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ucts that undergo special processing, such as
sliced poultry products; and
(5) in all other terms and conditions (in-
cluding the period of time permitted for imple-
mentation) is substantively identical to the rule
referred to in subsection (a).
(c) REVISED LABELING STANDARDS.—Not later
than 60 days after the issuance of a revised final rule
under subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture,
acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety
and Inspection Service, shall issue a compliance di-
rective for the enforcement of the revised labeling
standards established by the rule, including standards
for—
(1) temperature testing that are based on
measurements at the center of the deepest muscle;
and
(2) sampling methods that ensure that the
average of individual temperatures within poul-
try product lots of each specific product type
(such as whole birds, whole muscle leg products,
and whole muscle breast products) meet the
standards.
(d) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this sec-
tion or the application thereof to any person or cir-
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cumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remain-
der of this section and of the application of the provi-
sion to any other persons or circumstances shall not
be affected.
Ω128æSEC. 738. Section 7 of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(j) ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFERS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
ELECTRONIC
BENEFIT
TRANSFER
SYSTEM.—In this subsection, the term
‘electronic benefit transfer system’ means a system
under which a governmental entity distributes bene-
fits pursuant to this Act by establishing an account
that may be accessed electronically by a recipient of
the benefits or payments.
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE LAW.—Disclosures, protections,
responsibilities, and remedies established by the Fed-
eral Reserve Board under section 904 of the Elec-
tronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1692b) shall not
apply to benefits under this Act delivered through any
electronic benefit transfer system.
‘‘(3) REPLACEMENT OF BENEFITS.—Regulations
issued by the Secretary regarding the replacement of
benefits and liability for replacement of benefits under
an electronic benefit transfer system shall be similar
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to the regulations in effect for a paper-based food
stamp issuance system.’’.
Ω129æSEC. 739. (a) ELECTRONIC WAREHOUSE RE-
CEIPTS.—Section 17(c) of the United States Warehouse Act
(7 U.S.C. 259(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘cotton’’
and inserting ‘‘any agricultural product’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘the cotton’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘the agricultural product’’; and
(3) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘in
cotton’’ and inserting ‘‘in the agricultural prod-
uct’’; and
(B) in the last sentence of subparagraph
(B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘electronic cotton’’ and
inserting ‘‘electronic’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘cotton stored in a cot-
ton warehouse’’ and inserting ‘‘any agricul-
tural product stored in a warehouse’’.
(b) WRITTEN RECEIPTS.—Section 18(c) of the United
States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C. 260(c)) is amended by
striking ‘‘consecutive’’.
Ω130æSEC. 740. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any domestic fish or fish product produced
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in compliance with food safety standards or procedures ac-
cepted by the Food and Drug Administration as satisfying
the requirements of the ‘‘Procedures for the Safe and Sani-
tary Processing and Importing of Fish and Fish Products’’
(published by the Food and Drug Administration as a final
regulation in the Federal Register of December 18, 1995),
shall be deemed to have met any inspection requirements
of the Department of Agriculture or other Federal agency
for any Federal commodity purchase program, including
the program authorized under section 32 of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) except that the Department
of Agriculture or other Federal agency may utilize lot in-
spection to establish a reasonable degree of certainty that
fish or fish products purchased under a Federal commodity
purchase program, including the program authorized under
section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c),
meet Federal product specifications.
Ω131æSEC. 741. (a) EXTENSION
OF MULTIFAMILY
RURAL HOUSING LOAN PROGRAM.—
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
MAKE
LOANS.—Section
515(b)(4) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1485(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
1996’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 1997’’.
(2) SET-ASIDE FOR NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—The
first sentence of section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act
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of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(w)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal year 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year
1997’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF HOUSING IN UNDERSERVED AREAS
PROGRAM.—The first sentence of section 509(f)(4)(A) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year
1997’’.
(c) REFORMS
FOR MULTIFAMILY RURAL HOUSING
LOAN PROGRAM.—
(1) LIMITATION ON PROJECT TRANSFERS.—Sec-
tion 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485)
is amended by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(h) PROJECT TRANSFERS.—After the date of the en-
actment of the Act entitled ‘An Act making appropriations
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes’,
the ownership or control of a project for which a loan is
made or insured under this section may be transferred only
if the Secretary determines that such transfer would further
the provision of housing and related facilities for low-in-
come families or persons and would be in the best interests
of residents and the Federal Government.’’.