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to exceed $6,930,000, shall be available for empowerment
zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public
Law 103–66: Provided further, That if such funds are not
obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities by June 30, 1996, they remain available for other
authorized purposes under this head.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $8,836,000, of
which $8,731,000 shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’.
VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS
For grants to the very low-income elderly for essen-
tial repairs to dwellings pursuant to section 504 of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $24,900,000, to re-
main available until expended.
RURAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC FARM LABOR
For financial assistance to eligible nonprofit organi-
zations for housing for domestic farm labor, pursuant to
section 516 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1486), $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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), $12,650,000, to remain available until expended
(7 U.S.C. 2209b).
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RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–313),
$1,000,000 to fund up to 50 percent of the cost of orga-
nizing, training, and equipping rural volunteer fire depart-
ments.
COMPENSATION FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS
For compensation for construction defects as author-
ized by section 509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, $495,000, to remain available until expended.
RURAL HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS
For grants for rural housing preservation as author-
ized by section 552 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Re-
covery Act of 1983 (Public Law 98–181), $11,000,000.
RURAL BUSINESS AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Rural Business and
Cooperative Development Service, including administering
the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, as amended; section 1323 of the
Food Security Act of 1985; the Cooperative Marketing Act
of 1926; for activities relating to the marketing aspects
of cooperatives, including economic research findings, as
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; for
activities with institutions concerning the development and
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operation of agricultural cooperatives; and cooperative
agreements; $9,520,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and
not exceed $250,000 may be used for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109.
RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,437,000, as au-
thorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928 and 86 Stat. 661–664, as
amended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That such sums shall remain available until expended
for the disbursement of loans obligated in fiscal year 1996:
Provided further, That these funds are available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of guar-
anteed loans of $500,000,000: Provided further, That of
the amounts available for the cost of guaranteed loans in-
cluding the cost of modifying loans, $148,000, to subsidize
gross obligations for the loan principal, any part of which
is guaranteed, not to exceed $10,842,000, shall be avail-
able for empowerment zones and enterprise communities,
as authorized by Public Law 103–66: Provided further,
That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment
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zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 1996, they
remain available for other authorized activities under this
head.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $14,868,000, of
which $14,747,000 shall be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $35,790,000, as author-
ized by the rural development loan fund (42 U.S.C.
9812(a)): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided fur-
ther, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans of
$60,000,000: Provided further, That through June 30,
1996, of these amounts, $4,322,000 shall be available for
the cost of direct loans for empowerment zones and enter-
prise communities, as authorized by title XIII of the Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans,
$7,246,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan programs, $1,792,000, of which
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$1,784,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’.
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act,
for the purpose of promoting rural economic development
and job creation projects, $12,865,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of
modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $3,729,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $584,000, which shall
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’.
ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND
COMMERCIALIZATION REVOLVING FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative
Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 5901–5908), $5,000,000 is appropriated to the
alternative agricultural research and commercialization re-
volving fund.
RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS
For grants authorized under section 310B(c) and
310B(j) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated Farm and
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Rural Development Act to any qualified public or private
nonprofit organization, $45,000,000, of which $8,381,000
shall be available through June 30, 1996, for assistance
to empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as au-
thorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconcili-
ation Act of 1993, after which any funds not obligated
shall remain available for other authorized purposes under
this head: Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for
grants to qualified nonprofit organizations to provide tech-
nical assistance and training for rural communities need-
ing improved passenger transportation systems or facili-
ties in order to promote economic development.
RURAL TECHNOLOGY AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 310(f) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1932), $1,500,000.
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE LOANS
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section
305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 935), shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural
electrification loans, $90,000,000; 5 percent rural tele-
phone loans, $70,000,000; cost of money rural telephone
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loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans,
$500,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306
of that Act, $420,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
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 and guaranteed loans authorized by
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7
U.S.C. 935), as follows: cost of direct loans, $35,126,000;
cost of municipal rate loans, $54,150,000; cost of money
rural telephone loans, $60,000; cost of loans guaranteed
pursuant to section 306, $2,520,000: Provided, That not-
withstanding sections 305(c)(2) and 305(d)(2) of the
Rural Electrification 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 ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’.
RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
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 amended, as may be
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necessary in carrying out its authorized programs for the
current fiscal year. During fiscal year 1996 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, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935),
$770,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the loan programs, $3,541,000.
DISTANCE LEARNING AND MEDICAL LINK GRANTS
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the pro-
grams authorized in sections 2331–2335 of Public Law
101–624, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIPS
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,
$562,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be
available for loans and grants for rural water and waste
disposal and solid waste management grants: Provided,
That the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
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in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available for contracting
with the National Rural Water Association or other equal-
ly qualified national organization for a circuit rider pro-
gram to provide technical assistance for rural water sys-
tems: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, not to exceed $18,700,000 shall be available for
water and waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias
along the United States/Mexico border, including grants
pursuant to section 306C: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $18,688,000 shall be for
empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as au-
thorized by Public Law 103–66: Provided further, That
if such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones
and enterprise communities by June 30, 1996, they shall
remain available for other authorized purposes under this
head.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants,
$12,740,000, of which $12,623,000 shall be transferred
and merged with ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and
Expenses’’.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service,
including administering the programs authorized by the
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Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, and the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as
amended, $19,211,000, of which $7,000 shall be available
for financial credit reports: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and
not to exceed $103,000 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, $440,000.
FOOD AND CONSUMER SERVICE
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751–1769b), and the appli-
cable provisions other than section 17 of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772–1785, and 1789);
$7,952,424,000, to remain available through September
30, 1997, of which $2,354,566,000 is hereby appropriated
and $5,597,858,000 shall be derived by transfer from
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funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24,
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That up to $3,964,000
shall be available for independent verification of school
food service claims: Provided further, That $1,900,000
shall be available to provide financial and other assistance
to operate the Food Service Management Institute.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds
other than provided in this Act may be available for nutri-
tion education and training and the Food Service Manage-
ment Institute.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
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, 1997: Provided, That for fiscal year 1996,
$20,000,000 that would otherwise be available to States
for nutrition services and administration shall be made
available for food benefits: Provided further, That
$4,000,000 from unobligated balances for supervisory and
technical assistance grants may be transferred to and
merged with this account: Provided further, That the par-
ticipation level on September 30, 1996, shall not exceed
7.3 million: Provided further, That up to $6,750,000 may
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be used to carry out the farmers’ market nutrition pro-
gram from any funds not needed to maintain current case-
load levels: 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.
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp
Act (7 U.S.C. 2011–2029), $27,097,828,000: Provided,
That funds provided herein shall remain available through
September 30, 1996, in accordance with section 18(a) of
the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided herein shall be expended 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: Pro-
vided further, That $1,143,000,000 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)), section 204(a) of the Emergency
Food Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, and section
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110 of the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988, $168,000,000,
to remain available through September 30, 1997: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim-
burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities
donated to the program: Provided further, That none of
the funds in this Act or any other Act may be used for
demonstration projects in the emergency food assistance
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),
$215,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
1997.
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the domes-
tic food programs funded under this Act, $108,323,000,
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
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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
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural
Service, including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural
Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market
development activities abroad, and for enabling the Sec-
retary to coordinate and integrate activities of the Depart-
ment in connection with foreign agricultural work, includ-
ing not to exceed $128,000 for representation allowances
and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved
August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $123,520,000, of which
$5,176,000 may be transferred from Commodity Credit
Corporation funds, $2,792,000 may be transferred from
the Commodity Credit Corporation program account in
this Act, and $1,005,000 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
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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, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1691, 1701–1715, 1721–1726, 1727–1727f,
1731–1736g), as follows: (1) $291,342,000 for Public
Law 480 title I credit, including Food for Progress pro-
grams; (2) $25,000,000 is hereby appropriated for ocean
freight differential costs for the shipment of agricultural
commodities pursuant to title I of said Act and the Food
for Progress Act of 1985, as amended; (3) $821,100,000
is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied in connec-
tion with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II of said
Act; and (4) $50,000,000 is hereby appropriated for com-
modities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad
pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That not to
exceed 15 percent of the funds made available to carry
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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, as amended, and the Food for
Progress Act of 1985, as amended, including the cost of
modifying 
credit 
agreements 
under 
said 
Act,
$236,162,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the Public Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food
for Progress Act of 1985, as amended, to the extent funds
appropriated for Public Law 480 are utilized, $1,750,000.
SHORT-TERM EXPORT CREDIT
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make avail-
able not less than $5,200,000,000 in credit guarantees
under its export credit guarantee program for short-term
credit extended to finance the export sales of United
States agricultural commodities and the products thereof,
as authorized by section 202(a) of the Agricultural Trade
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641).
INTERMEDIATE-TERM EXPORT CREDIT
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make avail-
able not less than $500,000,000 in credit guarantees
under its export credit guarantee program for intermedi-
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ate-term credit extended to finance the export sales of
United States agricultural commodities and the products
thereof, as authorized by section 202(b) of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641).
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, $3,381,000; 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 $2,792,000 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 Consoli-
dated Farm Service Agency.
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TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
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; 
$904,694,000, 
of 
which 
not 
to 
exceed
$84,723,000 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:
Provided, That fees derived from applications received
during fiscal year 1996 shall be subject to the fiscal year
1996 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.
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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.
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, $15,350,000, 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, $46,294,000: Provided, That in the event the
Food and Drug Administration should require modifica-
tion of space needs, a share of the salaries and expenses
appropriation may be transferred to this appropriation, or
a share of this appropriation may be transferred to the
salaries and expenses appropriation, but such transfers
shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds made available for
rental payments (FDA) to or from this account.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
PAYMENTS TO THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE CORPORATION
For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System
Financial Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the
Treasury, as authorized by section 6.28(c) of the Farm
Credit Act of 1971, as amended, for reimbursement of in-
terest expenses incurred by the Financial Assistance Cor-
poration on obligations issued through 1994, as author-
ized, $15,453,000.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and
not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109; $49,144,000, including not to exceed $1,000 for of-
ficial reception and representation expenses: Provided,
That the Commission is authorized to charge reasonable
fees to attendees of Commission sponsored educational
events and symposia to cover the Commission’s costs of
providing those events and symposia, and notwithstanding
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31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees shall be credited to this account,
to be available without further appropriation.
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the fiscal year 1996 under this
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 665 passenger
motor vehicles, of which 642 shall be for replacement only,
and for the hire of such vehicles.
SEC. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902).
SEC. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropria-
tions of the Department of Agriculture in this Act for re-
search and service work authorized by the Acts of August
14, 1946, and July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 427, 1621–1629),
and by chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, shall
be available for contracting in accordance with said Acts
and chapter.
SEC. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the
Working Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating
growth capital for data services and National Finance
Center operations shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided,
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That no funds in this Act appropriated to an agency of
the Department shall be transferred to the Working Cap-
ital Fund without the approval of the agency adminis-
trator.
SEC. 705. New obligational authority provided for the
following appropriation items in this Act shall remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to
meet emergency conditions, and integrated systems acqui-
sition project; and Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-
income country training program.
New obligational authority for the boll weevil pro-
gram; up to 10 percent of the screwworm program of the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Food Safety
and Inspection Service, field automation and information
management project; funds appropriated for rental pay-
ments; funds for the Native American institutions endow-
ment fund in the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service, and funds for the competitive re-
search grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) shall remain available
until expended.
SEC. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropria-
tions available to the Department of Agriculture in this
Act shall be available to provide appropriate orientation
and language training pursuant to Public Law 94–449.
SEC. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative
agreements or similar arrangements between the United
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of
the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar-
rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest
between the two parties. This does not preclude appro-
priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts
with such institutions when such indirect costs are com-
puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro-
priations are provided in this Act.
SEC. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, commodities acquired by the Department in con-
nection with Commodity Credit Corporation and section
32 price support operations may be used, as authorized
by law (15 U.S.C. 714c and 7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide
commodities to individuals in cases of hardship as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
SEC. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to reimburse the General Services Administration for
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payment of space rental and related costs in excess of the
amounts specified in this Act; nor shall this or any other
provision of law require a reduction in the level of rental
space or services below that of fiscal year 1994 or prohibit
an expansion of rental space or services with the use of
funds otherwise appropriated in this Act. Further, no
agency of the Department of Agriculture, from funds oth-
erwise available, shall reimburse the General Services Ad-
ministration for payment of space rental and related costs
provided to such agency at a percentage rate which is
greater than is available in the case of funds appropriated
in this Act.
SEC. 711. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to lease space for its own use or to lease space
on behalf of other agencies of the Department of Agri-
culture when such space will be jointly occupied.
SEC. 712. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to pay indirect costs on research grants awarded com-
petitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service that exceed 14 percent of total Fed-
eral funds provided under each award.
SEC. 713. Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Act, all loan levels provided in this Act shall be consid-
ered estimates, not limitations.
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2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–
10c; popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.—
(1) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or
product that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress
that entities receiving the assistance should, in ex-
pending the assistance, purchase only American-
made equipment and products.
(2) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—
In providing financial assistance using funds made
available in this Act, the head of each Federal agen-
cy shall provide to each recipient of the assistance
a notice describing the statement made in paragraph
(1) by the Congress.
(c) PROHIBITION
OF CONTRACTS WITH PERSONS
FALSELY LABELING PRODUCTS AS MADE IN AMERICA.—
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
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States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds made available in
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 719. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and
Cooperative Agreement Act, marketing services of the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Service may use cooperative agree-
ments to reflect a relationship between Agricultural Mar-
keting Service and a State or Cooperator to carry out agri-
cultural marketing programs.
SEC. 720. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the
salaries of personnel who carry out an export enhancement
program (estimated to be $1,000,000,000 in the Presi-
dent’s fiscal year 1996 Budget Request (H. Doc. 104–4))
if the aggregate amount of funds and/or commodities
under such program exceeds $800,000,000.
SEC. 721. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR
HONEY PAYMENTS OR LOAN FORFEITURES.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall
be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for a
total amount of payments and/or total amount of loan for-
feitures to a person to support the price of honey under
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section 207 of the Agriculture Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1446h) and section 405A of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1425a)
in excess of zero dollars in the 1994, 1995, and 1996 crop
years.
SEC. 722. None of the funds made available in this
Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel to pro-
vide assistance to livestock producers under provisions of
title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1949 if crop insurance
protection or noninsured crop disaster assistance for the
loss of feed produced on the farm is available to the pro-
ducer under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended.
SEC. 723. None of the funds in this Act may be used
to retire more than 5% of the Class A stock of the Rural
Telephone Bank.
SEC. 724. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used to provide
benefits to households whose benefits are calculated using
a standard deduction greater than the standard deduction
in effect for fiscal year 1995.
SEC. 725. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any program, project, or activity
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official
to which the funds are made available that the program,
project, or activity is not in compliance with any applicable
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Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of
private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
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