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grants including water and waste disposal systems grants author-
ized by section 306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native 
American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: Provided 
further, That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium 
formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided 
further, That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided 
for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical 
assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding 
provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant 
to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical 
assistance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$30,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall 
be for technical assistance 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 $8,000,000 shall 
be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State 
regional technical assistance organization, with experience in 
working with small communities on water and waste water prob-
lems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural 
communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the 
planning, financing, development, 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 $19,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting 
with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste 
management grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, 
and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
Grants Account to provide grants authorized 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 section 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: Provided fur-
ther, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 
available under this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as author-
ized by sections 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935, 936, and 940g) shall be made as follows: 
loans made pursuant to sections 305, 306, and 317, notwithstanding 
317(c), of that Act, rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed under-
writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 5 percent
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rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommuni-
cations loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: Provided, That 
up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, 
design and engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled electric 
generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon 
subsurface utilization and storage systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305 of 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications 
loans, $1,725,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, 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 telecommunication 
loans, $29,851,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in 
rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $34,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, 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 provided 
to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium 
as established by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 
of the Rural Electrification Act, $5,830,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for a grant program to finance broadband transmission 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 Secretary 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $800,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food, 
Nutrition and Consumer Services mission area for salaries and 
expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support 
staff for the Office.
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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; $23,140,781,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2020, 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 amount 
available, $17,004,000 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, $30,000,000 shall be 
available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for sub-
grants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the 
equipment, with a value of greater than $1,000, needed to serve 
healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the 
establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast 
program: Provided further, That of the total amount available, 
$28,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out 
section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public 
Law 111–80): Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2010 through 2019’’: Provided further, That section 
9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘For fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 2019’’: Provided 
further, That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal 
year 2019’’. 
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), $6,075,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2020: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 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, and 
$19,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, of which $5,000,000 
shall be for telehealth competitive grants to supplement the nutri-
tion education and breastfeeding support offered in the WIC clinic, 
and to decrease barriers to access to WIC services, particularly 
in rural communities, and other populations facing barriers to 
accessing support: 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 containment and competitive 
bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided shall be available for
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activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Govern-
ment departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of 
such Act: Provided further, That upon termination of a federally 
mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions 
established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the require-
ment at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $73,476,921,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through December 31, 2020, 
shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at 
such times as may become necessary to carry out program oper-
ations: Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education 
services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes partici-
pating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 
work registration or workfare requirements as may be required 
by law: Provided further, That funds made available for Employ-
ment and Training under this heading shall remain available 
through September 30, 2020: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and 
section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2020: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading may be obligated 
or expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading may be used to enter into 
contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to 
conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such 
activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and 
the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by sec-
tion 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 
(7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; 
special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized 
by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutri-
tion Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966, $322,139,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2020: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, effective with funds made available 
in fiscal year 2019 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2020: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 15 percent 
for costs associated with the distribution of commodities: Provided