AMDT. NO. 570 
TITLE 
I—AGRICULTURE, 
RURAL 
DEVELOP-
MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the Sec-
retary’’, $200,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That the Secretary may trans-
fer these funds to agencies of the Department, other than 
the Forest Service, for necessary replacement, moderniza-
tion, or upgrades of laboratories or other facilities to im-
prove workplace safety and mission-area efficiencies as 
deemed appropriate by the Secretary: Provided further, 
that the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House and Senate a plan on the alloca-
tion of these funds no later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011, for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and 
activities funded under this title and an additional 
$17,500,000 for such purposes, to remain available until 
September 30, 2011. 
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COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND 
ECONOMIC SERVICE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For an additional amount for competitive grants au-
thorized at 7 U.S.C. 450(i)(b), $50,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm own-
ership (7 U.S.C 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 
1941 et seq.) loans, to be available from funds in the Agri-
cultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account, as fol-
lows: farm ownership loans, $400,000,000 of which 
$100,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans 
and $300,000,000 shall be for direct loans; and operating 
loans, $250,000,000 of which $50,000,000 shall be for un-
subsidized guaranteed loans and $200,000,000 shall be for 
direct loans. 
For an additional amount for the cost of direct and 
guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
as follows: farm ownership loans, $17,530,000 of which 
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$330,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$17,200,000 shall be for direct loans; and operating loans, 
$24,900,000 of which $1,300,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans and $23,600,000 shall be for di-
rect loans. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Fund Program Account for farm owner-
ship, operating, and emergency direct loans and unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans may be transferred among these 
programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 
days in advance of any transfer. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Watershed and Flood 
Prevention Operations’’, $275,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2010. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the ‘‘Watershed Reha-
bilitation Program’’, $65,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Rural Development, 
Salaries and Expenses’’, $80,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
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RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for gross obligations for 
the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as 
authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be 
available from funds in the Rural Housing Insurance 
Fund Program Account, as follows: $1,000,000,000 for 
section 502 direct loans; and $10,472,000,000 for section 
502 unsubsidized guaranteed loans. 
For an additional amount for the cost of direct and 
guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, to remain available until September 30, 2010, 
as follows: $67,000,000 for section 502 direct loans; and 
$133,000,000 for section 502 unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans, 
loan guarantees, and grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $127,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
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RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed 
loans and grants as authorized by sections 310B(a)(2)(A) 
and 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $150,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2010. 
BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, as au-
thorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103), $200,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2010. 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for the cost of loan guaran-
tees and grants, as authorized by section 9007 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8107), $50,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010: Provided, That these funds may be used 
by tribes, local units of government, and schools in rural 
areas, as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)). 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans, 
loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste 
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water, waste disposal, and solid waste management pro-
grams authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 
and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 
and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act, $1,375,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2010. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For an additional amount for direct loans and grants 
for distance learning and telemedicine services in rural 
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa, et seq., 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
For additional amount for the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et. seq.), ex-
cept section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et. seq.), except sections 17 and 21, 
$100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2010, to carry out a grant program for National School 
Lunch Program equipment assistance: Provided, That 
such funds shall be provided to States administering a 
school lunch program through a formula based on the 
ratio that the total number of lunches served in the Pro-
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