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In fiscal year 2006, the agency is authorized to collect fees 
to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, 
or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, 
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 services provided to the entity by the agency, 
and such fees shall be credited to this account, to remain available 
until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such 
assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, 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, 
$4,996,000, to remain available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses to carry out services related to con-
sumer protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transpor-
tation, and regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for 
administration and coordination of payments to States, $75,376,000, 
including funds for the wholesale market development program 
for the design and development of wholesale and farmer market 
facilities for the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 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 percent of the current replacement value of 
the building. 
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 $65,667,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: 
Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrol-
lable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up 
to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress. 
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, including not less than $20,000,000 for replacement of 
a system to support commodity purchases, except for: (1) transfers 
to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided
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in this Act; and (3) not more than $16,055,000 for formulation 
and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant 
to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 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 marketing activi-
ties under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $3,847,000, of which not less than $2,500,000 
shall be used to make a grant under this heading. 
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United 
States Grain Standards Act, for the administration of the Packers 
and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures used to protect pur-
chasers of farm products, and the standardization activities related 
to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, $38,443,000: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 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 percent of the current replace-
ment value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $42,463,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing 
services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, 
this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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 enacted by the 
Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, $602,000. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed 
$50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant 
to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$837,756,000, of which no less than $753,252,000 shall be available 
for Federal food safety inspection; and in addition, $1,000,000 may 
be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of labora-
tory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Pro-
vided, That no fewer than 63 full time equivalent positions above 
the fiscal year 2002 level shall be employed during fiscal year 
2006 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement 
related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further,
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That of the amount available under this heading, notwithstanding 
section 704 of this Act $4,000,000, available until September 30, 
2007, shall be obligated to include the Humane Animal Tracking 
System as part of the Field Automation and Information Manage-
ment System following notification to the Committees on Appropria-
tions, which shall include a detailed explanation of the components 
of such system: Provided further, That of the total amount made 
available under this heading, no less than $20,653,000 shall be 
obligated for regulatory and scientific training: Provided further, 
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 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 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 Services to administer 
the laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service Agency, the 
Foreign Agricultural Service, the Risk Management Agency, and 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, $635,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
and implementation of programs administered by the Farm Service 
Agency, $1,030,000,000: 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: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any officer or 
employee of the Department of Agriculture to close any local or 
county office of the Farm Service Agency unless the Secretary 
of Agriculture, not later than 30 days after the date on which 
the Secretary proposed the closure, holds a public meeting about 
the proposed closure in the county in which the local or county 
office is located, and, after the public meeting but not later than 
120 days before the date on which the Secretary approves the 
closure, notifies the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the Senate, and the members of Congress 
from the State in which the local or county office is located of 
the proposed closure. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $4,250,000.
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GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), $3,750,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments 
to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a 
dairy indemnity program, $100,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such program is carried out by the Sec-
retary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program 
described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 
(Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating 
(7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian tribe land acquisition loans 
(25 U.S.C. 488), and boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), to be available 
from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: 
farm ownership loans, $1,608,000,000, of which $1,400,000,000 shall 
be for guaranteed loans and $208,000,000 shall be for direct loans; 
operating loans, $2,074,632,000, of which $1,150,000,000 shall be 
for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $274,632,000 shall be for sub-
sidized guaranteed loans and $650,000,000 shall be for direct loans; 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,020,000; and for boll weevil 
eradication program loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That the Sec-
retary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the 
purpose of boll weevil eradication program 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: farm ownership loans, 
$17,370,000, of which $6,720,000 shall be for guaranteed loans, 
and $10,650,000 shall be for direct loans; operating loans, 
$133,849,000, of which $34,845,000 shall be for unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans, $34,329,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed 
loans, and $64,675,000 shall be for direct loans; and Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans, $81,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $312,591,000, of 
which $304,591,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insur-
ance Program Account for farm ownership and operating direct 
loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these pro-
grams: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of 
any transfer.
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RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by 
section 226A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act 
of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933), $77,048,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized 
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 Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal 
year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, 
to remain available until expended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 
2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, 
That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation 
under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 
Act (15 U.S.C 714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and 
used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource 
management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that 
are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and 
cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to 
comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 
U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).
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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 Forest Service and the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, $744,000. 
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–f), including preparation 
of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve 
soil and water (including farm irrigation 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 agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemi-
nation of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests 
therein for use in the plant materials program 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 improvement of permanent and temporary 
buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $839,519,000, 
to remain available until May 31, 2007, of which not less than 
$10,650,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting, and not 
less than $10,547,000 is for operation and establishment of the 
plant materials centers, and of which not less than $27,500,000 
shall be for the grazing lands conservation initiative: 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 buildings 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 Colorado 
River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Pro-
vided further, That qualified local engineers may be temporarily 
employed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning 
work of the Service. 
WATERSHED SURVEYS AND PLANNING 
For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and 
surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small 
watershed investigations and planning, in accordance with the 
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–
1009), $6,083,000.
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WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
including but not limited to research, engineering operations, 
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 (16 U.S.C. 
1001–1005 and 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, $75,000,000, 
to remain available until expended; of which up to $10,000,000 
may be available for the watersheds authorized under the Flood 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16 U.S.C. 1006a): Provided, That 
not to exceed $30,000,000 of this appropriation shall be available 
for technical assistance: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$1,000,000 of this appropriation is available to carry out the pur-
poses of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–
205), including cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act 
to relocate endangered or threatened species to other suitable habi-
tats as may be necessary to expedite project construction. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of structural 
measures, in accordance with section 14 of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012), and in accordance 
with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Depart-
ment, $31,561,000, 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 sections 31 and 32 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 subtitle H of title 
XV of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–
3461), $51,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative or contribution 
agreement, within 45 days of enactment of this Act, with a national 
association regarding a Resource Conservation and Development 
program and such agreement shall contain the same matching, 
contribution requirements, and funding level, set forth in a similar 
cooperative or contribution agreement with a national association 
in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,411,000 
shall be available for national headquarters activities. 
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, $635,000.
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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, 1926d, and 1932, except 
for sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $701,941,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $82,620,000 shall be for rural community programs 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $530,100,000 
shall be for the rural utilities programs described in sections 
381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 306D of such Act, of which not to exceed 
$500,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described 
in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306E of such Act; and of which $89,221,000 
shall be for the rural business and cooperative development pro-
grams described in sections 381E(d)(3) and 310B(f) of such Act: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated in this account, 
$25,000,000 shall be for loans and grants to benefit Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes, including grants for drinking water 
and waste disposal systems pursuant to section 306C of such Act, 
of which $4,464,000 shall be available for community 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 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 programs, 
$6,350,000 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, nonprofit community-
based housing and community development organizations, low-
income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native Amer-
ican Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
facilities, community and economic development 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 assist-
ance: Provided further, That such intermediary 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 assistance for rural transportation 
in order to promote economic development; $2,000,000 shall be 
for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) 
for any purpose under this heading: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to benefit 
the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, including 
grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; $25,000,000 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 2 
percent available to administer the program and/or improve inter-
agency coordination may be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’, of
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which $100,000 shall be provided to develop a regional system 
for centralized billing, operation, and management of rural water 
and sewer utilities through regional cooperatives, of which 25 per-
cent shall be provided for water and sewer projects in regional 
hubs, and the State of Alaska shall provide a 25 percent cost 
share, and grantees may use up to 5 percent of grant funds, not 
to exceed $35,000 per community, for the completion of comprehen-
sive community safe water plans; not to exceed $18,250,000 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 $5,600,000 shall 
be for Rural Community Assistance Programs and not less than 
$850,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organiza-
tion to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 
tribal communities; and not to exceed $13,750,000 shall be for 
contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider 
program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to 
exceed $21,367,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones; of which $1,067,000 shall be 
for the rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) 
of such Act, of which $12,000,000 shall be for the rural utilities 
programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act, and of which 
$8,300,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative develop-
ment programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated for rural community pro-
grams, $18,000,000 shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural 
communities 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: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount appropriated, $26,000,000 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 
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 Energy Costs Grants 
Account’’. 
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; $164,625,000: Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
under this title for salaries and expenses, $11,147,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2007, shall be used to complete the 
consolidation of Rural Development activities in St. Louis, Missouri: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated under this section may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support the Rural Development 
mission area: Provided further, That not more than $10,000 may