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provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that support the Rural Development mission area: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex-
pended to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non- 
USDA employees: Provided further, That any balances 
available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Coopera-
tive Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this appropriation. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $7,325,932,000 
for 
loans 
to 
section 
502 
borrowers, 
of 
which 
$1,121,488,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which 
$6,204,444,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans; $34,412,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; 
$80,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; $129,090,000 
for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; 
$5,045,000 for section 524 site loans; $11,448,000 for 
credit sales of acquired property, of which up to 
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$1,448,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and 
$4,970,000 for section 523 self-help housing land develop-
ment loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $130,334,000, of which $40,710,000 shall be 
for direct loans, and of which $89,624,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaran-
teed loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $4,422,000; 
repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 
rental housing, $21,792,000; section 538 multi-family 
housing guaranteed loans, $1,485,000; and credit sales of 
acquired property, $556,000: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated in this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall 
be available through June 30, 2010, for authorized em-
powerment zones and enterprise communities and commu-
nities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That 
section 538 multi-family housing guaranteed loans funded 
pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to a guar-
antee fee and the interest on such loans may not be sub-
sidized: Provided further, That any balances for a dem-
onstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of the section 515 multi-family rental housing properties 
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as authorized by Public Law 109–97 and Public Law 110– 
5 shall be transferred to and merged with the‘‘Rural 
Housing Service, Multi-family Housing Revitalization Pro-
gram Account’’. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$468,593,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $980,000,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au-
thorized 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, up to $5,958,000 shall be 
available for debt forgiveness or payments for eligible 
households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the 
Act, and not to exceed $50,000 per project for advances 
to nonprofit organizations or public agencies to cover di-
rect costs (other than purchase price) incurred in pur-
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chasing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the 
Act: Provided further, That of this amount not less than 
$2,030,000 is available for newly constructed units fi-
nanced by section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, and 
not less than $3,400,000 is for newly constructed units 
financed under sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act 
of 1949: Provided further, That rental assistance agree-
ments entered into or renewed during the current fiscal 
year shall be funded for a one-year period: Provided fur-
ther, 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, re-
pair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preserva-
tion; and rental assistance activities authorized under title 
V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance pro-
vided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 
2010 for a farm labor multi-family housing project fi-
nanced 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 seek-
ing such assistance or the project has rental assistance 
eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Pro-
vided further, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, 
to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor 
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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 not-
withstanding subsection (b) of such section, for the cost 
to conduct a housing demonstration program to provide 
revolving loans for the preservation of low-income multi- 
family housing projects, and for additional costs to con-
duct a demonstration program for the preservation and 
revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties de-
scribed in this paragraph, $31,756,000, to remain avail-
able 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 assistance) 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 comparable market rent for the section 515 unit 
and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, 
That funds made available for such vouchers shall be sub-
ject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
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practicable, administer such vouchers with current regula-
tions and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 
housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided 
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 demonstration programs for the preservation and 
revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties de-
scribed in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $1,791,000 shall 
be available for the cost of loans to private nonprofit orga-
nizations, or such nonprofit organizations’ affiliate loan 
funds and State and local housing finance agencies, to 
carry out a housing demonstration program to provide re-
volving loans for the preservation of low-income multi-fam-
ily housing projects: Provided further, That loans under 
such demonstration program shall have an interest rate 
of not more than 1 percent direct loan to the recipient: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may defer the inter-
est 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, $25,000,000 shall be avail-
able for a demonstration program for the preservation and 
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revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-fam-
ily rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project 
has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the pur-
pose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-in-
come residents and farm laborers including reducing or 
eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordi-
nating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other fi-
nancial assistance including advances, payments and in-
centives (including the ability of owners to obtain reason-
able returns on investment) required by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall as part of the 
preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restric-
tive use agreement consistent with the terms of the re-
structuring: Provided further, That if the Secretary deter-
mines that additional funds for vouchers described in this 
paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revi-
talization demonstration program may be used for such 
vouchers: Provided further, That if Congress enacts legis-
lation 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 pro-
gram under this heading to carry out such legislation with 
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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), $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2010, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture 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, $45,500,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $4,000,000 
shall be for grants authorized by section 14204 of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall 
be available through June 30, 2010, for authorized em-
powerment zones and enterprise communities and commu-
nities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
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Economic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That 
any balances to carry out a housing demonstration pro-
gram 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 Serv-
ice, Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program Ac-
count’’. 
FARM LABOR PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $22,523,000, 
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 author-
ized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$51,091,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $6,256,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for a Rural Community De-
velopment Initiative: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of 
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private, nonprofit community-based housing and commu-
nity development organizations, low-income rural commu-
nities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes 
to undertake projects to improve housing, community fa-
cilities, community and economic development 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 pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary 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 pro-
vide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme 
unemployment and severe economic depression (Public 
Law 106–387), with up to 5 percent for administration 
and capacity building in the State rural development of-
fices: Provided further, That $3,972,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be available for com-
munity 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, 2010, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise commu-
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nities and communities designated by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture 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 by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act be trans-
ferred and merged with this account and any other prior 
balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community 
Advancement Program account that the Secretary deter-
mines 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 business development programs authorized by sec-
tions 306 and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and 
381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $97,116,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made avail-
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able for a grant to a qualified national organization to pro-
vide 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 Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not 
more than 5 percent may be used for administrative ex-
penses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for business 
grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified na-
tional organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural transportation in order to promote economic develop-
ment: Provided further, That not to exceed $8,300,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2010, for authorized empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities and communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the rural business and cooper-
ative 
development 
programs 
described 
in 
section 
381E(d)(3) 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 funds made available under this 
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heading: Provided further, That any prior balances in the 
Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Pro-
gram 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 author-
ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)), $33,536,000. For the cost of direct loans, 
$8,464,000, as authorized by the Rural Development 
Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $1,035,000 
shall be available through June 30, 2010, for Federally 
Recognized Native American Tribes and of which 
$2,070,000 shall be available through June 30, 2010, for 
Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in ac-
cordance with Public Law 100–460): 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 of the total amount appro-
priated, $880,000 shall be available through June 30, 
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2010, for the cost of direct loans for authorized empower-
ment zones and enterprise communities and communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones. In addition, for adminis-
trative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, 
$4,941,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, 
for the purpose of promoting rural economic development 
and job creation projects, $33,077,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $43,000,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $43,000,000 are rescinded. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $30,636,000, of 
which $300,000 shall be for a cooperative research agree-
ment with a qualified academic institution to conduct re-
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search on the national economic impact of all types of co-
operatives; and of which $2,582,000 shall be for coopera-
tive agreements for the appropriate technology transfer 
for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,463,000 shall be for cooperatives or associations of co-
operatives whose primary focus is to provide assistance to 
small, socially disadvantaged producers and whose gov-
erning board and/or membership is comprised of at least 
75 percent socially disadvantaged members; and of which 
$18,867,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and 
grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized 
by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $20,000,000 (in-
creased by $2,000,000): Provided, That the cost of loan 
guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
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RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, 
and solid waste management programs authorized by sec-
tions 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, and 310B and described 
in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, and 381E(d)(2) of the Con-
solidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$546,230,000 (increased by $10,038,000), to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $497,000 
shall be available for the rural utilities program described 
in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to 
exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities 
program described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, 
That $41,085,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for loans and grants including water and 
waste 
disposal 
systems 
grants 
authorized 
by 
306C(a)(2)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act and for Federally recognized Native Amer-
ican Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1): Provided further, 
That not to exceed $19,500,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for technical assistance 
grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to sec-
tion 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes 
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a determination of extreme need, of which $6,000,000 
shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit 
multi-state regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water 
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 
of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de-
velopment, operation, and management of water and waste 
water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 
be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 
tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi-
zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as-
sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $12,700,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be available through June 30, 
2010, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise 
communities and communities designated by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones 
for the rural utilities programs described in section 
381E(d)(2) of such Act: Provided further, That sections 
381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act are not applicable to the funds made 
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available under this heading: Provided further, That any 
prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Commu-
nity Advancement Program account programs authorized 
by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, and 310B and de-
scribed in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, and 381E(d)(2) of 
such Act be transferred to 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 ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by section 305 of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be made as follows: 5 
percent rural electrification loans, $100,000,000; loans 
made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, 
$6,500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications 
loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural telecommuni-
cations loans, $250,000,000; and for loans made pursuant 
to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$295,000,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$39,959,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
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with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $400,000,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 
et seq., $34,755,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Secretary may use funds under this 
heading for grants authorized by 379(g) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 
section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $28,960,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $17,976,000, to remain available until 
expended, for a grant program to finance broadband 
transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning 
and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 950aaa. 
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TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 
$623,000. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
In lieu of the amounts made available in section 
14222(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008, for necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 
21; $16,799,584,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2011, of which $10,051,707,000 is hereby ap-
propriated and $6,747,877,000 shall be derived by trans-
fer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of 
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That of the 
total amount available, $5,000,000 shall be available to 
be awarded as competitive grants to implement section 
4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(Public Law 110–246). 
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$7,541,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2011: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10)(A) of such Act, only the provisions of section 
17(h)(10)(B)(i), section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii), and section 
17(h)(10)(B)(iii) shall be effective in 2010: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this account shall 
be available for the purchase of infant formula except in 
accordance with the cost containment and competitive bid-
ding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided shall be 
available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by 
other Federal Government departments or agencies unless 
authorized by section 17 of such Act. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
$61,351,846,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2011, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times 
as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 
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Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re-
quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 
That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available until expended, 
as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading may be used to enter into con-
tracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or 
to conduct activities related to program integrity provided 
that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 
authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist-
ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec-
tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm-
ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $255,570,000, 
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to remain available through September 30, 2011, of which 
$5,000,000 shall be for emergency food program infra-
structure grants authorized by section 209 of the Emer-
gency Food Assistance Act of 1983: Provided, That of the 
amount provided, $5,000,000 is to begin service in 6 addi-
tional States that have plans approved by the Department 
for the commodity supplemental food program: Provided 
further, That none of these funds shall be available to re-
imburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commod-
ities donated to the program: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, effective with 
funds made available in fiscal year 2010 to support the 
Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as author-
ized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2011: Provided further, That of 
the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Sec-
retary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated with 
the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri-
tion assistance program, $147,801,000. 
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TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 
the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$177,136,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for ex-
penditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and 
private organizations and institutions under agreements 
executed pursuant to the agricultural food production as-
sistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assist-
ance programs of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided further, That funds made 
available for the cost of agreements under title I of the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be used 
interchangeably between the 2 accounts with prior notice 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress. 
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PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR 
PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Public Law 83–480 and the Food for 
Progress Act of 1985, $2,812,000, to be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities sup-
plied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II 
of said Act, $1,690,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,820,000; to cover common 
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 
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$6,465,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, and of which $355,000 shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
MC GOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $199,500,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com-
modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 
services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im-
plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 
amounts provided herein. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 
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motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 
costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 
activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 
in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 
$25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 
107–188; $2,995,218,000 (increased by $235,000,000): 
Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading, 
$578,162,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended, and shall not 
include any fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and 
(a)(3) assessed for fiscal year 2011 but collected in fiscal 
year 2010; $57,014,000 shall be derived from medical de-
vice user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $17,280,000 shall be derived from animal drug 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be cred-
ited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$5,106,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379f, and shall be credited 
to this account and shall remain available until expended; 
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and $235,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product 
user fees authorized by section 919 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by section 101 of the 
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act 
(Public Law 111–31), and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, 
animal drug, animal generic drug, and tobacco product as-
sessments for fiscal year 2010 received during fiscal year 
2010, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 
2010 but credited for fiscal year 2010, shall be subject 
to the fiscal year 2010 limitations: Provided further, That 
none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 
U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated: (1) $782,915,000 shall be for the Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activi-
ties in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $873,104,000 
shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research 
and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Af-
fairs; (3) $305,249,000 shall be for the Center for Bio-
logics Evaluation and Research and for related field activi-
ties in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $155,540,000 
shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
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(5) $349,262,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $58,745,000 shall be for 
the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
$216,523,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Prod-
ucts and for related field activities in the Office of Regu-
latory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $117,225,000 shall be for 
Rent and Related activities, of which $41,496,000 is for 
White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to 
the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to 
exceed $171,526,000 shall be for payments to the General 
Services Administration for rent; and (10) not to exceed 
$200,129,000 shall be for other activities, including the 
Office of the Commissioner; the Office of Scientific and 
Medical Programs; the Office of Policy, Planning and Pre-
paredness; the Office of International and Special Pro-
grams; the Office of Operations; and central services for 
these offices: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available under this heading shall be used to trans-
fer funds under section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd): Provided further, 
That funds may be transferred from one specified activity 
to another with the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 
42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 
where not otherwise provided, $12,433,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in-
cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $160,600,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, That $14,600,000 of 
the total amount appropriated under this heading shall 
not be available for obligation until the Commodity Fu-
tures Trading Commission submits an expenditure plan 
for fiscal year 2010 to the Committees on Appropriations 
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of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the 
Committees approve the whole of the plan. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $54,500,000 (from assessments col-
lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 
as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 
limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re-
ceiverships. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 204 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 170 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 702. New obligational authority provided for the 
following appropriation items in this Act shall remain 
available until expended: Food Safety and Inspection Serv-
ice, Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure 
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System; Farm Service Agency, salaries and expenses 
funds made available to county committees; Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, middle-income country training program, 
and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service 
appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctua-
tions in international currency exchange rates, subject to 
documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service. 
SEC. 703. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 
unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 
by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary 
balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 
Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis-
trative, and information technology services of primary 
benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency ad-
ministrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 
Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for 
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obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De-
partment’s National Finance Center without prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress as required by section 712 of this Act. 
SEC. 704. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 705. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the United 
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of 
the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar-
rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 
between the two parties. This does not preclude appro-
priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 
with such institutions when such indirect costs are com-
puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro-
priations are provided in this Act. 
SEC. 706. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
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tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 707. Of the funds made available by this Act, 
not more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary 
expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 
panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 
of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego-
tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi-
tively awarded grants. 
SEC. 708. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poul-
try Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 
SEC. 709. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 
office funded by this Act to any other agency or office 
of the Department for more than 30 days unless the indi-
vidual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by 
the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses 
of the employee for the period of assignment. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Agriculture or 
the Food and Drug Administration shall be used to trans-
mit or otherwise make available to any non-Department 
of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human 
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Services employee questions or responses to questions that 
are a result of information requested for the appropria-
tions hearing process. 
SEC. 711. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac-
quire new information technology systems or significant 
upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa-
tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer without the prior approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided 
further, That none of the funds available to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for information technology shall be 
obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of writ-
ten approval by the Chief Information Officer. 
SEC. 712. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
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projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding 
for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers 
of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel which would result in a change in existing pro-
grams, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; un-
less the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such re-
programming of funds. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before im-
plementing a program or activity not carried out during 
the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is 
funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. 
SEC. 713. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex-
penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 
language as part of the President’s Budget submission to 
the Congress of the United States for programs under the 
jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or re-
flects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 
proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
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submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission 
identifies which additional spending reductions should 
occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted 
prior to the date of the convening of a committee of con-
ference for the fiscal year 2011 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 714. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to close or relocate a Rural 
Development office unless or until the Secretary of Agri-
culture determines the cost effectiveness and/or enhance-
ment of program delivery: Provided, That not later than 
120 days before the date of the proposed closure or reloca-
tion, the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropria-
tion of the House and Senate, and the members of Con-
gress from the State in which the office is located of the 
proposed closure or relocation and provides a report that 
describes the justifications for such closures and reloca-
tions. 
SEC. 715. None of the funds made available to the 
Food and Drug Administration by this Act shall be used 
to close or relocate, or to plan to close or relocate, the 
Food and Drug Administration Division of Pharma-
ceutical Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri, outside the city 
or county limits of St. Louis, Missouri. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 
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to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 
an environmental quality incentives program authorized 
by chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) in excess of 
$1,180,000,000. 
SEC. 717. None of the funds made available in fiscal 
year 2009 or preceding fiscal years for programs author-
ized under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) 
in excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the 
Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible 
commodities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emer-
son Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1): Pro-
vided, That any such funds made available to reimburse 
the Commodity Credit Corporation shall only be used pur-
suant to section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson Hu-
manitarian Trust Act. 
SEC. 718. No funds shall be used to pay salaries and 
expenses of the Department of Agriculture to carry out 
or administer the program authorized by section 14(h)(1) 
of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)). 
SEC. 719. Funds made available under section 1240I 
and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 
section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain 
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available until expended to disburse obligations made in 
the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 720. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 
by an executive branch agency to produce any pre-
packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 
in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti-
fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 
story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 721. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 
an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 
Electrification Act, or any not-for-profit utility that is eli-
gible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, 
shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) 
of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such 
Act. 
SEC. 722. Of the unobligated balances under section 
32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, $52,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
SEC. 723. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to establish or implement a rule allowing 
poultry products to be imported into the United States 
from the People’s Republic of China. 
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SEC. 724. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture in this Act may be used to im-
plement the risk-based inspection program in the 30 pro-
totype locations announced on February 22, 2007, by the 
Under Secretary for Food Safety, or at any other loca-
tions, until the USDA Office of Inspector General has pro-
vided its findings to the Food Safety and Inspection Serv-
ice and the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate on the data used in sup-
port of the development and design of the risk-based in-
spection program and FSIS has addressed and resolved 
issues identified by OIG. 
SEC. 725. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, and until receipt of the decennial Census in the year 
2010, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider— 
(1) the city of Lumberton, North Carolina, and 
the city of Sanford, North Carolina (including indi-
viduals and entities with projects within the city), el-
igible for loans and grants funded through the Rural 
Community Facilities Program account; 
(2) the unincorporated area of Los Osos, Cali-
fornia (including individuals and entities with 
projects within the cities), eligible for loans and 
grants funded through the Rural Water and Waste 
Disposal Program account; and 
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(3) the city of Nogales, Arizona (including indi-
viduals and entities with projects within the city), el-
igible for loans and grants funded under the housing 
programs of the Rural Housing Service. 
SEC. 726. There is hereby appropriated $2,500,000 
for section 4404 of Public Law 107–171. 
SEC. 727. There is hereby appropriated: 
(1) $1,408,000 shall be for a grant to the Wis-
consin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Con-
sumer Protection, as authorized by section 6402 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note); 
(2) $1,000,000 shall be for development of a 
prototype for a national carbon inventory and ac-
counting system for forestry and agriculture, to be 
awarded under full and open competition; 
(3) $1,000,000 for the International Food Pro-
tection Training Institute; and 
(4) $200,000 for the Center for Foodborne Ill-
ness Research and Prevention. 
SEC. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall pro-
vide financial and technical assistance through the Water-
shed and Flood Prevention Operations program to carry 
out— 
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