,127,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this 

amount shall be available for official reception and representation 

expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary. 

EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

CHIEF ECONOMIST

For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, energy and 

new uses, and the functions of the World Agricultural Outlook 

Board, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(7 U.S.C. 1622g), $10,539,000. 

NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 

$14,524,000. 

OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 

Analysis, $8,298,000. 
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HOMELAND SECURITY STAFF

For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security Staff, 

$934,000. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, $16,462,000. 

COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Computing 

Environment for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the 

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, and Rural Development 

mission areas for information technology, systems, and services, 

$110,072,000, to remain available until expended, for the capital 

asset acquisition of shared information technology systems, 

including services as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 6915–16 and 40 U.S.C. 

1421–28: Provided, That obligation of these funds shall be consistent 

with the Department of Agriculture Service Center Modernization 

Plan of the county-based agencies, and shall be with the concurrence 

of the Department’s Chief Information Officer: Provided further,

That of the funds provided under this section, the Secretary shall 

acquire one meter natural color digital ortho-imagery of the entire 

state of Utah. 

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, $5,874,000: Provided, That hereafter the Chief Financial 

Officer shall actively market and expand cross-servicing activities 

of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That no funds 

made available by this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR 

Act or Circular A–76 activities until the Secretary has submitted 

to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

and the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the Department’s contracting out policies, 

including agency budgets for contracting out. 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $821,000. 

OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

$20,109,000. 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, $676,000. 
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AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL PAYMENTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 

Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 

delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services 

to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs 

and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, 

and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department 

and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations 

suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and 

for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $187,734,000, 

to remain available until expended, as follows: for payments to 

the General Services Administration and the Department of Homeland Security for building security, $147,734,000, and for buildings 

operations and maintenance, $40,000,000: Provided, That amounts 

which are made available for space rental and related costs for 

the Department of Agriculture in this Act may be transferred 

between such appropriations to cover the costs of additional, new, 

or replacement space 15 days after notice thereof is transmitted 

to the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress. 

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 

comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), 

$12,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for 

Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any 

agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 

pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For Departmental Administration, $23,103,000, to provide for 

necessary expenses for management support services to offices of 

the Department and for general administration, security, repairs 

and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 

not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 

efficient work of the Department: Provided, That this appropriation 

shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act 

for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required 

by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. 

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL

RELATIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs 
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funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental 

affairs and liaison within the executive branch, $3,821,000: Provided, That these funds may be transferred to agencies of the 

Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel 

at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds made available 

by this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from the 

date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified 

the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on 

the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, 

That no other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act 

shall be available to the Department for support of activities of 

congressional relations. 

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

For necessary expenses to carry out services relating to the 

coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the coordination of information, 

work, and programs authorized by Congress in the Department, 

$9,509,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used 

for farmers’ bulletins. 

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 

including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 

1978, $80,336,000, including such sums as may be necessary for 

contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General 

Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, 

to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–

98. 

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 

$39,351,000. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND

ECONOMICS

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to administer 

the laws enacted by the Congress for the Economic Research 

Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, $598,000. 

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in conducting economic research and analysis, $75,931,000: Provided,

That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other 

Act may be used by the Department of Agriculture to publish, 

disseminate, or distribute, internally or externally, Agriculture 

Information Bulletin Number 787: Provided further, That of the 
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funds provided to the Economic Research Service, the Secretary 

of Agriculture shall use $350,000 to enter into an agreement for 

a comprehensive report on the economic development and current 

status of the sheep industry in the United States to be prepared 

by the National Academy of Sciences. 

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 

Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, 

$140,700,000, of which up to $29,115,000 shall be available until 

expended for the Census of Agriculture. 

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research 

Service to perform agricultural research and demonstration relating 

to production, utilization, marketing, and distribution (not otherwise 

provided for); home economics or nutrition and consumer use 

including the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural information; and for acquisition of lands by donation, 

exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and 

for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 

value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor 

which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land 

or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,135,004,000: 

Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the 

operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not 

to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 

for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any 

one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or 

greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except 

for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to 

exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building 

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

replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: 

Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in 

this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing 

facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the 

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the 

foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings 

needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): 

Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply 

to the purchase of land at Florence, South Carolina: Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, other political 

subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of 

the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided 

further, That the Secretary, through the Agricultural Research 

Service, or successor, is authorized to lease approximately 40 acres 

of land at the Central Plains Experiment Station, Nunn, Colorado, 

to the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System, 

for its Shortgrass Steppe Biological Field Station, on such terms 
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and conditions as the Secretary deems in the public interest: Provided further, That the Secretary understands that it is the intent 

of the University to construct research and educational buildings 

on the subject acreage and to conduct agricultural research and 

educational activities in these buildings: Provided further, That 

as consideration for a lease, the Secretary may accept the benefits 

of mutual cooperative research to be conducted by the Colorado 

State University and the Government at the Shortgrass Steppe 

Biological Field Station: Provided further, That the term of any 

lease shall be for no more than 20 years, but a lease may be 

renewed at the option of the Secretary on such terms and conditions 

as the Secretary deems in the public interest: Provided further,

That the Agricultural Research Service may convey all rights and 

title of the United States, to a parcel of land comprising 19 acres, 

more or less, located in Section 2, Township 18 North, Range 

14 East in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, originally conveyed by 

the Board of Trustees of the Institution of Higher Learning of 

the State of Mississippi, and described in instruments recorded 

in Deed Book 306 at pages 553–554, Deed Book 319 at page 219, 

and Deed Book 33 at page 115, of the public land records of 

Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, including facilities, and fixed equipment, to the Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, 

in their ‘‘as is’’ condition, when vacated by the Agricultural Research 

Service: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 

under this heading shall be available to carry out research related 

to the production, processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco 

products. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 

extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 

as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of 

the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, 

$131,195,000, to remain available until expended. 

COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION

SERVICE

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other 

expenses, $676,849,000, as follows: to carry out the provisions of 

the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a–i), $178,757,000; for grants 

for cooperative forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), 

$22,230,000; for payments to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including 

Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University (7 U.S.C. 

3222), $37,591,000, of which $1,507,496 shall be made available 

only for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall receive 

no less than $1,000,000; for special grants for agricultural research 

(7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $128,223,000; for special grants for agricultural 

research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $14,798,000; 

for competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $183,000,000; 

for the support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 

3195), $5,057,000; for supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $1,187,000; for grants for research pursuant 

to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.), 
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$1,102,000, to remain available until expended; for the 1994 

research grants program for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 

536 of Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $1,039,000, to 

remain available until expended; for rangeland research grants 

(7 U.S.C. 3333), $1,000,000; for higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $3,738,000, to remain available 

until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for a veterinary medicine loan 

repayment program pursuant to section 1415A of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 

(7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.), $500,000; for higher education challenge 

grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $5,478,000; for a higher education 

multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $998,000, to 

remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education 

grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), 

$6,000,000; for noncompetitive grants for the purpose of carrying 

out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3242 (section 759 of Public Law 

106–78) to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible 

institutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded equally 

to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, $3,250,000; for a 

secondary agriculture education program and 2-year post-secondary 

education (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $1,000,000; for aquaculture grants 

(7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,968,000; for sustainable agriculture research 

and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $12,400,000; for a program of 

capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible 

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

326 and 328), including Tuskegee University and West Virginia 

State University, $12,312,000, to remain available until expended 

(7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant 

to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382, $2,250,000; for resident 

instruction grants for insular areas under section 1491 of the 

National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 

Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $500,000; and for necessary expenses 

of Research and Education Activities, $50,471,000, of which 

$2,587,000 for the Research, Education, and Economics Information 

System and $2,051,000 for the Electronic Grants Information 

System, are to remain available until expended: Provided, That 

none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available 

to carry out research related to the production, processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products: Provided further, That this 

paragraph shall not apply to research on the medical, biotechnological, food, and industrial uses of tobacco. 

NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $12,000,000, to 

remain available until expended. 

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 

Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and 

American Samoa, $455,955,000, as follows: payments for cooperative 

extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under 

sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of 

Public Law 93–471, for retirement and employees’ compensation 

costs for extension agents, $275,730,000; payments for extension 

work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 
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343(b)(3)), $3,273,000; payments for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, 

$62,634,000; payments for the pest management program under 

section 3(d) of the Act, $9,960,000; payments for the farm safety 

program under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,563,000; payments for 

New Technologies for Ag Extension under Section 3(d) of the Act, 

$1,500,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching 

facilities at the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee 

University and West Virginia State University, as authorized by 

section 1447 of Public Law 95–113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $16,777,000, 

to remain available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $7,728,000; for 

youth farm safety education and certification extension grants, to 

be awarded competitively under section 3(d) of the Act, $444,000; 

payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable 

Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), 

$4,060,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under section 

3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $1,996,000; payments for sustainable 

agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,067,000; 

payments for rural health and safety education as authorized by 

section 502(i) of Public Law 92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,965,000; 

payments for cooperative extension work by the colleges receiving 

the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328) 

and Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, 

$33,868,000, of which $1,724,884 shall be made available only for 

the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall receive no less 

than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organizations pursuant to 

section 7630 of title 7, United States Code, $2,000,000; and for 

necessary expenses of Extension Activities, $25,390,000. 

INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 

programs, including necessary administrative expenses, 

$55,792,000, as follows: for competitive grants programs authorized 

under section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), $45,792,000, 

including $12,867,000 for the water quality program, $14,847,000 

for the food safety program, $4,167,000 for the regional pest 

management centers program, $4,464,000 for the Food Quality 

Protection Act risk mitigation program for major food crop systems, 

$1,389,000 for the crops affected by Food Quality Protection Act 

implementation, $3,106,000 for the methyl bromide transition program, and $1,874,000 for the organic transition program; for a 

competitive international science and education grants program 

authorized under section 1459A of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

3292b), to remain available until expended, $1,000,000; for grants 

programs authorized under section 2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89–

106, as amended, $744,000, to remain available until September 

30, 2007 for the critical issues program, and $1,334,000 for the 

regional rural development centers program; and $10,000,000 for 

the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative authorized under section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Act of 1977, to remain available until September 30, 

2007. 
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OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the Food, 

Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), 

$6,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND

REGULATORY PROGRAMS

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to administer 

programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal 

and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Agricultural Marketing 

Service; and the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; $724,000. 

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to prevent, 

control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases; to 

carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; and to 

protect the environment, as authorized by law, $815,461,000, of 

which $4,140,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks 

of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest 

animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $39,000,000 shall be used for the boll weevil eradication program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for 

active eradication zones; of which $33,340,000 shall be available 

for a National Animal Identification program: Provided, That no 

funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require 

minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided 

further, That this appropriation shall be available for the operation 

and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 

four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further,

That, in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of 

the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary 

may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the 

agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may 

be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies 

for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease 

or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection 

Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the 

Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended 

balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the 

preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 

amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 

be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and 

alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the 

fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 

value of the building. 
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In fiscal year 2006, the agency is authorized to collect fees 

to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, 

or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, 

domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or 

individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any 

entity’s liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 

assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, 

and such fees shall be credited to this account, to remain available 

until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such 

assistance, goods, or services. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 

environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and 

purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 

2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, 

$4,996,000, to remain available until expended. 

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

MARKETING SERVICES

For necessary expenses to carry out services related to consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, and regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for 

administration and coordination of payments to States, $75,376,000, 

including funds for the wholesale market development program 

for the design and development of wholesale and farmer market 

facilities for the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided,

That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 

2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, 

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

shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of 

the building. 

Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 

as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701). 

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Not to exceed $65,667,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: 

Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up 

to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations 

of both Houses of Congress. 

FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY

(SECTION 32)

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 

1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program 

expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 

expenses, including not less than $20,000,000 for replacement of 

a system to support commodity purchases, except for: (1) transfers 

to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 

Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided 
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in this Act; and (3) not more than $16,055,000 for formulation 

and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant 

to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the 

Agricultural Act of 1961. 

PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 

departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 

(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $3,847,000, of which not less than $2,500,000 

shall be used to make a grant under this heading. 

GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United 

States Grain Standards Act, for the administration of the Packers 

and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures used to protect purchasers of farm products, and the standardization activities related 

to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, $38,443,000: 

Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to 

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

improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during 

the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. 

LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

Not to exceed $42,463,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing 

services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 

supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, 

this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification 

to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws enacted by the 

Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, $602,000. 

FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 

the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 

Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed 

$50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant 

to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

$837,756,000, of which no less than $753,252,000 shall be available 

for Federal food safety inspection; and in addition, $1,000,000 may 

be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That no fewer than 63 full time equivalent positions above 

the fiscal year 2002 level shall be employed during fiscal year 

2006 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement 

related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further,
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That of the amount available under this heading, notwithstanding 

section 704 of this Act $4,000,000, available until September 30, 

2007, shall be obligated to include the Humane Animal Tracking 

System as part of the Field Automation and Information Management System following notification to the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed explanation of the components 

of such system: Provided further, That of the total amount made 

available under this heading, no less than $20,653,000 shall be 

obligated for regulatory and scientific training: Provided further,

That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 

2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, 

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

shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of 

the building. 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND FOREIGN

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to administer 

the laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service Agency, the 

Foreign Agricultural Service, the Risk Management Agency, and 

the Commodity Credit Corporation, $635,000. 

FARM SERVICE AGENCY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 

and implementation of programs administered by the Farm Service 

Agency, $1,030,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized 

to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) 

of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments 

for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further,

That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized 

activities may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act 

may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any officer or 

employee of the Department of Agriculture to close any local or 

county office of the Farm Service Agency unless the Secretary 

of Agriculture, not later than 30 days after the date on which 

the Secretary proposed the closure, holds a public meeting about 

the proposed closure in the county in which the local or county 

office is located, and, after the public meeting but not later than 

120 days before the date on which the Secretary approves the 

closure, notifies the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee 

on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee 

on Appropriations of the Senate, and the members of Congress 

from the State in which the local or county office is located of 

the proposed closure. 

STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $4,250,000. 
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GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 

protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act 

of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), $3,750,000, to remain available until 

expended. 

DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments 

to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a 

dairy indemnity program, $100,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program 

described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 

(Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12). 

AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 

guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating 

(7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian tribe land acquisition loans 

(25 U.S.C. 488), and boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), to be available 

from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: 

farm ownership loans, $1,608,000,000, of which $1,400,000,000 shall 

be for guaranteed loans and $208,000,000 shall be for direct loans; 

operating loans, $2,074,632,000, of which $1,150,000,000 shall be 

for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $274,632,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans and $650,000,000 shall be for direct loans; 

Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,020,000; and for boll weevil 

eradication program loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the 

purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans. 

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 

cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, 

$17,370,000, of which $6,720,000 shall be for guaranteed loans, 

and $10,650,000 shall be for direct loans; operating loans, 

$133,849,000, of which $34,845,000 shall be for unsubsidized 

guaranteed loans, $34,329,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed 

loans, and $64,675,000 shall be for direct loans; and Indian tribe 

land acquisition loans, $81,000. 

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 

out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $312,591,000, of 

which $304,591,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership and operating direct 

loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of 

any transfer. 
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RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by 

section 226A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act 

of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933), $77,048,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

$1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation 

expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 

CORPORATIONS 

The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized 

to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 

authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord 

with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard 

to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 

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

year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. 

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal 

Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, 

to remain available until expended. 

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary 

to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 

losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 

2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided,

That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation 

under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 

Act (15 U.S.C 714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign 

Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and 

used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource 

management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that 

are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business. 

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation 

shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and 

cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to 

comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 

U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
H. R. 2744—15

TITLE II 

CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND

ENVIRONMENT

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer 

the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, $744,000. 

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the 

Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including preparation 

of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve 

soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and 

such special measures for soil and water management as may 

be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and 

to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 

plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests 

therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, 

exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant 

to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection 

or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary 

buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $839,519,000, 

to remain available until May 31, 2007, of which not less than 

$10,650,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting, and not 

less than $10,547,000 is for operation and establishment of the 

plant materials centers, and of which not less than $27,500,000 

shall be for the grazing lands conservation initiative: Provided,

That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 

U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and 

public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the 

cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 

public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further,

That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal 

land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 

7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, That this appropriation shall 

be available for technical assistance and related expenses to carry 

out programs authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado 

River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Provided further, That qualified local engineers may be temporarily 

employed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning 

work of the Service. 

WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING

For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and 

surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small 

watershed investigations and planning, in accordance with the 

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–

1009), $6,083,000. 
H. R. 2744—16

WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 

including but not limited to research, engineering operations, 

methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation 

of existing works and changes in use of land, in accordance with 

the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 

1001–1005 and 1007–1009), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 

1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and in accordance with the provisions 

of laws relating to the activities of the Department, $75,000,000, 

to remain available until expended; of which up to $10,000,000 

may be available for the watersheds authorized under the Flood 

Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16 U.S.C. 1006a): Provided, That 

not to exceed $30,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available 

for technical assistance: Provided further, That not to exceed 

$1,000,000 of this appropriation is available to carry out the purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–

205), including cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act 

to relocate endangered or threatened species to other suitable habitats as may be necessary to expedite project construction. 

WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of structural 

measures, in accordance with section 14 of the Watershed Protection 

and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012), and in accordance 

with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, $31,561,000, to remain available until expended. 

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects 

for resource conservation and development and for sound land use 

pursuant to the provisions of sections 31 and 32 of the BankheadJones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010–1011; 76 Stat. 607); the 

Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f); and subtitle H of title 

XV of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–

3461), $51,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

That the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative or contribution 

agreement, within 45 days of enactment of this Act, with a national 

association regarding a Resource Conservation and Development 

program and such agreement shall contain the same matching, 

contribution requirements, and funding level, set forth in a similar 

cooperative or contribution agreement with a national association 

in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,411,000 

shall be available for national headquarters activities. 

TITLE III 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs under 

the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing Service, 

the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities 

Service, $635,000. 
H. R. 2744—17

RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as 

authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932, except 

for sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act, $701,941,000, to remain available until expended, 

of which $82,620,000 shall be for rural community programs 

described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $530,100,000 

shall be for the rural utilities programs described in sections 

381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 306D of such Act, of which not to exceed 

$500,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described 

in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed 

$1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 

described in section 306E of such Act; and of which $89,221,000 

shall be for the rural business and cooperative development programs described in sections 381E(d)(3) and 310B(f) of such Act: 

Provided, That of the total amount appropriated in this account, $25,000,000 shall be for loans and grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including grants for drinking water 

and waste disposal systems pursuant to section 306C of such Act, 

of which $4,464,000 shall be available for community facilities 

grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of 

the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and of which 

$250,000 shall be available for a grant to a qualified national 

organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation 

in order to promote economic development: Provided further, That 

of the amount appropriated for rural community programs, 

$6,350,000 shall be available for a Rural Community Development 

Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shall be used solely 

to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit communitybased housing and community development organizations, lowincome rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 

facilities, community and economic development projects in rural 

areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available 

to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations 

proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary organizations shall 

provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 

for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: 

Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for the rural 

business and cooperative development programs, not to exceed 

$500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified national 

organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation 

in order to promote economic development; $2,000,000 shall be 

for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) 

for any purpose under this heading: Provided further, That of the 

amount appropriated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed 

$25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to benefit 

the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, including 

grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; $25,000,000 shall 

be for water and waste disposal systems for rural and native villages 

in Alaska pursuant to section 306D of such Act, with up to 2 

percent available to administer the program and/or improve interagency coordination may be transferred to and merged with the 

appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’, of 
H. R. 2744—18

which $100,000 shall be provided to develop a regional system 

for centralized billing, operation, and management of rural water 

and sewer utilities through regional cooperatives, of which 25 percent shall be provided for water and sewer projects in regional 

hubs, and the State of Alaska shall provide a 25 percent cost 

share, and grantees may use up to 5 percent of grant funds, not 

to exceed $35,000 per community, for the completion of comprehensive community safe water plans; not to exceed $18,250,000 shall 

be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems 

pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 

makes a determination of extreme need, of which $5,600,000 shall 

be for Rural Community Assistance Programs and not less than 

$850,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 

tribal communities; and not to exceed $13,750,000 shall be for 

contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider 

program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: 

Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $21,367,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for 

authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 

communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 

Economic Area Partnership Zones; of which $1,067,000 shall be 

for the rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) 

of such Act, of which $12,000,000 shall be for the rural utilities 

programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act, and of which 

$8,300,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided 

further, That of the amount appropriated for rural community pro- grams, $18,000,000 shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural 

communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic 

depression (Public Law 106–387), with 5 percent for administration 

and capacity building in the State rural development offices: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, $26,000,000 shall 

be transferred to and merged with the ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, 

High Energy Cost Grants Account’’ to provide grants authorized 

under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 

918a): Provided further, That any prior year balances for high 

cost energy grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901(19)) shall be transferred to and 

merged with the ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Costs Grants 

Account’’. 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 

and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission 

area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 

agreements; $164,625,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 

under this title for salaries and expenses, $11,147,000, to remain 

available until September 30, 2007, shall be used to complete the 

consolidation of Rural Development activities in St. Louis, Missouri: 

Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

funds appropriated under this section may be used for advertising 

and promotional activities that support the Rural Development 

mission area: Provided further, That not more than $10,000 may 
H. R. 2744—19

be expended to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA 

employees: Provided further, That any balances available from prior 

years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and 

the Rural Business-Cooperative Service salaries and expenses 

accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. 

RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 

guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 

1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance 

fund, as follows: $4,821,832,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, 

as determined by the Secretary, of which $1,140,799,000 shall be 

for direct loans, and of which $3,681,033,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for section 504 housing repair 

loans; $100,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; $100,000,000 

for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $5,000,000 

for section 524 site loans; $11,500,000 for credit sales of acquired 

property, of which up to $1,500,000 may be for multi-family credit 

sales; and $5,048,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans. 

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 

cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, 

$170,837,000, of which $129,937,000 shall be for direct loans, and 

of which $40,900,000, to remain available until expended, shall 

be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair 

loans, $10,238,000; repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of 

section 515 rental housing, $45,880,000; section 538 multi-family 

housing guaranteed loans, $5,420,000; multi-family credit sales of 

acquired property, $681,000; and section 523 self-help housing and 

development loans, $52,000: Provided, That of the total amount 

appropriated in this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be available 

through June 30, 2006, for authorized empowerment zones and 

enterprise communities and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones: 

Provided further, That any funds under this paragraph initially 

allocated by the Secretary for housing projects in the State of 

Alaska that are not obligated by September 30, 2006, shall be 

carried over until September 30, 2007, and made available for 

such housing projects only in the State of Alaska. 

For additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for 

the preservation and revitalization of the section 515 multi-family 

rental housing properties, $9,000,000: Provided, That funding made 

available under this heading shall be used to restructure existing 

section 515 loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly 

for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources 

to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing 

or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including 

advances and incentives required by the Secretary. 

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 

out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $454,809,000, which 
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shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 

‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’, of which not less 

than $1,000,000 shall be made available for the Secretary to contract with third parties to acquire the necessary automation and 

technical services needed to restructure section 515 mortgages. 

RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 

pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements 

entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible 

households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing 

Act of 1949, $653,102,000; and, in addition, such sums as may 

be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate 

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

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

That of this amount, up to $8,000,000 shall be available for debt 

forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by 

section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed $50,000 per project 

for advances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to cover 

direct costs (other than purchase price) incurred in purchasing 

projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further,

That agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal 

year shall be funded for a four-year period: Provided further, That 

any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such four-year 

agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any 

debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing 

projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 

under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance 

that is recovered from projects that are subject to prepayment 

shall be deobligated and reallocated for vouchers and debt forgiveness or payments consistent with the requirements of this Act 

for purposes authorized under section 542 and section 502(c)(5)(D) 

of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended. 

RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM

For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 

section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, (without regard to section 

542(b)), $16,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,

That such vouchers shall be available to any low-income household 

(including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid 

after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That the amount of 

the voucher shall be the difference between comparable market 

rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such 

unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such vouchers, 

shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and 

administrative guidance applicable for section 8 housing vouchers 

administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 

Urban Development (including the ability to pay administrative 

costs related to delivery of the voucher funds). 
H. R. 2744—21

MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of 

the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $34,000,000, to remain 

available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for 

authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 

communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 

Economic Area Partnership Zones. 

RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For grants and contracts for very low-income housing repair, 

supervisory and technical assistance, compensation for construction 

defects, and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 

Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 

1490m, $43,976,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,

That $2,976,000 shall be made available for loans to private nonprofit organizations, or such non-profit organizations’ affiliate loan 

funds and State and local housing finance agencies, to carry out 

a housing demonstration program to provide revolving loans for 

the preservation of low-income multi-family housing projects: Provided further, That loans under such demonstration program shall 

have an interest rate of not more than 1 percent direct loan to 

the recipient: Provided further, That the Secretary may defer the 

interest and principal payment to the Rural Housing Service for 

up to 3 years and the term of such loans shall not exceed 30 

years: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for authorized 

empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities 

designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 

Partnership Zones. 

FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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

by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $31,168,000, to remain available 

until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic 

farm labor housing grants and contracts. 

RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE

RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 

the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $34,212,000. 

For the cost of direct loans, $14,718,000, as authorized by 

the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which 

$1,724,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for Federally 

Recognized Native American Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall 

be available through June 30, 2006, for Mississippi Delta Region 

counties (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): 

Provided, That of such amount made available, the Secretary may 

provide up to $1,500,000 for the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 

1921 et seq.): Provided further, That such costs, including the 

cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That 
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of the total amount appropriated, $887,000 shall be available 

through June 30, 2006, for the cost of direct loans for authorized 

empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities 

designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 

Partnership Zones. 

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 

loan programs, $4,793,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 

the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 

section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 

promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 

$25,003,000. 

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

loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974, $4,993,000, to remain available until expended. 

Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 

payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification 

Act of 1936, $170,000,000 shall not be obligated and $170,000,000 

are rescinded. 

RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 

section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $29,488,000, of which $500,000 shall be for 

a cooperative research agreement with a qualified academic institution to conduct research on the national economic impact of all 

types of cooperatives; and of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural 

areas program: Provided, That not to exceed $1,488,000 shall be 

for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose primary focus 

is to provide assistance to small, minority producers and whose 

governing board and/or membership is comprised of at least 75 

percent minority; and of which $20,500,000, to remain available 

until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market 

development grants, as authorized by section 6401 of the Farm 

Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 

RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES GRANTS

For grants in connection with second and third rounds of 

empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $11,200,000, to 

remain available until expended, for designated rural empowerment 

zones and rural enterprise communities, as authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–

277): Provided, That of the funds appropriated, $1,000,000 shall 

be made available to third round empowerment zones, as authorized 

by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act (Public Law 106–554). 

RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

For the cost of a program of direct loans, loan guarantees, 

and grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized 
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by section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106), $23,000,000 for direct and guaranteed 

renewable energy loans and grants: Provided, That the cost of 

direct loans and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 

such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974. 

RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM

ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the 

Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be made 

as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, $100,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans, $100,000,000; loans made pursuant 

to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $2,700,000,000; Treasury 

rate direct electric loans, $1,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 

loans pursuant to section 313A, $1,500,000,000; 5 percent rural 

telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans, $424,000,000; and for loans made pursuant 

to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 

$125,000,000. 

For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct 

and guaranteed loans authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the 

Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: 

cost of rural electric loans, $6,160,000, and the cost of telecommunications loans, $212,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest 

rates may exceed 7 percent per year. 

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 

out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $38,784,000 which 

shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 

‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFER AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 

expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such corporation in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by 

section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may 

be necessary in carrying out its authorized programs. 

For administrative expenses, including audits, necessary to continue to service existing loans, $2,500,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

Of the unobligated balances from the Rural Telephone Bank 

Liquidating Account, $2,500,000 shall not be obligated and 

$2,500,000 are rescinded. 
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DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM

For the principal amount of direct distance learning and telemedicine loans, $25,000,000; and for the principal amount of 

broadband telecommunication loans, $500,000,000. 

For the cost of direct loans and grants for telemedicine and 

distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 

950aaa et seq., $30,375,000, to remain available until expended, 

of which $375,000 shall be for direct loans: Provided, That the 

cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall 

be made available to convert analog to digital operation those 

noncommercial educational television broadcast stations that serve 

rural areas and are qualified for Community Service Grants by 

the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under section 396(k) of 

the Communications Act of 1934, including associated translators 

and repeaters, regardless of the location of their main transmitter, 

studio-to-transmitter links, and equipment to allow local control 

over digital content and programming through the use of highdefinition broadcast, multi-casting and datacasting technologies. 

For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 

901 et seq., $10,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 

2007: Provided, That the interest rate for such loans shall be 

the cost of borrowing to the Department of the Treasury for obligations of comparable maturity: Provided further, That the cost of 

direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974. 

In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until expended, 

for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural 

areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program 

benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa. 

TITLE IV 

DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, NUTRITION AND

CONSUMER SERVICES

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 

Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to administer 

the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Nutrition 

Service, $599,000. 

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 

17 and 21; $12,660,829,000, to remain available through September 

30, 2007, of which $7,473,208,000 is hereby appropriated and 

$5,187,621,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available 

under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): 

Provided, That none of the funds made available under this heading 
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shall be used for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That 

up to $5,235,000 shall be available for independent verification 

of school food service claims. 

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 

nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 

Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $5,257,000,000, to remain available 

through September 30, 2007, of which such sums as are necessary 

to restore the contingency reserve to $125,000,000 shall be placed 

in reserve, to remain available until expended, to be allocated 

as the Secretary deems necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) 

of such Act, to support participation should cost or participation 

exceed budget estimates: Provided, That of the total amount available, the Secretary shall obligate not less than $15,000,000 for 

a breastfeeding support initiative in addition to the activities specified in section 17(h)(3)(A): Provided further, That only the provisions 

of section 17(h)(10)(B)(i) and section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall be effective 

in 2006; including $14,000,000 for the purposes specified in section 

17(h)(10)(B)(i) and $20,000,000 for the purposes specified in section 

17(h)(10)(B)(ii): Provided further, That funds made available for 

the purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall only be made 

available upon a determination by the Secretary that funds are 

available to meet caseload requirements without the use of the 

contingency reserve funds: Provided further, That none of the funds 

made available under this heading shall be used for studies and 

evaluations: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 

shall be available to pay administrative expenses of WIC clinics 

except those that have an announced policy of prohibiting smoking 

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

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

for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the 

cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified 

in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 

provided shall be available for activities that are not fully 

reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies 

unless authorized by section 17 of such Act. 

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $40,711,395,000, of which $3,000,000,000 to 

remain available through September 30, 2007, shall be placed in 

reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may 

become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided, That 

none of the funds made available under this heading shall be 

used for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That of the 

funds made available under this heading and not already appropriated to the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations 

(FDPIR) established under section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act 

of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), not less than $3,000,000 shall be used 

to purchase bison meat for the FDPIR from Native American bison 

producers as well as from producer-owned cooperatives of bison 

ranchers: Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be 

expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: 

Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 
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work registration or workfare requirements as may be required 

by law: Provided further, That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available until 

expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp 

Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 5(d) of the 

Food Stamp Act of 1977, any additional payment received under 

chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, by a member of the 

United States Armed Forces deployed to a designated combat zone 

shall be excluded from household income for the duration of the 

member’s deployment if the additional pay is the result of deployment to or while serving in a combat zone, and it was not received 

immediately prior to serving in the combat zone. 

COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and 

the commodity supplemental food program as authorized by section 

4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 

U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; 

special assistance (in a form determined by the Secretary of Agriculture) for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 

103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 

2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition 

Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition 

Act of 1966, $179,366,000, to remain available through September 

30, 2007: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 

to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 

donated to the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

any other provision of law, effective with funds made available 

in fiscal year 2006 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition 

Program, as authorized by section 4402 of Public Law 107–171, 

such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2007: 

Provided further, That of the funds made available under section 

27(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 

the Secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for costs associated with 

the distribution of commodities. 

NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic nutrition 

assistance programs funded under this Act, $140,761,000. 

TITLE V 

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 

including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954 

(7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market development activities abroad, and 

for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities 

of the Department in connection with foreign agricultural work, 

including not to exceed $158,000 for representation allowances and 

for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 
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3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $147,901,000: Provided, That the Service 

may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation 

for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and 

private organizations and institutions under agreements executed 

pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs 

(7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United 

States Agency for International Development. 

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS

PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

Budget Act of 1974, of agreements under the Agricultural Trade 

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

Act of 1985, including the cost of modifying credit arrangements 

under said Acts, $65,040,000, to remain available until expended: 

Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may implement a commodity monetization program under existing provisions of the Food 

for Progress Act of 1985 to provide no less than $5,000,000 in 

local-currency funding support for rural electrification development 

overseas. 

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 

program of title I, Public Law 83–480, and the Food for Progress 

Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 83–

480 are utilized, $3,385,000, of which $168,000 may be transferred 

to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural 

Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of which $3,217,000 may 

be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 

Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For ocean freight differential costs for the shipment of agricultural commodities under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and under the Food for Progress 

Act of 1985, $11,940,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds made available for the cost of agreements under 

title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 

of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior notice to the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 

recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest 

thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance 

Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions 

abroad under title II of said Act, $1,150,000,000, to remain available 

until expended. 
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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 

Corporation’s export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 

$5,279,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by 

section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and 

in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 

$3,440,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 

for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of 

which $1,839,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

MC GOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD

NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 

3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 

(7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $100,000,000, to remain available until 

expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is 

authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for 

the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement 

from amounts provided herein. 

TITLE VI 

RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 

ADMINISTRATION 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 

including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 

92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose 

space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 

and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and 

approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the 

Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding 

section 521 of Public Law 107–188; $1,838,567,000: Provided, That 

of the amount provided under this heading, $305,332,000 shall 

be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 

379h, shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

expended, and shall not include any fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 

379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed for fiscal year 2007 but collected 

in fiscal year 2006; $40,300,000 shall be derived from medical 

device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited 

to this account and remain available until expended; and 

$11,318,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized 

by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 

available until expended: Provided further, That fees derived from 

prescription drug, medical device, and animal drug assessments 

received during fiscal year 2006, including any such fees assessed 
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prior to the current fiscal year but credited during the current 

year, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2006 limitation: Provided 

further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 

or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: 

Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) 

$443,153,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied 

Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 

Affairs; (2) $520,564,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation 

and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 

Affairs; (3) $178,714,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office 

of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $99,787,000 shall be for the Center for 

Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office 

of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $245,770,000 shall be for the Center 

for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities 

in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $41,152,000 shall be for 

the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $58,515,000 

shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which $21,974,000 is 

for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the 

General Services Administration for rent; (8) $134,853,000 shall 

be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; 

and (9) $116,059,000 shall be for other activities, including the 

Office of the Commissioner; the Office of Management; the Office 

of External Relations; the Office of Policy and Planning; and central 

services for these offices: Provided further, That funds may be 

transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior 

approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

Congress. 

In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 

263b may be credited to this account, to remain available until 

expended. 

In addition, export certification user fees authorized by 21 

U.S.C. 381 may be credited to this account, to remain available 

until expended. 

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used 

by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase 

and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to 

include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $98,386,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Not to exceed $44,250,000 (from assessments collected from 

farm credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 

Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 

administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated 

with receiverships. 

TITLE VII 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 

(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture 

for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for 

the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not 

to exceed 320 passenger motor vehicles, of which 320 shall be 

for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles. 

SEC. 702. Hereafter, funds appropriated by this or any other 

Appropriations Act to the Department of Agriculture (excluding 

the Forest Service) shall be available for uniforms or allowances 

as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 

SEC. 703. Hereafter, funds appropriated by this or any other 

Appropriations Act to the Department of Agriculture (excluding 

the Forest Service) shall be available for employment pursuant 

to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Department of 

Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and 5 U.S.C. 

3109. 

SEC. 704. New obligational authority provided for the following 

appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until 

expended: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, information technology 

infrastructure, fruit fly program, emerging plant pests, boll weevil 

program, low pathogen avian influenza program, up to $33,340,000 

in animal health monitoring and surveillance for the animal identification system, up to $1,500,000 in the scrapie program for indemnities, up to $3,000,000 in the emergency management systems 

program for the vaccine bank, up to $1,000,000 for wildlife services 

methods development, up to $1,000,000 of the wildlife services 

operations program for aviation safety, and up to 25 percent of 

the screwworm program; Food Safety and Inspection Service, field 

automation and information management project; Cooperative State 

Research, Education, and Extension Service, funds for competitive 

research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), funds for the Research, Education, and Economics Information System, and funds for the Native 

American Institutions Endowment Fund; Farm Service Agency, 

salaries and expenses funds made available to county committees; 

Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-income country training program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service 

appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in 

international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation 

by the Foreign Agricultural Service. 
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SEC. 705. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 

balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or other 

available unobligated discretionary balances of the Department of 

Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of 

plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, 

administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: Provided,

That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other 

Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without 

the prior approval of the agency administrator: Provided further,

That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund 

pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without 

the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

Houses of Congress. 

SEC. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 

unless expressly so provided herein. 

SEC. 707. Hereafter, not to exceed $50,000 in each fiscal year 

of the funds appropriated by this or any other Appropriations 

Act to the Department of Agriculture (excluding the Forest Service) 

shall be available to provide appropriate orientation and language 

training pursuant to section 606C of the Act of August 28, 1954 

(7 U.S.C. 1766b). 

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

to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 

or similar arrangements between the United States Department 

of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent 

of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of 

such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual 

interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate 

payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis 

for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act. 

SEC. 709. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 

to pay indirect costs charged against competitive agricultural 

research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the 

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service that 

exceed 20 percent of total Federal funds provided under each award: 

Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

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

competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and 

Extension Service shall be available to pay full allowable indirect 

costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small Business 

Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 

SEC. 710. Hereafter, loan levels provided in this or any other 

Appropriations Act to the Department of Agriculture shall be considered estimates, not limitations. 

SEC. 711. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for 

the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the 

current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to cover 

obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following 

accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the 

Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program 

account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
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SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 

than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and 

task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels 

used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used 

to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 

SEC. 713. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 

be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection 

Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 

SEC. 714. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 

be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this 

Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more 

than 30 days unless the individual’s employing agency or office 

is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary 

and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. 

SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available to the Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug 

Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Agriculture or non-Department of 

Health and Human Services employee questions or responses to 

questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process. 

SEC. 716. None of the funds made available to the Department 

of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 

technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the 

Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of 

the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive 

Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 

notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 

appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without the 

prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

of Congress: Provided further, That none of the funds available 

to the Department of Agriculture for information technology shall 

be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written 

approval by the Chief Information Officer. 

SEC. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 

by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 

Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 

of the United States derived by the collection of fees available 

to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation 

or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds which—

(1) creates new programs; 

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

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

project or activity for which funds have been denied or 

restricted; 

(4) relocates an office or employees; 

(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 

(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 

presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 

15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. 

(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by 

previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act 
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that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current 

fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the 

United States derived by the collection of fees available to the 

agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or 

expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or 

activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 

as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings 

from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change 

in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 

unless the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of 

funds. 

(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations 

of both Houses of Congress before implementing a program or 

activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the 

program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded 

by any other Act. 

SEC. 718. With the exception of funds needed to administer 

and conduct oversight of grants awarded and obligations incurred 

in prior fiscal years, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

made available by this or any other Act may be used to pay 

the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the provisions 

of section 401 of Public Law 105–185, the Initiative for Future 

Agriculture and Food Systems (7 U.S.C. 7621). 

SEC. 719. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 

Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel 

who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the 

President’s Budget submission to the Congress of the United States 

for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or 

reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals 

that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of 

the Budget unless such Budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees 

proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of 

a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2007 appropriations 

Act. 

SEC. 720. None of the funds made available by this or any 

other Act may be used to close or relocate a State Rural Development office unless or until cost effectiveness and enhancement 

of program delivery have been determined. 

SEC. 721. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or made available by this Act, $2,500,000 is appropriated for the 

purpose of providing Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger 

Fellowships, through the Congressional Hunger Center. 

SEC. 722. Hereafter, notwithstanding section 412 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 

1736f), any balances available to carry out title III of such Act 

as of the date of enactment of this Act, and any recoveries and 

reimbursements that become available to carry out title III of 

such Act, may be used to carry out title II of such Act. 
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SEC. 723. There is hereby appropriated $1,250,000 for a grant 

to the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center, to remain 

available until expended. 

SEC. 724. The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 

(1) as soon as practicable after the date of enactment 

of this Act, conduct an evaluation of any impacts of the court 

decision in Harvey v. Veneman, 396 F.3d 28 (1st Cir. Me. 

2005); and 

(2) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 

of this Act, submit to Congress a report that— 

(A) describes the results of the evaluation conducted 

under paragraph (1); 

(B) includes a determination by the Secretary on 

whether restoring the National Organic Program, as in 

effect on the day before the date of the court decision 

described in paragraph (1), would adversely affect organic 

farmers, organic food processors, and consumers; 

(C) analyzes issues regarding the use of synthetic 

ingredients in processing and handling; 

(D) analyzes the utility of expedited petitions for 

commercially unavailable agricultural commodities and 

products; and 

(E) considers the use of crops and forage from land 

included in the organic system plan of dairy farms that 

are in the third year of organic management. 

SEC. 725. Hereafter, of any shipments of commodities made 

pursuant to section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 

1431(b)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the extent practicable, direct that tonnage equal in value to not more than 

$25,000,000 shall be made available to foreign countries to assist 

in mitigating the effects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus 

and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome on communities, 

including the provision of—

(1) agricultural commodities to—

(A) individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 

or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the communities; and 

(B) households in the communities, particularly 

individuals caring for orphaned children; and 

(2) agricultural commodities monetized to provide other 

assistance (including assistance under microcredit and microenterprise programs) to create or restore sustainable livelihoods 

among individuals in the communities, particularly individuals 

caring for orphaned children. 

SEC. 726. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service shall provide financial and 

technical assistance— 

(1) from funds available for the Watershed and Flood 

Prevention Operations program— 

(A) to the Kane County, Illinois, Indian Creek Watershed Flood Prevention Project, in an amount not to exceed 

$1,000,000; 

(B) for the Muskingam River Watershed, Mohican 

River, Jerome and Muddy Fork, Ohio, obstruction removal 

projects, in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000; 
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(C) to the Hickory Creek Special Drainage District, 

Bureau County, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed 

$50,000; and 

(D) to the Little Red River Irrigation project, Arkansas, 

in an amount not to exceed $210,000; 

(2) through the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program for— 

(A) the Matanuska River erosion control project in 

Alaska; 

(B) the Little Otter Creek project in Missouri; 

(C) the Manoa Watershed project in Hawaii; 

(D) the West Tarkio project in Iowa; 

(E) the Steeple Run and West Branch DuPage River 

Watershed projects in DuPage County, Illinois; and 

(F) the Coal Creek project in Utah; 

(3) through the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program to carry out the East Locust Creek Watershed 

Plan Revision in Missouri, including up to 100 percent of the 

engineering assistance and 75 percent cost share for construction cost of site RW1; and 

(4) through funds of the Conservation Operations program 

provided for the Utah Conservation Initiative for completion 

of the American Fork water quality and habitat restoration 

project in Utah. 

SEC. 727. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in this 

Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 

transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any 

other appropriation Act. 

SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 

funds made available in this Act for competitive research grants 

(7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), the Secretary may use up to 22 percent of 

the amount provided to carry out a competitive grants program 

under the same terms and conditions as those provided in section 

401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 

Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621). 

SEC. 729. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and 

expenses of personnel to carry out section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed 

Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)). 

SEC. 730. None of the funds made available to the Food and 

Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to close or relocate, 

or to plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug Administration 

Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri, outside 

the city or county limits of St. Louis, Missouri. 

SEC. 731. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and 

expenses of personnel to carry out subtitle I of the Consolidated 

Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd through dd–

7). 

SEC. 732. Hereafter, agencies and offices of the Department 

of Agriculture may utilize any unobligated salaries and expenses 

funds to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel for salaries 

and expenses of personnel, and for other related expenses, incurred 

in representing such agencies and offices in the resolution of complaints by employees or applicants for employment, and in cases 
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and other matters pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or the 

Merit Systems Protection Board with the prior approval of the 

Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

SEC. 733. None of the funds appropriated or made available 

by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and 

expenses of personnel to carry out section 6405 of Public Law 

107–171 (7 U.S.C. 2655). 

SEC. 734. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of 150,000 acres 

in the calendar year 2006 wetlands reserve program as authorized 

by 16 U.S.C. 3837. 

SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel who carry out an environmental quality 

incentives program authorized by chapter 4 of subtitle D of title 

XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) 

in excess of $1,017,000,000. 

SEC. 736. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to expend the $23,000,000 made available 

by section 9006(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(f)). 

SEC. 737. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available under this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 

salaries and expenses of personnel to expend the $80,000,000 made 

available by section 601(j)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 

1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(j)(1)). 

SEC. 738. None of the funds made available in fiscal year 

2006 or preceding fiscal years for programs authorized under the 

Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 

U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to 

reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of 

eligible commodities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson 

Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1): Provided, That any 

such funds made available to reimburse the Commodity Credit 

Corporation shall only be used pursuant to section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) 

of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act. 

SEC. 739. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to expend the $120,000,000 made available by section 6401(a) of Public Law 107–171. 

SEC. 740. Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (e)(2) of section 

313A of the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 940c(c) and (e)(2)) 

in implementing section 313A of that Act, the Secretary shall, 

with the consent of the lender, structure the schedule for payment 

of the annual fee, not to exceed an average of 30 basis points 

per year for the term of the loan, to ensure that sufficient funds 

are available to pay the subsidy costs for note guarantees under 

that section. 

SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to carry out a Conservation Security 

Program authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq., in excess of 

$259,000,000. 
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SEC. 742. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to carry out section 2502 of Public 

Law 107–171 in excess of $43,000,000. 

SEC. 743. Of the unobligated balances available in the Special 

Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 

reserve account, $32,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 744. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to carry out section 2503 of Public 

Law 107–171 in excess of $73,500,000. 

SEC. 745. With the exception of funds provided in fiscal year 

2005, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 

by this or any other Act shall be used to carry out section 6029 

of Public Law 107–171. 

SEC. 746. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act shall be expended to violate Public 

Law 105–264. 

SEC. 747. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to carry out a ground and surface water 

conservation program authorized by section 2301 of Public Law 

107–171 in excess of $51,000,000. 

SEC. 748. None of the funds made available by this Act may 

be used to issue a final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise implement, the proposed rule on cost-sharing for animal and plant health 

emergency programs of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service published on July 8, 2003 (Docket No. 02–062–1; 68 Fed. 

Reg. 40541). 

SEC. 749. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, the Secretary of Agriculture may use appropriations available 

to the Secretary for activities authorized under sections 426–426c 

of title 7, United States Code, under this or any other Act, to 

enter into cooperative agreements, with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, 

or any other person, to lease aircraft if the Secretary determines 

that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest 

of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs 

administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 

Wildlife Services; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to 

the accomplishment of these objectives; award of a cooperative 

agreement authorized by the Secretary may be made for an initial 

term not to exceed 5 years. 

SEC. 750. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to carry out section 9010 of Public 

Law 107–171 in excess of $60,000,000. 

SEC. 751. Hereafter, agencies and offices of the Department 

of Agriculture may utilize any available discretionary funds to 

cover the costs of preparing, or contracting for the preparation 

of, final agency decisions regarding complaints of discrimination 

in employment or program activities arising within such agencies 

and offices. 

SEC. 752. Funds made available under section 1240I and section 

1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 in the current fiscal 

year shall remain available until expended to cover obligations 
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made in the current fiscal year, and are not available for new 

obligations. 

SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated $750,000, to remain 

available until expended, for the Denali Commission to address 

deficiencies in solid waste disposal sites which threaten to contaminate rural drinking water supplies. 

SEC. 754. Notwithstanding any other provision of law—

(1) the City of Palmer, Alaska shall be eligible to receive 

a water and waste disposal grant under section 306(a) of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

1926(a)) in an amount that is equal to not more than 75 

percent of the total cost of providing water and sewer service 

to the proposed hospital in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 

Alaska; 

(2) or any percentage of cost limitation in current law 

or regulations, the construction projects known as the TriValley Community Center addition in Healy, Alaska; the Cold 

Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks, Alaska; and 

the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Allied Health Learning 

Center skill labs/classrooms shall be eligible to receive Community Facilities grants in amounts that are equal to not more 

than 75 percent of the total facility costs: Provided, That for 

the purposes of this paragraph, the Cold Climate Housing 

Research Center is designated an ‘‘essential community facility’’ 

for rural Alaska; 

(3) for any fiscal year and hereafter, in the case of a 

high cost isolated rural area in Alaska that is not connected 

to a road system, the maximum level for the single family 

housing assistance shall be 150 percent of the median household 

income level in the nonmetropolitan areas of the State and 

115 percent of all other eligible areas of the State; and 

(4) any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 

an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to 

receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be 

eligible for assistance under Section 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act 

in the same manner as a borrower under such Act. 

SEC. 755. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to remain 

available until expended, for a grant to the Ohio Livestock Expo 

Center in Springfield, Ohio. 

SEC. 756. Hereafter, notwithstanding the provisions of the 

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (including the associated regulations) governing the Community Facilities Program, 

the Secretary may allow all Community Facility Program facility 

borrowers and grantees to enter into contracts with not-for-profit 

third parties for services consistent with the requirements of the 

Program, grant, and/or loan: Provided, That the contracts protect 

the interests of the Government regarding cost, liability, maintenance, and administrative fees. 

SEC. 757. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to carry out an Agricultural Management 

Assistance Program as authorized by section 524 of the Federal 

Crop Insurance Act in excess of $6,000,000 (7 U.S.C. 1524). 

SEC. 758. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 

Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make funding and other 

assistance available through the emergency watershed protection 
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program under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 

(16 U.S.C. 2203) to repair and prevent damage to non-Federal 

land in watersheds that have been impaired by fires initiated by 

the Federal Government and shall waive cost sharing requirements 

for the funding and assistance. 

SEC. 759. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 

and expenses of personnel to carry out a Biomass Research and 

Development Program in excess of $12,000,000, as authorized by 

Public Law 106–224 (7 U.S.C. 7624 note). 

SEC. 760. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 

used for salaries and expenses to carry out any regulation or rule 

insofar as it would make ineligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 

1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) land that is planted to hardwood trees as 

of the date of enactment of this Act and was enrolled in the 

conservation reserve program under a contract that expired prior 

to calendar year 2002. 

SEC. 761. Notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 524, 571, and 572, the 

Secretary of Agriculture may sell the US Water Conservation Laboratory, Phoenix, Arizona, and credit the net proceeds of such 

sale as offsetting collections to its Agricultural Research Service 

Buildings and Facilities account. Such funds shall be available 

until September 30, 2007 to be used to replace these facilities 

and to improve other USDA-owned facilities. 

SEC. 762. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 

used for salaries and expenses to draft or implement any regulation 

or rule insofar as it would require recertification of rural status 

for each electric and telecommunications borrower for the Rural 

Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program. 

SEC. 763. The Secretary of Agriculture may use any unobligated 

carryover funds made available for any program administered by 

the Rural Utilities Service (not including funds made available 

under the heading ‘‘Rural Community Advancement Program’’ in 

any Act of appropriation) to carry out section 315 of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940e). 

SEC. 764. There is hereby appropriated $650,000, to remain 

available until expended, to carry out provisions of section 751 

of division A of Public Law 108–7. 

SEC. 765. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 

until the receipt of the decennial Census in the year 2010, the 

Secretary of Agriculture shall consider—

(1) the City of Bridgeton, New Jersey, the City of Kinston, 

North Carolina, and the City of Portsmouth, Ohio as rural 

areas for the purposes of Rural Housing Service Community 

Facilities Program loans and grants; 

(2) the Township of Bloomington, Illinois (including individuals and entities with projects within Township) shall be 

eligible for Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Programs loans and grants; 

(3) the City of Lone Grove, Oklahoma (including individuals 

and entities with projects within the city) shall be eligible 

for Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Program loans 

and grants; 

(4) the City of Butte/Silverbow, Montana, rural areas for 

purposes of eligibility for Rural Utilities Service water and 
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waste water loans and grants and Rural Housing Service 

Community Facilities Program loans and grants; 

(5) Cleburne County, Arkansas, rural areas for purposes 

of eligibility of Rural Utilities Service water and waste water 

loans and grants; 

(6) the designated Census track areas for the Upper 

Kanawha Valley Enterprise Community, West Virginia, rural 

areas for purposes of eligibility for rural empowerment zones 

and enterprise community programs in the rural development 

mission area; 

(7) the Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico, as meeting 

the eligibility requirements for Rural Utilities Service water 

and waste water loans and grants; 

(8) the Municipalities of Vega Baja, Manati, Guayama, 

Fajardo, Humacao, and Naguabo, Puerto Rico, (including 

individuals and entities with projects within the Municipalities) 

shall be eligible for Rural Community Advancement Program 

loans and grants and intermediate relending programs; 

(9) the City of Hidalgo, Texas as a rural area for the 

purpose of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program; 

(10) the City of Elgin, Oklahoma (including individuals 

and entities with projects within the city) shall be eligible 

for Rural Utilities Service water and waste water loans and 

grants; and 

(11) the City of Lodi, California, the City of Atchison, 

Kansas, and the City of Belle Glade, Florida as rural areas 

for the purposes of the Rural Utilities Service water and waste 

water loans and grants. 

SEC. 766. There is hereby appropriated $200,000 for a grant 

to Alaska Village Initiatives for the purpose of administering a 

private lands wildlife management program in Alaska. 

SEC. 767. There is hereby appropriated $2,250,000, to remain 

available until expended, for a grant to the Wisconsin Federation 

of Cooperatives for pilot Wisconsin-Minnesota health care cooperative purchasing alliances. 

SEC. 768. The counties of Burlington and Camden, New Jersey 

(including individuals and entities with projects within these counties) shall be eligible for loans and grants under the Rural Community Advancement Program for fiscal year 2006 to the same extent 

they were eligible for such assistance during the fiscal year 2005 

under section 106 of Chapter 1 of Division B of Public Law 108–

324 (188 Stat. 1236). 

SEC. 769. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, funds made available to States administering the Child and 

Adult Care Food Program, for the purpose of conducting audits 

of participating institutions, funds identified by the Secretary as 

having been unused during the initial fiscal year of availability 

may be recovered and reallocated by the Secretary: Provided, That 

States may use the reallocated funds until expended for the purpose 

of conducting audits of participating institutions. 

SEC. 770. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and 

directed to quitclaim to the City of Elkhart, Kansas, all rights, 

title and interests of the United States in that tract of land comprising 151.7 acres, more or less, located in Morton County, Kansas, 

and more specifically described in a deed dated March 11, 1958, 

from the United States of America to the City of Elkhart, State 
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of Kansas, and filed of record April 4, 1958 at Book 34 at Page 

520 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Morton County, Kansas. 

SEC. 771. There is hereby appropriated $2,500,000 to carry 

out the Healthy Forests Reserve Program authorized under Title 

V of Public Law 108–148 (16 U.S.C. 6571–6578). 

SEC. 772. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none 

of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive 

branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended 

for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story 

includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared 

or funded by that executive branch agency. 

SEC. 773. In addition to other amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, there is hereby appropriated to 

the Secretary of Agriculture $7,000,000, of which not to exceed 

5 percent may be available for administrative expenses, to remain 

available until expended, to make specialty crop block grants under 

section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 

(Public Law 108–465; 7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 

SEC. 774. The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 is amended 

by inserting after section 315 (7 U.S.C. 940e) the following: 

‘‘SEC. 316. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF EXISTING GUARANTEE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the limitations in this section and 

the provisions of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as 

amended, a borrower of a loan made by the Federal Financing 

Bank and guaranteed under this Act may request an extension 

of the final maturity of the outstanding principal balance of such 

loan or any loan advance thereunder. If the Secretary and the 

Federal Financing Bank approve such an extension, then the period 

of the existing guarantee shall also be considered extended. 

‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— ‘‘(1) FEASIBILITY AND SECURITY.—Extensions under this section shall not be made unless the Secretary first finds and 

certifies that, after giving effect to the extension, in his judgment the security for all loans to the borrower made or guaranteed under this Act is reasonably adequate and that all such 

loans will be repaid within the time agreed. 

‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF USEFUL LIFE OR COLLATERAL.—Extensions under this section shall not be granted unless the borrower first submits with its request either—

‘‘(A) evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that a Federal or State agency with jurisdiction and expertise has 

made an official determination, such as through a licensing 

proceeding, extending the useful life of a generating plant 

or transmission line pledged as collateral to or beyond 

the new final maturity date being requested by the borrower, or 

‘‘(B) a certificate from an independent licensed engineer 

concluding, on the basis of a thorough engineering analysis 

satisfactory to the Secretary, that the useful life of the 

generating plant or transmission line pledged as collateral 

extends to or beyond the new final maturity date being 

requested by the borrower. 

‘‘(3) AMOUNT ELIGIBLE FOR EXTENSION.—Extensions under 

this section shall not be granted if the principal balance 

extended exceeds the appraised value of the generating plant 

or transmission line referred to in subsection paragraph (2). 
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‘‘(4) PERIOD OF EXTENSION.—Extensions under this section 

shall in no case result in a final maturity greater than 55 

years from the time of original disbursement and shall in 

no case result in a final maturity greater than the useful 

life of the plant. 

‘‘(5) NUMBER OF EXTENSIONS.—Extensions under this section shall not be granted more than once per loan advance. 

‘‘(c) FEES.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A borrower that receives an extension 

under this section shall pay a fee to the Secretary which shall 

be credited to the Rural Electrification and Telecommunications 

Loans Program account. Such fees shall remain available without fiscal year limitation to pay the modification costs for 

extensions. 

‘‘(2) AMOUNT.—The amount of the fee paid shall be equal 

to the modification cost, calculated in accordance with section 

502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, 

of such extension. 

‘‘(3) PAYMENT.—The borrower shall pay the fee required 

under this section at the time the existing guarantee is 

extended by making a payment in the amount of the required 

fee.’’. 

SEC. 775. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

Human Services, on behalf of the United States may, whenever 

the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State of Arkansas 

all or part of the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands 

and properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the 

State of Arkansas that are under the supervision or control of 

the Secretary. 

(b) TERMS.—Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section 

may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary 

deems advisable, 

(1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas 

a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance 

thereof; or 

(2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide. 

(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Jefferson Labs campus’’ means the lands and properties of the National Center for 

Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory. 

SEC. 776. Section 204(b)(3)(A) of the Child Nutrition and WIC 

Reauthorization Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 781; 42 U.S.C. 1751 note) 

is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 

2005’’. 

SEC. 777. (a) Section 18(f)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell 

National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(f)(1)(B)) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘April 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘June 2005’’; 

and 

(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘66.67’’ and inserting ‘‘75’’. 

(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on 

January 1, 2006. 

SEC. 778. None of the funds in this Act may be used to retire 

more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural Telephone 

Bank, except in the event of liquidation or dissolution of the telephone bank during fiscal year 2006, pursuant to section 411 of 

the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, or to maintain 

any account or subaccount within the accounting records of the 

Rural Telephone Bank the creation of which has not specifically 
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been authorized by statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any 

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

made available in this Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury 

or to the Federal Financing Bank any unobligated balance of the 

Rural Telephone Bank telephone liquidating account which is in 

excess of current requirements and such balance shall receive 

interest as set forth for financial accounts in section 505(c) of 

the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. 

SEC. 779. There is hereby appropriated $6,000,000 to carry 

out Section 120 of Public Law 108–265 in Utah, Wisconsin, New 

Mexico, Texas, Connecticut, and Idaho. 

SEC. 780. Section 508(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance 

Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(4)(B)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or similar 

commodities’’ after ‘‘the commodity’’. 

SEC. 781. (a) Notwithstanding subtitles B and C of the Dairy 

Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), during 

fiscal year 2006, the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board 

may obligate and expend funds for any activity to improve the 

environment and public health. 

(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall review the impact of 

any expenditures under subsection (a) and include the review in 

the 2007 report of the Secretary to Congress on the dairy promotion 

program established under subtitle B of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). 

SEC. 782. The Federal facility located at the South Mississippi 

Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville, Mississippi, and known 

as the ‘‘Southern Horticultural Laboratory’’, shall be known and 

designated as the ‘‘Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory’’: Provided, That any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such Federal 

facility shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Thad Cochran 

Southern Horticultural Laboratory’’. 

SEC. 783. As soon as practicable after the Agricultural Research 

Service operations at the Western Cotton Research Laboratory 

located at 4135 East Broadway Road in Phoenix, Arizona, have 

ceased, the Secretary of Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, to the Arizona Cotton Growers Association and Supima all 

right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real 

property at that location, including improvements. 

SEC. 784. (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a livestock assistance, compensation, or feed program, the Secretary of Agriculture 

shall include horses and deer within the definition of ‘‘livestock’’ 

covered by the program. 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

(1) Section 602(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 

1471(2)) is amended— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘horses, deer,’’ after ‘‘bison,’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘equine animals used for food or in 

the production of food,’’. 

(2) Section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat. 1549A–

51) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including losses to elk, reindeer, 

bison, horses, and deer)’’ after ‘‘livestock losses’’. 

(3) Section 10104(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1472(a)) is amended by striking 

‘‘and bison’’ and inserting ‘‘bison, horses, and deer’’. 
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(4) Section 203(d)(2) of the Agricultural Assistance Act 

of 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 541) is amended by 

striking ‘‘and bison’’ and inserting ‘‘bison, horses, and deer’’. 

(c) APPLICABILITY.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amendments made 

by this section apply to losses resulting from a disaster that 

occurs on or after July 28, 2005. 

(2) PRIOR LOSSES.—This section and the amendments made 

by this section do not apply to losses resulting from a disaster 

that occurred before July 28, 2005. 

SEC. 785. Amounts made available for the Plant Materials 

Center in Fallon, Nevada, under the heading ‘‘Conservation Operations’’ under the heading ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation Service’’ 

of title II of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 

Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 

(Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 2823) shall remain available until 

expended. 

SEC. 786. None of the funds made available in this Act may 

be used to study, complete a study of, or enter into a contract 

with a private party to carry out, without specific authorization 

in a subsequent Act of Congress, a competitive sourcing activity 

of the Secretary of Agriculture, including support personnel of the 

Department of Agriculture, relating to rural development or farm 

loan programs. 

SEC. 787. None of the funds made available under this Act 

shall be available to pay the administrative expenses of a State 

agency that, after the date of enactment of this Act and prior 

to receiving certification in accordance with the provisions set forth 

in section 17(h)(11)(E) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, authorizes 

any new for-profit vendor(s) to transact food instruments under 

the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 

and Children (WIC) if it is expected that more than 50 percent 

of the annual revenue of the vendor from the sale of food items 

will be derived from the sale of supplemental foods that are obtained 

with WIC food instruments, except that the Secretary may approve 

the authorization of such a vendor if the approval is necessary 

to assure participant access to program benefits. 

SEC. 788. Of the unobligated balances under section 32 of 

the Act of August 24, 1935, $37,601,000 are hereby rescinded. 

SEC. 789. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 

obligated or expended for any activity the purpose of which is 

to require a recipient of any grant that was funded in Public 

Law 102–368 and Public Law 103–50 for ‘‘Rural Housing for 

Domestic Farm Labor’’ in response to Hurricane Andrew to pay 

the United States any portion of any interest earned with respect 

to such grants: Provided, That such funds are expended by the 

grantee within 18 months of the date of enactment of this section 

for the purposes of providing farm labor housing consistent with 

the purpose authorized in title V of the Housing Act of 1949, 

as determined by the Secretary. 

SEC. 790. There is hereby appropriated $140,000 to remain 

available until expended, for a grant to the University of Nevada 

at Reno; $400,000 to remain available until expended for a grant 

to the Ohio Center for Farmland Policy Innovation at Ohio State 

University, Columbus, Ohio; $200,000 to remain available until 

expended, for a grant to Utah State University for a farming and 

dairy training initiative; $500,000, to remain available until 
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expended, for a grant to the Nueces County, Texas Regional Fairground; and $350,000 to provide administrative support for a world 

hunger organization: Provided, That none of the funds may be 

used for a monetary award to an individual. 

SEC. 791. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to establish 

a demonstration intermediate relending program for the construction and rehabilitation of housing for the Mississippi Band of 

Choctaw Indians: Provided, That the interest rate for direct loans 

shall be 1 percent: Provided further, That no later than 1 year 

after the establishment of this program the Secretary shall provide 

the Committees on Appropriations with a report providing information on the program structure, management, and general demographic information on the loan recipients. 

SEC. 792. Section 285 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 

1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638d) is amended by striking ‘‘2006’’ and inserting 

‘‘2008’’. 

SEC. 793. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 

available by this Act shall be used to pay salaries and expenses 

of personnel who implement or administer section 508(e)(3) of the 

Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(3)) or any regulation, 

bulletin, policy or agency guidance issued pursuant to section 

508(e)(3) of such Act for the 2007 reinsurance year. 

SEC. 794. Effective 120 days after the date of enactment of 

this Act, none of the funds made available in this Act may be 

used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to inspect horses 

under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 

603) or under the guidelines issued under section 903 the Federal 

Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 

note; Public Law 104–127). 

SEC. 795. (a) Subject to subsection (b), none of the funds made 

available in this Act may be used to— 

(1) grant a waiver of a financial conflict of interest requirement pursuant to section 505(n)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(n)(4)) for any voting member 

of an advisory committee or panel of the Food and Drug 

Administration; or 

(2) make a certification under section 208(b)(3) of title 

18, United States Code, for any such voting member. 

(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a waiver or certification 

if— 

(1) not later than 15 days prior to a meeting of an advisory 

committee or panel to which such waiver or certification applies, 

the Secretary of Health and Human Services discloses on the 

Internet website of the Food and Drug Administration— 

(A) the nature of the conflict of interest at issue; and 

(B) the nature and basis of such waiver or certification 

(other than information exempted from disclosure under 

section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known 

as the Freedom of Information Act)); or 

(2) in the case of a conflict of interest that becomes known 

to the Secretary less than 15 days prior to a meeting to which 

such waiver or certification applies, the Secretary shall make 

such public disclosure as soon as possible thereafter, but in 

no event later than the date of such meeting. 

(c) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 

to make a new appointment to an advisory committee or panel 

of the Food and Drug Administration unless the Commissioner 
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of Food and Drugs submits a quarterly report to the Inspector 

General of the Department of Health and Human Services and 

the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate on 

the efforts made to identify qualified persons for such appointment 

with minimal or no potential conflicts of interest. 

SEC. 796. Section 274(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality 

Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 

following: 

‘‘(C) It is not a violation of clauses (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), or of clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) except 

where a person encourages or induces an alien to come 

to or enter the United States, for a religious denomination 

having a bona fide nonprofit, religious organization in the 

United States, or the agents or officers of such denomination or organization, to encourage, invite, call, allow, or 

enable an alien who is present in the United States to 

perform the vocation of a minister or missionary for the 

denomination or organization in the United States as a 

volunteer who is not compensated as an employee, notwithstanding the provision of room, board, travel, medical 

assistance, and other basic living expenses, provided the 

minister or missionary has been a member of the denomination for at least one year.’’. 

SEC. 797. (a) Section 2111(a)(1) of the Organic Foods Production 

Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6510(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘not 

appearing on the National List’’ after ‘‘ingredient’’. 

(b) Section 2118 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 

(7 U.S.C. 6517) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (c)(1)— 

(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘IN ORGANIC

PRODUCTION AND HANDLING OPERATIONS’’ after ‘‘SUB- STANCES’’; 

(B) in subparagraph (B)— 

(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end and 

inserting ‘‘and’’; and 

(C) by striking clause (iii); and 

(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(6) EXPEDITED PETITIONS FOR COMMERCIALLY UNAVAILABLE

ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS CONSTITUTING LESS THAN 5

PERCENT OF AN ORGANIC PROCESSED PRODUCT.—The Secretary 

may develop emergency procedures for designating agricultural 

products that are commercially unavailable in organic form 

for placement on the National List for a period of time not 

to exceed 12 months.’’. 

(c) Section 2110(e)(2) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 

1990 (7 U.S.C. 6509(e)(2)) is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘A dairy’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 

(B), a dairy’’; and 

(2) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) TRANSITION GUIDELINE.—Crops and forage from 

land included in the organic system plan of a dairy farm 

that is in the third year of organic management may be 

consumed by the dairy animals of the farm during the 

12-month period immediately prior to the sale of organic 

milk and milk products.’’. 
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SEC. 798. AMENABLE SPECIES.—The Federal Meat Inspection 

Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, 

and other equines’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘amenable species’’; 

(2) in section 1, by adding at the end the following new 

subsection: 

‘‘(w) The term ‘amenable species’ means—

‘‘(1) those species subject to the provisions of this Act 

on the day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture, 

Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006; and 

‘‘(2) any additional species of livestock that the Secretary 

considers appropriate.’’; and 

(3) in section 19—

(A) by striking ‘‘horses, mules, or other equines’’ and 

inserting ‘‘species designated by regulations in effect on 

the day before the date of the enactment of the Agriculture, 

Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 

Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘cattle, sheep, swine, or goats’’ and 

inserting ‘‘other amenable species’’. 

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 

(a) shall take effect on the day after the effective date of section 

794 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006. 

SEC. 799. Public Law 109–54, the Department of the Interior, 

Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, is 

amended as follows: 

(1) Under the heading ‘‘National Park Service, Construction’’— 

(A) by striking ‘‘of which’’ after ‘‘$301,291,000, to 

remain available until expended,’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’; 

(B) in the sixth proviso, by striking ‘‘hereinafter’’ and 

inserting ‘‘hereafter’’ and, after ‘‘Annex’’, inserting the following: ‘‘and the Blue Ridge Parkway Regional Destination 

Visitor Center’’; and 

(C) in the seventh proviso, by striking ‘‘solicitation 

and contract’’ and inserting ‘‘solicitations and contracts’’. 

(2) Under the heading ‘‘National Park Service, Land 

Acquisition and State Assistance’’ by striking ‘‘$74,824,000’’ 

and inserting ‘‘$64,909,000’’. 

(3) Under the heading ‘‘Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses’’ by striking ‘‘$127,183,000’’ and inserting 

‘‘$117,183,000’’. 

(4) In title II, under the heading ‘‘Environmental Protection 

Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants’’— 

(A) before the period at the end of the first paragraph, 

insert ‘‘: Provided further, That of the funds made available 

under this heading in division I of Public Law 108–447, 

$300,000 is for the Haleyville, Alabama, North Industrial 

Area Water Storage Tank project: Provided further, That 

the referenced statement of the managers under the 

heading ‘‘Environmental Protection Agency, State and 

Tribal Assistance Grants’’ in Public Law 107–73, in reference to item 184, is deemed to be amended by striking 

‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$29,945’’ and by inserting after 
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‘‘improvements’’ the following: ‘‘, $500,000 to the City of 

Sheridan for water system improvements, $500,000 to 

Meagher County/Martinsdale Water and Sewer District for 

Martinsdale Water System Improvements, and $970,055 

to the City of Bozeman for Hyalite Waterline and Intake’’; 

and 

(B) in the second paragraph strike ‘‘original’’. 

(5) Under the heading ‘‘Forest Service, Land Acquisition’’ 

by striking ‘‘land that are encumbered’’ and all that follows 

through ‘‘under this section,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘lands 

that are encumbered by unpatented claims acquired under 

this section, or with previously appropriated funds,’’. 

(6) At the end of title IV—General Provisions, insert the 

following: 

‘‘SEC. 440. REDESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS. 

‘‘(a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 140(c)(4) of division E of Public 

Law 108–447 is amended by striking ‘National’. 

‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 

document, paper, or other record of the United States to the ‘Gaylord 

A. Nelson National Wilderness’ shall be deemed to be a reference 

to the ‘Gaylord A. Nelson Wilderness’.’’. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural Development, 

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.