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the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department,
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects
for resource conservation and development and for sound land use
pursuant to the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the
Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010–1011; 76 Stat.
607); the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f); and the Agri-
culture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), $48,048,000,
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided,
That this appropriation 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 $50,000 shall be available
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry
out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized by the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101),
including technical assistance and related expenses, $6,811,000,
to remain available until expended, as authorized by that Act.
TITLE III
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs under
the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing Service,
the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities
Service of the Department of Agriculture, $623,000.
RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932, except
for sections 381E–H, 381N, and 381O of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, $806,557,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $83,545,000 shall be for rural community pro-
grams described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which
$646,512,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs described
in sections 381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 306D of such Act; and of
which $76,500,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative
development programs described in sections 381E(d)(3) and 310B(f)
of such Act: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated in
this account, $24,000,000 shall be for loans and grants to benefit
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including grants for
drinking water and waste disposal systems pursuant to section
306C of such Act, of which $4,000,000 shall be available for commu-
nity facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section
306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
and of which $250,000 shall be available for a grant to a qualified
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national organization to provide technical assistance for rural
transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated for rural community pro-
grams, $6,000,000 shall be available for a Rural Community
Development Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shall
be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, non-
profit community-based housing and community development
organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve
housing, community facilities, community and economic develop-
ment projects in rural areas: Provided further, That such funds
shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of
financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such inter-
mediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated for the rural business and cooperative development
programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a
grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assist-
ance for rural transportation in order to promote economic develop-
ment; and $2,000,000 shall be for grants to Mississippi Delta Region
counties: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for
rural utilities programs, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for
water and waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along
the United States/Mexico border, including grants pursuant to sec-
tion 306C of such Act; not to exceed $24,000,000 shall be for
water and waste disposal systems for rural and native villages
in Alaska pursuant to section 306D of such Act, with up to 1
percent available to administer the program and up to 1 percent
available to improve interagency coordination may be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development,
Salaries and Expenses’’; not to exceed $17,465,000, shall be for
technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems
pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, of which $5,250,000
shall be for Rural Community Assistance Programs; and not to
exceed $11,000,000 shall be for contracting with qualified national
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, not to exceed $37,624,000 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;
of which $1,163,000 shall be for the rural community programs
described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act, of which $27,431,000
shall be for the rural utilities programs described in section
381E(d)(2) of such Act, and of which $9,030,000 shall be for the
rural business and cooperative development programs described
in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated for rural community programs, not to exceed
$25,000,000 shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural commu-
nities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression
(Public Law 106–387), with 5 percent for administration and
capacity building in the State rural development offices: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated $30,000,000 shall be to
provide grants in rural communities with extremely high energy
costs: Provided further, That any prior year balances for high cost
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energy grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901(19)) shall be transferred to and merged
with the ‘‘Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Costs Grants’’
account: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated by this
Act to the Rural Community Advancement Program for guaranteed
business and industry loans, funds may be transferred to direct
business and industry loans as deemed necessary by the Secretary
and with prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration
and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission
area, including activities with institutions concerning the develop-
ment and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative
agreements; $133,722,000: Provided, That this appropriation 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 $1,000,000 may be used for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not more than $10,000 may
be expended to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA
employees: Provided further, That any balances available from prior
years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and
the Rural Business-Cooperative Service salaries and expenses
accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation.
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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, as follows: $4,217,816,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers,
as determined by the Secretary, of which $1,079,848,000 shall be
for direct loans, and of which $3,137,968,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $32,324,000 for section 504 housing repair
loans; $114,068,000 for section 515 rental housing; $99,770,000
for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $5,090,000
for section 524 site loans; $11,778,000 for credit sales of acquired
property, of which up to $1,778,000 may be for multi-family credit
sales; and $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land develop-
ment loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans,
$182,274,000 of which $142,108,000 shall be for direct loans, and
of which $40,166,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans;
section 504 housing repair loans, $10,386,000; section 515 rental
housing, $48,274,000; section 538 multi-family housing guaranteed
loans, $3,921,000; section 524 site loans, $28,000; multi-family
credit sales of acquired property, $750,000; and section 523 self-
help housing land development loans, $254,000: Provided, That
of the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, $11,656,000
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shall be available through June 30, 2002, for authorized empower-
ment zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area
Partnership Zones.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $422,241,000, which
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
Of the amounts made available under this heading in chapter
1 of title II of Public Law 106–246 (114 Stat. 540) for gross obliga-
tions for principal amount of direct loans authorized by title V
of the Housing Act of 1949 for section 515 rental housing, the
Secretary of Agriculture may use up to $5,986,197 for rental assist-
ance agreements described in the item relating to ‘‘Rental Assist-
ance Program’’ in such chapter: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Con-
trol Act of 1985, as amended.
In making available for occupancy dwelling units in housing
that is provided with funds made available under the heading
referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture
may give preference to prospective tenants who are residing in
temporary housing provided by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency as a result of an emergency.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed
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, $701,004,000; 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, not more than $5,900,000 shall be available
for debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as author-
ized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed $10,000
per project for advances to nonprofit organizations or public agencies
to cover direct costs (other than purchase price) incurred in pur-
chasing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided
further, That agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal
year 2002 shall be funded for a 5-year period, although the life
of any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize amounts
obligated.
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), $35,000,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That of the
total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be available through
June 30, 2002, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise
communities and communities designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.