In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 17, 2007. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2764) entitled ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008, and for other purposes’’, with the following 
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 
Ω1æPage 1 of the Senate engrossed amendment, strike line 
1 and all that follows through the end of line 2 on page 227, 
and insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
Sec. 5. Emergency designations. 
Sec. 6. Statement of appropriations. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Agricultural Programs 
Title II—Conservation Programs 
Title III—Rural Development Programs
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs 
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
Title VI—Related Agencies and Food and Drug Administration 
Title VII—General Provisions 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—Rescissions 
DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of Defense—Civil: Department of the Army 
Title II—Department of the Interior 
Title III—Department of Energy 
Title IV—Independent Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION D—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of the Treasury 
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the Presi-
dent 
Title III—The Judiciary 
Title IV—District of Columbia 
Title V—Independent Agencies 
Title VI—General Provisions—This Act 
Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide 
Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia 
DIVISION E—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of Homeland Security 
Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations 
Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 
Title IV—Research and Development, Training, and Services 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of the Interior 
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions
Title V—Wildfire Suppression Emergency Appropriations 
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—National Commission on Children and Disasters 
DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Title II—General Provisions 
DIVISION I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of State and Related Agencies 
Title II—Export and Investment Assistance 
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 
Title IV—Military Assistance 
Title V—Multilateral Economic Assistance 
Title VI—General Provisions 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 
Title I—Department of Transportation 
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions This Act 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion.
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding the consolidated 
appropriations amendment of the House of Representatives 
to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2764, printed in 
the House section of the Congressional Record on or about 
December 17, 2007 by the Chairman of the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with 
respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of di-
visions A through K of this Act as if it were a joint explana-
tory statement of a committee of conference. 
SEC. 5. EMERGENCY DESIGNATIONS. 
Any designation in any division of this Act referring 
to this section is a designation of an amount as an emer-
gency requirement and necessary to meet emergency needs 
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 204 of S. Con. 
Res. 21 (110th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2008. 
SEC. 6. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008.
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOP-
MENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2008 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Agriculture, $5,097,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$11,000 of this amount shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, as determined by the Secretary. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
mist, including economic analysis, risk assessment, cost- 
benefit analysis, energy and new uses, and the functions 
of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by 
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), 
$10,487,000. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $14,466,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, $8,270,000. 
HOMELAND SECURITY STAFF 
For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security 
Staff, $931,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $16,361,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $5,850,000: Provided, That no funds made 
available by this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR 
Act or Circular A–76 activities until the Secretary has sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives a report on 
the Department’s contracting out policies, including agency 
budgets for contracting out. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $854,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$20,496,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, $673,000. 
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 
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 alterations 
and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
able for release to the Administrator of General Services, 
and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related 
costs, $196,252,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $156,590,000 shall be available for payments to the 
General Services Administration for rent and the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security for building security: Provided, 
That amounts which are made available for space rental 
and related costs for the Department of Agriculture in this 
Act may be transferred between such appropriations to
cover the costs of additional, new, or replacement space 15 
days after notice thereof is transmitted to the Appropria-
tions Committees of both Houses of Congress. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $4,886,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 
funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 
Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 
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, $23,144,000, to 
provide for necessary expenses for management support 
services to offices of the Department and for general admin-
istration, security, repairs and alterations, and other mis-
cellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for 
and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the 
Department: Provided, That this appropriation shall be re-
imbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for 
travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as re-
quired by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the pro-
grams funded by this Act, including programs involving 
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
branch, $3,795,000: Provided, That these funds may be 
transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture 
funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency 
level: Provided further, That no funds made available by 
this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from the 
date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has noti-
fied the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: 
Provided further, That no other funds appropriated to the 
Department by this Act shall be available to the Depart-
ment for support of activities of congressional relations. 
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Communica-
tions to carry out services relating to the coordination of 
programs involving public affairs, for the dissemination of
agricultural information, and the coordination of informa-
tion, work, and programs authorized by Congress in the De-
partment, $9,338,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, $80,052,000, 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 Inspector General Act of 1978, and including 
not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational 
expenses, including the payment of informants, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu-
ant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 
97–98. 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $39,227,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Research, Education and Economics to admin-
ister the laws enacted by the Congress for the Economic Re-
search Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 
the Agricultural Research Service, and the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
$596,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice in conducting economic research and analysis, 
$77,943,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and 
service work, $163,355,000, of which up to $52,351,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re-
search Service to perform agricultural research and dem-
onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing, 
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, and for 
land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 
value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the 
grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value
of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,128,944,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for the operation and maintenance of air-
craft and the purchase 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 otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one 
building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses 
or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, 
and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved 
at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of alter-
ing any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 
10 percent of the current replacement value of the building 
or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That 
the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall 
not apply to modernization or replacement of existing fa-
cilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That ap-
propriations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Pro-
vided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply 
to replacement of buildings 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 sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law: Provided further, That hereafter none of the funds 
appropriated under this heading shall be available to carry 
out research related to the production, processing, or mar-
keting 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, $47,082,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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, $672,997,000, as follows: to carry out 
the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a– 
i), $197,192,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research 
(16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), $24,966,000; for payments 
to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), $41,340,000, pro-
vided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; 
for special grants for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $92,422,000, of which $2,095,000 shall be for
grants pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 3155; for competitive grants 
for agricultural research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $15,421,000; for competitive research grants (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)), $192,229,000; for the support of animal 
health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $5,006,000; 
for supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 
U.S.C. 3319d), $825,000; for grants for research pursuant 
to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178 
et seq.), $1,091,000, to remain available until expended; for 
the 1994 research grants program for 1994 institutions pur-
suant to section 536 of Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $1,544,000, to remain available until expended; for 
rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $990,000; for 
higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(6)), $3,701,000, to remain available until expended 
(7 U.S.C. 2209b); for a program pursuant to section 1415A 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), $875,000, 
to remain available until expended; for higher education 
challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $5,423,000; for a 
higher education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(5)), $988,000, to remain available until expended 
(7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for His-
panic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $6,089,000; for 
competitive grants for the purpose of carrying out all provi-
sions of 7 U.S.C. 3242 (section 759 of Public Law 106– 
78) to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible 
institutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded 
equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, 
$3,218,000; for a secondary agriculture education program 
and 2-year post-secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), 
$990,000; for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), 
$3,956,000; for sustainable agriculture research and edu-
cation (7 U.S.C. 5811), $14,500,000; for a program of ca-
pacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to institutions 
eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, 
$13,688,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b); for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to 
section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382, $3,342,000; for 
resident instruction grants for insular areas under section 
1491 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $750,000; and 
for necessary expenses of Research and Education Activi-
ties, $42,451,000, of which $2,723,000 for the Research, 
Education, and Economics Information System and 
$2,151,000 for the Electronic Grants Information System, 
are to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
hereafter none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available to carry out research related to the pro-
duction, processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco
products: Provided further, That hereafter this paragraph 
shall not apply to research on the medical, biotechnological, 
food, and industrial uses of tobacco. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, North-
ern Marianas, and American Samoa, $456,460,000, as fol-
lows: payments for cooperative extension work under the 
Smith-Lever Act, 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, $276,596,000; payments for extension 
work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act 
(7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,321,000; payments for the nutri-
tion and family education program for low-income areas 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $66,019,000; payments for 
the pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$9,860,000; payments for the farm safety program under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $4,759,000; payments for New Tech-
nologies for Ag Extension under Section 3(d) of the Act, 
$1,485,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and 
teaching facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds
under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $17,389,000, to remain 
available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk pro-
grams under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, 
$8,024,000; for youth farm safety education and certifi-
cation extension grants, to be awarded competitively under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $467,000; payments for carrying 
out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $4,036,000; payments for 
the federally-recognized Tribes Extension Program under 
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $3,000,000; payments 
for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of 
the Act, $4,600,000; payments for rural health and safety 
education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law 
92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,750,000; payments for coop-
erative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 
3221), $36,103,000, provided that each institution receives 
no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organizations 
pursuant to section 7630 of title 7, United States Code, 
$1,750,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension Activi-
ties, $17,301,000. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $56,244,000, as follows: for competitive grants pro-
grams authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7626), $42,286,000, including $12,738,000 for the 
water quality program, $14,699,000 for the food safety pro-
gram, $4,125,000 for the regional pest management centers 
program, $4,419,000 for the Food Quality Protection Act 
risk mitigation program for major food crop systems, 
$1,375,000 for the crops affected by Food Quality Protection 
Act implementation, $3,075,000 for the methyl bromide 
transition program, and $1,855,000 for the organic transi-
tion program; for a competitive international science and 
education grants program authorized under section 1459A 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b), to remain 
available until expended, $2,000,000; for grants programs 
authorized under section 2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89–106, 
as amended, $737,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2009, for the critical issues program; $1,321,000 for the 
regional 
rural 
development 
centers 
program; 
and 
$9,900,000 for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 
authorized under section 1484 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Act of 1977, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009. 
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), $6,440,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to admin-
ister programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service; and the Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration; $721,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal 
diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regu-
latory activities; and to protect the environment, as author-
ized by law, including up to $30,000 for representation al-
lowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service 
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), $873,754,000, of which 
$1,000,000 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; of which $37,269,000 shall be used 
for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for 
debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which 
$9,750,000 shall be available for a National Animal Identi-
fication program; of which $51,725,000 shall be used to con-
duct a surveillance and preparedness program for highly 
pathogenic avian influenza: 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 appropriation shall be available 
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
chase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replace-
ment only: Provided further, That, in addition, in emer-
gencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural pro-
duction industry of this country, the Secretary may trans-
fer from other appropriations or funds available to the 
agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as 
may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emer-
gencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infec-
tious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and 
for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 
of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 
8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act 
(7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances 
of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the pre-
ceding 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 improve-
ments, but unless otherwise provided 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. 
In fiscal year 2008, 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. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses to carry out 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, $76,862,000, 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 cur-
rent 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 $61,233,000 (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 
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 $10,000,000 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 in this Act; and (3) not 
more than $16,798,000 for formulation and administration
of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agri-
cultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricul-
tural Act of 1961. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $11,709,000, of 
which not less than $1,875,000 shall be used to make a 
grant under this heading: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $8,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, is for specialty crop block grants au-
thorized under section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competi-
tiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–465; 7 U.S.C. 1621 
note), of which not to exceed five percent may be available 
for administrative expenses. 
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 administra-
tion of the Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying proce-
dures used to protect purchasers of farm products, and the 
standardization activities related to grain under the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946, $38,785,000: 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 cur-
rent replacement value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $42,463,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
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 Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food Safety to administer the laws enacted by 
the Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
$600,000. 
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, in-
cluding 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), $930,120,000, of which no 
less than $829,807,000 shall be available for Federal food
safety inspection; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of labora-
tory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That no fewer than 83 full time 
equivalent positions above the fiscal year 2002 level shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2008 for purposes dedicated 
solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane 
Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That of the 
amount available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be 
obligated to maintain the Humane Animal Tracking Sys-
tem as part of the Public Health Data Communication In-
frastructure System: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$650,000 is for construction of a laboratory sample receiv-
ing facility: Provided further, That this appropriation shall 
be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
ation 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 expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to ad-
minister the laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service
Agency, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the Risk Manage-
ment Agency, and the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
$632,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs administered by 
the Farm Service Agency, $1,134,045,000: 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 none of the funds made available by this Act 
may be used to pay the salary or expenses of any officer 
or employee of the Department of Agriculture to close or 
relocate any county or field office of the Farm Service Agen-
cy (other than a county or field office that had zero employ-
ees as of February 7, 2007), or to develop, submit, consider, 
or approve any plan for any such closure or relocation be-
fore enactment of an omnibus authorization law to provide 
for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal 
years after 2007.
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), 
$4,400,000. 
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), 
$3,713,000, 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 pro-
gram is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner 
as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Pub-
lic 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 di-
rect 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 own-
ership loans, $1,471,257,000, of which $1,247,400,000 shall 
be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $223,857,000 
shall be for direct loans; operating loans, $1,875,686,000, 
of which $1,024,650,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaran-
teed loans, $271,886,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed 
loans and $579,150,000 shall be for direct loans; Indian 
tribe land acquisition loans, $3,960,000; and for boll weevil 
eradication program loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll wee-
vil 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 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm owner-
ship loans, $14,952,000, of which $4,990,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans, and $9,962,000 shall be for 
direct loans; operating loans, $134,561,000, of which 
$24,797,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, 
$36,270,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and 
$73,494,000 shall be for direct loans; and Indian tribe land 
acquisition loans, $125,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$311,229,000, of which $303,309,000 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 Insurance Program Account for farm ownership and 
operating direct loans and guaranteed loans may be trans-
ferred among these programs: Provided, That the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are noti-
fied at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
For administrative and operating expenses, as author-
ized by section 226A of the Department of Agriculture Reor-
ganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933), $76,658,000: Pro-
vided, That not more than $11,166,000 of the funds made 
available under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for program com-
pliance and integrity purposes, including the data mining 
project, and for the Common Information Management Sys-
tem: Provided further, 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 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 may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams 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 Fed-
eral 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 nec-
essary 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 Agri-
cultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to 
and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for informa-
tion resource management activities of the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor-
poration business.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site in-
vestigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and 
maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of 
section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, 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). 
TITLE II 
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Natural Resources and Environment to admin-
ister the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service 
and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, $742,000. 
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 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); operation of conservation plant 
materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis-
semination 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, $840,326,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
construction and improvement of buildings and public im-
provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro-
vided 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 fur-
ther, That this appropriation shall be available for tech-
nical 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)): 
Provided further, That qualified local engineers may be
temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the tech-
nical planning work of the Service. 
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 (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, $30,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,500,000 of this appropriation shall be available for 
technical assistance. 
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 relat-
ing to the activities of the Department, $20,000,000, to re-
main 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), $51,088,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
exceed $3,073,000 shall be available for national head-
quarters activities. 
HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Healthy For-
ests Reserve Program authorized under title V of Public 
Law 108–148 (16 U.S.C. 6571–6578), $2,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
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 pro-
grams under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural 
Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 
and the Rural Utilities Service, $632,000. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De-
velopment mission area, including activities with institu-
tions concerning the development and operation of agricul-
tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$169,998,000: Provided, 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 fur-
ther, That not more than $10,000 may be expended to pro-
vide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees: 
Provided further, That any balances available from prior 
years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Serv-
ice, and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service salaries 
and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged 
with this appropriation. 
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, to be available from funds in the rural 
housing insurance fund, as follows: $5,349,391,000 for loans 
to section 502 borrowers, of which $1,129,391,000 shall be 
for direct loans, and of which $4,220,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $34,652,000 for section 504 
housing repair loans; $70,000,000 for section 515 rental 
housing; $130,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi- 
family housing loans; $5,045,000 for section 524 site loans;
$11,485,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which 
up to $1,485,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and 
$5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land develop-
ment 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, $156,224,000, of which $105,824,000 shall be for 
direct loans, and of which $50,400,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; 
section 504 housing repair loans, $9,796,000; repair, reha-
bilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental hous-
ing, $29,827,000; section 538 multi-family housing guaran-
teed loans, $12,220,000; credit sales of acquired property, 
$552,000; and section 523 self-help housing and develop-
ment loans, $142,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated in this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2008, for authorized empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That any funds 
under this paragraph initially allocated by the Secretary 
for housing projects in the State of Alaska that are not obli-
gated by September 30, 2008, shall be carried over until 
September 30, 2009, and made available for such housing
projects only in the State of Alaska: Provided further, That 
any unobligated balances for a demonstration program for 
the preservation and revitalization of the section 515 multi- 
family rental housing properties as authorized by Public 
Law 109–97 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multi-family Housing Revitaliza-
tion Program Account’’. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$452,927,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
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, $482,090,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2009; and, in ad-
dition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by 
section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior 
to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance pro-
gram under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That 
of this amount, up to $6,000,000 shall be available for debt 
forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized 
by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed
$50,000 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: Provided further, That agreements 
entered 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 the purposes 
of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilita-
tion of any existing projects; preservation; and rental as-
sistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Pro-
vided further, That rental assistance provided under agree-
ments entered into prior to fiscal year 2008 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 pe-
riod of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting 
list of tenants seeking such assistance 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 an-
other farm labor multi-family housing project financed 
under section 514 or 516 of the Act.
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section, for the cost to con-
duct a housing demonstration program to provide revolving 
loans for the preservation of low-income multi-family hous-
ing projects, and for additional costs to conduct a dem-
onstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of multi-family rental housing properties described in this 
paragraph, $28,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $5,000,000 shall be available for rural housing 
vouchers to any low-income household (including those not 
receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed 
with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after Sep-
tember 30, 2005: 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 further, That the Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouch-
ers with current regulations and administrative guidance 
applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by
the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (including the ability to pay administrative 
costs related to delivery of the voucher funds): Provided fur-
ther, 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 programs for the preservation and revi-
talization of multi-family rental housing properties de-
scribed in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall 
be available for the cost of loans to private non-profit orga-
nizations, or such non-profit organizations’ affiliate loan 
funds and State and local housing finance agencies, to 
carry out a housing demonstration program to provide re-
volving loans for the preservation of low-income multi-fam-
ily housing projects: Provided further, That loans under 
such demonstration program shall have an interest rate of 
not more than 1 percent direct loan to the recipient: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary may defer the interest and 
principal payment to the Rural Housing Service for up to 
3 years and the term of such loans shall not exceed 30 years: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for a dem-
onstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of the section 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing
properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family hous-
ing 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 
affordable housing for low-income residents and farm labor-
ers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring 
loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing 
loan debt; and other financial assistance including ad-
vances and incentives required by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That if the Secretary determines that additional 
funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, 
funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration 
program may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, 
That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently author-
ize a section 515 multi-family rental housing loan restruc-
turing program similar to the demonstration program de-
scribed herein, the Secretary may use funds made available 
for the demonstration program under this heading to carry 
out such legislation with the prior approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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), 
$39,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2008, for authorized empower-
ment zones and enterprise communities and communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants and contracts for 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), 1490e, and 1490m, $39,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2008, for authorized empowerment zones and en-
terprise communities and communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones: Provided further, That any balances to carry 
out a housing demonstration program to provide revolving 
loans for the preservation of low-income multi-family hous-
ing projects as authorized in Public Law 108–447 and Pub-
lic Law 109–97 shall be transferred to and merged with 
the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multi-family Housing Revital-
ization Program Account’’. 
FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $22,000,000, to 
remain available until expended, for direct farm labor hous-