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pay administrative expenses of WIC clinics except those
that have an announced policy of prohibiting smoking
within the space used to carry out the program: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided in this account
shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except
in accordance with the cost containment and competitive
bidding requirements specified in section 17 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp
Act (7 U.S.C. 2011–2029), $27,615,029,000: Provided,
That funds provided herein shall remain available through
September 30, 1997, in accordance with section 18(a) of
the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That $100,000,000
of the foregoing amount 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 fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available under this
heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: Provided
further, That funds provided herein shall be expended in
accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to
any work registration or workfare requirements as may
be required by law: Provided further, That $1,174,000,000
of the foregoing amount shall be available for nutrition
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assistance for Puerto Rico as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
2028.
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity
supplemental food program as authorized by section 4(a)
of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
(7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983, as amended, and section 110 of the Hunger
Prevention Act of 1988, $166,000,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 1998: Provided, That none
of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the
program.
FOOD DONATIONS PROGRAMS FOR SELECTED GROUPS
For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of
the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7
U.S.C. 612c (note)), section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act
(7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), and section 311 of the Older Ameri-
cans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3030a),
$205,000,000, to remain available through September 30,
1998.
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For necessary administrative expenses of the domes-
tic food programs funded under this Act, $104,487,000,
of which $5,000,000 shall be available only for simplifying
procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening regula-
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tions, improving food stamp coupon handling, and assist-
ance in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of
fraud and other violations of law: Provided, That this ap-
propriation 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 $150,000 shall
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
TITLE V
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED
PROGRAMS
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE AND GENERAL SALES
MANAGER
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural
Service, including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural
Act of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1761–1768), market
development activities abroad, and for enabling the Sec-
retary to coordinate and integrate activities of the Depart-
ment in connection with foreign agricultural work, includ-
ing not to exceed $128,000 for representation allowances
and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved
August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $128,005,000, of which
$2,792,000 may be transferred from the Export Loan
Program account in this Act, and $1,005,000 may be
transferred from the Public Law 480 program account in
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this Act: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances
of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures
made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private or-
ganizations and institutions under agreements executed
pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance
programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance pro-
grams of the International Development Cooperation Ad-
ministration (22 U.S.C. 2392): Provided further, That
funds provided for foreign market development to trade
associations, cooperatives and small businesses shall be al-
located only after a competitive bidding process to target
funds to those entities most likely to generate additional
U.S. exports as a result of the expenditure.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or
tobacco products.
PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM AND GRANT ACCOUNTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1691, 1701–1715, 1721–1726, 1727–1727f,
1731–1736g), as follows: (1) $216,400,000 for Public
Law 480 title I credit, including Food for Progress pro-
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grams; (2) $13,905,000 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 commodities supplied in connec-
tion with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II of said
Act; and (4) $29,500,000 is hereby appropriated for com-
modities 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).
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements
as authorized by the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance 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,
$177,000,000.
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, $1,750,000.
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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program,
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $3,381,000; to cover common
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which not
to exceed $2,792,000 may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the
Foreign Agricultural Service, and of which not to exceed
$589,000 may be transferred to and merged with the ap-
propriation 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 fi-
nance the export sales of United States agricultural com-
modities and the products thereof, as authorized by sec-
tion 202 (a) and (b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5641).
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TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger
motor vehicles; for rental of special purpose space in the
District of Columbia or elsewhere; and for miscellaneous
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted
for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed
$25,000; 
$907,499,000, 
of 
which 
not 
to 
exceed
$87,528,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to
this appropriation and remain available until expended:
Provided, That fees derived from applications received
during fiscal year 1997 shall be subject to the fiscal year
1997 limitation: Provided further, That none of these
funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any
program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701.
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In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act may be credited to this account,
to remain available until expended.
In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to
this account, to remain available until expended.
None of the funds appropriated or made available to
the Federal Food and Drug Administration shall be used
to implement any rule finalizing the August 25, 1995 pro-
posed rule entitled ‘‘The Prescription Drug Product La-
beling; Medication Guide Requirements,’’ except as to any
specific drug or biological product where the FDA deter-
mines that without approved patient information there
would be a serious and significant public health risk.
Section 3 of the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act
(21 U.S.C 348 nt.) is amended by striking out ‘‘May 1,
1997’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘May 1, 2002’’.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration,
where not otherwise provided, $21,350,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
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RENTAL PAYMENTS (FDA)
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of
the Food and Drug Administration which are included in
this Act, $46,294,000: Provided, That in the event the
Food and Drug Administration should require modifica-
tion of space needs, a share of the salaries and expenses
appropriation may be transferred to this appropriation, or
a share of this appropriation may be transferred to the
salaries and expenses appropriation, but such transfers
shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds made available for
rental payments (FDA) to or from this account.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
PAYMENTS TO THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE CORPORATION
For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System
Financial Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the
Treasury, as authorized by section 6.28(c) of the Farm
Credit Act of 1971, as amended, for reimbursement of in-
terest expenses incurred by the Financial Assistance Cor-
poration on obligations issued through 1994, as author-
ized $10,290,000.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U.S.C.
1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of passenger
motor vehicles; the rental of space (to include multiple
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and
not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109; $55,101,000, including not to exceed $1,000 for of-
ficial reception and representation expenses: Provided,
That the Commission is authorized to charge reasonable
fees to attendees of Commission sponsored educational
events and symposia to cover the Commission’s costs of
providing those events and symposia, and notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees shall be credited to this account,
to be available without further appropriation.
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Not to exceed $37,478,000 (from assessments col-
lected from farm credit institutions and from the Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses
as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249.
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TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the fiscal year 1997 under this
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 667 passenger
motor vehicles, of which 643 shall be for replacement only,
and for the hire of such vehicles.
SEC. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or al-
lowances therefor as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–
5902).
SEC. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropria-
tions of the Department of Agriculture in this Act for re-
search and service work authorized by the Acts of August
14, 1946, and July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 427, 1621–1629),
and by chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, shall
be available for contracting in accordance with said Acts
and chapter.
SEC. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the
Working Capital Fund for the purpose of accumulating
growth capital for data services and National Finance
Center operations shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided,
That no funds in this Act appropriated to an agency of
the Department shall be transferred to the Working Cap-
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ital Fund without the approval of the agency adminis-
trator.
SEC. 705. New obligational authority provided for the
following appropriation items in this Act shall remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to
meet emergency conditions, fruit fly program, and inte-
grated systems acquisition project; Farm Service Agency,
salaries and expenses funds made available to county com-
mittees; and Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-income
country training program.
New obligational authority for the boll weevil pro-
gram; up to 10 percent of the screwworm program of the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Food Safety
and Inspection Service, field automation and information
management project; funds appropriated for rental pay-
ments; funds for the Native American institutions endow-
ment fund in the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service, and funds for the competitive re-
search grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), shall remain available
until expended.
SEC. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
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SEC. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropria-
tions available to the Department of Agriculture in this
Act shall be available to provide appropriate orientation
and language training pursuant to Public Law 94–449.
SEC. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative
agreements or similar arrangements between the United
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of
the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar-
rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest
between the two parties. This does not preclude appro-
priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts
with such institutions when such indirect costs are com-
puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro-
priations are provided in this Act.
SEC. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, commodities acquired by the Department in con-
nection with Commodity Credit Corporation and section
32 price support operations may be used, as authorized
by law (15 U.S.C. 714c and 7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide
commodities to individuals in cases of hardship as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
SEC. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to reimburse the General Services Administration for