[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1976 Public Print (PP)]
1st Session
H. R. 1976
[Report No. 104-142]
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 20, 1995
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
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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, 1996, 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, 1996, 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 $75,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109, (1)<DELETED>$10,227,000 </DELETED>$12,801,000, of which
(2)<DELETED>$7,500,000 </DELETED>$10,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be available for InfoShare: Provided, That not to
exceed $11,000 of this amount, along with any unobligated balances of
representation funds in the Foreign Agricultural Service shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses, not
otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary.
Executive Operations
chief economist
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including economic
analysis, risk assessment, cost benefit analysis, and the functions of
the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment
pursuant to the second sentence of the 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, (3)<DELETED>$3,948,000
</DELETED>$3,814,000.
national appeals division
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 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 $25,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,846,000.
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, $5,899,000.
Chief Financial Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, 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, $4,133,000:
Provided, That the Chief Financial Officer shall reinstate and market
cross-servicing activities of the National Finance Center(4)<DELETED>:-
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to obtain, modify, re-engineer,
license, operate, implement, or expand commercial off-the-shelf
financial management software systems or existing commercial off-the-
shelf system financial management contracts, beyond general ledger
systems and accounting support software, at the National Finance Center
until thirty legislative days after the Secretary of Agriculture
submits to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a complete
and thorough cost-benefit analysis and a certification by the Secretary
of Agriculture that this analysis provides a detailed and accurate
cost-benefit analysis comparison between obtaining or expanding
commercial off-the-shelf software systems and conducting identical or
comparable software systems acquisitions, re-engineering, or
modifications in-house</DELETED>.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration to carry out the programs funded in this
Act, $596,000.
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments
(including transfers of funds)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public
Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
of Agriculture (5)under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of
the Department which are included in this Act, $110,187,000, of which
$20,216,000 shall be retained by the Department for the operation,
maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings: Provided, That in the
event an agency within the Department 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 percent
of the funds made available for space rental and related costs to or
from this account. In addition, for construction, repair, improvement,
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as
necessary to carry out the programs of the Department, where not
otherwise provided, $25,587,000, to remain available until expended;
making a total appropriation of $135,774,000.
Advisory Committees (USDA)
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory committees of the
Department of Agriculture which are included in this Act,
(6)<DELETED>$800,000 </DELETED>$650,000: Provided, That no other funds
appropriated to the Department in this Act shall be available to the
Department 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 107(g) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 9607(g), (7)and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds
available herein to the Department 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, Operations, Information Resources Management, Civil
Rights Enforcement, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Administrative Law Judges and Judicial Officer, Disaster Management and
Coordination, and Modernization of the Administrative Process,
$27,986,000, to provide for necessary expenses for management support
services to offices of the Department and for general administration
and disaster management of the Department, repairs and alterations, and
other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for
and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department,
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 salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded
in this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and
liaison within the executive branch, (8)<DELETED>$3,797,000:-Provided,
That no other funds appropriated to the Department in this Act shall be
available to the Department for support of activities of congressional
relations </DELETED>$1,764,000.
Office of Communications
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the
coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the
dissemination of agricultural information, and the coordination of
information, work, and programs authorized by Congress in the
Department, $8,198,000, 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.
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, $63,639,000, including such sums as may be
necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies
and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, including a sum not to exceed $50,000
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed
(9)<DELETED>$95,000 </DELETED>$125,000 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(10): Provided,
That funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through
forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets
Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a
participating agency, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of
property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector General
participates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission or
Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law
enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.
Office of the General Counsel
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
$27,860,000.
Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to administer the laws
enacted by the Congress for the Economic Research Service, the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service and
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
$520,000.
Economic Research Service
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in
conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws,
(11)<DELETED>$53,131,000 </DELETED>$53,526,000: 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).
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, $81,107,000:
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.
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 including
the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural
information; and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or
purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,
(12)<DELETED>$705,610,000 </DELETED>$707,000,000: 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 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
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 percent 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 at Beckley, West Virginia: 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 Under Secretary for
Research, Education and Economics 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:
Provided further, That all rights and title of the United States in the
property known as USDA Houma Sugar Cane Research Laboratory, consisting
of approximately 20 acres in the City of Houma and 150 acres of
farmland in Chacahula, Louisiana, including facilities and equipment,
shall be conveyed to the American Sugar Cane League (13)Foundation:
Provided further, That all rights and title of the United States in the
Agricultural Research Station at Brawley, California, consisting of 80
acres of land, including facilities and equipment, shall be conveyed to
Imperial County, California: Provided further, That all rights and
title of the United States in the Pecan Genetics and Improvement
Research Laboratory, consisting of 84.2 acres of land, including
facilities and equipment, shall be conveyed to Texas A&M University:
Provided further, That the property originally conveyed by the State of
Tennessee to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research
Service, in Lewisburg, Tennessee be conveyed to the University of
Tennessee.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing
of tobacco or tobacco products.
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, $30,200,000,
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, 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(14): Provided further, That of the funds made available under
this heading for the National Center for Agricultural Utilization
Research, not less than $1,000,000 shall be available for the Grain
Marketing Research Laboratory in Manhattan, Kansas.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
research and education activities
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
including (15)<DELETED>$166,165,000 </DELETED>$171,304,000 to carry
into effect the provisions of the Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i);
(16)<DELETED>$20,185,000 </DELETED>$20,809,000 for grants for
cooperative forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a-582-a7);
(17)<DELETED>$27,313,000 </DELETED>$28,157,000 for payments to the 1890
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 3222);
(18)<DELETED>$31,930,000 </DELETED>$42,670,000 for special grants for
agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); (19)<DELETED>$11,599,000
</DELETED>$9,769,000 for special grants for agricultural research on
improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); (20)<DELETED>$98,165,000
</DELETED>$99,582,000 for competitive research grants (7 U.S.C.
450i(b)); (21)<DELETED>$5,051,000 </DELETED>$5,551,000 for the support
of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. (22)<DELETED>195
</DELETED>3195); (23)<DELETED>$1,150,000 </DELETED>$500,000 for
supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d);
(24)$500,000 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
(7 U.S.C. 3331-3336); $3,500,000 for higher education graduate
fellowships grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,350,000 for higher education challenge
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); $1,000,000 for a higher education
minority scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,000,000 for aquaculture grants (7
U.S.C. 3322); (25)<DELETED>$8,000,000 </DELETED>$8,112,000 for
sustainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811);
(26)$9,207,000 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, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); (27)$1,450,000 for payments to the
1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382;
and (28)<DELETED>$6,289,000 </DELETED>$10,686,000 for necessary
expenses of Research and Education Activities, of which not to exceed
$100,000 shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all,
(29)<DELETED>$389,172,000 </DELETED>$418,622,000.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing
of tobacco or tobacco products.
native american institutions endowment fund
For establishment of a Native American institutions endowment fund,
as authorized by Public Law 130-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note.), $4,600,000.
(30)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, $57,838,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
extension activities
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa:
For payments for cooperative 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, (31)<DELETED>$264,405,000 </DELETED>$272,582,000; payments
for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas
under section 3(d) of the Act, (32)<DELETED>$59,588,000
</DELETED>$61,431,000; payments for the pest management program under
section 3(d) of the Act, $10,947,000; payments for the farm safety
program under section 3(d) of the Act, (33)<DELETED>$2,898,000
</DELETED>$2,988,000; 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, extension, and teaching facilities as
authorized by section 1447 of Public Law 95-113, as amended (7 U.S.C.
3222b), (34)<DELETED>$7,664,000 </DELETED>$7,901,000, to remain
available until expended; payments for the rural development centers
under section 3(d) of the Act, (35)<DELETED>$921,000
</DELETED>$950,000; payments for a groundwater quality program under
section 3(d) of the Act, (36)<DELETED>$10,897,000
</DELETED>$11,234,000; payments for the agricultural telecommunications
program, as authorized by Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926),
(37)<DELETED>$1,184,000 </DELETED>$1,221,000; payments for youth-at-
risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, (38)<DELETED>$9,700,000
</DELETED>$10,000,000; (39)payments for a Nutrition Education
Initiative under 3(d) of the Act, $4,265,000; payments for a food
safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, (40)<DELETED>$2,400,000
</DELETED>$2,475,000; payments for carrying out the provisions of the
Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, (41)<DELETED>$3,241,000
</DELETED>$3,341,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under
section 3(d) of the Act, (42)<DELETED>$1,697,000 </DELETED>$1,750,000;
payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the
Act, $3,463,000; (43)payments for rural health and safety education as
authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 2661 note,
2662), $2,750,000; payments for cooperative extension work by the
colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C.
321-326, 328) and Tuskegee University, (44)<DELETED>$24,708,000
</DELETED>$25,472,000; (45)$2,550,000 for payments to the 1994
Institutions pursuant to section 534(b)(3) of Public Law 103-382; and
for Federal administration and coordination including 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. (46)<DELETED>301n </DELETED>301 note), and to
coordinate and provide program leadership for the extension work of the
Department and the several States and insular possessions,
(47)<DELETED>$6,181,000 </DELETED>$10,998,000; in all,
(48)<DELETED>$413,257,000 </DELETED>$439,681,000: 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.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to administer programs
under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $605,000.
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,
(49)<DELETED>$333,410,000 </DELETED>$329,125,000, of which $4,799,000
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 in
fiscal year 1996, amounts in the agricultural quarantine inspection
user fee account shall be available for authorized purposes without
further appropriation: 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 percent: 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 diseases 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: Provided
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to
law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings
and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering
any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of
the current replacement value of the building.
In fiscal year 1996 the agency is authorized to collect fees to
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or
services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic
and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals,
provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability
for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods,
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall
be credited to this account, to remain available until expended,
without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or
services.
buildings and facilities
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance,
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration,
(50)modernization, 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, (51)<DELETED>$12,541,000 </DELETED>$4,973,000, to remain
available until expended.
Agricultural Marketing Service
marketing services
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation,
and regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for 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,
(52)<DELETED>$46,662,000 </DELETED>$46,517,000, including funds 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 percent 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 $58,461,000 (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 percent 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 $10,451,000 for formulation and
administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, and the
Agricultural Act of 1961.
In fiscal year 1996, no more than $23,900,000 in section 32 funds
shall be used to promote sunflower and cottonseed oil exports as
authorized by section 1541 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 1464 note),
and such funds shall be used to facilitate additional sales of such
oils in world markets.
payments to states and possessions
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments
of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of (53)<DELETED>1956
</DELETED>1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), (54)<DELETED>$1,000,000
</DELETED>$1,200,000.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United
States Grain Standards Act, as amended, for the administration of the
Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures used to protect
purchasers of farm products, 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 $25,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, (55)<DELETED>$23,058,000 </DELETED>$23,289,000:
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 percent of the current replacement
value of the building.
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 percent with notification to the
Appropriations Committees.
Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws enacted by the
Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection Service,
(56)<DELETED>$450,000 </DELETED>$440,000.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, the Poultry Products
Inspection Act, as amended, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, as
amended, (57)<DELETED>$540,365,000 </DELETED>$563,004,000, 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 not be available for shell egg surveillance under section 5(d) of
the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided further,
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 percent of the
current replacement value of the building.
Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to administer the
laws enacted by Congress for the Consolidated Farm Service Agency,
Foreign Agricultural Service, and the Commodity Credit Corporation,
$549,000.
Consolidated Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and
implementation of programs (58)<DELETED>delegated to the Consolidated
Farm Service Agency by the Secretary under the Federal Crop Insurance
Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994</DELETED>
administered by the Consolidated Farm Service Agency,
(59)<DELETED>$788,388,000 </DELETED>$805,888,000: Provided, That the
Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and
authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to
make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency:
Provided further, That other funds made available to the Agency 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 (60)<DELETED>$500,000
</DELETED>$1,000,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109.
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), (61)<DELETED>$2,000,000
</DELETED>$3,000,000.
dairy indemnity program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to
dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such milk and manufacturers of
dairy products who have been directed to remove their milk or dairy
products from commercial markets because it contained residues of
chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government,
and in making indemnity payments for milk, or cows producing such milk,
at a fair market value to any dairy farmer who is directed to remove
his milk from commercial markets because of (1) the presence of
products of nuclear radiation or fallout if such contamination is not
due to the fault of the farmer, or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic
substances not included under the first sentence of the Act of August
13, 1968, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic
substances were not used in a manner contrary to applicable regulations
or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and the
contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, $100,000, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That none
of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to make indemnity
payments to any farmer whose milk was removed from commercial markets
as a result of his willful failure to follow procedures prescribed by
the Federal Government: Provided further, That this amount shall be
transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided further, That
the Secretary is authorized to utilize the services, facilities, and
authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the purpose of
making dairy indemnity disbursements.
(62)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),
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended.
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
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, (63)<DELETED>$585,000,000 </DELETED>$610,000,000, of
which $550,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans,
(64)<DELETED>$2,300,000,000 </DELETED>$2,450,000,000, of which
$1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and
$200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe
land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $750,000; for
emergency insured loans, $100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from
natural disasters; and for credit sales of acquired property,
(65)<DELETED>$22,500,000 </DELETED>$21,696,000.
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, (66)<DELETED>$28,206,000
</DELETED>$34,053,000, of which $20,019,000 shall be for guaranteed
loans; operating loans, (67)<DELETED>$91,000,000
</DELETED>$111,505,000, of which $18,360,000 shall be for unsubsidized
guaranteed loans and $17,960,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed
loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C.
488, $206,000; for emergency insured loans, $32,080,000 to meet the
needs resulting from natural disasters; and for credit sales of
acquired property, (68)<DELETED>$4,113,000 </DELETED>$3,966,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, (69)<DELETED>$221,541,000
</DELETED>$227,258,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with
the following accounts in the following amounts:
(70)<DELETED>$208,446,000 </DELETED>$214,163,000 to ``Salaries and
Expenses''; $318,000 to ``Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and
Expenses''; and $171,000 to ``Rural Housing and Community Development
Service, Salaries and Expenses''.
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 Fund
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
reimbursement for net realized losses
For fiscal year 1996, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse
the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but
not previously reimbursed (estimated to be $10,400,000,000 in the
President's fiscal year 1996 Budget Request (H. Doc. 104-4)), but not
to exceed $10,400,000,000, 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 1996, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not
expend more than $5,000,000 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 Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment
(71)<DELETED>For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer
the laws enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, $677,000.
</DELETED> For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer the
laws enacted by Congress for the Natural Resources Conservation
Service, $677,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be
available to administer laws enacted by Congress for the Forest
Service: Provided further, That $350,000 shall be made available to the
Secretary of Agriculture to administer the laws enacted by Congress for
the Forest Service: Provided further, That notwithstanding section
245(c) of Public Law 103-354 (7 U.S.C. 6961(c)), the Secretary of
Agriculture may not delegate any authority to administer laws enacted
by Congress, or funds provided by this Act, for the Forest Service to
the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment.
Natural Resources 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, water, and interests therein for use in the plant
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
(72)<DELETED>$629,986,000 </DELETED>$637,860,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not less than $5,852,000 is
for snow survey and water forecasting and not less than $8,875,000 is
for operation and establishment of the plant materials centers:
Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to
7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public
improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of
alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public
improvements shall not exceed $250,000: 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 this appropriation shall be available for
technical assistance and related expenses to carry out programs
authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin
Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): 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 (73)(16 U.S.C. 590e-2).
(74)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), $8,369,000: 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.
(75)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), $5,630,000: 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, (76)<DELETED>and only high-priority
projects authorized by the Flood Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C.
1006a), </DELETED>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, $100,000,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (77)(of which $15,000,000 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 $200,000 shall
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 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.
(78)resource conservation and development
For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects for
resource conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant
to the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the Bankhead-Jones
Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), and the
provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and the
provisions of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-
3461), $27,000,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209):
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.
(79)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 $6,325,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized by that Act.
(80)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, $2,681,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), to be used for the establishment of
on-farm irrigation management systems, including 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 Secretary, and for associated costs of program
planning, information and education, and program monitoring and
evaluation.
(81)<DELETED>watershed surveys and planning
<DELETED> For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation,
and surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small
watershed investigations and planning, in accordance with the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), $14,000,000: 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 $110,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109.</DELETED>
(82)<DELETED>conservation programs
<DELETED> For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 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. 1011; 76 Stat. 607), and the provisions of the Act of
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and the provisions of the
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), 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, and 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, to be used 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 Secretary,
and for associated costs of program planning, information and
education, and program monitoring and evaluation, $36,000,000, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209, 16 U.S.C. 590p(b)(7)):
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.</DELETED>
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), (83)<DELETED>$210,000,000
</DELETED>$77,000,000, 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.
Consolidated Farm Service Agency
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, (84)<DELETED>$75,000,000 </DELETED>$50,000,000, 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
percent 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 Natural Resources
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 Natural Resources
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 percent 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 not to exceed (85)<DELETED>$11,000,000
</DELETED>$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.).
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), $1,781,785,000, 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.
TITLE III
RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Economic and Community
Development
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Rural Economic and Community Development to administer
programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing
and Community Development Service, Rural Business and Cooperative
Development Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department
of Agriculture, $568,000.
(86)rural community advancement program
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, and 86 Stat. 661-664, as
amended; and 42 U.S.C. 1485 and 1490(a), $563,839,000, to remain
available until expended, to be available for loans and grants for
rural water and waste disposal and solid waste management grants, new
construction of section 515 rental housing, direct loans and loan
guarantees for community facilities, loan guarantees for business and
industry assistance, and grants for rural business enterprise:
Provided, That the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $20,044,000 shall be for empowerment zones
and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66:
Provided further, That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment
zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 1996, they shall remain
available for other authorized purposes under this head: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$4,500,000 shall be available for contracting with the National Rural
Water Association or an equally qualified national organization for a
circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water
systems: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not
to exceed $20,000,000 shall be available for water and waste disposal
systems to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border,
including grants under section 306(c): Provided further, That loan
guarantees for business and industry assistance funded under this
heading shall be made available to tourist or other recreational
businesses in rural communities.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out
direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, $58,051,000, of which
$57,614,000 shall be transferred to and merged with ``Rural Housing and
Community Development Service, Salaries and Expenses''; ``Rural
Utilities Service, Salaries and Expenses''; and ``Rural Business and
Cooperative Development Service, Salaries and Expenses''.
Rural Housing and Community Development Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing and Community
Development Service, including administering the programs authorized by
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, title V of
the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and cooperative agreements,
(87)<DELETED>$42,820,000 </DELETED>$50,346,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed
$500,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
rural housing insurance fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
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: (88)<DELETED>$2,250,000,000 </DELETED>$2,700,000,000
for loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of
which $1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans;
$35,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $15,000,000 for
section 514 farm labor housing; $150,000,000 for section 515 rental
housing; $600,000 for site loans; and (89)<DELETED>$35,000,000
</DELETED>$42,484,000 for credit sales of acquired
property(90)<DELETED>:-Provided, That notwithstanding section 520 of
the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary of Agriculture may make loans
under section 502 of such Act for properties in the Pine View West
Subdivision, located in Gibsonville, North Carolina, in the same manner
as provided under such section for properties in rural areas</DELETED>.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, (91)<DELETED>$118,335,000
</DELETED>$212,790,000, of which $2,890,000 shall be for unsubsidized
guaranteed loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $14,193,000;
section 514 farm labor housing, $8,629,000; section 515 rental housing,
$82,035,000(92)<DELETED>,-provided the program is authorized for fiscal
year 1996</DELETED>; and credit sales of acquired property,
(93)<DELETED>$6,100,000 </DELETED>$7,405,000.
(94)<DELETED>In addition, for the cost (as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans under a
demonstration program of loan guarantees for multifamily rental housing
in rural areas, $1,000,000, to be derived from the amount made
available under this heading for the cost of low-income section 515
loans and to become available for obligation only upon the enactment of
authorizing legislation.
</DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
(95)<DELETED>$385,889,000 </DELETED>$389,818,000, of which
(96)<DELETED>$372,897,506 </DELETED>$376,860,000 shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Housing and Community
Development Service, Salaries and Expenses''.
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,
(97)<DELETED>$535,900,000 </DELETED>$540,900,000; 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 $5,900,000 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 agreements entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1996 shall
be funded for a five-year period, although the life of any such
agreement may be extended to fully utilize amounts obligated.
self-help housing land development fund
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by section
523(b)(1)(B) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
$603,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, $31,000.
(98)<DELETED>community facility loans program account
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of direct loans, $34,880,000, and for the
cost of guaranteed loans, $3,555,000, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928
and 86 Stat. 661-664, as amended: 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 such sums
shall remain available until expended for the disbursement of loans
obligated in fiscal year 1996: Provided further, That these funds are
available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
direct loans not to exceed $200,000,000 and total loan principal, any
part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $75,000,000: Provided
further, That of the amounts available for the cost of direct loans not
to exceed $1,208,000, to subsidize gross obligations for the principal
amount not to exceed $6,930,000, shall be available for empowerment
zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66:
Provided further, That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment
zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 1996, they remain
available for other authorized purposes under this head.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $8,836,000, of which $8,731,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``Salaries and Expenses''.</DELETED>
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, $24,900,000, 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), $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
mutual and self-help housing grants
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $12,650,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
(99)supervisory and technical assistance grants
For grants pursuant to sections 509(f) and 525 of the Housing Act
of 1949, $1,000,000.
rural community fire protection grants
For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-313), (100)<DELETED>$1,000,000
</DELETED>$3,000,000 to fund up to 50 percent 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, $495,000, 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), $11,000,000.
Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Business and Cooperative
Development Service, including administering the programs authorized by
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended; section
1323 of the Food Security Act of 1985; the Cooperative Marketing Act of
1926; for activities relating to the marketing aspects of cooperatives,
including economic research findings, as authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946; for activities with institutions concerning the
development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and cooperative
agreements; (101)<DELETED>$9,520,000 </DELETED>$9,013,000: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to
the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not
exceed $250,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
(102)<DELETED>rural business and industry loans program account
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of guaranteed loans, $6,437,000, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928 and 86 Stat. 661-664, as amended: 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 such sums shall remain available until expended
for the disbursement of loans obligated in fiscal year 1996: Provided
further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations
for the principal amount of guaranteed loans of $500,000,000: Provided
further, That of the amounts available for the cost of guaranteed loans
including the cost of modifying loans, $148,000, to subsidize gross
obligations for the loan principal, any part of which is guaranteed,
not to exceed $10,842,000, shall be available for empowerment zones and
enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided
further, That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and
enterprise communities by June 30, 1996, they remain available for
other authorized activities under this head.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $14,868,000, of which $14,747,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``Salaries and Expenses''.</DELETED>
rural development loan fund program account
(103)<DELETED>For the cost of direct loans as authorized by the
rural development loan fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)) for empowerment zones
and enterprise communities, as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, $4,322,000, to subsidize gross
obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, $7,246,000.
</DELETED> For the cost of direct loans, $22,395,000, 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 $37,544,000:
Provided further, That through June 30, 1996, of these amounts,
$6,484,000 shall be available for the cost of direct loans, for
empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by title
XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans,
$10,870,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan programs, $1,476,000, of which $1,470,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and
Expenses''.
rural economic development loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects,
$12,865,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
$3,729,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, (104)<DELETED>$584,000 </DELETED>$724,000, which
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``Salaries and Expenses''.
alternative agricultural research and commercialization revolving fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908),
(105)<DELETED>$5,000,000 </DELETED>$10,000,000 is appropriated to the
alternative agricultural research and commercialization revolving fund.
(106)<DELETED>rural business enterprise grants
<DELETED> 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, $45,000,000, of
which $8,381,000 shall be available through June 30, 1996, for
assistance to empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as
authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993, after which any funds not obligated shall remain available for
other authorized purposes under this head: 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.</DELETED>
rural technology and cooperative development grants
For grants pursuant to section 310(f) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1932),
(107)<DELETED>$1,500,000 </DELETED>$3,000,000, of which $1,300,000 may
be available for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas
program.
Rural Utilities Service
rural electrification and telephone loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
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, $90,000,000; 5
percent rural telephone loans, $70,000,000; cost of money rural
telephone loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans,
(108)<DELETED>$500,000,000 </DELETED>$550,000,000; and loans made
pursuant to section 306 of that Act, $420,000,000, 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,
$35,126,000; cost of municipal rate loans, (109)<DELETED>$54,150,000
</DELETED>$59,565,000; cost of money rural telephone loans, $60,000;
cost of loans guaranteed pursuant to section 306, $2,520,000: Provided,
That notwithstanding (110)<DELETED>sections 305(c)(2) and
</DELETED>section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936,
borrower interest rates may exceed 7 percent per year.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, (111)<DELETED>$29,982,000
</DELETED>$32,183,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with
the appropriation for ``Salaries and Expenses''.
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 1996 and within the resources and authority
available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
shall be $175,000,000.
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), (112)<DELETED>$770,000 </DELETED>$5,023,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
loan programs, (113)<DELETED>$3,541,000 </DELETED>$6,167,000.
distance learning and medical link grants
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the programs authorized
in sections 2331-2335 of Public Law 101-624, $7,500,000, to remain
available until expended.
(114)<DELETED>rural development performance partnerships program
<DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants,
as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, $435,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to be available for loans and grants for
rural water and waste disposal and solid waste management grants:
Provided, That the costs of direct loans and loan guarantees, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available
for contracting with the National Rural Water Association or other
equally qualified national organization for a circuit rider program to
provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $18,700,000 shall
be available for water and waste disposal systems to benefit the
Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, including grants
pursuant to section 306C: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $18,688,000 shall be for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That
if such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities by June 30, 1996, they shall remain available for other
authorized purposes under this head.</DELETED>
<DELETED> In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to
carry out direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, $12,740,000, of
which $12,623,000 shall be transferred and merged with ``Rural
Utilities Service, Salaries and Expenses''.</DELETED>
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, including
administering the programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936, as amended, and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, as amended, (115)<DELETED>$19,211,000 </DELETED>$18,449,000, of
which $7,000 shall be available for financial credit reports: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to
the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to
exceed $103,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
TITLE IV
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to administer the
laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Consumer Service,
(116)<DELETED>$440,000 </DELETED>$540,000.
Food and Consumer 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
(117)<DELETED>section 17 </DELETED>sections 17, 19, and 21 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772-1785, and 1789);
(118)<DELETED>$7,952,424,000 </DELETED>$7,952,610,000, to remain
available through September 30, 1997, of which
(119)<DELETED>$2,354,566,000 </DELETED>$2,354,752,000 is hereby
appropriated and $5,597,858,000 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 up to $3,964,000 shall be available for
independent verification of school food service claims(120)<DELETED>:-
Provided further, That $1,900,000 shall be available to provide
financial and other assistance to operate the Food Service Management
Institute</DELETED>.
<DELETED> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds other
than provided in this Act may be available for nutrition education and
training and the Food Service Management Institute.</DELETED>
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
(wic)
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $3,729,807,000, to remain available
through September 30, 1997: Provided, That for fiscal year 1996,
$20,000,000 that would otherwise be available to States for nutrition
services and administration shall be made available for food benefits:
Provided further, That $4,000,000 from unobligated balances for
supervisory and technical assistance grants may be transferred to and
merged with this account: Provided further, That up to $6,750,000 may
be used to carry out the farmers' market nutrition program from any
funds not needed to maintain current caseload levels: Provided further,
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(121): Provided further, That on or after July 1, 1996,
any funds recovered from the previous fiscal year in excess of
$100,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the
Rural Community Advancement Program and shall remain available until
expended: (122)Provided further, That none of the funds provided in
this Act shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except
in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding
requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1786) (as in effect on September 13, 1995).
(123)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,
$86,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 1997: Provided,
That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity
Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided
further, That twenty percent of any Commodity Supplemental Food Program
funds carried over from fiscal year 1995 shall be available for
administrative costs of the program.
food stamp program
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C.
2011-2029), (124)<DELETED>$27,097,828,000 </DELETED>$28,097,828,000:
Provided, That funds provided herein shall remain available through
September 30, 1996, in accordance with section 18(a) of the Food Stamp
Act(125): Provided further, That $1,000,000,000 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 workfare
requirements as may be required by law: Provided further, That
$1,143,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be available for nutrition
assistance for Puerto Rico as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2028.
(126)<DELETED>commodity assistance program
<DELETED> 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)),
section 204(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as
amended, and section 110 of the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988,
$168,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1997: Provided,
That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity
Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act may be
used for demonstration projects in the emergency food assistance
program.</DELETED>
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),
(127)<DELETED>$215,000,000 </DELETED>$217,250,000, to remain available
through September 30, 1997(128): Provided, That notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for meals provided pursuant to the Older
Americans Act of 1965, a maximum rate of reimbursement to States will
be established by the Secretary, subject to reduction if obligations
would exceed the amount of available funds, with any unobligated funds
to remain available only for obligation in the fiscal year beginning
October 1, 1996.
(129)For necessary expenses to carry out section 110 of the Hunger
Prevention Act of 1988, $40,000,000.
(130)the emergency food assistance program
For making payments to States 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: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act or
any other Act may be used for emergency food assistance program
demonstration projects.
food program administration
For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs
funded under this Act, (131)<DELETED>$108,323,000
</DELETED>$107,215,000, 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(132); and $750,000 shall be available for investing
in an automated data processing infrastructure for the Food and
Consumer Service: 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), (133)<DELETED>$123,520,000 </DELETED>$124,775,000, of which
$5,176,000 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 $1,005,000 may be transferred from the
Public Law 480 program account in this Act: Provided, That the Service
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)(134): Provided further,
That funds made available under this Act to carry out non-generic
activities of the market promotion program established under section
203(e)(4) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) may be
used to provide cost-share assistance only to organizations that are
non-foreign entities recognized as small business concerns under
section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) or to
associations described in the first section of the Act entitled ``An
Act to authorize association of producers of agricultural products'',
approved February 22, 1922 (7 U.S.C. 291): Provided further, That none
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act
may be used to pay the salaries of personnel who carry out the market
promotion program established under section 203 of the Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) if the aggregate amount of funds and/
or commodities under the program exceeds $70,000,000.
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 and grant accounts
(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) $291,342,000 for Public Law 480 title I
credit, including Food for Progress programs; (2) $25,000,000 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) $821,100,000 is hereby
appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions
abroad pursuant to title II of said Act; and (4) $50,000,000 is hereby
appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions
abroad pursuant to title III of said Act (135)and shall be financed
from funds credited to the Commodity Credit Corporation pursuant to
section 426 of Public Law 103-465: Provided, That not to exceed 15
percent 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, $236,162,000.
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, $1,750,000.
short-term export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
$5,200,000,000 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 202(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 5641).
intermediate-term export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
$500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export credit 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 202(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641).
commodity credit corporation export loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
Corporation'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 Foreign Agricultural Service, and of
which not to exceed $589,000 may be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the Consolidated Farm
Service Agency.
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; $904,694,000, of
which not to exceed $84,723,000 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 1996 shall be
subject to the fiscal year 1996 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.
In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Public Health
Service Act may be credited to this account, to remain available until
expended.
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,
(136)<DELETED>$15,350,000 </DELETED>$8,350,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
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, $46,294,000: 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 percent 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 1994, as authorized,
$15,453,000.
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;
(137)<DELETED>$49,144,000 </DELETED>$54,058,000, including not to
exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses:
Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge reasonable fees
to attendees of Commission sponsored educational events and symposia to
cover the Commission's costs of providing those events and symposia,
and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees shall be credited to this
account, to be available without further appropriation.
(138)Farm Credit Administration
administrative provision
Sec. 601. (a) For purposes of the administration of chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code, any period of enrollment under a health
benefits plan administered by the Farm Credit Administration prior to
the effective date of this Act shall be deemed to be a period of
enrollment in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of such title.
(b)(1) An individual who, on September 30, 1995, is covered by a
health benefits plan administered by the Farm Credit Administration may
enroll in an approved health benefits plan described under section 8903
or 8903a of title 5, United States Code--
(A) either as an individual or for self and family, if such
individual is an employee, annuitant, or former spouse as
defined under section 8901 of such title; and
(B) for coverage effective on and after September 30, 1995.
(2) An individual who, on September 30, 1995, is entitled to
continued coverage under a health benefits plan administered by the
Farm Credit Administration--
(A) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued coverage
under section 8905a of title 5, United States Code, for the
same period that would have been permitted under the plan
administered by the Farm Credit Administration; and
(B) may enroll in an approved health benefits plan
described under sections 8903 or 8903a of such title in
accordance with section 8905A of such title for coverage
effective on and after September 30, 1995.
(3) An individual who, on September 30, 1995, is covered as an
unmarried dependent child under a health benefits plan administered by
the Farm Credit Administration and who is not a member of family as
defined under section 8901(5) of title 5, United States Code--
(A) shall be deemed to be entitled to continued coverage
under section 8905a of such title as though the individual had,
on September 30, 1995, ceased to meet the requirements for
being considered an unmarried dependent child under chapter 89
of such title; and
(B) may enroll in an approved health benefits plan
described under section 8903 or 8903a of such title in
accordance with section 8905a for continued coverage on and
after September 30, 1995.
(c) The Farm Credit Administration shall transfer to the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Fund established under section 8909 of title
5, United States Code, amounts determined by the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management, after consultation with the Farm Credit
Administration, to be necessary to reimburse the Fund for the cost of
providing benefits under this section not otherwise paid for by the
individual's covered by this section. The amount so transferred shall
be held in the Fund and used by the Office in addition to the amounts
available under section 8906(g)(1) of such title.
(d) The Office of Personnel Management--
(1) shall administer the provisions of this section to
provide for--
(A) a period of notice and open enrollment for
individuals affected by this section; and
(B) no lapse of health coverage for individuals who
enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of
title 5, United States Code, in accordance with this
section; and
(2) may prescribe regulations to implement this section.
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 1996 under this Act shall be available
for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of
not to exceed 665 passenger motor vehicles, of which 642 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, (139)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. 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. 705. 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; (140)Consolidated Farm Service Agency, salaries
and expenses funds made available to county committees; and Foreign
Agricultural Service, middle-income country training program.
New obligational authority for the boll weevil program; up to 10
percent of the screwworm program of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; Food Safety and Inspection Service, field
automation and information management project; funds appropriated for
rental payments; funds for the Native American institutions endowment
fund in the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service, and funds for the competitive research grants (7 U.S.C.
450i(b)) shall remain available until expended.
Sec. 706. 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. 707. 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. 708. 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 percent 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. 709. 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. 710. 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
(141)<DELETED>1994 </DELETED>1995 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. 711. 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. 712. (142)<DELETED>None </DELETED>With the exception of grants
awarded under the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982,
Public Law 97-219, as amended (15 U.S.C. 638), none of the funds in
this Act shall be available to pay indirect costs on research grants
awarded competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service that exceed 14 percent of total Federal funds
provided under each award.
Sec. 713. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, all
loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not
limitations.
Sec. 714. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal year 1996
shall remain available until expended to cover obligations made in
fiscal year 1996 for the following accounts: the rural development loan
fund program account; the Rural Telephone Bank program account; the
rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account; and
the rural economic development loans program account.
Sec. 715. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1996 pay
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 716. (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.--If 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.
Sec. 717. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service
may use cooperative agreements to reflect a relationship between
Agricultural Marketing Service and a State or Cooperator to carry out
agricultural marketing programs.
Sec. 718. Prohibition on Use of Funds for Honey Payments or Loan
Forfeitures.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall be
used by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for a total amount of
payments and/or total amount of loan forfeitures to a person to support
the price of honey under section 207 of the (143)<DELETED>Agriculture
</DELETED>Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446h) and section 405A of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1425a) in excess of zero dollars in the 1994, 1995,
and 1996 crop years.
Sec. 719. None of the funds in this Act may be used to retire more
than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural Telephone Bank.
Sec. 720. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to provide benefits to households
whose benefits are calculated using a standard deduction greater than
the standard deduction in effect for fiscal year 1995.
Sec. 721. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for any program, project, or activity when it is made known to the
Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that
the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any
applicable Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of
private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
(144)<DELETED>Sec. 722. None of the funds made available in this
Act shall be used to increase, from the fiscal year 1995 level, the
level of Full Time Equivalency Positions (whether through new hires or
by transferring full time eqivalents from other offices) in any of the
following Food and Drug Administration offices: Office of the
Commissioner, Office of Policy, Office of External Affairs (Immediate
Office, as well as Office of Health Affairs, Office of Legislative
Affairs, Office of Consumer Affairs, and Office of Public Affairs), and
the Office of Management and Systems (Immediate Office, as well as
Office of Planning and Evaluation and Office of Management).
</DELETED> (145)<DELETED>Sec. 723. None of the funds made available
in this Act may be used to provide assistance to, or to pay the
salaries of personnel who carry out a market promotion program pursuant
to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)
that provides assistance to, the U.S. Mink Export Development Council
or any mink industry trade association.
</DELETED> (146)Sec. 724. None of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act shall be used to enroll in excess
of 100,000 acres in the fiscal year 1996 wetlands reserve program, as
authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
(147)Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel
who carry out an export enhancement program (estimated to be
$1,000,000,000 in the President's fiscal year 1996 Budget (H. Doc. 104-
4)) if the aggregate amount of funds and/or commodities under such
program exceeds $795,556,000.
(148)Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act shall
be used to pay the salaries of personnel to provide assistance to
livestock producers under provisions of title VI of the Agricultural
Act of 1949 if crop insurance protection or noninsured crop disaster
assistance for the loss of feed produced on the farm is available to
the producer under the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended.
(149)Sec. 727. 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:
Provided, That 1,579,000 new acres shall be enrolled in the program in
the year beginning January 1, 1997.
(150)Sec. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to develop compliance guidelines,
implement or enforce a regulation promulgated by the Food Safety and
Inspection Service on August 25, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 44396): Provided,
That this regulation shall take effect only if legislation is enacted
into law which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate such
regulation, or the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry receive and approve a
proposed revised regulation submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(151)Sec. 729. Board of Tea Experts.--None of the funds
appropriated under this Act may be used for the salaries or expenses of
the Board of Tea experts established under section 2 of the Act
entitled ``An Act to prevent the importation of impure and unwholesome
tea'', approved March 2, 1897 (21 U.S.C. 42).
(152)Sec. 730. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available
to the Federal Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to operate
the Board of Tea Experts and related activities.
(b) The Tea Importation Act (21 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) is repealed.
(153)Sec. 731. It is the sense of the Senate that the current
statute establishing the Tobacco Marketing Assessment, which raises
revenues used solely for deficit reduction purposes and not in any
manner to offset the costs of the tobacco program, should be amended to
require that the current assessment be set at a level sufficient to
cover the administrative costs of the tobacco program.
(154)Sec. 732. None of the funds available in this Act shall be
used for any action, including the development or assertion of any
position or recommendation by or on behalf of the Forest Service, that
directly or indirectly results in the loss of or restriction on the
diversion and use of water from existing water supply facilities
located on National Forest lands by the owners of such facilities, or
result in a material increase in the cost of such yield to the owners
of the water supply: Provided, That nothing in this section shall
preclude a mutual agreement between any agency of the Department of
Agriculture and a State or local governmental entity or private entity
or individual.
(155)Sec. 733. Energy Savings at Federal Facilities.
(a) Reduction in Facilities Energy Costs.--The head of each agency
for which funds are made available under this Act shall take all
actions necessary to achieve during fiscal year 1996 a 5 percent
reduction, from the average previous three fiscal year levels, in the
energy costs of the facilities used by the agency.
(b) Use of Cost Savings.--An amount equal to the amount of cost
savings realized by an agency under subsection (a) shall remain
available for obligation through the end of fiscal year 1997, without
further authorization or appropriation, as follows:
(1) Conservation measures.--Fifty percent of the amount
shall remain available for the implementation of additional
energy conservation measures and for water conservation
measures at such facilities used by the agency as are
designated by the head of the agency.
(2) Other purposes.--Fifty percent of the amount shall
remain available for use by the agency for such purposes as are
designated by the head of the agency, consistent with
applicable law.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 1996, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report to Congress
specifying the results of the actions taken under subsection
(a) and providing any recommendations concerning how to further
reduce energy costs and energy consumption in the future.
(2) Contents.--Each report shall--
(A) specify the total energy costs of the
facilities used by the agency;
(B) identify the reductions achieved; and
(C) specify the actions that resulted in the
reductions.
(156)Sec. 734. It is the sense of the Senate that the current
nonrefundable marketing assessment for the peanut program should be
amended to direct that the current assessment is utilized in a manner
to help defray the cost of the peanut program, particularly to cover
all administrative costs of the peanut program, including the salaries
and expenses of Department of Agriculture employees who carry out the
price support or production adjustment program for peanuts.
(157)Sec. 735. Mink Industry.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) since 1989, the Federal government, through the
Department of Agriculture Market Promotion Program, has
provided more than $13,000,000 to the Mink Export Development
Council for the overseas promotion of mink coats and products;
and
(2) the Department of Commerce has estimated that since
1989 the value of United States exports of mink products has
declined by more than 33 percent and total United States mink
production has been halved.
(b) Funding.--None of the funds made available in this Act may be
used to carry out, or to pay the salaries of personnel who carry out,
the market promotion program established under section 203 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623), in a manner that
provides assistance to the United States Mink Export Development
Council or any mink industry trade association.
(158)Sec. 728. Sense of the Senate on United States-Canadian
Cooperation Concerning an Outlet to Relieve Flooding at Devils Lake in
North Dakota.
(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) flooding in Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota, has
resulted in water levels in the lake reaching their highest
point in 120 years;
(2)(A) 667,000 trees are inundated and dying;
(B) 2500 homeowners in the county are pumping water from
basements;
(C) the town of Devils Lake is threatened with lake water
nearing the limits of the protective dikes of the lake;
(D) 17,400 acres of land have been inundated;
(E) roads are under water;
(F) other roads are closed and will be abandoned;
(G) homes and businesses have been diked, abandoned, or
closed; and
(H) if the lake rises another 2 to 3 feet, damages of
approximately $74,000,000 will occur;
(3) the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of
Reclamation are now studying the feasibility of constructing an
outlet from Devils Lake Basin;
(4) an outlet from Devils Lake Basin will allow the
transfer of water from Devils Lake Basin to the Red River of
the North watershed that the United States shares with Canada;
and
(5) the Treaty Relating to the Boundary Waters and
Questions Arising Along the Boundary Between the United States
and Canada, signed at Washington on January 11, 1909 (36 Stat.
2448; TS 548) (commonly known as the ``Boundary Waters Treaty
of 1909''), provides that ``. . . waters flowing across the
boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the injury of
health or property on the other.'' (36 Stat. 2450).
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the
United States Government should seek to establish a joint United
States-Canadian technical committee to review the Devils Lake Basin
emergency outlet project to consider options for an outlet that would
meet Canadian concerns in regard to the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909.
(159)Sec. 737. Elimination of Unnecessary Advisory Committees.
(a) Swine Health Advisory Committee.--Section 11 of the Swine
Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3810) is repealed.
(b) Global Climate Change Technical Advisory Committee.--Section
2404 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 6703) is repealed.
(160)Sec. 738. Upon the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall immediately withdraw Federal regulation
36 CFR Part 223 promulgated on September 8, 1995, for a period of no
less than 120 days: Provided, That during such time the Secretary shall
take notice and public comment on the regulations and make the
necessary revisions to reflect public comment. Any fines assessed
pursuant to 36 CFR Part 223, from the effective date of said regulation
to the date of enactment of this Act, shall be null and void. During
the 120 day period, the interim regulatory guidelines published
pursuant to 55 CFR 48572 and 56 CFR 65834 shall remain in effect.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1996''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate September 20 (legislative day, September 5),
1995.
Attest:
KELLY D. JOHNSTON,
Secretary.
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