In the Senate of the United States,

September 20 (legislative day, September 5), 1995.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1976) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes’’, do pass

with the following

AMENDMENTS:

1 Ω1æPage 2, line 14, strike out ø$10,227,000¿ and insert:

2 $12,801,000

3 Ω2æPage 2, line 14, strike out ø$7,500,000¿ and insert:

4 $10,000,000, to remain available until expended,

5 Ω3æPage 3, line 6, strike out ø$3,948,000¿ and insert:

6 $3,814,000

7 Ω4æPage 4, line 1, strike out all after ‘‘ter’’ down to and

8 including ‘‘house’’ in line 17
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1 Ω5æPage 5, line 8, after ‘‘culture’’ insert: under 40 U.S.C.

2 486

3 Ω6æPage 6, line 4, strike out ø$800,000¿ and insert:

4 $650,000

5 Ω7æPage 6, line 14, after ‘‘9607(g),’’ insert: and

6 Ω8æPage 7, line 24, strike out all after ‘‘branch,’’ over

7 to and including ‘‘relations’’ in line 2 on page 8 and insert:

8 $1,764,000

9 Ω9æPage 8, line 25, strike out ø$95,000¿ and insert:

10 $125,000

11 Ω10æPage 9, line 3, after ‘‘97–98’’ insert: : Provided, That

12 funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General

13 through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of

14 Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the

15 Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as

16 an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in inves17 tigations in which the Office of Inspector General partici18 pates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission

19 or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account

20 for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspec21 tor General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available

22 until expended
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1 Ω11æPage 9, line 20, strike out ø$53,131,000¿ and insert:

2 $53,526,000

3 Ω12æPage 10, line 23, strike out ø$705,610,000¿ and in4 sert: $707,000,000

5 Ω13æPage 12, line 15, after ‘‘League’’ insert: Foundation

6 Ω14æPage 13, line 18, after ‘‘law’’ insert: : Provided fur7 ther, That of the funds made available under this heading

8 for the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Re9 search, not less than $1,000,000 shall be available for the

10 Grain Marketing Research Laboratory in Manhattan, Kan11 sas

12 Ω15æPage 13, line 24, strike out ø$166,165,000¿ and in13 sert: $171,304,000

14 Ω16æPage 14, line 1, strike out ø$20,185,000¿ and insert:

15 $20,809,000

16 Ω17æPage 14, line 2, strike out ø$27,313,000¿ and insert:

17 $28,157,000

18 Ω18æPage 14, line 4, strike out ø$31,930,000¿ and insert:

19 $42,670,000

20 Ω19æPage 14, line 6, strike out ø$11,599,000¿ and insert:

21 $9,769,000
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1 Ω20æPage 14, line 7, strike out ø$98,165,000¿ and insert:

2 $99,582,000

3 Ω21æPage 14, line 9, strike out ø$5,051,000¿ and insert:

4 $5,551,000

5 Ω22æPage 14, line 10, strike out ø195¿ and insert: 3195

6 Ω23æPage 14, line 10, strike out ø$1,150,000¿ and insert:

7 $500,000

8 Ω24æPage 14, line 11, after ‘‘3319d);’’ insert: $500,000

9 for grants for research pursuant to the Critical Agricultural

10 Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and section 1472 of

11 the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended (7

12 U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until expended;

13 Ω25æPage 14, line 20, strike out ø$8,000,000¿ and insert:

14 $8,112,000

15 Ω26æPage 14, line 21, after ‘‘5811);’’ insert: $9,207,000

16 for a program of capacity building grants to colleges eligible

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

18 321–326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, to re19 main available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b);

20 Ω27æPage 14, line 21, after ‘‘5811);’’ insert: $1,450,000

21 for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section

22 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382;
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1 Ω28æPage 14, line 22, strike out ø$6,289,000¿ and insert:

2 $10,686,000

3 Ω29æPage 14, line 25, strike out ø$389,172,000¿ and in4 sert: $421,622,000

5 Ω30æPage 15, after line 8, insert:

6 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

7 For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve8 ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip9 ment or facilities and for grants to States and other eligible

10 recipients for such purposes, as necessary to carry out the

11 agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs of

12 the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise pro13 vided, $57,838,000, to remain available until expended (7

14 U.S.C. 2209b).

15 Ω31æPage 15, line 19, strike out ø$264,405,000¿ and in16 sert: $272,582,000

17 Ω32æPage 15, line 21, strike out ø$59,588,000¿ and in18 sert: $61,431,000

19 Ω33æPage 15, line 24, strike out ø$2,898,000¿ and insert:

20 $2,988,000

21 Ω34æPage 16, line 3, strike out ø$7,664,000¿ and insert:

22 $7,901,000
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1 Ω35æPage 16, line 5, strike out ø$921,000¿ and insert:

2 $950,000

3 Ω36æPage 16, line 7, strike out ø$10,897,000¿ and insert:

4 $11,234,000

5 Ω37æPage 16, line 9, strike out ø$1,184,000¿ and insert:

6 $1,221,000

7 Ω38æPage 16, line 10, strike out ø$9,700,000¿ and insert:

8 $10,000,000

9 Ω39æPage 16, line 10, after ‘‘$9,700,000;’’ insert: pay10 ments for a Nutrition Education Initiative under 3(d) of

11 the Act, $4,265,000;

12 Ω40æPage 16, line 12, strike out ø$2,400,000¿ and insert:

13 $2,475,000

14 Ω41æPage 16, line 14, strike out ø$3,241,000¿ and insert:

15 $3,341,000

16 Ω42æPage 16, line 15, strike out ø$1,697,000¿ and insert:

17 $1,750,000

18 Ω43æPage 16, line 17, after ‘‘$3,463,000;’’ insert: pay19 ments for rural health and safety education as authorized

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

21 note, 2662), $2,750,000;
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1 Ω44æPage 16, line 20, strike out ø$24,708,000¿ and in2 sert: $25,472,000

3 Ω45æPage 16, line 20, after ‘‘$24,708,000;’’ insert

4 $2,550,000 for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant

5 to section 534(b)(3) of Public Law 103–382;

6 Ω46æPage 16, line 24, strike out ø301n¿ and insert: 301

7 note

8 Ω47æPage 17, line 2, strike out ø$6,181,000¿ and insert:

9 $10,998,000

10 Ω48æPage 17, line 2, strike out ø$413,257,000¿ and in11 sert: $439,681,000

12 Ω49æPage 18, line 4, strike out ø$333,410,000¿ and in13 sert: $329,125,000

14 Ω50æPage 20, line 6, after ‘‘teration,’’ insert: moderniza15 tion,

16 Ω51æPage 20, line 8, strike out ø$12,541,000¿ and insert:

17 $4,973,000

18 Ω52æPage 20, line 19, strike out ø$46,662,000¿ and in19 sert: $46,517,000

20 Ω53æPage 22, line 11, strike out ø1956¿ and insert: 1946
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1 Ω54æPage 22, line 12, strike out ø$1,000,000¿ and insert:

2 $1,200,000

3 Ω55æPage 22, line 25, strike out ø$23,058,000¿ and in4 sert: $23,289,000

5 Ω56æPage 23, line 19, strike out ø$450,000¿ and insert:

6 $440,000

7 Ω57æPage 23, line 24, strike out ø$540,365,000¿ and in8 sert: $563,004,000

9 Ω58æPage 25, line 4, strike out all after ‘‘programs’’ down

10 to and including ‘‘1994’’ in line 7 and insert: administered

11 by the Consolidated Farm Service Agency

12 Ω59æPage 25, line 7, strike out ø$788,388,000¿ and in13 sert: $805,888,000

14 Ω60æPage 25, line 17, strike out ø$500,000¿ and insert:

15 $1,000,000

16 Ω61æPage 25, line 22, strike out ø$2,000,000¿ and insert:

17 $3,000,000

18 Ω62æPage 27, after line 2, insert:

19 OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

20 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of

21 the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
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1 (7 U.S.C. 2279), $2,000,000, to remain available until ex2 pended.

3 Ω63æPage 27, line 10, strike out ø$585,000,000¿ and in4 sert: $610,000,000

5 Ω64æPage 27, line 11, strike out ø$2,300,000,000¿ and

6 insert: $2,450,000,000

7 Ω65æPage 27, line 18, strike out ø$22,500,000¿ and in8 sert: $21,696,000

9 Ω66æPage 27, line 22, strike out ø$28,206,000¿ and in10 sert: $34,053,000

11 Ω67æPage 27, line 23, strike out ø$91,000,000¿ and in12 sert: $111,505,000

13 Ω68æPage 28, line 4, strike out ø$4,113,000¿ and insert:

14 $3,966,000

15 Ω69æPage 28, line 7, strike out ø$221,541,000¿ and in16 sert: $227,258,000

17 Ω70æPage 28, line 9, strike out ø$208,446,000¿ and in18 sert: $214,163,000

19 Ω71æPage 30, strike out lines 7 through 11 and insert:

20 For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the

21 Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
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1 to administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Natural

2 Resources Conservation Service, $677,000: Provided, That

3 none of these funds shall be available to administer laws

4 enacted by Congress for the Forest Service: Provided further,

5 That $350,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of

6 Agriculture to administer the laws enacted by Congress for

7 the Forest Service: Provided further, That notwithstanding

8 section 245(c) of Public Law 103–354 (7 U.S.C. 6961(c)),

9 the Secretary of Agriculture may not delegate any authority

10 to administer laws enacted by Congress, or funds provided

11 by this Act, for the Forest Service to the Under Secretary

12 for Natural Resources and Environment.

13 Ω72æPage 31, line 5, strike out ø$629,986,000¿ and in14 sert: $637,860,000, to remain available until expended (7

15 U.S.C. 2209b)

16 Ω73æPage 32, line 7, after ‘‘ice’’ insert: (16 U.S.C. 590e–

17 2)

18 Ω74æPage 32, after line 7, insert:

19 RIVER BASIN SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS

20 For necessary expenses to conduct research, investiga21 tion, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other water22 ways, in accordance with section 6 of the Watershed Protec23 tion and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954,

24 as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006–1009), $8,369,000: Provided,
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1 That this appropriation shall be available for employment

2 pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or3 ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed

4 $60,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.

5 3109.

6 Ω75æPage 32, after line 7, insert:

7 WATERSHED PLANNING

8 For necessary expenses for small watershed investiga9 tions and planning, in accordance with the Watershed Pro10 tection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.

11 1001–1008), $5,630,000: Provided, That this appropriation

12 shall be available for employment pursuant to the second

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

14 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available

15 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

16 Ω76æPage 32, strike out line 13, down to and including

17 ‘‘1006a),’’ in line 14

18 Ω77æPage 32, line 21, after ‘‘2209b) insert: (of which

19 $15,000,000 shall be available for the watersheds authorized

20 under the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (33

21 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and supple22 mented)

23 Ω78æPage 33, after line 6, insert:
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1 RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

2 For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out

3 projects for resource conservation and development and for

4 sound land use pursuant to the provisions of section 32(e)

5 of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as

6 amended (7 U.S.C. 1010–1011; 76 Stat. 607), and the pro7 visions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f),

8 and the provisions of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981

9 (16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), $27,000,000, to remain available

10 until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209): Provided, That this appro11 priation shall be available for employment pursuant to the

12 second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944

13 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be avail14 able for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

15 Ω79æPage 33, after line 6, insert:

16 FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM

17 For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to

18 carry out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized

19 in the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16

20 U.S.C. 2101), including technical assistance and related ex21 penses $6,325,000, to remain available until expended, as

22 authorized by that Act.

23 Ω80æPage 33, after line 6, insert:
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1 COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAM

2 For necessary expenses for carrying out a voluntary

3 cooperative salinity control program pursuant to section

4 202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Con5 trol Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)), to be used to re6 duce salinity in the Colorado River and to enhance the sup7 ply and quality of water available for use in the United

8 States and the Republic of Mexico, $2,681,000, to remain

9 available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), to be used for

10 the establishment of on-farm irrigation management sys11 tems, including lateral improvement measures, for making

12 cost-share payments to agricultural landowners and opera13 tors, Indian tribes, irrigation districts and associations,

14 local governmental and nongovernmental entities, and other

15 landowners to aid them in carrying out approved conserva16 tion practices as determined and recommended by the Sec17 retary, and for associated costs of program planning, infor18 mation and education, and program monitoring and eval19 uation.

20 Ω81æPage 33, strike out lines 7 through 18

21 Ω82æPage 33, strike out all after line 18 over to and in22 cluding line 2 on page 35

23 Ω83æPage 35, line 8, strike out ø$210,000,000¿ and in24 sert: $77,000,000
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1 Ω84æPage 36, line 1, strike out ø$75,000,000¿ and insert:

2 $50,000,000

3 Ω85æPage 37, line 22, strike out ø$11,000,000¿ and in4 sert: $15,000,000

5 Ω86æPage 38, after line 25, insert:

6 RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM

7 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and

8 grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932,

9 and 86 Stat. 661–664, as amended; and 42 U.S.C. 1485

10 and 1490(a), $563,839,000, to remain available until ex11 pended, to be available for loans and grants for rural water

12 and waste disposal and solid waste management grants,

13 new construction of section 515 rental housing, direct loans

14 and loan guarantees for community facilities, loan guaran15 tees for business and industry assistance, and grants for

16 rural business enterprise: Provided, That the costs of direct

17 loans and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying

18 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres19 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the

20 total amount appropriated, $20,044,000 shall be for

21 empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as author22 ized by Public Law 103–66: Provided further, That if such

23 funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and enter24 prise communities by June 30, 1996, they shall remain

25 available for other authorized purposes under this head:
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1 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,

2 not to exceed $4,500,000 shall be available for contracting

3 with the National Rural Water Association or an equally

4 qualified national organization for a circuit rider program

5 to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Pro6 vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not

7 to exceed $20,000,000 shall be available for water and waste

8 disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along the United

9 States/Mexico border, including grants under section

10 306(c): Provided further, That loan guarantees for business

11 and industry assistance funded under this heading shall be

12 made available to tourist or other recreational businesses

13 in rural communities.

14 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

15 carry out direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants,

16 $58,051,000, of which $57,614,000 shall be transferred to

17 and merged with ‘‘Rural Housing and Community Devel18 opment Service, Salaries and Expenses’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities

19 Service, Salaries and Expenses’’; and ‘‘Rural Business and

20 Cooperative Development Service, Salaries and Expenses’’.

21 Ω87æPage 39, line 9, strike out ø$42,820,000¿ and insert:

22 $50,346,000

23 Ω88æPage 39, line 20, strike out ø$2,250,000,000¿ and

24 insert: $2,700,000,000
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1 Ω89æPage 39, line 25, strike out ø$35,000,000¿ and in2 sert: $42,484,000

3 Ω90æPage 39, line 26, strike out all after ‘‘property’’ over

4 to and including ‘‘areas’’ in line 6 on page 40

5 Ω91æPage 40, line 10, strike out ø$118,335,000¿ and in6 sert: $212,790,000

7 Ω92æPage 40, line 13, strike out all after ‘‘$82,035,000’’

8 down to and including ‘‘1996’’ in line 14

9 Ω93æPage 40, line 15, strike out ø$6,100,000¿ and insert:

10 $7,405,000

11 Ω94æPage 40, strike out lines 16 through 23

12 Ω95æPage 41, line 1, strike out ø$385,889,000¿ and in13 sert: $389,818,000

14 Ω96æPage 41, line 1, strike out ø$372,897,506¿ and in15 sert: $376,860,000

16 Ω97æPage 41, line 11, strike out ø$535,900,000¿ and in17 sert: $540,900,000

18 Ω98æPage 42, strike out all after line 7, over to and in19 cluding line 8 on page 43

20 Ω99æPage 43, after line 24, insert:
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1 SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

2 For grants pursuant to sections 509(f) and 525 of the

3 Housing Act of 1949, $1,000,000.

4 Ω100æPage 44, line 4, strike out ø$1,000,000¿ and insert:

5 $3,000,000

6 Ω101æPage 45, line 2, strike out ø$9,520,000¿ and insert:

7 $9,013,000

8 Ω102æPage 45, strike out all after line 6, over to and in9 cluding line 7 on page 46

10 Ω103æPage 46, strike out lines 9 through 14 and insert:

11 For the cost of direct loans, $22,395,000, as authorized

12 by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)):

13 Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying

14 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres15 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these

16 funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the

17 principal amount of direct loans of $37,544,000: Provided

18 further, That through June 30, 1996, of these amounts,

19 $6,484,000 shall be available for the cost of direct loans,

20 for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as au21 thorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

22 Act of 1993, to subsidize gross obligations for the principal

23 amount of direct loans, $10,870,000.
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1 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to

2 carry out the direct loan programs, $1,476,000, of which

3 $1,470,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the ap4 propriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’.

5 Ω104æPage 47, line 2, strike out ø$584,000¿ and insert:

6 $724,000

7 Ω105æPage 47, line 9, strike out ø$5,000,000¿ and insert:

8 $10,000,000

9 Ω106æPage 47, strike out lines 12 through 26

10 Ω107æPage 48, line 5, strike out ø$1,500,000¿ and insert:

11 $3,000,000, of which $1,300,000 may be available for the

12 appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program

13 Ω108æPage 48, line 16, strike out ø$500,000,000¿ and

14 insert: $550,000,000

15 Ω109æPage 48, line 24, strike out ø$54,150,000¿ and in16 sert: $59,565,000

17 Ω110æPage 49, line 1, strike out øsections 305(c)(2) and¿

18 and insert: section

19 Ω111æPage 49, line 6, strike out ø$29,982,000¿ and in20 sert: $32,183,000
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1 Ω112æPage 49, line 24, strike out ø$770,000¿ and insert:

2 $5,023,000

3 Ω113æPage 49, line 26, strike out ø$3,541,000¿ and in4 sert: $6,167,000

5 Ω114æPage 50, strike out all after line 4, over to and in6 cluding line 11 on page 51

7 Ω115æPage 51, line 17, strike out ø$19,211,000¿ and in8 sert: $18,449,000

9 Ω116æPage 52, line 8, strike out ø$440,000¿ and insert:

10 $540,000

11 Ω117æPage 52, line 14, strike out øsection 17¿ and insert:

12 sections 17, 19, and 21

13 Ω118æPage 52, line 16, strike out ø$7,952,424,000¿ and

14 insert: $7,952,610,000

15 Ω119æPage 52, line 17, strike out ø$2,354,566,000¿ and

16 insert: $2,354,752,000

17 Ω120æPage 52, line 22, strike out all after ‘‘claims’’ over

18 to and including ‘‘Institute’’ in line 2 on page 53

19 Ω121æPage 53, line 23, after ‘‘program’’ insert: : Provided

20 further, That on or after July 1, 1996, any funds recovered

21 from the previous fiscal year in excess of $100,000,000 may
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1 be transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Rural

2 Community Advancement Program and shall remain avail3 able until expended

4 Ω122æPage 53, line 23, after ‘‘program’’ insert: : Provided

5 further, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall

6 be available for the purchase of infant formula except in

7 accordance with the cost containment and competitive bid8 ding requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nutri9 tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) (as in effect on September

10 13, 1995)

11 Ω123æPage 53, after line 23, insert:

12 COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity

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

15 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7

16 U.S.C. 612c (note)), including not less than $8,000,000 for

17 the projects in Detroit, New Orleans, and Des Moines,

18 $86,000,000 to remain available through September 30,

19 1997: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available

20 to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for com21 modities donated to the program: Provided further, That

22 twenty percent of any Commodity Supplemental Food Pro23 gram funds carried over from fiscal year 1995 shall be

24 available for administrative costs of the program.
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1 Ω124æPage 53, line 26, strike out ø$27,097,828,000¿ and

2 insert: $28,097,828,000

3 Ω125æPage 54, line 3, after ‘‘Act’’ insert: : Provided fur4 ther, That $1,000,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be

5 placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such

6 times as may become necessary to carry out program oper7 ations

8 Ω126æPage 54, strike out lines 11 through 24

9 Ω127æPage 55, line 7, strike out ø$215,000,000¿ and in10 sert: $217,250,000

11 Ω128æPage 55, line 8, after ‘‘1997’’ insert: : Provided,

12 That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for meals

13 provided pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, a

14 maximum rate of reimbursement to States will be estab15 lished by the Secretary, subject to reduction if obligations

16 would exceed the amount of available funds, with any unob17 ligated funds to remain available only for obligation in the

18 fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996

19 Ω129æPage 55, after line 8 insert:

20 For necessary expenses to carry out section 110 of the

21 Hunger Prevention Act of 1988, $40,000,000.

22 Ω130æPage 55, after line 8 insert:
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1 THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

2 For making payments to States to carry out the Emer3 gency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended,

4 $40,000,000: Provided, That, in accordance with section

5 202 of Public Law 98–92, these funds shall be available only

6 if the Secretary determines the existence of excess commod7 ities: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act

8 or any other Act may be used for emergency food assistance

9 program demonstration projects.

10 Ω131æPage 55, line 11, strike out ø$108,323,000¿ and

11 insert: $107,215,000

12 Ω132æPage 55, line 16, after ‘‘law’’ insert: ; and $750,000

13 shall be available for investing in an automated data proc14 essing infrastructure for the Food and Consumer Service

15 Ω133æPage 56, line 14, strike out ø$123,520,000¿ and

16 insert: $124,775,000

17 Ω134æPage 57, line 2, after ‘‘2392)’’ insert: : Provided

18 further, That funds made available under this Act to carry

19 out non-generic activities of the market promotion program

20 established under section 203(e)(4) of the Agricultural

21 Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) may be used to provide

22 cost-share assistance only to organizations that are non-for23 eign entities recognized as small business concerns under

24 section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))
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1 or to associations described in the first section of the Act

2 entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize association of producers of

3 agricultural products’’, approved February 22, 1922 (7

4 U.S.C. 291): Provided further, That none of the funds ap5 propriated or otherwise made available under this Act may

6 be used to pay the salaries of personnel who carry out the

7 market promotion program established under section 203

8 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) if

9 the aggregate amount of funds and/or commodities under

10 the program exceeds $70,000,000

11 Ω135æPage 57, line 23, after ‘‘Act’’ insert: and shall be

12 financed from funds credited to the Commodity Credit Cor13 poration pursuant to section 426 of Public Law 103–465

14 Ω136æPage 61, line 8, strike out ø$15,350,000¿ and in15 sert: $8,350,000

16 Ω137æPage 62, line 20, strike out ø$49,144,000¿ and in17 sert: $54,058,000

18 Ω138æPage 63, after line 2 insert:

19 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

21 SEC. 601. (a) For purposes of the administration of

22 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, any period of en23 rollment under a health benefits plan administered by the

24 Farm Credit Administration prior to the effective date of
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1 this Act shall be deemed to be a period of enrollment in

2 a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of such title.

3 (b)(1) An individual who, on September 30, 1995, is

4 covered by a health benefits plan administered by the Farm

5 Credit Administration may enroll in an approved health

6 benefits plan described under section 8903 or 8903a of title

7 5, United States Code—

8 (A) either as an individual or for self and fam9 ily, if such individual is an employee, annuitant, or

10 former spouse as defined under section 8901 of such

11 title; and

12 (B) for coverage effective on and after September

13 30, 1995.

14 (2) An individual who, on September 30, 1995, is enti15 tled to continued coverage under a health benefits plan ad16 ministered by the Farm Credit Administration—

17 (A) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued

18 coverage under section 8905a of title 5, United States

19 Code, for the same period that would have been per20 mitted under the plan administered by the Farm

21 Credit Administration; and

22 (B) may enroll in an approved health benefits

23 plan described under sections 8903 or 8903a of such

24 title in accordance with section 8905A of such title for

25 coverage effective on and after September 30, 1995.
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1 (3) An individual who, on September 30, 1995, is cov2 ered as an unmarried dependent child under a health bene3 fits plan administered by the Farm Credit Administration

4 and who is not a member of family as defined under section

5 8901(5) of title 5, United States Code—

6 (A) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued

7 coverage under section 8905a of such title as though

8 the individual had, on September 30, 1995, ceased to

9 meet the requirements for being considered an unmar10 ried dependent child under chapter 89 of such title;

11 and

12 (B) may enroll in an approved health benefits

13 plan described under section 8903 or 8903a of such

14 title in accordance with section 8905a for continued

15 coverage on and after September 30, 1995.

16 (c) The Farm Credit Administration shall transfer to

17 the Federal Employees Health Benefits Fund established

18 under section 8909 of title 5, United States Code, amounts

19 determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Man20 agement, after consultation with the Farm Credit Adminis21 tration, to be necessary to reimburse the Fund for the cost

22 of providing benefits under this section not otherwise paid

23 for by the individual’s covered by this section. The amount

24 so transferred shall be held in the Fund and used by the
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1 Office in addition to the amounts available under section

2 8906(g)(1) of such title.

3 (d) The Office of Personnel Management—

4 (1) shall administer the provisions of this section

5 to provide for—

6 (A) a period of notice and open enrollment

7 for individuals affected by this section; and

8 (B) no lapse of health coverage for individ9 uals who enroll in a health benefits plan under

10 chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, in ac11 cordance with this section; and

12 (2) may prescribe regulations to implement this

13 section.

14 Ω139æPage 63, line 18, after ‘‘1954’’ insert: , and

15 Ω140æPage 64, line 10, after ‘‘project;’’ insert: Consoli16 dated Farm Service Agency, salaries and expenses funds

17 made available to county committees;

18 Ω141æPage 66, line 4, strike out ø1994¿ and insert: 1995

19 Ω142æPage 66, line 18, strike out øNone¿ and insert:

20 With the exception of grants awarded under the Small Busi21 ness Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 97–

22 219, as amended (15 U.S.C. 638), none
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1 Ω143æPage 69, line 10, strike out øAgriculture¿ and in2 sert: Agricultural

3 Ω144æPage 70, strike out lines 4 through 15

4 Ω145æPage 70, strike out lines 16 through 22

5 Ω146æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

6 SEC. 724. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise

7 made available by this Act shall be used to enroll in excess

8 of 100,000 acres in the fiscal year 1996 wetlands reserve

9 program, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.

10 Ω147æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

11 SEC. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise

12 made available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries

13 of personnel who carry out an export enhancement program

14 (estimated to be $1,000,000,000 in the President’s fiscal

15 year 1996 Budget (H. Doc. 104–4)) if the aggregate amount

16 of funds and/or commodities under such program exceeds

17 $795,556,000.

18 Ω148æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

19 SEC. 726. None of the funds made available in this

20 Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel to provide

21 assistance to livestock producers under provisions of title

22 VI of the Agricultural Act of 1949 if crop insurance protec23 tion or noninsured crop disaster assistance for the loss of
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1 feed produced on the farm is available to the producer under

2 the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended.

3 Ω149æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

4 SEC. 727. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise

5 made available by this Act shall be used to enroll additional

6 acres in the Conservation Reserve Program authorized by

7 16 U.S.C. 3831–3845: Provided, That 1,579,000 new acres

8 shall be enrolled in the program in the year beginning Jan9 uary 1, 1997.

10 Ω150æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

11 SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise

12 made available by this Act may be used to develop compli13 ance guidelines, implement or enforce a regulation promul14 gated by the Food Safety and Inspection Service on August

15 25, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 44396): Provided, That this regula16 tion shall take effect only if legislation is enacted into law

17 which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate

18 such regulation, or the House Committee on Agriculture

19 and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and

20 Forestry receive and approve a proposed revised regulation

21 submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture.

22 Ω151æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

23 SEC. 729. BOARD OF TEA EXPERTS.—None of the

24 funds appropriated under this Act may be used for the sala-
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1 ries or expenses of the Board of Tea experts established

2 under section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to prevent the

3 importation of impure and unwholesome tea’’, approved

4 March 2, 1897 (21 U.S.C. 42).

5 Ω152æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

6 SEC. 730. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made

7 available to the Federal Drug Administration by this Act

8 shall be used to operate the Board of Tea Experts and relat9 ed activities.

10 (b) The Tea Importation Act (21 U.S.C. 41 et seq.)

11 is repealed.

12 Ω153æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

13 SEC. 731. It is the sense of the Senate that the current

14 statute establishing the Tobacco Marketing Assessment,

15 which raises revenues used solely for deficit reduction pur16 poses and not in any manner to offset the costs of the to17 bacco program, should be amended to require that the cur18 rent assessment be set at a level sufficient to cover the ad19 ministrative costs of the tobacco program.

20 Ω154æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

21 SEC. 732. None of the funds available in this Act shall

22 be used for any action, including the development or asser23 tion of any position or recommendation by or on behalf of

24 the Forest Service, that directly or indirectly results in the
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1 loss of or restriction on the diversion and use of water from

2 existing water supply facilities located on National Forest

3 lands by the owners of such facilities, or result in a material

4 increase in the cost of such yield to the owners of the water

5 supply: Provided, That nothing in this section shall pre6 clude a mutual agreement between any agency of the De7 partment of Agriculture and a State or local governmental

8 entity or private entity or individual.

9 Ω155æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

10 SEC. 733. ENERGY SAVINGS AT FEDERAL FACILITIES.

11 (a) REDUCTION IN FACILITIES ENERGY COSTS.—The

12 head of each agency for which funds are made available

13 under this Act shall take all actions necessary to achieve

14 during fiscal year 1996 a 5 percent reduction, from the av15 erage previous three fiscal year levels, in the energy costs

16 of the facilities used by the agency.

17 (b) USE OF COST SAVINGS.—An amount equal to the

18 amount of cost savings realized by an agency under sub19 section (a) shall remain available for obligation through the

20 end of fiscal year 1997, without further authorization or

21 appropriation, as follows:

22 (1) CONSERVATION MEASURES.—Fifty percent of

23 the amount shall remain available for the implemen24 tation of additional energy conservation measures

25 and for water conservation measures at such facilities
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1 used by the agency as are designated by the head of

2 the agency.

3 (2) OTHER PURPOSES.—Fifty percent of the

4 amount shall remain available for use by the agency

5 for such purposes as are designated by the head of the

6 agency, consistent with applicable law.

7 (c) REPORT.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31,

9 1996, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a re10 port to Congress specifying the results of the actions

11 taken under subsection (a) and providing any rec12 ommendations concerning how to further reduce en13 ergy costs and energy consumption in the future.

14 (2) CONTENTS.—Each report shall—

15 (A) specify the total energy costs of the fa16 cilities used by the agency;

17 (B) identify the reductions achieved; and

18 (C) specify the actions that resulted in the

19 reductions.

20 Ω156æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

21 SEC. 734. It is the sense of the Senate that the current

22 nonrefundable marketing assessment for the peanut pro23 gram should be amended to direct that the current assess24 ment is utilized in a manner to help defray the cost of the

25 peanut program, particularly to cover all administrative
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1 costs of the peanut program, including the salaries and ex2 penses of Department of Agriculture employees who carry

3 out the price support or production adjustment program

4 for peanuts.

5 Ω157æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

6 SEC. 735. MINK INDUSTRY.

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—

8 (1) since 1989, the Federal government, through

9 the Department of Agriculture Market Promotion

10 Program, has provided more than $13,000,000 to the

11 Mink Export Development Council for the overseas

12 promotion of mink coats and products; and

13 (2) the Department of Commerce has estimated

14 that since 1989 the value of United States exports of

15 mink products has declined by more than 33 percent

16 and total United States mink production has been

17 halved.

18 (b) FUNDING.—None of the funds made available in

19 this Act may be used to carry out, or to pay the salaries

20 of personnel who carry out, the market promotion program

21 established under section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act

22 of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623), in a manner that provides assist23 ance to the United States Mink Export Development Coun24 cil or any mink industry trade association.

25 Ω158æPage 70, after line 22 insert:
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1 SEC. 736. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON UNITED STATES2 CANADIAN COOPERATION CONCERNING AN OUTLET TO RE3 LIEVE FLOODING AT DEVILS LAKE IN NORTH DAKOTA.

4 (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds that—

5 (1) flooding in Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota,

6 has resulted in water levels in the lake reaching their

7 highest point in 120 years;

8 (2)(A) 667,000 trees are inundated and dying;

9 (B) 2500 homeowners in the county are pumping

10 water from basements;

11 (C) the town of Devils Lake is threatened with

12 lake water nearing the limits of the protective dikes

13 of the lake;

14 (D) 17,400 acres of land have been inundated;

15 (E) roads are under water;

16 (F) other roads are closed and will be aban17 doned;

18 (G) homes and businesses have been diked, aban19 doned, or closed; and

20 (H) if the lake rises another 2 to 3 feet, damages

21 of approximately $74,000,000 will occur;

22 (3) the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau

23 of Reclamation are now studying the feasibility of

24 constructing an outlet from Devils Lake Basin;
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1 (4) an outlet from Devils Lake Basin will allow

2 the transfer of water from Devils Lake Basin to the

3 Red River of the North watershed that the United

4 States shares with Canada; and

5 (5) the Treaty Relating to the Boundary Waters

6 and Questions Arising Along the Boundary Between

7 the United States and Canada, signed at Washington

8 on January 11, 1909 (36 Stat. 2448; TS 548) (com9 monly known as the ‘‘Boundary Waters Treaty of

10 1909’’), provides that ‘‘. . . waters flowing across the

11 boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the

12 injury of health or property on the other.’’ (36 Stat.

13 2450).

14 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen15 ate that the United States Government should seek to estab16 lish a joint United States-Canadian technical committee to

17 review the Devils Lake Basin emergency outlet project to

18 consider options for an outlet that would meet Canadian

19 concerns in regard to the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.

20 Ω159æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

21 SEC. 737. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY ADVISORY

22 COMMITTEES.

23 (a) SWINE HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section

24 11 of the Swine Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3810) is

25 repealed.
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1 (b) GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNICAL ADVISORY

2 COMMITTEE.—Section 2404 of the Food, Agriculture, Con3 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6703) is re4 pealed.

5 Ω160æPage 70, after line 22 insert:

6 SEC. 738. Upon the date of enactment of this Act, the

7 Secretary of Agriculture shall immediately withdraw Fed8 eral regulation 36 CFR Part 223 promulgated on Septem9 ber 8, 1995, for a period of no less than 120 days: Provided,

10 That during such time the Secretary shall take notice and

11 public comment on the regulations and make the necessary

12 revisions to reflect public comment. Any fines assessed pur13 suant to 36 CFR Part 223, from the effective date of said

14 regulation to the date of enactment of this Act, shall be null

15 and void. During the 120 day period, the interim regu16 latory guidelines published pursuant to 55 CFR 48572 and

17 56 CFR 65834 shall remain in effect.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1976

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