Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993
PL 102-341 (H.R.5487), enacted 08/14/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
106 STAT. 873 
Public Law 102-341 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis- 
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tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 
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30,1993, and for other purposes, 
[H.R. 5487] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
Agriculture, 
Rural 
Development, 
Food and 
Drug 
Administration, 
and Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 1993. 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, and not to exceed $50,000 for emplojonent under 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $2,282,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,000 of this 
amount shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Sec-
retary: 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 THE DEPUTY SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Deputy Secretary 
of Agriculture, including not to exceed $25,000 for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $543,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 
of this amount shall be available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
Deputy Secretary. 
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, $5,756,000. 
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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. 
RENTAL PAYMENTS (USDA) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For pa3nnent of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Department of Agri-
culture which are included in this Act, $50,503,000, of wmch 
$5,000,000 shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture 
for non-recurring repairs as determined by the Department of Agri-
culture: Provided, That in the event an agency within the Depart-
ment 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 appropriation to that agenc/s 
appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 10 per centum 
of the funds made available for space rental and related costs 
to or from this account. 
BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 
For the operation, maintenance, emd repair of Agriculture build-
ings pursuant to the delegation of authority from the Administrator 
of General Services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 486, $25,700,000. 
ADVISORY COMMITTEES (USDA) 
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory committees of 
the Department of Agriculture which are included in this Act, 
$952,000: Provided, That no other funds appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture in this Act shall be available to the Department 
of Agriculture for support of activities of advisory committees. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
comply with the requirement of section 107g of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607g, and section 6001 of the Resource Con-
servation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That 
appropriations and funds available herein to the Department of 
Agriculture for hazardous waste management may be transferred 
to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all require-
ments pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 
lands. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For Personnel, Finance and Management, Operations, Informa-
tion Resources Management, Advocacy and Enterprise, and 
Administrative Law Judges and Judicial Officer, $25,014,000, for 
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106 STAT. 875 
Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 
for management support services to offices of the Department of 
Agriculture and for general administration and emergency 
prepEiredness of the Department of Agriculture, repairs and alter-
ations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise 
provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient 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 employ-
ment 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 required by 5 
U.S.C. 551-558. 
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 programs funded in 
this Act, $1,307,000. 
OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS 
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 authorized by Congress in the 
Department, $8,925,000, including emplojrment 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 and not fewer than two hundred 
thirty-two thousand two hundred and fifty copies for the use of 
the Senate and House of Representatives of part 2 of the annual 
report of the Secretary (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) 
as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 1301: Provided, That in the preparation 
of motion pictures or exhibits by the Department, 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). 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses for programs involving intergovernmental 
affgdrs and liaison within the executive branch, $468,000. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 
including emplojmient 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, $62,786,000, including such sums 
as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with 
public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(8) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, and including 
a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
and including a sum not to exceed $95,000 for certain confidential 
operational expenses including the payment of informants, to be 
expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant 
to Public Law 95-452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97-98. 
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$24,554,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Economics to carry out the programs funded in this Act, 
$580,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
conducting economic research and service relating to agricultural 
production, marketing, and distribution, as authorized by the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other 
laws, including economics of marketing; analyses relating to farm 
prices, income and population, and demand for farm products, use 
of resources in agriculture, adjustments, costs and returns in farm-
ing, and farm finance; research relating to the economic and market-
ing aspects of farmer cooperatives; and for analysis of supply and 
demand for farm products in foreign countries and their effect 
on prospects for United States exports, progress in economic devel-
opment and its relation to sales of farm products, assembly and 
analysis of agricultural trade statistics and analysis of international 
financial and monetary programs and policies as they affect the 
competitive position of United States farm products, $58,720,000; 
of which $500,000 shall be available for investigation, determina-
tion, and finding as to the effect upon the production of food and 
upon the agricultural economy of any proposed action affecting 
such subject matter pending before the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency for presentation, in the public 
interest, before said Administrator, other agencies or before the 
courts: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to con-
tinue to gather statistics and conduct a special study on the price 
spread between the farmer and the consumer: Provided further. 
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): Provided further. That this appropriation 
shall be available for analysis of statistics and related facts on 
foreign production and full and complete information on methods 
used by other countries to move farm commodities in world trade 
on a competitive basis. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, includ-
ing crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and 
improvements, and marketing surveys, as authorized by the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, 
$81,004,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
for emplojnnent 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. 
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106 STAT. 877 
WORLD AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK BOARD 
For necessary expenses of the World Agricultural Outlook Board 
to coordinate and review all commodity and aggregate agricultural 
and food data used to develop outlook and situation material within 
the Department of Agriculture, as authorized by the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), $2,367,000: 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). 
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 administer the laws enacted 
by the Congress for the Agricultural Research Service, Cooperative 
State Research Service, Extension Service, and National Agricul-
tural Library, $560,000. 
ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION 
For necessaiy expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural 
Research and CommerciaHzation Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908), 
$7,250,000 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 Research Serv-
ice to perform agricultural research and demonstration relating 
to production, utilization, marketing, and distribution (not otherwise 
provided for), home economics or nutrition and consumer use, and 
for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a 
nominal cost not to exceed $100, $658,379,000: Provided, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for temporanr employ-
ment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) oi 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 funds appropriated herein can be used to provide 
financial assistance to the organizers of national and international 
conferences, if such conferences are in support of agency programs: 
Provided further. That appropriations hereunder shall be available 7 U
S
C 2254. 
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase 
of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further. That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available to conduct marketing 
research: Provided further. That appropriations hereunder shall ^ U
S
C 2254. 
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alter-
ation, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless other-
wise provided the cost of constructing any one building shall not 
exceed $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall 
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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 alterations contained in this Act shall 
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not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities 
at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further. That the foregoing limita-
tions shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry 
out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, 
That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to the purchase 
of land or the construction of facilities as may be necessary for 
the relocation of the United States Horticultural Crops Research 
Laboratory at Fresno to Parlier, California, and the relocation of 
the laboratories at Behoust, France and Rome, Italy to Montpelier, 
France, including the sale or exchange at fair market value of 
existing land and facilities at Fresno, California and Behoust, 
France; and the Agricultural Research Service may lease such exist-
ing land and facilities from the purchasers until completion of 
the replacement facilities: 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 Assistant Secretary 
for Science and Education for the scientific review of international 
issues involving agricultural chemicals and food additives: Provided 
further. That funds may be received from any State, other political 
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establish-
ing or operating any research facility or research project of the 
Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law. 
Special fund: To provide for additional labor, subprofessional, 
and junior scientific help to be employed under contracts £md 
cooperative agreements to strengthen the work at Federal research 
installations in the field, $2,500,000. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as 
necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, 
$34,514,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): 
20 use 191 Provided, That facilities to house bonsai collections at the National 
note. 
Arboretum may be constructed with funds accepted under the provi-
sions of PubHc Law 94-129 (20 U.S.C. 195) and the limitation 
on construction contained in the Act of August 24, 1912 (40 U.S.C. 
68) shall not apply to the construction of such facilities: Provided 
further. That funds may be received from any State, other political 
subdivision, organization, or individuals for the purpose of establish-
ing any research facility of the Agricultural Research Service, as 
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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 $168,785,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the 
Hatch Act approved March 2, 1887, as amended, including adminis-
tration by tne 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 section 
1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.); $18,533,000 
for grants for cooperative forestry research under the Act approved 
October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a-582-a7), as amended, including 
administrative expenses, and payments under section 1361(c) of 
the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.); $27,400,000 for pay-
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106 STAT. 879 
merits to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee Univer-
sity, for research under section 1445 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222), as amended, including administration by the United States 
Department of Agriculture, and penalty mail costs of the 1890 
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University; $73,411,000 for 
contracts and grants for agricultural research under the Act of 
August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i); $97,500,000 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; $1,168,000 for supplemental and 
alternative crops and products as authorized by the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3319d); $400,000 for grants for research 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 
National 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 Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), including administrative expenses; 
$1,500,000 for higher education challenge grants under section 
1417(b)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Pohcy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(bXl)), 
including administrative expenses; $4,000,000 for grants as author-
ized by section 1475 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 and other Acts; $6,725,000 
for sustainable agriculture research and education, as authorized 
by section 1621 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5811), including 
administrative expenses; $400,000 for State agriculti:ial weather 
information systems pursuant to section 1640 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3318); and 
$20,795,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative State Research 
Service activities, including coordination and program leadership 
for higher education work of the Department, administration of 
pajonents 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 $10,250,000 
shall be for a program of capacity building grants to colleges eligible 
to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-
326 and 328), including Tuskegee University, of which not to exceed 
$100,000 shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, 
$430,143,000. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities and 
for grants to States and other eligible recipients for such purposes, 
as necessary to carry out the agricultural research, extension, and 
teaching programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not 
otherwise provided, $52,101,000, to remain avedlable until expended 
(7U.S.C.2209b). 
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EXTENSION SERVICE 
Pajonents to States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, 
Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa: For pay-
ments for cooperative agricultural extension work under the Smith-
Lever Act, as amended, to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 
3(c) of said Act, for retirement and employees' compensation costs 
for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail for cooperative 
extension agents and State extension directors, $262,712,000; pay-
ments for the nutrition and family education program for low-
income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $60,525,000; pajonents 
for the urban gardening program under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$3,557,000; payments for the pest management program under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $8,200,000; payments for the farm safety 
and rural health programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,720,000; 
pajnnents for the pesticide impact assessment program under sec-
tion 3(d) of the Act, $3,405,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-
grant college research and extension facilities as authorized by 
section 1447 of PubUc Law 99-198, $8,000,000, to remain available 
until expended; payments for the rural development centers under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $950,000; payments for extension work 
under section 209(c) of Pubhc Law 93-471, $1,010,000; payments 
for a groundwater quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$11,375,000; special grants for financially stressed farmers and 
dislocated 
farmers 
as 
authorized 
by Public 
Law 
100-219, 
$2,550,000; payments for the Agricultural Telecommunications Pro-
f
ram, as authorized by Pubhc Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), 
1,221,000; payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) 
of the Act, $10,000,000; payments for a Nutrition Education Initia-
tive under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,530,000; payments for a 
food safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,500,000; pay-
ments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources 
Extension Act of 1978, $2,765,000; payments for Indian reservation 
agents under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,750,000; payments to estab-
lish and operate centers of rural technology developed as authorized 
by section 2347 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 1932), $1,000,000; 
payments for outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged 
farmers and ranchers as authorized by section 2501 of Public Law 
101-624 (7 U.S.C. 2279), $1,000,000; payments for rural health 
and safety education as authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 
101-624 (7 U.S.C. 2661 note, 2662), $2,000,000; and payments 
for extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the 
second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326, 328) and Tuskegee University, 
$24,730,000; in all, $414,500,000, of which not less than $79,400,000 
is for Home Economics: 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, Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa prior to availability of 
an equal sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure during 
the current fiscal year. 
Federal administration and coordination: For 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 program leadership for the extension work of the Depart-
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106 STAT. 881 
ment and the several States and insular possessions, $10,428,000, 
of which not less than $2,300,000 is for Home Economics. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Library, 
$17,715,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
for emplojonent 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, That not to exceed $900,000 shall be available 
pursu£int to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the alteration and repair of buildings 
and improvements: Provided further. That $462,000 shall be avail-
able for a grant pursuant to section 1472 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3818), in addition to other funds available in this appropria-
tion for grants under this section. 
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 pro-
grams under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, Federal Grain Inspection Service, Agricultural Cooperative 
Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and Packers and Stock-
yards Administration, $550,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those pursu-
ant to the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended (21 U.S.C. 114b-
c), necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant 
and £uiimal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regu-
latory activities; to discharge the authorities of the Secretary of 
Agriculture 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, $432,900,000, of which $83,362,000 shall be derived from 
user fees deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User 
Fee Account, and of which $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases 
and for control of pest animals and birds to the extent necessary 
to meet emergency conditions: Provided, That $500,000 of the fimds 
for control of the fire ant shall be placed in reserve for matching 
purposes with States which may come into the program: Provided 
further. That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer 
a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that 
does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 
40 per centum: Provided further. That this appropriation shall 
be available for field employment pursuant to the second sentence 
of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and 
not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further. That this appropriation shall be 
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available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the 
purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement 
21 use 129. 
only: Provided further, That, in addition, in emergencies which 
threaten any segment of the agricultural 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 contagious or 
infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for 
expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, as 
amended, and section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as 
amended, and £iny unexpended balances of funds transferred for 
such emergency purposes in the next preceding fiscal year shall 
be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That 
none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate 
any user fee program for agricultural quarantine and inspection 
to prevent the movement of exotic pests and diseases from Hawaii 
and Puerto Rico as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided 
further, 
That none of these funds shall be used to pay the salary of any 
Department veterinarian or Veterinary Medical Officer who, when 
conducting inspections at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions 
under the Horse Protection Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1821-
1831), relies solely on the use of digital palpation as the only 
diagnostic test to determine whether or not a horse is sore under 
such Act. 
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plEins, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, 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, $10,400,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b). 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, and the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act, as amended, $489,867,000: 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 appropriation shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and 
repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering 
any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per 
centum of the current replacement value of the building: Provided 
further. That none of the funds in this Act may be used to carry 
out the Streamlined Inspection System (for cattle) after April 1, 
1993. 
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 standsirdization 
activities related to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946, as amended, including field employment pursuant to section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to 
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106 STAT. 883 
exceed $20,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,397,000: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to 
law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 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: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided by this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries of any person or persons who require, or who 
authorize payments from fee-supported funds to any person or 
persons who require nonexpert, nonterminal interior elevators to 
maintain records not involving official inspection or official weighing 
in the United States under Public Law 94-582 other than those 
necessary to fulfill the purposes of such Act. 
INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $42,784,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for Inspection £ind Weighing Services: 
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional super-
vision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this 
limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 per centum with notification 
to the Appropriations Committees. 
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Cooperative Marketing 
Act of July 2, 1926 (7 U.S.C. 451-457), and for activities relating 
to the marketing aspects of cooperatives, including economic 
research and analysis and the application of economic research 
findings, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), and for activities with institutions or 
organizations throughout the world concerning the development 
and operation of agricultural cooperatives (7 U.S.C. 3291), 
$5,640,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
for emplojonent pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$15,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided further. That, hereafter, funds made available to the Agri-
cultural Cooperative Service shall be available for a field office 
in Hawaii. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer 
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, 
and regulatory programs as authorized by law, and for administra-
tion and coordination of payments to States; including field employ-
ment 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 
5 U.S.C. 3109, $56,221,000; of which not less than $2,313,000 
shall be available for the Wholesale Market Development Program 
for the design and development of wholesale and farmer market 
facilities for the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements. 
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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. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,953,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative 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 notification to the Appropriations Committees. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY 
(SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Fimds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
(7 U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity 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 other-
wise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $10,309,000 for 
formulation and administration of Marketing Agreements and 
Orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 
1937, as amended, and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 
In fiscal years 1993 and 1994, section 32 funds shall be used 
to promote sunflower and cottonseed oil exports to the full extent 
authorized by section 1541 of PubHc Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 1464 
note), and such funds shall be used to facilitate additional sales 
of such oils in world markets. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and depart-
ments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities 
under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,250,000. 
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 employ-
ment 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 
US.C. 3109, $11,996,000. 
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 
Secretciry for International Affairs and Commodity Programs to 
administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Agricultural Sta-
bilization and Conservation Service, Office of International Coopera-
tion and Development, Foreim Agricultural Service, and the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, $551,000. 
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106 STAT. 885 
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Agricultural Sta-
bilization and Conservation Service, including expenses 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(0, 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 Assist-
ance 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.(J. 3811 et seq.); and laws pertaining to the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, $714,551,000; of which $712,926,000 is hereby 
appropriated, and $1,036,000 is transferred from the Public Law 
480 Program Account in this Act and $589,000 is transferred from 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Program Account in this Act: 
Provided, That other funds made available to the Agricultural Sta-
bilization and Conservation Service for authorized activities may 
be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further, 
That these fimds shall be available for emplojnnent 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 fiinds made available under this Act shall be used 
(1) to influence the vote in any referendum; (2) to influence agricul-
tural 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 Con-
servation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, for engaging 
in any activities other than advisory and supervisory duties and 
delegated program functions prescribed in administrative regula-
tions. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indenmity pajnnents 
to dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such milk and manufac-
turers of dairy products who have been directed to remove their 
milk or dairy products from commercial markets because it con-
tained residues of chemicals registered and approved for use by 
the Federal Grovemment, and in making indiemnity payments for 
milk, or cows producing such milk, at a fair market value to 
any dairy farmer who is directed to remove his milk from commer-
cisu markets because of (1) the presence of products of nuclear 
radiation or fallout if such contamination is not due to the fault 
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of the farmer, or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic substances 
not included under the first sentence of the Act of August 13, 
1968, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic sub-
stances were not used in a manner contrary to applicable regula-
tions or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and the 
contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, $5,000, to 
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That 
none of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to make 
indemnity payments to any farmer whose milk was removed from 
commercial markets as a result of his willful failure to follow 
procedures prescribed by the Federal Government: Provided further, 
That this amount shall be transferred to the Commodity Credit 
Corporation: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized 
to utilize the services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation for the purpose of making d£dry indemnity 
disbursements. 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized 
to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to each such corporation 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 Govern-
ment 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, except as hereinafter 
provided: 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES 
For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1516), 
$309,948,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized 
by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act, as amended, $285,794^000, to remain available 
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which $58,768,000 is to 
reimburse the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund for agents' 
commissions and loss adjustment obligations incurred during prior 
years, but not previously reimbursed, as authorized by section 
516(a) of the Act, as amended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
For fiscal year 1993, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse 
the Commoaity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, 
but not previously reimbursed (estimated to be $9,200,000,000 in 
the President's fiscal year 1993 Budget Request (H. Doc. 102-
178)), but not to exceed $9,200,000,000, pursuant to section 2 of 
the Act of August 17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713a-ll). 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
106 STAT. 887 
Such funds are appropriated to reimburse the Corporation to 
restore losses incurred during prior fiscal years. Such losses for 
fiscal years 1991 and 1992 include $667,020,000 in connection with 
carrying out the Export Enhancement Program (EEP), $114,196,000 
in connection with carrying out the Market Promotion Program 
(MPP), $150,000,000 in connection with carrying out the Federal 
Crop Insurance Program, $314,763,000 in connection with domestic 
donations, $165,316,000 in connection with export donations, and 
$7,788,705,000 in connection with carrying out the commodity pro-
grams. 
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE 
MANAGEMENT 
For fiscal year 1993, CCC shall not expend more than $3,000,000 
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 £uid Recovery Act, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That expenses shall be for operations and 
maintenance costs only and that other hazardous waste manage-
ment costs shall be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste Manage-
ment appropriation. 
GENERAL SALES MANAGER 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Sales Man-
ager, $8,866,000, of which $4,668,000 may be transferred from 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds, $2,731,000 may be trans-
ferred firom the Commodity Credit Corporation Program Account 
in this Act, and $1,467,000 may be transferred from the Public 
Law 480 Program Account in this Act. Of these funds, up to 
$4,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of selling surplus 
agricultural commodities from Commodity Credit Corporation 
inventory in world trade at competitive prices for the purpose 
of regaining and retaining our normal share of world markets. 
The General Sales Manager shall report directly to the Secretary 
of Agriculture. The General Sales Memager shall obtain, assimilate. Reports, 
and analyze all available information on developments related to 
private sales, as well as those funded by the Corporation, including 
grade and quality as sold and as delivered, including information 
relating to the effectiveness of greater reliance by the General 
Sales Manager upon loan guarantees as contrasted to direct loans 
for financing commercial export sales of agricultural commodities 
out of private stocks on credit terms, as provided in titles I and 
II of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, Public Law 95-501, and 
shall submit quarterly reports to the appropriate committees of 
Congress concerning such developments. 
TITLE n—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 Environment to administer 
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the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the 
Soil Conservation Service, $563,000. 
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for canying out the provisions of the 
Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f) including preparation 
of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve 
soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and 
such special measures for soil and water management as may 
be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and 
to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemi-
nation of information; acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100; purchase and 
erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary 
buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $576,539,000, 
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which 
not less than $5,713,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting 
and not less th£in $8,064,000 is for operation and establishment 
16 use 590e-l. 
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 purchased, erected, or as improved, exclusive 
of the cost of constructing a water supply or sanitary system and 
connecting the same to any such building and with the exception 
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 build-
ings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $50,000 
per building and except that alterations or improvements to other 
existing permanent buildings costing $5,000 or more may be made 
in any fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $2,000 per building: 
Provided 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 appropriation may be expended for soil and water 
conservation operations under the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
590a-590f) in demonstration projects: Provided further. That this 
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the 
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for 
16 use 590e-2. 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That qualified 
local engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem rates 
to perform the technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 
590e-2). 
RIVER BASIN SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and 
surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, in accordance 
with section 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006-1009), 
$13,251,000: 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. 
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106 STAT. 889 
WATERSHED PLANNING 
For necessary expenses for small watershed investigations and 
planning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood 
Prevention Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1008), $9,545,000: 
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 $50,000 shall be 
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, includ-
ing but not limited to research, engineering operations, 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 Depart-
ment, $228,266,000 to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b) (of which $40,272,000 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 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 $22,816,000 shall 
be available for emergency measures as provided by sections 403-
405 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203-2205), 
and not to exceed $200,000 shall be available for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That $4,000,000 in loans may 
be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home Administration (7 
U.S.C. 1931): Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of 
this appropriation is available to carry out the purposes of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), as amended, 
including cooperative efforts as 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), and the provisions of the Act of April 27, 
1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and the provisions of the Agriculture 
and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), $32,516,000, to remain 
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That $600,000 
in loans may be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under 
the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home 
Administration (7 U.S.C. 1931): Provided further. That this appro-
priation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 
2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for emplojonent 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
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GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry into effect a program of conserva-
tion in the Great Plains area, pursuant to section 16(b) of the 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as added by the 
Act of August 7, 1956, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)), $25,271,000, 
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 program authorized 
in sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation 
and Domestic Allotment Act approved 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 
Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1501-1504, 1506-1508, and 1510), 
and including not to exceed $15,000 for the preparation and display 
of exhibits, including such displays at State, interstate, and inter-
national fairs within the United States, $194,435,000, to remain 
available until expended (16 U.S.C. 590o), for agreements, excluding 
administration but including technical assistance and related 
expenses (16 U.S.C. 590o), except that no participant in the Agricul-
tural Conservation Program shall receive more than $3,500 per 
year, except 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 community, or where 
a participant has a long-term agreement, in which case the total 
E
ayment shall not exceed the annual pajmaent limitation multiplied 
y 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 available for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers, 
lime, trees, or any other conservation materials, or any soil-terrac-
ing services, and making grants thereof to agricultural producers 
to aid them in carrying out approved farming practices as author-
ized by the Soil (Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as 
amended, as determined and recommended by the county commit-
tees, approved by the State committees and the Secretary, under 
programs provided for herein: Provided further. That sucn assist-
ance 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: Provided further. That 
not to exceed 5 per centum of the allocation for the current year's 
program for any county may, on the recommendation of such county 
committee and approval of the State committee, be withheld and 
allotted to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its techni-
cians in formulating and canying out the Agricultural Conservation 
Program in the participating counties, and shall not be utilized 
by the Soil Conservation Service for any purpose other than tech-
nical and other assistance in such counties, and in addition, on 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
106 STAT. 891 
the recommendation of such county committee and approval of 
the State committee, not to exceed 1 per centum may be made 
avsdlable to any other Federal, State, or local public agency for 
the same purpose and under the same conditions: Provided further, 
That for the current year's program $2,500,000 shall be available 
for technical assistance in formulating and carrying out rural 
environmental practices: Provided further, That no part of any 
funds available to the Department, or any bureau, office, corpora-
tion, or other agency constituting a part of such Department, shall 
be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of salary or 
travel expenses of any person who has been convicted of violating 
the Act entitled "An Act to prevent pernicious political activities" 
approved August 2, 1939, as amended, or who has been found 
in accordance with the provisions of title 18 U.S.C. 1913 to have 
violated or attempted to violate such section which prohibits the 
use of Federal appropriations for the payment of personal services 
or other expenses designed to influence in any manner a Member 
of Congress to favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation 
by Congress except upon request of any Member or through the 
proper official channels: Provided further. 
That not to exceed 
$15,000,000 of the amount appropriated shall be used for water 
quality pa3rments and practices in the same manner as permitted 
under the program for water quality authorized in chapter 2 of 
subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (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 authorized in the Cooperative 
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical 
assistance and related expenses, $12,446,000, to remain available 
until expended, as authorized by that Act. 
WATER BANK PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the provisions of 
the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311), $18,620,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PR^6GRAM 
For necessary expenses to cany into effect the program authorized 
in sections 401, 402, and 404 of title IV of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201-2205), $3,00p,000, to remain available 
until expended, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 2204. 
COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for carrying out a voluntary cooperative 
salinity control program pursuant to section 202(c) of title II of 
the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control 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 Repubhc of Mexico, $13,783,000, 
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), to be used 
for investigations and surveys, for technical assistance in developing 
conservation practices and in the preparation of salinity control 
plans, for the establishment of on-farm irrigation management sys-
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tems, including related lateral improvement measures, for making 
^ 
cost-share pa)anents to agricultural landowners and operators, 
Indian tribes, irrigation districts and associations, local govern-
mental and nongovernmental entities, and other landowners to 
aid them in carrying out approved conservation practices as deter-
mined and recommended by the county ASC committees, approved 
. by the State ASC committees and the Secretary, and for associated 
costs of program planning, information and education, and program 
monitoring and evaluation: Provided, That the Soil Conservation 
Service shall provide technical assistance and the Agricultural Sta-
bilization and Conservation Service shall provide administrative 
services for the program, including but not limited to, the negotia-
tion and administration of agreements and the disbursement of 
payments: Provided further, That such program shall be coordinated 
with the regular Agricultural Conservation Program and with 
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), $1,578,517,000, to remain available until expended, 
to be used for Commodity Credit Corporation expenditures for cost-
share assistance for the establishment of conservation practices 
provided for in approved conservation reserve program contracts, 
for annual rental payments provided in such contracts, and for 
technical assistance: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
may be used to enter into new contracts that are in excess of 
the prevailing local rental rates for an acre of comparable land. 
TITLE III—FARMERS HOME AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR SIAALL COMMUNITY AND 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development to admin-
ister programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the 
Farmers Home Administration, Rural Development Administration, 
Rural Electrification Administration, and Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation, $572,000. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Rural Development Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, in administering the rural development 
programs of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1921-2000), as amended, section 1323 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1932 note), and title VI of the Rural Develop-
ment Act of 1972, $37,066,000; of which $14,787,000 is hereby 
appropriated, $21,755,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act 
and merged with this account, and $524,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14,1992 
106 STAT. 893 
in this Act and merged with this account: Provided, That not 
to exceed $500,000 shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 
1949, as £imended, to be available from funds in the Rural Housing 
Insurance Fund, as follows: $1,624,500,000 for loans to section 
502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of which 
$329,500,000 
shall be for imsubsidized guaranteed 
loans; 
$11,330,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $16,300,000 for 
section 514 farm labor housing; $573,900,000 for section 515 rental 
housing; $600,000 for site loans; and $187,000,000 for credit sales 
of acquired property: Provided, That up to $35,000,000 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 housing section 502 
loans, $313,039,000, of which $6,096,000 shall be for unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $4,548,000; 
section 514 farm labor housing, $8,029,000; section 515 rental hous-
ing, $305,602,000; and credit sales of acquired 
property, 
$25,039,000. 
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $427,011,000. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursu-
ant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act 
of 1949, as amended, $337,699,000; and in addition such sums 
as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, 
to Uqmdate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1993 to carry out 
the Rental Assistance Program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: 
Provided, That of this amount not more than $11,800,000 shall 
be available for debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households 
as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act, and not to exceed 
$10,000 per project for advances to nonprofit organizations or public 
agencies to cover direct costs (other than purchase price) incurred 
in purchasing projects pursuant to section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: 
Provided further, That of this amount not less than $122,532,000 
is available for newly constructed units financed by section 515 
of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and not more than 
$5,214,000 is for newly constructed units financed under sections 
514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That 
$199,034,000 is available for expiring agreements and for servicing 
of existing iinits without agreements: Provided further. That agree- 
^ 
ments entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1993 shall be 
funded for a five-year period, although the life of any such agree-
ment may be extended to fully utilize amounts obligated: Provided 
further. That agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal 
years 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 may also be extended beyond 
five years to fully utilize amounts obligated. 
106 STAT. 894 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14,1992 
SELF-HELP HOUSING LAND DEVELOPMENT FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For direct loans pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(B) of the Housing 
Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $500,000. 
For an amount, for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans, $22,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the direct loan program, $21,000. 
AGRICULTURAL 
CREDIT 
INSURANCE 
FUND 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guarEmteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be avail-
able from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as 
follows: farm ownership loans, $555,500,000, of which $488,750,000 
shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,563,354,00(), of 
which $1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans 
and $238,354,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; 
$3,752,000 for water development, use, and conservation loans, 
of which $1,415,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; 
for emergency insured loans, $115,000,000 to meet the needs result-
ing from natural disasters; and for credit sales of acquired property, 
$88,000,000: Provided, That loan funds made available herein shall 
be completely allocated to the States and made available for obliga-
tion in the first two quarters of fiscal year 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: farm ownership loans, $33,599,000, 
of which $20,576,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, 
$158,030,000, of which $18,150,000 shall be for unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans and $15,350,000 shall be for subsidized guareui-
teed loans; $499,000 for water development, use, and conservation 
loans, of which $43,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $226,000; 
for emergency insured loans, $30,762,000 to meet the needs result-
ing from natural disasters; and for credit sales of acquired property, 
$22,405,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $230,179,000. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $3,000,000. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 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 follows: water and sewer facility 
loans, $635,000,000, of which $35,000,000 shall be for guaranteed 
loans; 
community 
facility 
loans, 
$200,000,000, 
of 
which 
$100,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; and guaranteed indus-
trial development loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That none of the 
funds made available in this Act may be used to make transfers 
between the above limitations. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
106 STAT. 895 
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: water and sewer facility loans, 
$87,360,000; community facility loans, $8,410,000; and guaranteed 
industrial development loans, $5,440,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $58,208,000. 
RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
LOAN 
FUND 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of direct loans $18,616,000, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): Provided, That 
such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross 
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans of not to exceed 
$32,500,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $529,000. 
ALCOHOL 
FUELS 
CREDIT 
GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the cost of guaranteed lines of credit available pursuant 
to an emergency declaration as provided at section 321 of the 
ConsoHdated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961), 
$9,000,000, to remain available until expended, but not beyond 
fiscal year 2009: Provided, That such costs shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further. That these funds are available to establish a guaranteed 
line of credit program level of $30,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, but not beyond fiscal year 2009, which the Depart-
ment shall make available for the purpose of purchasing grains 
or cellulosic materials for the production of alcohol fuels at estab-
lished cooperative facilities as necessary to meet deliveries under 
contract: Provided farther. That a guarantee fee of one percent 
shall be paid at the time a guarantee is issued. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the credit guarantee program, $100,000. 
RURAL 
WATER 
AND 
WASTE 
DISPOSAL 
GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to sections 306(a)(2) and 306(a)(6) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1926), $390,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
pursuant to section 306(d) of the above Act: Provided, That of 
this amount, $25,000,000 shall be available for water and waste 
disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along the U.S./Mexico 
border, including grsuits pursu£int to section 306C: Proyiafed/uriAer, 
That, with the exception of 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 essential repairs 
to dwellings pursuant to section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, 
as amended, $12,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
106 STAT. 896 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14,1992 
RURAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC FARM LABOR 
For financial assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for 
i 
housing for domestic farm labor, pursuant to section 516 of the 
Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1486), $11,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(bXl)(A) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $12,750,000, to remain 
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b). 
>-'.. SUPERVISORY AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants pursu£int to sections 509(g)(6) and 525 of the Housing 
*- 
Act of 1949, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-313), $3,500,000 to fund 
, up to 50 per centum of the cost of organizing, training, and equip-
ping rural volunteer fire departments. 
COMPENSATION FOR CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS 
For compensation for construction defects as authorized by section 
w 
509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $500,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
RURAL HOUSING PRESERVATION GRANTS 
For grants for rural housing preservation as authorized by section 
552 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (Public 
Law 98-181), $23,000,000. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For grants authorized under section 3lOB(c) and 310B(j) (7 U.S.C. 
1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to 
any qualified pubUc or private nonprofit organization, $20,750,000: 
; Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for grants to qualified 
' ^ nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and training 
for rural communities needing improved passenger transportation 
systems or facilities in order to promote economic development: 
Provided further, That $2,000,000 shall be available for grants 
to statewide private, nonprofit public television systems in predomi-
nantly rural States to provide information and services on rural 
economics and agriculture: Provided further. That grants made 
to or to be made to these television systems during fiscal years 
1990 through 1992 under the ConsoHdated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act shall for all purposes be deemed to have been made 
pursuant to section 310B(j) of such Act: Provided further. That 
amounts made available under this heading in fiscal year 1992 
shall be available in fiscal year 1993. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
106 STAT. 897 
SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS 
For grants for pollution abatement and control projects authorized 
under section 310B(b) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consohdated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, $3,000,000: Provided, That such assist-
ance shall include regional technical assistance for improvement 
of solid waste management. 
EMERGENCY COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For emergency community water assistance grants as authorized 
under section 306B (7 U.S.C. 1926b) of the Consohdated Farm 
c 
and Rural Development Act, $10,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Adminis-
trator of the Farmers Home Administration, $600,000: Provided, 
That no other funds in this Act shall be available for this Office. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farmers Home Administration, 
not otherwise provided for, in administering the programs author-
ized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1921-2000), as amended; title V of the Housing Act of 
1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1471-1490o); the Rural Rehabihtation 
Corporation Trust Liquidation Act, approved May 3, 1950 (40 U.S.C. 
440-444), for administering the loan program authorized by title 
III-A of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-
452 approved August 20, 1964), as amended, and such other pro-
grams which the Farmers Home Administration has the responsibil-
ity for administering, $679,920,000; of which $23,802,000 is hereby 
appropriated, $404,746,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act and 
merged with this account, $215,712,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the Agriculture Credit Insurance Fund Program Account in 
this Act and merged with this account, $35,539,000 shall be derived 
by transfer from the Rural Development Insurance Fund Program 
Account in this Act and merged with this account, $100,000 shall 
be derived by transfer from the Alcohol Fuels Credit (jruarantee 
Program Account in this Act and merged with this account, and 
^ 
$21,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Self-Help Housing 
Land Development Fund Program Account in this Act and merged 
with this account: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 of this 
appropriation may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided/ur^/ier. That not to exceed $4,242,000 of this appropriation 
shall be available for contracting with the National Rural Water 
Association or other equally qualified national organization for a 
circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water 
systems: Provided further. That, in addition to any other authority 
^ USC I98la 
that the Secretary may have to defer principal and interest and 
"°**' 
forego foreclosure, the Secretary may permit, at the request of 
the borrowers, the deferral of principal and interest on any 
outstanding loan made, insured, or held by the Secretary under 
this title, or under the provisions of any other law administered 
by the Farmers Home Administration, and may forego foreclosure 
106 STAT. 898 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14,1992 
of any such loan, for such period as the Secretary deems necessary 
upon a showing by the borrower that due to circumstances beyond 
the borrower's control, the borrower is temporarily unable to con-
tinue making payments of such principal and interest when due 
^ 
without unduly impairing the standard of living of the borrower: 
Provided further, That funds appropriated to the Farmers Home 
Administration shall be used to establish and maintain a Farmers 
Home Administration State office in Nevada. The Secretary may 
1
)ermit interest that accrues during the deferral period on any 
oan deferred under this section to bear no interest during or 
after such period: Provided, That, if the security instrument secur-
ing such loan is foreclosed, such interest as is included in the 
purchase price at such foreclosure shall become part of the principal 
and draw interest from the date of foreclosure at the rate prescribed 
bylaw. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION 
To carry into effect the provisions of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901-950(b)), as follows: 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), shall 
be made as follows: rural electrification loans, not less than 
$625,035,000 nor more than $933,075,000; and rural telephone 
loans, not less than $239,250,000 nor more than $311,025,000; 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That loans made 
E
ursuant to section 306 of that Act are in addition to these amounts 
ut during fiscal year 1993 total commitments to guarantee loans 
pursuant to section 306 shall be not less than $933,075,000 nor 
more than $2,100,615,000 of contingent liability for total loan prin-
cipal: Provided further, That as a condition of approval of insured 
electric loans during fiscal year 1993, borrowers snail obtain concur-
rent supplemental financing in accordance with the applicable cri-
teria and ratios in effect as of July 15, 1982: Provided further, 
That no funds appropriated in this Act may be used to implement 
any other criteria, ratio, or test to deny or reduce loans or loan 
advances. 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct 
and guaranteed loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), as follows: cost of direct loans, 
$161,269,000; cost of loans guaranteed pursuant to section 306, 
$35,388,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,163,000. 
RURAL 
TELEPHONE 
BANK 
PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of fimds available to such corpora-
tion in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments 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 its authorized pro-
grams for the current fiscal year. During fiscal year 1993 and 
within the resources and authority available, gross obligations for 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
106 STAT. 899 
the principal amount of direct loans shall be not less than 
$177,045,000 nor more than $210,540,000. 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct 
loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 935), $35,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
the loan programs, $8,632,000. 
DISTANCE LEARNING AND MEDICAL LINK PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the programs author-
ized in sections 2331-2335 of PubHc Law 101-624, $5,000,000, 
to remain av£dlable until expended. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For loans authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification 
Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and 
job creation projects, $12,389,000. 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans, $3,423,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Adminis-
trator of the Rural Electrification Administration, $243,000: Pro-
vided, That no other funds in this Act shall be available for this 
Office. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901-950(b)), 
and to administer the loan and loan guarantee programs for 
Community Antenna Television facilities as authorized by the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921-
1995), and for which commitments were made prior to fiscal year 
1993, including not to exceed $7,000 for financial and credit reports, 
funds 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 $103,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $37,795,000; 
of which $29,163,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Rural 
Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account in this Act 
and $8,632,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Rural Tele-
phone Bank Program Account in this Act: Provided, That none 
of the funds in this Act may be used to authorize the transfer 
of additional funds to this account from the Rural Telephone Bank: 
Provided further. That none of the salaries and expenses provided 
to the Rural Electrification Administration, and none of the respon-
sibilities assigned by law to the Administrator of the Rural Elec-
trification Administration may be reassigned or transferred to any 
other agency or office. 
106 STAT. 900 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
TITLE IV—DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FOOD AND CONSUMER 
SERVICES 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Food and Consumer Services to administer the laws 
enacted by the Congress for the Food and Nutrition Service and 
the Human Nutrition Information Service, $542,000. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
^ 
: 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751-1769b), and the applicable provisions other 
than sections 3 and 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1773-1785, and 1788-1789), $6,826,553,000, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 1994; of which $2,536,098,000 is hereby 
appropriated and $4,290,455,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 
42 use 1776a. 
(7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That funds appropriated for the purpose 
of section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 shall be allocated 
among the States but the distribution of such funds to an individual 
State is contingent upon that State's agreement to participate in 
studies and surveys of programs authorized under the National 
School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, when such 
studies and surveys have been directed by the Congress and 
requested by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided further, That 
42 use 1776b. 
if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a State's administra-
tion of any program under the National School Lunch Act or the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (other than section 17), or the regula-
tions issued pursuant to these Acts, is seriously deficient, and 
the State fails to correct the deficiency within a specified period 
of time, the Secretary may withhold from the State some or all 
of the funds allocated to the State under section 7 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 and under section 13(k)(l) of the National 
School Lunch Act; upon a subsequent determination by the Sec-
retary that the programs are operated in an acceptable manner 
some or all of the funds withheld may be allocated: Provided further, 
That only final reimbursement claims for service of meals, supple-
ments, and milk submitted to State agencies by eligible schools, 
summer camps, institutions, and service institutions within sixty 
days following the month for which the reimbursement is claimed 
shall be eligible for reimbursement from funds appropriated under 
this Act. States may receive program funds appropriated under 
this Act for meals, supplements, and milk served during any month 
only if the final program operations report for such month is submit-
ted to the Department within ninety days following that month. 
Exceptions to these claims or reports submission requirements may 
be made at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That 
up to $3,780,000 shall be available for independent verification 
of school food service claims: Provided further, That $1,661,000 
shall be available to provide financial and other assistance to oper-
ate the Food Service Management Institute. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
106 STAT. 901 
SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special milk program, 
as authorized by section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1772), $14,898,000, to remain available through Septem-
ber 30, 1994. Only final reimbursement claims for milk submitted 
to State agencies within sixty days following the month for which 
the reimbursement is claimed shall be eligible for reimbursement 
from funds appropriated under this Act. States may receive program 
funds appropriated under this Act only if the final program oper-
ations report for such month is submitted to the Department within 
ninety days following that month. Exceptions to these claims or 
reports submission requirements may be made at the discretion 
of the Secretary. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND 
CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
food program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $2,860,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 1994, of which up to $3,000,000 may be 
used to carry out the farmer's market coupon demonstration project. 
COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supplemental 
food program as authorized by section 4(a) of the A^culture and 
Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), including 
not less than $8,000,000 for the projects in Detroit, New Orleans, 
and Des Moines, $94,500,000, to remain available through Septem-
ber 30, 1994: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program. 
FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 
U.S.C. 2011-2029), $28,115,357,000; of which $2,500,000,000 shall 
be available only to the extent an official budget request, for a 
specific dollar amount, is transmitted to the Congress: Provided, 
That funds provided herein shall remain available through Septem-
ber 30, 1993, in accordance with section 18(a) of the Food Stamp 
Act: Provided further. That up to 5 per centum of the foregoing 
amount may be placed in reserve to be apportioned pursuant to 
section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, for use only 
in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary 
to carry out program operations: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of 
the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be subject to any work registration or work fare requirements 
as may be required by law: Provided further. That $345,000,000 
of the funds provided herein shall be available after the Secretary 
has employed the regulatory and administrative methods available 
to him under the law to curtail fraud, waste, and abuse in the 
program: Provided further. That $1,051,000,000 of the foregoing 
amount shall be available for Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico 
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106 STAT. 902 
PUBLIC LAW 102-341—AUG. 14, 1992 
as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2028, of which $10,825,000 shall be 
transferred to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
for the Cattle Tick Eradication Project. 
FOOD 
DONATIONS 
PROGRAMS 
FOR 
SELECTED 
GROUPS 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the Agriculture 
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), section 
4(b) of the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), and section 311 
of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3030a), 
$224,513,000 to remain available through September 30, 1994. 
For necessary expenses to carry out section 110 of the Hunger 
Prevention Act of 1988, $32,000,000. 
THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983, as amended, $45,000,000: Provided, That, in 
accordance with section 202 of Public Law 98-92, these funds 
shall be available only if the Secretary determines the existence 
of excess commodities. 
For purchases of commodities to carry out the Emergency Food 
Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, $120,000,000. 
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food pro-
grams funded under this Act, $103,535,000; of which $5,000,000 
shall be available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead 
costs, tightening regulations, improving food stamp coupon han-
dling, and assistance in the prevention, identification, and prosecu-
tion of fraud and other violations of law: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be available for emplojnnent pursuant to the 
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
HUMAN NUTRITION INFORMATION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to enable the Human Nutrition Informa-
tion Service to perform applied research and demonstrations relat-
ing to human nutrition and consumer use and economics of food 
utilization, £m.d nutrition monitoring, $10,788,000: 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). 
TITLE V—FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities 
abroad, and for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate 
activities of the Department in connection with foreign agricultural 
work, inclutUng not to exceed $125,000 for representation allow-
ances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved 
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August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $110,023,000: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be available to obtain statistics and related 
facts on foreign production and full and complete information on 
methods used by other countries to move farm commodities in 
world trade on a competitive basis. 
PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recover-
able, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, 
under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1715, 1721-1726, 1727-
1727f, 1731-1736g), as follows: (1) $509,996,000 for Public Law 
480 title I credit, including Food for Progress credit; (2) $45,280,000 
is hereby appropriated for ocean freight differential costs for the 
shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to title I of said 
Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended; (3) 
$810,000,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied in 
connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title II of said 
Act; and (4) $333,594,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities 
supplied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title 
III of said Act: Provided, That not to exceed 10 per centum of 
the funds made available to carry out any title of said Act may 
be used to carry out any other title of said Act: Provided 
further, 
That such sums shall remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b). 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements as authorized by 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
as amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended, 
including the cost of modifying credit agreements under said Act, 
$342,003,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Public 
Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food for Progress Act 
of 1985, as amended, to the extent funds appropriated for Public 
Law 480 are utilized, $2,503,000. 
DEBT RESTRUCTURING UNDER THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS 
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct credit agreements as author-
ized by title VI of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954, as amended, $40,000,000. 
SHORT-TERM EXPORT CREDIT 
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less 
than $5,000,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export credit 
guarantee program for short-term credit extended to finance the 
export sales of United States agricultural commodities and the 
products thereof, as authorized by section 211(b)(1) of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641). 
INTERMEDIATE EXPORT CREDIT 
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less 
than $500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export guarantee 
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program for intermediate-term credit extended to finance the export 
sales of United States agricultural commodities and the products 
thereof, as authorized by section 211(b)(2) of the Agricultural Trade 
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641). 
EMERGING DEMOCRACIES EXPORT CREDIT 
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less 
than $200,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export guargintee 
program for credit expended to finance the export sales of United 
States agricultural commodities and the products thereof to emerg-
ing democracies, as authorized by section 1542 of Public Law 101-
624 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note). 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out CCC's Export Guarantee 
Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $3,320,000; of which not to 
exceed $2,731,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the General Sales 
Manager, and of which not to exceed $589,000 may be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for the salaries and expenses 
of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, to cover 
the common overhead expenses associated with implementing the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. 
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of International Cooperation 
and Development to coordinate, plan, and direct activities involving 
international development, technical assistance and training, and 
international scientific and technical cooperation in the Department 
of Agriculture, including those authorized by the Food and Agri-
culture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291), $7,247,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $3,000 of this amount shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
1766: Provided further, That in addition, funds available to the 
Department of Agriculture shall be available to assist an inter-
national organization in meeting the costs, including salaries, fringe 
benefits and other associated costs, related to the employment by 
the organization of Federal personnel that may transfer to the 
orgEinization under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3581-3584, or of 
other well-qualified United States citizens, for the performance 
of activities that contribute to increased understanding of inter-
national agricultural issues, with transfer of funds for this purpose 
from one appropriation to another or to a single account authorized, 
such funds remaining available until expended: Provided 
further, 
That the Office may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this 
appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, 
public and private organizations and institutions under agreements 
executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance 
programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs of 
the International Development Cooperation Administration (22 
U.S.C. 2392). 
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106 STAT. 905 
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS (FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
LIMITATION ON EXPENSES 
For payments in foreign currencies owed to or owned by the 
United States for research activities authorized by section 104(c)(7) 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(c)(7)), not to exceed $1,062,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $25,000 of these funds shall be available 
for payments in foreign currencies for expenses of employment 
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), as amended by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
TITLE VI—RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPAETMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for rental of special 
purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; and for 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, 
authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; 
$746,035,000: Provided, 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 $1,900,000 of the funds 
made available to the Food and Drug Administration shall be 
available to fund a clinical pharmacology pilot program. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used 
by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise pro-
vided, $8,350,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b): Provided, That the Food and Drug Administration may 
accept donated land in Montgomery and/or Prince George's Coun-
ties, Maryland. 
RENTAL PAYMENTS ( F D A ) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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, $25,612,000: Pro-
vided, That in the event the Food and Drug Administration should 
require modification of space needs, a share of the salaries and 
expenses appropriation may be transferred to this appropriation, 
or a share of this appropriation may be transferred to the salaries 
and expenses appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 
10 per centum of the funds made available for rental payments 
(FDA) to or from this account. 
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12 u s e 2278a-3 
note. 
7 u s e 1623a. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE 
PAYMENTS TO THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
CORPORATION 
For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System Financial 
Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the Treasury, as author-
ized by section 6.28(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended, 
for reimbursement of interest expenses incurred by the Financial 
Assistance Corporation on obligations issued through 1993, as 
authorized, $84,614,000: Provided, That not to exceed $809,000 
of the assistance fund shall be available for administrative expenses 
of the Farm Credit System Assistance Board: Provided 
further. 
That officers and employees of the Farm Credit System Assistance 
Board shall be hired, promoted, compensated, and discharged in 
accordance with title 5, United States Code. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commod-
ity Exchange Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the 
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of space 
(to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and 
elsewhere; and not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 
U.S.C. 3109; $47,300,000, including not to exceed $700 for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $39,908,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Cor-
poration) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249, includ-
ing not to exceed the following amounts: official reception and 
representation expenses, $1,500; Office of Secondary Market Over-
sight, $300,000; Office of the General Counsel, $2,000,000; and 
Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, $500,000. 
TITLE VII—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations 
and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for 
the fiscal year 1993 under this Act shall be available for the 
purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to 
exceed 659 passenger motor vehicles, of which 654 shall be for 
replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of 
Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor 
as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902). 
SEC. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the 
Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and service 
work authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and July 28, 
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106 STAT. 907 
1954, and (7 U.S.C. 427, 1621-1629), and by chapter 63 of title 
31, United States Code, shall be available for contracting in accord-
ance with said Acts and chapter. 
SEC. 704. No part of the funds contained in this Act may be 
used to make production or other payments to a person, persons, 
or corporations upon a final finding by court of competent jurisdic-
tion that such party is guilty of growing, cultivating, harvesting, 
processing or storing marijuana, or other such prohibited drug-
producing plants on any part of lands owned or controlled by 
such persons or corporations. 
SEC. 705. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working Capital 
Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital for data serv-
ices and National Finance Center operations shall not exceed 
$2,000,000: Provided, That no funds in this Act appropriated to 
an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the approval of the agency administrator. 
SEC. 706. New obligational authority provided for the following 
7 use 2209b. 
appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, 
Integrated Systems Acquisition Project, and the reserve fund for 
the Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Control Programs; Agricul-
tural Stabilization and Conservation Service, salaries and expenses 
funds made available to county committees; Office of International 
Cooperation and Development, Middle-Income Country Training 
Program; higher education graduate fellowships grants under sec-
tion 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)); 
and capacity building grants to colleges eligible to receive funds 
under the Act of August 30, 1890, including Tuskegee University. 
New obligational authority for the Boll Weevil Program and up 
to 10 per centum of the Screwworm Program of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service shall remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 707. 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. 708. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available 
to the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be available 
to provide appropriate orientation and language training pursuant 
to Pubhc Law 94-449. 
SEC. 709. Funds provided by this Act for personnel compensation 
and benefits shall be available for obligation for that purpose only. 
SEC. 710. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall be expended by any executive agency, as referred to in the 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), 
pursuant to any obligation for services by contract, unless such 
executive agency has awarded and entered into such contract as 
provided by law. 
SEC. 711. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be available to implement, administer, 
or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant 
to a resolution of disapproval duly adopted in accordance with 
the applicable law of the United States. 
SEC. 712. 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 
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Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 per centum 
of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of 
such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual 
interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate 
payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institu-
tions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis 
for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act. 
SEC. 713. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to carry 
out any activity related to phasing out the Resource Conservation 
and Development Program. 
SEC. 714. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to prevent 
or interfere with the right and obligation of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to sell surplus agricultural commodities in world trade 
at competitive prices as authorized by law. 
7 use 612c 
SEC. 715. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
^°^ 
commodities acquired by the Department in connection with 
Commodity Credit Corporation and section 32 price support oper-
ations may be used, as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c and 
7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide commodities to individuals in cases of 
hardship as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
reimburse the General Services Administration for payment of space 
rental and related costs in excess of the amounts specified in 
this Act; nor shall this or any other provision of law require a 
reduction in the level of rental space or services below that of 
fiscal year 1992 or prohibit an expansion of rental space or services 
with the use of funds otherwise appropriated in this Act. Further, 
no agency of the Department of Agriculture, from funds otherwise 
available, shall reimburse the General Services Administration for 
payment of space rental and related costs provided to such agency 
at a percentage rate which is greater than is available in the 
case of funds appropriated in this Act. 
SEC. 717. In fiscal year 1993, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
initiate construction on not less than twenty new projects under 
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 
566) and not less than five new projects under the Flood Control 
Act (PubHc Law 534). 
SEC. 718. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used 
to reduce programs by establishing an end-of-year employment ceil-
ing on full-time equivalent staff years below the level set herein 
for the following agencies: Food and Drug Administration, 8,924; 
Farmers Home Administration, 12,225; Agricultural Stabilization 
and Conservation Service, 2,550; Rural Electrification Administra-
tion, 550; and Soil Conservation Service, 14,177. 
SEC. 719. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be applied only 
to the objects for which appropriations were made except as other-
wise provided by law, as required by 31 U.S.C. 1301. 
SEC. 720. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to lease 
space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of other agencies 
of the Department of Agriculture when such space will be jointly 
occupied. 
SEC. 721. None of the funds provided in this Act may be expended 
to release information acquired from any handler under the Agricul-
tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Provided, 
That this provision shall not prohibit the release of information 
to other Federal agencies for enforcement purposes: Provided fur-
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ther, That this provision shall not prohibit the release of aggregate 
statistical data used in formulating regulations pursuant to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Pro-
vided further, That this provision shall not prohibit the release 
of information submitted by milk handlers. 
SEC. 722. Unless otherwise provided in this Act, none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may 
be used by the Farmers Home Administration to employ or other-
wise contract with private debt collection agencies to collect delin-
quent payments from Farmers Home Administration borrowers. 
SEC. 723. None of the funds in this Act, or otherwise made 
available by this Act, shall be used to sell loans made by the 
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund. Further, Rural Development 
Insurance Fund loans offered for sale in fiscal year 1993 shall 
be first offered to the borrowers for prepayment. 
SEC. 724. None of the funds in this Act may be used to establish 
any new office, organization, or center for which funds have not 
been provided in advance in Appropriations Acts, except the Depart-
ment may carry out planning activities. 
SEC. 725. None of the funds in this Act, or otherwise made 
available by this Act, shall be used to regulate the order or sequence 
of advances of funds to a borrower under any combination of 
approved telephone loans from the Rural Electrification Administra-
tion, the Rural Telephone Bank or the Federal Financing Bank. 
SEC. 726. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
pay indirect costs on research grants awarded competitively by 
the Cooperative State Research Service that exceed 14 per centum 
of total Federal funds provided under each award. 
SEC. 727. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel 
who carry out a Market Promotion Program pursuant to section 
203 (7 U.S.C. 5623) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 with 
respect to tobacco subsidies or if the aggregate amount of funds 
and/or commodities under such program exceeds $147,734,000. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to enroll additional acres in 
the Wetlands Reserve Program, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837, 
beyond those acres enrolled as a result of the sign-ups conducted 
in 1992. 
SEC. 729. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to enroll additional acres in 
the Conservation Reserve Program, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
3831-3845, beyond those acres enrolled as a result of the sign-
ups conducted in 1992. 
SEC. 730. For loan guarantees authorized under sections 1465- 7 USC 4201 
1469 of Public Law 101-624 for the Agricultural Resource Conserva- ^°^-
tion Demonstration Program, $10,000,000. For the cost, as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,644,000: 
Provided, That, hereafter, no other funds are available in this 
or any other Act to carry out this program, other than those pro-
vided for in advance in Appropriations Acts, except for the cost 
of administering the program: Provided further, That such limita-
tion shall not apply with respect to the duties and obligations 
of the Secretary regarding any loan or note guarantees, interest 
assistance agreements, or other understandings entered into during 
fiscal year 1992, and the personnel of the Department shall carry 
out the duties and obligations of the Secretary, and any other 
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requirements imposed on the Secretary regarding such Agricultural 
Resource Conservation Demonstration Loan Program with respect 
to the loan made and guaranteed in 1992. 
SEC. 731. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel 
who carry out a program within the Agricultural Stabilization and 
Conservation Service for the purchase of computer hardware and 
software and other costs in support of long-range Information 
Resources Management objectives in Automated Data Processing 
if the aggregate amount of funds trsuisferred by the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to the Agricultural Stabilization and Conserva-
tion Service for such purchases exceeds $52,400,000. 
SEC. 732. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1993 
pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within 
the levels appropriated in this Act. 
This Act may be cited as the "Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 1993". 
Approved August 14, 1992. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5487: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 102-617 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 102-815 
(Comm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-334 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
June 30, considered and passed House. 
July 28, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Aug. 11, House agreed to conference report; receded and concurred in 
certain Senate amendments, in others with amendments. Senate agreed to 
conference report; concurred in House amendments.