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gram during the second preceding fiscal year bears to the 
total number of such lunches served in all States in such 
second preceding fiscal year: Provided further, That of 
such funds, the Secretary may approve the reserve by 
States of up to $20,000,000 for necessary enhancements 
to the State Distributing Agency’s commodity ordering 
and management system to achieve compatibility with the 
Department’s web-based supply chain management sys-
tem: Provided further, That of the funds remaining, the 
State shall provide competitive grants to school food au-
thorities based upon the need for equipment assistance in 
participating schools with priority given to schools in 
which not less than 50 percent of the students are eligible 
for free or reduced price meals under the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act and priority given to 
schools purchasing equipment for the purpose of offering 
more healthful foods and meals, in accordance with stand-
ards established by the Secretary. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For an additional amount for the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), to re-
main available until September 30, 2010, $500,000,000, 
of which $380,000,000 shall be placed in reserve to be 
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allocated as the Secretary deems necessary, notwith-
standing section 17(i) of such Act, to support participa-
tion should cost or participation exceed budget estimates, 
and of which $120,000,000 shall be for the purposes speci-
fied in section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii): Provided, That up to one 
percent of the funding provided for the purposes specified 
in section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) may be reserved by the Sec-
retary for Federal administrative activities in support of 
those purposes. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Commodity As-
sistance Program’’, to remain available until September 
30, 2010, $150,000,000, which the Secretary shall use to 
purchase a variety of commodities as authorized by the 
Commodity Credit Corporation or under section 32 of the 
Act entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjust-
ment Act, and for other purposes’’, approved August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That the Secretary shall 
distribute the commodities to States for distribution in ac-
cordance with section 214 of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (Public Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note): 
Provided further, That of the funds made available, the 
Secretary may use up to $50,000,000 for costs associated 
with the distribution of commodities. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 
SEC. 101. Funds appropriated by this Act and made 
available to the United States Department of Agriculture 
for broadband direct loans and loan guarantees, as author-
ized under title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 950bb) and for grants, shall be available for 
broadband infrastructure in any area of the United States 
notwithstanding title VI of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936: Provided, That at least 75 percent of the area 
served by the projects receiving funds from such grants, 
loans, or loan guarantees is in a rural area without suffi-
cient access to high speed broadband service to facilitate 
rural economic development, as determined by the Sec-
retary: Provided further, That priority for awarding funds 
made available under this paragraph shall be given to 
projects that provide service to the highest proportion of 
rural residents that do not have sufficient access to 
broadband service: Provided further, That priority for 
awarding such funds shall be given to project applications 
that demonstrate that, if the application is approved, all 
project elements will be fully funded: Provided further, 
That priority for awarding such funds shall be given to 
activities that can commence promptly following approval: 
Provided further, That the Department shall submit a re-
port on planned spending and actual obligations describ-
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ing the use of these funds not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter 
until all funds are obligated, to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
SEC. 102. NUTRITION FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. 
(a) MAXIMUM BENEFIT INCREASES.— 
(1) ECONOMIC RECOVERY 1-MONTH BEGINNING 
STIMULUS PAYMENT.—For the first month that be-
gins not less than 25 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall in-
crease the cost of the thrifty food plan for purposes 
of section 8(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) by 85 percent. 
(2) REMAINDER OF FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Begin-
ning with the second month that begins not less 
than 25 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and for each subsequent month through the 
month ending September 30, 2009, the Secretary 
shall increase the cost of the thrifty food plan for 
purposes of section 8(a) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) by 12 percent. 
(3) SUBSEQUENT INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2010.—Beginning on October 1, 2009, and for each 
subsequent month through the month ending Sep-
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tember 30, 2010, the Secretary shall increase the 
cost of the thrifty food plan for purposes of section 
8(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2017(a)) by an amount equal to 12 percent, 
less the percentage by which the Secretary deter-
mines the thrifty food plan would otherwise be ad-
justed on October 1, 2009, as required under section 
3(u) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(u)), if the percent-
age is less than 12 percent. 
(4) SUBSEQUENT INCREASE FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2011.—Beginning on October 1, 2010, and for each 
subsequent month through the month ending Sep-
tember 30, 2011, the Secretary shall increase the 
cost of the thrifty food plan for purposes of section 
8(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2017(a)) by an amount equal to 12 percent, 
less the sum of the percentages by which the Sec-
retary determines the thrifty food plan would other-
wise be adjusted on October 1, 2009 and October 1, 
2010, as required under section 3(u) of that Act (7 
U.S.C. 2012(u)), if the sum of such percentages is 
less than 12 percent. 
(5) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Effec-
tive beginning October 1, 2011, the authority pro-
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vided by this subsection terminates and has no ef-
fect. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) consider the benefit increases described in 
subsection (a) to be a mass change; 
(2) require a simple process for States to notify 
households of the changes in benefits; 
(3) consider section 16(c)(3)(A) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(3)(A)) 
to apply to any errors in the implementation of this 
section, without regard to the 120-day limit de-
scribed in section 16(c)(3)(A) of that Act; 
(4) disregard the additional amount of benefits 
that a household receives as a result of this section 
in determining the amount of overissuances under 
section 13 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2022) and the hours of participation in a 
program under section 6(d), 20, or 26 of that Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(d), 2029, 2035); and 
(5) set the tolerance level for excluding small 
errors for the purposes of section 16(c) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)) at 
$50 for the period that the benefit increase under 
subsection (a) is in effect. 
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(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the costs of State ad-
ministrative expenses associated with carrying out 
this section and administering the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program established under the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘supple-
mental nutrition assistance program’’) during a pe-
riod of rising program caseloads, and for the ex-
penses of the Secretary under paragraph (6), the 
Secretary shall make available $150,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2010. 
(2) TIMING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall make available to States 
amounts for fiscal year 2009 under paragraph (1). 
(3) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (6), funds described in para-
graph (1) shall be made available to States that 
meet the requirements of paragraph (5) as grants to 
State agencies for each fiscal year as follows: 
(A) 75 percent of the amounts available 
for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States 
based on the share of each State of households 
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that participate in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program as reported to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the most recent 12- 
month period for which data are available, ad-
justed by the Secretary (in the discretion of the 
Secretary) for participation in disaster pro-
grams under section 5(h) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)); and 
(B) 25 percent of the amounts available 
for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States 
based on the increase in the number of house-
holds that participate in the supplemental nu-
trition assistance program as reported to the 
Department of Agriculture over the most recent 
12-month period for which data are available, 
adjusted by the Secretary (in the discretion of 
the Secretary) for participation in disaster pro-
grams under section 5(h) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)). 
(4) REDISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall de-
termine an appropriate procedure for redistribution 
of amounts allocated to States that would otherwise 
be provided allocations under paragraph (3) for a 
fiscal year but that do not meet the requirements of 
paragraph (5). 
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(5) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF SPECIFIED STATE AD-
MINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘specified 
State administrative costs’’ includes all 
State administrative costs under the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program. 
(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘speci-
fied State administrative costs’’ does not 
include— 
(I) the costs of employment and 
training programs under section 6(d), 
20, or 26 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d), 2029, 
2035); 
(II) the costs of nutrition edu-
cation under section 11(f) of that Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2020(f)); and 
(III) any other costs the Sec-
retary determines should be excluded. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
make funds under this subsection available only 
to States that, as determined by the Secretary, 
maintain State expenditures on specified State 
administrative costs. 
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(6) MONITORING
AND
EVALUATION.—Of the 
amounts made available under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may retain up to $5,000,000 for the costs 
incurred by the Secretary in monitoring the integrity 
and evaluating the effects of the payments made 
under this section. 
(d) FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RES-
ERVATIONS.—For the costs of administrative expenses as-
sociated with the food distribution program on Indian res-
ervations established under section 4(b) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), the Secretary 
shall make available $5,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
(e) CONSOLIDATED BLOCK GRANTS FOR PUERTO 
RICO AND AMERICAN SAMOA.— 
(1) FISCAL YEAR 2009.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2009, 
the Secretary shall increase by 12 percent the 
amount available for nutrition assistance for eli-
gible households under the consolidated block 
grants for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
and American Samoa under section 19 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2028). 
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(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds 
made available under subparagraph (A) shall 
remain available through September 30, 2010. 
(2) FISCAL YEAR 2010.—For fiscal year 2010, 
the Secretary shall increase the amount available for 
nutrition assistance for eligible households under the 
consolidated block grants for the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico and American Samoa under section 19 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2028) by 12 percent, less the percentage by which 
the Secretary determines the consolidated block 
grants would otherwise be adjusted on October 1, 
2009, as required by section 19(a)(2)(A)(ii) of that 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)), if the percentage 
is less than 12 percent. 
(3) FISCAL YEAR 2011.—For fiscal year 2011, 
the Secretary shall increase the amount available for 
nutrition assistance for eligible households under the 
consolidated block grants for the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico and American Samoa under section 19 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2028) by 12 percent, less the sum of the percentages 
by which the Secretary determines the consolidated 
block grants would otherwise be adjusted on October 
1, 2009, and October 1, 2010, as required by section 
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19(a)(2)(A)(ii) 
of 
that 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)), if the sum of the percentages is 
less than 12 percent. 
(f) TREATMENT OF JOBLESS WORKERS.— 
(1) 
REMAINDER
OF
FISCAL
YEAR
2009 
THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2011.—Beginning with the 
first month that begins not less than 25 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and for each sub-
sequent month through September 30, 2011, eligi-
bility for supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits shall not be limited under section 6(o)(2) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 unless an indi-
vidual does not comply with the requirements of a 
program offered by the State agency that meets the 
standards of subparagraphs (B) or (C) of that para-
graph. 
(2) FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND THEREAFTER.—Be-
ginning on October 1, 2011, for the purposes of sec-
tion 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015(o)), a State agency shall disregard any 
period during which an individual received benefits 
under the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
prior to October 1, 2011. 
(g) FUNDING.—There are appropriated to the Sec-
retary out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
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priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 103. AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
TRANSITION. (a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT.—Sec-
tion 531(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1531(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) 2008 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Eligible producers on 
a farm described in subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (4) that failed to timely pay the appro-
priate fee described in that subparagraph shall 
be eligible for assistance under this section in 
accordance with subparagraph (B) if the eligi-
ble producers on the farm— 
‘‘(i) pay the appropriate fee described 
in paragraph (4)(A) not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this para-
graph; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of each insurable 
commodity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, excluding grazing land, agree to ob-
tain a policy or plan of insurance under 
subtitle A (excluding a crop insurance pilot 
program under that subtitle) for the next 
insurance year for which crop insurance is 
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available to the eligible producers on the 
farm at a level of coverage equal to 70 per-
cent or more of the recorded or appraised 
average yield indemnified at 100 percent of 
the expected market price, or an equivalent 
coverage; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of each noninsurable 
commodity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, agree to file the required paperwork, 
and pay the administrative fee by the ap-
plicable State filing deadline, for the non-
insured crop assistance program for the 
2009 crop year. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Eligible 
producers on a farm that meet the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) shall be eligible to 
receive assistance under this section as if the el-
igible producers on the farm— 
‘‘(i) in the case of each insurable com-
modity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, had obtained a policy or plan of in-
surance for the 2008 crop year at a level 
of coverage not to exceed 70 percent or 
more of the recorded or appraised average 
yield indemnified at 100 percent of the ex-
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pected market price, or an equivalent cov-
erage; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of each noninsurable 
commodity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, had filed the required paperwork, 
and paid the administrative fee by the ap-
plicable State filing deadline, for the non-
insured crop assistance program for the 
2008 crop year, except that in determining 
yield under that program, the Secretary 
shall use a percentage that is 70 percent. 
‘‘(C) EQUITABLE RELIEF.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (D), eligible producers 
on a farm that met the requirements of para-
graph (1) before the deadline described in para-
graph (4)(A) and received, or are eligible to re-
ceive, a disaster assistance payment under this 
section for a production loss during the 2008 
crop year shall be eligible to receive an addi-
tional amount equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the amount that would have been 
calculated under subparagraph (B) if the 
eligible producers on the farm had paid the 
appropriate fee under that subparagraph; 
or 
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‘‘(ii) the amount that would have been 
calculated under subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (b)(3) if— 
‘‘(I) in clause (i) of that subpara-
graph, ‘120 percent’ is substituted for 
‘115 percent’; and 
‘‘(II) in clause (ii) of that sub-
paragraph, ‘125’ is substituted for 
‘120 percent’. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION.—For amounts made 
available under this paragraph, the Secretary 
may make such adjustments as are necessary to 
ensure that no producer receives a payment 
under this paragraph for an amount in excess 
of the assistance received by a similarly situated 
producer that had purchased the same or high-
er level of crop insurance prior to the date of 
enactment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.— 
The Secretary may provide such additional as-
sistance as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to provide equitable treatment for eligible pro-
ducers on a farm that suffered production 
losses in the 2008 crop year that result in 
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multiyear production losses, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(F) LACK OF ACCESS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, the Sec-
retary may provide assistance under this section 
to eligible producers on a farm that— 
‘‘(i) suffered a production loss due to 
a natural cause during the 2008 crop year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(I)(aa) except as provided in 
item (bb), lack access to a policy or 
plan of insurance under subtitle A; or 
‘‘(bb) do not qualify for a written 
agreement because 1 or more farming 
practices, which the Secretary has de-
termined are good farming practices, 
of the eligible producers on the farm 
differ significantly from the farming 
practices used by producers of the 
same crop in other regions of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(II) are not eligible for the non-
insured crop disaster assistance pro-
gram established by section 196 of the 
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Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7333).’’. 
(b) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 901(g) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497(g)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) 2008 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Eligible producers on 
a farm described in subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (4) that failed to timely pay the appro-
priate fee described in that subparagraph shall 
be eligible for assistance under this section in 
accordance with subparagraph (B) if the eligi-
ble producers on the farm— 
‘‘(i) pay the appropriate fee described 
in paragraph (4)(A) not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this para-
graph; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of each insurable 
commodity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, excluding grazing land, agree to ob-
tain a policy or plan of insurance under 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1501 et seq.) (excluding a crop insurance 
pilot program under that Act) for the next 
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insurance year for which crop insurance is 
available to the eligible producers on the 
farm at a level of coverage equal to 70 per-
cent or more of the recorded or appraised 
average yield indemnified at 100 percent of 
the expected market price, or an equivalent 
coverage; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of each noninsurable 
commodity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, agree to file the required paperwork, 
and pay the administrative fee by the ap-
plicable State filing deadline, for the non-
insured crop assistance program for the 
2009 crop year. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Eligible 
producers on a farm that meet the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) shall be eligible to 
receive assistance under this section as if the el-
igible producers on the farm— 
‘‘(i) in the case of each insurable com-
modity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, had obtained a policy or plan of in-
surance for the 2008 crop year at a level 
of coverage not to exceed 70 percent or 
more of the recorded or appraised average 
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yield indemnified at 100 percent of the ex-
pected market price, or an equivalent cov-
erage; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of each noninsurable 
commodity of the eligible producers on the 
farm, had filed the required paperwork, 
and paid the administrative fee by the ap-
plicable State filing deadline, for the non-
insured crop assistance program for the 
2008 crop year, except that in determining 
yield under that program, the Secretary 
shall use a percentage that is 70 percent. 
‘‘(C) EQUITABLE RELIEF.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (D), eligible producers 
on a farm that met the requirements of para-
graph (1) before the deadline described in para-
graph (4)(A) and received, or are eligible to re-
ceive, a disaster assistance payment under this 
section for a production loss during the 2008 
crop year shall be eligible to receive an addi-
tional amount equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the amount that would have been 
calculated under subparagraph (B) if the 
eligible producers on the farm had paid the 
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appropriate fee under that subparagraph; 
or 
‘‘(ii) the amount that would have been 
calculated under subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (b)(3) if— 
‘‘(I) in clause (i) of that subpara-
graph, ‘120 percent’ is substituted for 
‘115 percent’; and 
‘‘(II) in clause (ii) of that sub-
paragraph, ‘125’ is substituted for 
‘120 percent’. 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION.—For amounts made 
available under this paragraph, the Secretary 
may make such adjustments as are necessary to 
ensure that no producer receives a payment 
under this paragraph for an amount in excess 
of the assistance received by a similarly situated 
producer that had purchased the same or high-
er level of crop insurance prior to the date of 
enactment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.— 
The Secretary may provide such additional as-
sistance as the Secretary considers appropriate 
to provide equitable treatment for eligible pro-
ducers on a farm that suffered production 
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losses in the 2008 crop year that result in 
multiyear production losses, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(F) LACK OF ACCESS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, the Sec-
retary may provide assistance under this section 
to eligible producers on a farm that— 
‘‘(i) suffered a production loss due to 
a natural cause during the 2008 crop year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(I)(aa) except as provided in 
item (bb), lack access to a policy or 
plan of insurance under subtitle A; or 
‘‘(bb) do not qualify for a written 
agreement because 1 or more farming 
practices, which the Secretary has de-
termined are good farming practices, 
of the eligible producers on the farm 
differ significantly from the farming 
practices used by producers of the 
same crop in other regions of the 
United States; and 
‘‘(II) are not eligible for the non-
insured crop disaster assistance pro-
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gram established by section 196 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
7333).’’. 
(c) EMERGENCY LOANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For the principal amount of 
direct emergency loans under section 321 of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1961), $200,000,000. 
(2) DIRECT EMERGENCY LOANS.—For the cost 
of direct emergency loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 661a), 
$28,440,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2010. 
(d) 2008 AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
ELIGIBLE
AQUACULTURE
PRO-
DUCER.—The term ‘‘eligible aquaculture pro-
ducer’’ means an aquaculture producer that 
during the 2008 calendar year, as determined 
by the Secretary— 
(i) produced an aquaculture species 
for which feed costs represented a substan-
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tial percentage of the input costs of the 
aquaculture operation; and 
(ii) experienced a substantial price in-
crease of feed costs above the previous 5- 
year average. 
(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use not more than $50,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010, to carry out 
a program of grants to States to assist eligible 
aquaculture producers for losses associated with 
high feed input costs during the 2008 calendar 
year. 
(B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall notify the State department 
of agriculture (or similar entity) in each State 
of the availability of funds to assist eligible 
aquaculture producers, including such terms as 
determined by the Secretary to be necessary for 
the equitable treatment of eligible aquaculture 
producers. 
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(I) the manner in which the 
State provided assistance; 
(II) the amounts of assistance 
provided per species of aquaculture; 
and 
(III) the process by which the 
State determined the levels of assist-
ance to eligible aquaculture producers. 
(3) REDUCTION
IN
PAYMENTS.—An eligible 
aquaculture producer that receives assistance under 
this subsection shall not be eligible to receive any 
other assistance under the supplemental agricultural 
disaster assistance program established under sec-
tion 531 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1531) and section 901 of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2497) for any losses in 2008 relat-
ing to the same species of aquaculture. 
(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report that— 
(A) describes in detail the manner in which 
this subsection has been carried out; and 
(B) includes the information reported to 
the Secretary under paragraph (2)(D)(iii). 
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(e) ADMINISTRATION.—There is hereby appropriated 
$54,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 104. (a) Hereafter, in this section, the term 
‘‘nonambulatory disabled cattle’’ means cattle, other than 
cattle that are less than 5 months old or weigh less than 
500 pounds, subject to inspection under section 3(b) of 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603(b)) that 
cannot rise from a recumbent position or walk, including 
cattle with a broken appendage, severed tendon or liga-
ment, nerve paralysis, fractured vertebral column, or a 
metabolic condition. 
(b) Hereafter, none of the funds made available 
under this or any other Act may be used to pay the sala-
ries or expenses of any personnel of the Food Safety and 
Inspection Service to pass through inspection any non-
ambulatory disabled cattle for use as human food, regard-
less of the reason for the nonambulatory status of the cat-
tle or the time at which the cattle became nonambulatory. 
SEC. 105. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. Sec-
tion 1001(f)(6)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 1308(f)(6)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(other 
than the conservation reserve program established under 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of 
this Act)’’ before the period at the end. 
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SEC. 106. Except for title I of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds provided in that Act 
shall be available for administrative expenses, including 
technical assistance, without regard to the limitation in 
15 U.S.C. 714i. 
TITLE II—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Ad-
ministration’’, $20,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Develop-
ment Assistance Programs’’, $150,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That 
$50,000,000 shall be for economic adjustment assistance 
as authorized by section 209 of the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
3149): Provided further, That in allocating the funds pro-
vided in the previous proviso, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall give priority consideration to areas of the Nation 
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that have experienced sudden and severe economic disloca-
tion and job loss due to corporate restructuring. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Periodic Censuses and 
Programs’’, $1,000,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM 
For an amount for ‘‘Broadband Technology Opportu-
nities Program’’, $7,000,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That of the funds 
provided under this heading, $6,650,000,000 shall be ex-
pended pursuant to section 201 of this Act, of which: not 
less than $200,000,000 shall be available for competitive 
grants for expanding public computer center capacity, in-
cluding at community colleges and public libraries; not less 
than $250,000,000 shall be available for competitive 
grants for innovative programs to encourage sustainable 
adoption of broadband service; and $10,000,000 shall be 
transferred to ‘‘Department of Commerce, Office of In-
spector General’’ for the purposes of audits and oversight 
of funds provided under this heading and such funds shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 50 
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percent of the funds provided in the previous proviso shall 
be used to support projects in rural communities, which 
in part may be transferred to the Department of Agri-
culture for administration through the Rural Utilities 
Service if deemed necessary and appropriate by the Sec-
retary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and only if the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House and the Senate are notified not less than 
15 days in advance of the transfer of such funds: Provided 
further, That of the funds provided under this heading, 
up to $350,000,000 may be expended pursuant to Public 
Law 110–385 (47 U.S.C. 1301 note) and for the purposes 
of developing and maintaining a broadband inventory map 
pursuant to section 201 of this Act: Provided further, That 
of the funds provided under this heading, amounts deemed 
necessary and appropriate by the Secretary of Commerce, 
in consultation with the Federal Communications Com-
mission (FCC), may be transferred to the FCC for the 
purposes of developing a national broadband plan or for 
carrying out any other FCC responsibilities pursuant to 
section 201 of this Act, and only if the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House and the Senate are notified 
not less than 15 days in advance of the transfer of such 
funds: Provided further, That not more than 3 percent of 
funds provided under this heading may be used for admin-
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