multi-family housing projects as authorized in Public Law 
108–447 and Public Law 109–97 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multi-fam-
ily Housing Revitalization Program Account’’. 
FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $18,269,000, 
to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor 
housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and 
contracts. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for rural community facilities programs as author-
ized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$63,830,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $6,256,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for a Rural Community De-
velopment Initiative: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of 
private, nonprofit community-based housing and commu-
nity development organizations, low-income rural commu-
nities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes 
to undertake projects to improve housing, community fa-
cilities, community and economic development projects in 
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rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal 
funds for related activities, in an amount not less than 
funds provided: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be to pro-
vide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme 
unemployment and severe economic depression (Public 
Law 106–387), with up to 5 percent for administration 
and capacity building in the State rural development of-
fices: Provided further, That $3,972,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be available for com-
munity facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by 
section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available through June 30, 2009, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for 
the rural community programs described in section 
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
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381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 
this heading: Provided further, That any prior balances in 
the Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement 
Program account for programs authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act be trans-
ferred and merged with this account and any other prior 
balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community 
Advancement Program account that the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate to transfer. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by sec-
tions 306 and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and 
381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $87,385,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made avail-
able for a grant to a qualified national organization to pro-
vide technical assistance for rural transportation in order 
to promote economic development and $2,979,000 shall be 
for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 
et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program 
purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consoli-
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dated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not 
more than 5 percent may be used for administrative ex-
penses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for business 
grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified na-
tional organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural transportation in order to promote economic develop-
ment: Provided further, That not to exceed $8,300,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2009, for authorized empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the rural business and cooper-
ative 
development 
programs 
described 
in 
section 
381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act are not applicable to funds made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That any prior balances in the 
Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Pro-
gram account for programs authorized by sections 306 
and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and 
381E(d)(3) of such Act be transferred and merged with 
this account and any other prior balances from the Rural 
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