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program leadership for higher education work of the De-
partment, administration of payments to State agricul-
tural experiment stations, funds for employment pursuant
to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which $10,550,000 shall
be for a program of capacity building grants to colleges
eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890
(7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), including Tuskegee Univer-
sity, of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, Ω29æ$428,586,000
$443,652,000.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve-
ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities and for grants to States and other eligi-
ble recipients for such purposes, as necessary to carry out
the agricultural research, extension, and teaching pro-
grams of the Department of Agriculture, where not other-
wise provided, Ω30æ$37,750,000 $56,874,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
EXTENSION SERVICE
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, and American Samoa: For payments for coop-
erative agricultural extension work under the Smith-Lever
Act, as amended, to be distributed under sections 3(b) and
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3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public Law
93–471, for retirement and employees’ compensation costs
for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for coop-
erative extension agents and State extension directors,
Ω31æ$274,582,000 $270,593,000; payments for the nutri-
tion and family education program for low-income areas
under section 3(d) of the Act, Ω32æ$64,961,000
$61,431,000; payments for the pest management program
under section 3(d) of the Act, $8,459,000; payments for
the farm safety and rural health programs under section
3(d) of the Act, Ω33æ$2,698,000 $2,988,000; payments for
the pesticide impact assessment program under section
3(d) of the Act, $3,363,000; payments to upgrade 1890
land-grant college research and extension facilities as au-
thorized by section 1447 of Public Law 95–113, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,901,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; payments for the rural development
centers under section 3(d) of the Act, Ω34æ$938,000
$950,000; payments for a groundwater quality program
under section 3(d) of the Act, $11,234,000; payments for
the Agricultural Telecommunications Program, as author-
ized by Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 5926),
Ω35æ$1,206,000 $1,221,000; payments for youth-at-risk
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,000,000;
Ω36æpayments for a Nutrition Education Initiative under
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section 3(d) of the Act, $5,000,000; payments for a food
safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,975,000;
payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable
Resources Extension Act of 1978, $3,341,000; payments
for Indian reservation agents under section 3(d) of the
Act, $1,750,000; Ω37æpayments to establish and operate
centers of rural technology development as authorized by
section 2347 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 1932),
$2,000,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs
under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,963,000; Ω38æpayments
for rural health and safety education as authorized by sec-
tion 2390 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 2661 note,
2662), $2,000,000; and payments for extension work by the
colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill Act
(7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328) and Tuskegee University,
Ω39æ$25,414,000 $25,472,000; in all, Ω40æ$420,785,000
$422,641,000: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated
pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and
section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, as amended, shall
not be paid to any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, and American Samoa prior to availability of an
equal sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure dur-
ing the current fiscal year.
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Federal administration and coordination: For admin-
istration of the Smith-Lever Act, as amended, and the Act
of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341–349), as amended,
and section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7
U.S.C. 301n.), and to coordinate and provide program
leadership for the extension work of the Department and
the 
several 
States 
and 
insular 
possessions,
Ω41æ$8,390,000 $11,187,000.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
Library, Ω42æ$17,682,000 $18,155,000: Provided, That
this appropriation shall be available for employment pur-
suant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$35,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109: Provided further, That not to exceed $900,000 shall
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the alteration
and repair of buildings and improvementsΩ43æ: Provided
further, That $462,000 shall be available for a grant pursu-
ant to section 1472 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3818), in addition to other funds available in this appro-
priation for grants under this section.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
MARKETING AND INSPECTION SERVICES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Inspection
Services to administer programs under the laws enacted
by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Federal
Grain Inspection Service, Ω44æAgricultural Cooperative
Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and Packers and
Stockyards Administration, Ω45æ$691,000 $682,000.
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including
those pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947, as
amended (21 U.S.C. 114b–c), necessary to prevent, con-
trol, and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases;
to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activi-
ties; to discharge the authorities of the Secretary of Agri-
culture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468;
7 U.S.C. 426–426b); and to protect the environment, as
authorized by law, Ω46æ$439,042,000 $443,653,000, of
which $91,460,000 shall be derived from user fees depos-
ited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee
Account, and of which $4,938,000 shall be available for
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the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal
diseases and for control of pest animals and birds to the
extent necessary to meet emergency conditions: Provided,
That if the demand for Agricultural Quarantine Inspec-
tion (AQI) user fee financed services is greater than ex-
pected and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the Agen-
cy may exceed the AQI User Fee limitation by up to 10
per centum, provided such funds are available in the Agri-
cultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account, and
with notification to the Appropriations Committees: Pro-
vided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate
or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the
current fiscal year that does not require minimum match-
ing by the States of at least 40 per centum: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation shall be available for field
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and
not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That this appro-
priation shall be available for the operation and mainte-
nance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four,
of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided fur-
ther, That, in addition, in emergencies which threaten any
segment of the agricultural production industry of this
country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropria-
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tions or funds available to the agencies or corporations
of the Department such sums as he may deem necessary,
to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and
eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of
animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance
with the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended, and sec-
tion 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as amended,
and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for
such emergency purposes in the next preceding fiscal year
shall be merged with such transferred amountsΩ47æ: Pro-
vided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be avail-
able pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and
alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless
otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per centum of
the current replacement value of the buildingΩ48æ: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used to pay
the salary of any Department veterinarian or Veterinary
Medical Officer who, when conducting inspections at horse
shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions under the Horse Pro-
tection Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1821–1831), relies solely
on the use of digital palpation as the only diagnostic test
to determine whether or not a horse is sore under such Act.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
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ties, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of
land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $10,145,000, to re-
main available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE
For necessary expenses to carry on services author-
ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, and
the Poultry Products Inspection Act, as amended,
$516,738,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1017 of
Public Law 102–237: Provided, That this appropriation
shall be available for field employment pursuant to section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and
not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250)
for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
ments, but the cost of altering any one building during
the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per centum of the cur-
rent replacement value of the building.
FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended,
and the standardization activities related to grain under
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the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, in-
cluding field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$20,000 
for 
employment 
under 
U.S.C. 
3109,
Ω49æ$11,554,000 $11,509,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250)
for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
ments, but the cost of altering any one building during
the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per centum of the cur-
rent replacement value of the building: Provided further,
That Ω50ænone of the funds provided by this Act hereafter,
none of the funds available to the Federal Grain Inspection
Service may be used to pay the salaries of any person or
persons who require, or who authorize payments from fee-
supported funds to any person or persons who require
nonexport, nonterminal interior elevators to maintain
records not involving official inspection or official weighing
in the United States under Public Law 94–582 other than
those necessary to fulfill the purposes of such Act.
INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
EXPENSES
Not to exceed $42,784,000 (from fees collected) shall
be obligated during the current fiscal year for Inspection
and Weighing Services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or
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other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be
exceeded by up to 10 per centum with notification to the
Appropriations Committees.
Ω51æAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SERVICE
For necessary expenses to carry out the Cooperative
Marketing Act of July 2, 1926 (7 U.S.C. 451–457), and
for activities relating to the marketing aspects of coopera-
tives, including economic research and analysis and the ap-
plication of economic research findings, as authorized by
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–
1627), and for activities with institutions or organizations
throughout the world concerning the development and oper-
ation of agricultural cooperatives (7 U.S.C. 3291),
$5,708,000: Provided, That this appropriation 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 $15,000 shall be available for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
MARKETING SERVICES
For necessary expenses to carry on services related
to consumer protection, agricultural marketing and dis-
tribution, transportation, agricultural cooperatives, and
regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for admin-
istration and coordination of payments to States; includ-
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ing field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$90,000 
for 
employment 
under 
U.S.C. 
3109,
Ω52æ$61,614,000 $56,887,000; including $2,346,000 for
the Wholesale Market Development Program for the de-
sign and development of wholesale and farmer market fa-
cilities for the major metropolitan areas of the country:
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu-
ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair
of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering
any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed
10 per centum of the current replacement value of the
building.
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
U.S.C. 9701).
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Not to exceed $55,953,000 (from fees collected) shall
be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated
and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may
exceed this limitation by up to 10 per centum with notifi-
cation to the Appropriations Committees.
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FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND
SUPPLY (SECTION 32)
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for com-
modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other
related operating expenses, 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
Ω53æ$10,309,000 $10,670,000 for formulation and admin-
istration of Marketing Agreements and Orders pursuant
to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended, and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
Ω54æIn fiscal years 1994 and 1995, section 32 funds
shall be used to promote sunflower and cottonseed oil ex-
ports to the full extent authorized by section 1541 of Public
Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 1464 note), and such funds shall
be used to facilitate additional sales of such oils in world
markets.
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for
marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
Ω55æ$1,735,000 $1,300,000.
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PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for administration of the
Packers and Stockyards Act, as authorized by law, and
for certifying procedures used to protect purchasers of
farm products, including field employment pursuant to
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $5,000 for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109, Ω56æ$12,194,000 $12,052,000.
FARM INCOME STABILIZATION
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND COMMODITY PROGRAMS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for International Affairs and Com-
modity Programs to administer the laws enacted by Con-
gress for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service, Ω57æOffice of International Cooperation and De-
velopment, Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Commod-
ity Credit Corporation, Ω58æ$563,000 $556,000.
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION
SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary administrative expenses of the Agricul-
tural Stabilization and Conservation Service, including ex-
penses to formulate and carry out programs authorized
by title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938,
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as amended (7 U.S.C. 1301–1393); the Agricultural Act
of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.); sections 7
to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and
Domestic Allotment Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590g–
590o, 590p(a), 590p(f), and 590q); sections 1001 to 1004,
1006 to 1008, and 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1501 to 1504, 1506 to 1508, and
1510); the Water Bank Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1301–1311); the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101); sections 202(c) and 205 of title
II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of
1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c), 1595); sections
401, 402, and 404 to 406 of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 to 2205); the United States
Warehouse Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 241–273); title XII
of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C.
3811 et seq.); and laws pertaining to the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, $732,467,000; of which $730,842,000 is
hereby appropriated, and $1,036,000 is transferred from
the Public Law 480 Program Account in this Act and
$589,000 is transferred from the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration Program Account in this Act: Provided, That
other funds made available to the Agricultural Stabiliza-
tion and Conservation Service for authorized activities
may be advanced to and merged with this account: Pro-
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vided further, That these funds shall be available for em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That no part of
the funds made available under this Act shall be used (1)
to influence the vote in any referendum; (2) to influence
agricultural legislation, except as permitted in 18 U.S.C.
1913; or (3) for salaries or other expenses of members
of county and community committees established pursuant
to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Al-
lotment Act, as amended, for engaging in any activities
other than advisory and supervisory duties and delegated
program functions prescribed in administrative regula-
tions.
CORPORATIONS
The following corporations and agencies are hereby
authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary
in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for
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the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided:
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES
Ω59æFor administrative and operating expenses, as
authorized by the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amend-
ed (7 U.S.C. 1516), $290,116,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $700 shall be available for official reception and
representation
expenses,
as
authorized
by
U.S.C.
1506(i): Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act may be used to offer a Federal crop insurance policy
in counties on crops where a loss ratio, that has already
been recalculated pursuant to law to reflect the premium
rates issued by the Corporation for the 1993 crop year,
is in excess of 1.10 more than 70 percent of the years
that a policy has been offered since 1980: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be used to pay
operating and administrative costs that exceed 31 per cen-
tum of premium to insurers of policies on which the Cor-
poration provides reinsurance, except to reimburse said in-
surers for excess loss adjustment expenses as provided for
in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement issued by the
Corporation: Provided further, That the second proviso
shall not apply in any county affected if the Corporation
has implemented a nonstandard classification system in
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such county for those individual farms that have experi-
enced excessive losses since 1980 under which the pre-
mium rates, notwithstanding the provision of section
508(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, are increased
over comparable rates effective for the 1993 crop, or the
insured yields are decreased from comparable yields for
the 1993 crop, or a combination of both, by an amount
or amounts sufficient to ensure that an estimated loss
ratio will not exceed 1.1 for the crop produced on such
farms during the 1994 crop year.
For administrative and operating expenses, as author-
ized by the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7
U.S.C. 1516), $290,116,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$700 shall be available for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i): Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act may be used
to offer a Federal crop insurance policy in counties on crops
where a loss ratio, that has already been recalculated pursu-
ant to law to reflect the premium rates issued by the Cor-
poration for the 1993 crop year, is in excess of 1.10 more
than 70 percent of the years that a policy has been offered
since 1980: Provided further, That none of the funds in this
Act may be used to pay operating and administrative costs
that exceed 31 per centum of premium to insurers of policies
on which the Corporation provides reinsurance, except to
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reimburse said insurers for excess loss adjustment expenses
as provided for in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement is-
sued by the Corporation: Provided further, That the second
proviso shall not apply in any county affected if the Cor-
poration has implemented a nonstandard classification sys-
tem in such county for those individual farms that have
experienced excessive losses since 1980 under which the pre-
mium rates, notwithstanding the provision of section 508(d)
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, are increased over com-
parable rates effective for the 1993 crop, or the insured
yields are decreased from comparable yields for the 1993
crop, or a combination of both, by an amount or amounts
sufficient to ensure that an estimated loss ratio will not
exceed 1.1 for the crop produced on such farms during the
1994 crop year.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
For payments as authorized by section 508(b) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, $235,794,000,
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of
which $47,072,000 is to reimburse the Federal Crop In-
surance Corporation Fund for agents’ commissions and
loss adjustment obligations incurred during prior years,
but not previously reimbursed, as authorized by section
516(a) of the Act, as amended.
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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
For fiscal year 1994, such sums as may be necessary
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net
realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed
(estimated to be $20,896,614,000 in the President’s fiscal
year 1994 Budget Request (H. Doc. 103–3)), but not to
exceed $18,000,000,000, pursuant to section 2 of the Act
of August 17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713a–11).
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE
MANAGEMENT
For fiscal year 1994, the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion shall not expend more than $4,000,000 for expenses
to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and
section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That ex-
penses shall be for operations and maintenance costs only
and that other hazardous waste management costs shall
be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste Management
appropriation in this Act.
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TITLE II—CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NATURAL
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and Envi-
ronment to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Forest Service and the Soil Conservation Service,
Ω60æ$578,000 $571,000.
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi-
sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–590f)
including preparation of conservation plans and establish-
ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including
farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas-
ures for soil and water management as may be necessary
to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con-
trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva-
tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of
soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands by
donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to
exceed $100; purchase and erection or alteration or im-
provement of permanent and temporary buildings; and op-
eration and maintenance of aircraft, Ω61æ$588,262,000
$593,835,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
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2209b); of which not less than $5,820,000 is for snow sur-
vey and water forecasting and not less than $8,214,000
is for operation and establishment of the plant materials
centers: Provided, That except for $2,399,000 for im-
provements of the plant materials centers, the cost of any
permanent building purchased, erected, or as improved,
exclusive of the cost of constructing a water supply or san-
itary system and connecting the same to any such building
and with the exception of buildings acquired in conjunc-
tion with land being purchased for other purposes, shall
not exceed $10,000, except for one building to be con-
structed at a cost not to exceed $100,000 and eight build-
ings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed
$50,000 per building and except that alterations or im-
provements to other existing permanent buildings costing
$5,000 or more may be made in any fiscal year in an
amount not to exceed $2,000 per building: Provided fur-
ther, That when buildings or other structures are erected
on non-Federal land that the right to use such land is
obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further,
That no part of this appropriation may be expended for
soil and water conservation operations under the Act of
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–590f) in demonstration
projects: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence
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of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225) and not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at
per diem rates to perform the technical planning work
of the Service (16 U.S.C. 590e–2).
RIVER BASIN SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS
For necessary expenses to conduct research, inves-
tigation, and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other wa-
terways, in accordance with section 6 of the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4,
1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006–1009), $13,482,000:
Provided, That this appropriation 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 $60,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
WATERSHED PLANNING
For necessary expenses for small watershed investiga-
tions and planning, in accordance with the Watershed Pro-
tection and Flood Prevention Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
1001–1008), Ω62æ$9,721,000
$10,921,000: Provided,
That this appropriation 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
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$50,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109.
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
ures, including but not limited to research, engineering op-
erations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation,
rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land,
in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1001–1005, 1007–1009), the provisions of the Act
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), and in accordance
with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the
Department, Ω63æ$228,915,000 $258,615,000 to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which
Ω64æ$40,386,000 $41,186,000 shall be available for the
watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act ap-
proved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a),
as amended and supplemented: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall be available for employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2225), 
and 
not 
to 
exceed
Ω65æ$22,881,000 $34,381,000 shall be available for emer-
gency measures as provided by sections 403–405 of the
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203–2205),
and not to exceed $200,000 shall be available for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
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$4,000,000 in loans may be insured, or made to be sold
and insured, under the Agricultural Credit Insurance
Fund of the Farmers Home Administration (7 U.S.C.
1931): Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000
of this appropriation is available to carry out the purposes
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93–
205), as amended, including cooperative efforts as con-
templated by that Act to relocate endangered or threat-
ened species to other suitable habitats as may be necessary
to expedite project construction.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out
projects for resource conservation and development and
for sound land use pursuant to the provisions of section
32(e) of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant
Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1010–1011; 76 Stat. 607),
the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
590a–f), and the provisions of the Agriculture and Food
Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), Ω66æ$32,945,000
$35,000,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b): Provided, That $600,000 in loans may be insured,
or made to be sold and insured, under the Agricultural
Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home Administra-
tion (7 U.S.C. 1931): Provided further, That this appro-
priation shall be available for employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
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1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry into effect a program
of conservation in the Great Plains area, pursuant to sec-
tion 16(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allot-
ment Act, as added by the Act of August 7, 1956, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)), $25,658,000, to remain
available until expended (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)(7)).
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION
SERVICE
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the pro-
gram authorized in sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17
of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ap-
proved February 29, 1936, as amended and supplemented
(16 U.S.C. 590g–590o, 590p(a), 590p(f), and 590q), and
sections 1001–1004, 1006–1008, and 1010 of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and
Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1501–1504,
1506–1508, and 1510), and including not to exceed
$15,000 for the preparation and display of exhibits, in-
cluding such displays at State, interstate, and inter-
national fairs within the United States, $194,650,000, to
remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 590o), for
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agreements, excluding administration but including tech-
nical assistance and related expenses (16 U.S.C. 590o),
except that no participant in the Agricultural Conserva-
tion Program shall receive more than $3,500 per year, ex-
cept where the participants from two or more farms or
ranches join to carry out approved practices designed to
conserve or improve the agricultural resources of the com-
munity, or where a participant has a long-term agreement,
in which case the total payment shall not exceed the an-
nual payment limitation multiplied by the number of years
of the agreement: Provided, That no portion of the funds
for the current year’s program may be utilized to provide
financial or technical assistance for drainage on wetlands
now designated as Wetlands Types 3 (III) through 20
(XX) in United States Department of the Interior, Fish
and Wildlife Circular 39, Wetlands of the United States,
1956: Provided further, That such amounts shall be avail-
able for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers, lime, trees, or
any other conservation materials, or any soil-terracing
services, and making grants thereof to agricultural pro-
ducers to aid them in carrying out approved farming prac-
tices as authorized by the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act, as amended, as determined and rec-
ommended by the county committees, approved by the
State committees and the Secretary, under programs pro-
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vided for herein: Provided further, That such assistance
will not be used for carrying out measures and practices
that are primarily production-oriented or that have little
or no conservation or pollution abatement benefits: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed 5 per centum of the allo-
cation for the current year’s program for any county may,
on the recommendation of such county committee and ap-
proval of the State committee, be withheld and allotted
to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its techni-
cians in formulating and carrying out the Agricultural
Conservation Program in the participating counties, and
shall not be utilized by the Soil Conservation Service for
any purpose other than technical and other assistance in
such counties, and in addition, on the recommendation of
such county committee and approval of the State commit-
tee, not to exceed 1 per centum may be made available
to any other Federal, State, or local public agency for the
same purpose and under the same conditions: Provided
further, That for the current year’s program $2,500,000
shall be available for technical assistance in formulating
and carrying out rural environmental practices: Provided
further, That no part of any funds available to the Depart-
ment, or any bureau, office, corporation, or other agency
constituting a part of such Department, shall be used in
the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or travel
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expenses of any person who has been convicted of violating
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to prevent pernicious political
activities’’ approved August 2, 1939, as amended, or who
has been found in accordance with the provisions of title
18 U.S.C. 1913 to have violated or attempted to violate
such section which prohibits the use of Federal appropria-
tions for the payment of personal services or other ex-
penses designed to influence in any manner a Member of
Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropria-
tion by Congress except upon request of any Member or
through the proper official channels: Provided further,
That not to exceed Ω67æ$15,000,000 $22,000,000 of the
amount appropriated shall be used for water quality pay-
ments and practices in the same manner as permitted
under the program for water quality authorized in chapter
2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of
1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.).
FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for,
to carry out the program of forestry incentives, as author-
ized in the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical assistance and relat-
ed expenses, $12,820,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized by that Act.
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Ω68æWATER BANK PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the provi-
sions of the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311),
$18,620,000, to remain available until expended.
Ω69æEMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the pro-
gram authorized in sections 401, 402, and 404 of title IV
of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201–
2205), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended,
as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 2204.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAM
For necessary expenses for carrying out a voluntary
cooperative salinity control program pursuant to section
202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Con-
trol Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)), to be used to
reduce salinity in the Colorado River and to enhance the
supply and quality of water available for use in the United
States and the Republic of Mexico, $13,783,000, to re-
main available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), to be
used for investigations and surveys, for technical assist-
ance in developing conservation practices and in the prepa-
ration of salinity control plans, for the establishment of
on-farm irrigation management systems, including related
lateral improvement measures, for making cost-share pay-
ments to agricultural landowners and operators, Indian
tribes, irrigation districts and associations, local govern-
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mental and nongovernmental entities, and other land-
owners to aid them in carrying out approved conservation
practices as determined and recommended by the county
ASC committees, approved by the State ASC committees
and the Secretary, and for associated costs of program
planning, information and education, and program mon-
itoring and evaluation: Provided, That the Soil Conserva-
tion Service shall provide technical assistance and the
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service shall
provide administrative services for the program, including
but not limited to, the negotiation and administration of
agreements and the disbursement of payments: Provided
further, That such program shall be coordinated with the
regular Agricultural Conservation Program and with re-
search programs of other agencies.
CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the conservation
reserve program pursuant to the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831–3845), $1,743,274,000, to remain
available until expended, to be used for Commodity Credit
Corporation expenditures for cost-share assistance for the
establishment of conservation practices provided for in ap-
proved conservation reserve program contracts, for annual
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rental payments provided in such contracts, and for tech-
nical assistance.
WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Wetlands Re-
serve Program pursuant to subchapter C of subtitle D of
title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3837), Ω70æ$44,450,000 $70,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized
to use the services, facilities, and authorities of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for the purpose of carrying out
the Wetlands Reserve Program.
TITLE III—FARMERS HOME AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SMALL
COMMUNITY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural De-
velopment to administer programs under the laws enacted
by the Congress for the Farmers Home Administration,
Rural Electrification Administration, Federal Crop Insur-
ance Corporation, and rural development activities of the
Department of Agriculture, Ω71æ$583,000 $576,000.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
Ω72æexcept Sec. 722, the Secretary may transfer funds
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from the Farmers Home Administration in this Act to
fund the Rural Development Administration, as author-
ized by law.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AND FARMERS
HOME ADMINISTRATION
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to be available from
funds in the Rural Housing Insurance Fund, as follows:
$2,550,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as de-
termined by the Secretary, of which $750,000,000 shall
be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for
section 504 housing repair loans; $16,300,000 for section
514 farm labor housing; Ω73æ$573,900,000 $540,107,000
for section 515 rental housing; $600,000 for site loans;
and Ω74æ$166,863,000 $150,000,000 for credit sales of
acquired property: Provided, That up to $50,664,000 of
these funds shall be made available for section 502(g), De-
ferral Mortgage Demonstration.
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: low-
income housing section 502 loans, Ω75æ$366,360,000
$366,435,000, of which Ω76æ$12,225,000 $12,300,000
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shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504
housing repair loans, $13,671,000; section 514 farm labor
housing, 
$8,394,000; 
section 
515 
rental 
housing,
Ω77æ$311,972,000 $309,967,000; and credit sales of ac-
quired property, Ω78æ$25,397,000 $22,830,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$396,161,000.
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 forgiveness or pay-
ments for eligible households as authorized by section
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
Ω79æ$417,523,000 $475,865,000; and in addition 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 Program under
section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of this
amount not more than Ω80æ$5,840,000 $11,210,000 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 $10,000 per project for advances
to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to cover di-
rect costs (other than purchase price) incurred in purchas-
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ing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the
ActΩ81æ:–Provided further, That of this amount not less
than $109,258,000 is available for newly constructed units
financed by section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, and not more than $5,214,000 is for newly con-
structed units financed under sections 514 and 516 of the
Housing
Act
of
1949:–Provided
further,
That
$297,211,000 is available for expiring agreements and for
servicing of existing units without agreements: Provided
further, That agreements entered into or renewed during
fiscal year 1994 shall be funded for a five-year period, al-
though the life of any such agreement may be extended
to fully utilize amounts obligated.
RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM
For necessary expenses to operate a rural housing
voucher program as authorized by section 542 of title V
of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $25,000,000,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
SELF-HELP HOUSING LAND DEVELOPMENT FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For direct loans pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(B) of
the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
$622,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $23,000.
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan program, $14,000.
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1928–1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural
Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership loans,
Ω82æ$634,624,000 $678,543,000, of which $556,543,000
shall 
be 
for 
guaranteed 
loans; 
operating 
loans,
Ω83æ$2,750,000,000
$4,046,252,000, 
of 
which
Ω84æ$1,800,000,000
$3,000,000,000 
shall 
be 
for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $250,000,000 shall be
for 
subsidized 
guaranteed 
loans; 
Ω85æ$4,909,000
$4,312,000 for water development, use, and conservation
loans, of which Ω86æ$2,012,000 $1,415,000 shall be for
guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as
authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, Ω87æ$1,163,000 $1,000,000;
for emergency insured loans, $100,000,000 to meet the
needs resulting from natural disasters; and for credit sales
of acquired property, Ω88æ$147,566,000 $100,000,000.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm
ownership loans, Ω89æ$34,080,000 $41,507,000, of which
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$20,870,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating
loans, 
Ω90æ$119,985,000
$129,818,000, 
of 
which
Ω91æ$9,360,000 $15,747,000 shall be for unsubsidized
guaranteed loans and Ω92æ$29,425,000 $29,445,000 shall
be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Ω93æ$506,000
$494,000 for water development, use, and conservation
loans, of which Ω94æ$43,000 $31,000 shall be for guaran-
teed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as author-
ized by 25 U.S.C. 488, Ω95æ$229,000 $197,000; for emer-
gency insured loans, $26,060,000 to meet the needs re-
sulting from natural disasters; and for credit sales of ac-
quired property, Ω96æ$22,405,000 $15,400,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$275,392,000.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928
and 86 Stat. 661–664, as amended, to be available from
funds in the Rural Development Insurance Fund, as fol-
lows: water and sewer facility loans, Ω97æ$835,000,000
$903,886,000, of which Ω98æ$35,000,000
$35,500,000
shall be for guaranteed loans; community facility loans,
Ω99æ$325,000,000 $275,000,000, of which $75,000,000
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shall be for guaranteed loans; and guaranteed industrial
development loans, Ω100æ$298,762,000
$200,000,000:
Provided, That none of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to make transfers between the above limi-
tations.
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: direct
water and sewer facility loans, Ω101æ$111,040,000
$120,532,000; 
direct 
community 
facility 
loans,
Ω102æ$24,125,000 $19,320,000; guaranteed community
facility loans, $3,803,000; and guaranteed industrial de-
velopment loans, Ω103æ$2,778,000 $1,860,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$58,194,000.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans Ω104æ$56,000,000
$84,000,000, as authorized by the Rural Development
Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available
to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans of not to exceed Ω105æ$100,000,000
$150,000,000.
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan programs, $1,481,000.
Ω106æAGRICULTURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For loan guarantees authorized under sections 1465–
1469 of Public Law 101–624, for the Agricultural Resource
Conservation Demonstration Program, $6,799,000 to any
State defined as eligible under section 1465(c)(3)(A) of that
Act. For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $3,599,000.
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), Ω107æ$2,963,000 $4,000,000.
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 306(a)(2) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 1926), Ω108æ$450,000,000 $535,571,000, to re-
main available until expended, pursuant to section 306(d)
of the above Act: Provided, That of this amount,
Ω109æ$25,000,000 $25,700,000 shall be available for
water and waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias
along the U.S./Mexico border, including grants pursuant
to section 306CΩ110æ: Provided further, That of this
amount, up to $15,000,000 shall be available for project
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grants to remedy the dire sanitation conditions in rural
Alaska villages in which the median household income does
not exceed 110 percent of the statewide non-metropolitan
household income and that notwithstanding the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, Public Law 87–
128, such grants shall be for 50 percent of the development
cost of the project upon a state or local contribution of 50
percent of the development cost of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That, with the exception of the foregoing
Ω111æ$25,000,000
$25,700,000 
and 
the 
foregoing
$15,000,000, these funds shall not be used for any purpose
not specified in section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act.
VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS
For grants to the very low-income elderly for essen-
tial repairs to dwellings pursuant to section 504 of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $25,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
RURAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC FARM LABOR
For financial assistance to eligible nonprofit organi-
zations for housing for domestic farm labor, pursuant to
section 516 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1486), $11,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
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MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING
For grants and contracts pursuant to section
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490c), $12,750,000, to remain available until expended
(7 U.S.C. 2209b).
SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For grants pursuant to sections 509(g)(6) and 525
of the Housing Act of 1949, $2,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION GRANTS
For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–313),
$3,500,000 to fund up to 50 per centum of the cost of
organizing, training, and equipping rural volunteer fire
departments.
COMPENSATION FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS
For compensation for construction defects as author-
ized by section 509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, $500,000, to remain available until expended.
RURAL HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS
For grants for rural housing preservation as author-
ized by section 552 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Re-
covery Act of 1983 (Public Law 98–181), $23,000,000.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
For grants authorized under section 310B(c) and
310B(j) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated Farm and
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Rural Development Act to any qualified public or private
nonprofit organization, Ω112æ$35,000,000 $50,000,000:
Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for grants to
qualified nonprofit organizations to provide technical as-
sistance and training for rural communities needing im-
proved passenger transportation systems or facilities in
order to promote economic development.
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS
For grants for pollution abatement and control
projects authorized under section 310B(b) (7 U.S.C.
1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, $3,000,000: Provided, That such assistance shall in-
clude regional technical assistance for improvement of
solid waste management.
EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANTS
For emergency community water assistance grants as
authorized under section 306B (7 U.S.C. 1926b) of the
Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act,
$10,000,000.
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), $3,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
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OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration,
$600,000: Provided, That no other funds in this Act shall
be available for this Office.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Farmers Home Admin-
istration, not otherwise provided for, in administering the
programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921–2000), as amended; title
V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1471–1490o); the Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Trust
Liquidation Act, approved May 3, 1950 (40 U.S.C. 440–
444), for administering the loan program authorized by
title III–A of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
(Public Law 88–452 approved August 20, 1964), as
amended, and such other programs which the Farmers
Home Administration has the responsibility for admin-
istering, $729,749,000; of which $35,552,000 is hereby
appropriated, $374,255,000 shall be derived by transfer
from the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Ac-
count in this Act and merged with this account,
$261,158,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Agri-
cultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account in this
Act and merged with this account, $57,294,000 shall be