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rental housing, $45,670,000; section 538 multi-family 
housing guaranteed loans, $7,740,000; credit sales of ac-
quired property, $720,000; and section 523 self-help hous-
ing land development loans, $123,000: Provided, That of 
the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, 
$1,500,000 shall be available through June 30, 2007, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones: Pro-
vided further, That any obligated balances for a dem-
onstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of the section 515 multi-family rental housing properties 
as authorized in Public Law 109–97 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multi-
family Housing Revitalization Program Account’’. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$430,080,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
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 debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $335,400,000, 
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to remain available through September 30, 2008; and, in 
addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized 
by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate 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, up to $5,900,000 shall be available 
for debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households 
as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not 
to exceed $50,000 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: Pro-
vided further, That agreements entered into or renewed 
during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one- 
year period: Provided further, That any unexpended bal-
ances remaining at the end of such one-year agreements 
may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt 
reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any ex-
isting projects; preservation; and rental assistance activi-
ties authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further, 
That rental assistance that is recovered from projects that 
are subject to prepayment shall be deobligated and reallo-
cated for vouchers and debt forgiveness or payments con-
sistent with the requirements of this Act for purposes au-
thorized under section 542 and section 502(c)(5)(D) of 
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the Housing Act of 1949, as amended: Provided further, 
That up to $4,190,000 may be used for the purpose of 
reimbursing funds used for rental assistance agreements 
entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under 
section 521(a)(2) of the Act for emergency needs related 
to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, (without 
regard to section 542(b)), for the cost to conduct a hous-
ing demonstration program to provide revolving loans for 
the preservation of low-income multi-family housing 
projects, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstra-
tion program for the preservation and revitalization of the 
section 515 multi-family rental housing properties, 
$28,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $16,000,000 shall be available for rural housing 
vouchers to any low-income household (including those not 
receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed 
with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after Sep-
tember 30, 2005: Provided further, That the amount of 
such voucher shall be the difference between comparable 
market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid 
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rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds made 
available for such vouchers, shall be subject to the avail-
ability of annual appropriations: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
administer such vouchers with current regulations and ad-
ministrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing 
vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development (including the ability 
to pay administrative costs related to delivery of the 
voucher funds): Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be available 
for loans to private non-profit organizations, or such non- 
profit organizations’ affiliate loan funds and State and 
local housing finance agencies, to carry out a housing 
demonstration program to provide revolving loans for the 
preservation of low-income multi-family housing projects: 
Provided further, That loans under such demonstration 
program shall have an interest rate of not more than 1 
percent direct loan to the recipient: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may defer the interest and principal pay-
ment to the Rural Housing Service for up to 3 years and 
the term of such loans shall not exceed 30 years: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $9,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration pro-
gram for the preservation and revitalization of the section 
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515 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure 
existing section 515 loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project 
has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the pur-
pose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-in-
come residents including reducing or eliminating interest; 
deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or re-
amortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance in-
cluding advances and incentives required by the Secretary: 
Provide further, That if Congess enacts legislation to per-
manently authorize a section 515 multi-family rental hous-
ing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstra-
tion program described herein, the Secretary may use 
funds made available for the demonstration program 
under this heading to carry out such legislation with the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct loan program, $990,000, which shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’, which shall 
be made available for the Secretary to contract with third 
parties to acquire the necessary automation and technical 
services needed to restructure section 515 mortgages. 
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MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490c), $37,620,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2007, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 
repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation 
for construction defects, and rural housing preservation 
made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, $40,590,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $1,188,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2007, for authorized empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That any bal-
ances to carry out a housing demonstration program to 
provide revolving loans for the preservation of low-income 
multi-family housing projects as authorized in Public Law 
108–447 and Public Law 109–97 shall be transferred to 
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and merged with ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multifamily 
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, $47,525,000, 
to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor 
housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and 
contracts. 
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)), $33,925,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $14,951,000, 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, 2007, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2007, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): 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 of 
the total amount appropriated, $880,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2007, for the cost of direct loans for 
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authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,780,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
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, $34,652,000. 
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, $7,568,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $78,514,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $78,514,000 are rescinded. 
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), $9,913,000, of 
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which $500,000 shall be for a cooperative research agree-
ment with a qualified academic institution to conduct re-
search on the national economic impact of all types of co-
operatives; and of which $3,000,000 shall be for coopera-
tive agreements for the appropriate technology transfer 
for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed 
$1,485,000 shall be for cooperatives or associations of co-
operatives whose primary focus is to provide assistance to 
small, minority producers and whose governing board and/ 
or membership is comprised of at least 75 percent minor-
ity. 
RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE 
COMMUNITIES GRANTS 
For grants in connection with second and third 
rounds of empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities, $11,088,000, 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). 
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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), 
$20,000,000 for direct and guaranteed renewable energy 
loans and grants: Provided, That the cost of direct loans 
and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 
305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
935) shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrifica-
tion loans, $99,018,000; municipal rate rural electric 
loans, $99,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 
of that Act, rural electric loans, $3,000,000,000; Treasury 
rate direct electric loans, $990,000,000; guaranteed un-
derwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 
5 percent rural telecommunications loans, $143,513,000; 
cost 
of 
money 
rural 
telecommunications 
loans, 
$246,666,000; and for loans made pursuant to section 306 
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