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loan guarantee programs for Community Antenna Tele-
vision 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 sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $103,000 for employ-
ment 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 ac-
count from the Rural Telephone Bank.
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, $540,000.
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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 appli-
cable provisions other than sections 3 and 17 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773–1785, and 1788–
1789); $7,451,351,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 1996, of which $2,202,274,000 is hereby ap-
propriated and $5,249,077,000 shall be derived by trans-
fer 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 Nu-
trition 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 Agri-
culture: Provided further, That if the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 with-
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in 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: Pro-
vided 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 re-
port for such month is submitted to the Department with-
in 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 ver-
ification of school food service claims: Provided further,
That $1,706,000 shall be available to provide financial
and other assistance to operate the Food Service Manage-
ment 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), $18,089,000, to remain
available through September 30, 1996. Only final reim-
bursement claims for milk submitted to State agencies
within sixty days following the month for which the reim-
bursement is claimed shall be eligible for reimbursement
from funds appropriated under this Act. States may re-
ceive program funds appropriated under this Act only if
the final program operations report for such month is sub-
mitted to the Department within ninety days following
that month. Exceptions to these claims or reports submis-
sion 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 sup-
plemental food program as authorized by section 17 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
$3,470,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 1996, 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
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the space used to carry out the program: Provided further,
That no State will incur an interest liability to the Federal
Government on WIC rebate funds provided that all inter-
est 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,
$94,500,000, to remain available through September 30,
1996: Provided, That none of these funds shall be avail-
able 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), $28,817,457,000: Provided,
That funds provided herein shall remain available through
September 30, 1995, 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 ex-
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pended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp
Act: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
subject to any work registration or work fare requirements
as may be required by law: Provided further, That
$1,143,000,000 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: Provided further, That no
funds provided herein shall be available to provide food
assistance in cash in any county not covered by a dem-
onstration project that received final approval from the
Secretary on or before July 1, 1994.
FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAMS FOR SELECTED GROUPS
For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of
the Agriculture 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 Ameri-
cans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3030a),
$183,154,000, to remain available through September 30,
1996.
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:
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Provided, That, in accordance with section 202 of Public
Law 98–92, these funds shall be available only if the Sec-
retary determines the existence of excess commodities.
For purchases of commodities to carry out the Emer-
gency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended,
$40,000,000.
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the domes-
tic food programs funded under this Act, $106,465,000;
of which $5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying
procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regula-
tions, improving food stamp coupon handling, and assist-
ance in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of
fraud and other violations of law: Provided, That this ap-
propriation 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, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market
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development activities abroad, and for enabling the Sec-
retary to coordinate and integrate activities of the Depart-
ment in connection with foreign agricultural work, includ-
ing 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), $118,011,000, of which
$4,914,000 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 $1,425,000 may be transferred from the
Public Law 480 Program Account in this Act: Provided,
That in addition, funds available to the Department of Ag-
riculture shall be available to assist an international orga-
nization in meeting the costs, including salaries, fringe
benefits and other associated costs, related to the employ-
ment 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 con-
tribute to increased understanding of international agri-
cultural 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 Service may utilize advances
of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures
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made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private or-
ganizations and institutions under agreements executed
pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance
programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance pro-
grams of the International Development Cooperation Ad-
ministration (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.
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS (FOREIGN CURRENCY
PROGRAM)
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE 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 pay-
ments 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.
PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM ACCOUNTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
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cluding interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1691, 1701–1715, 1721–1726, 1727–1727f,
1731–1736g), as follows: (1) $291,342,000 for Public
Law 480 title I credit, including Food for Progress pro-
grams; (2) $29,000,000 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) $821,100,000
is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied in connec-
tion with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II of said
Act; and (4) $157,442,000 is hereby appropriated for
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions
abroad pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That
not to exceed 15 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 Con-
gressional 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
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modifying 
credit 
agreements 
under 
said 
Act,
$236,162,000.
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, $2,461,000.
SHORT-TERM EXPORT CREDIT
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make avail-
able 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 avail-
able 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 avail-
able not less than $200,000,000 in credit guarantees
under its Export Guarantee Program for credit expended
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to finance the export sales of United States agricultural
commodities and the products thereof to emerging democ-
racies, as authorized by section 1542 of Public Law 101–
624 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note).
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out CCC’s Ex-
port Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103,
$3,381,000; to cover common overhead expenses as per-
mitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Re-
form 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 Foreign Agricultural
Service, 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.