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under this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Rural 
Development Loan Fund Program Account funds allocated by the 
Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal 
year 2009, shall be available through June 30, 2010, for commu-
nities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones. 
In addition, for administrative 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 Expenses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 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, $44,463,000 shall not be obligated and $44,463,000 
are rescinded.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), $34,854,000, of which $300,000 shall be for 
a cooperative research agreement with a qualified academic institu-
tion to conduct research on the national economic impact of all 
types of cooperatives; and of which $2,800,000 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 cooperatives whose primary focus 
is to provide assistance to small, socially disadvantaged producers 
and whose governing board and/or membership is comprised of 
at least 75 percent socially disadvantaged members; and of which 
$20,367,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value- 
added agricultural product market development grants, as author-
ized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 
(7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
RURAL MICROENTERPRISE INVESTMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of loans and grants, $5,000,000 as authorized 
by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.): Provided, That such costs of loans, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
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 Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8107), $39,340,000: Provided, That the cost of loan guaran-
tees, 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 sections 306, 306A, 306C, 
306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 
306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $568,730,000, 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 
$70,000,000 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) and 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally-recognized Native 
American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department 
of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): Provided further, 
That not less than $65,000,000 of the unobligated balances available 
for grants authorized by 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act shall be obligated within 90 days of the enactment 
of this Act: Provided further, That not to exceed $19,500,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical 
assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to 
section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a deter-
mination of extreme need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made avail-
able for a grant to a qualified non-profit multi-state regional tech-
nical 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, 
development, 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 assist-
ance for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national 
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account funds allo-
cated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones 
for the fiscal year 2009, shall be available through June 30, 2010, 
for 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 the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That $17,500,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged 
with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account 
to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That any 
prior year balances for high cost energy grants authorized by section 
19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall
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be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Costs Grants Account: Provided further, That sections 
381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment 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 programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 
306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, 
and 381E(d)(2) of such Act be transferred to and merged with 
this account and any other prior balances from the Rural Develop-
ment, 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 author-
ized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) 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; guaranteed 
underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 per-
cent rural telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, $250,000,000; and for loans made 
pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$295,000,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding section 6106(b) of 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, a guaranteed 
underwriting loan may not be issued until the amendments to 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 contained in section 6106(a) 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 are administra-
tively implemented. 
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 with the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication 
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., $37,755,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall 
be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 
$4,500,000 shall be made available to those noncommercial edu-
cational television broadcast stations that serve rural areas and 
are qualified for Community Service Grants by the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, including associated translators and repeaters, regard-
less of the location of their main transmitter, studio-to-transmitter 
links, and equipment to allow local control over digital content 
and programming through the use of high-definition broadcast, 
multi-casting and datacasting technologies. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 
of the Rural Electrification Act, $28,960,000, to remain available
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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. 
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, $813,000. 
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; $16,855,829,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2011, of which $1,000,000 may be used to carry out the school 
community garden pilot program established under section 18(g)(3) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1769(g)(3)), and of which $9,865,930,000 is hereby appropriated, 
$6,747,877,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available 
under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) 
and $242,022,000 shall be derived by transfer from unobligated 
and unavailable balances from fiscal year 2009 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), and may be awarded notwithstanding the limitations imposed 
by sections 4405(b)(1)(A) and 4405(c)(1)(A). 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, 
AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $7,252,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2011: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 17(g)(5) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(g)(5)), not more than $15,000,000 of funds provided in this 
Act may be used for the purpose of evaluating program performance 
in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants 
and Children: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)(A)), of the amounts made available under this heading,