tion Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may exceed 7
percent per year.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$29,982,000, which shall be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Sala-
ries and Expenses’’.
RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to
make such expenditures, within the limits of funds avail-
able to such corporation in accord with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in car-
rying out its authorized programs for the current fiscal
year. During fiscal year 1999 and within the resources
and authority available, gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans shall be $175,000,000.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modi-
fying loans, of direct loans authorized by the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), $4,638,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the loan programs, $3,000,000, which shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Salaries and Expenses’’.
DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM
For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized
by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $10,180,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to be available for loans and grants
for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
areas: Provided, That the costs of direct loans shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service,
including administering the programs authorized by the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act, and for cooperative
agreements, $33,000,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall be available 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 $105,000 may be used
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
TITLE IV
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
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 et seq.), except section
21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771
et seq.), except sections 17 and 21, $9,218,647,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2000, of which
$4,170,497,000 
is 
hereby 
appropriated 
and
$5,048,150,000 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 studies and
evaluations: Provided further, That up to $4,300,000 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),
$3,924,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 2000: Provided, That none of the funds made available
under this heading shall be used for studies and evalua-
tions: Provided further, That up to $12,000,000 may be
used to carry out the farmers’ market nutrition program
from any funds not needed to maintain current caseload
levels: Provided further, That notwithstanding sections
17(g), (h), and (i) of such Act, the Secretary shall adjust
fiscal year 1999 State allocations to reflect food funds
available to the State from fiscal year 1998 under sections
17(i)(3)(A)(ii) and 17(i)(3)(D): Provided further, That the
Secretary shall allocate funds recovered from fiscal year
1998 first to States to maintain stability funding levels,
as defined by regulations promulgated under section
17(g), and then to give first priority for the allocation of
any remaining funds to States whose funding is less than
their fair share of funds, as defined by regulations promul-
gated under section 17(g) unless the Secretary has pub-
lished a revised funding formula regulation prior to the
allocation of fiscal year 1999 funds: 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 ac-
cordance with the cost containment and competitive bid-
ding requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966: Provided further, That State agencies
required to procure infant formula using a competitive
bidding system may use funds appropriated by this Act
to purchase infant formula under a cost containment con-
tract entered into after September 30, 1996, only if the
contract was awarded to the bidder offering the lowest net
price, as defined by section 17(b)(20) of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966, unless the State agency demonstrates
to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the weighted aver-
age retail price for different brands of infant formula in
the State does not vary by more than 5 percent.
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp
Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $22,591,806,000, of which
$100,000,000 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, That funds
provided herein shall be expended in accordance with sec-
tion 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: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under
this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: Pro-
vided further, That funds made available for Employment
and Training under this heading shall remain available
until expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the
Food Stamp Act, as amended.
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) and, the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983, $131,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2000: Provided, That none of these funds
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration 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), and section 311 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a), $141,081,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2000.
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the Office
of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer
Services and of the domestic food programs funded under
this Act, $108,311,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be
available only for simplifying procedures, reducing over-
head costs, tightening regulations, improving food stamp
coupon handling, and assistance in the prevention, identi-
fication, and prosecution of fraud and other violations of
law and of which $2,000,000 shall be available for obliga-
tion only after promulgation of a final rule to curb vendor
related fraud: Provided, That this appropriation 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
Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market development
activities abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordi-
nate and integrate activities of the Department in connec-
tion with foreign agricultural work, including not to exceed
$140,000 for representation allowances and for expenses
pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956
(7 U.S.C. 1766), $135,561,000, of which $3,231,000 may
be transferred from the Export Loan Program account in
this Act, and $1,035,000 may be transferred from the
Public Law 480 program account in this Act: Provided,
That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reim-
burse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf
of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and
institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the
agricultural food production assistance programs (7
U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs of the
International Development Cooperation Administration
(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.
PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM AND GRANT ACCOUNTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691,
1701–1715, 1721–1726, 1727–1727f, and 1731–1736g),
as follows: (1) $182,624,000 for Public Law 480 title I
credit, including Food for Progress programs; (2)
$14,890,000 is hereby appropriated for ocean freight dif-
ferential costs for the shipment of agricultural commod-
ities pursuant to title I of said Act and the Food for
Progress Act of 1985; (3) $837,000,000 is hereby appro-
priated for commodities supplied in connection with dis-
positions abroad pursuant to title II of said Act; and (4)
$25,000,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities sup-
plied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to
title III of said Act: Provided, That not to exceed 15 per-
cent 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, and the Food for Progress Act
of 1985, including the cost of modifying credit agreements
under said Act, $158,499,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the Public Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food
for Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated
for Public Law 480 are utilized, $1,850,000.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program,
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $3,820,000; to cover common
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which not
to exceed $3,231,000 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 ap-
propriation for the salaries and expenses of the Farm
Service Agency.
EXPORT CREDIT
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make avail-
able not less than $5,500,000,000 in credit guarantees
under its export credit guarantee program extended to fi-
nance the export sales of United States agricultural com-
modities and the products thereof, as authorized by sec-
tion 202(a) and (b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5641).
EMERGING MARKETS 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
to finance the export sales of United States agricultural
commodities and the products thereof to emerging mar-
kets, as authorized by section 1542 of Public Law 101–
624 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note).
TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger
motor vehicles; for rental of special purpose space in the
District of Columbia or elsewhere; and for miscellaneous
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted
for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed
$25,000, $1,003,772,000, of which not to exceed
$132,273,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to
this appropriation and remain available until expended;
and of which $500,000 shall be available for development
of the systems and regulations necessary to implement the
program under section 409(h) of such Act: Provided, That
fees derived from applications received during fiscal year
1999 shall be subject to the fiscal year 1999 limitation:
Provided further, That none of these funds shall be used
to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701.
In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act may be credited to this account,
to remain available until expended.
In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to
this account, to remain available until expended.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration,
where not otherwise provided, $11,350,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
RENTAL PAYMENTS (FDA)
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of
the Food and Drug Administration which are included in
this Act, $88,294,000, including not to exceed $5,428,000
to be transferred to this appropriation from fees collected
pursuant to section 736 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act and credited to the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration salaries and expenses appropriation: Provided,
That in the event the Food and Drug Administration
should require modification of space needs, a share of the
salaries and expenses appropriation may be transferred to
this appropriation, or a share of this appropriation may