H. R. 2493

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three

An Act

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the

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

not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development,

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, and not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.

3109, $2,308,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,000 of this

amount shall be available for official reception and representation

expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer salaries

and expenses funds in this Act sufficient to finance a total of

not to exceed 35 staff years between agencies of the Department

of Agriculture to meet workload requirements.

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Deputy Secretary

of Agriculture, including not to exceed $25,000 for employment

under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $550,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000

of this amount shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the

Deputy Secretary.

OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program

Analysis, including employment pursuant to the second sentence

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

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

3109, $5,881,000.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary

for Administration to carry out the programs funded in this Act,

$803,000.

RENTAL PAYMENTS (USDA)

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to

Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the Department

of Agriculture which are included in this Act, $135,503,000, of

which $30,804,000 shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture for the operation, maintenance, and repair of Agriculture

buildings and for non-recurring repairs as determined by the

Department of Agriculture, and an additional $19,700,000 shall

be retained by the Department of Agriculture for renovation and

repair of facilities at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:

Provided, That in the event an agency within the Department

of Agriculture should require modification of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer a share of that agency’s appropriation made available by this Act to this appropriation, or may

transfer a share of this appropriation to that agency’s appropriation,

but such transfers shall not exceed 5 per centum of the funds

made available for space rental and related costs to or from this

account.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES (USDA)

For necessary expenses for activities of advisory committees

of the Department of Agriculture which are included in this Act,

$940,000: Provided, That no other funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be available to the Department

of Agriculture for support of activities of advisory committees.

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to

comply with the requirement of section 107g of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607g, and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961,

$15,802,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That

appropriations and funds available herein to the Department of

Agriculture for hazardous waste management may be transferred

to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal

lands.

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For Personnel, Finance and Management, Operations, Information Resources Management, Advocacy and Enterprise, Administrative Law Judges and Judicial Officer, and Emergency Programs,

$26,301,000, for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the
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Department of Agriculture and for general administration and emergency preparedness of the Department of Agriculture, repairs and

alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not

otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient

work of the Department of Agriculture, including employment

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

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

for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this

Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as

required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558.

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL

RELATIONS

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary

for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded in

this Act, $1,325,000.

OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the

coordination of programs involving public affairs, and for the

dissemination of agricultural information and the coordination of

information, work and programs authorized by Congress in the

Department, $8,570,000, including employment pursuant to the

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

U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available

for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000

may be used for farmers’ bulletins: Provided, That hereafter, none

of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be

used to produce part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known

as the Yearbook of Agriculture).

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

For necessary expenses for programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch, $475,000.

OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General,

including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section

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

General Act of 1978, as amended, $65,530,000, including such sums

as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with

public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(8)

of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and including

a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109;

and including a sum not to exceed $95,000 for certain confidential

operational expenses including the payment of informants, to be

expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant

to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98.

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,

$25,992,000.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS

For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economics to carry out the programs funded in this Act,

$586,000.

ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in conducting economic research and service relating to agricultural

production, marketing, and distribution, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other

laws, including economics of marketing; analyses relating to farm

prices, income and population, and demand for farm products, use

of resources in agriculture, adjustments, costs and returns in farming, and farm finance; research relating to the economic and marketing aspects of farmer cooperatives; and for analysis of supply and

demand for farm products in foreign countries and their effect

on prospects for United States exports, progress in economic development and its relation to sales of farm products, assembly and

analysis of agricultural trade statistics and analysis of international

financial and monetary programs and policies as they affect the

competitive position of United States farm products, $55,219,000;

of which $500,000 shall be available for investigation, determination, and finding as to the effect upon the production of food and

upon the agricultural economy of any proposed action affecting

such subject matter pending before the Administrator of the

Environmental Protection Agency for presentation, in the public

interest, before said Administrator, other agencies or before the

courts: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to continue to gather statistics and conduct a special study on the price

spread between the farmer and the consumer: Provided further,

That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant

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

1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225): Provided further, That this appropriation

shall be available for analysis of statistics and related facts on

foreign production and full and complete information on methods

used by other countries to move farm commodities in world trade

on a competitive basis.

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics

Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, including crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and

improvements, and marketing surveys, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws,

$81,764,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available

for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)

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

$40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

WORLD AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK BOARD

For necessary expenses of the World Agricultural Outlook Board

to coordinate and review all commodity and aggregate agricultural

and food data used to develop outlook and situation material within

the Department of Agriculture, as authorized by the Agricultural

Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), $2,566,000: Provided, That
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this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to

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

(7 U.S.C. 2225).

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education to administer the laws

enacted by the Congress for the Agricultural Research Service,

Cooperative State Research Service, Extension Service, and

National Agricultural Library, $566,000.

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION

For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural

Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901–5908),

$9,000,000 is appropriated to the Alternative Agricultural Research

and Commercialization Revolving Fund.

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research

Service to perform agricultural research and demonstration relating

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

provided for), home economics or nutrition and consumer use, and

for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a

nominal cost not to exceed $100, $692,469,000: Provided, That

appropriations hereunder shall be available for temporary employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the

Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $115,000

shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided

further, That hereafter, appropriations available to the Department

of Agriculture can be used to provide financial assistance to the

organizers of national and international conferences, if such conferences are in support of agency programs: Provided further, That

appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and

maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one

for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available to conduct marketing research: Provided

further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant

to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of

buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the

cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $250,000,

except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited

to $1,000,000, and except for ten buildings to be constructed or

improved at a cost not to exceed $500,000 each, and the cost

of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed

10 per centum of the current replacement value of the building

or $250,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville,

Maryland: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall

not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the

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

the foregoing limitations shall not apply to the purchase of land

or the construction of facilities as may be necessary for the reloca-
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tion of the United States Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory

at Fresno to Parlier, California, and the relocation of the laboratories at Behoust, France and Rome, Italy to Montpelier, France,

including the sale or exchange at fair market value of existing

land and facilities at Fresno, California and Behoust, France; and

the Agricultural Research Service may lease such existing land

and facilities from the purchasers until completion of the replacement facilities and the foregoing limitations shall not apply to

the purchase of land at Weslaco, Texas: Provided further, That

not to exceed $190,000 of this appropriation may be transferred

to and merged with the appropriation for the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Science and Education for the scientific review of

international issues involving agricultural chemicals and food additives: Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research

project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law. Special fund: To provide for additional labor, subprofessional,

and junior scientific help to be employed under contracts and

cooperative agreements to strengthen the work at Federal research

installations in the field, $2,500,000.

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement,

extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities

as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of

the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided,

$32,743,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b):

Provided, That hereafter, facilities to house bonsai collections at

the National Arboretum may be constructed with funds accepted

under the provisions of Public Law 94–129 (20 U.S.C. 195) and

the limitation on construction contained in the Act of August 24,

1912 (40 U.S.C. 68) shall not apply to the construction of such

facilities: Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for

the purpose of establishing any research facility of the Agricultural

Research Service, as authorized by law.

COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE

For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for coopera- tive forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other

expenses, including $171,304,000 to carry into effect the provisions

of the Hatch Act approved March 2, 1887, as amended, including

administration by the United States Department of Agriculture,

penalty mail costs of agricultural experiment stations under section

6 of the Hatch Act of 1887, as amended, and payments under

section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.);

$20,809,000 for grants for cooperative forestry research under the

Act approved October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a–582–a7), as

amended, including administrative expenses, and payments under

section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.);

$28,157,000 for payments to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including

Tuskegee University, for research under section 1445 of the

National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy

Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222), as amended, including administration

by the United States Department of Agriculture, and penalty mail
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costs of the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University;

$72,917,000 for contracts and grants for agricultural research under

the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i); $112,150,000

for competitive research grants under section 2(b) of the Act of

August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), including administrative expenses; $5,551,000 for the support of animal health and

disease programs authorized by section 1433 of Public Law 95–

113, including administrative expenses; $1,818,000 for supplemental

and alternative crops and products as authorized by the National

Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

(7 U.S.C. 3319d); $500,000 for grants for research pursuant to

the Critical Agricultural Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and

section 1472 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended

(7 U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until expended; $475,000 for

rangeland research grants as authorized by subtitle M of the

National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy

Act of 1977, as amended; $3,500,000 for higher education graduate

fellowships grants under section 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), including administrative expenses;

$1,500,000 for higher education challenge grants under section

1417(b)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and

Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)),

including administrative expenses; $1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholar program under section 1417(b)(5) of the

National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy

Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), including administrative expenses; $4,000,000 for grants as authorized by section 1475

of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

Policy Act of 1977 and other Acts; $7,400,000 for sustainable agriculture research and education, as authorized by section 1621 of

Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 5811), including administrative

expenses; and $22,655,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative

State Research Service activities, including coordination and program leadership for higher education work of the Department,

administration of payments to State agricultural experiment stations, funds for employment pursuant to the second sentence of

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

$10,550,000 shall be for a program of capacity building grants

to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30,

1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), including Tuskegee University,

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

5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, $453,736,000: Provided, That none of the

funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall

be used to support the price of wool or mohair by means of loans,

purchases, payments, or other operations, except for marketing

year 1993.

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement,

extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities

and for grants to States and other eligible recipients for such

purposes, as necessary to carry out the agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs of the Department of Agriculture,

where not otherwise provided, $56,874,000, to remain available

until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
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EXTENSION SERVICE

Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,

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

American Samoa: For payments for cooperative agricultural extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, as amended, to be distributed

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

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

costs for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and State extension directors, $272,582,000;

payments for the nutrition and family education program for lowincome areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $61,431,000; payments

for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act,

$8,459,000; payments for the farm safety and rural health programs

under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,988,000; payments for the pesticide

impact assessment program under section 3(d) of the Act,

$3,363,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college research

and extension facilities as authorized by section 1447 of Public

Law 95–113, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,901,000, to remain

available until expended; payments for the rural development centers under section 3(d) of the Act, $950,000; payments for a groundwater quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $11,234,000;

payments for the Agricultural Telecommunications Program, as

authorized by Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,221,000;

payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act,

$10,000,000; payments for a Nutrition Education Initiative under

section 3(d) of the Act, $4,265,000; payments for a food safety

program under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,975,000; payments for

carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension

Act of 1978, $3,341,000; payments for Indian reservation agents

under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,750,000; payments to establish

and operate centers of rural technology development as authorized

by section 2347 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 1932), $1,500,000;

payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d)

of the Act, $2,963,000; payments for rural health and safety education as authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101–624 (7

U.S.C. 2661 note, 2662), $2,000,000; and payments for extension

work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill

Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328) and Tuskegee University, $25,472,000;

in all, $423,395,000: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and section

506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, as amended, shall not be paid

to any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or

the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American

Samoa prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal

sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year.

Federal administration and coordination: For administration

of the Smith-Lever Act, as amended, and the Act of September

29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341–349), as amended, and section 1361(c) of

the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.), and to coordinate

and provide program leadership for the extension work of the

Department and the several States and insular possessions,

$11,187,000.

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY

For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Library,

$18,155,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available
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for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)

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

$35,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109:

Provided further, That not to exceed $900,000 shall be available

pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the alteration and repair of buildings

and improvements: Provided further, That $462,000 shall be available for a grant pursuant to section 1472 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

U.S.C. 3818), in addition to other funds available in this appropriation for grants under this section.

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND

INSPECTION SERVICES

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Inspection Services to administer

programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal

and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food Safety and Inspection

Service, Federal Grain Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing

Service, and Packers and Stockyards Administration, $687,000.

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those pursu- ant to the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended (21 U.S.C. 114b–

c), necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant

and animal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; to discharge the authorities of the Secretary of

Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7

U.S.C. 426–426b); and to protect the environment, as authorized

by law, $439,564,000, of which $91,460,000 shall be derived from

user fees deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User

Fee Account, and of which $4,938,000 shall be available for the

control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases

and for control of pest animals and birds to the extent necessary

to meet emergency conditions: Provided, That if the demand for

Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user fee financed services

is greater than expected and/or other uncontrollable events occur,

the Agency may exceed the AQI User Fee limitation by up to

10 per centum, provided such funds are available in the Agricultural

Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account, and with notification

to the Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That no funds

shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication

program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum

matching by the States of at least 40 per centum: Provided further,

That this appropriation shall be available for field employment

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

Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be

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

That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and

maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four,

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

in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the

agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may
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transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies

or corporations of the Department such sums as he may deem

necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest

and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with the

Act of February 28, 1947, as amended, and section 102 of the

Act of September 21, 1944, as amended, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the

next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred

amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall

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

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

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

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

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

428a, $10,145,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.

2209b).

FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the

Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, and the Poultry Products

Inspection Act, as amended, $516,738,000, and in addition,

$1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected

for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section

1017 of Public Law 102–237: Provided, That this appropriation

shall be available for field employment pursuant to section 706(a)

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

$75,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109:

Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings

and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during

the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per centum of the current

replacement value of the building.

FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United

States Grain Standards Act, as amended, and the standardization

activities related to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act

of 1946, as amended, including field employment pursuant to section

706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to

exceed $20,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,532,000:

Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to

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

improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during

the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per centum of the current

replacement value of the building: Provided further, That hereafter,

none of the funds available to the Federal Grain Inspection Service

may be used to pay the salaries of any person or persons who

require, or who authorize payments from fee-supported funds to
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any person or persons who require nonexport, nonterminal interior

elevators to maintain records not involving official inspection or

official weighing in the United States under Public Law 94–582

other than those necessary to fulfill the purposes of such Act.

INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

Not to exceed $42,784,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for Inspection and Weighing

Services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional

supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur,

this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 per centum with

notification to the Appropriations Committees.

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

MARKETING SERVICES

For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer

protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation,

agricultural cooperatives, and regulatory programs, as authorized

by law, and for administration and coordination of payments to

States; including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of

the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $90,000

for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $61,614,000; including

$2,346,000 for the Wholesale Market Development Program for

the design and development of wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C.

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

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

shall not exceed 10 per centum of the current replacement value

of the building.

Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Not to exceed $55,953,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:

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

up to 10 per centum with notification to the Appropriations

Committees.

FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY

(SECTION 32)

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

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

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

expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating

expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce

as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956;

(2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more

than $10,309,000 for formulation and administration of Marketing
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Agreements and Orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, and the Agricultural Act

of 1961.

In fiscal years 1994 and 1995, section 32 funds shall be used to promote sunflower and cottonseed oil exports to the full extent

authorized by section 1541 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 1464

note), and such funds shall be used to facilitate additional sales

of such oils in world markets.

PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and

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

(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,735,000.

PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION

For necessary expenses for administration of the Packers and

Stockyards Act, as authorized by law, and for certifying procedures

used to protect purchasers of farm products, including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7

U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $5,000 for employment under 5

U.S.C. 3109, $12,123,000.

FARM INCOME STABILIZATION

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

AND COMMODITY PROGRAMS

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under

Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs to

administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Foreign Agricultural Service,

and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $560,000.

AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary administrative expenses of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, including expenses to formulate

and carry out programs authorized by title III of the Agricultural

Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1301–1393); the

Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.);

sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation

and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590g–590o,

590p(a), 590p(f), and 590q); sections 1001 to 1004, 1006 to 1008,

and 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended (16 U.S.C.

1501 to 1504, 1506 to 1508, and 1510); the Water Bank Act, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311); the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101); sections 202(c) and 205 of

title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974,

as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c), 1595); sections 401, 402, and 404

to 406 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201

to 2205); the United States Warehouse Act, as amended (7 U.S.C.

241–273); title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended
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(16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.); and laws pertaining to the Commodity

Credit Corporation, $732,467,000; of which $730,842,000 is hereby

appropriated, and $1,036,000 is transferred from the Public Law

480 Program Account in this Act and $589,000 is transferred from

the Commodity Credit Corporation Program Account in this Act:

Provided, That other funds made available to the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for authorized activities may

be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further,

That these funds shall be available for employment pursuant to

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

(7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $100,000 shall be available

for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That no

part of the funds made available under this Act shall be used

(1) to influence the vote in any referendum; (2) to influence agricultural legislation, except as permitted in 18 U.S.C. 1913; or (3)

for salaries or other expenses of members of county and community

committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, for engaging

in any activities other than advisory and supervisory duties and

delegated program functions prescribed in administrative

regulations.

CORPORATIONS

The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized

to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing

authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord

with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard

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

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

fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter

provided:

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES

For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1516),

$290,116,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be available

for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized

by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i): Provided further, That none of the funds in

this Act may be used to offer a Federal crop insurance policy

in counties on crops where a loss ratio, that has already been

recalculated pursuant to law to reflect the premium rates issued

by the Corporation for the 1993 crop year, is in excess of 1.10

more than 70 percent of the years that a policy has been offered

since 1980: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act

may be used to pay operating and administrative costs that exceed

31 per centum of premium to insurers of policies on which the

Corporation provides reinsurance, except to reimburse said insurers

for excess loss adjustment expenses as provided for in the Standard

Reinsurance Agreement issued by the Corporation: Provided further,

That the second proviso shall not apply in any county affected

if the Corporation has implemented a nonstandard classification

system in such county for those individual farms that have experienced excessive losses since 1980 under which the premium rates,

notwithstanding the provision of section 508(d) of the Federal Crop
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Insurance Act, are increased over comparable rates effective for

the 1993 crop, or the insured yields are decreased from comparable

yields for the 1993 crop, or a combination of both, by an amount

or amounts sufficient to ensure that an estimated loss ratio will

not exceed 1.1 for the crop produced on such farms during the

1994 crop year.

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

For payments as authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal

Crop Insurance Act, as amended, $235,794,000, to remain available

until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which $47,072,000 is to

reimburse the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund for agents’

commissions and loss adjustment obligations incurred during prior

years, but not previously reimbursed, as authorized by section

516(a) of the Act, as amended.

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

For fiscal year 1994, such sums as may be necessary to

reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses

sustained, but not previously reimbursed (estimated to be

$20,896,614,000 in the President’s fiscal year 1994 Budget Request

(H. Doc. 103–3)), but not to exceed $18,000,000,000, pursuant to

section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C.

713a–11).

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE

MANAGEMENT

For fiscal year 1994, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall

not expend more than $4,000,000 for expenses to comply with

the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended,

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

and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That

expenses shall be for operations and maintenance costs only and

that other hazardous waste management costs shall be paid for

by the USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation in this

Act.

TITLE II—CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES

AND ENVIRONMENT

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer

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

Soil Conservation Service, $575,000.

SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

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

of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve
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soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and

such special measures for soil and water management as may

be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and

to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation

plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands by donation, exchange,

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

erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary

buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $591,049,000,

to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which

not less than $5,820,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting

and not less than $8,214,000 is for operation and establishment

of the plant materials centers: Provided, That except for $2,399,000

for improvements of the plant materials centers, the cost of any

permanent building purchased, erected, or as improved, exclusive

of the cost of constructing a water supply or sanitary system and

connecting the same to any such building and with the exception

of buildings acquired in conjunction with land being purchased

for other purposes, shall not exceed $10,000, except for one building

to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $100,000 and eight buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $50,000

per building and except that alterations or improvements to other

existing permanent buildings costing $5,000 or more may be made

in any fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $2,000 per building:

Provided further, That when buildings or other structures are

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

obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, That

no part of this appropriation may be expended for soil and water

conservation operations under the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C.

590a–590f) in demonstration projects: Provided further, That this

appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the

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

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

employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That qualified

local engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem rates

to perform the technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C.

590e–2).

RIVER BASIN SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS

For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and

surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, in accordance

with section 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention

Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006–1009),

$13,482,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available

for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)

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

$60,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

WATERSHED PLANNING

For necessary expenses for small watershed investigations and

planning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001–1008), $10,921,000:

Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for employment

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

Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be

available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS

For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures,

including but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August

4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005, 1007–1009), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and in

accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities

of the Department, $241,965,000 to remain available until expended

(7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which $40,786,000 shall be available for the

watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act approved June

22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and supplemented: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for

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

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

$28,631,000 shall be available for emergency measures as provided

by sections 403–405 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16

U.S.C. 2203–2205), and not to exceed $200,000 shall be available

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

$4,000,000 in loans may be insured, or made to be sold and insured,

under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home

Administration (7 U.S.C. 1931): Provided further, That not to exceed

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

205), as amended, including cooperative efforts as contemplated

by that Act to relocate endangered or threatened species to other

suitable habitats as may be necessary to expedite project

construction.

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects

for resource conservation and development and for sound land use

pursuant to the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the

Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1010–

1011; 76 Stat. 607), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935

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

Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), $32,945,000, to remain available

until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That $600,000 in loans

may be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home Administration

(7 U.S.C. 1931): Provided further, That this appropriation shall

be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of

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

not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for employment under

5 U.S.C. 3109.

GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry into effect a program of conservation in the Great Plains area, pursuant to section 16(b) of

the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as added by

the Act of August 7, 1956, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)),

$25,658,000, to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C.

590p(b)(7)).
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AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE

AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry into effect the program author- ized in sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation

and Domestic Allotment Act approved February 29, 1936, as

amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 590g–590o, 590p(a), 590p(f),

and 590q), and sections 1001–1004, 1006–1008, and 1010 of the

Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer

Protection Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1501–1504, 1506–1508, and 1510),

and including not to exceed $15,000 for the preparation and display

of exhibits, including such displays at State, interstate, and international fairs within the United States, $194,650,000, to remain

available until expended (16 U.S.C. 590o), for agreements, excluding

administration but including technical assistance and related

expenses (16 U.S.C. 590o), except that no participant in the Agricultural Conservation Program shall receive more than $3,500 per

year, except where the participants from two or more farms or

ranches join to carry out approved practices designed to conserve

or improve the agricultural resources of the community, or where

a participant has a long-term agreement, in which case the total

payment shall not exceed the annual payment limitation multiplied

by the number of years of the agreement: Provided, That no portion

of the funds for the current year’s program may be utilized to

provide financial or technical assistance for drainage on wetlands

now designated as Wetlands Types 3 (III) through 20 (XX) in

United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Circular

39, Wetlands of the United States, 1956: Provided further, That

such amounts shall be available for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers,

lime, trees, or any other conservation materials, or any soil-terracing services, and making grants thereof to agricultural producers

to aid them in carrying out approved farming practices as authorized by the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as

amended, as determined and recommended by the county committees, approved by the State committees and the Secretary, under

programs provided for herein: Provided further, That such assistance will not be used for carrying out measures and practices

that are primarily production-oriented or that have little or no

conservation or pollution abatement benefits: Provided further, That

not to exceed 5 per centum of the allocation for the current year’s

program for any county may, on the recommendation of such county

committee and approval of the State committee, be withheld and

allotted to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its technicians in formulating and carrying out the Agricultural Conservation

Program in the participating counties, and shall not be utilized

by the Soil Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and other assistance in such counties, and in addition, on

the recommendation of such county committee and approval of

the State committee, not to exceed 1 per centum may be made

available to any other Federal, State, or local public agency for

the same purpose and under the same conditions: Provided further,

That for the current year’s program $2,500,000 shall be available

for technical assistance in formulating and carrying out rural

environmental practices: Provided further, That no part of any

funds available to the Department, or any bureau, office, corpora-
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tion, or other agency constituting a part of such Department, shall

be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or

travel expenses of any person who has been convicted of violating

the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to prevent pernicious political activities’’

approved August 2, 1939, as amended, or who has been found

in accordance with the provisions of title 18 U.S.C. 1913 to have

violated or attempted to violate such section which prohibits the

use of Federal appropriations for the payment of personal services

or other expenses designed to influence in any manner a Member

of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation

by Congress except upon request of any Member or through the

proper official channels: Provided further, That not to exceed

$18,500,000 of the amount appropriated shall be used for water

quality payments and practices in the same manner as permitted

under the program for water quality authorized in chapter 2 of

subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended

(16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.).

FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM

For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry

out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized in the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including

technical assistance and related expenses, $12,820,000, to remain

available until expended, as authorized by that Act.

WATER BANK PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry into effect the provisions of

the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311), $8,000,000, to remain

available until expended.

COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAM

For necessary expenses for carrying out a voluntary cooperative

salinity control program pursuant to section 202(c) of title II of

the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, as amended (43

U.S.C. 1592(c)), to be used to reduce salinity in the Colorado River

and to enhance the supply and quality of water available for use

in the United States and the Republic of Mexico, $13,783,000,

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

for investigations and surveys, for technical assistance in developing

conservation practices and in the preparation of salinity control

plans, for the establishment of on-farm irrigation management systems, including related lateral improvement measures, for making

cost-share payments to agricultural landowners and operators,

Indian tribes, irrigation districts and associations, local governmental and nongovernmental entities, and other landowners to

aid them in carrying out approved conservation practices as determined and recommended by the county ASC committees, approved

by the State ASC committees and the Secretary, and for associated

costs of program planning, information and education, and program

monitoring and evaluation: Provided, That the Soil Conservation

Service shall provide technical assistance and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service shall provide administrative

services for the program, including but not limited to, the negotiation and administration of agreements and the disbursement of

payments: Provided further, That such program shall be coordinated
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with the regular Agricultural Conservation Program and with

research programs of other agencies.

CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the conservation reserve

program pursuant to the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.

3831–3845), $1,743,274,000, to remain available until expended,

to be used for Commodity Credit Corporation expenditures for costshare assistance for the establishment of conservation practices

provided for in approved conservation reserve program contracts,

for annual rental payments provided in such contracts, and for

technical assistance.

WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the Wetlands Reserve

Program pursuant to subchapter C of subtitle D of title XII of

the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837), $66,675,000, to

remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary is

authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities of the

Commodity Credit Corporation for the purpose of carrying out the

Wetlands Reserve Program.

TITLE III—FARMERS HOME AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAMS

OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SMALL COMMUNITY AND

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under

Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development to administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the

Farmers Home Administration, Rural Electrification Administration, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and rural development

activities of the Department of Agriculture, $580,000.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except section

722, the Secretary may transfer funds from the Farmers Home

Administration in this Act to fund the Rural Development Administration, as authorized by law.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AND FARMERS HOME

ADMINISTRATION

RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and

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

1949, as amended, to be available from funds in the Rural Housing

Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,550,000,000 for loans to section

502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of which

$750,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans;
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$35,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $16,300,000 for

section 514 farm labor housing; $540,107,000 for section 515 rental

housing; $600,000 for site loans; and $133,000,000 for credit sales

of acquired property: Provided, That up to $50,664,000 of these

funds shall be made available for section 502(g), Deferral Mortgage

Demonstration.

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the

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

502 loans, $366,360,000, of which $12,225,000 shall be for

unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair loans,

$13,671,000; section 514 farm labor housing, $8,394,000; section

515 rental housing, $309,967,000; and credit sales of acquired property, $20,242,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $396,161,000.

RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed

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

entered into in lieu of forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act

of 1949, as amended, $446,694,000; and in addition such sums

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

to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out

the Rental Assistance Program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:

Provided, That of this amount not more than $5,840,000 shall

be available for debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households

as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed

$10,000 per project for advances to nonprofit organizations or public

agencies to cover direct costs (other than purchase price) incurred

in purchasing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act:

Provided further, That agreements entered into or renewed during

fiscal year 1994 shall be funded for a five-year period, although

the life of any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize

amounts obligated.

RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to operate a rural housing voucher

program as authorized by section 542 of title V of the Housing

Act of 1949, as amended, $25,000,000, to be administered by the

Secretary of Agriculture.

SELF-HELP HOUSING LAND DEVELOPMENT FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For direct loans pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(B) of the Housing

Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $622,000.

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

loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act

of 1974, $23,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

out the direct loan program, $14,000.
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AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928–1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as

follows: farm ownership loans, $634,624,000, of which $556,543,000

shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,750,000,000, of

which $1,800,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans

and $250,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans;

$4,312,000 for water development, use, and conservation loans,

of which $1,415,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; Indian tribe

land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000;

for emergency insured loans, $100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters; and for credit sales of acquired property,

$123,783,000.

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the

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

$34,080,000, of which $20,870,000 shall be for guaranteed loans;

operating loans, $119,985,000, of which $9,360,000 shall be for

unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $29,425,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; $494,000 for water development, use,

and conservation loans, of which $31,000 shall be for guaranteed

loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C.

488, $197,000; for emergency insured loans, $26,060,000 to meet

the needs resulting from natural disasters; and for credit sales

of acquired property, $18,903,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $275,392,000.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and

guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928 and 86 Stat.

661–664, as amended, to be available from funds in the Rural

Development Insurance Fund, as follows: water and sewer facility

loans, $869,443,000, of which $35,250,000 shall be for guaranteed

loans; community facility loans, $300,000,000, of which $75,000,000

shall be for guaranteed loans; and guaranteed industrial development loans, $249,381,000: Provided, That none of the funds made

available in this Act may be used to make transfers between the

above limitations.

For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the

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

facility loans, $115,786,000; direct community facility loans,

$21,723,000; guaranteed community facility loans, $3,803,000; and

guaranteed industrial development loans, $2,319,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $58,194,000.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For the cost of direct loans $56,000,000, as authorized by the

Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): Provided, That

such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be

as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:

Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross
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obligations for the principal amount of direct loans of not to exceed

$100,000,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

out the direct loan programs, $1,481,000.

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

ACCOUNT

For loan guarantees authorized under sections 1465–1469 of

Public Law 101–624, for the Agricultural Resource Conservation

Demonstration Program, $6,799,000 to any State defined as eligible

under section 1465(c)(3)(A) of that Act. For the cost, as defined

in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,599,000.

STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit

Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $3,000,000.

RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS

For grants pursuant to section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated

Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1926),

$500,000,000, to remain available until expended, pursuant to section 306(d) of the above Act: Provided, That of this amount,

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

to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border,

including grants pursuant to section 306C: Provided further, That

of this amount, up to $15,000,000 shall be available for project

grants to remedy the dire sanitation conditions in rural Alaska

villages in which the median household income does not exceed

110 percent of the statewide nonmetropolitan household income

and that notwithstanding the consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Public Law 87–128, such grants shall be for 50 percent

of the development cost of the project upon a State or local contribution of 50 percent of the development cost of the project: Provided

further, That, with the exception of the foregoing $25,000,000, and

the foregoing $15,000,000, these funds shall not be used for any

purpose not specified in section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm

and Rural Development Act.

VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS

For grants to the very low-income elderly for essential repairs

to dwellings pursuant to section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949,

as amended, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

RURAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC FARM LABOR

For financial assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for

housing for domestic farm labor, pursuant to section 516 of the

Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1486), $11,000,000,

to remain available until expended.

MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING

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

the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $12,750,000, to remain

available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
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SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For grants pursuant to sections 509(g)(6) and 525 of the Housing Act of 1949, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended.

RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION GRANTS

For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry

Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–313), $3,500,000 to fund

up to 50 per centum of the cost of organizing, training, and equipping rural volunteer fire departments.

COMPENSATION FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS

For compensation for construction defects as authorized by

section 509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $500,000,

to remain available until expended.

RURAL HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS

For grants for rural housing preservation as authorized by

section 552 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983

(Public Law 98–181), $23,000,000.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

For grants authorized under sections 310B(c) and 310B(j) (7

U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development

Act to any qualified public or private nonprofit organization,

$42,500,000: Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for grants

to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance

and training for rural communities needing improved passenger

transportation systems or facilities in order to promote economic

development.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS

For grants for pollution abatement and control projects authorized under section 310B(b) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated

Farm and Rural Development Act, $3,000,000: Provided, That such

assistance shall include regional technical assistance for improvement of solid waste management.

EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANTS

For emergency community water assistance grants as authorized under section 306B (7 U.S.C. 1926b) of the Consolidated Farm

and Rural Development Act, $10,000,000.

OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS

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

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

$3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the

Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration, $600,000: Provided, That no other funds in this Act shall be available for this

Office.
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Farmers Home Administration,

not otherwise provided for, in administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7

U.S.C. 1921–2000), as amended; title V of the Housing Act of

1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1471–1490o); the Rural Rehabilitation

Corporation Trust Liquidation Act, approved May 3, 1950 (40 U.S.C.

440–444), for administering the loan program authorized by title

III–A of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law

88–452 approved August 20, 1964), as amended, and such other

programs which the Farmers Home Administration has the responsibility for administering, $729,749,000; of which $35,552,000 is

hereby appropriated, $374,255,000 shall be derived by transfer from

the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act

and merged with this account, $261,158,000 shall be derived by

transfer from the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program

Account in this Act and merged with this account, $57,294,000

shall be derived by transfer from the Rural Development Insurance

Fund Program Account in this Act and merged with this account,

$1,476,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Rural Development

Loan Fund Program Account in this Act and merged with this

account, and $14,000 shall be derived by transfer from the SelfHelp Housing Land Development Fund Program Account in this

Act and merged with this account: Provided, That not to exceed

$500,000 of this appropriation may be used for employment under

5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not to exceed $4,368,000

of this appropriation shall be available for contracting with the

National Rural Water Association or other equally qualified national

organization for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems.

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

To carry into effect the provisions of the Rural Electrification

Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901–950(b)), as follows:

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), shall

be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans,

$125,000,000; 5 percent rural telephone loans, $100,000,000; cost

of money rural telephone loans, $198,000,000; municipal rate rural

electric loans, $600,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section

306 of that Act, $933,000,000; to remain available until expended.

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

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

and guaranteed loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act

of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), as follows: cost of direct loans,

$33,266,000; cost of municipal rate loans, $46,020,000; cost of money

rural telephone loans, $40,000; cost of loans guaranteed pursuant

to section 306, $3,090,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000.
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RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT

The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such

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

section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as

amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized programs for the current fiscal year. During fiscal year 1994 and

within the resources and authority available, gross obligations for

the principal amount of direct loans shall be $199,847,000.

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

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

loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 935), $3,118,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry

out the loan programs, $8,794,000.

DISTANCE LEARNING AND MEDICAL LINK PROGRAMS

For necessary expenses to carry into effect the programs authorized in sections 2331–2335 of Public Law 101–624, $10,000,000,

to remain available until expended.

RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

For loans authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development

and job creation projects, $13,025,000.

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

Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans, $3,423,000.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For administrative expenses to carry out the provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901–950(b)),

and to administer the loan and loan guarantee programs for

Community Antenna Television facilities as authorized by the

Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921–

1995), and for which commitments were made prior to fiscal year

1994, including not to exceed $7,000 for financial and credit reports,

funds for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section

706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to

exceed $103,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $38,776,000;

of which $29,982,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Rural

Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account in this Act

and $8,794,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Rural Telephone Bank Program Account in this Act: Provided, That none

of the funds in this Act may be used to authorize the transfer

of additional funds to this account from the Rural Telephone Bank:

Provided further, That none of the salaries and expenses provided

to the Rural Electrification Administration, and none of the responsibilities assigned by law to the Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration may be reassigned or transferred to any

other agency or office.
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TITLE IV—DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FOOD AND CONSUMER

SERVICES

For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services to administer the

laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Nutrition Service,

$551,000.

FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch

Act (42 U.S.C. 1751–1769b), and the applicable provisions other

than sections 3 and 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42

U.S.C. 1773–1785, and 1788–1789); $7,497,131,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995, of which $2,727,022,000 is hereby

appropriated and $4,770,109,000 shall be derived by transfer from

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

(7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That funds appropriated for the purpose

of section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 shall be allocated

among the States but the distribution of such funds to an individual

State is contingent upon that State’s agreement to participate in

studies and surveys of programs authorized under the National

School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, when such

studies and surveys have been directed by the Congress and

requested by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided further, That

if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a State’s administration of any program under the National School Lunch Act or the

Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (other than section 17), or the regulations issued pursuant to these Acts, is seriously deficient, and

the State fails to correct the deficiency within a specified period

of time, the Secretary may withhold from the State some or all

of the funds allocated to the State under section 7 of the Child

Nutrition Act of 1966 and under section 13(k)(1) of the National

School Lunch Act; upon a subsequent determination by the Secretary that the programs are operated in an acceptable manner

some or all of the funds withheld may be allocated: Provided further,

That only final reimbursement claims for service of meals, supplements, and milk submitted to State agencies by eligible schools,

summer camps, institutions, and service institutions within sixty

days following the month for which the reimbursement is claimed

shall be eligible for reimbursement from funds appropriated under

this Act. States may receive program funds appropriated under

this Act for meals, supplements, and milk served during any month

only if the final program operations report for such month is submitted to the Department within ninety days following that month.

Exceptions to these claims or reports submission requirements may

be made at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That

up to $3,849,000 shall be available for independent verification

of school food service claims: Provided further, That $1,853,000

shall be available to provide financial and other assistance to operate the Food Service Management Institute.
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SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out the special milk program, as authorized by section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966

(42 U.S.C. 1772), $20,277,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995. Only final reimbursement claims for milk submitted

to State agencies within sixty days following the month for which

the reimbursement is claimed shall be eligible for reimbursement

from funds appropriated under this Act. States may receive program

funds appropriated under this Act only if the final program operations report for such month is submitted to the Department within

ninety days following that month. Exceptions to these claims or

reports submission requirements may be made at the discretion

of the Secretary.

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND

CHILDREN (WIC)

For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental

food program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition

Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $3,210,000,000, to remain available

through September 30, 1995, of which up to $5,500,000 may be

used to carry out the farmer’s market coupon program: Provided,

That none of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay administrative expenses of WIC clinics except those that have an announced

policy of prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry out

the program: Provided further, That until revised allocation regulations have been issued, the Secretary may waive the 15 percent

cap regulation to ensure that all funds are allocated to States

most in need: Provided further, That no State will incur an interest

liability to the Federal Government on WIC rebate funds provided

that all interest earned by the State on these funds is used for

program purposes.

COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supplemental food program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture

and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), including not less than $8,000,000 for the projects in Detroit, New

Orleans, and Des Moines, $104,500,000 to remain available through

September 30, 1995: Provided, That none of these funds shall

be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for

commodities donated to the program.

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2011–2029), $28,136,655,000: Provided, That funds provided

herein shall remain available through September 30, 1994, in

accordance with section 18(a) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided

further, That $2,500,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be placed

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

may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided

further, That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance

with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That

this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or
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work fare requirements as may be required by law: Provided further,

That $345,000,000 of the funds provided herein shall be available

after the Secretary has employed the regulatory and administrative

methods available to him under the law to curtail fraud, waste,

and abuse in the program: Provided further, That $1,091,000,000

of the foregoing amount shall be available for Nutrition Assistance

for Puerto Rico as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2028, of which $12,472,000

shall be transferred to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service for the Cattle Tick Eradication Project.

FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAMS FOR SELECTED GROUPS

For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the Agri- culture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)),

section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), and section

311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C.

3030a), $218,641,000, to remain available through September 30,

1995: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,

for meals provided pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965,

a maximum rate of reimbursement to States will be established

by the Secretary, subject to reduction if obligations would exceed

the amount of available funds, with any unobligated funds to remain

available only for obligation in the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1994.

For necessary expenses to carry out section 110 of the Hunger

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

THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

For necessary expenses to carry out the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, $40,000,000: Provided, That, in

accordance with section 202 of Public Law 98–92, these funds

shall be available only if the Secretary determines the existence

of excess commodities.

For purchases of commodities to carry out the Emergency Food

Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, $80,000,000.

FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food

programs funded under this Act, $107,767,000; of which $5,000,000

shall be available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead

costs, tightening regulations, improving food stamp coupon handling, and assistance in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud and other violations of law: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second

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

2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for employment

under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

TITLE V—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED

PROGRAMS

FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,

including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954,
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as amended (7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market development activities

abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate

activities of the Department in connection with foreign agricultural

work, including not to exceed $128,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved

August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $118,027,000: Provided, That this

appropriation shall be available to obtain statistics and related

facts on foreign production and full and complete information on

methods used by other countries to move farm commodities in

world trade on a competitive basis: Provided further, That in addition, funds available to the Department of Agriculture shall be

available to assist an international organization in meeting the

costs, including salaries, fringe benefits and other associated costs,

related to the employment by the organization of Federal personnel

that may transfer to the organization under the provisions of 5

U.S.C. 3581–3584, or of other well-qualified United States citizens,

for the performance of activities that contribute to increased understanding of international agricultural issues, with transfer of funds

for this purpose from one appropriation to another or to a single

account authorized, such funds remaining available until expended:

Provided further, That the Office may utilize advances of funds,

or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf

of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food

production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign

assistance programs of the International Development Cooperation

Administration (22 U.S.C. 2392).

None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available

to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.

GENERAL SALES MANAGER

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Sales Manager, $9,158,000, of which $4,866,000 may be transferred from

Commodity Credit Corporation funds, $2,792,000 may be transferred from the Commodity Credit Corporation Program Account

in this Act, and $1,500,000 may be transferred from the Public

Law 480 Program Account in this Act. The General Sales Manager

shall obtain, assimilate, and analyze all available information on

developments related to private sales, as well as those funded

by the Corporation, including grade and quality as sold and as

delivered, including information relating to the effectiveness of

greater reliance by the General Sales Manager upon loan guarantees as contrasted to direct loans for financing commercial export

sales of agricultural commodities out of private stocks on credit

terms, as provided in titles I and II of the Agricultural Trade

Act of 1978, Public Law 95–501, and shall submit quarterly reports

to the appropriate committees of Congress concerning such developments.

None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available

to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.
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PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest

thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance

Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701–1715, 1721–1726,

1727–1727f, 1731–1736g), as follows: (1) $450,446,000 for Public

Law 480 title I credit, including Food for Progress credit; (2)

$45,927,000 is hereby appropriated for ocean freight differential

costs for the shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to

title I of said Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as

amended; (3) $821,570,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities

supplied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title

II of said Act; and (4) $280,083,000 is hereby appropriated for

commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That not to exceed 10 per

centum of the funds made available to carry out any title of said

Act may be used to carry out any other title of said Act: Provided

further, That such sums shall remain available until expended

(7 U.S.C. 2209b).

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

Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements as authorized by

the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954,

as amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended,

including the cost of modifying credit agreements under said Act,

$346,889,000.

In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Public

Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food for Progress Act

of 1985, as amended, to the extent funds appropriated for Public

Law 480 are utilized, $2,536,000.

SHORT-TERM EXPORT CREDIT

The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not

less than $5,000,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export credit

guarantee program for short-term credit extended to finance the

export sales of United States agricultural commodities and the

products thereof, as authorized by section 211(b)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641).

INTERMEDIATE EXPORT CREDIT

The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not

less than $500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export guarantee program for intermediate-term credit extended to finance the

export sales of United States agricultural commodities and the

products thereof, as authorized by section 211(b)(2) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641).

EMERGING DEMOCRACIES EXPORT CREDIT

The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not

less than $200,000,000 in credit guarantees under its Export

Guarantee Program for credit expended to finance the export sales

of United States agricultural commodities and the products thereof

to emerging democracies, as authorized by section 1542 of Public

Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note).
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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For administrative expenses to carry out CCC’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $3,381,000; to cover common

overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity

Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal

Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which not to exceed $2,792,000

may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the

salaries and expenses of the General Sales Manager, and of which

not to exceed $589,000 may be transferred to and merged with

the appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the Agricultural

Stabilization and Conservation Service.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS (FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM)

LIMITATION ON EXPENSES

For payments in foreign currencies owed to or owned by the United States for research activities authorized by section 104(c)(7)

of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(c)(7)), not to exceed $1,062,000: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of these funds shall be available

for payments in foreign currencies for expenses of employment

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

Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), as amended by 5 U.S.C. 3109.

TITLE VI—RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG

ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,

including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for rental

of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere;

and for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement

activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be

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

$25,000; $867,339,000, of which not to exceed $54,000,000 in fees

pursuant to section 736 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

Act may be credited to this appropriation and remain available

until expended: Provided, That fees derived from applications

received during fiscal year 1994 shall be subject to the fiscal year

1994 limitation: Provided further, That none of these funds shall

be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user

fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That none

of the funds in this Act may be used to pay for expenses of the

Board of Experts on Tea.

BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

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

by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise pro-
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vided, $8,350,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.

2209b): Provided, That the Food and Drug Administration may

accept donated land in Montgomery and/or Prince George’s Counties, Maryland.

RENTAL PAYMENTS (FDA)

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to

Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and

Drug Administration which are included in this Act, $48,575,000,

of which $15,000,000 shall be retained by the Food and Drug

Administration for repairs, improvements, and non-recurring

repairs as determined by the Food and Drug Administration: Provided, That in the event the Food and Drug Administration should

require modification of space needs, a share of the salaries and

expenses appropriation may be transferred to this appropriation,

or a share of this appropriation may be transferred to the salaries

and expenses appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed

5 per centum of the funds made available for rental payments

(FDA) to or from this account.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE

PAYMENTS TO THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

CORPORATION

For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System Financial

Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the Treasury, as authorized by section 6.28(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended,

for reimbursement of interest expenses incurred by the Financial

Assistance Corporation on obligations issued through 1993, as

authorized, $62,696,000.

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the

Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including

the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of

space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia

and elsewhere; and not to exceed $25,000 for employment under

5 U.S.C. 3109; $47,485,000, including not to exceed $700 for official

reception and representation expenses.

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Not to exceed $40,426,000 (from assessments collected from

farm credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage

Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for

administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249.
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TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

for the fiscal year 1994 under this Act shall be available for the

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

exceed 657 passenger motor vehicles, of which 653 shall be for

replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles.

SEC. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of

Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor

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

SEC. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of

the Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and service

work authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and July 28,

1954, and (7 U.S.C. 427, 1621–1629), and by chapter 63 of title

31, United States Code, shall be available for contracting in accordance with said Acts and chapter.

SEC. 704. Hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to make production or other

payments to a person, persons, or corporations upon a final finding

by court of competent jurisdiction that such party is guilty of

growing, cultivating, harvesting, processing or storing marijuana,

or other such prohibited drug-producing plants on any part of

lands owned or controlled by such persons or corporations.

SEC. 705. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working

Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital for

data services and National Finance Center operations shall not

exceed $2,000,000: Provided, That no funds in this Act appropriated

to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working

Capital Fund without the approval of the agency administrator.

SEC. 706. New obligational authority provided for the following

appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until

expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service, the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, and

Integrated Systems Acquisition Project; Agricultural Stabilization

and Conservation Service, salaries and expenses funds made available to county committees; Foreign Agricultural Service, MiddleIncome Country Training Program; higher education graduate

fellowships grants under section 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)); and capacity building grants to

colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890,

including Tuskegee University.

New obligational authority for the Boll Weevil Program; up

to 10 per centum of the Screwworm Program of the Animal and

Plant Health Inspection Service; funds appropriated for Rental Payments; and higher education minority scholars programs under

section 1417(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,

and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5))

shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 707. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year

unless expressly so provided herein.

SEC. 708. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available

to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be available

to provide appropriate orientation and language training pursuant

to Public Law 94–449.
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SEC. 709. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used

to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements

or similar arrangements between the United States Department

of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 per centum

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

such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual

interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate

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

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

SEC. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,

commodities acquired by the Department in connection with

Commodity Credit Corporation and section 32 price support operations may be used, as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c and

7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide commodities to individuals in cases of

hardship as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.

SEC. 711. None of the funds in this Act shall be available

to reimburse the General Services Administration for payment of

space rental and related costs in excess of the amounts specified

in this Act; nor shall this or any other provision of law require

a reduction in the level of rental space or services below that

of fiscal year 1993 or prohibit an expansion of rental space or

services with the use of funds otherwise appropriated in this Act.

Further, no agency of the Department of Agriculture, from funds

otherwise available, shall reimburse the General Services Administration for payment of space rental and related costs provided

to such agency at a percentage rate which is greater than is available in the case of funds appropriated in this Act.

SEC. 712. None of the funds provided in this Act may be

used to reduce programs by establishing an end-of-year employment

ceiling on full-time equivalent staff years below the level set herein

for the following agencies: Food and Drug Administration, 9,824;

Farmers Home Administration, 12,225; Agricultural Stabilization

and Conservation Service, 2,550; Rural Electrification Administration, 550; and Soil Conservation Service, 14,177.

SEC. 713. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be applied

only to the objects for which appropriations were made except

as otherwise provided by law, as required by 31 U.S.C. 1301.

SEC. 714. None of the funds in this Act shall be available

to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to

lease space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of other

agencies of the Department of Agriculture when such space will

be jointly occupied.

SEC. 715. Hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture may be expended to release information

acquired from any handler under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Provided, That this provision shall

not prohibit the release of information to other Federal agencies

for enforcement purposes: Provided further, That this provision

shall not prohibit the release of aggregate statistical data used

in formulating regulations pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing

Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That this

provision shall not prohibit the release of information submitted

by milk handlers.

SEC. 716. Unless otherwise provided in this Act, none of the

funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may

be used by the Farmers Home Administration to employ or other-
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wise contract with private debt collection agencies to collect delinquent payments from Farmers Home Administration borrowers.

SEC. 717. None of the funds in this Act, or otherwise made

available by this Act, shall be used to sell loans made by the

Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund. Further, Rural Development

Insurance Fund loans offered for sale in fiscal year 1994 shall

be first offered to the borrowers for prepayment.

SEC. 718. None of the funds in this Act may be used to establish

any new office, organization, or center for which funds have not

been provided in advance in Appropriations Acts, except the Department may carry out planning activities.

SEC. 719. None of the funds in this Act shall be available

to pay indirect costs on research grants awarded competitively

by the Cooperative State Research Service that exceed 14 per centum of total Federal funds provided under each award.

SEC. 720. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for

the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal

years 1992, 1993, and 1994 shall remain available until expended

to cover obligations made in fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994

for the following accounts: Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account; Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account;

the Rural Telephone Bank Program Account; the Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account; and the Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account: Provided, That hereafter, such appropriations are authorized to remain available until

expended.

SEC. 721. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,

all loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates,

not limitations.

SEC. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,

none of the funds in this Act may be used to operate the seven

regional offices of the Rural Development Administration after April

1, 1994.

SEC. 723. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made

available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel

who carry out a Market Promotion Program pursuant to section

203 (7 U.S.C. 5623) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, with

respect to tobacco or if the aggregate amount of funds and/or

commodities under such program exceeds $100,000,000.

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

available by this Act shall be used to enroll in excess of 75,000

acres in the fiscal year 1994 Wetlands Reserve Program, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.

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

available by this Act shall be used to enroll additional acres in

the Conservation Reserve Program authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3831–

3845.

SEC. 726. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994

pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within

the levels appropriated in this Act.

SEC. 727. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.—None

of the funds made available in this Act may be expended by an

entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the funds the

entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March

3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c; popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American

Act’’).
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.—

(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or product that may

be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds made available in this Act, it is the sense

of the Congress that entities receiving the assistance should,

in expending the assistance, purchase only American-made

equipment and products.

(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In providing

financial assistance using funds made available in this Act,

the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient

of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in

paragraph (1) by the Congress.

(c) PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally

affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any

inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped

to the United States that is not made in the United States, the

person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract

made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections

9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 728. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise

made available by this Act shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide a total amount of payments to a person to

support the price of honey under section 207 of the Agricultural

Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446h) and section 405A of such Act (7

U.S.C. 1425a) in excess of $0 in the 1994 crop year.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of

the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act

shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for a

total amount of payments and/or total amount of loan forfeitures

to a person to support the price of honey under section 207 of

the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446h) and section 405A

of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1425a) in excess of zero dollars in the 1994

crop year.

SEC. 729. Section 712 of this Act shall have no effect.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural Development,

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.