[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2493 Engrossed in House (EH)]

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2493

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                                 AN ACT

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2493

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 1994, 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, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:

                     TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $2,320,000: 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 Secretary: 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, $553,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 of this 
amount shall be available for official reception and representation 
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, $5,954,000.

          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, $808,000.

                         rental payments (usda)

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture 
which are included in this Act, $135,503,000, of which $30,804,000 
shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture for the operation, 
maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings and for non-recurring 
repairs as determined by the Department of Agriculture, and an 
additional $19,700,000 shall be retained by the Department of 
Agriculture for renovation and repair of facilities at the Beltsville 
Agricultural Research Center: Provided, That in the event an agency 
within the Department 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 
agency's appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 5 per 
centum of the funds made available for space rental and related costs 
to or from this account.

                       advisory committees (usda)

    For necessary expenses for activities of advisory committees of the 
Department of Agriculture which are included in this Act, $940,000: 
Provided, That no other funds appropriated to the Department 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 Conservation and Recovery Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,802,000, 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 
requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 
lands.

                      Departmental Administration

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For Personnel, Finance and Management, Operations, Information 
Resources Management, Advocacy and Enterprise, Administrative Law 
Judges and Judicial Officer, and Emergency Programs, $26,301,000, for 
Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for 
management support services to offices of the Department of Agriculture 
and for general administration and emergency preparedness of the 
Department of Agriculture, repairs and alterations, 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 employment 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, 
$1,333,000.

                        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, $8,629,000, 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 shall be available for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' 
bulletins: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be used to 
produce part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the 
Yearbook of Agriculture).

                       intergovernmental affairs

    For necessary expenses for programs involving intergovernmental 
affairs and liaison within the executive branch, $478,000.

                    Office of the Inspector General

    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), and the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $65,932,000, 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.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$26,149,000.

            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, $589,000.

                       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 
Agricultural 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 farming, and farm 
finance; research relating to the economic and marketing 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 development 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, $57,702,000; of which $500,000 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 this appropriation shall be available to 
continue 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, including 
crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and 
improvements, and marketing surveys, as authorized by the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, $82,069,000: 
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 $40,000 shall be available for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                    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), $2,582,000: 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 Agricultural Library, 
$569,000.

        alternative agricultural research and commercialization

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural 
Research and Commercialization 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 Service 
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, $688,805,000: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for temporary 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: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
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 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 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 constructing any one building 
shall not exceed $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which 
shall 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 not apply to 
modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, 
Maryland: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations 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 existing land and facilities from the purchasers until 
completion of the replacement facilities and the foregoing limitations 
shall not apply to the purchase of land at Weslaco, Texas: 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 establishing 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 and 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, 
extension, 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, $29,387,000, 
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That 
facilities to house bonsai collections at the National Arboretum may be 
constructed with funds accepted under the provisions of Public 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 
individual for the purpose of establishing any research facility of the 
Agricultural Research Service, as 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 $171,304,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch 
Act approved March 2, 1887, as amended, including administration by the 
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.); $18,809,000 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.); $28,157,000 for payments to the 1890 land-grant 
colleges, including Tuskegee University, 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; $50,070,000 for contracts and grants for agricultural 
research under the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i); 
$114,000,000 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; $2,168,000 for supplemental and 
alternative crops and products as authorized by the National 
Agricultural 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 Agricultural 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 Policy Act of 1977, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), including administrative expenses; 
$1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholar program under 
section 1417(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), 
including administrative expenses; $4,000,000 for grants as authorized 
by section 1475 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 and other Acts; $6,825,000 for sustainable 
agriculture research and education, as authorized by section 1621 of 
Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5811), including administrative expenses; 
and $20,827,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative State Research 
Service activities, including coordination and program leadership for 
higher education work of the Department, 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), of which $10,550,000 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, $428,586,000.

                        buildings and facilities

    For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, 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, $37,750,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                           Extension Service

    Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa: 
For payments 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, and under section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471, for 
retirement and employees' compensation costs for extension agents and 
for costs of penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and State 
extension directors, $274,582,000; payments for the nutrition and 
family education program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the 
Act, $64,961,000; payments for the pest management program under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $8,459,000; payments for the farm safety and 
rural health programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,698,000; 
payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) 
of the Act, $3,363,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college 
research and extension facilities as authorized by section 1447 of 
Public Law 95-113, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,901,000, to remain 
available until expended; payments for the rural development centers 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $938,000; payments for a groundwater 
quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $11,234,000; payments 
for the Agricultural Telecommunications Program, as authorized by 
Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,206,000; payments for youth-at-
risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,000,000; payments for 
a food safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,975,000; 
payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources 
Extension Act of 1978, $3,341,000; payments for Indian reservation 
agents under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,750,000; payments for 
sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$2,963,000; 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, $25,414,000; in all, $420,785,000: 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, the District of Columbia, 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 Department and the several 
States and insular possessions, $8,390,000.

                     National Agricultural Library

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Library, 
$17,682,000: 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 $900,000 shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements.

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 programs 
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 Marketing Service, and Packers and 
Stockyards Administration, $691,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    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; 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, 
$439,042,000, of which $91,460,000 shall be derived from user fees 
deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account, 
and of which $4,938,000 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 if the demand for Agricultural Quarantine Inspection 
(AQI) user fee financed services is greater than expected and/or other 
uncontrollable events occur, the Agency may exceed the AQI User Fee 
limitation by up to 10 per centum, provided such funds are available in 
the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account, and with 
notification to the Appropriations Committees: 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 operation and maintenance 
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall 
be for replacement 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 any 
unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in 
the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 
amounts.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
alteration, 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, $10,145,000, 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, $516,738,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 
may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of 
laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1017 of Public Law 
102-237: 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.

                    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 standardization 
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 exceed $20,000 
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,554,000: 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 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 
nonexport, 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 and Weighing Services: 
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision 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 Marketing Service

                           marketing services

    For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer 
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, 
agricultural cooperatives, 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 $90,000 for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $61,614,000; including $2,346,000 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, 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.
    Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).

                 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)

    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 $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.

                   payments to states and possessions

    For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments 
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)), 
$1,735,000.

                 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 employment 
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 U.S.C. 3109, 
$12,194,000.

                       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 
Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs to 
administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Agricultural 
Stabilization and Conservation Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $563,000.

          Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary administrative expenses of the Agricultural 
Stabilization 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(f), 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 Assistance 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.C. 3811 et seq.); and laws pertaining to the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, $732,467,000; of which $730,842,000 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 Stabilization and 
Conservation Service for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
merged with this account: Provided further, That these funds 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 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 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.

                              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 Government 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), $290,116,000: 
Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
1506(i): Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be 
used to offer a Federal crop insurance policy in counties on crops 
where a loss ratio, that has already been recalculated pursuant to law 
to reflect the premium rates issued by the Corporation for the 1993 
crop year, is in excess of 1.10 more than 70 percent of the years that 
a policy has been offered since 1980: Provided further, That none of 
the funds in this Act may be used to pay operating and administrative 
costs that exceed 31 per centum of premium to insurers of policies on 
which the Corporation provides reinsurance, except to reimburse said 
insurers for excess loss adjustment expenses as provided for in the 
Standard Reinsurance Agreement issued by the Corporation: Provided 
further, That the second proviso shall not apply in any county affected 
if the Corporation has implemented a nonstandard classification system 
in such county for those individual farms that have experienced 
excessive losses since 1980 under which the premium rates, 
notwithstanding the provision of section 508(d) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act, are increased over comparable rates effective for the 
1993 crop, or the insured yields are decreased from comparable yields 
for the 1993 crop, or a combination of both, by an amount or amounts 
sufficient to ensure that an estimated loss ratio will not exceed 1.1 
for the crop produced on such farms during the 1994 crop year.

                federal crop insurance corporation fund

    For payments as authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act, as amended, $235,794,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which $47,072,000 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 1994, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse 
the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but 
not previously reimbursed (estimated to be $20,896,614,000 in the 
President's fiscal year 1994 Budget Request (H. Doc. 103-3)), but not 
to exceed $18,000,000,000, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 
17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713a-11).

       operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management

    For fiscal year 1994, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not 
expend more than $4,000,000 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 and 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 management costs 
shall be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation 
in this Act.

                    TITLE II--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 the laws 
enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the Soil 
Conservation Service, $578,000.

                       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 
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; dissemination 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, $588,262,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which not less than $5,820,000 is for 
snow survey and water forecasting and not less than $8,214,000 is for 
operation and establishment 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 
buildings 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 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), $13,482,000: 
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.

                           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), $9,721,000: 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, including 
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 Department, $228,915,000 to 
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which $40,386,000 
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 
$22,881,000 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), 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), $32,945,000, 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 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.

                   great plains conservation program

    For necessary expenses to carry into effect a program of 
conservation 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)), $25,658,000, 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 international fairs within the 
United States, $194,650,000, 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 Agricultural 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 
payment shall not exceed the annual payment limitation multiplied by 
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-terracing services, and 
making grants thereof to agricultural producers to aid them in carrying 
out approved farming practices as authorized by the Soil Conservation 
and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, 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 Program 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 recommendation of 
such county committee and approval of the State committee, 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: Provided 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 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 payments 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, as amended (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, $12,820,000, 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 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), $10,000,000, 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 Republic 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 systems, including related lateral 
improvement measures, for making cost-share payments to agricultural 
landowners and operators, Indian tribes, irrigation districts and 
associations, local governmental and nongovernmental entities, and 
other landowners to aid them in carrying out approved conservation 
practices as determined 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 
Stabilization and Conservation Service shall provide administrative 
services for the program, including but not limited to, the negotiation 
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), $1,743,274,000, 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.

                        wetlands reserve program

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Wetlands Reserve Program 
pursuant to subchapter C of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837), $44,450,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the 
services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for the purpose of carrying out the Wetlands Reserve 
Program.

         TITLE III--FARMERS HOME AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development to administer 
programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Farmers Home 
Administration, Rural Electrification Administration, Federal Crop 
Insurance Corporation, and rural development activities of the 
Department of Agriculture, $583,000.

                    Rural Development Administration

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except Sec. 722, 
the Secretary may transfer funds from the Farmers Home Administration 
in this Act to fund the Rural Development Administration, as authorized 
by law.

    Rural Development Administration and 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 amended, to be available from funds in the Rural Housing Insurance 
Fund, as follows: $2,550,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as 
determined by the Secretary, of which $750,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 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 $166,863,000 for credit sales of acquired property: Provided, That 
up to $50,664,000 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, 
$366,360,000, of which $12,225,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $13,671,000; section 514 farm 
labor housing, $8,394,000; section 515 rental housing, $311,972,000; 
and credit sales of acquired property, $25,397,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $396,161,000.

                       rental assistance program

    For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant 
to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in 
lieu of forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized 
by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, 
$417,523,000; and in addition such sums as may be necessary, as 
authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the Rental Assistance Program 
under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of this amount not 
more than $5,840,000 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 $109,258,000 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 
$297,211,000 is available for expiring agreements and for servicing of 
existing units without agreements: Provided further, That agreements 
entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1994 shall be funded for a 
five-year period, although the life of any such agreement may be 
extended to fully utilize amounts obligated.

                     rural housing voucher program

    For necessary expenses to operate a rural housing voucher program 
as authorized by section 542 of title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
amended, $25,000,000, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture.

        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), $622,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying 
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, $23,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan program, $14,000.

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be available 
from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm 
ownership loans, $634,624,000, of which $556,543,000 shall be for 
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,750,000,000, of which 
$1,800,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$250,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; $4,909,000 for 
water development, use, and conservation loans, of which $2,012,000 
shall be for guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as 
authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,163,000; for emergency insured loans, 
$100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters; and 
for credit sales of acquired property, $147,566,000.
    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, $34,080,000, of which 
$20,870,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, 
$119,985,000, of which $9,360,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans and $29,425,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; 
$506,000 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, $229,000; for emergency insured 
loans, $26,060,000 to meet the needs resulting 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, $275,392,000.

            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, 
$835,000,000, of which $35,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; 
community facility loans, $325,000,000, of which $75,000,000 shall be 
for guaranteed loans; and guaranteed industrial development loans, 
$298,762,000: Provided, That none of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to make transfers between the above limitations.
    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: direct water and sewer facility loans, 
$111,040,000; direct community facility loans, $24,125,000; guaranteed 
community facility loans, $3,803,000; and guaranteed industrial 
development loans, $2,778,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $58,194,000.

              rural development loan fund program account

    For the cost of direct loans $56,000,000, 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 $100,000,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct loan programs, $1,481,000.

                         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), $2,963,000.

                 rural water and waste disposal grants

    For grants pursuant to section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1926), $450,000,000, 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 grants pursuant to section 
306C: Provided further, 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, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                 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), $11,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                      mutual and self-help housing

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(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 pursuant 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 equipping rural 
volunteer fire departments.

                 compensation for construction defects

    For compensation for construction defects as authorized by section 
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 310B(c) and 310B(j) (7 U.S.C. 
1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to any 
qualified public or private nonprofit organization, $35,000,000: 
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.

                     solid waste management grants

    For grants for pollution abatement and control projects authorized 
under section 310B(b) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, $3,000,000: Provided, That such assistance 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 Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $10,000,000.

              outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                      office of the administrator

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Administrator 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 authorized 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 Rehabilitation 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 programs which the Farmers Home Administration has the 
responsibility for administering, $729,749,000; of which $35,552,000 is 
hereby appropriated, $374,255,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act and merged 
with this account, $261,158,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act and 
merged with this account, $57,294,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act and 
merged with this account, $1,476,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account in this Act and merged 
with this account, and $14,000 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 
further, That not to exceed $4,368,000 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.

                  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: 5 percent rural electrification loans, $125,000,000; 5 
percent rural telephone loans, $125,000,000; cost of money rural 
telephone loans, $198,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans, 
$600,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, 
$933,000,000; to remain available until expended.
    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, 
$36,265,000; cost of municipal rate loans, $46,020,000; cost of money 
rural telephone loans, $40,000; cost of loans guaranteed pursuant to 
section 306, $11,184,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000.

                  rural telephone bank program account

    The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds 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 programs for the current fiscal year. 
During fiscal year 1994 and within the resources and authority 
available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
shall be $199,847,000.
    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), $40,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
loan programs, $8,794,000.

              distance learning and medical link programs

    For necessary expenses to carry into effect the programs authorized 
in sections 2331-2335 of Public Law 101-624, $10,000,000, to remain 
available 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, $13,025,000.
    For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, of direct loans, $3,381,000.

                         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 1994, 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, $38,776,000; of which $29,982,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program 
Account in this Act and $8,794,000 shall be derived by transfer from 
the Rural Telephone 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 
responsibilities assigned by law to the Administrator of the Rural 
Electrification Administration may be reassigned or transferred to any 
other agency or office.

                    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, $554,000.

                       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); $7,497,131,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 1995, of which $2,727,022,000 is hereby appropriated and 
$4,770,109,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available under 
section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (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 if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a State's 
administration of any program under the National School Lunch Act or 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (other than section 17), or the 
regulations 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)(1) of the National School Lunch Act; 
upon a subsequent determination by the Secretary 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, supplements, 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 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: Provided further, That 
up to $3,849,000 shall be available for independent verification of 
school food service claims: Provided further, That $1,706,000 shall be 
available to provide financial and other assistance to operate the Food 
Service Management Institute.

                          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), $20,277,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995. 
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 operations 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), $3,210,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 1995, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to carry out the 
farmer's market coupon program: Provided, That none of the funds in 
this Act shall be available to pay administrative expenses of WIC 
clinics except those that have an announced policy of prohibiting 
smoking within the space used to carry out the program.

                  commodity supplemental food program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supplemental food 
program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture 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, 
$104,500,000 to remain available through September 30, 1995: 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), $28,136,655,000: Provided, That funds provided herein shall 
remain available through September 30, 1994, in accordance with section 
18(a) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That $2,500,000,000 of 
the foregoing amount shall be placed in reserve for use only in such 
amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program 
operations: Provided further, That funds provided 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 $1,091,000,000 
of the foregoing amount shall be available for Nutrition Assistance for 
Puerto Rico as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2028, of which $12,472,000 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), 
$218,641,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995.
    For necessary expenses to carry out section 110 of the Hunger 
Prevention Act of 1988, $40,000,000.

                 the emergency food assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Emergency Food Assistance 
Act of 1983, as amended, $40,000,000: 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, $80,000,000.

                      food program administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs 
funded under this Act, $107,767,000; 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 V--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                     (including transfers of funds)

    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, including 
not to exceed $128,000 for representation allowances and for expenses 
pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
1766), $117,812,000: 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: Provided 
further, That in addition, funds available to the Department of 
Agriculture shall be available to assist an international 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 organization 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 international 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).
    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to 
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.

                         general sales manager

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Sales Manager, 
$9,158,000, of which $4,866,000 may be transferred from Commodity 
Credit Corporation funds, $2,792,000 may be transferred from the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Program Account in this Act, and 
$1,500,000 may be transferred from the Public Law 480 Program Account 
in this Act. 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 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.
    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to 
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.

                     Public Law 480 Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, 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) $450,446,000 for Public Law 480 title I 
credit, including Food for Progress credit; (2) $45,927,000 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) $821,570,000 is hereby 
appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions 
abroad pursuant to title II of said Act; and (4) $280,083,000 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, $346,889,000.
    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, $2,536,000.

                        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 Agricultural 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 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 Guarantee Program 
for credit expended to finance the export sales of United States 
agricultural commodities and the products thereof to emerging 
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, $3,381,000; to cover common overhead 
expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
1990, of which not to exceed $2,792,000 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.

       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: Provided, 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

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase 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; $867,339,000, of 
which not to exceed $54,000,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this 
appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided, That fees 
derived from applications received during fiscal year 1994 shall be 
subject to the fiscal year 1994 limitation: Provided further, That none 
of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any 
program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, 
That none of the funds in this Act may be used to pay for expenses of 
the Board of Experts on Tea.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, 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, 
$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 Counties, Maryland.

                         rental payments (fda)

                     (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, $48,575,000, of which 
$15,000,000 shall be retained by the Food and Drug Administration for 
repairs, improvements, and non-recurring repairs as determined by the 
Food and Drug Administration: Provided, 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 5 per centum of the funds made available for rental payments 
(FDA) to or from this account.

                       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 authorized 
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, 
$62,696,000.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity 
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; $47,485,000, 
including not to exceed $700 for official reception and representation 
expenses.

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $40,426,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249.

                     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 1994 under this Act shall be available 
for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of 
not to exceed 657 passenger motor vehicles, of which 653 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, 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 accordance 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 jurisdiction 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 services 
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 
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, and Integrated Systems 
Acquisition Project; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation 
Service, salaries and expenses funds made available to county 
committees; Foreign Agricultural Service, Middle-Income Country 
Training Program; higher education graduate fellowships grants under 
section 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; up to 10 
per centum of the Screwworm Program of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service; funds appropriated for Rental Payments; and higher 
education minority scholars programs under section 1417(b)(5) of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)) 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 Public Law 
94-449.
    Sec. 709. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay 
negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar 
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and 
nonprofit 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 institutions when such indirect costs are 
computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations 
are provided in this Act.
    Sec. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
commodities acquired by the Department in connection with Commodity 
Credit Corporation and section 32 price support operations 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. 711. 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 1993 
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. 712. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to 
reduce programs by establishing an end-of-year employment ceiling on 
full-time equivalent staff years below the level set herein for the 
following agencies: Food and Drug Administration, 9,824; Farmers Home 
Administration, 12,225; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation 
Service, 2,550; Rural Electrification Administration, 550; and Soil 
Conservation Service, 14,177.
    Sec. 713. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be applied only to 
the objects for which appropriations were made except as otherwise 
provided by law, as required by 31 U.S.C. 1301.
    Sec. 714. 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. 715. None of the funds provided in this Act may be expended to 
release information acquired from any handler under the Agricultural 
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 further, 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: Provided further, That this 
provision shall not prohibit the release of information submitted by 
milk handlers.
    Sec. 716. 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 otherwise contract with 
private debt collection agencies to collect delinquent payments from 
Farmers Home Administration borrowers.
    Sec. 717. 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 1994 shall be 
first offered to the borrowers for prepayment.
    Sec. 718. 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 Department may 
carry out planning activities.
    Sec. 719. 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. 720. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal years 
1992, 1993, and 1994 shall remain available until expended to cover 
obligations made in fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 for the following 
accounts: Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account; the Rural 
Telephone Bank Program Account; the Rural Electrification and Telephone 
Loans Program Account; and the Rural Economic Development Loans Program 
Account.
    Sec. 721. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, all 
loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not 
limitations.
    Sec. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of 
the funds in this Act may be used to operate the seven regional offices 
of the Rural Development Administration after April 1, 1994.
    Sec. 723. 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 or if the aggregate amount of funds and/or commodities under 
such program exceeds $127,734,000.
    Sec. 724. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to enroll in excess of 50,000 acres 
in the fiscal year 1994 Wetlands Reserve Program, as authorized by 16 
U.S.C. 3837.
    Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to enroll additional acres in the 
Conservation Reserve Program authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3831-3845.
    Sec. 726. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act.
    Sec. 726. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
made available in this Act may be expended by an entity unless the 
entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with 
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c; 
popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
    (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
            (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
        the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to 
        be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds 
        made available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress 
        that entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the 
        assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.
            (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
        financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
        the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient 
        of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
        paragraph (1) by the Congress.
    (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products 
as Made in America.--It it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is 
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1994''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 1993.

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