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Act of 1936, $172,000,000 shall not be obligated and $172,000,000 
are rescinded. 
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), $26,050,000, of which $2,250,000 shall be 
for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer 
for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 
shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 
cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvan-
taged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing 
boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members 
of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $15,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricul-
tural product market development grants, as authorized by section 
231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same 
terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), 
$3,500,000: Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, including 
the cost of 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 sections 306, 306A, 306C, 
306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 
306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $462,371,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $1,000,000 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 $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal 
systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized 
Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Depart-
ment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): 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
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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 
$19,000,000 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 $6,000,000 shall 
be made available for a grant to a qualified non-profit 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 $15,000,000 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. 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
as authorized by section 1006a of title 16 of the United States 
Code, except for the limitations contained in the last sentence 
of such section as well as limitations in section 1002 of title 16, 
as determined by the Secretary, for projects whose features include 
agricultural water supply benefits, groundwater protection, and 
environmental enhancement, $40,000,000: Provided, That such 
loans shall be made by the Rural Utilities Service: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may treat these projects as works of improve-
ment pursuant to Public Law 83–566: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may adopt a watershed plan developed by the Army 
Corps of Engineers with respect to such projects. 
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 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made 
pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; 
guaranteed 
underwriting 
loans 
pursuant 
to 
section 
313A, 
$500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of
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money rural telecommunications 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, or improvement of fossil-fueled 
electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize 
carbon sequestration systems. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, 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, $34,483,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in 
rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $24,323,000, 
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: Provided further, That $2,000,000 
shall be made available to those noncommercial educational tele-
vision broadcast stations that serve rural areas and are qualified 
for Community Service Grants by the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting under section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
including associated translators and repeaters, regardless of the 
location of their main transmitter, studio-to-transmitter links, and 
equipment to allow local control over digital content and program-
ming through the use of high-definition broadcast, multi-casting 
and datacasting technologies. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 
of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, 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, $10,372,000, 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, $811,000.
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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; $19,287,957,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2015, 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, $25,000,000 shall be 
available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for sub-
grants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the 
equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, 
and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion 
of the school breakfast program. 
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), $6,715,841,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2015, of which such sums as are necessary 
to restore the contingency reserve to $125,000,000 shall be placed 
in reserve, to remain available until expended, to be allocated 
as the Secretary deemed necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) 
of such Act, to support participation should cost or participation 
exceed budget estimates: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
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, $14,000,000 shall be used 
for infrastructure, and $30,000,000 shall be used for management 
information systems: Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
vided 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 activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Fed-
eral Government 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 requirement 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.), $82,169,945,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2015,