A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.
PL 96-108 (H.R.4387), enacted 11/09/1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 
93 STAT. 821 
Public Law 96-108 
96th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes. 
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, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1980, and for other purposes; namely: 
TITLE I—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, including not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $4,470,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reim-
bursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses 
incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558: 
Provided further. 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 Secretary. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
For Budget, Planning and Evaluation, and Public Participation, 
$3,196,000; for Operations and Finance, Personnel, Equal Opportu-
nity, Safety and Health Management and Management Analysis, 
$8,455,000; for Governmental and Public Affairs, including the 
dissemination of agricultural information and the coordination of in-
formational work and programs authorized by Congress in the Depart-
ment, $7,772,000; making a total of $19,423,000 for Departmental 
Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management 
support services to offices of the Department of Agriculture and for 
general administration of the Department of Agriculture, repairs and 
alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not other-
wise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of 
the Department of Agriculture, of which not to exceed $10,000 is for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and, not to exceed $2,340,000 may 
be used for farmers' bulletins and not less 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): Provided further, That no part of 
this or any other appropriation contained in this Act may be used to 
Nov. 9, 1979 
[H.R. 4387] 
Agriculture, 
rural 
development, 
and related 
agencies 
appropriations, 
fiscal year 1980. 
93 STAT. 822 
PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 
reimburse the General Services Administration in excess of $750,000 
for publications distributed by the Consumer Information Center. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
Funds, transfer. 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), $25,527,000, includ-
ing 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 (Public Law 
5 use app. 
95-452), and including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and in addition, $8,924,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the appropriation, "Food Stamp Program" and merged 
with this appropriation. 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses, including payment of fees or dues for the 
use of law libraries by attorneys in the field service, $11,000,000. 
FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United 
7 use 71. 
States Grain Standards Act, as amended, and the standardization 
activities related to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
7 use 1621 note. 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 exceed 
$50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $23,122,000: 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 non-export, non-terminal interior 
elevators to maintain records not involving official inspection or 
7 use 71 note. 
official weighing in the United States under Public Law 94-582 other 
than those necessary to fulfill the purposes of such Act. 
SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses to enable Agricultural Research 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, except that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to 
the acquisition of lands for the research laboratory at Weslaco, Texas, 
$370,573,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be avail-
able 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 
$115,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
7 use 2254. 
Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not 
to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further. That of the 
appropriations hereunder, not less than $10,526,600 shall be available 
PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 
93 STAT. 823 
to conduct marketing research: Provided further. That appropri- Construction 
ations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the S^fisc 2254 
construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, 
but, unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one 
building (except headhouses connecting greenhouses) shall not 
exceed $80,000, except for ten buildings to be constructed or improved 
at a cost not to exceed $150,000 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: Provided further. That the 
limitations on construction contained in this Act shall not apply to 
the establishment of a fruit and nut germ plasm repository at Davis, 
California, construction of a greenhouse/headhouse at Stillwater, 
Oklahoma, construction of a feedmill at El Reno, Oklahoma, and the 
construction of a greenhouse/headhouse at Fargo, North Dakota: 
Provided further. That the limitations on alterations contained in 
this Act shall not apply to a total of $100,000 for 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). 
Special fund: To provide for additional labor, subprofessional, and Special fund, 
junior scientific help to be employed under contracts and cooperative 
agreements to strengthen the work at Federal research installations 
in the field, not more than $2,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under the "Agricultural Research Service" heading for the previous 
fiscal year may be used by the director, Agricultural Research in 
departmental research programs in the current fiscal year, the 
amount so used to be transferred to and merged with the appropri-
ation otherwise available under "Agricultural Research". 
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES OVERSEAS (SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY 
PROGRAM) 
For payments in foreign currencies owed to or owned by the United 
States for market development research authorized by section 
104(b)(1) and for agricultural and forestry research and other func-
tions related thereto authorized by section 104(b)(3) of the Agricul-
tural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1704(b) (1), (3)), $5,750,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available, in addition to other appropriations for these 
purposes, for payments in the foregoing currencies: Provided further. 
That funds appropriated herein shall be used for payments in such 
foreign currencies as the Department determines are needed, and can 
be used most effectively to carry out the purposes of this paragraph: 
Provided further. That not to exceed $25,000 of this appropriation 
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. 
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative 
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, 
including $118,566,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch 
Act, approved March 2,1887, as amended by the Act approved August 
11, 1955 (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i), and further amended by Public Law 
92-318 approved June 23,1972, and further amended by Public Law 
93-471 approved October 26, 1974, including administration by the 
United States Department of Agriculture, and penalty mail costs of 
agricultural experiment stations under section 6 of the Hatch Act of 
20 u s e 1001 
note. 
D.C. Code 
31-1701 note. 
93 STAT. 824 
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1887, as amended; $10,000,000 for grants for cooperative forestry 
research under the Act approved October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a— 
20 use 1001 
582a-7), as amended by Public Law 92-318 approved June 23, 1972, 
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including administrative expenses; $17,785,000 for payments to the 
1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee Institute, for research 
under section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
7 use 3222. 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-113), as amended, 
including administration by the United States Department of Agri-
culture, and penalty mail costs of the 1890 land-grant colleges, 
including Tuskegee Institute; $1,500,000 for Rural Development Re-
search as authorized under the Rural Development Act of 1972, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 2661-2668), including administrative expenses; 
$32,548,000 for contracts and grants for agricultural research under 
the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i), of which 
$16,548,000 is for special research grants, and $16,000,000 is for 
competitive research grants, including administrative expenses; 
$500,000 for grants in accordance with section 1419 of Public Law 
7 use 3154. 
95-113; $650,000 for research authorized by the Native Latex Com-
92 Stet 2529. 
mercialization and Economic Development Act of 1978; $6,000,000 for 
7 use 178 note, 
^j^g support of animal health and disease programs authorized by 
7 use 3195. 
section 1433 of Public Law 95-113; including administrative ex-
penses; and $1,496,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative Re-
search activities, including administration of payments to State 
agricultural experiment stations, funds for employment pursuant to 
the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
3109; in all, $189,045,000. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
Payments to States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands: 
For payments for cooperative agricultural extension work under the 
Smith-Lever Act, as amended by the Act of June 26, 1953, the Act of 
August 11,1955, the Act of October 5,1962 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), section 
86 Stat. 350. 
506 of the Act of June 23,1972, and the Act of September 29,1977 (7 
7 use 1281 note. U.S.C. 341-349), to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of the 
7 use 343. 
Act, for retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension 
agents, and for costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents 
and State extension directors, $189,331,000; payments for the nutri-
tion and family education program for low-income areas under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $51,810,000; payments for the urban gardening 
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,000,000; payments for the 
pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act, $6,435,000; 
payments for the farm safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$1,020,000; payments for the pesticide impact assessment program 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,735,000; payments for the energy 
demonstration program under section 3(d) of the Act, $300,000; 
payments for extension work under section 209(c) of Public Law 
D.e. eode 
93-471, $910,000; $2,500,000 for Rural Development Education as 
31-1719. 
authorized under the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 
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2661-2668); payments for extension work by the colleges receiving the 
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benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326, 328) and 
Tuskegee Institute under section 1444 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (Public Law 
7 use 3221. 
95-113), $10,453,000; and for carrying out the provisions of section 22 
of the Act of June 29,1935, as amended (7 U.S.C. 329), $11,500,000; in 
all, $278,994,000, of which not less than $78,600,000 is for Home 
Economics: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to 
7 use 343. 
section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506 of the Act of 
31-1719. 
7 u s e 1281 note. 
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93 STAT. 825 
June 23,1972, as amended, shall not be paid to any State, Puerto Rico, 86 Stat. 350. 
Guam, or the Virgin Islands 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 by the Act of June 26,1953, the Act 
of August 11,1955, the Act of October 5,1962, section 506 of the Act of 
June 23, 1972, section 209(d) of Public Law 93-471, and the Act D.c. Code 
of September 29,1977 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), and to coordinate and provide 
program leadership for the extension work of the Department and 
the several States and insular possessions, $6,543,000, of which not 
less than $2,100,000 is for Home Economics. 
TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS 
For necessary expenses of the Technical Information Systems, 
$7,835,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $35,000 shall be 
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further. That 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those pursuant 
to the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended (21 U.S.C. 114b-c) 
necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and 
animal diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory 
activities; and to protect the environment, as authorized by law, 
$245,631,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be available for the control of 
outbreaks of insects, plant diseases and animal diseases to the extent 
necessary to meet emergency conditions and $2,544,000 may be for 
repayment to the Commodity Credit Corporation of advances (and 
interest thereon) made in accordance with authorities contained in 
the provisions of the appropriation items for the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service in the Agriculture and Related Agencies 
Appropriation Act, 1978: Provided, That $1,000,000 of the funds for 91 Stat. 810. 
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 available for the Aircraft. 
operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to 
exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided 
further. That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to 7 
U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings 
and improvements, but, unless otherwise provided, the cost of con-
structing any one building shall not exceed $82,000, except for four 
buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost of not to exceed 
$160,000 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: Provided further, That $900,000 shall be 
available for plans, construction, and improvement of facilities at 
93 STAT. 826 
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Land 
acquisition. 
Funds, transfer. 
21 u s e 129. 
21 u s e 114b. 
Land 
acquisition. 
Mission, Texas, without regard to limitations contained herein: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for 
acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 
cost not to exceed $100: Provided further, That, in addition, in 
emergencies which threaten the livestock or poultry industries of the 
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 foot-and-mouth disease, 
rinderpest, contagious pleuropneumonia, or other contagious or in-
fectious diseases of animals, or European fowl pest and similar 
diseases in poultry, and for expenses in accordance with the Act of 
February 28, 1947, as amended, and any unexpended balances of 
funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the next preceding 
fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts. 
FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer 
protection and agricultural marketing and distribution, $278,430,000: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for field employ-
ment 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 construction, 
alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but, unless 
otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall 
not exceed $77,000, except for two buildings to be constructed or 
improved at a cost not to exceed $150,000, 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: Provided further. That 
this appropriation shall be available for acquisition of lands by 
donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100. 
16 u s e 742a 
note. 
7 u s e 601 note. 
7 u s e 1911 note. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY (SECTION 
32) 
Funds 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 otherwise 
provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $4,858,000 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. 
ECONOMICS, STATISTICS, AND COOPERATIVES SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economics, Statistics, and Coopera-
tives Service to carry out the Act of July 2, 1926 (7 U.S.C. 451-457), 
and as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1621-1627), and other laws, in conducting: statistical reporting and 
service work, including crop and livestock estimates, statistical 
coordination and improvements, and marketing surveys; research 
relating to the economic and marketing aspects of farmer coopera-
tives; economic research and service relating to agricultural produc-
tion, marketing, and distribution, including economics of marketing; 
analyses relating to farm prices, income and population, and demand 
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93 STAT. 827 
for farm products, use of resources in agriculture, adjustments, cost 
and returns in farming, and farm finance; and for analyses of supply 
and demand for farm products in foreign countries and their effect on 
prospects for United States exports, progress in economic develop-
ment 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 
positition of United States farm products; $86,070,000, of which not 
less than $200,000 shall be available for investigation, determination 
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 Study. 
not less than $350,000 of the funds contained in this appropriation 
shall be available to continue to gather statistics and conduct a 
special study on the price spread between the farmer and consumer: 
Provided further. That not less than $145,000 of the funds contained 
in 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: Provided further. That no part of 
the funds herein appropriated shall be available for any expense 
incident to publishing estimates of apple production for other than "
7 USC 41 lb. 
the commercial crop:. 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 $140,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
3109. 
WORLD FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK AND SITUATION BOARD 
For necessary expenses of the World Food and Agricultural Out-
look and Situation 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 author-
ized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), 7 USC 1622. 
$1,045,000: 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 $75,000 shall be 
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to agricultural 
marketing and distribution and regulatory programs as authorized 
by law, and for administration and coordination of payments to 
States; including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $75,000 for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $47,643,000; of which not less than 
$2,057,000 shall be available for the Wholesale Market Development 
Program: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu- Building repair, 
ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 
and improvements, but, unless otherwise provided, the cost of alter-
ing any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $7,500 or 
7.5 per centum of the cost of the building, whichever is greater. 
93 STAT. 828 
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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)), $1,600,000. 
FARM INCOME STABILIZATION 
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Agricultural Stabili-
zation and Conservation Service, including expenses to formulate and 
carry out programs authorized by title III of the Agricultural Adjust-
ment 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(b), 16(d), 16(e), 16(f), 16(i), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and 
Domestic Allotment Act, as amended and supplemented (16 U.S.C. 
590g-590q); sections 1001 to 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 to 1508 and 1510); the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 
1301-1311); the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2101); sections 401, 402, and 404 to 406 of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 to 2205); and laws pertaining to the 
Funds, transfer. 
Commodity Credit Corporation, $186,586,()00: Provided, That, in addi-
tion, not to exceed $152,389,000 may be transferred to and merged 
with this appropriation from the Commodity Credit Corporation fund 
(including not to exceed $43,228,000 under the limitation on Commod-
ity Credit Corporation administrative expenses for a total of 
$338,975,000): Provided further. That other funds made available to 
the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for author-
ized activities may be advanced to and merged with this appropri-
ation: 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 $100,000 shall 
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further. 
That no part of the funds appropriated or made available under this 
Act shall be used (1) to influence the vote in any referendum; (2) to 
influence agricultural legislation, except as permitted in 18 U.S.C. 
1913; or (3) for salaries or other expenses of members of county and 
community committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the 
16 use 590h. 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, for 
engaging in any activities other than advisory and supervisory duties 
and delegated program functions prescribed in administrative 
regulations. 
DAIRY AND BEEKEEPER INDEMNITY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to 
dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such milk and manufactur-
ers of dairy products who have been directed to remove their milk or 
dairy products from commercial markets because it contained resi-
; 
dues of chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal 
Government, and in making indemnity 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 commercial markets because of (1) 
the presence of products of nuclear radiation or fallout if such 
contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, or (2) residues of 
PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 
93 STAT. 829 
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 substances were not used in a manner contrary to 
applicable regulations or labeling instructions provided at the time of 
use and the contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, and to 
beekeepers who through no fault of their own have suffered losses as 
a result of the use of economic poisons which had been registered and 
approved for use by the Federal Government, $3,290,000: 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. 
CORPORATIONS 
Contracts. 
15 u s e 713a-10. 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to 
make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing 
authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord 
with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be neces- 31 USC 849 
sary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the 
current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as herein-
after provided: 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATING EXPENSES 
For administrative and operating expenses, $12,000,000. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
Not to exceed $16,500,000 of administrative and operating expenses 
may be paid from premium income. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
To reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized 
losses sustained in prior years, but not previously reimbursed, pursu-
ant to the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-ll, 713a-12), 
$3,056,189,000. 
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $50,700,000 shall be available for administrative 15 USC 7i3a-l0. 
expenses of the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided, That this 
authorization shall be available to support the Office of the General 
Sales Manager which shall work to expand and strengthen sales of 
U.S. commodities in world markets (including those of the Corpora-
tion) pursuant to existing authority (including that contained in the 
Corporation's charter), and that such funds shall be used by the 
General Sales Manager to carry out the above activities. The General Report. 
Sales Manager shall report directly to the Board of Directors of the 
Corporation of which the Secretary of Agriculture is a member. The 
General Sales Manager shall obtain, assimilate, and analyze all 
available information on developments related to private sales, as 
well as those funded by the Corporation, including grade and quality 
Reports to 
congressional 
committees. 
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Land 
acquisition. 
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as sold and as delivered and shall submit quarterly reports to the 
appropriate committees of Congress concerning such developments: 
Provided further. That none of the funds in this Act may be used to 
carry out an Export Credit Sales program in excess of $2,200,000,000 
in fiscal year 1980: Provided further. That not less than 7 per centum 
of this authorization shall 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 all necessary 
expenses (including legal and special services performed on a con-
tract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in 
connection with the acquisition, operation, maintenance, improve-
ment, or disposition of any real or personal property belonging to the 
Corporation or in which it has an interest, including expenses of 
collections of pledged collateral, shall be considered as nonadminis-
trative expenses for the purposes hereof: Provided further. That none 
of the funds in the Act may be used to carry out a program of loan 
guarantees by the Corporation for production and marketing of 
industrial hydrocarbons and alcohols from agricultural commodities 
and forest products in excess of $500,000,000. 
TITLE II—RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 
FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION 
RURAL H O U S I N G INSURANCE FUND 
For direct loans and related advances pursuant to section 517(m) of 
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the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $24,000,000 shall be available 
from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, and for insured loans 
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as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 
$3,979,000,000, of which not less than $3,070,000,000 shall be availa-
ble for subsidized interest loans to low-income borrowers as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and not to exceed $5,000,000 for advances as 
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authorized by section 501(e) of such Act and not to exceed $5,000,000 
for compensation of construction defects as authorized by section 
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509(c) of such Act: Provided, That unsubsidized interest guaranteed 
loans of not to exceed $500,000,000 shall be in addition to these 
amounts. 
During fiscal year 1980, no more than 20,000 units may be assisted 
under rental assistance agreements entered into during the year 
pursuant to authority under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 
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1949, as amended, and the total obligation incurred over the life of 
these agreements shall not exceed $393,000,000 to be added to and 
merged with the authority provided for this purpose in prior fiscal 
years. 
For an additional amount to reimburse the rural housing insur-
ance fund for interest subsidies and losses sustained in prior years, 
but not previously reimbursed, in carrying out the provisions of title 
V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1483,1487e, and 
1490a(c)), including $22,663,000 as authorized by section 521(c) of the 
Act, $320,209,000, and for an additional amount as authorized by 
section 521(c) of the Act as may be necessary to reimburse the fund to 
carry out a rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the 
Housing Act of 1949, as amended. 
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93 STAT. 831 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND 
For an additional amount to reimburse the agricultural credit 
insurance fund for interest subsidies and losses sustained in prior 
years, but not previously reimbursed, in carrying out the provisions 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1988(a)), $272,809,000. 
Loans may be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under this 
fund in accordance with and subject to the provisions of 7 U.S.C. 
1928-1929, or guaranteed, as follows: real estate loans, $949,600,000, 
including not less than $870,000,000 for farm ownership loans of 
which $50,000,000 shall be guaranteed loans; and not less than 
$60,500,000 for water development, use, and conservation loans of 
which $6,000,000 shall be guaranteed loans; operating loans, 
$875,000,000 of which $25,000,000 shall be guaranteed loans; and 
emergency insured and guaranteed loans in amounts necessary to 
meet the needs resulting from natural disasters. 
Loans. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE FUND 
For an additional amount to reimburse the rural development 
insurance fund for interest subsidies and losses sustained in prior 
years, but not previously reimbursed, in carrying out the provisions 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 1988(a)), $91,874,000. 
For loans to be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under this Loans. 
fund in accordance with and subject to the provisions of 7 U.S.C. 1928 
and 86 Stat. 661-664, as follows: insured water and sewer facility 
loans, $700,000,000; industrial development loans, $1,100,000,000 of 
which $10,000,000 shall be for insured loans and $1,090,000,000 shall 
be for guaranteed loans; and insured community facility loans, 
$250,000,000. 
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), $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, pursuant to 
section 306(d) of the above Act. 
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1931-1933. 
VERY LOW-INCOME HOUSING REPAIR GRANTS 
For grants to the elderly pursuant to section 504 of the Housing Act 
of 1949, as amended, $24,000,000. 
42 u s e 1474. 
RURAL HOUSING FOR DOMESTIC FARM LABOR 
For financial assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for 
housing for domestic farm labor, pursuant to section 516 of the 
Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1486), $25,000,000. 
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), $5,000,000. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-313), $3,500,000 to fund up to 50 per 92 Stat. 370. 
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centum of the cost of organizing, training, and equipment for rural 
volunteer fire departments. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANTS 
For rural development planning grants pursuant to section 
306(aXll) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as 
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amended (7 U.S.C. 1926(aXll)), $7,000,000. 
RURAL HOUSING SUPERVISORY ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 525(a) of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1490(e)), $1,500,000. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1932), $10,000,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Farmers Home Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, in administering the programs authorized by 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1921-1995), as amended; title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
42 use 14901. 
amended (42 U.S.C. 1471-1490h); the Rural Rehabilitation Corpora-
tion Trust Liquidation Act, approved May 3,1950 (40 U.S.C. 440-444), 
for administering the loan program authorized by title IIIA of the 
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Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452, approved 
August 20, 1964), as amended, and such other programs for which 
Farmers Home Administration has the responsibility for administer-
ing, $230,518,000, including $1,693,000 for the coordination of rural 
development activities as authorized by section 603 of the Rural 
86 Stat. 675. 
Development Act of 1972, together with not more than $3,000,000 of 
the charges collected in connection with the insurance of loans as 
authorized by section 309(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
7 use 1929. 
Development Act, as amended, and section 517(i) of the Housing Act 
42 use 1487. 
of 1949, as amended, or in connection with charges made on borrow-
42 use 1472. 
ers under section 502(a) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended: 
Provided, That, in addition, not to exceed $500,000 of the funds 
available for the various programs administered by this agency may 
be transferred to this appropriation for temporary field employment 
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), to meet unusual or heavy workload increases: 
Provided further. That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation 
may be used for emplojonent under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
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 REVOLVING FUND LOAN 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
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 $850,000,000, nor 
more than $1,000,000,000, and rural telephone loans, not less than 
$250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
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loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act are in addition to these 7 use 936. 
amounts. 
RURAL TELEPHONE BANK 
For the purchase of Class A stock of the Rural Telephone Bank, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 901-950(b)). ^ USC 941-
The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to such corporation in accord with law, and to make such 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations 
as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized 31 USC 849. 
programs for the current fiscal year. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For administrative expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901-950(b)), 
including not to exceed $500 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 $150,000 for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $26,045,000. 
CONSERVATION 
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of 
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f), including preparation of conser-
vation 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 agricul-
tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant material 
centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of informa-
tion; purchase and erection or alteration of permanent buildings; and 
operation and maintenance of aircraft, $264,747,000: Provided, That 
the cost of any permanent building purchased, erected, or as im- 16 use 590e-l. 
proved, 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 $5,000, except 
for one building to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $50,000 and 
eight buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed 
$30,000 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 $1,000 per 
building: Provided further. That no part of this appropriation shall be 
available for the construction of any such building on land not owned 
by the Government: Provided further. That no part of this appropri-
ation 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 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 
$25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided further. That qualified local engineers may be temporarily 16 use 590e-2. 
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employed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning work of 
the Service. 
RIVER BASIN SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigations, and 
surveys of the watersheds of rivers and other waterways, in accord-
ance with section 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven-
tion Act, approved August 4,1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006-1009), 
$16,487,000: Provided, 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 $60,000 
shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
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), $10,500,000: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall be available for field employ-
ment 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, 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 Department, $167,524,000 (of which $18,500,000 shall 
be available for the watersheds authorized under the Flood Control 
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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 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 $10,000,000 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 $26,000,000 
in loans may be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under the 
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home Adminis-
7 use 1929a. 
tration (86 Stat. 663): Provided further. That not to exceed $1,000,000 
of this appropriation is available to carry out the purposes of the 
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Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), as amended, 
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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), 
$32,000,000, of which $390,000 shall be for the authorization of 6 new 
areas: Provided, That $4,000,000 in loans may be insured, or made to 
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93 STAT. 835 
be sold and insured, under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of 
the Farmers Home Administration (86 Stat. 663): Provided further, 
'^ USC 1929a. 
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 $50,000 shall be available for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry into effect a program of 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)), $18,689,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL STABIUZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
RURAL CLEAN WATER PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses for carrying out an experimental Rural 
Clean Water Program, $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended and to be targeted at areas with identified and significant 
agricultural nonpoint source water pollution problems to be selected 
by the Secretary: Provided, That practices under the above program 
shall be recommended by the County Committees, approved by the 
State Committees and the Secretary, with the concurrence of the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, or recom-
mended by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, and approved by the State 
Committees and the County Committees: Provided further, That such 
program shall be in addition to the regular Agricultural Conserva-
tion Program, and coordinated therewith, with the Soil Conservation 
Service and others providing technical assistance and the Agricul-
tural Stabilization and Conservation Service providing administrative 
services for the program, including, but not limited to, the negotia-
tion and administration of contracts and the disbursement of pay-
ments: Provided further, That such funds as may be required shall be 
transferred to the Soil Conservation Service, or others, for necessary 
technical assistance. 
AGRICULTURAL STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION SERVICE 
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the program authorized 
in sections 7 to 15,16(a), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic 
Allotment Act, approved February 29, 1936, as amended and supple-
mented (16 U.S.C. 590g-590o, 590p(a), (b), and 590q), and sections 
1001-1008, and 1010 of the Agricultural Act of 1970, as added by the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1501-1508, and 1510), and including not to exceed $15,000 for the 
preparation and display of exhibits, including such displays at State, 
interstate, and international fairs within the United States, 
$190,000,000 to remain available until expended for agreements, 
excluding administration but including technical assistance and 
related expenses, except that no participant in the Agricultural 
Conservation Program shall receive more than $3,500, except where 
the participants from two or more farms or ranches join to carry out 
approved practices designed to conserve or improve the agricultural 
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resources of the community: 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 
Wetland 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 material, or any soil-terracing services, and making 
grants thereof to agricultural producers to aid them in carrying out 
enduring conservation and environmental enhancement measures 
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and practices, as specified in section 1501 of Public Law 95-113 
(including those practices or programs which are deemed essential to 
maintain soil productivity, prevent soil depletion, or prevent in-
creased cost of production, thus assuring a continuous supply of food 
and fiber necessary for the maintenance of a strong and healthy 
people and economy) as determined and recommended by the county 
committees, approved by the State committees and the Secretary, 
under programs provided for herein: Provided further. That such 
assistance will not be used for carrying out measures and practices 
that are primarily production-oriented or that have little or no 
conservation or pollution abatement benefits: 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 technicians 
in formulating and carrying out the Agricultural Conservation Pro-
gram in the participating counties, and shall not be utilized by the 
Soil Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and 
other assistance in such counties, and in addition, on the recommen-
dation of such county committee and approval of the State commit-
tee, not to exceed 1 per centum may be made available to any other 
Federal, State, or local public agency for the same purpose and under 
the same conditions: Provided further. That for the current year's 
program $2,500,000 shall be available for technical assistance in 
formulating and carrying out rural environmental practices: Pro-
vided further. That no part of any funds available to the Department, 
or any bureau, office, corporation, 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 
53 Stat. 1147. 
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 appropri-
ation by Congress except upon request of any Member or through the 
proper official channels. 
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, $15,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, as authorized by that Act. 
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93 STAT. 837 
WATER BANK PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the provisions of the 
Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311), $10,000,000, to remain availa-
ble until expended. 
EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry 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), $15,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 2204. 
TITLE III—DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the National 
School Lunch Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1751-1761, and 1766), and 
the applicable provisions other than section 3 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1773-1785, and 1787); 42 use 1772. 
$3,114,301,000, of which $1,279,215,000 is hereby appropriated, 
$4,000,000 shall be derived from prior-year unobligated balances and 
$1,831,086,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available Funds, transfer, 
under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), 
including $80,000,000 for purchase and distribution of agricultural 
commodities and other foods pursuant to section 6 of the National 
School Lunch Act, as amended: Provided, That of the foregoing total 42 USC 1755. 
amount there shall be available $20,000,000 for the food service 
equipment assistance program: Provided further, That funds pro-
vided herein shall remain available until September 30, 1981, in 
accordance with section 3 of the National School Lunch Act, as 
amended: Provided further. That only claims for reimbursement for 42 USC 1752. 
meals served during fiscal year 1980 submitted to State agencies prior 
to January 1, 1981, shall be eligible for reimbursement: Provided 
further. That funds appropriated for the purpose of section 7 of the 42 use I776a. 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, shall be allocated among the 42 use 1776. 
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, as amended, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, 42 use 1751 
when such studies and surveys have been directed by the Congress ^°^-
and requested by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided further. That 
if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a State's administra- 42 use I776b. 
tion of any program under the National School Lunch Act, as 
amended, or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (other than 
section 17), or the regulations issued pursuant to these Acts, is 42 use 1766. 
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, as amended, and under section 13(k)(l) of 42 use 1756. 
the National School Lunch Act, as amended; upon a subsequent 42 use 1761. 
determination by the Secretary that the programs are operated in an 
acceptable manner some or all of the funds withheld may be allo-
cated: Provided further. That no part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act for the summer food service program shall be available for 
payments to service institutions other than to: (1) public service 
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institutions, (2) private nonprofit service institutions including resi-
dential camps which use self-preparation facilities to prepare meals 
or obtain meals from a public facility, such as a school district, public 
hospital, or State university, (3) private nonprofit schools including 
colleges and universities, (4) private nonprofit migrant farmworker 
organizations including those that purchase meals from a food 
service management company, (5) private nonprofit service institu-
tions which serve not more than 500 children daily at not more than 
three sites and which purchase meals from a food service manage-
ment company, and (6) in areas where no service institutions delin-
eated in items (1) through (5) are available to operate the program, 
private nonprofit service institutions which purchase meals from a 
food service management company, determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture to have a record of reliable and honest community 
service in feeding programs. 
SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the special 
milk program, as authorized by section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1772), $142,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30,1981. 
42 u s e 1786. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAMS (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the special 
supplemental food program as authorized by section 17 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1786), and the commod-
ity supplemental food program as authorized by section 4(a) of the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 612c (note)), $771,500,000, of which $757,700,000 is hereby 
appropriated and $13,800,000 is to be derived from prior-year bal-
ances, to remain available until September 30, 1981: Provided, That 
section 17(g) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, is hereby 
amended by striking out the numeral "800,000,000" and inserting in 
lieu thereof, "750,000,000". 
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Availability to 
certain 
households, 
prohibition. 
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FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Food 
Stamp Act, $6,188,600,000: Provided, That funds provided herein 
shall remain available until September 30, 1980, 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 no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used 
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, to make food 
stamps available to any household, to the extent that the amount 
otherwise available to such household is attributable to an individual 
who: (i) has reached his eighteenth birthday; (ii) is enrolled in an 
institution of higher education; and (iii) is properly claimed as a 
dependent child for Federal income tax purposes by a taxpayer who is 
not a member of an eligible household: Provided further, That funds 
provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of 
the Food Stamp Act. 
PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 
93 STAT. 839 
FOOD 
DONATIONS PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 4(a) of 
the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 612c (note)), and section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 
1965, $90,290,000. 
42 u s e 3030a. 
FOOD PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Domestic Food Pro-
grams funded under this Act, $82,000,000; of which $5,000,000 shall be 
available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, 
tightening regulations, improving food stamp coupon handling, and 
assistance in the prevention, identification and prosecution of fraud 
and other violations of law: 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 
$150,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
TITLE IV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
For necessary expenses for the Foreign Agricultural Service, in-
cluding carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
1761-1768), market development activities abroad, and for enabling 
the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the Depart-
ment in connection with foreign agricultural work, including not to 
exceed $55,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursu-
ant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$56,427,000: Provided, That not less than $255,000 of the funds 
contained in 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. 
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of International Cooperation 
and Development to coordinate, plan and direct activities involving 
international development, technical assistance and training, inter-
national scientific and technical cooperation in the Department of 
Agriculture, $1,864,000, and 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 produc-
tion assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the educational and 
cultural exchange programs of the Department of State (22 U.S.C. 
2392). 
PUBUCLAW 480 
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. 1701-1715, 1721-1726, 1727-1727f, 
1731-1736D, as follows: (1) financing the sale of agricultural commod-
ities for convertible foreign currencies and for dollars on credit terms 
pursuant to titles I and III of said Act, not more than $901,730,000, of 7 use 1701, 
which $280,776,000 is hereby appropriated and the balance derived ^^^^ 
from proceeds from sales of foreign currencies and dollar loan 
repayments, repayments on long-term credit sales and carryover 
93 STAT. 840 
PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 
balances; and (2) commodities supplied in connection with disposi-
7 use 1721. 
tions abroad, pursuant to title II of said Act, not more than 
$556,000,000, of which $438,700,000 is hereby appropriated and the 
balance to be derived from Commodity Credit Corporation funds and 
from carryover balances. 
TITLE V—RELATED AGENCIES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Food and 
Drug Administration; for payment of salaries and expenses for 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
5 use 5332 note, not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; for 
rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or 
elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
activities, authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be 
accounted for solely on his certificate, not to exceed $10,000; 
$312,796,000. 
BUILDINGS AND FACIUTIES 
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and 
Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $4,372,000. 
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 in 
the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and not to exceed $75,000 for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $16,366,000 to be available as 
authorized by law: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
Passenger motor 
vehicles. 
Uniforms. 
eontracts. 
7 u s e 1623a. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $11,897,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit agencies) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses including the hire of one passenger motor 
vehicle. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 601. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations 
and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for the 
fiscal year 1980 under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in 
addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed six 
hundred sixty-eight (668) passenger motor vehicles of which five 
hundred eighty-one (581) shall be for replacement only, and for the 
hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 602. Funds 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. 603. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the 
Department of Agriculture for research and service work authorized 
by the Acts of August 14,1946, July 28,1954, and September 6,1958 (7 
PUBLIC LAW 96-108—NOV. 9, 1979 
93 STAT. 841 
U.S.C. 427, 1621-1629; 42 U.S.C. 1891-1893), shall be available for 
contracting in accordance with said Acts. 
SEC. 604. No part of the funds contained in this Act may be used to 
make production or other payments to a person, persons, or corpora-
tions who harvest or knowingly permit to be harvested for illegal use, 
marihuana, or other such prohibited drug-producing plants on any 
part of lands owned or controlled by such persons or corporations. 
SEC. 605. Advances of money from any appropriation for the 
Department of Agriculture may be made by authority of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture to chiefs of 
field 
parties. 
SEC. 606. Obligations chargeable against the Working Capital Fund 
during the period October 1,1979, through September 30,1980, shall 
not exceed $61,000,000: Provided, That no funds appropriated to an 
agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the approval of the agency administrator. 
SEC. 607. New obligational authority provided for the follow-
ing appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until ex-
pended: Scientific Activities Overseas (Special Foreign Currency 
Program); Public Law 480; Rural Housing for Domestic Farm Labor; 
Mutual and Self-Help Housing; Watershed and Flood Prevention 
Operations; Resource Conservation and Development; Agricultural 
Stabilization and Conservation Service Salaries and Expenses funds 
made available to county committees; and Buildings and Facilities, 
Food and Drug Administration. 
SEC. 608. 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. 609. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available to 
the Department of Agriculture shall be available to provide appropri-
ate orientation and language training pursuant to Public Law 94-449. 
SEC. 610. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, employees of 
the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, including employees 
of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Commit-
tees, may be utilized to provide part-time and intermittent assistance 
to other agencies of the Department, without reimbursement, during 
periods when they are not otherwise fully utilized. 
SEC. 611. Funds provided by this Act for personnel compensation 
and benefits shall be available for obligation for that purpose only. 
Approved November 9, 1979. 
Marihuana. 
Advance funds. 
Working Capital 
Fund. 
7 u s e 1691 note. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
90 Stat. 1500. 
Part-time and 
intermittent 
assistance. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 96-242 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 96-553 (Comm. of 
SENATE REPORT No. 96-246 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 125 (1979): 
June 19, considered and passed House. 
July 18, 19, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 26, House agreed to conference report; receded from its disagreement and 
concurred in certain Senate amendments and in others with amendments. 
Oct. 31, Senate agreed to conference report and concurred in House amend-
ments.