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be made available for a grant to a qualified national orga-
nization to provide technical assistance for rural transpor-
tation in order to promote economic development; 
$2,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Au-
thority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.): Provided further, That of 
the amount appropriated for rural utilities programs, not 
to exceed $25,000,000 shall be for water and waste dis-
posal systems to benefit the Colonias along the United 
States/Mexico border, including grants pursuant to section 
306C of such Act; not to exceed $17,500,000 shall be for 
technical assistance grants for rural water and waste sys-
tems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, of which 
$5,513,000 shall be for Rural Community Assistance Pro-
grams; and not to exceed $14,000,000 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 of the total amount 
appropriated, not to exceed $22,166,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2005, for authorized empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones; of which $1,081,000 shall be for 
the rural community programs described in section 
381E(d)(1) of such Act, of which $12,582,000 shall be 
for the rural utilities programs described in section
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381E(d)(2) of such Act, and of which $8,503,000 shall 
be for the rural business and cooperative development pro-
grams described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That any prior year balances for high cost 
energy grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901(19)) shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Costs Grants Account’’.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De-
velopment mission area, including activities with institu-
tions concerning the development and operation of agricul-
tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$143,625,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that support the Rural Development mission area: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex-
pended to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-
USDA employees: Provided further, That any balances 
available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Coopera-
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tive Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this appropriation.
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $4,409,297,000 
for loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the 
Secretary, of which $1,100,000,000 shall be for direct 
loans, and of which $3,309,297,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for section 504 
housing repair loans; $116,063,000 for section 515 rental 
housing; $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-
family housing loans; $5,045,000 for section 524 site 
loans; $11,501,000 for credit sales of acquired property, 
of which up to $1,501,000 may be for multi-family credit 
sales; and $10,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing 
land development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $160,988,000, of which $127,380,000 shall be 
for direct loans, and of which $33,608,000, to remain