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FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $35,154,554,000, of which $3,000,000,000 to
remain available through September 30, 2006, shall be placed in
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may
become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided, That
none of the funds made available under this heading shall be
used for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That of the
funds made available under this heading and not already appro-
priated to the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
(FDPIR) established under section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be used
to purchase bison meat for the FDPIR from Native American bison
producers as well as from producer-owned cooperatives of bison
ranchers: Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be
expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any
work registration or workfare requirements as may be required
by law: Provided further, That funds made available for Employ-
ment and Training under this heading shall remain available until
expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp
Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 5(d) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977, any additional payment received under
chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, by a member of the
United States Armed Forces deployed to a designated combat zone
shall be excluded from household income for the duration of the
member’s deployment if the additional pay is the result of deploy-
ment to or while serving in a combat zone, and it was not received
immediately prior to serving in the combat zone.
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and
the commodity supplemental food program as authorized by section
4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7
U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983;
and special assistance (in a form determined by the Secretary
of Agriculture) for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by
section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutri-
tion Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966, $178,797,000, to remain available through September
30, 2006: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, effective with funds made available
in fiscal year 2005 to support the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition
Program, as authorized by section 4402 of Public Law 107–171,
such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2006.
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic nutrition
assistance programs funded under this Act, $139,937,000, of which
$5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying procedures,
reducing overhead costs, tightening regulations, improving food
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stamp benefit delivery, and assisting in the prevention, identifica-
tion, and prosecution of fraud and other violations of law.
TITLE V
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954
(7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market development activities abroad, and
for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities
of the Department in connection with foreign agricultural work,
including not to exceed $158,000 for representation allowances and
for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $137,822,000: Provided, That the Service
may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation
for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and
private organizations and institutions under agreements executed
pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs
(7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United
States Agency for International Development.
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, of agreements under the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, and the Food for Progress
Act of 1985, including the cost of modifying credit arrangements
under said Acts, $94,198,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may implement a com-
modity monetization program under existing provisions of the Food
for Progress Act of 1985 to provide no less than $5,000,000 in
local-currency funding support for rural electrification development
overseas.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the credit
program of title I, Public Law 83–480, and the Food for Progress
Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 83–
480 are utilized, $4,034,000, of which $1,097,000 may be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural
Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of which $2,937,000 may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For ocean freight differential costs for the shipment of agricul-
tural commodities under title I of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954 and under the Food for Progress
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Act of 1985, $22,723,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds made available for the cost of agreements under
title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act
of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be used inter-
changeably between the two accounts with prior notice to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest
thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance
Act of 1954, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions
abroad under title II of said Act, $1,182,501,000, to remain available
until expended.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
Corporation’s export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM 103,
$4,423,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and
in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which
$3,421,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of
which $1,002,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD
NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $87,500,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized
to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose
of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from
amounts provided herein.
TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for pay-
ment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose
space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and