suant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help 
housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 until June 1, 2017. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$15,387,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 
farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail-
able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this account. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$410,086,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, 
$1,405,033,000; and in addition such sums as may be nec-
essary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liq-
uidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out 
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the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of 
the Act: Provided, That rental assistance agreements en-
tered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall 
be funded for a one-year period: Provided further, That 
any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 
one-year agreements may be transferred and used for pur-
poses of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or reha-
bilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental 
assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: 
Provided further, That rental assistance provided under 
agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2017 for a 
farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 
section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for 
use in another project until such assistance has remained 
unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such 
project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assist-
ance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants 
who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, 
That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent 
practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family 
housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the 
Act: Provided further, That except as provided in the third 
proviso under this heading and notwithstanding any other 
provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental 
assistance provided under agreements entered into prior 
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to fiscal year 2017 for a project that the Secretary deter-
mines no longer needs rental assistance and use such re-
captured funds for current needs. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not-
withstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for addi-
tional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the 
preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental hous-
ing properties described in this paragraph, $40,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $18,000,000, 
shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low- 
income household (including those not receiving rental as-
sistance) residing in a property financed with a section 
515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 
2005, or that is otherwise paying off or has paid off the 
section 515 financing as based on prioritization as deter-
mined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the 
amount of such voucher shall be the difference between 
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the 
tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That 
funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject 
to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided fur-
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ther, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, administer such vouchers with current regula-
tions and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 
housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided 
further, That if the Secretary determines that the amount 
made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is 
not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds 
for the demonstration program for the preservation and 
revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties de-
scribed in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $22,000,000 
shall be available for a demonstration program for the 
preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, 
and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restruc-
ture existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the 
Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes 
of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve 
the project for the purpose of providing safe and afford-
able housing for low-income residents and farm laborers 
including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan 
payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan 
debt; and other financial assistance including advances, 
payments and incentives (including the ability of owners 
to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by 
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the Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement 
obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the 
terms of the restructuring: Provided further, That if the 
Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers 
described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the pres-
ervation and revitalization demonstration program may be 
used for such vouchers: Provided further, That if Congress 
enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family 
rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the 
demonstration program described herein, the Secretary 
may use funds made available for the demonstration pro-
gram under this heading to carry out such legislation with 
the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That in ad-
dition to any other available funds, the Secretary may ex-
pend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 
funds made available under this heading, for administra-
tive expenses for activities funded under this heading. 
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), $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for very low-income housing repair and 
rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, 
$33,701,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for di-
rect loans and $148,305,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost 
of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,322,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $43,778,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be available for a 
Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the 
capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based 
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housing and community development organizations, low- 
income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Na-
tive American 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 pri-
vate, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations pro-
posing to carry out a program of financial and technical 
assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary orga-
nizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, 
including Federal funds for related activities, in an 
amount not less than funds provided: Provided further, 
That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural 
communities with extreme unemployment and severe eco-
nomic depression (Public Law 106–387), with up to 5 per-
cent for administration and capacity building in the State 
rural 
development 
offices: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be available for community facilities grants to 
tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such 
Act: Provided further, 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. 
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RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by sec-
tion 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and 
(g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $76,883,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made 
available for one grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
order to promote economic development and $5,000,000 
shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority and 
the Appalachian Regional Commission (7 U.S.C. 2009aa 
et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program 
purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not 
more than 5 percent may be used for administrative ex-
penses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for business 
grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified na-
tional organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural transportation in order to promote economic develop-
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ment: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 
not applicable to funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for grants to assist 
small and emerging businesses that have identified a mar-
ket problem or need that technology investments could ad-
dress if the investments will complement other recent in-
vestments in technology infrastructure. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized by the Intermediary Relending Program (7 U.S.C. 
1936b), $18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,476,000, as author-
ized by the Intermediary Relending Program (7 U.S.C. 
1936b), of which $557,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2017, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes; and of which $1,072,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2017, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $3,495,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, 
for the purpose of promoting rural economic development 
and job creation projects, $50,000,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $151,487,000 shall not be ob-
ligated and $151,487,000 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), $26,550,000, of 
which $2,750,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 
the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro-
gram: 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 
disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of di-
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rectors or governing boards of which are comprised of in-
dividuals who are members of socially disadvantaged 
groups; and of which $15,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural prod-
uct 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), $464,000: Provided, That the cost 
of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, 
and solid waste management programs authorized by sec-
tions 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and de-
scribed in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 
381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $533,210,000, to remain available until ex-
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pended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able 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 not 
to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 
306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act in addition to funding authorized by section 
306A(i)(1) 
of 
such 
Act: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
$53,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for loans and grants including water and 
waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 
306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes authorized by section 
306C(a)(1) of such Act: 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 pro-
grams and not more than 2 percent of the funding pro-
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vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural 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 fur-
ther, That not to exceed $20,000,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be for technical assist-
ance 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 
$6,500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a quali-
fied nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance or-
ganization, with experience in working with small commu-
nities on water and waste water problems, the principal 
purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities 
with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the plan-
ning, 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 fur-
ther, That not to exceed $16,897,000 of the amount ap-
propriated 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 
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for solid waste management grants: Provided further, 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. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec-
trification 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, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed un-
derwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 
5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursu-
ant 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, acquisi-
tion, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating 
plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon se-
questration systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
935), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in 
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section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost 
of money rural telecommunications loans, $3,071,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$33,414,000, 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 telecommuni-
cation loans, $20,000,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 
et seq., $25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 
section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,560,000, 
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, $33,000,000, 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. 
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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. 
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; $23,175,679,000 to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2018, of which such sums as are made avail-
able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246) 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 pro-
vide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to 
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local educational agencies and schools to purchase the 
equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food 
safety, and to help support the establishment, mainte-
nance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount available, 
$21,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry 
out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, That sec-
tion 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010 through 2017’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,350,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2018: 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: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this account 
shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except 
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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 Federal 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 estab-
lished by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the re-
quirement 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.), 
$79,673,277,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through December 31, 2018, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times 
as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 
Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to 
provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 
Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 
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further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 
work registration or workfare requirements as may be re-
quired by law: Provided further, That funds made available 
for Employment and Training under this heading shall re-
main available through September 30, 2018: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading for 
section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 
30, 2018: Provided further, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading may be obligated or expended 
in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That, 
subject to section 732 of this Act, funds made available 
under this heading may be used to enter into contracts 
and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to con-
duct activities related to program integrity provided that 
such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 
authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist-
ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec-
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tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm-
ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $315,139,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2018: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim-
burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, effective with funds 
made available in fiscal year 2017 to support the Seniors 
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through 
September 30, 2018: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may 
use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribu-
tion of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri-
tion assistance program, $168,524,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for 
the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 
amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246: Pro-
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vided further, That of the funds provided herein, 
$1,000,000 shall be used to contract for an independent 
study to identify the best means of consolidating and co-
ordinating reporting requirements under Child Nutrition 
Programs to eliminate redundancy, increase efficiency, 
and reduce the reporting burden on school food authorities 
and State agencies. 
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 
the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$194,566,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for ex-
penditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and 
private organizations and institutions under agreements 
executed pursuant to the agricultural food production as-
sistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assist-
ance programs of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided further, That funds made 
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available for middle-income country training programs, 
funds made available for the Borlaug International Agri-
cultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and 
up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service ap-
propriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations 
in international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-
mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re-
main available until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD 
FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $149,000, 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connec-
tion with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 
$1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including section 202(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
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