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tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 1998, and for other purposes; namely:
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
of Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,836,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $11,000 of this amount, along with any unobligated
balances of representation funds in the Foreign Agricultural
Service, shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act
may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel
of the Department of Agriculture to carry out section
793(c)(1)(C) of Public Law 104–127: Provided further,
That none of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to enforce section 793(d) of Public Law 104–127.
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, includ-
ing economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analy-
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sis, and the functions of the World Agricultural Outlook
Board, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment pursu-
ant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000
is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,252,000.
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, including employment pursuant to the second sentence
of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,360,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, including employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,986,000.
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
UTILIZATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, including employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $783,000.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, including employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,773,000.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, including employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,283,000: Provided, That the
Chief Financial Officer shall actively market cross-servicing
activities of the National Finance Center.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out the
programs funded in this Act, $613,000.
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL
PAYMENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator
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of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under
40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the Depart-
ment which are included in this Act, and for the operation,
maintenance, modification, and repair of buildings and fa-
cilities as necessary to carry out the programs of the De-
partment, where not otherwise provided, $123,385,000: Pro-
vided, That in the event an agency within the Department
should require modification of space needs, the Secretary
of Agriculture may transfer a share of that agency’s appro-
priation made available by this Act to this appropriation,
or may transfer a share of this appropriation to that agen-
cy’s appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 5
percent of the funds made available for space rental and
related costs to or from this account. In addition, for con-
struction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to
carry out the programs of the Department, where not other-
wise provided, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; and in addition, for necessary relocation expenses
of the Department’s agencies, $2,700,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; making a total appropriation of
$131,085,000.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the requirement of section 107(g)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g),
and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recov-
ery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That appropria-
tions and funds available herein to the Department for Haz-
ardous Waste Management may be transferred to any agen-
cy of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements
pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal
lands.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For Departmental Administration, $26,948,000, to
provide for necessary expenses for management support
services to offices of the Department and for general admin-
istration and disaster management of the Department, re-
pairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and
expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the
practical and efficient work of the Department, including
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which
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not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reim-
bursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel
expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by
5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, not less than $13,774,000 shall be
made available for civil rights enforcement, of which up to
$3,000,000 shall be provided to establish an investigative
unit within the Office of Civil Rights.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out
the programs funded in this Act, including programs in-
volving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the ex-
ecutive branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That no other funds
appropriated to the Department in this Act shall be avail-
able to the Department for support of activities of congres-
sional relations: Provided further, That not less than
$2,241,000 shall be transferred to agencies funded in this
Act to maintain personnel at the agency level.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to
the coordination of programs involving public affairs, for
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the dissemination of agricultural information, and the co-
ordination of information, work, and programs authorized
by Congress in the Department, $8,138,000, including em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not
to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used
for farmers’ bulletins.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, including employment pursuant to the second sen-
tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
$63,728,000, including such sums as may be necessary for
contracting and other arrangements with public agencies
and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978, as amended, including a sum
not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109;
and including a sum not to exceed $125,000, for certain
confidential operational expenses including the payment of
informants, to be expended under the direction of the In-
spector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section
1337 of Public Law 97–98: Provided, That funds trans-
ferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeit-
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ure proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets
Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeit-
ure Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share
from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which
the Office of the Inspector General participates, or through
the granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation,
shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law en-
forcement activities authorized under the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until ex-
pended.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $29,098,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
to administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Eco-
nomic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statis-
tics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and the Co-
operative State Research, Education, and Extension Serv-
ice, $540,000.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice in conducting economic research and analysis, as au-
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thorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, $53,109,000: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and
service work, including crop and livestock estimates, statis-
tical coordination and improvements, marketing surveys,
and the Census of Agriculture notwithstanding 13 U.S.C.
142(a–b), as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 
1946 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1621–1627) 
and 
other 
laws,
$118,048,000, of which up to $36,327,000 shall be available
until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re-
search Service to perform agricultural research and dem-
onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing,
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and distribution (not otherwise provided for); home econom-
ics or nutrition and consumer use including the acquisition,
preservation, and dissemination of agricultural informa-
tion; and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange,
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,
$738,000,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder
shall be available for temporary 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 $115,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
chase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration,
and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless other-
wise provided the cost of constructing any one building
shall not exceed $250,000, except for headhouses or green-
houses which shall each be limited to $1,000,000, and except
for ten buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost
not to exceed $500,000 each, and the cost of altering any
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per-
cent of the current replacement value of the building or
$250,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the
limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not
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apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities
at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That the fore-
going limitations shall not apply to replacement of build-
ings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21
U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds may be received
from any State, other political subdivision, organization,
or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating
any research facility or research project of the Agricultural
Research Service, as authorized by law.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be
available to carry out research related to the production,
processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve-
ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural
research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where
not otherwise provided, $69,100,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That funds may
be received from any State, other political subdivision, or-
ganization, or individual for the purpose of establishing
any research facility of the Agricultural Research Service,
as authorized by law.
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COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
EXTENSION SERVICE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
for other expenses, including $168,734,000 to carry into ef-
fect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a–361i);
$20,497,000 for grants for cooperative forestry research (16
U.S.C. 582a–582a7); $27,735,000 for payments to the 1890
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7
U.S.C. 3222); $47,525,000 for special grants for agricul-
tural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $13,469,000 for special
grants for agricultural research on improved pest control
(7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $100,000,000 for competitive research
grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); $4,775,000 for the support of ani-
mal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $550,000
for supplemental and alternative crops and products (7
U.S.C. 3319d); $600,000 for grants for research pursuant
to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C.
178) and section 1472 of the Food and Agriculture Act of
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3318), to remain available
until expended; $3,000,000 for higher education graduate
fellowships grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,350,000 for higher
education 
challenge 
grants 
(7 
U.S.C. 
3152(b)(1));
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$1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholars pro-
gram (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,500,000 for an education
grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C.
3241); $4,000,000 for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322);
$8,000,000 for sustainable agriculture research and edu-
cation (7 U.S.C. 5811); $9,200,000 for a program of capac-
ity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible
to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C.
321–326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, to re-
main available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $1,450,000
for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section
534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382; and $11,141,000 for nec-
essary expenses of Research and Education Activities, of
which not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, $427,526,000.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be
available to carry out research related to the production,
processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
For establishment of a Native American institutions
endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7
U.S.C. 301 note), $4,600,000.
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EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mar-
ianas, and American Samoa: For payments for cooperative
extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, as amended, to
be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and
under section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471, for retirement
and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents and
for costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents
and State extension directors, $268,493,000; $2,000,000 for
extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)); payments for the nutrition
and family education program for low-income areas under
section 3(d) of the Act, $58,695,000; payments for the pest
management program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$10,783,000; payments for the farm safety program under
section 3(d) of the Act, $2,855,000; payments for the pes-
ticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) of the
Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant col-
lege research, extension, and teaching facilities as author-
ized by section 1447 of Public Law 95–113, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,549,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; payments for the rural development centers under
section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for a ground-
water quality program under section 3(d) of the Act,
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$9,061,000; payments for the agricultural telecommuni-
cations program, as authorized by Public Law 101–624 (7
U.S.C. 5926), $1,167,000; payments for youth-at-risk pro-
grams under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,554,000; payments
for a food safety program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$2,365,000; payments for carrying out the provisions of the
Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, $3,192,000;
payments for Indian reservation agents under section 3(d)
of the Act, $1,672,000; payments for sustainable agriculture
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,309,000; pay-
ments for rural health and safety education as authorized
by section 2390 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 2661
note, 2662), $2,628,000; payments for cooperative extension
work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the second Mor-
rill Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328) and Tuskegee University,
$25,090,000; and for Federal administration and coordina-
tion including administration of the Smith-Lever Act, as
amended, and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341–
349), as amended, and section 1361(c) of the Act of October
3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate and provide
program leadership for the extension work of the Depart-
ment and the several States and insular possessions,
$10,787,000; in all, $423,322,000: Provided, That funds
hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of
June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972,
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as amended, shall not be paid to any State, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Mi-
cronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa prior
to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal sources
for expenditure during the current fiscal year.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MARKETING
AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Pro-
grams to administer programs under the laws enacted by
the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain In-
spection, 
Packers 
and 
Stockyards 
Administration,
$618,000.
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including
those pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended
(21 U.S.C. 114b–c), necessary to prevent, control, and
eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases; to carry out
inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; to dis-
charge the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture under
the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426–
426b); and to protect the environment, as authorized by
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law, $437,183,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be available
for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal
diseases and for control of pest animals and birds to the
extent necessary to meet emergency conditions: Provided,
That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a
brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year
that does not require minimum matching by the States of
at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for field 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 $40,000 shall be avail-
able for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further,
That this appropriation shall be available for the operation
and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to ex-
ceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Pro-
vided further, That, in addition, in emergencies which
threaten any segment of the agricultural production indus-
try of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or cor-
porations of the Department such sums as he may deem
necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the
arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease
or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses
in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, as amend-
ed, and section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as
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amended, and any unexpended balances of funds trans-
ferred for such emergency purposes in the next preceding
fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts:
Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair
and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but
unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one build-
ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of
the current replacement value of the building.
In fiscal year 1998 the agency is authorized to collect
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance,
goods, or services requested by States, other political sub-
divisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign
governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are
structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is
reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or serv-
ices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall
be credited to this account, to remain available until ex-
pended, without further appropriation, for providing such
assistance, goods, or services.
Of the total amount available under this heading in
fiscal year 1998, $100,000,000 shall be derived from user
fees deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection
User Fee Account.
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $4,200,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
MARKETING SERVICES
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to
consumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribu-
tion, transportation, and regulatory programs, as author-
ized by law, and for administration and coordination of
payments to States; including field employment pursuant
to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $90,000 for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109, $49,627,000, including funds for the wholesale
market development program for the design and develop-
ment of wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major
metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, That this ap-
propriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C.
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and im-
provements, but the cost of altering any one building during
the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
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Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
U.S.C. 9701).
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Not to exceed $59,521,000 (from fees collected) shall be
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative
expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/
or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the
Appropriations Committees.
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND
SUPPLY (SECTION 32)
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity
program expenses as authorized therein, and other related
operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife
Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in
this Act; and (3) not more than $10,690,000 for formulation
and administration of marketing agreements and orders
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of
1937, as amended, and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
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keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,200,000.
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS
ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended, for
the administration of the Packers and Stockyards Act, for
certifying procedures used to protect purchasers of farm
products, and the standardization activities related to grain
under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended,
including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of
the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $23,583,000:
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu-
ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair
of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per-
cent of the current replacement value of the building.
INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICE
EXPENSES
Not to exceed $43,092,000 (from fees collected) shall be
obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and
weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities
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require additional supervision and oversight, or other un-
controllable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded
by up to 10 percent with notification to the Appropriations
Committees.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws en-
acted by the Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection
Service, $446,000.
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized
by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, the Poul-
try Products Inspection Act, as amended, and the Egg
Products Inspection Act, as amended, $590,614,000, and in
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from
fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as au-
thorized by section 1017 of Public Law 102–237: Provided,
That this appropriation shall not be available for shell egg
surveillance under section 5(d) of the Egg Products Inspec-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for field employment pur-
suant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C.
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and im-
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provements, but the cost of altering any one building during
the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ices to administer the laws enacted by Congress for the
Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural Service, the Of-
fice of Risk Management, and the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration, $572,000.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs administered by
the Farm Service Agency, $700,659,000: Provided, That the
Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and
authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to make program payments for all programs
administered by the Agency: Provided further, That other
funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities
may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided
further, That these funds shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
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$1,000,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109.
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106),
$2,000,000.
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity
payments to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such
milk and manufacturers of dairy products who have been
directed to remove their milk or dairy products from com-
mercial markets because it contained residues of chemicals
registered and approved for use by the Federal Government,
and in making indemnity payments for milk, or cows pro-
ducing such milk, at a fair market value to any dairy farm-
er who is directed to remove his milk from commercial mar-
kets because of (1) the presence of products of nuclear radi-
ation or fallout if such contamination is not due to the fault
of the farmer, or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic sub-
stances not included under the first sentence of the Act of
August 13, 1968, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such
chemicals or toxic substances were not used in a manner
contrary to applicable regulations or labeling instructions
provided at the time of use and the contamination is not
due to the fault of the farmer, $550,000, to remain available
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until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That none of
the funds contained in this Act shall be used to make indem-
nity payments to any farmer whose milk was removed from
commercial markets as a result of his willful failure to fol-
low procedures prescribed by the Federal Government: Pro-
vided further, That this amount shall be transferred to the
Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided further, That the
Secretary is authorized to utilize the services, facilities, and
authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the
purpose of making dairy indemnity disbursements.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928–
1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit
Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans,
$460,000,000 of which $400,000,000 shall be for guaranteed
loans; 
operating 
loans, 
$2,395,000,000, 
of 
which
$1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans
and $200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans;
Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25
U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; for emergency insured loans,
$25,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disas-
ters; for boll weevil eradication program loans as authorized
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by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $34,653,000; and for credit sales of ac-
quired property, $25,000,000.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm owner-
ship loans, $21,380,000, of which $15,440,000 shall be for
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $71,394,500, of which
$19,890,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and
$19,280,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; In-
dian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25
U.S.C. 488, $132,000; for emergency insured loans,
$6,008,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disas-
ters; for boll weevil eradication program loans as authorized
by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $249,500; and for credit sales of acquired
property, $3,255,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$219,861,000, of which $209,861,000 shall be transferred to
and merged with the ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
Expenses’’ account.
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES
For administrative and operating expenses, as author-
ized by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 6933), $64,000,000: Provided, That
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not to exceed $700 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1506(i): Provided further, That, of the amount made avail-
able under this sentence, $4,000,000 shall be available for
obligation only after the Administrator of the Risk Manage-
ment Agency issues and begins to implement the plan to
reduce administrative and operating costs of approved in-
surance providers required under section 508(k)(7) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(7)). In addi-
tion, for sales commissions of agents, as authorized by sec-
tion 516 (7 U.S.C. 1516), $202,571,000.
CORPORATIONS
The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds
and borrowing authority available to each such corporation
or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations
as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation
Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fis-
cal year for such corporation or agency, except as herein-
after provided.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
For payments, as authorized subsections (a)(2), (b)(2),
and (c) of section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act,
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as amended, such sums as may be necessary to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
For fiscal year 1998, such sums as may be necessary
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net re-
alized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed (esti-
mated to be $783,507,000 in the President’s fiscal year 1998
Budget Request (H. Doc. 105–3)), but not to exceed
$783,507,000, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August
17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713a–11).
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT
For fiscal year 1998, the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses to
comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and section
6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That expenses shall be
for operations and maintenance costs only and that other
hazardous waste management costs shall be paid for by the
USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation in
this Act.
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TITLE II
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
to administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the For-
est Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service,
$693,000.
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions
of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–590f) includ-
ing preparation of conservation plans and establishment of
measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga-
tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil
and water management as may be necessary to prevent
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
tural related pollutants); administration of research, inves-
tigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other wa-
terways, for small watershed investigations and planning,
and for technical assistance to carry out preventive meas-
ures, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C.1001–1009), and the Flood
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701); operation of conservation
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plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil;
dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water,
and interests therein, for use in the plant materials pro-
gram by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956
(7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alteration or im-
provement of permanent and temporary buildings; and op-
eration and maintenance of aircraft, $729,880,000, to re-
main available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which
not less than $5,835,000 is for snow survey and water fore-
casting and not less than $8,825,000 is for operation and
establishment of the plant materials centers: Provided, That
appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7
U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings
and public improvements at plant materials centers, except
that the cost of alterations and improvements to other build-
ings and other public improvements shall not exceed
$250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other
structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right
to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for technical assistance and related expenses to carry out
programs authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colo-
rado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Provided further, That no part of this
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appropriation may be expended for soil and water con-
servation operations under the Act of April 27, 1935 (16
U.S.C. 590a–590f) in demonstration projects: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation shall be available for employ-
ment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of
the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed
$25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109: Provided further, That qualified local engineers may
be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the
technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 590e–
2): Provided further, That not less than $80,138,000 shall
be available to provide technical assistance for water re-
sources assistance (Public Law–534 and Public Law–566).
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
ures, including but not limited to research, engineering op-
erations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation,
rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land,
in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1001–1005, 1007–1009), the provisions of the Act
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and in accordance
with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the
Department, $40,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which up to $15,000,000 may
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be available for the watersheds authorized under the Flood
Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16
U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and supplemented: Provided,
That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation is
available to carry out the purposes of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–205), as amended, includ-
ing cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act to relo-
cate endangered or threatened species to other suitable habi-
tats as may be necessary to expedite project construction.
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, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1010–1011; 76 Stat. 607) and, the pro-
visions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f),
and the provisions of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
(16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), $44,700,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209): Provided, That this appro-
priation 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 avail-
able for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to
carry out the program of forestry incentives, as authorized
in the Cooperative Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101),
as amended by the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–127), including tech-
nical assistance and related expenses, $6,325,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized by the Act.
OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 2279), $4,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
TITLE III
RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
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 pro-
grams under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural
Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and
the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agri-
culture, $588,000.
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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, and
1932, except for section 381G of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2009f),
$644,259,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$27,562,000 shall be for rural community programs de-
scribed in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, as amended; of which $568,304,000
shall be for the rural utilities programs described in section
381E(d)(2) of such Act; and of which $48,393,000 shall be
for the rural business and cooperative development pro-
grams described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Pro-
vided, That section 381E(d)(3)(B) of such Act is amended
by inserting after the phrase, ‘‘business and industry’’, the
words, ‘‘direct and’’: Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed
$24,500,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems
to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico bor-
der, including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act;
not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be for water systems for
rural and native villages in Alaska pursuant to section
306D of such Act; not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be for
technical assistance grants for rural waste systems pursu-
ant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act; and not to exceed
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$5,650,000 shall be for contracting with qualified national
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide tech-
nical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further,
That of the total amounts appropriated, not to exceed
$32,163,600 shall be available through June 30, 1998, for
empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as author-
ized by Public Law 103–66, of which $1,614,600 shall be
for rural community programs described in section
381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $21,952,000 shall be for
the rural utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2)
of such Act; of which $8,597,000 shall be for the rural busi-
ness and cooperative development programs described in
section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided further, That any
obligated and unobligated balances available for prior years
for the ‘‘Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants,’’ ‘‘Rural
Water and Waste Disposal Loans Program Account,’’
‘‘Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants,’’ ‘‘Solid
Waste Management Grants,’’ the community facility grant
program in the ‘‘Rural Housing Assistance Program’’ Ac-
count, ‘‘Community Facility Loans Program Account,’’
‘‘Rural Business Enterprise Grants,’’ ‘‘Rural Business and
Industry Loans Program Account,’’ and ‘‘Local Technical
Assistance and Planning Grants’’ shall be transferred to
and merged with this account.
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RURAL HOUSING SERVICE
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to be available from
funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows:
$3,300,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, of which $2,300,000,000 shall be
for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $30,000,000 for section
504 housing repair loans; $19,700,000 for section 538 guar-
anteed multi-family housing loans; $15,001,000 for section
514 farm labor housing; $128,640,000 for section 515 rental
housing; $600,000 for section 524 site loans; $25,004,000
for credit sales of acquired property; and $587,000 for sec-
tion 523 self-help housing land development loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section
502 loans, $133,390,000, of which $5,290,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair
loans, $10,308,000; section 538 multi-family housing guar-
anteed loans, $1,200,000; section 514 farm labor housing,
$7,388,000; section 515 rental housing, $68,745,000; credit
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sales of acquired property, $3,493,000; and section 523 self-
help housing land development loans, $20,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$354,785,000, which shall be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Sala-
ries and Expenses’’.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed 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, as amended,
$541,397,000; and in addition such sums as may be nec-
essary, as authorized by section 521 of the Act, to liquidate
debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rent-
al 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 eligi-
ble households as authorized 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 purchasing
projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Pro-
vided further, That agreements entered into or renewed dur-
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ing fiscal year 1998 shall be funded for a five-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),
$26,000,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b).
RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–313),
$1,285,000 to fund up to 50 percent of the cost of organiz-
ing, training, and equipping rural volunteer fire depart-
ments.
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For grants and contracts for housing for domestic farm
labor, very low-income housing repair, supervisory and
technical assistance, compensation for construction defects,
and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing
Service as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1486,
1490c, 1490e, and 1490m, $45,720,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That any obligated and unobli-
gated balances available from prior years in ‘‘Rural Hous-
ing for Domestic Farm Labor,’’ ‘‘Supervisory and Tech-
nical Assistance Grants,’’ ‘‘Very Low-Income Housing Re-
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pair Grants,’’ ‘‘Compensation for Construction Defects,’’
and ‘‘Rural Housing Preservation Grants’’ shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this account: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be
for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as au-
thorized by Public Law 103–66: Provided further, That if
such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and
enterprise communities by June 30, 1998, they shall remain
available for other authorized purposes under this head.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service,
including administering the programs authorized by the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amend-
ed, title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and
cooperative agreements, $58,804,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant
to the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944,
and not to exceed $520,000 may be used for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the cost of direct loans, $19,200,000, as authorized
by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)):
Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying
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such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these
funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans of $40,000,000: Provided
further, That through June 30, 1998, of the total amount
appropriated $3,618,750 shall be available for the cost of
direct loans, for empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize gross obligations
for the principal amount of direct loans, $7,500,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the direct loan programs, $3,482,000 shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and
Expenses’’.
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized
under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, as
amended, for the purpose of promoting rural economic de-
velopment and job creation projects, $12,865,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modi-
fying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, $3,076,000.
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ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND
COMMERCIALIZATION REVOLVING FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Ag-
ricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5901–5908), $10,000,000 is appropriated to the al-
ternative agricultural research and commercialization cor-
poration revolving fund.
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
For rural cooperative development grants authorized
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1932), $3,000,000,
of which up to $1,500,000 may be available for cooperative
agreements for appropriate technology transfer for rural
areas program.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Rural Business-Coopera-
tive Service, including administering the programs author-
ized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
as amended; section 1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985;
the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926; for activities relat-
ing to the marketing aspects of cooperatives, including eco-
nomic research findings, as authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946; for activities with institutions con-
cerning the development and operation of agricultural co-
operatives; and cooperative agreements; $25,680,000: Pro-
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vided, That this appropriation shall be available for em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed $260,000 may be
used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7
U.S.C. 935), shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural elec-
trification loans, $125,000,000; 5 percent rural tele-
communications loans, $52,756,000; cost of money rural
telecommunications loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate
rural electric loans, $500,000,000; and loans made pursu-
ant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $300,000,000,
and rural telecommunications, $120,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying
loans, of direct and guaranteed loans authorized by the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C.
935 and 936), as follows: cost of direct loans, $11,393,000;
cost of municipal rate loans, $21,100,000; cost of money
rural telecommunications loans, $60,000; cost of loans guar-
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anteed pursuant to section 306, $2,760,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may exceed 7 per-
cent per year.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$29,982,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses.’’.
RURAL TELEPHONE BANK PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to
make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available
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 Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
in carrying out its authorized programs for the current fis-
cal year. During fiscal year 1998 and within the resources
and authority available, gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans shall be $175,000,000.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying
loans, of direct loans authorized by the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), $3,710,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the loan programs, $3,000,000.
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1691, 1701–1715, 1721–1726, 1727–1727f, 1731–1736g), as
follows: (1) $226,900,000 for Public Law 480 title I credit,
including Food for Progress programs; (2) $20,630,000 is
hereby appropriated for ocean freight differential costs for
the shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to title
I of said Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as
amended; (3) $837,000,000 is hereby appropriated for com-
modities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad
pursuant to title II of said Act; and (4) $30,000,000 is here-
by appropriated for commodities supplied in connection
with dispositions abroad pursuant to title III of said Act:
Provided, That not to exceed 15 percent of the funds made
available to carry out any title of said Act may be used
to carry out any other title of said Act: Provided further,
That such sums shall remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209b): Provided further, That, of the amount of
funds made available under title II of said Act, the United
States Agency for International Development should use at
least the same amount of funds to carry out the orphan
feeding program in Haiti during fiscal year 1998 as was
used by the Agency to carry out the program during fiscal
year 1997.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements as
authorized by the Agricultural Trade Development and As-
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sistance Act of 1954, as amended, and the Food for Progress
Act of 1985, as amended, including the cost of modifying
credit agreements under said Act, $176,596,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out
the Public Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food
for Progress Act of 1985, as amended, to the extent funds
appropriated for Public Law 480 are utilized, $1,881,000.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commod-
ity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, GSM
102 and GSM 103, $3,820,000; to cover common overhead
expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Fed-
eral Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which not to exceed
$3,231,000 may be transferred to and merged with the ap-
propriation for the salaries and expenses of the Foreign Ag-
ricultural Service, and of which not to exceed $589,000 may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
the salaries and expenses of the Farm Service Agency.
EXPORT CREDIT
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make avail-
able not less than $5,500,000,000 in credit guarantees under
its export credit guarantee program extended to finance the
export sales of United States agricultural commodities and