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That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 
revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds 
for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds 
for the preservation and revitalization demonstration pro-
gram may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a 
multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 
Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstra-
tion program under this heading to carry out such legisla-
tion with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 
in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may 
expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 
funds made available under this heading, for administra-
tive expenses for activities funded under this heading. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for very low-income housing repair and 
rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing
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Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, $3,000,000,000 for direct loans 
and $148,287,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $4,285,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act, $47,778,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $6,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and 
ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 
community development organizations, low-income rural 
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community
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facilities, community and economic development projects in 
rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 
for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
vided: Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants 
for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106– 
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity 
building in the State rural development offices: Provided 
further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for community facilities 
grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) 
of such Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
are not applicable to the funds made available under this 
heading.
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RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by section 
310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of 
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $69,619,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
one grant to a qualified national organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural transportation in order to 
promote economic development and $8,000,000 shall be for 
grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa 
et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Commu-
nity Advancement Program purpose as described in section 
381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 
business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native 
American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a quali-
fied national organization to provide technical assistance
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for rural transportation in order to promote economic de-
velopment: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
are not applicable to funds made available under this head-
ing. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $4,157,000, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), of which $557,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2019, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes; and of which $1,072,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2019, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
creation projects, $45,000,000. 
The cost of grants authorized under section 313 of the 
Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting 
rural economic development and job creation projects shall 
not exceed $10,000,000. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $30,050,000, of which 
$3,750,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for 
cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or 
groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 
groups and a majority of the boards of directors or gov-
erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who 
are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which 
$17,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural
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Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a), of which 
$2,500,000 shall be for Agriculture Innovation Centers au-
thorized pursuant to section 6402 of Public Law 107–171. 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under 
the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $338,000: Provided, That the cost 
of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 
solid waste management programs authorized by sections 
306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in 
sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$558,183,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural util-
ities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, 
and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for 
the rural utilities program described in section 306E of
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ceed $40,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural 
water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of 
such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex-
treme need, of which $8,000,000 shall be made available for 
a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional tech-
nical assistance organization, with experience in working 
with small communities on water and waste water prob-
lems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist 
rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in im-
proving the planning, financing, development, operation, 
and management of water and waste water systems, and 
of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified na-
tional Native American organization to provide technical 
assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for con-
tracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit 
rider program to provide technical assistance for rural 
water systems: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants: Pro-
vided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, 
the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Ac-
count to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the
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Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided 
further, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost 
grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and 
merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
Grants Account: Provided further, That sections 381E–H 
and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act are not applicable to the funds made available 
under this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935, 936, and 940g) 
shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to sections 
305, 306, and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, 
rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 
loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 5 percent 
rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural tele-
communications loans, and for loans made pursuant to sec-
tion 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be 
used for the construction, acquisition, design and engineer-
ing or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating
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plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sub-
surface utilization and storage systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, $1,725,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$33,270,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $29,851,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $33,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be pro-
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vided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for 
a consortium as established by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $5,830,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa. 
RURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
Any funds provided by this Act for rural health and 
safety education programs authorized under section 502(i) 
of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)) 
may be used under those programs to address the opioid 
abuse epidemic and to combat opioid abuse in rural com-
munities. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services,
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$800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act 
to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services 
mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), 
except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; 
$23,184,012,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2020, of which such sums as are made available under sec-
tion 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, 
shall be merged with and available for the same time period 
and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total 
amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $30,000,000 shall be available to provide competi-
tive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, 
with a value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve 
healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support
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the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school 
breakfast program: Provided further, That of the total 
amount available, $28,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Ap-
propriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided 
further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010 through 2019’’: Provided further, That sec-
tion 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘for fiscal year 2019’’: Provided further, That section 
9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2019’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,150,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2020, of which $25,000,000 shall be placed in reserve, to 
remain available until expended, to be allocated as the Sec-