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than $3,400,000 is for newly constructed units financed under sec-
tions 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, 
That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period: Pro-
vided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the 
end of such one-year agreements may be transferred and used 
for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or 
rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental 
assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Provided 
further, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered 
into prior to fiscal year 2009 for a farm labor multi-family housing 
project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not 
be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has 
remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such 
project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or 
the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not 
receiving such assistance: Provided further, That such recaptured 
rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to 
another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 
section 514 or 516 of the Act. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 
section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding sub-
section (b) of such section, for the cost to conduct a housing dem-
onstration program to provide revolving loans for the preservation 
of low-income multi-family housing projects, and for additional costs 
to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and 
revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described 
in this paragraph, $27,714,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$4,965,000 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any 
low-income household (including those not receiving rental assist-
ance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which 
has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That 
the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between com-
parable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid 
rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds made available 
for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current 
regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 
housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development (including the ability to pay 
administrative costs related to delivery of the voucher funds): Pro-
vided further, That if the Secretary determines that the amount 
made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not needed 
for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the demonstra-
tion programs for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family 
rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$2,889,000 shall be available for the cost of loans to private non- 
profit organizations, or such non-profit organizations’ affiliate loan 
funds and State and local housing finance agencies, to carry out 
a housing demonstration program to provide revolving loans for 
the preservation of low-income multi-family housing projects: Pro-
vided further, That loans under such demonstration program shall
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have an interest rate of not more than 1 percent direct loan to 
the recipient: Provided further, That the Secretary may defer the 
interest and principal payment to the Rural Housing Service for 
up to 3 years and the term of such loans shall not exceed 30 
years: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $19,860,000 shall be available for a demonstration 
program for the preservation and revitalization of the section 514, 
515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure 
existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems 
appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has 
sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of pro-
viding safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and 
farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring 
loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; 
and other financial assistance including advances, payments and 
incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable 
returns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and revitaliza-
tion agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with 
the terms of the restructuring: Provided further, That if the Sec-
retary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in 
this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revital-
ization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may use any unobligated 
funds appropriated for the rural housing voucher program in a 
prior fiscal year to support information technology activities of 
the Rural Housing Service to the extent the Secretary determines 
that additional funds are not needed for this fiscal year to provide 
vouchers described in this paragraph: Provided further, That if 
Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a section 515 
multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to 
the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may 
use funds made available for the demonstration program under 
this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of 
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $38,727,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2009, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants and contracts for very low-income housing repair, 
supervisory and technical assistance, compensation for construction 
defects, and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 
1490m, $41,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2009, for authorized empowerment zones and
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enterprise communities and communities designated by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones: 
Provided further, That any balances to carry out a housing dem-
onstration program to provide revolving loans for the preservation 
of low-income multi-family housing projects as authorized in Public 
Law 108–447 and Public Law 109–97 shall be transferred to and 
merged with the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multi-family Housing 
Revitalization Program Account’’. 
FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $18,269,000, to remain available 
until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic 
farm labor housing grants and contracts. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for 
rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, $63,830,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That $6,256,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community 
Development Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shall 
be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, non-
profit community-based housing and community development 
organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve 
housing, community facilities, community and economic develop-
ment projects in rural areas: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of 
financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such inter-
mediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other 
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That $10,000,000 
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide 
grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106–387), with 
up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the 
State rural development offices: Provided further, That $3,972,000 
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available 
for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized 
by section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be available through June 30, 2009, for authorized empower-
ment zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the rural community programs described 
in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not 
applicable to the funds made available under this heading: Provided 
further, That any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural 
Community Advancement Program account for programs authorized
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by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act 
be transferred and merged with this account and any other prior 
balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community Advance-
ment Program account that the Secretary determines is appropriate 
to transfer. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural busi-
ness development programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B 
and described in sections 310B(f) and 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $87,385,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical 
assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic 
development and $2,979,000 shall be for grants to the Delta 
Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) for any Rural Community 
Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which 
not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: 
Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to 
a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance 
for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $8,300,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available through June 
30, 2009, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the rural business 
and cooperative development programs described in section 
381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: 
Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds 
made available under this heading: Provided further, That any 
prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Community 
Advancement Program account for programs authorized by sections 
306 and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and 381E(d)(3) 
of such Act be transferred and merged with this account and any 
other prior balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community 
Advancement Program account that the Secretary determines is 
appropriate to transfer. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 
the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $33,536,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $14,035,000, as authorized by 
the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which 
$1,724,000 shall be available through June 30, 2009, for Federally 
Recognized Native American Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall 
be available through June 30, 2009, for Mississippi Delta Region