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appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as-
sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant 
to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 
makes a determination of extreme need, of which $5,750,000 
shall be made available for a grant to a qualified non-profit 
multi-state regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water 
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 
of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de-
velopment, operation, and management of water and waste 
water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 
be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 
tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste management 
grants: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account funds 
allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be available
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through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones for the rural utilities programs described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants au-
thorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That any prior 
year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by sec-
tion 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural 
Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account: Pro-
vided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not appli-
cable to the funds made available under this heading. 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans as authorized by section 1006a of title 16 of the 
United States Code, except for the limitations contained in 
the last sentence of such section, for projects whose features 
include agricultural water supply benefits, groundwater 
protection, environmental enhancement and flood control, 
$40,000,000: Provided, That such loans shall be made by 
the Rural Utilities Service.
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RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 
made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 
$100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; guaranteed under-
writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; cost 
of money rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: 
Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the 
construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled 
electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that 
utilize carbon sequestration systems. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$34,467,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $42,239,000.
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For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $24,950,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be pro-
vided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for 
a consortium as established by this section: Provided fur-
ther, That $3,000,000 shall be made available to those non-
commercial educational television broadcast stations that 
serve rural areas and are qualified for Community Service 
Grants by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under 
section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 1934, includ-
ing associated translators and repeaters, regardless of the 
location of their main transmitter, studio-to-transmitter 
links, and equipment to allow local control over digital con-
tent and programming through the use of high-definition 
broadcast, multi-casting and datacasting technologies. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974.
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In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 
$811,000. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), 
except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; 
$19,916,436,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2014, of which such sums as are made available under 
section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, 
shall be merged with and available for the same time period 
and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That of the total
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amount available, $16,504,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $35,000,000 shall be available to provide competi-
tive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment 
needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and 
to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expan-
sion of the school breakfast program. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$7,046,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2014: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding 
peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 
shall be used for infrastructure, and $35,000,000 shall be 
used for management information systems: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available for the purposes specified 
in section 17(h)(10)(B)(i) and section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall 
only be made available upon a determination by the Sec-
retary that funds are available to meet caseload require-