shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.
RURAL UTILITIES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and
grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932,
except for 381E, 381H, 381N of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, $496,868,000, to remain
available until expended, for direct loans and loan guaran-
tees and grants for rural water and waste disposal, and
solid waste management grants of the Rural Utilities
Service: Provided, That the cost of direct loans and loan
guarantees shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided fur-
ther, That the amounts appropriated shall be transferred
to loan program and grant accounts as determined by the
Secretary: Provided further, That, through June 30, 1997,
of the total amount appropriated, $18,700,000 shall be
available for the costs of direct loans, loan guarantees, and
grants to be made available for empowerment zones and
enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103–
66: Provided further, That, of the total amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $18,700,000 shall be for water and
waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along the
United States/Mexico border, including grants pursuant to
section 306C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act, as amended: Provided further, That, of the
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $5,000,000 shall
be available for contracting with qualified national organi-
zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as-
sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That
an amount not less than that available in fiscal year 1996
be set aside and made available for ongoing technical as-
sistance under sections 306(a)(14) (7 U.S.C. 1926) and
310(B)(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932).
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service,
including administering the programs authorized by the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, and the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as
amended, and cooperative agreements, $33,195,000: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall be available for em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed $105,000 may
be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
TITLE IV
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD,
NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Food and Consumer Service, $454,000.
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751–1769b), except section
21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772–
1785, 
and 
1789); 
except 
sections 
and 
19;
$8,652,597,000, to remain available through September
30, 1998, of which $3,218,844,000 is hereby appropriated
and $5,433,753,000 shall be derived by transfer from
funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24,
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That none of the funds
made available under this heading shall be used for new
studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to
$4,031,000 shall be available for independent verification
of school food service claims.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786),
$3,729,807,000, to remain available through September
30, 1998: Provided, That none of the funds made available
under this heading may be used to begin more than two
studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to
$6,750,000 may be used to carry out the farmers’ market
nutrition program from any funds not needed to maintain
current caseload levels: Provided further, That, of the total
amount of fiscal year 1996 carryover funds that cannot
be spent in fiscal year 1997, any funds in excess of
$100,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary to
other programs in the Department of Agriculture, exclud-
ing the Forest Service, with prior notification to the House
and Senate Appropriations Committees: Provided further,
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 the space used to carry out the program: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this account
shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except
in accordance with the cost containment and competitive
bidding requirements specified in section 17 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp
Act (7 U.S.C. 2011–2029), $27,615,029,000: Provided,
That funds provided herein shall remain available through
September 30, 1997, in accordance with section 18(a) of
the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That $100,000,000
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 fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this
heading shall be used for new studies and evaluations:
Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be ex-
pended 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
$1,174,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available
for nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico as authorized by
7 U.S.C. 2028.
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE 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)), the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983, as amended, and section 110 of the Hunger
Prevention Act of 1988, $166,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 1998: Provided, That none
of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the
program.
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),
$205,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
1998.
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the domes-
tic food programs funded under this Act, $104,487,000,
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 AND GENERAL SALES
MANAGER
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural
Service, including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural