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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, $38,914,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available
through June 30, 2002, for authorized empowerment zones and
enterprise communities and communities designated by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized
by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $31,431,000, 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 authorized by
the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $38,171,000.
For the cost of direct loans, $16,494,000, as authorized by
the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which
$1,724,000 shall be for Federally Recognized Native American
Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be for Mississippi Delta Region
counties (as defined by Public Law 100–460): Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $2,730,000 shall
be available through June 30, 2002, for the cost of direct loans
for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan programs, $3,733,000 shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects,
$14,966,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying
loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, $3,616,000.
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit
payments in fiscal year 2002, as authorized by section 313 of
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $3,616,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $3,616,000 are rescinded.
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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), $7,750,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be avail-
able for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology
transfer for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed
$1,497,000 of the total amount appropriated shall be made available
to cooperatives or associations of cooperatives 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 minority.
RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES GRANTS
For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment
zones and enterprise communities, $14,967,000, to remain available
until expended, for designated rural empowerment zones and rural
enterprise communities, as authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act
of 1997 and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277).
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 electrification loans, $121,107,000; munic-
ipal rate rural electric loans, $500,000,000; loans made pursuant
to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $2,700,000,000; Treasury
rate direct electric loans, $750,000,000; 5 percent rural tele-
communications loans, $74,827,000; cost of money rural tele-
communications loans, $300,000,000; and loans made pursuant to
section 
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that 
Act, 
rural 
telecommunications 
loans,
$120,000,000.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct
and guaranteed loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: cost of rural electric
loans, $3,689,000, and the cost of telecommunication loans,
$2,036,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may exceed
7 percent per year.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $36,000,000, which
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such corpora-
tion in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may
be necessary in carrying out its authorized programs. During fiscal
year 2002 and within the resources and authority available, gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall be
$174,615,000.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct
loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
935), $3,737,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses, including audits, nec-
essary to carry out the loan programs, $3,082,000, which shall
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural
Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM
For the principal amount of direct distance learning and tele-
medicine loans, $300,000,000; and for the principal amount of
broadband telecommunication loans, $80,000,000.
For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $49,441,000, to remain available until
expended, to be available for loans and grants for telemedicine
and distance learning services in rural areas: Provided, That
$22,500,000 may be available for the continuation of a pilot project
for a loan and grant program to finance broadband transmission
and local dial-up Internet service in areas that meet the definition
of ‘‘rural area’’ used for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine
Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa: Provided further, That
the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
LOCAL TELEVISION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of guaranteed
loans, as authorized by title X of Public Law 106–553 for the
purpose of facilitating access to signals of local television stations
for households located in nonserved areas and underserved areas,
$258,065,000.
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying
loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, $20,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the guaranteed loan program, $2,000,000, which shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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TITLE IV
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, NUTRITION AND
CONSUMER SERVICES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to administer
the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Nutrition
Service, $587,000.
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the 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; $10,087,246,000, to remain available through September
30, 2003, of which $4,914,788,000 is hereby appropriated and
$5,172,458,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available
under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c):
Provided, That none of the funds made available under this heading
shall be used for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That
of the funds made available under this heading, $500,000 shall
be for a School Breakfast Program startup grant pilot program
for the State of Wisconsin: Provided further, That up to $4,507,000
shall be available for independent verification of school food service
claims.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS,
AND CHILDREN (WIC)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $4,348,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2003: Provided, That none of the funds
made available under this heading shall be used for studies and
evaluations: Provided further, That of the total amount available,
the Secretary shall obligate $10,000,000 for the farmers’ market
nutrition program within 45 days of the enactment of this Act,
and up to an additional $15,000,000 for the farmers’ market nutri-
tion program upon a determination by the Secretary that funds
are available to meet caseload requirements: Provided further, That
notwithstanding section 17(h)(10)(A) of such Act, $10,000,000 shall
be available for the purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B), and
up to an additional $4,000,000 shall be available for the purposes
specified in section 17(h)(10)(B) upon a determination by the Sec-
retary that funds are available to meet caseload requirements:
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be
available to pay administrative expenses of WIC clinics except
those that have an announced policy of prohibiting smoking within
the space used to carry out the program: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for
the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost
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containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in sec-
tion 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully
reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies
unless authorized by section 17 of such Act.
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $22,991,986,000, of which $2,000,000,000 shall
be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such
times as may become necessary to carry out program operations:
Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading
and not already appropriated to the Food Distribution Program
on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) established under section 4(b) of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), not to exceed
$3,000,000 shall be used to purchase bison meat for the FDPIR
from producer-owned cooperative organizations: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available under this heading shall
be used for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That funds
provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16
of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That this appropriation
shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements
as may be required by law: Provided further, That of funds that
may be reserved by the Secretary for allocation to State agencies
under section 16(h)(1) of such Act to carry out Employment and
Training programs, not more than $145,000,000 made available
in previous years may be obligated in fiscal year 2002: Provided
further, That funds made available for Employment and Training
under this heading shall remain available until expended, as
authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided
further, That funds provided under this heading may be used to
procure food coupons necessary for program operations in this or
subsequent fiscal years until electronic benefit transfer implementa-
tion is complete.
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(INCLUDING RESCISSION)
For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supple-
mental food program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) and
the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, $152,813,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2003: Provided, That none of these
funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for commodities donated to the program: Provided further,
That of the total amount available, the Secretary shall provide
$10,000,000 for senior farmers’ market activities: Provided further,
That notwithstanding section 5(a)(2) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–86; 7 U.S.C. 612c
note), $20,820,000 of this amount shall be available for administra-
tive expenses of the commodity supplemental food program: Pro-
vided further, That $3,300,000 of unobligated balances available
at the beginning of fiscal year 2002 are hereby rescinded.
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FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAMS
For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the Agri-
culture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973; special assistance
for the nuclear affected islands as authorized by section 103(h)(2)
of the Compacts of Free Association Act of 1985; and section 311
of the Older Americans Act of 1965, $150,749,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2003.
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food
programs funded under this Act, $127,546,000, of which $5,000,000
shall be available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead
costs, tightening regulations, improving food stamp benefit delivery,
and assisting in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of
fraud and other violations of law and of which not less than
$6,500,000 shall be available to improve integrity in the Food
Stamp and Child Nutrition programs: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
TITLE V
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954
(7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market development activities abroad, and
for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities
of the Department in connection with foreign agricultural work,
including not to exceed $158,000 for representation allowances and
for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $121,813,000: Provided, That the Service
may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation
for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and
private organizations and institutions under agreements executed
pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs
(7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United
States Agency for International Development: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated in this account may be used
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to disburse funds
to any rice trade association under the market access program
or the foreign market development program at any time when
the applicable international activity agreement for such program
is not in effect.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available
to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.
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PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, of agreements under the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954, and the Food for Progress
Act of 1985, including the cost of modifying credit arrangements
under said Acts, $126,409,000, to remain available until expended.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the credit
program of title I, Public Law 83–480, and the Food for Progress
Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 83–
480 are utilized, $2,005,000, of which $1,033,000 may be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural
Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of which $972,000 may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I OCEAN FREIGHT DIFFERENTIAL GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For ocean freight differential costs for the shipment of agricul-
tural commodities under title I of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954 and under the Food for Progress
Act of 1985, $20,277,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That funds made available for the cost of agreements under
title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act
of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be used inter-
changeably between the two accounts with prior notice to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest
thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance
Act of 1954, $850,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad
under title II of said Act.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
Corporation’s export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM 103,
$4,014,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and
in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which
$3,224,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of
which $790,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appro-
priation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for pay-
ment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose
space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; and for miscella-
neous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized
and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely
on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; $1,345,386,000,
of which not to exceed $161,716,000 to be derived from prescription
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379(h), including any such
fees assessed prior to the current fiscal year but credited during
the current year, in accordance with section 736(g)(4), shall be
credited to this appropriation and remain available until expended:
Provided, That fees derived from applications received during fiscal
year 2002 shall be subject to the fiscal year 2002 limitation: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop,
establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31
U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated: (1) $312,049,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office
of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $352,647,000 shall be for the Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in
the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $13,207,000
shall be available for grants and contracts awarded under section
5 of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee); (3) $155,875,000
shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and
for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4)
$82,967,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and
for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5)
$179,521,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological
Health and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
Affairs; (6) $37,082,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research; (7) $29,798,000 shall be for Rent and Related
activities, other than the amounts paid to the General Services
Administration, of which $4,000,000 for costs related to occupancy
of new facilities at White Oak, Maryland, shall remain available
until September 30, 2003; (8) $105,116,000 shall be for payments
to the General Services Administration for rent and related costs;
and (9) $90,331,000 shall be for other activities, including the
Office of the Commissioner; the Office of Management and Systems;
the Office of the Senior Associate Commissioner; the Office of Inter-
national and Constituent Relations; the Office of Policy, Legislation,
and Planning; and central services for these offices: Provided fur-
ther, That funds may be transferred from one specified activity
to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress.
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In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C.
263(b) may be credited to this account, to remain available until
expended.
In addition, export certification user fees authorized by 21
U.S.C. 381 may be credited to this account, to remain available
until expended.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used
by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise pro-
vided, $34,281,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b).
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Com-
modity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of space (to include
multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere;
and not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$70,700,000, including not to exceed $2,000 for official reception
and representation expenses.
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Not to exceed $36,700,000 (from assessments collected from
farm credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Pro-
vided, That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated
with receiverships.
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropria-
tions and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture
for fiscal year 2002 under this Act shall be available for the pur-
chase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed
379 passenger motor vehicles, of which 378 shall be for replacement
only, and for the hire of such vehicles.
SEC. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of
Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902).
SEC. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of
the Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and service
work authorized by sections 1 and 10 of the Act of June 29, 1935
(7 U.S.C. 427, 427i; commonly known as the Bankhead-Jones Act),
subtitle A of title II and section 302 of the Act of August 14,
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.), and chapter 63 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be available for contracting in accordance with
such Acts and chapter.
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SEC. 704. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated
balances of funds appropriated by this Act or other available unobli-
gated balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working
Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment
necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and informa-
tion technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the
Department of Agriculture: Provided, That none of the funds made
available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to
the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency
administrator: Provided further, That none of the funds transferred
to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be
available for obligation without the prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
SEC. 705. New obligational authority provided for the following
appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until
expended: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the contin-
gency fund to meet emergency conditions, fruit fly program,
emerging plant pests, integrated systems acquisition project, boll
weevil program, up to 25 percent of the screwworm program, and
up to $2,000,000 for costs associated with collocating regional offices;
Food Safety and Inspection Service, field automation and informa-
tion management project; Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service, funds for competitive research grants (7
U.S.C. 450i(b)), funds for the Research, Education and Economics
Information System (REEIS), and funds for the Native American
Institutions Endowment Fund; Farm Service Agency, salaries and
expenses funds made available to county committees; Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, middle-income country training program and up
to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation
solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international
currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign
Agricultural Service.
SEC. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year
unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available
to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be available
to provide appropriate orientation and language training pursuant
to section 606C of the Act of August 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1766b).
SEC. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements
or similar arrangements between the United States Department
of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent
of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of
such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual
interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate
payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institu-
tions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis
for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
SEC. 709. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
lease space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of other
agencies of the Department of Agriculture when such space will
be jointly occupied.
SEC. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available
to pay indirect costs charged against competitive agricultural
research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the
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Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service that
exceed 19 percent of total Federal funds provided under each award:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded
competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service shall be available to pay full allowable indirect
costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
SEC. 711. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
all loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates,
not limitations.
SEC. 712. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for
the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal
year 2002 shall remain available until expended to cover obligations
made in fiscal year 2002 for the following accounts: the Rural
Development Loan Fund program account; the Rural Telephone
Bank program account; the Rural Electrification and Telecommuni-
cations Loans program account; the Local Television Loan Guar-
antee program; the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program
account; and the Rural Economic Development Loans program
account.
SEC. 713. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States
Code, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service;
the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; and the food safety
activities of the Food Safety and Inspection Service may use
cooperative agreements to reflect a relationship between the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service; the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service; or the Food Safety and Inspection Service and a state
or cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs, to
carry out programs to protect the nation’s animal and plant
resources, or to carry out educational programs or special studies
to improve the safety of the nation’s food supply.
SEC. 714. None of the funds in this Act may be used to retire
more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural Telephone
Bank or to maintain any account or subaccount within the
accounting records of the Rural Telephone Bank the creation of
which has not specifically been authorized by statute: Provided,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used
to transfer to the Treasury or to the Federal Financing Bank
any unobligated balance of the Rural Telephone Bank telephone
liquidating account which is in excess of current requirements and
such balance shall receive interest as set forth for financial accounts
in section 505(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
SEC. 715. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more
than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activi-
ties related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and
task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels
used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used
to evaluate competitively awarded grants.
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 471).
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SEC. 717. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may
be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this
Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more
than 30 days unless the individual’s employing agency or office
is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary
and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Agriculture shall be used to transmit
or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Agriculture
employee questions or responses to questions that are a result
of information requested for the appropriations hearing process.
SEC. 719. None of the funds made available to the Department
of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the
Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of
the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive
Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be trans-
ferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress.
SEC. 720. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal
year 2002, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the
United States derived by the collection of fees available to the
agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates
new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3)
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or
activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates
an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activi-
ties; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities
presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days
in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by
previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act
that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year
2002, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of
funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that:
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces
by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity,
or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress;
or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel
which would result in a change in existing programs, activities,
or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 15 days
in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture shall notify the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing
a program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal
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year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifi-
cally funded by any other Act.
SEC. 721. With the exception of funds needed to administer
and conduct oversight of grants awarded and obligations incurred
prior to enactment of this Act, none of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be
used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out
section 793 of Public Law 104–127, the Fund for Rural America
(7 U.S.C. 2204f).
SEC. 722. With the exception of funds needed to administer
and conduct oversight of grants awarded and obligations incurred
prior to enactment of this Act, none of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be
used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out
the provisions of section 401 of Public Law 105–185, the Initiative
for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (7 U.S.C. 7621).
SEC. 723. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses
of personnel to carry out a conservation farm option program,
as authorized by section 1240M of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb).
SEC. 724. None of the funds made available to the Food and
Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to reduce the Detroit,
Michigan, Food and Drug Administration District Office below the
operating and full-time equivalent staffing level of July 31, 1999;
or to change the Detroit District Office to a station, residence
post or similarly modified office; or to reassign residence posts
assigned to the Detroit District Office: Provided, That this section
shall not apply to Food and Drug Administration field laboratory
facilities or operations currently located in Detroit, Michigan, except
that field laboratory personnel shall be assigned to locations in
the general vicinity of Detroit, Michigan, pursuant to cooperative
agreements between the Food and Drug Administration and other
laboratory facilities associated with the State of Michigan.
SEC. 725. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any
other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel
who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the
President’s Budget submission to the Congress of the United States
for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Sub-
committees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or
reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals
that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of
the Budget unless such Budget submission identifies which addi-
tional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees
proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of
a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2003 appropriations
Act.
SEC. 726. None of the funds made available by this Act or
any other Act may be used to close or relocate a state Rural
Development office unless or until cost effectiveness and enhance-
ment of program delivery have been determined.
SEC. 727. 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
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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. 728. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or
made available by this Act, $2,496,000 is appropriated for the
purpose of providing Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger
Fellowships through the Congressional Hunger Center.
SEC. 729. Hereafter, refunds or rebates received on an on-
going basis from a credit card services provider under the Depart-
ment of Agriculture’s charge card programs may be deposited to
and retained without fiscal year limitation in the Department’s
Working Capital Fund established under 7 U.S.C. 2235 and used
to fund management initiatives of general benefit to the Department
of Agriculture bureaus and offices as determined by the Secretary
of Agriculture or the Secretary’s designee.
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding section 412 of the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736f) any bal-
ances available to carry out title III of such Act as of the date
of enactment of this Act, and any recoveries and reimbursements
that become available to carry out title III of such Act, may be
used to carry out title II of such Act.
SEC. 731. Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6)(B)) is amended by
striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$26,000,000’’.
SEC. 732. None of the funds appropriated or made available
by this Act shall be used to issue a proposed rule for which the
comment period would close prior to September 30, 2002, final,
or interim final rule pursuant to notice and comment rulemaking
in relation to any change or modification of the definition of ‘‘animal’’
in existing regulations pursuant to the Animal Welfare Act.
SEC. 733. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
City of Cabot, Arkansas, the City of Berlin, New Hampshire, and
the City of Coachella, California, shall be eligible for loans and
grants provided through the Rural Community Advancement Pro-
gram.
SEC. 734. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall consider the City of Casa Grande, Arizona, as
meeting the requirements of a rural area in section 520 of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490).
SEC. 735. 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 $5,000,000 for administrative costs associated with
the distribution of commodities.
SEC. 736. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may transfer up to $13,000,000 in funds provided for
the Environmental Quality Incentives Program authorized by