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not included under the first sentence of the Act of August 13,
1968, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic sub-
stances were not used in a manner contrary to applicable regula-
tions or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and the
contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, $100,000,
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided,
That none of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to
make indemnity payments to any farmer whose milk was removed
from commercial markets as a result of his willful failure to follow
procedures prescribed by the Federal Government: Provided further,
That this amount shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit
Corporation: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized
to utilize the services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity
Credit Corporation for the purpose of making dairy indemnity
disbursements.
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),
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928–1929, to be avail-
able from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as
follows: farm ownership loans, $600,000,000, of which $550,000,000
shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,345,071,000, of
which $1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans
and $200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian
tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488,
$1,000,000; for emergency insured loans, $25,000,000 to meet the
needs resulting from natural disasters; for boll weevil eradication
program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $34,653,000; and
for credit sales of acquired property, $25,000,000.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the
cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans,
$27,975,000, of which $22,055,000 shall be for guaranteed loans;
operating loans, $96,840,000, of which $19,210,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $18,480,000 shall be for sub-
sidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as
authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $54,000; for emergency insured loans,
$6,365,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters for
boll weevil eradication program loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1989, $499,000; and for credit sales of acquired property, $2,530,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $221,046,000, of
which $208,446,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’ account.
OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT
For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
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U.S.C. 6933), $64,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall
be available for official reception and representation expenses, as
authroized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).
CORPORATIONS
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized
to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing
authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord
with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment 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 FUND
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary,
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
For fiscal year 1997, such sums as may be necessary to
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses
sustained, but not previously reimbursed (estimated to be
$1,500,000,000 in the President’s fiscal year 1997 Budget Request
(H. Doc. 104–162)), but not to exceed $1,500,000,000, 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 1997, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall
not expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses to comply with
the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental 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 UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer
the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the
Natural Resources Conservation Service, $693,000.
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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the
Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–590f) including preparation
of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve
soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and
such special measures for soil and water management as may
be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and
to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation
plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemi-
nation of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests
therein for use in the plant materials program by donation,
exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant
to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection
or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary build-
ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $619,742,000, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not
less than $5,835,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting
and not less than $8,825,000 is for operation and establishment
of the plant materials centers: Provided, That appropriations here-
under shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction
and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant
materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improve-
ments to other buildings and other public improvements shall not
exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other
structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use
such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for technical
assistance and related expenses to carry out programs authorized
by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity
Control Act of 1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): 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).
WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING
For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and
surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small
watershed investigations and planning, in accordance with the
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August
4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001–1009), $12,381,000: 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 $110,000 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 activi-
ties of the Department, $101,036,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which up to $15,000,000 may 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 $200,000 shall be available for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109: 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 Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
590a–f), and the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C.
3451–3461), $29,377,000, to remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209b): 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.
FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry
out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized in the Coopera-
tive Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including
technical assistance and related expenses, $6,325,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by that Act.
TITLE III
RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs under
the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing Service,