modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, 
and solid waste management programs authorized by sec-
tions 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, and 310B and described 
in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, and 381E(d)(2) of the Con-
solidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$556,268,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $497,000 shall be available for the 
rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) 
of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall 
be available for the rural utilities program described in 
section 306E of such Act: Provided, That $65,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 
loans and grants including water and waste disposal sys-
tems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act and for 
Federally-recognized Native American Tribes authorized 
by 306C(a)(1): Provided further, That not to exceed 
$19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 
and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such 
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Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex-
treme need, of which $5,600,000 shall be made available 
for a grant to a qualified non-profit multi-state regional 
technical assistance organization, with experience in work-
ing with small communities on water and waste water 
problems, 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, oper-
ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 
and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali-
fied national Native American organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com-
munities: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
not 
to 
exceed 
$14,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi-
zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as-
sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $12,700,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be available through June 30, 
2009, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise 
communities and communities designated by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones 
for the rural utilities programs described in section 
381E(d)(2) 
of 
such 
Act: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$17,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
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ing 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 fur-
ther, That any prior year balances for high cost energy 
grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901(19)) shall be transferred 
to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High En-
ergy Costs Grants Account: Provided further, That sec-
tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds 
made available under this heading: Provided further, That 
any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Com-
munity Advancement Program account programs author-
ized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, and 310B and 
described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, and 381E(d)(2) 
of such Act be transferred to and merged with this ac-
count and any other prior balances from the Rural Devel-
opment, Rural Community Advancement Program account 
that the Secretary determines is appropriate to transfer. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by section 305 of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be made as follows: 5 
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percent rural electrification loans, $100,000,000; loans 
made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, 
$6,500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications 
loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural telecommuni-
cations loans, $250,000,000; and for loans made pursuant 
to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$295,000,000. 
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 
sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: the cost of tele-
communications loans, $525,000: Provided, That notwith-
standing 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, 
$39,245,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $400,487,000. 
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