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RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)), $34,213,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $15,868,000, as author-
ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)), of which $1,724,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2005, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2005, for the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 
1921 et seq.): 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 
further, 
That 
of 
the 
total 
amount 
appropriated, 
$2,447,000 shall be available through June 30, 2005, for 
the cost of direct loans for authorized empowerment zones 
and enterprise communities and communities designated 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,321,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION 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, $25,003,000. 
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, $4,698,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments in the current fiscal year, as authorized 
by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 
$4,698,000 shall not be obligated and $4,698,000 are re-
scinded.
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $23,500,000, of 
which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 
the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro-
gram: Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be 
for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose pri-
mary focus is to provide assistance to small, minority pro-
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ducers and whose governing board and/or membership is 
comprised of at least 75 percent minority; and of which 
not to exceed $15,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for value-added agricultural product mar-
ket development grants, as authorized by section 6401 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 1621 note).
RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE 
COMMUNITY GRANTS 
For grants in connection with second and third 
rounds of empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities, $11,419,000, to remain available until expended, 
for designated rural empowerment zones and rural enter-
prise communities, as authorized by the Taxpayer Relief 
Act of 1997 and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emer-
gency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public 
Law 105–277): Provided, That of the funds appropriated, 
$1,000,000 shall be made available to third round em-
powerment zones, as authorized by the Community Re-
newal Tax Relief Act (Public Law 106–554).
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of direct loans, loan guar-
antees, and grants, under the same terms and conditions 
as authorized by section 9006 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106),