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502 loans, $160,988,000, of which $127,380,000 shall be 
for direct loans, and of which $33,608,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaran-
teed loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $10,171,000; 
repair and rehabilitation of section 515 rental housing, 
$54,654,000; section 538 multi-family housing guaranteed 
loans, $3,490,000; multi-family credit sales of acquired 
property, $727,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated in this paragraph, $7,100,000 shall be avail-
able 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. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$448,889,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $592,000,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au-
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thorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt 
incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental 
assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: 
Provided, That of this amount, not more than $5,900,000 
shall be available for debt forgiveness or payments for eli-
gible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of 
the Act, and not to exceed $20,000 per project for ad-
vances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to 
cover direct costs (other than purchase price) incurred in 
purchasing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of 
the Act: Provided further, That agreements entered into 
or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded 
for a four-year period: Provided further, That any unex-
pended balances remaining at the end of such four-year 
agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes 
of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilita-
tion of any existing projects; preservation; and rental as-
sistance activities authorized under title V of the Act. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490c), $34,000,000 to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2005, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
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nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 
repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation 
for construction defects, and rural housing preservation 
made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, $42,500,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $1,800,000 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. 
FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $36,765,000, 
to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor 
housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and 
contracts.