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$15,000,000 (increased by $8,000,000) for direct and 
guaranteed renewable energy loans and grants: Provided, 
That the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, includ-
ing the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional 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, $120,000,000; municipal rate rural electric 
loans, $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 
of that Act, rural electric, $2,100,000,000; Treasury rate 
direct electric loans, $1,000,000,000; guaranteed under-
writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $1,000,000,000; 
5 percent rural telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; 
cost 
of 
money 
rural 
telecommunications 
loans, 
$250,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to section 306 
of 
that 
Act, 
rural 
telecommunications 
loans, 
$125,000,000. 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modi-
fying loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by
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sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: cost of rural 
electric loans, $5,058,000, and the cost of telecommuni-
cations loans, $100,000: 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, 
$38,323,000 which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’.
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 avail-
able to such corporation in accord with law, and to make 
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal 
year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in car-
rying out its authorized programs. During fiscal year 2005 
and within the resources and authority available, gross ob-
ligations for the principal amount of direct loans shall be 
$175,000,000. 
For administrative expenses, including audits, nec-
essary to carry out the loan programs, $3,152,000, which
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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 direct distance learning 
and telemedicine loans, $50,000,000; and for the principal 
amount of direct broadband telecommunication loans, 
$464,038,000. 
For the cost of direct loans and grants for telemedi-
cine and distance learning services in rural areas, as au-
thorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $25,710,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $710,000 shall be 
for direct loans: Provided, That the cost of direct loans 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 901 et seq., $9,884,000: Provided, That the inter-
est rate for such loans shall be the cost of borrowing to 
the Department of the Treasury for obligations of com-
parable maturity: Provided further, That the cost of direct 
loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and
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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 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, $595,000.
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS 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; $11,380,557,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2006, of which 
$6,227,595,000 
is 
hereby 
appropriated 
and 
$5,152,962,000 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 up to $5,235,000 shall