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Union Calendar No. 299
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION H. R. 4554
[Report No. 103–542]
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 9, 1994
Mr. DURBIN, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
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tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes,
namely:
TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
of Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,801,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $11,000 of this amount, along with any unobli-
gated balances of representation funds in the Foreign Ag-
ricultural Service shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for,
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the
Secretary may transfer salaries and expenses funds in this
Act sufficient to finance a total of not to exceed 35 staff
years between agencies of the Department of Agriculture
to meet workload requirements.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and
Program Analysis, including employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,795,000.
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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Chief Financial Officer
to carry out the mandates of the Chief Financial Officers
Act of 1990, $580,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration to carry out the programs
funded in this Act, $596,000.
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 for programs and activities of
the Department of Agriculture which are included in this
Act, $106,571,000, of which $18,614,000 shall be re-
tained by the Department of Agriculture for the operation,
maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings: Pro-
vided, That in the event an agency within the Department
of Agriculture should require modification of space needs,
the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer a share of that
agency’s appropriation made available by this Act to this
appropriation, or may transfer a share of this appropria-
tion to that agency’s appropriation, but such transfers
shall not exceed 5 per centum of the funds made available
for space rental and related costs to or from this account.
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In addition, for construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties as necessary to carry out the programs of the Depart-
ment, where not otherwise provided, $28,622,000, to re-
main available until expended; making a total appropria-
tion of $135,193,000.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES (USDA)
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory com-
mittees of the Department of Agriculture which are in-
cluded in this Act, $928,000: Provided, That no other
funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture in
this Act shall be available to the Department of Agri-
culture for support of activities of advisory committees.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the requirement of section 107(g)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, 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,
$15,700,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That appropriations and funds available herein to
the Department of Agriculture for hazardous waste man-
agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart-
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ment 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 Finance and Management, $4,477,000, for Per-
sonnel, Operations, Information Resources Management,
Civil Rights Enforcement, Small and Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Utilization, Administrative Law Judges and Judicial
Officer, and Emergency Programs, $21,710,000; making
a total of $26,187,000 for Departmental Administration
to provide for necessary expenses for management support
services to offices of the Department of Agriculture and
for general administration and emergency preparedness of
the Department of Agriculture, repairs and alterations,
and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not other-
wise provided for and necessary for the practical and effi-
cient work of the Department of Agriculture, including
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of
which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
reimbursed 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.
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the pro-
grams funded in this Act, including programs involving
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive
branch, $1,764,000.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating
to the coordination of programs involving public affairs,
and for the dissemination of agricultural information and
the coordination of information, work and programs au-
thorized by Congress in the Department, $8,198,000, in-
cluding employment pursuant to the second sentence of
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed
$2,000,000 may be used for farmers’ bulletins.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, including employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $63,918,000, including such sums as may be
necessary for contracting and other arrangements with
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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SCIENCE
AND EDUCATION
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education to ad-
minister the laws enacted by the Congress for the Agricul-
tural Research Service, Cooperative State Research Serv-
ice, Extension Service, and National Agricultural Library,
$520,000.
ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND
COMMERCIALIZATION REVOLVING FUND
For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative
Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 5901–5908), $4,000,000 is appropriated to the
Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization
Revolving Fund.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
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 eco-
nomics or nutrition and consumer use, and for acquisition
of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
cost not to exceed $100, $693,977,000: Provided, That ap-
propriations hereunder shall be available for temporary
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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 $115,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That appropria-
tions hereunder shall be available for the operation and
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed
one for replacement only: Provided further, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available to conduct market-
ing research: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under 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 $250,000,
except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be
limited to $1,000,000, and except for ten buildings to be
constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $500,000
each, and 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 or $250,000, whichever
is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alter-
ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza-
tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville,
Maryland: Provided 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
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further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to
the purchase of land at Parlier, California and Grand
Forks, North Dakota: Provided further, That not to exceed
$190,000 of this appropriation may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Science and Education for the scientific
review of international issues involving agricultural chemi-
cals and food additives: Provided further, That funds may
be received from any State, other political subdivision, or-
ganization, or individual for the purpose of establishing
or operating any research facility or research project of
the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts.
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, $23,400,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
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tablishing any research facility of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by law.
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
for other expenses, including $171,304,000 to carry into
effect the provisions of the Hatch Act approved March 2,
1887, as amended, including administration by the United
States Department of Agriculture, penalty mail costs of
agricultural experiment stations under section 6 of the
Hatch Act of 1887, as amended, and payments under sec-
tion 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C.
301n.); $20,809,000 for grants for cooperative forestry re-
search under the Act approved October 10, 1962 (16
U.S.C. 582a–582–a7), as amended, including administra-
tive expenses, and payments under section 1361(c) of the
Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.); $28,157,000 for
payments to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including
Tuskegee University, for research under section 1445 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222), as amend-
ed, including administration by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture, and penalty mail costs of the 1890
land-grant 
colleges, 
including 
Tuskegee 
University;
$44,969,000 for contracts and grants for agricultural re-
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search under the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7
U.S.C. 450i(c)); $103,123,000 for competitive research
grants under section 2(b) of the Act of August 4, 1965,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), including administrative
expenses; $5,551,000 for the support of animal health and
disease programs authorized by section 1433 of Public
Law 
95–113, 
including 
administrative 
expenses;
$1,818,000 for supplemental and alternative crops and
products as authorized by the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 3319d); $400,000 for grants for re-
search pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act
of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and section 1472 of the Food and
Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3318), to
remain available until expended; $475,000 for rangeland
research grants as authorized by subtitle M of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977, as amended; $3,500,000 for higher
education graduate fellowships grants under section
1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7
U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), including administrative expenses, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b);
$1,500,000 for higher education challenge grants under
section 1417(b)(1) of the National Agricultural Research,
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Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), including administrative expenses;
$1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholars pro-
gram under section 1417(b)(5) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), including ad-
ministrative expenses, to remain available until expended
(7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,000,000 for aquaculture grants as
authorized by section 1475 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3322), and other Acts; $7,400,000 for sustainable
agriculture research and education, as authorized by sec-
tion 1621 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 5811), includ-
ing administrative expenses; and $19,954,000 for nec-
essary expenses of Cooperative State Research Service ac-
tivities, including coordination and program leadership for
higher education work of the Department, administration
of payments to State agricultural 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 $9,917,000 shall be for a program of ca-
pacity 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 University, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not to exceed
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$100,000 shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109;
in all, $413,960,000.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts.
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, $34,148,000, to remain available until ex-
pended (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
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,
$272,582,000; payments for the nutrition and family edu-
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$2,963,000; 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, $25,472,000;
and for Federal administration and coordination including
administration 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 pro-
gram leadership for the extension work of the Department
and 
the 
several 
States 
and 
insular 
possessions,
$7,117,000; in all, $429,200,000: 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-Fed-
eral sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
Library, $17,845,000: 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 $35,000 shall be available
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further,
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That not to exceed $900,000 shall be available pursuant
to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the alteration and repair of buildings
and improvements.
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, Agricultural Marketing Service,
and Packers and Stockyards Administration, $605,000.
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, $438,651,000, of which $96,660,000
shall be derived from user fees deposited in the Agricul-
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tural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account, and of
which $4,938,000 shall be available for the control of out-
breaks 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 de-
mand for Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user
fee financed services is greater than expected and/or other
uncontrollable events occur, the Agency may exceed the
AQI User Fee limitation by up to 20 per centum, provided
such funds are available in the Agricultural Quarantine
Inspection User Fee Account, and with notification to the
Appropriations Committees: Provided further, That no
funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucel-
losis eradication program for the current fiscal year that
does not require minimum matching by the States of at
least 40 per centum: Provided further, That this appro-
priation 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 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 re-
placement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in
emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricul-
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tural production industry of this country, the Secretary
may transfer from other appropriations 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 con-
tagious 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 section 102 of
the Act of September 21, 1944, as amended, and any un-
expended balances of funds transferred for such emer-
gency purposes in the next preceding 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 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 building.
In fiscal year 1995 the Agency is authorized to collect
fees for the total direct and indirect costs of technical as-
sistance, goods, or services provided to States, other politi-
cal subdivisions, domestic and international organizations,
foreign governments, or individuals, and such fees shall
be credited to this account, to remain available until ex-
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pended, without further appropriation, for providing such
assistance, goods, or services.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $6,973,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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,
$430,929,000, 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
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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
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,
$11,325,000: Provided, 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 per centum of the current replacement
value of the building.
INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICE
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
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be
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exceeded by up to 10 per centum with notification to the
Appropriations Committees.
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-
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,
$55,728,000; including funds for the Wholesale Market
Development Program for the design and development of
wholesale and farmer market facilities for the major met-
ropolitan areas of the country: 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.
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31
U.S.C. 9701).
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Not to exceed $57,054,000 (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.
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 $10,309,000
for formulation and administration of Marketing Agree-
ments and Orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, and the Agricultural
Act of 1961.
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for
marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
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tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
$1,200,000.
PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal
year 1995 the Agricultural Marketing Service shall recover
the full cost of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities
Act, including legal services provided by the Office of the
General Counsel.
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, $11,989,000.
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, Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Commodity
Credit Corporation, $549,000.
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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,
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, $717,958,000; of which $716,333,000 is
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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-
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
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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
the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, ex-
cept as hereinafter provided.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES
For administrative and operating expenses, as au-
thorized by the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 1516), $72,796,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $700 shall be available for official reception and rep-
resentation 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 coun-
ties 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 1994 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 pre-
mium to insurers of policies on which the Corporation pro-
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vides reinsurance, except to reimburse said insurers for
excess loss adjustment expenses as provided for in the
Standard Reinsurance Agreement issued by the Corpora-
tion: Provided further, That the second proviso shall not
apply in any county affected if the Corporation has imple-
mented a nonstandard classification system in such county
for those individual farms that have experienced excessive
losses since 1980 under which the premium rates, notwith-
standing the provision of section 508(d) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act, are increased over comparable rates
effective for the 1994 crop, or the insured yields are de-
creased from comparable yields for the 1994 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 1995 crop
year.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND
For payments as authorized by section 508(b) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended, $219,107,000,
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES
For fiscal year 1995, such sums as may be necessary
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net
realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed
(estimated to be $15,500,000,000 in the President’s fiscal
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year 1995 Budget Request (H. Doc. 103–179)), but not
to exceed $15,500,000,000, 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 1995, the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion shall not expend more than $5,000,000 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.
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,
$677,000.
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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, $576,562,000, to re-
main available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which
not less than $5,756,000 is for snow survey and water
forecasting and not less than $8,070,000 is for operation
and establishment of the plant materials centers: Provided,
That except for $2,399,000 for improvements of the plant
materials centers, the cost of any permanent building pur-
chased, erected, or as improved, exclusive of the cost of
constructing a water supply or sanitary system and con-
necting the same to any such building and with the excep-
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tion of buildings acquired in conjunction with land being
purchased for other purposes, shall not exceed $10,000,
except for one building to be constructed at a cost not
to exceed $100,000 and eight buildings to be constructed
or improved at a cost not to exceed $50,000 per building
and except that alterations or improvements to other exist-
ing 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 further, That when buildings or
other structures are erected on non-Federal land that the
right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C.
2250a: Provided further, That no part of this appropria-
tion may be expended for soil and water conservation oper-
ations 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 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
$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.
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
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Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4,
1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006–1009), $12,970,000:
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), $10,546,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be avail-
able 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
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Department, $65,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which $10,000,000 shall be
available for the watersheds authorized under the Flood
Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16
U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and supplemented): Provided,
That, not to exceed 5 per centum of the foregoing amounts
shall be available for allocation to any one State: Provided
further, That this appropriation 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 $200,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 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 (Pub-
lic Law 93–205), as amended, including cooperative ef-
forts as contemplated by that Act to relocate endangered
or threatened 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
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of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451–3461), $32,845,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209): 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
$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)), $11,672,000, 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,
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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, $100,000,000, to
remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 590o), for
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-
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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-
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
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and carrying out rural environmental practices: Provided
further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount
appropriated shall be used for water quality payments and
practices in the same manner as permitted under the pro-
gram for water quality authorized in chapter 2 of subtitle
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amend-
ed (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, $6,625,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, as authorized by that Act.
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, $5,000,000 to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), to be used for
investigations and surveys, for technical assistance in de-
veloping conservation practices and in the preparation of
salinity control plans, for the establishment of on-farm ir-
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rigation management systems, including related lateral
improvement measures, for making cost-share payments
to agricultural landowners and operators, Indian tribes,
irrigation districts and associations, local governmental
and nongovernmental entities, and other landowners to aid
them in carrying out approved conservation practices as
determined and recommended by the county ASC commit-
tees, approved by the State ASC committees and the Sec-
retary, and for associated costs of program planning, in-
formation and education, and program monitoring and
evaluation: Provided, That the Soil Conservation Service
shall provide technical assistance and the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service shall provide ad-
ministrative services for the program, including but not
limited to, the negotiation and administration of agree-
ments and the disbursement of payments: Provided fur-
ther, That such program shall be coordinated with the reg-
ular Agricultural Conservation Program and with research
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
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establishment of conservation practices provided for in ap-
proved conservation reserve program contracts, and for
annual rental payments provided in such contracts, and
for technical 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), $93,200,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the serv-
ices, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity 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, $568,000.
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
The Secretary may transfer funds from the Farmers
Home Administration in this Act to fund the Rural Devel-
opment Administration, as authorized 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:
$2,400,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as de-
termined by the Secretary, of which $1,000,000,000 shall
be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for
section 504 housing repair loans; $15,915,000 for section
514 farm labor housing; $30,000,000 for section 515 rent-
al housing; and $632,000 for site loans: Provided, That
up to $48,650,000 of these funds shall be made available
for section 502(g), Deferral 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 section 502 loans, $282,640,000 of which
$17,200,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans;
section 504 housing repair loans, $11,690,000; section
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514 farm labor housing, $7,911,000; and section 515
rental housing, $15,750,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$389,818,000.
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,
$523,008,000; and in addition such sums as may be nec-
essary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liq-
uidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out
the Rental Assistance Program under section 521(a)(2)
of the Act: Provided, That of this amount not more than
$5,900,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness or pay-
ments 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 direct costs (other than purchase price)
incurred in purchasing projects pursuant to section
502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That agree-
ments entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1995
shall be funded for a five-year period, although the life
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of any such agreement may be extended to fully utilize
amounts obligated.
SELF-HELP HOUSING LAND DEVELOPMENT FUND
PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans, as authorized by section 523(b)(1)(B) of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
$603,000.
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, $11,000.
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,
$618,755,000, of which $540,674,000 shall be for guaran-
teed loans; operating loans, $2,465,000,000, of which
$1,735,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $230,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
loans; $4,312,000 for water development, use, and con-
servation loans, of which $1,415,000 shall be for guaran-
teed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as author-
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ized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; and for emergency
insured loans, $100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting
from natural disasters.
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, $31,853,000, of which $20,870,000 shall
be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $95,340,000, of
which $9,360,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $29,425,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
loans; $411,000 for water development, use, and conserva-
tion loans, of which $31,000 shall be for guaranteed loans;
Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25
U.S.C. 488, $123,000; and for emergency insured loans,
$26,060,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural dis-
asters.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$243,766,000.
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, $834,193,000; com-
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munity facility loans, $300,000,000, of which $75,000,000
shall be for guaranteed loans; and guaranteed industrial
development loans, $500,000,000: Provided, That none of
the funds made available in this Act may be used to make
transfers between the above limitations: Provided further,
That of the amounts appropriated above, $17,000,000 of
direct water and sewer facility, $7,800,000 of direct com-
munity facility, and $11,000,000 of guaranteed industrial
development loan funds shall be available through July 30,
1995, for empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993.
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, $115,786,000; direct com-
munity facility loans, $21,723,000; guaranteed community
facility loans, $3,728,000; and guaranteed industrial de-
velopment loans, $4,750,000: Provided, That of the
amounts appropriated in this paragraph, $2,360,000 for
direct water and sewer facility loans, $753,000 for direct
community facility, and $103,000 for guaranteed indus-
trial development loans shall be available through July 30,
1995, for empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
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nities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$57,294,000.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
For the cost of direct loans, $46,000,000, as author-
ized 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 fur-
ther, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obli-
gations for the principal amount of direct loans of
$88,038,000: Provided further, That through July 30,
1995, of these amounts, $5,519,000 shall be available for
the cost of direct loans, for empowerment zones and enter-
prise communities, as authorized by title XIII of the Om-
nibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans,
$10,565,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct loan programs, $1,476,000.
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), $2,000,000.
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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), $500,000,000, to remain available until
expended, pursuant to section 306(d) of the above Act of
which $19,047,000 shall be available, through July 30,
1995, for empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993, and of which $25,000,000
shall be available for water and waste disposal systems to
benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico bor-
der, including grants pursuant to section 306C: Provided,
That, with the exception of the foregoing $19,047,000,
and the foregoing $25,000,000, 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, $24,900,000, 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