Union Calendar No. 83
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H.R. 1976
[Report No. 104–172]
A BILL
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other pur-
poses.
JUNE 30, 1995
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 83
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1976
[Report No. 104–172]
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 30, 1995
Mr. SKEEN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
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tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,
namely:
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
of Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,227,000, of which $7,500,000
shall be available for InfoShare: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $11,000 of this amount, along with any unobligated
balances of representation funds in the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as de-
termined by the Secretary.
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, in-
cluding economic analysis, risk assessment, cost benefit
analysis, and the functions of the World Agricultural Out-
look Board, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment
pursuant to the second sentence of the section 706(a) of
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the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not
to exceed $5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$3,748,000.
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, including employment pursuant to the second sen-
tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,846,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and
Program Analysis, including employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,899,000.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, including employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,133,000: Provided,
That the Chief Financial Officer shall reinstate and mar-
ket cross-servicing activities of the National Finance Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this Act shall be used to
obtain, modify, re-engineer, license, operate, implement, or
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expand commercial off-the-shelf financial management
software systems or existing commercial off-the-shelf sys-
tem financial management contracts, beyond general ledg-
er systems and accounting support software, at the Na-
tional Finance Center until thirty legislative days after the
Secretary of Agriculture submits to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations a complete and thorough
cost-benefit analysis and a certification by the Secretary
of Agriculture that this analysis provides a detailed and
accurate cost-benefit analysis comparison between obtain-
ing or expanding commercial off-the-shelf software sys-
tems and conducting identical or comparable software sys-
tems acquisitions, re-engineering, or modifications in-
house.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out
the programs funded in this Act, $596,000.
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL
PAYMENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-
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trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture, for programs and activities of the Department
which are included in this Act, $110,187,000, of which
$20,216,000 shall be retained by the Department for the
operation, maintenance, and repair of Agriculture build-
ings: Provided, That in the event an agency within the
Department should require modification of space needs,
the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer a share of that
agency’s appropriation made available by this Act to this
appropriation, or may transfer a share of this appropria-
tion to that agency’s appropriation, but such transfers
shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds made available for
space rental and related costs to or from this account. In
addition, for construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities
as necessary to carry out the programs of the Department,
where not otherwise provided, $25,587,000, to remain
available until expended; making a total appropriation of
$135,774,000.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES (USDA)
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory com-
mittees of the Department of Agriculture which are in-
cluded in this Act, $800,000: Provided, That no other
funds appropriated to the Department in this Act shall
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be available to the Department for support of activities
of advisory committees.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the requirement of section 107(g)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9607(g), section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That appro-
priations and funds available herein to the Department for
Hazardous Waste Management may be transferred to any
agency of the Department for its use in meeting all re-
quirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and
non-Federal lands.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For Personnel, Operations, Information Resources
Management, Civil Rights Enforcement, Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, Administrative Law
Judges and Judicial Officer, Disaster Management and
Coordination, and Modernization of the Administrative
Process, $27,986,000, to provide for necessary expenses
for management support services to offices of the Depart-
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ment and for general administration and disaster manage-
ment of the Department, repairs and alterations, and
other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise
provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient
work of the Department, including employment pursuant
to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall be reimbursed from
applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses
incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C.
551–558.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to
carry out the programs funded in this Act, including pro-
grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison
within the executive branch, $3,797,000: Provided, That
no other funds appropriated to the Department in this Act
shall be available to the Department for support of activi-
ties of congressional relations.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating
to the coordination of programs involving public affairs,
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for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the
coordination of information, work, and programs author-
ized by Congress in the Department, $8,198,000, includ-
ing employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of
which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000
may be used for farmers’ bulletins.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, including employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $63,639,000, including such sums as may be
necessary for contracting and other arrangements with
public agencies and private persons pursuant to section
6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed
$95,000 for certain confidential operational expenses in-
cluding the payment of informants, to be expended under
the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public
Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98.
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $27,860,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Eco-
nomics to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Economic Research Service, the National Agricul-
tural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service
and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex-
tension Service, $520,000.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research
Service in conducting economic research and analysis, as
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, $53,131,000: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall be available for em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and
service work, including crop and livestock estimates, sta-
tistical coordination and improvements, and marketing
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surveys, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws,
$81,107,000: 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 $40,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re-
search Service to perform agricultural research and dem-
onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing,
and distribution (not otherwise provided for); home eco-
nomics or nutrition and consumer use including the acqui-
sition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural in-
formation; and for acquisition of lands by donation, ex-
change, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,
$705,610,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder
shall be available for temporary 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 $115,000 shall
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Pro-
vided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be
available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft
and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement
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only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the con-
struction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improve-
ments, but unless otherwise provided the cost of construct-
ing any one building shall not exceed $250,000, except for
headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to
$1,000,000, and except for ten buildings to be constructed
or improved at a cost not to exceed $500,000 each, and
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
value of the building or $250,000, whichever is greater:
Provided further, That the limitations on alterations con-
tained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or re-
placement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:
Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not
apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the
Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further,
That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to the pur-
chase of land at Beckley, West Virginia: Provided further,
That not to exceed $190,000 of this appropriation may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education
and Economics for the scientific review of international
issues involving agricultural chemicals and food additives:
Provided further, That funds may be received from any
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State, other political subdivision, organization, or individ-
ual for the purpose of establishing or operating any re-
search facility or research project of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by law: Provided further,
That all rights and title of the United States in the prop-
erty known as USDA Houma Sugar Cane Research Lab-
oratory, consisting of approximately 20 acres in the City
of Houma and 150 acres of farmland in Chacahula, Lou-
isiana, including facilities and equipment, shall be con-
veyed to the American Sugar Cane League: Provided fur-
ther, That all rights and title of the United States in the
Agricultural Research Station at Brawley, California, con-
sisting of 80 acres of land, including facilities and equip-
ment, shall be conveyed to Imperial County, California:
Provided further, That all rights and title of the United
States in the Pecan Genetics and Improvement Research
Laboratory, consisting of 84.2 acres of land, including fa-
cilities and equipment, shall be conveyed to Texas A&M
University: Provided further, That the property originally
conveyed by the State of Tennessee to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, in
Lewisburg, Tennessee be conveyed to the University of
Tennessee.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
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tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve-
ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural
research programs of the Department of Agriculture,
where not otherwise provided, $30,200,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing any research facility of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by law.
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
EXTENSION SERVICE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
for other expenses, including $166,165,000 to carry into
effect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a–
361i); $20,185,000 for grants for cooperative forestry re-
search (16 U.S.C. 582a–582–a7); $27,313,000 for pay-
ments to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee
University (7 U.S.C. 3222); $31,485,000 for special
grants for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c));
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$11,599,000 for special grants for agricultural research
on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $98,810,000
for competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b));
$5,051,000 for the support of animal health and disease
programs (7 U.S.C. 195); $1,150,000 for supplemental
and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d);
$475,000 for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3331–
3336); $3,500,000 for higher education graduate fellow-
ships grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,350,000 for higher
education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1));
$1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholars pro-
gram (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,000,000 for aquaculture
grants (7 U.S.C. 3322); $8,000,000 for sustainable agri-
culture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811); and
$6,289,000 for necessary expenses of Research and Edu-
cation Activities, of which not to exceed $100,000 shall
be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all,
$389,372,000.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts.
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NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
For establishment of a Native American institutions
endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 130–382
(7 U.S.C. 301 note.), $4,600,000.
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, and American Samoa: For payments for coop-
erative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, as
amended, to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c)
of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public Law 93–
471, for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for
extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for coopera-
tive extension agents and State extension directors,
$264,405,000; payments for the nutrition and family edu-
cation program for low-income areas under section 3(d)
of the Act, $59,588,000; payments for the pest manage-
ment program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,947,000;
payments for the farm safety program under section 3(d)
of the Act, $2,898,000; payments for the pesticide impact
assessment program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$3,363,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college
research, extension, and teaching facilities as authorized
by section 1447 of Public Law 95–113, as amended (7
U.S.C. 3222b), $7,664,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; payments for the rural development centers under
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section 3(d) of the Act, $921,000; payments for a ground-
water quality program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$10,897,000; payments for the agricultural telecommuni-
cations program, as authorized by Public Law 101–624
(7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,184,000; payments for youth-at-risk
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,700,000; pay-
ments for a food safety program under section 3(d) of the
Act, $2,400,000; payments for carrying out the provisions
of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978,
$3,241,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under
section 3(d) of the Act, $1,697,000; payments for sustain-
able agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act,
$3,463,000; payments for cooperative extension work by
the colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill
Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328) and Tuskegee University,
$24,708,000; and for Federal administration and coordi-
nation including administration of the Smith-Lever Act,
as amended, and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C.
341–349), as amended, and section 1361(c) of the Act of
October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n), and to coordinate and
provide program leadership for the extension work of the
Department and the several States and insular posses-
sions, $6,181,000; in all, $413,257,000: Provided, That
funds hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the
Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act of June
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23, 1972, as amended, shall not be paid to any State, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin
Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American
Samoa prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Fed-
eral sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
MARKETING AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory
Programs to administer programs under the laws enacted
by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and the
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration,
$605,000.
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including
those pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947, as
amended (21 U.S.C. 114b–c), necessary to prevent, con-
trol, and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases;
to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activi-
ties; to discharge the authorities of the Secretary of Agri-
culture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468;
7 U.S.C. 426–426b); and to protect the environment, as
authorized by law, $333,410,000, of which $4,799,000
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shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects,
plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest ani-
mals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency
conditions: Provided, That in fiscal year 1996, amounts
in the agricultural quarantine inspection user fee account
shall be available for authorized purposes without further
appropriation: Provided further, That no funds shall be
used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication
program for the current fiscal year that does not require
minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for field 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 $40,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be available for the operation and
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed
four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided
further, That, in addition, in emergencies which threaten
any segment of the agricultural production industry of this
country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropria-
tions or funds available to the agencies or corporations
of the Department such sums as he may deem necessary,
to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and
eradication of contagious or infectious diseases or pests
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of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accord-
ance with the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended, and
section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as amend-
ed, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for
such emergency purposes in the next preceding fiscal year
shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alter-
ation of leased buildings and improvements, but unless
otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the
current replacement value of the building.
In fiscal year 1996 the agency is authorized to collect
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations,
foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such
fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such
fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods,
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such
fees shall be credited to this account, to remain available
until expended, without further appropriation, for provid-
ing such assistance, goods, or services.
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $12,541,000, to remain
available until expended.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
MARKETING SERVICES
For necessary expenses to carry on services related
to consumer protection, agricultural marketing and dis-
tribution, transportation, and regulatory programs, as au-
thorized by law, and for administration and coordination
of payments to States; including field employment pursu-
ant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $90,000 for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109, $46,662,000, including funds for the
wholesale market development program for the design and
development of wholesale and farmer market facilities for
the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law
(7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings
and improvements, but the cost of altering any one build-
ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of
the current replacement value of the building.
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Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
U.S.C. 9701).
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Not to exceed $58,461,000 (from fees collected) shall
be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated
and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may
exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification
to the Appropriations Committees.
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND
SUPPLY (SECTION 32)
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for com-
modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other
related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the
Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and
Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise
provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $10,451,000
for formulation and administration of marketing agree-
ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, and the Agricultural
Act of 1961.
In fiscal year 1996, no more than $23,900,000 in sec-
tion 32 funds shall be used to promote sunflower and cot-
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tonseed oil exports as authorized by section 1541 of Public
Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 1464 note), and such funds shall
be used to facilitate additional sales of such oils in world
markets.
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for
marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
$1,000,000.
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended,
for the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act,
for certifying procedures used to protect purchasers of
farm products, and the standardization activities related
to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946,
as amended, including field employment pursuant to sec-
tion 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
and not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109, $23,058,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year
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shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
value of the building.
INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
EXPENSES
Not to exceed $42,784,000 (from fees collected) shall
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection
and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be
exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Ap-
propriations Committees.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the
laws enacted by the Congress for the Food Safety and In-
spection Service, $450,000.
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
For necessary expenses to carry on services author-
ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, the
Poultry Products Inspection Act, as amended, and the
Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended, $540,365,000,
and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this ac-
count from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accredi-
tation as authorized by section 1017 of Public Law 102–
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237: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able for shell egg surveillance under section 5(d) of the
Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(d)): Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$75,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
value of the building: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this
Act may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to pro-
mulgate, implement, or administer any rules of the Food
Safety and Inspection Service, as set forth in parts 301–
391 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, pursuant to
the agency’s proposed rule: Pathogen Reduction; Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Systems:
Docket No. 93–016P; published on February 3, 1995, and
any successor dockets published thereafter, except that the
Secretary may take such action after a committee has
been established, in accordance with the negotiated rule-
making procedures provided in 5 U.S.C. 561 et seq., and
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that committee has transmitted, within nine months of es-
tablishment of such committee, a report based on a review
of (1) HACCP principles; (2) current rules and other ad-
ministrative requirements; and, (3) proposed rules and pe-
titions pending before the agency.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services to administer the laws enacted by Congress for
the Consolidated Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricul-
tural Service, and the Commodity Credit Corporation,
$549,000.
CONSOLIDATED FARM SERVICE AGENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs delegated to the
Consolidated Farm Service Agency by the Secretary under
the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, $805,888,000:
Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the serv-
ices, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to make program pay-
ments for all programs administered by the Agency: Pro-
vided further, That other funds made available to the
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Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and
merged with this account: Provided further, That these
funds 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 $500,000 shall
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–
5106), $2,000,000.
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity
payments to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing
such milk and manufacturers of dairy products who have
been directed to remove their milk or dairy products from
commercial markets because it contained residues of
chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal
Government, and in making indemnity payments for milk,
or cows producing such milk, at a fair market value to
any dairy farmer who is directed to remove his milk from
commercial markets because of (1) the presence of prod-
ucts of nuclear radiation or fallout if such contamination
is not due to the fault of the farmer, or (2) residues of
chemicals or toxic substances not included under the first
sentence of the Act of August 13, 1968, as amended (7
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U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic substances were
not used in a manner contrary to applicable regulations
or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and
the contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer,
$100,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b): Provided, That none of the funds contained in this
Act shall be used to make indemnity payments to any
farmer whose milk was removed from commercial markets
as a result of his willful failure to follow procedures pre-
scribed by the Federal Government: Provided further, That
this amount shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit
Corporation: Provided further, That the Secretary is au-
thorized to utilize the services, facilities, and authorities
of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the purpose of
making dairy indemnity disbursements.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1928–1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural
Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans,
$585,000,000, of which $550,000,000 shall be for guaran-
teed loans; operating loans, $2,300,000,000, of which
$1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
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loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by
25 U.S.C. 488, $750,000; for emergency insured loans,
$100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural
disasters; and for credit sales of acquired property,
$22,500,000.
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: farm
ownership loans, $28,206,000, of which $20,019,000 shall
be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $91,000,000, of
which $18,360,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $17,960,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by
25 U.S.C. 488, $206,000; for emergency insured loans,
$32,080,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural dis-
asters; and for credit sales of acquired property,
$4,113,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$221,541,000, which shall be transferred to and merged
with the following accounts in the following amounts:
$208,446,000 to ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’; $318,000 to
‘‘Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and Expenses’’; and
$171,000 to ‘‘Rural Housing and Community Develop-
ment Service, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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CORPORATIONS
The following corporations and agencies are hereby
authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for
the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, such sums as
may be necessary, to remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209b).
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
For fiscal year 1996, such sums as may be necessary
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net
realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed
(estimated to be $10,400,000,000 in the President’s fiscal
year 1996 Budget Request (H. Doc. 104–4)), but not to
exceed $10,400,000,000, pursuant to section 2 of the Act
of August 17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713a–11).
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OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT
For fiscal year 1996, the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses
to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and
section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That ex-
penses shall be for operations and maintenance costs only
and that other hazardous waste management costs shall
be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste Management
appropriation in this Act.
TITLE II
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environ-
ment to administer the laws enacted by the Congress for
the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service, $677,000.
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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi-
sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–590f)
including preparation of conservation plans and establish-
ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including
farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas-
ures for soil and water management as may be necessary
to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con-
trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva-
tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of
soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands,
water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials
program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alter-
ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build-
ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
$629,986,000, of which not less than $5,852,000 is for
snow survey and water forecasting and not less than
$8,875,000 is for operation and establishment of the plant
materials centers: Provided, That appropriations here-
under shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for
construction and improvement of buildings and public im-
provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost
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of alterations and improvements to other buildings and
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro-
vided further, That when buildings or other structures are
erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such
land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for tech-
nical assistance and related expenses to carry out pro-
grams authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colo-
rado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amend-
ed (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Provided further, That no part
of this appropriation may be expended for soil and water
conservation operations under the Act of April 27, 1935
(16 U.S.C. 590a–590f) in demonstration projects: Pro-
vided further, 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 $25,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That qualified
local engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem
rates to perform the technical planning work of the Serv-
ice.
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
ures, including but not limited to research, engineering op-
erations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation,
rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land,
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and only high-priority projects authorized by the Flood
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a), in accord-
ance with the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1001–1005, 1007–1009), the provisions of the Act of
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and in accordance
with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the
Department, $100,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): 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 $200,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropria-
tion is available to carry out the purposes of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–205), as
amended, including cooperative efforts as contemplated by
that Act to relocate endangered or threatened species to
other suitable habitats as may be necessary to expedite
project construction.
WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING
For necessary expenses to conduct research, inves-
tigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other wa-
terways, and for small watershed investigations and plan-
ning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as
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amended (16 U.S.C. 1001–1009), $14,000,000: 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
$110,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109.
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
in planning and carrying out projects for resource con-
servation and development and for sound land use pursu-
ant to the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the
Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1011; 76 Stat. 607), and the provisions of the Act of April
27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and the provisions of the
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–
3461), and to carry into effect a program of conservation
in the Great Plains area, pursuant to section 16(b) of the
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as added
by the Act of August 7, 1956, as amended (16 U.S.C.
590p(b)), to carry out the program of forestry incentives,
as authorized in the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical assistance
and related expenses, and for carrying out a voluntary co-
operative salinity control program pursuant to section
202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Con-
trol Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)), to be used to
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reduce salinity in the Colorado River and to enhance the
supply and quality of water available for use in the United
States and the Republic of Mexico, to be used for the es-
tablishment of on-farm irrigation management systems,
including related lateral improvement measures, for mak-
ing cost-share payments to agricultural landowners and
operators, Indian tribes, irrigation districts and associa-
tions, local governmental and nongovernmental entities,
and other landowners to aid them in carrying out ap-
proved conservation practices as determined and rec-
ommended by the Secretary, and for associated costs of
program planning, information and education, and pro-
gram monitoring and evaluation, $47,000,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209, 16 U.S.C.
590p(b)(7)): 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 $50,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the wetlands re-
serve program pursuant to subchapter C of subtitle D of
title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3837), $77,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the serv-
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ices, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
Corporation for the purpose of carrying out the wetlands
reserve program.
CONSOLIDATED FARM SERVICE AGENCY
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the pro-
gram authorized in sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17
of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ap-
proved February 29, 1936, as amended and supplemented
(16 U.S.C. 590g–590o, 590p(a), 590p(f), and 590q), and
sections 1001–1004, 1006–1008, and 1010 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1501–1504,
1506–1508, and 1510), and including not to exceed
$15,000 for the preparation and display of exhibits, in-
cluding such displays at State, interstate, and inter-
national fairs within the United States, $75,000,000, to
remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 590o), for
agreements, excluding administration but including tech-
nical assistance and related expenses (16 U.S.C. 590o),
except that no participant in the agricultural conservation
program shall receive more than $3,500 per year, except
where the participants from two or more farms or ranches
join to carry out approved practices designed to conserve
or improve the agricultural resources of the community,
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or where a participant has a long-term agreement, in
which case the total payment shall not exceed the annual
payment limitation multiplied by the number of years of
the agreement: Provided, That no portion of the funds for
the current year’s program may be utilized to provide fi-
nancial or technical assistance for drainage on wetlands
now designated as Wetlands Types 3 (III) through 20
(XX) in United States Department of the Interior, Fish
and Wildlife Circular 39, Wetlands of the United States,
1956: Provided further, That such amounts shall be avail-
able for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers, lime, trees, or
any other conservation materials, or any soil-terracing
services, and making grants thereof to agricultural pro-
ducers to aid them in carrying out approved farming prac-
tices as authorized by the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act, as amended, as determined and rec-
ommended by the county committees, approved by the
State committees and the Secretary, under programs pro-
vided for herein: Provided further, That such assistance
will not be used for carrying out measures and practices
that are primarily production-oriented or that have little
or no conservation or pollution abatement benefits: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed 5 percent of the alloca-
tion for the current year’s program for any county may,
on the recommendation of such county committee and ap-
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proval of the State committee, be withheld and allotted
to the Natural Resources Conservation Service for services
of its technicians in formulating and carrying out the agri-
cultural conservation program in the participating coun-
ties, and shall not be utilized by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical
and other assistance in such counties, and in addition, on
the recommendation of such county committee and ap-
proval of the State committee, not to exceed 1 percent may
be made available to any other Federal, State, or local
public agency for the same purpose and under the same
conditions: Provided 
further, 
That not to exceed
$11,000,000 of the amount appropriated shall be used for
water quality payments and practices in the same manner
as permitted under the program for water quality author-
ized in chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3838 et
seq.).
CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the conservation
reserve program pursuant to the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831–3845), $1,781,785,000, to remain
available until expended, to be used for Commodity Credit
Corporation expenditures for cost-share assistance for the
establishment of conservation practices provided for in ap-
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proved conservation reserve program contracts, for annual
rental payments provided in such contracts, and for tech-
nical assistance.
TITLE III
RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Rural Economic and Community
Development to administer programs under the laws en-
acted by the Congress for the Rural Housing and Commu-
nity Development Service, Rural Business and Cooperative
Development Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of
the Department of Agriculture, $568,000.
RURAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing and
Community Development Service, including administering
the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, as amended, title V of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949, as amended, and cooperative agreements,
$53,315,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence
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of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed
$500,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109.
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, as amended, to be available from
funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows:
$2,400,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as de-
termined by the Secretary, of which $1,500,000,000 shall
be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for
section 504 housing repair loans; $15,000,000 for section
514 farm labor housing; $150,000,000 for section 515
rental housing; $600,000 for site loans; and $35,000,000
for credit sales of acquired property.
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, $191,460,000, of which $2,550,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair
loans, $14,193,000; section 514 farm labor housing,
$8,629,000; section 515 rental housing, $82,035,000, pro-
vided the program is authorized for fiscal year 1996; and
credit sales of acquired property, $6,100,000.
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$390,211,000, of which $377,074,000 shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Housing
and Community Development Service, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’.
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 forgiveness or pay-
ments for eligible households as authorized by section
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
$535,900,000; and in addition such sums as may be nec-
essary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liq-
uidate 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 pay-
ments for eligible households as authorized by section
502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed $10,000 per
project for advances 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 agree-
ments entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1996
shall be funded for a five-year period, although the life
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of any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize
amounts obligated.
SELF-HELP HOUSING LAND DEVELOPMENT FUND
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized by section 523(b)(1)(B) of the Housing Act of 1949,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $603,000.
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, $31,000.
COMMUNITY FACILITY LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $34,880,000, and for the
cost of guaranteed loans, $3,555,000, as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 1928 and 86 Stat. 661–664, as amended: Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That
such sums shall remain available until expended for the
disbursement of loans obligated in fiscal year 1996: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are available to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
not to exceed $200,000,000 and total loan principal, any
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$75,000,000: Provided further, That of the amounts avail-
able for the cost of direct loans not to exceed $1,208,000,
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount not