IIB 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2744

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 9, 2005

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

2 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag3 riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra4 tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 

5 ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, 

6 namely: 

7 TITLE I 

8 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

9 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 

11 of Agriculture, $5,127,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

12 $11,000 of this amount shall be available for official recep13 tion and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 

14 for, as determined by the Secretary. 

15 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

16 CHIEF ECONOMIST

17 For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, in18 cluding economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit 

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

20 World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the 

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

22 $10,539,000. 

23 NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

24 For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi25 sion, $14,524,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 

3 Program Analysis, $8,298,000. 

4 HOMELAND SECURITY STAFF

5 For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security 

6 Staff, $934,000. 

7 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In9 formation Officer, $16,462,000. 

10 COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

11 For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Com12 puting Environment for the Natural Resources Conserva13 tion Service, the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, 

14 and Rural Development mission areas for information 

15 technology, systems, and services, $124,580,000 (reduced 

16 by $40,000,000) (reduced by $2,000,000) (reduced by 

17 $855,000) (reduced by $21,000,000) to remain available 

18 until expended, for the capital asset acquisition of shared 

19 information technology systems, including services as au20 thorized by 7 U.S.C. 6915–16 and 40 U.S.C. 1421–28: 

21 Provided, That obligation of these funds shall be con22 sistent with the Department of Agriculture Service Center 

23 Modernization Plan of the county-based agencies, and 

24 shall be with the concurrence of the Department’s Chief 

25 Information Officer. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi3 nancial Officer, $5,874,000: Provided, That the Chief Fi4 nancial Officer shall actively market and expand cross5 servicing activities of the National Finance Center: Pro6 vided further, That no funds made available by this appro7 priation may be obligated for FAIR Act or Circular A–

8 76 activities until the Secretary has submitted to the Com9 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and 

10 the Committee on Government Reform of the House of 

11 Representatives a report on the Department’s contracting 

12 out policies, including agency budgets for contracting out. 

13 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL

14 RIGHTS

15 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

16 the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $811,000. 

17 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

19 $20,109,000. 

20 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

21 ADMINISTRATION

22 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

23 the Assistant Secretary for Administration, $676,000. 
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1 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL

2 PAYMENTS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu5 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 

6 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis7 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri8 culture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities 

9 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 

10 alterations and other actions needed for the Department 

11 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con12 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 

13 General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im14 provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili15 ties, and for related costs, $183,133,000, to remain avail16 able until expended, as follows: for payments to the Gen17 eral Services Administration and the Department of 

18 Homeland Security for building security, $147,734,000, 

19 and for buildings operations and maintenance, 

20 $35,399,000: Provided, That amounts which are made 

21 available for space rental and related costs for the Depart22 ment of Agriculture in this Act may be transferred be23 tween such appropriations to cover the costs of additional, 

24 new, or replacement space 15 days after notice thereof is
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1 transmitted to the Appropriations Committees of both 

2 Houses of Congress. 

3 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

4 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

5 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri6 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 

7 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 

9 Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $15,644,000, to remain 

10 available until expended: Provided, That appropriations 

11 and funds available herein to the Department for Haz12 ardous Materials Management may be transferred to any 

13 agency of the Department for its use in meeting all re14 quirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and 

15 non-Federal lands. 

16 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 For Departmental Administration, $23,103,000, to 

19 provide for necessary expenses for management support 

20 services to offices of the Department and for general ad21 ministration, security, repairs and alterations, and other 

22 miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise pro23 vided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work 

24 of the Department: Provided, That this appropriation shall 

25 be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act 
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1 for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as 

2 required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. 

3 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

4 CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

7 the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to 

8 carry out the programs funded by this Act, including pro9 grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 

10 within the executive branch, $3,821,000: Provided, That 

11 these funds may be transferred to agencies of the Depart12 ment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain per13 sonnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds 

14 made available by this appropriation may be obligated 

15 after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, un16 less the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appro17 priations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of 

18 these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That no 

19 other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act 

20 shall be available to the Department for support of activi21 ties of congressional relations. 

22 OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

23 For necessary expenses to carry out services relating 

24 to the coordination of programs involving public affairs, 

25 for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the 
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1 coordination of information, work, and programs author2 ized by Congress in the Department, $9,509,000: Pro3 vided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for 

4 farmers’ bulletins. 

5 OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 

7 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 

8 General Act of 1978, $79,626,000, including such sums 

9 as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange10 ments with public agencies and private persons pursuant 

11 to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

12 and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confiden13 tial operational expenses, including the payment of inform14 ants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector 

15 General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 

16 of Public Law 97–98. 

17 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 

19 Counsel, $38,439,000. 

20 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 

21 EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS

22 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

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

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

2 and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex3 tension Service, $598,000. 

4 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

5 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 

6 Service in conducting economic research and analysis, as 

7 authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 

8 U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, $75,931,000. 

9 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

10 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 

11 Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and 

12 service work, including crop and livestock estimates, sta13 tistical coordination and improvements, marketing sur14 veys, and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by 7 

15 U.S.C. 1621–1627 and 2204g, and other laws, 

16 $136,241,000, of which up to $29,115,000 shall be avail17 able until expended for the Census of Agriculture. 

18 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re21 search Service to perform agricultural research and dem22 onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing, 

23 and distribution (not otherwise provided for); home eco24 nomics or nutrition and consumer use including the acqui25 sition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural in-
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1 formation; and for acquisition of lands by donation, ex2 change, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, 

3 and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall 

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

5 money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent 

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

7 of Federal ownership, $1,035,475,000: Provided, That ap8 propriations hereunder shall be available for the operation 

9 and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to 

10 exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That 

11 appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 

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

13 of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro14 vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 

15 exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 

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

17 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not 

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

19 building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 

20 of the current replacement value of the building or 

21 $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the 

22 limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not 

23 apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities 

24 at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropria25 tions hereunder shall be available for granting easements
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1 at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided 

2 further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to 

3 replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of 

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

5 funds may be received from any State, other political sub6 division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es7 tablishing or operating any research facility or research 

8 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 

9 by law: Provided further, That the Secretary, through the 

10 Agricultural Research Service, or successor, is authorized 

11 to lease approximately 40 acres of land at the Central 

12 Plains Experiment Station, Nunn, Colorado, to the Board 

13 of Governors of the Colorado State University System, for 

14 its Shortgrass Steppe Biological Field Station, on such 

15 terms and conditions as the Secretary deems in the public 

16 interest: Provided further, That the Secretary understands 

17 that it is the intent of the University to construct research 

18 and educational buildings on the subject acreage and to 

19 conduct agricultural research and educational activities in 

20 these buildings: Provided further, That as consideration 

21 for a lease, the Secretary may accept the benefits of mu22 tual cooperative research to be conducted by the Colorado 

23 State University and the Government at the Shortgrass 

24 Steppe Biological Field Station: Provided further, That the 

25 term of any lease shall be for no more than 20 years, but 
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1 a lease may be renewed at the option of the Secretary on 

2 such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems in the 

3 public interest. 

4 None of the funds appropriated under this heading 

5 shall be available to carry out research related to the pro6 duction, processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco 

7 products. 

8 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

9 For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve10 ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip11 ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural 

12 research programs of the Department of Agriculture, 

13 where not otherwise provided, $87,300,000, to remain 

14 available until expended. 

15 COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND

16 EXTENSION SERVICE

17 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

18 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 

19 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 

20 for other expenses, $661,691,000 (increased by 

21 $855,000), as follows: to carry out the provisions of the 

22 Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a–i), $178,807,000; for 

23 grants for cooperative forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a 

24 through a–7), $22,255,000; for payments to the 1890 

25 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University and 
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1 West Virginia State University (7 U.S.C. 3222), 

2 $37,704,000, of which $1,507,496 shall be made available 

3 only for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall 

4 receive no less than $1,000,000; for special grants for ag5 ricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $92,064,000; for 

6 special grants for agricultural research on improved pest 

7 control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $15,038,000; for competitive 

8 research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $214,634,000; for the 

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

10 3195), $5,057,000; for supplemental and alternative crops 

11 and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $1,187,000; for grants 

12 for research pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Mate13 rials Act (7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.), $1,102,000, to remain 

14 available until expended; for the 1994 research grants pro15 gram for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 536 of 

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

17 remain available until expended; for rangeland research 

18 grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $1,000,000; for higher education 

19 graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), 

20 $4,500,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 

21 2209b); for higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 

22 3152(b)(1)), $5,500,000; for a higher education multicul23 tural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $998,000, 

24 to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for 

25 an education grants program for Hispanic-serving Institu-
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1 tions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $5,645,000 (increased by 

2 $855,000); for noncompetitive grants for the purpose of 

3 carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3242 (section 759 

4 of Public Law 106–78) to individual eligible institutions 

5 or consortia of eligible institutions in Alaska and in Ha6 waii, with funds awarded equally to each of the States of 

7 Alaska and Hawaii, $2,997,000; for a secondary agri8 culture education program and 2-year post-secondary edu9 cation (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $1,000,000; for aquaculture 

10 grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,968,000; for sustainable agri11 culture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), 

12 $12,400,000; for a program of capacity building grants 

13 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive funds 

14 under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 

15 328), including Tuskegee University and West Virginia 

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

17 expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the 1994 In18 stitutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 

19 103–382, $2,250,000; for resident instruction grants for 

20 insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agricul21 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

22 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $500,000; and for necessary ex23 penses of Research and Education Activities, 

24 $39,773,000, of which $2,750,000 for the Research, Edu25 cation, and Economics Information System and 
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1 $2,173,000 for the Electronic Grants Information System, 

2 are to remain available until expended. 

3 None of the funds appropriated under this heading 

4 shall be available to carry out research related to the pro5 duction, processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco 

6 products: Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply 

7 to research on the medical, biotechnological, food, and in8 dustrial uses of tobacco. 

9 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

10 For the Native American Institutions Endowment 

11 Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 

12 note), $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

13 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

14 For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 

15 Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, 

16 Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $444,871,000, 

17 as follows: payments for cooperative extension work under 

18 the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 3(b) 

19 and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public 

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

21 costs for extension agents, $275,940,000; payments for 

22 extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith23 Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,273,000; payments for 

24 the nutrition and family education program for low-income 

25 areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $62,409,000; pay-
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1 ments for the pest management program under section 

2 3(d) of the Act, $10,000,000; payments for the farm safe3 ty program under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,563,000; 

4 payments for New Technologies for Ag Extension under 

5 section 3(d) of the Act, $1,000,000; payments to upgrade 

6 research, extension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 

7 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University and 

8 West Virginia State University, as authorized by section 

9 1447 of Public Law 95–113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), 

10 $16,777,000, to remain available until expended; pay11 ments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the 

12 Smith-Lever Act, $7,978,000; for youth farm safety edu13 cation and certification extension grants, to be awarded 

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

15 payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable 

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

17 seq.), $4,060,000; payments for Indian reservation agents 

18 under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $1,996,000; 

19 payments for sustainable agriculture programs under sec20 tion 3(d) of the Act, $4,067,000; payments for rural 

21 health and safety education as authorized by section 

22 502(i) of Public Law 92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), 

23 $1,965,000; payments for cooperative extension work by 

24 the colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill 

25 Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328) and Tuskegee University
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1 and West Virginia State University, $33,868,000, of 

2 which $1,724,884 shall be made available only for the pur3 pose of ensuring that each institution shall receive no less 

4 than $1,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension 

5 Activities, $16,531,000. 

6 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

7 For the integrated research, education, and extension 

8 grants programs, including necessary administrative ex9 penses, $15,513,000, as follows: for a competitive inter10 national science and education grants program authorized 

11 under section 1459A of the National Agricultural Re12 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

13 U.S.C. 3292b), to remain available until expended, 

14 $1,000,000; for grants programs authorized under section 

15 2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89–106, as amended, 

16 $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007 

17 for the critical issues program, and $1,513,000 for the re18 gional rural development centers program; and 

19 $12,000,000 for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initia20 tive authorized under section 1484 of the National Agri21 cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Act of 1977, 

22 to remain available until September 30, 2007. 

23 OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

24 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 

25 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
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1 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), $5,935,000 (increased by 

2 $1,875,000), to remain available until expended. 

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING

4 AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS

5 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

6 the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Pro7 grams to administer programs under the laws enacted by 

8 the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

9 Service; the Agricultural Marketing Service; and the Grain 

10 Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; 

11 $724,000. 

12 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION 

13 SERVICE 

14 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary 

17 to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and ani18 mal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and reg19 ulatory activities; and to protect the environment, as au20 thorized by law, $823,635,000 (increased by 

21 $18,885,000), of which $4,140,000 shall be available for 

22 the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal 

23 diseases and for control of pest animals and birds to the 

24 extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which 

25 $38,634,000 shall be used for the boll weevil eradication 
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1 program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement 

2 for active eradication zones; of which $33,340,000 shall 

3 be available for a National Animal Identification program: 

4 Provided, That no funds shall be used to formulate or ad5 minister a brucellosis eradication program for the current 

6 fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by 

7 the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That 

8 this appropriation shall be available for the operation and 

9 maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 

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

11 further, That, in addition, in emergencies which threaten 

12 any segment of the agricultural production industry of this 

13 country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropria14 tions or funds available to the agencies or corporations 

15 of the Department such sums as may be deemed nec16 essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the 

17 arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease 

18 or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses 

19 in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Ani20 mal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and 

21 sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 

22 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of 

23 funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the pre24 ceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 

25 amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
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1 shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 

2 repair and alteration of leased buildings and improve3 ments, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering 

4 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

5 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build6 ing. 

7 In fiscal year 2006, the agency is authorized to collect 

8 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist9 ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 

10 subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 

11 foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 

12 fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such 

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

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

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

16 until expended, without further appropriation, for pro17 viding such assistance, goods, or services. 

18 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

19 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte20 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al21 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 

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

23 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $4,996,000, to remain avail24 able until expended.
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1 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 

2 MARKETING SERVICES

3 For necessary expenses to carry out services related 

4 to consumer protection, agricultural marketing and dis5 tribution, transportation, and regulatory programs, as au6 thorized by law, and for administration and coordination 

7 of payments to States, $78,032,000, including funds for 

8 the wholesale market development program for the design 

9 and development of wholesale and farmer market facilities 

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

11 That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 

12 (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 

13 and improvements, but the cost of altering any one build14 ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 

15 the current replacement value of the building. 

16 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 

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

18 U.S.C. 9701). 

19 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

20 Not to exceed $65,667,000 (from fees collected) shall 

21 be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra22 tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 

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

24 exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 

25 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

26 Congress. 
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1 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

2 SUPPLY (SECTION 32) 

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au5 gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com6 modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 

7 related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 

8 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 

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

10 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $16,055,000 

11 for formulation and administration of marketing agree12 ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 

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

14 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

15 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 

16 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 

17 marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul18 tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 

19 $1,347,000. 

20 GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND 

21 STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 

22 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

23 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

24 of the United States Grain Standards Act, for the admin25 istration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying 
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1 procedures used to protect purchasers of farm products, 

2 and the standardization activities related to grain under 

3 the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, $38,400,000: 

4 Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu5 ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair 

6 of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering 

7 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

8 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build9 ing. 

10 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

11 EXPENSES

12 Not to exceed $42,463,000 (from fees collected) shall 

13 be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 

14 and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac15 tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 

16 other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 

17 exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com18 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

19 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

20 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

21 the Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the 

22 laws enacted by the Congress for the Food Safety and In23 spection Service, $590,000. 
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1 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses to carry out services author4 ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 

5 Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 

6 Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation 

7 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 

8 Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

9 $837,264,000, of which no less than $756,152,000 shall 

10 be available for Federal food safety inspection; and in ad11 dition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 

12 fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as 

13 authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Con14 servation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Pro15 vided, That of the total amount made available under this 

16 heading, no less than $20,653,000 shall be obligated for 

17 regulatory and scientific training: Provided further, That 

18 this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 

19 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 

20 and improvements, but the cost of altering any one build21 ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 

22 the current replacement value of the building. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND

2 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

3 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

4 the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 

5 Services to administer the laws enacted by Congress for 

6 the Farm Service Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Serv7 ice, the Risk Management Agency, and the Commodity 

8 Credit Corporation, $635,000. 

9 FARM SERVICE AGENCY 

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis13 tration and implementation of programs administered by 

14 the Farm Service Agency, $1,023,738,000: Provided, That 

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

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

17 Credit Corporation to make program payments for all pro18 grams administered by the Agency: Provided further, That 

19 other funds made available to the Agency for authorized 

20 activities may be advanced to and merged with this ac21 count.

22 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

23 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul24 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–

25 5106), $4,250,000. 
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1 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 

4 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 

5 products under a dairy indemnity program, $100,000, to 

6 remain available until expended: Provided, That such pro7 gram is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner 

8 as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agri9 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra10 tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 

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

12 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

13 ACCOUNT

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di16 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 

17 seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian 

18 tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), and boll wee19 vil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), to be available from funds in 

20 the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm 

21 ownership loans, $1,600,000,000, of which 

22 $1,400,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans and 

23 $200,000,000 shall be for direct loans; operating loans, 

24 $2,116,256,000, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be for un25 subsidized guaranteed loans, $266,256,000 shall be for 
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1 subsidized guaranteed loans and $650,000,000 shall be for 

2 direct loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 

3 $2,020,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, 

4 $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem 

5 the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of 

6 boll weevil eradication program loans. 

7 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 

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

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

10 ownership loans, $16,960,000, of which $6,720,000 shall 

11 be for guaranteed loans, and $10,240,000 shall be for di12 rect loans; operating loans, $134,317,000, of which 

13 $36,360,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, 

14 $33,282,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and 

15 $64,675,000 shall be for direct loans; and Indian tribe 

16 land acquisition loans, $81,000. 

17 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

18 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

19 $305,127,000, of which $297,127,000 shall be transferred 

20 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 

21 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

22 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 

23 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership 

24 and operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may be 

25 transferred among these programs: Provided, That the 
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1 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

2 are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 

3 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES

5 For administrative and operating expenses, as au6 thorized by section 226A of the Department of Agriculture 

7 Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933), 

8 $77,806,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall 

9 be available for official reception and representation ex10 penses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 

11 CORPORATIONS

12 The following corporations and agencies are hereby 

13 authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 

14 funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor15 poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 

16 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 

17 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 

18 Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 

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

20 fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here21 inafter provided. 

22 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

23 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 

24 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 

25 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
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1 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

2 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

3 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec4 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 

5 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim6 bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 

7 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 

8 available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec9 tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 

10 (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 

11 Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 

12 transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv13 ice for information resource management activities of the 

14 Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com15 modity Credit Corporation business. 

16 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

17 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

18 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 

19 Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for 

20 site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations 

21 and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 

22 of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

23 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

24 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 

25 and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
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1 TITLE II 

2 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL

4 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

5 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

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

8 the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conserva9 tion Service, $744,000. 

10 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 

11 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

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

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

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

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

21 soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands,

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

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

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

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

3 $793,640,000 (reduced by $20,000,000), to remain avail4 able until March 31, 2007, of which not less than 

5 $10,457,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting, and 

6 not less than $10,547,000 is for operation and establish7 ment of the plant materials centers, and of which not less 

8 than $27,312,000 shall be for the grazing lands conserva9 tion initiative: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 

10 shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construc11 tion and improvement of buildings and public improve12 ments at plant materials centers, except that the cost of 

13 alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 

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

15 further, That when buildings or other structures are erect16 ed on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 

17 is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided fur18 ther, That this appropriation shall be available for tech19 nical assistance and related expenses to carry out pro20 grams authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colo21 rado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 

22 1592(c)): Provided further, That qualified local engineers 

23 may be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform 

24 the technical planning work of the Service. 
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1 WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING

2 For necessary expenses to conduct research, inves3 tigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other wa4 terways, and for small watershed investigations and plan5 ning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and 

6 Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1009), 

7 $7,026,000. 

8 WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

9 For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas10 ures, including but not limited to research, engineering op11 erations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, 

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

13 in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood 

14 Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009), 

15 the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

16 590a–f), and in accordance with the provisions of laws re17 lating to the activities of the Department, $60,000,000, 

18 to remain available until expended; of which up to 

19 $10,000,000 may be available for the watersheds author20 ized under the Flood Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16 

21 U.S.C. 1006a): Provided, That not to exceed $25,000,000 

22 of this appropriation shall be available for technical assist23 ance: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of 

24 this appropriation is available to carry out the purposes 

25 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–
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1 205), including cooperative efforts as contemplated by 

2 that Act to relocate endangered or threatened species to 

3 other suitable habitats as may be necessary to expedite 

4 project construction. 

5 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

6 For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of 

7 structural measures, in accordance with section 14 of the 

8 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 

9 U.S.C. 1012), and in accordance with the provisions of 

10 laws relating to the activities of the Department, 

11 $27,000,000 (increased by $20,000,000), to remain avail12 able until expended. 

13 RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

14 For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out 

15 projects for resource conservation and development and 

16 for sound land use pursuant to the provisions of sections 

17 31 and 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 

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

19 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f); and subtitle H of title XV of 

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

21 3461), $51,360,000, to remain available until expended: 

22 Provided, That the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative 

23 or contribution agreement, within 45 days of enactment 

24 of this Act, with a national association regarding a Re25 source Conservation and Development program and such 
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1 agreement shall contain the same matching, contribution 

2 requirements, and funding level, set forth in a similar co3 operative or contribution agreement with a national asso4 ciation in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That not to 

5 exceed $3,411,000 shall be available for national head6 quarters activities. 

7 TITLE III 

8 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

9 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL

10 DEVELOPMENT

11 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

12 the Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer 

13 programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the 

14 Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative 

15 Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department 

16 of Agriculture, $627,000. 

17 RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

21 1926d, and 1932, except for sections 381E–H and 381N 

22 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 

23 $657,389,000, to remain available until expended, of 

24 which $38,006,000 shall be for rural community programs 

25 described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which 
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1 $531,162,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs de2 scribed in sections 381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 306D of 

3 such Act, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be avail4 able for the rural utilities program described in section 

5 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed 

6 $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities pro7 gram described in section 306E of such Act; and of which 

8 $88,221,000 shall be for the rural business and coopera9 tive development programs described in sections 

10 381E(d)(3) and 310B(f) of such Act: Provided, That of 

11 the total amount appropriated in this account, 

12 $24,000,000 shall be for loans and grants to benefit Fed13 erally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 

14 grants for drinking water and waste disposal systems pur15 suant to section 306C of such Act, of which $4,000,000 

16 shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal 

17 colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of the Con18 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and of which 

19 $250,000 shall be available for a grant to a qualified na20 tional organization to provide technical assistance for 

21 rural transportation in order to promote economic develop22 ment: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated 

23 for rural community programs, $6,200,000 shall be avail24 able for a Rural Community Development Initiative: Pro25 vided further, That such funds shall be used solely to de-
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1 velop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit commu2 nity-based housing and community development organiza3 tions, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recog4 nized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to im5 prove housing, community facilities, community and eco6 nomic development projects in rural areas: Provided fur7 ther, That such funds shall be made available to qualified 

8 private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations 

9 proposing to carry out a program of financial and tech10 nical assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary 

11 organizations shall provide matching funds from other 

12 sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in 

13 an amount not less than funds provided: Provided further, 

14 That of the amount appropriated for the rural business 

15 and cooperative development programs, not to exceed 

16 $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified 

17 national organization to provide technical assistance for 

18 rural transportation in order to promote economic develop19 ment; $1,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional 

20 Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) for any purpose under 

21 this heading: Provided further, That of the amount appro22 priated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed 

23 $25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems

24 to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico 

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1 Act; not to exceed $17,500,000 shall be for technical as2 sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursu3 ant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 

4 makes a determination of extreme need, of which 

5 $5,600,000 shall be for Rural Community Assistance Pro6 grams; and not to exceed $14,000,000 shall be for con7 tracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit 

8 rider program to provide technical assistance for rural 

9 water systems: Provided further, That of the total amount 

10 appropriated, not to exceed $21,367,000 shall be available 

11 through June 30, 2006, for authorized empowerment 

12 zones and enterprise communities and communities des13 ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 

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

15 the rural community programs described in section 

16 381E(d)(1) of such Act, of which $12,000,000 shall be 

17 for the rural utilities programs described in section 

18 381E(d)(2) of such Act, and of which $8,300,000 shall 

19 be for the rural business and cooperative development pro20 grams described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Pro21 vided further, That any prior year balances for high cost 

22 energy grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Elec23 trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901(19)) shall be trans24 ferred to and merged with the ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, 

25 High Energy Costs Grants Account’’. 
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1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT 

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis5 tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De6 velopment mission area, including activities with institu7 tions concerning the development and operation of agricul8 tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 

9 $152,623,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 

11 may be used for advertising and promotional activities 

12 that support the Rural Development mission area: Pro13 vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex14 pended to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non15 USDA employees: Provided further, That any balances 

16 available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 

17 Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Coopera18 tive Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be trans19 ferred to and merged with this appropriation. 

20 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 

21 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

23 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di24 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 

25 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
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1 rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $4,821,832,000 

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

3 Secretary, of which $1,140,799,000 shall be for direct 

4 loans, and of which $3,681,033,000 shall be for unsub5 sidized guaranteed loans; $35,969,000 for section 504 

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

7 housing; $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi8 family housing loans; $5,000,000 for section 524 site 

9 loans; $11,500,000 for credit sales of acquired property, 

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

11 sales; and $5,048,000 for section 523 self-help housing 

12 land development loans. 

13 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 

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

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

16 502 loans, $170,837,000, of which $129,937,000 shall be 

17 for direct loans, and of which $40,900,000, to remain 

18 available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaran19 teed loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $10,521,000; 

20 section 515 rental housing, $45,880,000; section 538 

21 multi-family housing guaranteed loans, $5,420,000; multi22 family credit sales of acquired property, $681,000; and 

23 section 523 self-help housing and development loans, 

24 $52,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated 

25 in this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be available through 
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1 June 30, 2006, for authorized empowerment zones and en2 terprise communities and communities designated by the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner4 ship Zones. 

5 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

6 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

7 $455,242,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 

8 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 

9 and Expenses’’. 

10 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

11 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re12 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 

13 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 

14 payments for eligible households as authorized by section 

15 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $650,026,000; 

16 and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au17 thorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt 

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

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

20 Provided, That of this amount, $5,900,000 shall be avail21 able for debt forgiveness or payments for eligible house22 holds as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, 

23 and not to exceed $20,000 per project for advances to non24 profit organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs 

25 (other than purchase price) incurred in purchasing 
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1 projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Pro2 vided further, That agreements entered into or renewed 

3 during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a four4 year period: Provided further, That any unexpended bal5 ances remaining at the end of such four-year agreements 

6 may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt 

7 reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any ex8 isting projects; preservation; and rental assistance activi9 ties authorized under title V of the Act. 

10 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

11 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 

12 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 

13 1490c), $34,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

14 Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 

15 $1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for 

16 authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu17 nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag18 riculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 

19 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

20 For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 

21 repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation 

22 for construction defects, and rural housing preservation 

23 made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 

24 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, $41,000,000, 

25 to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
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1 total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available 

2 through June 30, 2006, for authorized empowerment 

3 zones and enterprise communities and communities des4 ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 

5 Area Partnership Zones. 

6 FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT

7 For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 

8 as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $32,728,000, 

9 to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor 

10 housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and 

11 contracts. 

12 RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE 

13 RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author16 ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 

17 9812(a)), $34,212,000. 

18 For the cost of direct loans, $14,718,000, as author19 ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 

20 9812(a)), of which $1,724,000 shall be available through 

21 June 30, 2006, for Federally Recognized Native American 

22 Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be available through 

23 June 30, 2006, for the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 

24 1921 et seq.): Provided, That such costs, including the 

25 cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
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1 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 

2 further, That of the total amount appropriated, $887,000 

3 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for the cost of 

4 direct loans for authorized empowerment zones and enter5 prise communities and communities designated by the Sec6 retary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership 

7 Zones. 

8 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

9 the direct loan programs, $4,719,000 shall be transferred 

10 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop11 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

12 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM

13 ACCOUNT

14 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

15 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author16 ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, 

17 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development 

18 and job creation projects, $25,003,000. 

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

20 modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congres21 sional Budget Act of 1974, $4,993,000, to remain avail22 able until expended. 

23 Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 

24 credit payments in the current fiscal year, as authorized 

25 by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 
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1 $18,877,000 shall not be obligated and $18,877,000 are 

2 rescinded. 

3 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

4 For rural cooperative development grants authorized 

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

6 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $24,000,000 (in7 creased by $40,000,000), of which $500,000 shall be for 

8 cooperative research agreements; and of which $2,500,000 

9 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate 

10 technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided, 

11 That not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be for cooperatives 

12 or associations of cooperatives whose primary focus is to 

13 provide assistance to small, minority producers and whose 

14 governing board and/or membership is comprised of at 

15 least 75 percent minority; and of which not to exceed 

16 $15,500,000 (increased by $40,000,000), to remain avail17 able until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural 

18 product market development grants, as authorized by sec19 tion 6401 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

20 of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 

21 RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE

22 COMMUNITY GRANTS

23 For grants in connection with second and third 

24 rounds of empowerment zones and enterprise commu25 nities, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
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1 for designated rural empowerment zones and rural enter2 prise communities, as authorized by the Taxpayer Relief 

3 Act of 1997 and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emer4 gency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public 

5 Law 105–277): Provided, That of the funds appropriated, 

6 $1,000,000 shall be made available to third round em7 powerment zones, as authorized by the Community Re8 newal Tax Relief Act (Public Law 106–554). 

9 RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

10 For the cost of a program of direct loans, loan guar11 antees, and grants, under the same terms and conditions 

12 as authorized by section 9006 of the Farm Security and 

13 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106), 

14 $23,000,000 for direct and guaranteed renewable energy 

15 loans and grants: Provided, That the cost of direct loans 

16 and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 

17 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres18 sional Budget Act of 1974. 

19 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

20 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 

23 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 

24 935) shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrifica25 tion loans, $100,000,000; municipal rate rural electric 
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1 loans, $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 

2 of that Act, rural electric, $2,100,000,000; Treasury rate 

3 direct electric loans, $1,000,000,000; guaranteed under4 writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $1,000,000,000; 

5 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; 

6 cost of money rural telecommunications loans, 

7 $424,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to section 306 

8 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 

9 $125,000,000. 

10 For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con11 gressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modi12 fying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by 

13 sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 

14 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: cost of rural 

15 electric loans, $6,160,000, and the cost of telecommuni16 cations loans, $212,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 

17 section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 

18 borrower interest rates may exceed 7 percent per year.

19 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

20 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

21 $38,907,000 which shall be transferred to and merged 

22 with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 

23 and Expenses’’. 
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1 RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to 

4 make such expenditures, within the limits of funds avail5 able to such corporation in accord with law, and to make 

6 such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 

7 year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern8 ment Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in car9 rying out its authorized programs. 

10 For administrative expenses, including audits, nec11 essary to continue to service existing loans, $2,500,000, 

12 which shall be transferred to and merged with the appro13 priation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

14 Of the unobligated balances from the Rural Tele15 phone Bank Liquidating Account, $2,500,000 shall not be 

16 obligated and $2,500,000 are rescinded. 

17 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND

18 PROGRAM

19 For the principal amount of direct distance learning 

20 and telemedicine loans, $50,000,000; and for the principal 

21 amount of direct broadband telecommunication loans, 

22 $463,860,000. 

23 For the cost of direct loans and grants for telemedi24 cine and distance learning services in rural areas, as au25 thorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $25,750,000, to re-
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1 main available until expended, of which $750,000 shall be 

2 for direct loans: Provided, That the cost of direct loans 

3 shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

4 Budget Act of 1974. 

5 For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 7 

6 U.S.C. 901 et seq., $9,973,000, to remain available until 

7 expended: Provided, That the interest rate for such loans 

8 shall be the cost of borrowing to the Department of the 

9 Treasury for obligations of comparable maturity: Provided 

10 further, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined 

11 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

12 In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex13 pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans14 mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 

15 Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 

16 950aaa. 

17 TITLE IV 

18 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

19 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 

20 NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES

21 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 

22 the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer 

23 Services to administer the laws enacted by the Congress 

24 for the Food and Nutrition Service, $599,000. 
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1 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 

2 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses to carry out the National 

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

6 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 

7 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $12,412,027,000, to 

8 remain available through September 30, 2007, of which 

9 $7,224,406,000 is hereby appropriated and 

10 $5,187,621,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds 

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

12 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That none of the funds made 

13 available under this heading shall be used for studies and 

14 evaluations: Provided further, That up to $5,235,000 shall 

15 be available for independent verification of school food 

16 service claims. 

17 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

18 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 

19 For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup20 plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 

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

22 $5,257,000,000, to remain available through September 

23 30, 2007: Provided, That of the total amount available, 

24 the Secretary shall obligate not less than $15,000,000 for 

25 a breastfeeding support initiative in addition to the activi-
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1 ties specified in section 17(h)(3)(A): Provided further, 

2 That only the provisions of section 17(h)(10)(B)(i) shall 

3 be effective in 2006; including $14,000,000 for the pur4 poses specified in section 17(h)(10)(B)(i): Provided fur5 ther, That none of the funds made available under this 

6 heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: Provided 

7 further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be avail8 able to pay administrative expenses of WIC clinics except 

9 those that have an announced policy of prohibiting smok10 ing within the space used to carry out the program: Pro11 vided further, That none of the funds provided in this ac12 count shall be available for the purchase of infant formula 

13 except in accordance with the cost containment and com14 petitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of 

15 such Act: Provided further, That on or after October 1, 

16 2005, or the date of enactment of this act, whichever is 

17 later, any individual seeking certification or recertification 

18 for benefits under the income eligibility provisions of sec19 tion 17(d)(2)(iii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 shall 

20 meet such eligibility requirements only if the income, as 

21 determined under title XIX of the Social Security Act, of 

22 the individual or the family of which the individual is a 

23 member is less than 250 percent of the applicable nonfarm 

24 income poverty guideline: Provided further, That none of 

25 the funds provided shall be available for activities that are 
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1 not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government depart2 ments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such 

3 Act. 

4 FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

5 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp 

6 Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $40,711,395,000, of which 

7 $3,000,000,000 to remain available through September 

8 30, 2007, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such 

9 amounts and at such times as may become necessary to 

10 carry out program operations: Provided, That none of the 

11 funds made available under this heading shall be used for 

12 studies and evaluations: Provided further, That funds pro13 vided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 

14 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That this 

15 appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or 

16 workfare requirements as may be required by law: Pro17 vided further, That funds made available for Employment 

18 and Training under this heading shall remain available 

19 until expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the 

20 Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding 

21 section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, any addi22 tional payment received under chapter 5 of title 37, 

23 United States Code, by a member of the United States 

24 Armed Forces deployed to a designated combat zone shall 

25 be excluded from household income for the duration of the 
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1 member’s deployment if the additional pay is the result 

2 of deployment to or while serving in a combat zone, and 

3 it was not received immediately prior to serving in the 

4 combat zone. 

5 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

6 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist7 ance and the commodity supplemental food program as 

8 authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con9 sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 

10 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist11 ance (in a form determined by the Secretary of Agri12 culture) for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by 

13 section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association 

14 Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the 

15 Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 

16 section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,

17 $178,797,000, to remain available through September 30, 

18 2007: Provided, That none of these funds shall be avail19 able to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 

20 commodities donated to the program: Provided further,

21 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective 

22 with funds made available in fiscal year 2006 to support 

23 the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as au24 thorized by section 4402 of Public Law 107–171, such 

25 funds shall remain available through September 30, 2007. 
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1 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

2 For necessary administrative expenses of the domes3 tic nutrition assistance programs funded under this Act, 

4 $140,761,000. 

5 TITLE V 

6 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

9 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 

10 Service, including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural 

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

12 activities abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordi13 nate and integrate activities of the Department in connec14 tion with foreign agricultural work, including not to exceed 

15 $158,000 for representation allowances and for expenses 

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

17 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $148,224,000: Provided, That the Serv18 ice may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appro19 priation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agen20 cies, public and private organizations and institutions 

21 under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural 

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

23 the foreign assistance programs of the United States 

24 Agency for International Development. 
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1 PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD

2 FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con5 gressional Budget Act of 1974, of agreements under the 

6 Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 

7 1954, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, including 

8 the cost of modifying credit arrangements under said Acts, 

9 $65,040,000, to remain available until expended. 

10 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

11 the credit program of title I, Public Law 83–480, and the 

12 Food for Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appro13 priated for Public Law 83–480 are utilized, $3,385,000, 

14 of which $168,000 may be transferred to and merged with 

15 the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Sala16 ries and Expenses’’, and of which $3,217,000 may be 

17 transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 

18 ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

19 PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT

20 DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

22 For ocean freight differential costs for the shipment 

23 of agricultural commodities under title I of the Agricul24 tural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and 

25 under the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $11,940,000, 
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1 to remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 

2 made available for the cost of agreements under title I 

3 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 

4 of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be 

5 used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior 

6 notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

7 Houses of Congress. 

8 PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS

9 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth10 erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in11 cluding interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade De12 velopment and Assistance Act of 1954, for commodities 

13 supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title 

14 II of said Act, $1,107,094,000, to remain available until 

15 expended. 

16 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS

17 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

18 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

19 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com20 modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 

21 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $5,279,000; to cover common 

22 overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com23 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 

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

25 $3,440,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
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1 appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 

2 and Expenses’’, and of which $1,839,000 may be trans3 ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 

4 Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

5 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR

6 EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

7 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

8 of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest9 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $100,000,000, to 

10 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com11 modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 

12 services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im13 plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 

14 amounts provided herein. 

15 TITLE VI 

16 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 

17 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

18 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad19 ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 

20 motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 

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

22 activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 

23 included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 

24 in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 

25 and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
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1 ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 

2 for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 

3 $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 

4 107–188; $1,837,928,000: Provided, That of the amount 

5 provided under this heading, $305,332,000 shall be de6 rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 

7 U.S.C. 379h, shall be credited to this account and remain 

8 available until expended, and shall not include any fees 

9 pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed for 

10 fiscal year 2007 but collected in fiscal year 2006; 

11 $40,300,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees 

12 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this

13 account and remain available until expended; and 

14 $11,318,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees 

15 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this 

16 account and remain available until expended: Provided fur17 ther, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical de18 vice, and animal drug assessments received during fiscal 

19 year 2006, including any such fees assessed prior to the 

20 current fiscal year but credited during the current year, 

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

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

23 establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized 

24 by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total 

25 amount appropriated: (1) $444,095,000 shall be for the 
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1 Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 

2 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) 

3 $519,814,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation 

4 and Research and related field activities in the Office of 

5 Regulatory Affairs; (3) $178,713,000 shall be for the Cen6 ter for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related 

7 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) 

8 $99,787,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medi9 cine and for related field activities in the Office of Regu10 latory Affairs; (5) $243,939,000 shall be for the Center 

11 for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field 

12 activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 

13 $41,152,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi14 cological Research; (7) $58,515,000 shall be for Rent and 

15 Related activities, of which $21,974,000 is for White Oak 

16 Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General 

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

18 be for payments to the General Services Administration 

19 for rent; and (9) $117,060,000 shall be for other activi20 ties, including the Office of the Commissioner; the Office 

21 of Management; the Office of External Relations; the Of22 fice of Policy and Planning; and central services for these 

23 offices: Provided further, That of the funds provided herein 

24 for other activities, $5,853,000 may not be obligated until 

25 the Commissioner or Acting Commissioner has presented 
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1 public testimony on the President’s 2006 budget request 

2 before the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

3 Representatives: Provided further, That funds may be 

4 transferred from one specified activity to another with the 

5 prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

6 both Houses of Congress. 

7 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 

8 42 U.S.C. 263b may be credited to this account, to remain 

9 available until expended. 

10 In addition, export certification user fees authorized 

11 by 21 U.S.C. 381 may be credited to this account, to re12 main available until expended. 

13 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

14 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten15 sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili16 ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 

17 where not otherwise provided, $5,000,000 to remain avail18 able until expended. 

19 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

20 COMMODITY FUTURE TRADING COMMISSION

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

22 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in23 cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

24 and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 

25 in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $98,386,000, 
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1 including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 

2 representation expenses. 

3 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

4 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

5 Not to exceed $44,250,000 (from assessments col6 lected from farm credit institutions and from the Federal 

7 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 

8 during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 

9 as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 

10 limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re11 ceiverships. 

12 TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

13 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

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

15 appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart16 ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 

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

18 specifically provided for, of not to exceed 320 passenger 

19 motor vehicles, of which 320 shall be for replacement only, 

20 and for the hire of such vehicles. 

21 SEC. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Depart22 ment of Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or al23 lowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–

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1 SEC. 703. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be 

2 available for employment pursuant to the second sentence 

3 of section 706(a) of the Department of Agriculture Or4 ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and 5 U.S.C. 3109. 

5 SEC. 704. New obligational authority provided for the 

6 following appropriation items in this Act shall remain 

7 available until expended: Animal and Plant Health Inspec8 tion Service, the contingency fund to meet emergency con9 ditions, information technology infrastructure, fruit fly 

10 program, emerging plant pests, boll weevil program, up 

11 to $8,000,000 in the low pathogen avian influenza pro12 gram for indemnities, up to $1,500,000 in the scrapie pro13 gram for indemnities, up to $33,340,000 in animal health 

14 monitoring and surveillance for the animal identification 

15 system, up to $3,009,000 in the emergency management 

16 systems program for the vaccine bank, up to $1,000,000 

17 of the wildlife services operations program for aviation 

18 safety, and up to 25 percent of the screwworm program; 

19 Food Safety and Inspection Service, field automation and 

20 information management project; Cooperative State Re21 search, Education, and Extension Service, funds for com22 petitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); Farm Service 

23 Agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to 

24 county committees; Foreign Agricultural Service, middle25 income country training program, and up to $1,565,000 
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1 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely 

2 for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international 

3 currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the 

4 Foreign Agricultural Service. 

5 SEC. 705. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 

6 unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 

7 by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary 

8 balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 

9 Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital 

10 equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis11 trative, and information technology services of primary 

12 benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture:

13 Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 

14 Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 

15 Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency ad16 ministrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 

17 transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 

18 section shall be available for obligation without the prior 

19 approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

20 Houses of Congress. 

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

22 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

23 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

24 SEC. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropria25 tions available to the Department of Agriculture in this 
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1 Act shall be available to provide appropriate orientation 

2 and language training pursuant to section 606C of the Act 

3 of August 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1766b). 

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

5 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 

6 agreements or similar arrangements between the United 

7 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu8 tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of 

9 the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar10 rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 

11 between the two parties. This does not preclude appro12 priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 

13 with such institutions when such indirect costs are com14 puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro15 priations are provided in this Act. 

16 SEC. 709. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail17 able to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit 

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

19 on behalf of other agencies of the Department of Agri20 culture when such space will be jointly occupied. 

21 SEC. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail22 able to pay indirect costs charged against competitive agri23 cultural research, education, or extension grant awards 

24 issued by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and 

25 Extension Service that exceed 20 percent of total Federal 
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1 funds provided under each award: Provided, That notwith2 standing section 1462 of the National Agricultural Re3 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

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

5 awarded competitively by the Cooperative State Research, 

6 Education, and Extension Service shall be available to pay 

7 full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under 

8 section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 

9 SEC. 711. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 this Act, all loan levels provided in this Act shall be consid11 ered estimates, not limitations. 

12 SEC. 712. Appropriations to the Department of Agri13 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 

14 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 

15 until expended to cover obligations made in the current 

16 fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop17 ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica18 tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 

19 the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 

20 SEC. 713. Of the funds made available by this Act, 

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

22 expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 

23 panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 

24 of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego-
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1 tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi2 tively awarded grants. 

3 SEC. 714. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

4 may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat 

5 Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poul6 try Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 

7 SEC. 715. No employee of the Department of Agri8 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 

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

10 of the Department for more than 30 days unless the indi11 vidual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by 

12 the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses 

13 of the employee for the period of assignment. 

14 SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated or other15 wise made available to the Department of Agriculture or 

16 the Food and Drug Administration shall be used to trans17 mit or otherwise make available to any non-Department 

18 of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human 

19 Services employee questions or responses to questions that 

20 are a result of information requested for the appropria21 tions hearing process. 

22 SEC. 717. None of the funds made available to the 

23 Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac24 quire new information technology systems or significant 

25 upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor-
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1 mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa2 tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa3 tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 

4 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

5 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

6 Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa7 tion Officer without the prior approval of the Committees 

8 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided 

9 further, That none of the funds available to the Depart10 ment of Agriculture for information technology shall be 

11 obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of writ12 ten approval by the Chief Information Officer. 

13 SEC. 718. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

14 or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agen15 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 

16 or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

17 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

18 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

19 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

20 through a reprogramming of funds which—

21 (1) creates new programs; 

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

23 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

24 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

25 denied or restricted; 
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1 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

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

3 or 

4 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

5 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

6 unless the Committees on Appropriations of both 

7 Houses of Congress are notified 15 days in advance 

8 of such reprogramming of funds. 

9 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro10 vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies

11 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

12 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

13 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

14 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

15 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

16 for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogram17 ming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, which18 ever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, 

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

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

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

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

23 personnel which would result in a change in existing pro24 grams, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; un25 less the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
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1 Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such re2 programming of funds. 

3 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 

4 Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com5 modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify the Com6 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress be7 fore implementing a program or activity not carried out 

8 during the previous fiscal year unless the program or ac9 tivity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 

10 other Act. 

11 SEC. 719. With the exception of funds needed to ad12 minister and conduct oversight of grants awarded and ob13 ligations incurred in prior fiscal years, none of the funds 

14 appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

15 other Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses 

16 of personnel to carry out the provisions of section 401 of 

17 Public Law 105–185, the Initiative for Future Agriculture 

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

19 SEC. 720. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

20 any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex21 penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 

22 language as part of the President’s Budget submission to 

23 the Congress of the United States for programs under the 

24 jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri25 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
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1 tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or re2 flects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 

3 proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 

4 submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission 

5 identifies which additional spending reductions should 

6 occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted 

7 prior to the date of the convening of a committee of con8 ference for the fiscal year 2007 appropriations Act. 

9 SEC. 721. None of the funds made available by this 

10 or any other Act may be used to close or relocate a State 

11 Rural Development office unless or until cost effectiveness 

12 and enhancement of program delivery have been deter13 mined. 

14 SEC. 722. In addition to amounts otherwise appro15 priated or made available by this Act, $2,500,000 is ap16 propriated for the purpose of providing Bill Emerson and 

17 Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships, through the Congres18 sional Hunger Center. 

19 SEC. 723. Notwithstanding section 412 of the Agri20 cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 

21 (7 U.S.C. 1736f), any balances available to carry out title 

22 III of such Act as of the date of enactment of this Act, 

23 and any recoveries and reimbursements that become avail24 able to carry out title III of such Act, may be used to 

25 carry out title II of such Act. 
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1 SEC. 724. Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consolidated 

2 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

3 2008j(e)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$27,998,000’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘$28,498,000’’. 

5 SEC. 725. Of any shipments of commodities made 

6 pursuant to section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 

7 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to 

8 the extent practicable, direct that tonnage equal in value 

9 to not more than $25,000,000 shall be made available to 

10 foreign countries to assist in mitigating the effects of the 

11 Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune 

12 Deficiency Syndrome on communities, including the provi13 sion of—

14 (1) agricultural commodities to—

15 (A) individuals with Human Immuno16 deficiency Virus or Acquired Immune Defi17 ciency Syndrome in the communities; and 

18 (B) households in the communities, par19 ticularly individuals caring for orphaned chil20 dren; and 

21 (2) agricultural commodities monetized to pro22 vide other assistance (including assistance under 

23 microcredit and microenterprise programs) to create 

24 or restore sustainable livelihoods among individuals 
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1 in the communities, particularly individuals caring 

2 for orphaned children. 

3 SEC. 726. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

4 law, the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall pro5 vide financial and technical assistance to the Kane Coun6 ty, Illinois, Indian Creek Watershed Flood Prevention 

7 Project, from funds available for the Watershed and Flood 

8 Prevention Operations program, not to exceed $1,000,000 

9 and Hickory Creek Special Drainage District, Bureau 

10 County, Illinois, not to exceed $50,000. 

11 SEC. 727. None of the funds made available in this 

12 Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in13 strumentality of the United States Government, except 

14 pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro15 vided in, this or any other appropriation Act. 

16 SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 law, of the funds made available in this Act for competitive 

18 research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), the Secretary may use 

19 up to 22 percent of the amount provided to carry out a 

20 competitive grants program under the same terms and 

21 conditions as those provided in section 401 of the Agricul22 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

23 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621). 

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

25 available by this or any other Act may be used to pay 
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1 the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 

2 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven3 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)). 

4 SEC. 730. None of the funds appropriated or made 

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

6 the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out subtitle 

7 I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

8 (7 U.S.C. 2009dd through dd–7). 

9 SEC. 731. Agencies and offices of the Department of 

10 Agriculture may utilize any unobligated salaries and ex11 penses funds to reimburse the Office of the General Coun12 sel for salaries and expenses of personnel, and for other 

13 related expenses, incurred in representing such agencies 

14 and offices in the resolution of complaints by employees 

15 or applicants for employment, and in cases and other mat16 ters pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity 

17 Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or 

18 the Merit Systems Protection Board with the prior ap19 proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 

20 Houses of Congress. 

21 SEC. 732. None of the funds appropriated or made 

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

23 the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 

24 6405 of Public Law 107–171 (7 U.S.C. 2655). 
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1 SEC. 733. Of the funds made available under section 

2 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 

3 seq.), the Secretary may use up to $10,000,000 for costs 

4 associated with the distribution of commodities. 

5 SEC. 734. None of the funds appropriated or other6 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

7 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to enroll in 

8 excess of 154,500 acres in the calendar year 2006 wet9 lands reserve program as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.

10 SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated or other11 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

12 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who carry 

13 out an environmental quality incentives program author14 ized by chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 

15 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) in excess 

16 of $1,012,000,000 (increased by $40,000,000). 

17 SEC. 736. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

19 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to expend 

20 the $23,000,000 made available by section 9006(f) of the 

21 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

22 U.S.C. 8106(f)). 

23 SEC. 737. With the exception of funds provided in 

24 fiscal year 2003, none of the funds appropriated or other25 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 
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1 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to expend 

2 the $50,000,000 made available by section 601(j)(1)(A) 

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

4 950bb(j)(1)(A)). 

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

6 year 2005 or preceding fiscal years for programs author7 ized under the Agricultural Trade Development and As8 sistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in excess 

9 of $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the Commodity 

10 Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities 

11 under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humani12 tarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1): Provided, That any 

13 such funds made available to reimburse the Commodity 

14 Credit Corporation shall only be used pursuant to section 

15 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 

16 Act. 

17 SEC. 739. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

19 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to expend 

20 the $120,000,000 made available by section 6401(a) of 

21 Public Law 107–171. 

22 SEC. 740. Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (e)(2) 

23 of section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 

24 940c(c) and (e)(2)) in implementing section 313A of that 

25 Act, the Secretary shall, with the consent of the lender, 
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1 structure the schedule for payment of the annual fee, not 

2 to exceed an average of 30 basis points per year for the 

3 term of the loan, to ensure that sufficient funds are avail4 able to pay the subsidy costs for note guarantees under 

5 that section. 

6 SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or other7 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

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

9 a Conservation Security Program authorized by 16 U.S.C. 

10 3838 et seq., in excess of $258,000,000 (reduced by 

11 $13,000,000). 

12 SEC. 742. None of the funds appropriated or other13 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

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

15 section 2502 of Public Law 107–171 in excess of 

16 $60,000,000 (reduced by $17,000,000). 

17 SEC. 743. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

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

20 section 2503 of Public Law 107–171 in excess of 

21 $83,500,000 (reduced by $10,000,000). 

22 SEC. 744. With the exception of funds provided in 

23 fiscal year 2005, none of the funds appropriated or other24 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

25 to carry out section 6029 of Public Law 107–171. 
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1 SEC. 745. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available in this Act shall be expended to violate 

3 Public Law 105–264. 

4 SEC. 746. None of the funds appropriated or other5 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

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

7 a ground and surface water conservation program author8 ized by section 2301 of Public Law 107–171 in excess of 

9 $51,000,000. 

10 SEC. 747. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to issue a final rule in furtherance of, 

12 or otherwise implement, the proposed rule on cost-sharing 

13 for animal and plant health emergency programs of the 

14 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published on 

15 July 8, 2003 (Docket No. 02–062–1; 68 Fed. Reg. 

16 40541). 

17 SEC. 748. None of the funds made available in this 

18 Act may be used to study, complete a study of, or enter 

19 into a contract with a private party to carry out, without 

20 specific authorization in a subsequent Act of Congress, a 

21 competitive sourcing activity of the Secretary of Agri22 culture, including support personnel of the Department of 

23 Agriculture, relating to rural development or farm loan 

24 programs. 
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1 SEC. 749. None of the funds appropriated or other2 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

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

4 section 9010 of Public Law 107–171 in excess of 

5 $60,000,000. 

6 SEC. 750. Agencies and offices of the Department of 

7 Agriculture may utilize any available discretionary funds 

8 to cover the costs of preparing, or contracting for the 

9 preparation of, final agency decisions regarding com10 plaints of discrimination in employment or program activi11 ties arising within such agencies and offices. 

12 SEC. 751. Funds made available under section 1240I 

13 and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 in 

14 fiscal year 2006 shall remain available until expended to 

15 cover obligations made in fiscal year 2006, and are not 

16 available for new obligations. 

17 SEC. 752. None of the funds made available under 

18 this Act shall be available to pay the administrative ex19 penses of a State agency that, after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act and prior to implementation of interim final 

21 regulations regarding vendor cost containment in accord22 ance with the provisions set forth in section 17(h)(11)(G) 

23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, authorizes any new 

24 for-profit vendor(s) to transact food instruments under 

25 the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 
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1 Infants, and Children if it is expected that more than 50 

2 percent of the annual revenue of the vendor from the sale 

3 of food items will be derived from the sale of supplemental 

4 foods that are obtained with WIC food instruments, except 

5 that the Secretary may approve the authorization of such 

6 a vendor if the approval is necessary to assure participant 

7 access to program benefits or is in accordance with the 

8 provisions set forth in section 17(h)(11)(E) of the Child 

9 Nutrition Act of 1966. 

10 SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, 

11 to remain available until expended, for a grant to the Ohio 

12 Livestock Expo Center in Springfield, Ohio. 

13 SEC. 754. None of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

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

16 an Agricultural Management Assistance Program as au17 thorized by section 524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

18 in excess of $6,000,000 (7 U.S.C. 1524). 

19 SEC. 755. None of the funds appropriated or other20 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

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

22 a Biomass Research and Development Program in excess 

23 of $12,000,000, as authorized by Public Law 106–224 (7 

24 U.S.C. 7624 note).
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1 SEC. 756. Notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 524, 571, and 

2 572, the Secretary of Agriculture may sell the US Water 

3 Conservation Laboratory, Phoenix, Arizona, and credit the 

4 net proceeds of such sale as offsetting collections to its 

5 Agricultural Research Service Buildings and Facilities ac6 count. Such funds shall be available until September 30, 

7 2007 to be used to replace these facilities and to improve 

8 other USDA-owned facilities. 

9 SEC. 757. None of the funds provided in this Act may 

10 be used for salaries and expenses to draft or implement 

11 any regulation or rule insofar as it would require recertifi12 cation of rural status for each electric and telecommuni13 cations borrower for the Rural Electrification and Tele14 communication Loans program. 

15 SEC. 758. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available by this Act shall be used for the imple17 mentation of Country of Origin Labeling for meat or meat 

18 products. 

19 SEC. 759. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 

20 of law, and until the receipt of the decennial Census in 

21 the year 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture shall con22 sider— 

23 (1) the City of Bridgeton, New Jersey, the City 

24 of Kinston, North Carolina, and the City of Ports25 mouth, Ohio as rural areas for the purposes of 
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1 Rural Housing Service Community Facilities Pro2 gram loans and grants; 

3 (2) the Township of Bloomington, Illinois (in4 cluding individuals and entities with projects within 

5 the Township) eligible for Rural Housing Service 

6 Community Facilities Programs loans and grants; 

7 and 

8 (3) the City of Lone Grove, Oklahoma (includ9 ing individuals and entities with projects within the 

10 city) eligible for Rural Housing Service Community 

11 Facilities Program loans and grants. 

12 SEC. 760. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 

13 $10,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Cor14 poration, to remain available until expended, to com15 pensate commercial citrus and lime growers in the State 

16 of Florida for tree replacement and for lost production 

17 with respect to trees removed to control citrus canker, and 

18 with respect to certified citrus nursery stocks within the 

19 citrus canker quarantine areas, as determined by the Sec20 retary. For a grower to receive assistance for a tree under 

21 this section, the tree must have been removed after Sep22 tember 30, 2001. 

23 SEC. 761. The counties of Burlington and Camden, 

24 New Jersey (including individuals and entities with 

25 projects within these counties) shall be eligible for loans 
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1 and grants under the Rural Community Advancement 

2 Program for fiscal year 2006 to the same extent they were 

3 eligible for such assistance during the fiscal year 2005 

4 under section 106 of Chapter 1 of Division B of Public 

5 Law 108–324 (188 Stat. 1236). 

6 SEC. 762. Of the unobligated balances available in 

7 the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 

8 Infants, and Children reserve account, $32,000,000 is 

9 hereby rescinded. 

10 SEC. 763. None of the funds provided by this Act 

11 shall be used to pay salaries and expenses and other costs 

12 associated with implementing or administering section 

13 508(e)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

14 1501 et seq.) for the 2006 reinsurance year. 

15 SEC. 764. None of the funds appropriated or other16 wise made available by this Act for the Food and Drug 

17 Administration may be used under section 801 of the Fed18 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent an indi19 vidual not in the business of importing a prescription drug 

20 within the meaning of section 801(g) of such Act, whole21 salers, or pharmacists from importing a prescription drug 

22 which complies with sections 501, 502, and 505. 

23 SEC. 765. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

24 law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 

25 by an executive branch agency to produce any pre-
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1 packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 

2 in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti3 fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 

4 story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 

5 funded by that executive branch agency. 

6 SEC. 766. In addition to other amounts appropriated 

7 or otherwise made available by this Act, there is hereby 

8 appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $7,000,000, 

9 of which not to exceed 5 percent may be available for ad10 ministrative expenses, to remain available until expended, 

11 to make specialty crop block grants under section 101 of 

12 the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (Public 

13 Law 108–465; 7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 

14 SEC. 767. It is the sense of Congress that the Sec15 retary of Agriculture should use the transfer authority 

16 provided by section 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 

17 U.S.C. 7772) to implement the strategic plan developed 

18 by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for 

19 the eradication of Emerald Ash Borer in the States of 

20 Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. 

21 SEC. 768. None of the funds made available in this 

22 Act may be used—

23 (1) to grant a waiver of a financial conflict of 

24 interest requirement pursuant to section 505(n)(4) 

25 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for 
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1 any voting member of an advisory committee or 

2 panel of the Food and Drug Administration; or 

3 (2) to make a certification under section 

4 208(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, for any 

5 such voting member. 

6 SEC. 769. None of the funds made available in this 

7 Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per8 sonnel to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal 

9 Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603) or under the guide10 lines issued under section 903 the Federal Agriculture Im11 provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; 

12 Public Law 104–127). 

13 SEC. 770. None of the funds made available by this 

14 Act to the Secretary of Agriculture may be used, after De15 cember 31, 2005, to purchase chickens, including chicken 

16 products, under the Richard B. Russell National School 

17 Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, unless the 

18 Secretary shall take into account whether such purchases 

19 are in compliance with standards relating to the whole20 someness of food for human consumption, pursuant to sec21 tion 14(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School 

22 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(d)). 
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1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De2 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 

3 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006’’.

Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2005. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.