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Department by a farmer-owned cooperative, a majority of whose
members reside in a rural area, as determined by the Secretary,
and for the purchase and operation of a facility beneficial
to the purpose of the cooperative; and
(8) the fiber-to-premises broadband facilities in St. Lucie
County, Florida, and the City of Port St. Lucie, Florida, collec-
tively, to meet the eligibility requirements for loans and loan
guarantees under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb).
SEC. 728. Of any shipments of commodities made pursuant
to section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)),
the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the extent practicable, direct
that tonnage equal in value to not more than $25,000,000 shall
be made available to foreign countries to assist in mitigating the
effects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome on communities, including the provi-
sion of—
(1) agricultural commodities to—
(A) individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the commu-
nities; and
(B) households in the communities, particularly
individuals caring for orphaned children; and
(2) agricultural commodities monetized to provide other
assistance (including assistance under microcredit and micro-
enterprise programs) to create or restore sustainable livelihoods
among individuals in the communities, particularly individuals
caring for orphaned children.
SEC. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Natural Resources Conservation Service shall provide financial and
technical assistance to the DuPage County, Illinois, Kress Creek
Water Quality Enhancement Project, from funds available for the
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program, not to exceed
$1,000,000 and Rockhouse Creek Watershed, Leslie County, Ken-
tucky, not to exceed $1,000,000.
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Natural Resources Conservation Service may provide financial and
technical assistance through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program for the Kuhn Bayou project in Arkansas, the
Matanuska River erosion control project in Alaska, the DuPage
County watershed project in Illinois, and the Coal Creek project
in Utah.
SEC. 731. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made
by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriation
Act.
SEC. 732. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the
funds made available in this Act for competitive research grants
(7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of
the amount provided to carry out a competitive grants program
under the same terms and conditions as those provided in section
401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621).
SEC. 733. None of the funds appropriated or made available
by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
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expenses of personnel to carry out section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)).
SEC. 734. None of the funds made available to the Food and
Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to close or relocate,
or to plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug Administration
Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri, outside
the city or county limits of St. Louis, Missouri.
SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated or made available
by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
expenses of personnel to carry out subtitle I of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd through dd–
7).
SEC. 736. Agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture
may utilize any unobligated salaries and expenses funds to
reimburse the Office of the General Counsel for salaries and
expenses of personnel, and for other related expenses, incurred
in representing such agencies and offices in the resolution of com-
plaints by employees or applicants for employment, and in cases
and other matters pending before the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission, the Federal Labor Relations Authority, or the
Merit Systems Protection Board with the prior approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
SEC. 737. None of the funds appropriated or made available
by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and
expenses of personnel to carry out section 6405 of Public Law
107–171 (7 U.S.C. 2655).
SEC. 738. The Agricultural Marketing Service and the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, that have
statutory authority to purchase interest bearing investments outside
of the Treasury, are not required to establish obligations and outlays
for those investments, provided those investments are insured by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or are collateralized
at the Federal Reserve with securities approved by the Federal
Reserve, operating under the guidelines of the United States
Department of the Treasury.
SEC. 739. Of the funds made available under section 27(a)
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary
may use up to $10,000,000 for costs associated with the distribution
of commodities.
SEC. 740. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
and expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of 154,500 acres
in the calendar year 2005 wetlands reserve program as authorized
by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
SEC. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
and expenses of personnel who carry out an environmental quality
incentives program authorized by chapter 4 of subtitle D of title
XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.)
in excess of $1,017,000,000.
SEC. 742. Hereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized
to permit employees of the United States Department of Agriculture
to carry and use firearms for personal protection while conducting
field work in remote locations in the performance of their official
duties.
SEC. 743. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries