[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4101 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                         July 16, 1998.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
4101) entitled ``An Act to making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

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, 1999, 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, $2,836,000: 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 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, $5,048,000.

                       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, $11,718,000.

                 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, $5,986,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
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, $5,551,000.

                 Office of the 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, $4,283,000: 
Provided, That the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market cross-
servicing activities of the National Finance Center.

          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 by this 
Act, $613,000.

        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 under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the 
Department which are included in this Act, and for the operation, 
maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings, $132,184,000: 
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, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended; making a total appropriation of $137,184,000.

                       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, 42 U.S.C. 
9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act, 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 Departmental Administration, $27,034,000, 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.

              outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers

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

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded 
by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and 
liaison within the executive branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That no 
other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be 
available to the Department for support of activities of congressional 
relations: Provided further, That not less than $2,241,000 shall be 
transferred to agencies funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the 
agency level.

                        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, $8,138,000, 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

                     (including transfers of funds)

    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, $63,128,000, 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, including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 
U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed $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: 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 the 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, to remain available until expended.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$28,759,000.

  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, 
$540,000.

                       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, 
$53,109,000: 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, marketing surveys, and the Census of Agriculture, as 
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627), the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-113), and 
other laws, $103,964,000, of which up to $23,599,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture: 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, and for land exchanges 
where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized 
by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent 
of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal 
ownership, $768,221,000: 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 appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville 
Agricultural Research Center, including an easement to the University 
of Maryland to construct the Transgenic Animal Facility which upon 
completion shall be accepted by the Secretary as a gift: 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 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.
    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.
    In the fiscal year 1999, the agency is authorized to charge fees, 
commensurate with the fair market value, for any permit, easement, 
lease, or other special use authorization for the occupancy or use of 
land and facilities (including land and facilities at the Beltsville 
Agricultural Research Center) issued by the agency, as authorized by 
law, and such fees shall be credited to this account, and remain 
available until expended, for authorized purposes.

                        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, $31,930,000, 
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, and an additional $13,500,000 is provided to be available on 
October 1, 1999 under the provisions of this paragraph.

      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 $173,796,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch 
Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-i); $21,112,000 for grants for cooperative forestry 
research (16 U.S.C. 582a-a7); $28,567,000 for payments to the 1890 
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 3222); 
$51,400,000 for special grants for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)); $15,048,000 for special grants for agricultural research on 
improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $92,200,000 for competitive 
research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); $4,918,000 for the support of 
animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $550,000 for 
supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d); 
$600,000 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 (7 U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until 
expended; $3,000,000 for higher education graduate fellowship 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 multicultural scholars 
program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to remain available until expended (7 
U.S.C. 2209b); $2,500,000 for an education grants program for Hispanic-
serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241); $1,000,000 for a secondary 
agriculture education program (7 U.S.C. 3152 (h)); $4,000,000 for 
aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322); $8,000,000 for sustainable 
agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811); $9,200,000 for a 
program of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) 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); $1,494,000 for payments to the 1994 
Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382; and 
$10,247,000 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, $432,982,000: Provided, That of the 
$2,000,000 made available for a food safety competitive research 
program at least $550,000 shall be available for research on 
E.coli:0157H7.
    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 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $4,600,000.

                          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, 
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, 
$276,548,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 Institutions 
under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $2,060,000; payments 
for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,695,000; payments for the pest 
management program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000; payments 
for the farm safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,855,000; 
payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) 
of the Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college 
research, extension, and teaching facilities as authorized by section 
1447 of Public Law 95-113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $8,304,000, to remain 
available until expended; payments for the rural development centers 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for a groundwater 
quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,061,000; payments for 
the agricultural telecommunications program, as authorized by Public 
Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $900,000; payments for youth-at-risk 
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,554,000; payments for a food 
safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,365,000; payments for 
carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 
1978, $3,192,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under section 
3(d) of the Act, $1,756,000; payments for sustainable agriculture 
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,309,000; payments for rural 
health and safety education as authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 
101-624 (7 U.S.C. 2661 note, 2662), $2,628,000; payments for 
cooperative extension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of 
the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328) and Tuskegee 
University, $25,843,000; and for Federal administration and 
coordination including administration of the Smith-Lever Act, and the 
Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341-349), and section 1361(c) of 
the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate and 
provide program leadership for the extension work of the Department and 
the several States and insular possessions, $10,206,000; in all, 
$432,181,000: 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, 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, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain 
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $618,000.

               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 (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, $419,473,000, of which $3,099,000 
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 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 may be deemed necessary, to be available 
only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious 
or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for 
expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, and section 
102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, 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: Provided further, That, 
of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
$22,970,000 shall be used for fruit fly exclusion and detection.
    In fiscal year 1999, 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.
     Of the total amount available under this heading in fiscal year 
1999, $88,000,000 shall be derived from user fees deposited in the 
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase 
of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and 
acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $4,200,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service shall enter into a cooperative agreement for 
construction of a Federal large animal biosafety level-3 containment 
facility in Iowa.

                     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 the second sentence of 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, $45,567,000, 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 $59,521,000 (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 $10,998,000 for formulation and 
administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act 
of 1961.

                   payments to states and possessions

    For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments 
of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,200,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United 
States Grain Standards Act, 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, including field 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $25,000 for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $26,390,000: 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 service expenses

    Not to exceed $42,557,000 (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, $446,000.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and 
the Egg Products Inspection Act, $605,149,000, 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 
the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 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 Farm Service Agency, the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, the Risk Management Agency, and the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, $572,000.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of programs administered by the Farm Service Agency, 
$710,842,000: 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 
$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 (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $2,000,000.

                        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 (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, $450,000, 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 the 
farmer's 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.

           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, $510,649,000, of which $425,000,000 shall be for 
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $1,788,378,000, of which 
$992,906,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$235,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; for 
emergency insured loans, $25,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from 
natural disasters; and for boll weevil eradication program loans as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $40,000,000.
    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, $19,580,000, of which 
$6,758,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $70,337,000, 
of which $11,518,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$20,539,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land 
acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $153,000; for 
emergency insured loans, $5,900,000 to meet the needs resulting from 
natural disasters; and for boll weevil eradication program loans as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $576,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $219,861,000, of which 
$209,861,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                         Risk Management Agency

                 administrative and operating expenses

    For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 6933), 
$64,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 1506(i).

                              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 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, 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 1999, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse 
the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but 
not previously reimbursed (estimated to be $8,439,000,000 in the 
President's fiscal year 1999 Budget Request (H. Doc. 105-177)), but not 
to exceed $8,439,000,000, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 
17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11).

       operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management

    For fiscal year 1999, 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, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 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.

                          disaster assistance

    For necessary expenses to provide assistance to agricultural 
producers in a county with respect to which a disaster or emergency was 
declared by the President or the Secretary of Agriculture by July 15, 
1998, as a result of drought and fire, through--
            (1) the forestry incentives program established under the 
        Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et 
        seq.), $9,000,000;
            (2) a livestock indemnity program carried out in accordance 
        with part 1439 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        $300,000;
            (3) the emergency conservation program authorized under 
        sections 401, 402, and 404 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 
        1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201, 2202, 2204), $2,000,000; and
            (4) the disaster reserve assistance program established 
        under section 813 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 
        1427a), $10,000,000;
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount 
shall be available only to the extent that the President submits to 
Congress an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that 
includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
emergency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.): Provided 
further, That the entire amount of funds necessary to carry out this 
paragraph is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement under 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).

                          Reserve Inventories

    For the reserve established under section 813 of the Agricultural 
Act of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a), $500,000,000: Provided, That the entire 
amount shall be available only to the extent that the President submits 
to Congress an official budget request for a specific dollar amount 
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
emergency requirement for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.): Provided 
further, That the entire amount of funds necessary to carry out this 
paragraph is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement under 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)).

                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

    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, $693,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        conservation operations

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the programs administered 
by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, including the provisions 
of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), 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, 
$638,664,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of 
which not less than $5,835,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting 
and not less than $9,025,000 is for operation and establishment of the 
plant materials centers: Provided, That, of the total amount 
appropriated, $433,000 shall be used, along with prior year 
appropriations provided for this project, to complete construction of 
the Alderson Plant Materials Center, Alderson, West Virginia: Provided, 
further, 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 (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 in 
demonstration projects: Provided further, That this appropriation shall 
be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided 
further, That qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at 
per diem rates to perform the technical planning work of the Service 
(16 U.S.C. 590e-2).

                     watershed surveys and planning

    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 (16 U.S.C. 
1001-1009), $11,190,000: 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.

               watershed and flood prevention operations

    For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including 
but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of 
cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing 
works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (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, $101,036,000, to remain available 
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which up to $15,000,000 may 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)): 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), including 
cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act to relocate endangered 
or threatened species to other suitable habitats as may be necessary to 
expedite project construction.

                 resource conservation and development

    For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects for 
resource conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant 
to the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the Bankhead-Jones 
Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), the Act of April 
27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), $34,377,000, to remain available until expended 
(7 U.S.C. 2209b): 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.

                      forestry incentives program

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out 
the program of forestry incentives, as authorized by 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.

                               TITLE III

           RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs under the laws 
enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing Service, the Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the 
Department of Agriculture, $588,000.

                  rural community advancement program

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, and 1932, except for 
sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), $702,601,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which $29,786,000 shall be for rural community programs described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; 
of which $622,522,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs 
described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act; and of which $47,893,000 
shall be for the rural business and cooperative development programs 
described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated for the rural business and cooperative development 
programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to 
a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, 3 percent shall be 
reserved for federally recognized Indian tribes through July 31, 1999, 
and if not used by Indian tribes shall be available for use by other 
qualified applicants: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, not to exceed $70,000 shall be available under 7 U.S.C. 
381O and shall be used only for demonstration programs: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated for rural utilities programs, 
not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems 
to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, 
including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; not to exceed 
$25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems for rural and 
native villages in Alaska pursuant to section 306D of such Act; not to 
exceed $16,215,000 shall be for technical assistance grants for rural 
waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act; and not to 
exceed $5,200,000 shall be for contracting with qualified national 
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical 
assistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $2,800,000 shall be available for a community 
improvement project in Arkansas: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $33,926,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 1999, for empowerment zones and enterprise 
communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66, of which $1,844,000 
shall be for rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) 
of such Act; of which $24,900,100 shall be for the rural utilities 
programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act; of which 
$8,134,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative development 
programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act.

                         rural housing service

              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, 
to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as 
follows: $4,000,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as 
determined by the Secretary, of which $3,000,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $30,000,000 for section 504 housing 
repair loans; $75,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $15,758,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
$128,640,000 for section 515 rental housing; $5,000,000 for section 524 
site loans; $25,000,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which 
up to $4,000,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and $5,000,000 
for section 523 self-help housing land development loans.
    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, $120,900,000, of which 
$2,700,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $10,569,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
guaranteed loans, $1,740,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
$8,199,000; section 515 rental housing, $62,069,000; section 524 site 
loans, $16,000; credit sales of acquired property, $3,826,000, of which 
up to $1,932,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and section 523 
self-help housing land development loans, $282,000: Provided, That of 
the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, $10,380,100 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, 
1999, they shall remain available for other authorized purposes under 
this head.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $360,785,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Housing 
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 debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as 
authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, 
$583,397,000; 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 1999 shall be funded for a 
five-year period, although the life of any such agreement may be 
extended to fully utilize amounts obligated.

                  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), $26,000,000, to remain available 
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $1,000,000 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, 1999, they shall remain available for other 
authorized purposes under this head.

                    rural housing assistance grants

    For grants and contracts for housing for domestic farm labor, very 
low-income housing repair, supervisory and technical assistance, 
compensation for construction defects, and rural housing preservation 
made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 
1479(c), 1486, 1490e, and 1490m, $45,720,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,372,000 
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, 1999, they shall remain available for other authorized 
purposes under this head.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service, including 
administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, title V of the Housing Act of 1949, and 
cooperative agreements, $60,978,000: 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 $520,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided futher, That the Administrator may expend not more than 
$10,000 to provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees.

                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service

              rural development loan fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $16,615,000, 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 $33,000,000: Provided 
further, That through June 30, 1999, of the total amount appropriated, 
$3,215,520 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, $7,246,000: 
Provided further, That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 1999, they shall remain 
available for other authorized purposes under this head.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $3,482,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 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, 
$23,000,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
$5,801,000.
    Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
payments in fiscal year 1999, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $3,783,000 shall not be obligated and 
$3,783,000 are rescinded.

                  rural cooperative development grants

    For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 
310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932), $3,000,000, of which $1,300,000 shall be available for 
cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for 
rural areas program and $250,000 shall be available for an agribusiness 
and cooperative development program.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 
including administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act; 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 for cooperative agreements; 
$25,680,000: 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 $260,000 may be 
used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

  Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation 
                             Revolving Fund

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural 
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908), 
$7,000,000 are appropriated to the Alternative Agricultural Research 
and Commercialization Corporation Revolving Fund.

                        Rural Utilities Service

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be made as follows: 5 
percent rural electrification loans, $71,500,000; 5 percent rural 
telecommunications loans, $75,000,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $250,000,000; municipal rate rural electric 
loans, $295,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $700,000,000 and rural telecommunications, 
$120,000,000, 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 (7 
U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: cost of direct loans, $16,667,000; 
cost of municipal rate loans, $25,842,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $675,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 
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, $29,982,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Utilities 
Service, Salaries and Expenses''.

                  rural telephone bank program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    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 may be necessary in carrying out 
its authorized programs. During fiscal year 1999 and within the 
resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans shall be $140,000,000.
    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 (7 U.S.C. 935), 
$3,710,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
loan programs, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and 
Expenses''.

               Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

    For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa et seq., $12,680,000, to remain available until expended, to be 
available for loans and grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas: Provided, That the costs of direct loans shall 
be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, including 
administering the programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936, and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and for 
cooperative agreements, $33,000,000: 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 $105,000 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 Nutrition Service, 
$554,000.

                        Child Nutrition Programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; 
$9,219,897,000, to remain available through September 30, 2000, of 
which $4,171,747,000 are hereby appropriated and $5,048,150,000 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 $4,300,000 
shall be available for independent verification of school food service 
claims: Provided further, That none of the funds under this heading 
shall be available unless the value of bonus commodities provided under 
section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774, chapter 641; 7 
U.S.C. 612c), and section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
1431) is included in meeting the minimum commodity assistance 
requirement of section 6(g) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1755(g)).

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
                                 (WIC)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $3,948,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2000: Provided, That up to $15,000,000 may be 
used to carry out the farmers' market nutrition program: 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: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in 
this account 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.

                           food stamp program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), $23,781,806,000, of which $100,000,000 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, That not to exceed 
$5,700,000 of the funds made available under this head shall be used 
for studies and evaluations: 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 funds made available for Employment and 
Training under this head shall remain available until expended, as 
authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act.

                      Commodity Assistance 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) and the Emergency Food 
Assistance Act of 1983, $141,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be 
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program.

              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), and section 
311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a), $141,081,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2000.

                      food program administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs 
funded under this Act, $109,069,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, 
tightening regulations, improving food stamp coupon handling, and 
assistance in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud 
and other violations of law: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$150,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

         Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954 (7 
U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities abroad, and for 
enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the 
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), $131,795,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
up to $2,000,000 is available solely for the purpose of offsetting 
fluctuations in international currency exchange rates and these funds 
and any other funds that are deposited into the overseas exchange rate 
account shall be available until expended: Provided further, 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).
    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 (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1704, 1721-1726a, 1727-1727e, 1731-1736g-3, 
and 1737), as follows: (1) $203,475,000 for Public Law 480 title I 
credit, including Food for Progress programs; (2) $17,608,000 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; (3) $837,000,000 is hereby appropriated for 
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to 
title II of said Act; and (4) $30,000,000 is hereby appropriated for 
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to 
title III of said Act: 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, and the Food 
for Progress Act of 1985, including the cost of modifying credit 
agreements under said Act, $176,596,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Public 
Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, 
to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 480 are utilized, 
$1,850,000, of which $1,035,000 may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales 
Manager'' and $815,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

       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, 
$3,820,000; 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 $3,231,000 may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign 
Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager'' and $589,000 may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                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 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; 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; $1,072,640,000, of which not to 
exceed $132,273,000 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 1999 shall be subject to the 
fiscal year 1999 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.
    In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic 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, 
$12,350,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                       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, for reimbursement of 
interest expenses incurred by the Financial Assistance Corporation on 
obligations issued through 1994, as authorized, $2,565,000.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity 
Exchange Act (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; $61,000,000, 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.

                     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 1999 under this Act shall be available 
for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of 
not to exceed 440 passenger motor vehicles, of which 437 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 (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, fruit fly program, 
integrated systems acquisition project, and up to $2,000,000 for costs 
associated with collocating regional offices; 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 
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. 711. With the exception of grants awarded under the Small 
Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 97-219 (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. 712. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, all 
loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not 
limitations.
    Sec. 713. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal year 1999 
shall remain available until expended to cover obligations made in 
fiscal year 1999 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. 714. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated by this Act.
    Sec. 715. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service 
and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may use cooperative 
agreements to reflect a relationship between the Agricultural Marketing 
Service or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a State 
or Cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs or to carry 
out programs to protect the Nation's animal and plant resources.
    Sec. 716. 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 or to 
maintain any account or subaccount within the accounting records of the 
Rural Telephone Bank the creation of which has not specifically been 
authorized by statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury or to the 
Federal Financing Bank any unobligated balance of the Rural Telephone 
Bank telephone liquidating account which is in excess of current 
requirements and such balance shall receive interest as set forth for 
financial accounts in section 505(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act 
of 1990.
    Sec. 717. Hereafter, none of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture may be used to provide assistance to, or to 
pay the salaries of personnel who carry out a market promotion/market 
access program pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance to the United States Mink 
Export Development Council or any mink industry trade association.
    Sec. 718. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than 
$1,350,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities 
related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task 
forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to 
comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate 
competitively awarded grants.
    Sec. 719. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
carry out the provisions of section 918 of Public Law 104-127, the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act.
    Sec. 720. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be 
detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act to any 
other agency or office of the Department for more than 30 days unless 
the individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the 
receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee 
for the period of assignment.
    Sec. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture shall be used to transmit or 
otherwise make available to any non-Department of Agriculture employee 
questions or responses to questions that are a result of information 
requested for the appropriations hearing process.
    Sec. 722. None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief 
Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information 
Technology Investment Review Board.
    Sec. 723. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming of funds which: (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates 
a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by 
any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied 
or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes 
offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes 
any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are 
notified fifteen days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous 
Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 1999, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing 
programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding 
for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel 
by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in 
existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 
unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of Congress are 
notified fifteen days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    Sec. 724. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to administer 
the provision of contract payments to a producer under the Agricultural 
Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) for contract acreage on 
which wild rice is planted unless the contract payment is reduced by an 
acre for each contract acre planted to wild rice.
    Sec. 725. The Federal facility located in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and 
known as the ``United States National Rice Germplasm Evaluation and 
Enhancement Center'', shall be known and designated as the ``Dale 
Bumpers National Rice Research Center'': Provided, That any reference 
in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to such federal facility shall be deemed to be a reference to 
the ``Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center''.
    Sec. 726. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, subject to the reprogramming requirements established 
by this Act, may transfer up to $26,000,000 in discretionary funds made 
available by this Act among programs of the Department, not otherwise 
appropriated for a specific purpose or a specific location, for 
distribution to or for the benefit of the Lower Mississippi Delta 
Region, as defined in Public Law 100-460, prior to normal state or 
regional allocation of funds: Provided, That any funds made available 
through Chapter Four of Title III, Subtitle D of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 may be included in any 
amount reprogrammed under this section if such funds are used for a 
purpose authorized by such Chapter.
    Sec. 727. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel to carry out section 793 of Public Law 104-127.
    Sec. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel to enroll in excess of 120,000 acres in the fiscal year 1999 
wetlands reserve program as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
    Sec. 729. Notwithstanding section 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act, the 
amount specified for allocation under such section for fiscal year 1999 
shall be $80,000,000.
    Sec. 730. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel to carry out a conservation farm option program, as 
authorized by section 335 of Public Law 104-127.
    Sec. 731. Public Law 102-237, Title X, Section 1013(a) and (b) (7 
U.S.C. 426 note) is amended by striking ``, to the extent 
practicable,'' in each instance in which it appears.
    Sec. 732. Funds made available for conservation operations by this 
or any other Act, including prior-year balances, shall be available for 
financial assistance and technical assistance for Franklin County, 
Mississippi, in the amounts earmarked in appropriations report 
language.
    Sec. 733. Notwithstanding section 381A of Public Law 104-127, the 
definitions of rural areas for certain business programs administered 
by the Rural Business-Cooperative Service and the community facilities 
programs administered by the Rural Housing Service shall be those 
provided for in statute and regulations prior to the enactment of 
Public Law 104-127.
    Sec. 734. Section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d) is amended by inserting ``25 percent 
in'' in lieu of ``equal'' in subsection (b), and by inserting 
``$25,000,000'' in lieu of ``$15,000,000'' in subsection (d).
    Sec. 735. None of the funds made available to the Food and Drug 
Administration by this Act shall be used to close or relocate, or to 
plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug Administration Division of 
Drug Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri.
    Sec. 736. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to carry out any commodity purchase 
program which would prohibit participation by a farmer-owned 
cooperative.
    Sec. 737. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other 
Act for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 302(h) of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h)) unless the 
Secretary of Agriculture inspects and certifies agricultural processing 
equipment, and imposes a fee for the inspection and certification, in a 
manner that is similar to the inspection and certification of 
agricultural products under that section, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided, That this provision shall not affect the authority 
of the Secretary to carry out the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 
et seq.), or the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.).
    Sec. 738. (a) Amendment of the Arms Export Control Act.--Section 
102(b)(2)(D) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2799aa-
1(b)(2)(D)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i) by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``, or''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                    ``(iii) to any credit, credit guarantee, or other 
                financial assistance provided by the Department of 
                Agriculture for the purchase or other provision of food 
                or other agricultural commodities.''.
    (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any 
credit, credit guarantee, or other financial assistance approved by the 
Department of Agriculture before, on, or after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (c) Amounts made available by this section are designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended: Provided, That such amounts shall be available only to the 
extent that an official budget request that includes designation of the 
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
    Sec. 739. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to require any producer to pay an 
administrative fee for catastrophic risk protection under section 
508(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(5)(A)) 
in an amount that is greater than $50 per crop per county.
    Sec. 740. Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted or construed to 
alter the current implementation of the Wetlands Reserve Program, 
unless expressly provided herein.
    Sec. 741. That notwithstanding section 4703(d)(1) of title 5, 
United States Code, the personnel management demonstration project 
established in the Department of Agriculture, as described at 55 FR 
9062 and amended at 61 FR 9507 and 61 FR 49178, shall be continued 
indefinitely and become effective upon enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 742. (a) The first sentence of section 509(f)(4)(A) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended by striking 
``fiscal year 1998'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1999''.
    (b) Section 515(b)(4) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1485(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
``September 30, 1999''.
    (c) The first sentence of section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(w)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' 
and inserting ``fiscal year 1999''.
    (d) Section 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490p-2) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (t), by striking ``fiscal year 1998'' and 
        inserting ``fiscal year 1999''; and
            (2) in subsection (u), by striking ``September 30, 1998'' 
        and inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
    Sec. 743. Methyl Bromide Alternatives Research. (a) Review.--The 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Research 
Service, shall conduct a review of the methyl bromide alternatives 
research conducted by the Secretary that describes--
            (1) the amount of funds expended by the Secretary since 
        January 1, 1990, on methyl bromide alternatives research, 
        including a description of the amounts paid for salaries, 
        expenses, and actual research;
            (2) plot and field scale testing of methyl bromide 
        alternatives conducted by the Secretary since January 1, 1990, 
        including a description of--
                    (A) the total amount of funds expended for the 
                testing;
                    (B) the amount of funds expended for the testing as 
                a portion of a larger project or independently of other 
                projects; and
                    (C) the results of the testing and the impact of 
                the results on future research; and
            (3) variables that impact the effectiveness of methyl 
        bromide alternatives, including a description of--
                    (A) the individual variables; and
                    (B) the plan of the Secretary for addressing each 
                of the variables during the plot and field scale 
                testing conducted by the Secretary.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriations committees 
of both Houses of Congress a report that describes the results of the 
review conducted under subsection (a).
    Sec. 744. Sense of Senate on Disaster Assistance for Texas 
Agricultural Producers. (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
            (1) the statewide economic impact of the drought on 
        agriculture in the State of Texas could be more than 
        $4,600,000,000 in losses, according to the Agricultural 
        Extension Service of the State;
            (2) the direct loss of income to agricultural producers in 
        the State is $1,500,000,000;
            (3) the National Weather Service has reported that all 10 
        climatic regions in the State have received below-average 
        rainfall from March through May of 1998, a critical time in the 
        production of corn, cotton, sorghum, wheat, and forage;
            (4) the total losses for cotton producers in the State have 
        already reached an estimated $500,000,000;
            (5) nearly half of the rangeland in the State (as of May 
        31, 1998) was rated as poor or very poor as a result of the 
        lack of rain;
            (6) the value of lost hay production in the State will 
        approach an estimated $175,000,000 statewide, leading to an 
        economic impact of $582,000,000;
            (7) dryland fruit and vegetable production losses in East 
        Texas have already been estimated at $33,000,000;
            (8) the early rains in many parts of the State produced a 
        large quantity of forage that is now extremely dry and a 
        dangerous source of fuel for wildfires; and
            (9) the Forest Service of the State has indicated that over 
        half the State is in extreme or high danger of wildfires due to 
        the drought conditions.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Secretary of Agriculture should--
            (1) streamline the drought declaration process to provide 
        necessary relief to the State of Texas as quickly as is 
        practicable;
            (2) ensure that local Farm Service Agency offices in the 
        State are equipped with full-time and emergency personnel in 
        drought-stricken areas to assist agricultural producers with 
        disaster loan applications;
            (3) direct the Forest Service, and request the Federal 
        Emergency Management Agency, to assist the State in 
        prepositioning fire fighting equipment and other appropriate 
        resources in affected counties of the State;
            (4) authorize haying and grazing on acreage in the State 
        that is enrolled in the conservation reserve program carried 
        out under section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
        U.S.C. 3831); and
            (5) convene experts within the Department of Agriculture to 
        develop and implement an emergency plan for the State to help 
        prevent wildfires and to overcome the economic impact of the 
        continuing drought by providing assistance from the Department 
        in a rapid and efficient manner for producers that are 
        suffering from drought conditions.
    Sec. 745. Section 1237D(c)(1) of subchapter C of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after ``perpetual'' the following 
``or 30-year''.
    Sec. 746. Section 1237(b)(2) of subchapter C of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 is amended by adding the following:
                    ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), to the 
                maximum extent practicable should be interpreted to 
                mean that acceptance of wetlands reserve program bids 
                may be in proportion to landowner interest expressed in 
                program options.''.
    Sec. 747. Technical Corrections to Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998. (a) Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Research.--Section 3(d)(3) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
1642(d)(3)) (as amended by section 253(b) of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) is amended by striking 
``The Secretary'' and inserting ``At the request of the Governor of the 
State of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont, the Secretary''.
    (b) Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information.--Section 
7(e)(2) of the Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act 
(7 U.S.C. 4606(e)(2)) (as amended by section 605(f)(3) of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998) is 
amended by striking ``$0.0075'' each place it appears and inserting 
``$0.01''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on the date of enactment of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
    Sec. 748. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who 
prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President's 
Budget submission to the Congress of the United States for programs 
under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies that assumes 
revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user 
fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission identifies which 
additional spending reductions should occur in the event the users fees 
proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a 
committee of conference for the fiscal year 2000 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 749. Pilot Program to Permit Haying and Grazing on 
Conservation Reserve Land. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible state.--The term ``eligible State'' means any 
        State that is approved by the Secretary for inclusion in the 
        pilot program under subsection (b), except that the term shall 
        not apply to more than 7 States.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
            (3) State technical committee.--The term ``State technical 
        committee'' means the State technical committee for a State 
        established under section 1261 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
        (16 U.S.C. 3861).
    (b) Pilot Program.--Notwithstanding section 1232(a)(7) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(7)), during the 4-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, on application by an 
owner or operator of a farm or ranch located in an eligible State who 
has entered into a contract with the Secretary under subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3831 et 
seq.)--
            (1) the Secretary shall permit harvesting and grazing on 
        land on the farm or ranch that the Secretary determines has a 
        sufficiently established cover to permit harvesting or grazing 
        without undue harm to the purposes of the contract if--
                    (A) no land under the contract will be harvested or 
                grazed more than once in a 4-year period;
                    (B) the owner or operator agrees to a payment 
                reduction under that subchapter in an amount determined 
                by the Secretary; and
                    (C) the owner or operator agrees to such other 
                terms and conditions as the Secretary, in consultation 
                with the State technical committee for the State, may 
                establish to ensure that the harvesting or grazing is 
                consistent with the purposes of the program established 
                under that subchapter;
            (2) the Secretary may permit grazing on land under the 
        contract if--
                    (A) the grazing is incidental to the gleaning of 
                crop residues;
                    (B) the owner or operator agrees to a payment 
                reduction in annual rental payments that would 
                otherwise be payable under that subchapter in an amount 
                determined by the Secretary; and
                    (C) the owner or operator agrees to such other 
                terms and conditions as the Secretary, in consultation 
                with the State technical committee for the State, may 
                establish to ensure that the grazing is consistent with 
                the purposes of the program established under that 
                subchapter; and
            (3) the Secretary shall permit harvesting on land on the 
        farm or ranch that the Secretary determines has a sufficiently 
        established cover to permit harvesting without undue harm to 
        the purposes of the contract if--
                    (A) land under the contract will be harvested not 
                more than once annually for recovery of biomass used in 
                energy production;
                    (B) the owner or operator agrees to a payment 
                reduction under that subchapter in an amount determined 
                by the Secretary; and
                    (C) the owner or operator agrees to such other 
                terms and conditions as the Secretary, in consultation 
                with the State technical committee for the State, may 
                establish to ensure that the harvesting is consistent 
                with the purposes of the program established under that 
                subchapter.
    (c) Relationship to Other Haying and Grazing Authority.--During the 
4-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, land that 
is located in an eligible State shall not be eligible for harvesting or 
grazing under section 1232(a)(7) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3832(a)(7)).
    (d) Conservation Practices and Timing Restrictions.--Not later than 
March 1 of each year, the Secretary, in consultation with the State 
technical committee for an eligible State, shall determine any 
conservation practices and timing restrictions that apply to land in 
the State that is harvested or grazed under subsection (b).
    (e) Study.--The Secretary shall make available not more than 
$100,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to contract with 
the game, fish, and parks department of an eligible State to conduct an 
analysis of the program conducted under this section (based on 
information provided by all eligible States).
    (f) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such 
        regulations as are necessary to implement this Act.
            (2) Procedure.--The issuance of the regulations shall be 
        made without regard to--
                    (A) the notice and comment provisions of section 
                553 of title 5, United States Code;
                    (B) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of 
                Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 
                13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and 
                public participation in rulemaking; or
                    (C) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
                (commonly known as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
    Sec. 750. Egg Grading and Safety. (a) Prohibition on Previous 
Shipment of Shell Eggs Under Voluntary Grading Program.--Section 203(h) 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(h)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``Shell eggs packed under the 
voluntary grading program of the Department of Agriculture shall not 
have been shipped for sale previous to being packed under the program, 
as determined under a regulation promulgated by the Secretary.''.
    (b) Report on Egg Safety and Repackaging.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit a joint 
status report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate that describes actions taken by the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services--
            (1) to enhance the safety of shell eggs and egg products;
            (2) to prohibit the grading, under the voluntary grading 
        program of the Department of Agriculture, of shell eggs 
        previously shipped for sale; and
            (3) to assess the feasibility and desirability of applying 
        to all shell eggs the prohibition on repackaging to enhance 
        food safety, consumer information, and consumer awareness.
    Sec. 751. (a) Findings.--
            (1) In contrast to our Nation's generally strong economy, 
        in a number of States, agricultural producers and rural 
        communities are experiencing serious economic hardship.
            (2) Increased supplies of agricultural commodities in 
        combination with weakened demand have caused prices of numerous 
        farm commodities to decline dramatically.
            (3) Demand for imported agricultural commodities has fallen 
        in some regions of the world, due in part to world economic 
        conditions, and United States agricultural exports have 
        declined from their record level of $60,000,000,000 in 1996.
            (4) Prolonged periods of weather disasters and crop disease 
        have devastated agricultural producers in a number of States.
            (5) Certain States experienced declines in personal farm 
        income between 1996 and 1997.
            (6) June estimates by the Department of Agriculture 
        indicate that net farm income for 1998 will fall to 
        $45,500,000,000, down 13 percent from the $52,200,000,000 for 
        1996.
            (7) Total farm debt for 1998 is expected to reach 
        $172,000,000,000, the highest level since 1985.
            (8) Thousands of farm families are in danger of losing 
        their livelihoods and life savings.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--Now, therefore, it is the sense of the Senate 
that immediate action by the President and Congress is necessary to 
respond to the economic hardships facing agricultural producers and 
their communities.
    Sec. 752. Eligibility of State Agricultural Experiment Stations for 
Certain Agricultural Research Programs. (a) Fund for Rural America.--
Section 793(c)(2)(B) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2204f(c)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) a State agricultural experiment 
                        station.''.
    (b) Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems.--Section 
401(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) a State agricultural experiment station.''.
    Sec. 753. Exemption of Certain Products from United States 
Sanctions. (a) Findings.--(1) Prohibiting or otherwise restricting the 
donations or sales of food, other agricultural products, medicines or 
medical equipment in order to sanction a foreign government for actions 
or policies that the United States finds objectionable, unnecessarily 
harms innocent populations in the targeted country and rarely causes 
the sanctioned government to alter its actions or policies.
    (2) For the United States as a matter of United States policy to 
deny access to United States food, other agricultural products, 
medicines and medical equipment by innocent men, women and children in 
other countries weakens the international leadership and moral 
authority of the United States.
    (3) Sanctions on the sale or donations of American food, other 
agricultural products, medicine or medical equipment needlessly harm 
American farmers and workers employed in these sectors by foreclosing 
markets for these United States products.
    (b)(1) Exclusion from sanctions.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President shall not restrict or otherwise 
prohibit any exports (including financing) of food, other agricultural 
products (including fertilizer), medicines or medical equipment as part 
of any policy of existing or future unilateral economic sanctions 
imposed against a foreign government.
    (2) Exceptions.--Subsection (b)(1) of this section shall not apply 
to any regulations or restrictions with respect to such products for 
health or safety purposes or during periods of domestic shortages of 
such products.
    (c) Impose Sanctions.--The President may retain or impose sanctions 
covered under subsection (b)(1) if he determines that retaining or 
imposing such sanctions would further United States national security 
interests.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect one day after 
the date of enactment of this section into law.
    (e) Exclusion of Certain Countries.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, subsection (b)(2) shall read as follows:
    ``(2) Exceptions.--Subsection (b)(1) of this section shall not 
apply to any country that--
            ``(A) repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
        terrorism, within the meaning of section 6(j)(1)(A) of the 
        Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
        2405(j)(1)(A)); or
            ``(B) systematically denies access to food, medicine, or 
        medical care to persons on the basis of political beliefs or as 
        a means of coercion or punishment.''.
    Sec. 754. Livestock Industry Improvement. (a) Domestic Market 
Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--Section 203(g) of the Agricultural 
        Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(g)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(g) To'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(g) Collection and Dissemination of Marketing Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Domestic market reporting.--
                    ``(A) Mandatory reporting pilot program.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        conduct a 3-year pilot program under which the 
                        Secretary shall require any person or class of 
                        persons engaged in the business of buying, 
                        selling, or marketing livestock, livestock 
                        products, meat, or meat products in an 
                        unmanufactured form to report to the Secretary 
                        in such manner as the Secretary shall require, 
                        such information relating to prices and the 
                        terms of sale for the procurement of livestock, 
                        livestock products, meat, or meat products in 
                        an unmanufactured form as the Secretary 
                        determines is necessary to carry out this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(ii) Noncompliance.--It shall be unlawful 
                        for a person engaged in the business of buying, 
                        selling, or marketing livestock, livestock 
                        products, meat, or meat products in an 
                        unmanufactured form to knowingly fail or refuse 
                        to provide to the Secretary information 
                        required to be reported under subparagraph (A).
                            ``(iii) Cease and Desist and Civil 
                        Penalty.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--If the Secretary 
                                has reason to believe that a person 
                                engaged in the business of buying, 
                                selling, or marketing livestock, 
                                livestock products, meat, or meat 
                                products in an unmanufactured form is 
                                violating the provisions of 
                                subparagraph (A) (or regulation 
                                promulgated under subparagraph (A)), 
                                the Secretary after notice and 
                                opportunity for hearing, may make an 
                                order to cease and desist from 
                                continuing the violation and assess a 
                                civil penalty of not more than $10,000 
                                for each violation.
                                    ``(II) Considerations.--In 
                                determining the amount of a civil 
                                penalty to be assessed under clause 
                                (i), the Secretary shall consider the 
                                gravity of the offense, the size of the 
                                business involved, and the effect of 
                                the penalty on the ability of the 
                                person to continue in business.
                            ``(iv) Referral to attorney general.--If, 
                        after expiration of the period for appeal or 
                        after the affirmance of a civil penalty 
                        assessed under clause (iii), the person against 
                        whom the civil penalty is assessed fails to pay 
                        the civil penalty, the Secretary may refer the 
                        matter to the Attorney General, who may recover 
                        the amount of the civil penalty in a civil 
                        action in United States district court.
                    ``(B) Voluntary reporting.--The Secretary shall 
                encourage voluntary reporting by persons engaged in the 
                business of buying, selling, or marketing livestock, 
                livestock products, meats, or meat products in an 
                unmanufactured form that are not subjected to a 
                mandatory reporting requirement under subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Availability of information.--The Secretary 
                shall make information received under this paragraph 
                available to the public only in a form that ensures 
                that--
                            ``(i) the identity of the person submitting 
                        a report is not disclosed; and
                            ``(ii) the confidentiality of proprietary 
                        business information is otherwise protected.
                    ``(D) Effect on other laws.--Nothing in this 
                paragraph restricts or modifies the authority of the 
                Secretary to collect voluntary reports in accordance 
                with other provisions of law.''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Section 203 of the Agricultural 
        Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary is directed and 
                authorized:''; and
                    (B) in the first sentence of each of subsections 
                (a) through (f) and subsections (h) through (n), by 
                striking ``To'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall''.
    (b) Prohibition on Noncompetitive Practices.--Section 202 of the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 192), is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Engage in any practice or device that the Secretary by 
regulation, after consultation with producers of cattle, lamb, and 
hogs, and other persons in the cattle, lamb, and hog industries, 
determines is a detrimental noncompetitive practice or device relating 
to the price or a term of sale for the procurement of livestock or the 
sale of meat or other byproduct of slaughter.''.
    (c) Protection of Livestock Producers Against Retaliation by 
Packers.--
            (1) Retaliation prohibited.--Section 202(b) of the Packers 
        and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 192(b)), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or subject'' and inserting 
                ``subject''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
                the following: ``, or retaliate against any livestock 
                producer on account of any statement made by the 
                producer (whether made to the Secretary or a law 
                enforcement agency or in a public forum) regarding an 
                action of any packer''.
            (2) Special requirements regarding allegations of 
        retaliation.--Section 203 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
        1921 (7 U.S.C. 193), is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(e) Special Procedures Regarding Allegations of Retaliation.--
            ``(1) Consideration by special panel.--The President shall 
        appoint a special panel consisting of 3 members to receive and 
        initially consider a complaint submitted by any person that 
        alleges prohibited packer retaliation under section 202(b) 
        directed against a livestock producer.
            ``(2) Complaint; hearing.--If the panel has reason to 
        believe from the complaint or resulting investigation that a 
        packer has violated or is violating the retaliation prohibition 
        under section 202(b), the panel shall notify the Secretary who 
        shall cause a complaint to be issued against the packer, and a 
        hearing conducted, under subsection (a).
            ``(3) Evidentiary standard.--In the case of a complaint 
        regarding retaliation prohibited under section 202(b), the 
        Secretary shall find that the packer involved has violated or 
        is violating section 202(b) if the finding is supported by a 
        preponderance of the evidence.''.
            (3) Damages for producers suffering retaliation.--Section 
        203 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 193) (as 
        amended by subsection (b)), is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
    ``(f) Damages for Producers Suffering Retaliation.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a packer violates the retaliation 
        prohibition under section 202(b), the packer shall be liable to 
        the livestock producer injured by the retaliation for not more 
        than 3 times the amount of damages sustained as a result of the 
        violation.
            ``(2) Enforcement.--The liability may be enforced either by 
        complaint to the Secretary, as provided in subsection (e), or 
        by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.
            ``(3) Other remedies.--This subsection shall not abridge or 
        alter a remedy existing at common law or by statute. The remedy 
        provided by this subsection shall be in addition to any other 
        remedy.''.
    (d) Review of Federal Agriculture Credit Policies.--The Secretary 
of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and 
the Chairman of the Board of the Farm Credit Administration, shall 
establish an interagency working group to study--
            (1) the extent to which Federal lending practices and 
        policies have contributed, or are contributing, to market 
        concentration in the livestock and dairy sectors of the 
        national economy; and
            (2) whether Federal policies regarding the financial system 
        of the United States adequately take account of the weather and 
        price volatility risks inherent in livestock and dairy 
        enterprises.
    Sec. 755. Metered-dose Inhalers. (a) Findings.--Congress finds 
that--
            (1) the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the 
        Ozone Layer (referred to in this section as the ``Montreal 
        Protocol'') requires the phaseout of products containing ozone-
        depleting substances, including chloroflourocarbons;
            (2) the primary remaining legal use in the United States of 
        newly produced chloroflourocarbons is in metered-dose inhalers;
            (3) treatment with metered-dose inhalers is the preferred 
        treatment for many patients with asthma and chronic obstructive 
        pulmonary disease;
            (4) the incidence of asthma and chronic obstructive 
        pulmonary disease is increasing in children and is most 
        prevalent among low-income persons in the United States;
            (5) the Parties to the Montreal Protocol have called for 
        development of national transition strategies to non-
        chloroflourocarbon metered-dose inhalers;
            (6) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs published an advance 
        notice of proposed rulemaking that suggested a tentative 
        framework for how to phase out the use of metered-dose inhalers 
        that contain chloroflourocarbons in the Federal Register on 
        March 6, 1997, 62 Fed. Reg. 10242 (referred to in this section 
        as the ``proposal''); and
            (7) the medical and patient communities, while calling for 
        a formal transition strategy issued by the Food and Drug 
        Administration by rulemaking, have expressed serious concerns 
        that the proposal, if implemented without change, could 
        potentially place some patients at risk by causing the removal 
        of metered-dose inhalers containing chloroflourocarbons from 
        the market before adequate non-chlorofluorocarbon replacements 
        are available.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Food and Drug Administration should, in 
        consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency, assess 
        the risks and benefits to the environment and to patient health 
        of the proposal and any alternatives;
            (2) in conducting such assessments, the Food and Drug 
        Administration should consult with patients, physicians, other 
        health care providers, manufacturers of metered-dose inhalers, 
        and other interested parties;
            (3) using the results of these assessments, and the 
        information contained in the comments the Food and Drug 
        Administration has received on the proposal, the Food and Drug 
        Administration should promptly issue a rule ensuring that a 
        range of non-chloroflourocarbon metered-dose inhaler 
        alternatives is available for users, comparable to existing 
        treatments in terms of safety, efficacy, and other appropriate 
        parameters necessary to meet patient needs, which rule should 
        not be based on a therapeutic class phaseout approach; and
            (4) the Food and Drug Administration should issue a 
        proposed rule described in paragraph (3) not later than May 1, 
        1999.
    Sec. 756. Report on Market Access Program. (a) In General.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Comptroller General 
of the United States, shall submit to the committees of Congress 
specified in subsection (c) a report that, as determined by the 
Secretary--
            (1)(A) analyzes the costs and benefits of programs carried 
        out under that section in compliance with the cost-benefit 
        analysis guidelines established by the Office of Management and 
        Budget in Circular A-94, dated October 29, 1992; and
            (B) in any macroeconomic studies, treats resources in the 
        United States as if the resources were likely to be fully 
        employed;
            (2) considers all potential costs and benefits of the 
        programs carried out under that section, specifically noting 
        potential distortions in the economy that could lower national 
        output of goods and services and employment;
            (3) estimates the impact of programs carried out under that 
        section on the agricultural sector and on consumers and other 
        sectors of the economy in the United States;
            (4) considers costs and benefits of operations relating to 
        alternative uses of the budget for the programs under that 
        section;
            (5)(A) analyzes the relation between the priorities and 
        spending levels of programs carried out under that section and 
        the privately funded market promotion activities undertaken by 
        participants in the programs; and
            (B) evaluates the spending additionality for participants 
        resulting from the program;
            (6) conducts an analysis of the amount of export 
        additionality for activities financed under programs carried 
        out under that section in sponsored countries, controlling for 
        relevant variables, including--
                    (A) information on the levels of private 
                expenditures for promotion;
                    (B) government promotion by competitor nations;
                    (C) changes in foreign and domestic supply 
                conditions;
                    (D) changes in exchange rates; and
                    (E) the effect of ongoing trade liberalization;
            (7) provides an evaluation of the sustainability of 
        promotional effort in sponsored markets for recipients in the 
        absence of government subsidies.
    (b) Evaluation by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit an evaluation of the report to the 
committees specified in subsection (c).
    (c) Committees of Congress.--The committees of Congress referred to 
in subsection (a) are--
            (1) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
        and Forestry of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
        Senate.
    Sec. 757. Sense of the Senate Concerning Appropriate Actions to be 
Taken to Alleviate the Economic Effect of Low Commodity Prices. It is 
the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) Congress should pass and the President should sign 
        S.1269, which would reauthorize fast-track trading authority 
        for the President;
            (2) Congress should pass and the President should sign 
        S.2078, the Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act, which would 
        allow farmers and ranchers to better prepare for fluctuations 
        in the agricultural economy;
            (3) the House of Representatives should follow the Senate 
        and provide full funding for the International Monetary Fund;
            (4) Congress should pass and the President should sign 
        sanctions reform legislation so that the agricultural economy 
        of the United States is not harmed by sanctions on foreign 
        trade;
            (5) Congress should uphold the Presidential waiver of the 
        Jackson-Vanik amendment to the 1974 Trade Act providing normal 
        trade relations status for China and continue to pursue normal 
        trade relations with China;
            (6) the House and Senate should continue to pursue a 
        package of capital gains and estate tax reforms;
            (7) the President should pursue stronger oversight on all 
        international trade agreements affecting agriculture and 
        commerce dispute settlement procedures when countries are found 
        to be violating such trade agreements;
            (8) the President should sign legislation providing full 
        deductibility of health care insurance for self-employed 
        individuals;
            (9) the Congress and the administration should pursue 
        efforts to reduce regulations on farmers; and
            (10) the President should use the administrative tools 
        available to him to use Commodity Credit Corporation and unused 
        Export Enhancement Program funds for humanitarian assistance.
    Sec. 758. Reserve Inventories. Section 813 of the Agricultural Act 
of 1970 (7 U.S.C. 1427a) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
        ``of agricultural producers'' after ``distress'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting ``the Secretary or'' 
        after ``President or''; and
            (3) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking ``(h) There is hereby'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Use of funds for cash payments.--The Secretary may 
        use funds made available under this section to make, in a 
        manner consistent with this section, cash payments that don't 
        go for crop disasters, but for income loss to carry out the 
        purposes of this section.''.
    Sec. 759. Food Safety Initiative. (a) In General.--In addition to 
the amounts made available under other provisions of this Act, there 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, to carry out activities described in the Food Safety 
Initiative submitted by the President for fiscal year 1999--
            (1) $98,000 to the Chief Economist;
            (2) $906,000 to the Economic Research Service;
            (3) $8,920,000 to the Agricultural Research Service;
            (4) $11,000,000 to the Cooperative State Research, 
        Education, and Extension Service;
            (5) $8,347,000 to the Food Safety and Inspection Service; 
        and
            (6) $37,000,000 to the Food and Drug Administration.
    (b) Amendment of the No Net Cost Fund Assessments to Provide for 
Collection of All Administrative Costs Not Previously Covered and All 
Crop Insurance Costs for Tobacco.--Section 106A of the Agricultural Act 
of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1445-1(c)), is hereby amended by--in 
subsection (d)(7) changing ``the Secretary'' to ``the Secretary; and'' 
and by adding a new subsection (d)(8) to read as follows:
            ``(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
        subsection or other law, that with respect to the 1999 and 
        subsequent crops of tobacco for which price support is made 
        available and for which a fund is maintained under this 
        section, an additional assessment shall be remitted over and 
        above that otherwise provided for in this subsection. Such 
        additional assessment shall be equal to--(1) the administrative 
        costs within the Department of Agriculture that is not 
        otherwise covered under another assessment under this section 
        or under another provision of law; and (2) any and all net 
        losses in Federal crop insurance programs for tobacco, whether 
        those losses be on price-supported tobacco or on other 
        tobaccos. The Secretary shall estimate those administrative and 
        insurance costs in advance. The Secretary may make such 
        adjustments in the assessment under this paragraph for future 
        crops as are needed to cover shortfalls or over-collections. 
        The assessment shall be applied so that the additional amount 
        to be collected under this paragraph shall be the same for all 
        price support tobaccos (and imported tobacco of like kind) 
        which are marketed or imported into the United States during 
        the marketing year for the crops covered by this paragraph. For 
        each domestically produced pound of tobacco the assessment 
        amount to be remitted under this paragraph shall be paid by the 
        purchaser of the tobacco. On imported tobacco, the assessment 
        shall be paid by the importer. Monies collected pursuant to 
        this section shall be commingled with other monies in the No 
        Net Cost Fund maintained under this section. The administrative 
        and crop insurance costs that are taken into account in fixing 
        the amount of the assessment shall be a claim on the Fund and 
        shall be transferred to the appropriate account for the payment 
        of administrative costs and insurance costs at a time 
        determined appropriate by the Secretary. Collections under this 
        paragraph shall not affect the amount of any other collection 
        established under this section or under another provision of 
        law but shall be enforceable in the same manner as other 
        assessments under this section and shall be subject to the same 
        sanctions for nonpayment.''.
    (c) Amendment of the No Net Cost Account Assessments to Provide for 
Collection of All Administrative Cost Not Previously Covered and All 
Crop Insurance Costs.--Section 106B of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1445-2), is amended by renumbering subsections 
``(i)'' and ``(j)'' as ``(j)'' and ``(k)'' respectively, and by adding 
a new subsection ``(i)'' to read as follows:
    ``(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or other 
law, the Secretary shall require with respect to the 1999 and 
subsequent crops of tobacco for which price support is made available 
and for which an account is maintained under this section, that an 
additional assessment shall be remitted over and above that otherwise 
provided for in this subsection. Such additional assessment shall be 
equal to--(1) the administrative costs within the Department of 
Agriculture that are not otherwise covered under another assessment 
under this section or under another provision of law; and (2) any and 
all net losses in Federal crop insurance programs for tobacco, whether 
those losses be on price-supported tobacco or on other tobaccos. The 
Secretary shall estimate those administrative and insurance costs in 
advance. The Secretary may make such adjustments in the assessments 
under this subsection for future crops as are needed to cover 
shortfalls or over-collections. The assessment shall be applied so that 
the additional amount to be collected under this subsection shall be 
the same for all price support tobaccos (and imported tobacco of like 
kind) which are marketed or imported into the United States during the 
marketing year for the crops covered by this subsection. For each 
domestically produced pound of tobacco the assessment amount to be 
remitted under this subsection shall be paid by the purchaser of the 
tobacco. On imported tobacco, the assessment shall be paid by the 
importer. Monies collected pursuant to this section shall be commingled 
with other monies in the No Net Cost Account maintained under this 
section. The administrative and crop insurance costs that are taken 
into account in fixing the amount of the assessment shall be a claim on 
the account and shall be transferred to the appropriate account for the 
payment of administrative costs and insurance costs at a time 
determined appropriate by the Secretary. Collections under this 
subsection shall not effect the amount of any other collection 
established under this section or under another provision of law but 
shall be enforceable in the same manner as other assessments under this 
section and shall be subject to the same sanctions for nonpayment.''.
    (d) Elimination of the Tobacco Budget Assessment.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the provisions of section 106(g) of the 
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1445(g)), shall not 
apply or be extended to the 1999 crops of tobacco and shall not, in any 
case, apply to any tobacco for which additional assessments have been 
rendered under sections 1 and 2 of this Act.
    (e) Amendment of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act.--
Section 4(g) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714b(g)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``$193,000,000'' 
and inserting ``$178,000,000''.
    Sec. 760. Expenses for computer-related activities of the 
Department of Agriculture funded through the Commodity Credit 
Corporation pursuant to section 161(b)(1)(A) of Public Law 104-127 in 
fiscal year 1999 shall not exceed $50,000,000: Provided, That section 
4(g) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act is amended by 
striking $178,000,000 and inserting $173,000,000.
    Sec. 761. Waiver of Statute of Limitations for Certain 
Discrimination Claims. (a) Definition of Eligible Claim.--In this 
section, the term ``eligible claim'' means a nonemployment-related 
claim that was filed with the Department of Agriculture on or before 
July 1, 1997 and alleges discrimination by the Department of 
Agriculture at any time during the period beginning on January 1, 1981, 
and ending on December 31, 1996--
            (1) in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
        U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in administering--
                    (A) a farm ownership, farm operating, or emergency 
                loan funded from the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
                Program Account; or
                    (B) a housing program established under title V of 
                the Housing Act of 1949; or
            (2) in the administration of a commodity program or a 
        disaster assistance program.
    (b) Waiver.--To the extent permitted by the Constitution, an 
eligible claim, if commenced not later than 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, shall not be barred by any statute of 
limitations.
    (c) Administrative Proceedings.--
            (1) In general.--In lieu of bringing a civil action, a 
        claimant may seek a written determination on the merits of an 
        eligible claim by the Secretary of Agriculture if such claim is 
        filed with the Secretary within two years of the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Time period for resolution of administrative claims.--
        To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall, within 
        180 days from the date an eligible claim is filed with the 
        Secretary under this subsection, conduct an investigation, 
        issue a written determination, and propose a resolution in 
        accordance with this subsection.
            (3) Hearing and award.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) provide the claimant an opportunity for a 
                hearing before making the determination; and
                    (B) award the claimant such relief as would be 
                afforded under the applicable statute from which the 
                eligible claim arose notwithstanding any statute of 
                limitations.
    (d) Standard of Review.--Federal courts reviewing an eligible claim 
under this section shall apply a de novo standard of review.
    (e) Limitation on Administrative Awards and Settlement Authority 
and Extension of Time.--
            (1) Limitation on administrative awards and settlement 
        authority.--A proposed administrative award or settlement 
        exceeding $75,000 (other than debt relief) of an eligible 
        claim--
                    (A) shall not take effect until 90 days after 
                notice of the award or settlement is given to the 
                Attorney General; and
                    (B) shall not take effect if, during that 90-day 
                period, the Attorney General objects to the award or 
                settlement.
            (2) Extension of time.--Notwithstanding subsections (b) and 
        (c), if an eligible claim is denied administratively, the 
        claimant shall have at least 180 days to commence a cause of 
        action in a Federal court of competent jurisdiction seeking a 
        review of such denial.
    Sec. 762. Census of Agriculture. (a) In general.--Section 2 of the 
Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 (7 U.S.C. 2204g) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by inserting at the end the 
        following: ``In fiscal year 1999 the Secretary of Agriculture 
        is directed to continue to revise the Census of Agriculture to 
        eliminate redundancies in questions asked of farmers by 
        USDA.''.
            (2) in subsection (d) by deleting in paragraph (1) ``who 
        willfully gives'' and inserting in its place ``shall not 
        give'', and deleting ``, shall be fined not more than $500''.
            (3) in subsection (d) by deleting in paragraph (2) ``who 
        refuses or willfully neglects'' and inserting in its place 
        ``shall not refuse or willfully neglect'', and deleting ``, 
        shall not be fined more than $100''.
    Sec. 763. Tree Assistance Program. (a) In General.--The Secretary 
of Agriculture may use funds for tree assistance made available under 
Public Law 105-174, to carry out a tree assistance program to owners of 
trees that were lost or destroyed as a result of a disaster or 
emergency that was declared by the President or the Secretary of 
Agriculture during the period beginning May 1, 1998, and ending August 
1, 1998, regardless of whether the damage resulted in loss or 
destruction after August 1, 1998.
    (b) Administration.--Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
carry out the program, to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance 
with the terms and conditions of the tree assistance program 
established under part 783 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (c) Eligibility.--A person shall be presumed eligible for 
assistance under the program if the person demonstrates to the 
Secretary that trees owned by the person were lost or destroyed by May 
31, 1999, as a direct result of fire blight infestation that was caused 
by a disaster or emergency described in subsection (a).
    Sec. 764. Study of Future Federal Agricultural Policies. (a) In 
General.--On the request of the Commission on 21st Century Production 
Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
Economist of the Department of Agriculture, shall make assistance and 
information available to the Commission to enable the Commission to 
conduct a study to guide the development of future Federal agricultural 
policies.
    (b) Duties.--In conducting the study, the Commission shall--
            (1) examine a range of future Federal agricultural policies 
        that may succeed the policies established under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) for 
        the 2003 and subsequent crops, and the impact of such policies 
        on farm income, the structure of agriculture, trade 
        competitiveness, conservation, the environment and other 
        factors;
            (2) assess the potential impact of any legislation enacted 
        through the end of the 105th Congress on future Federal 
        agricultural policies; and
            (3) review economic agricultural studies that are relevant 
        to future Federal agricultural policies.
    (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the Commission shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, 
and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate, the results of the study conducted under this section.
    Sec. 765. Indication of Country of Origin of Imported Perishable 
Agricultural Commodities. (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Food service establishment.--The term ``food service 
        establishment'' means a restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, food 
        stand, saloon, tavern, bar, lounge, or other similar facility, 
        operated as an enterprise engaged in the business of selling 
        foods to the public.
            (2) Perishable agricultural commodity; retailer.--The terms 
        ``perishable agricultural commodity'' and ``retailer'' have the 
        meanings given the terms in section 1(b) of the Perishable 
        Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a(b)).
    (b) Notice of Country of Origin Required.--Except as provided in 
subsection (c), a retailer of a perishable agricultural commodity 
imported into the United States shall inform consumers, at the final 
point of sale of the perishable agricultural commodity to consumers, of 
the country of origin of the perishable agricultural commodity.
    (c) Exemption for Food Service Establishments.--Subsection (b) 
shall not apply to a perishable agricultural commodity imported into 
the United States to the extent that the perishable agricultural 
commodity is--
            (1) prepared or served in a food service establishment; and
            (2)(A) offered for sale or sold at the food service 
        establishment in normal retail quantities; or
            (B) served to consumers at the food service establishment.
    (d) Method of Notification.--
            (1) In general.--The information required by subsection (b) 
        may be provided to consumers by means of a label, stamp, mark, 
        placard, or other clear and visible sign on the imported 
        perishable agricultural commodity or on the package, display, 
        holding unit, or bin containing the commodity at the final 
        point of sale to consumers.
            (2) Labeled commodities.--If the imported perishable 
        agricultural commodity is already individually labeled 
        regarding country of origin by the packer, importer, or another 
        person, the retailer shall not be required to provide any 
        additional information to comply with this section.
    (e) Violations.--If a retailer fails to indicate the country of 
origin of an imported perishable agricultural commodity as required by 
subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture may assess a civil penalty 
on the retailer in an amount not to exceed--
            (1) $1,000 for the first day on which the violation occurs; 
        and
            (2) $250 for each day on which the same violation 
        continues.
    (f) Deposit of Funds.--Amounts collected under subsection (e) shall 
be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous 
receipts.
    (g) Application of Section.--This section shall apply with respect 
to a perishable agricultural commodity imported into the United States 
after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 766. (a) Findings.--
            (1) The President's budget submission includes unauthorized 
        user fees.
            (2) It is unlikely these fees will be authorized in the 
        immediate future.
            (3) The assumption of revenue from unauthorized user fees 
        results in a shortfall of funds available for programs under 
        the jurisdiction of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
        and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
            (4) That among the programs for which additional funds can 
        be justified are--
                    (A) human nutrition research;
                    (B) the Food Safety Initiative activities of the 
                United States Department of Agriculture and the Food 
                and Drug Administration;
                    (C) the Wetlands Reserve Program;
                    (D) the conservation Farm Option Program;
                    (E) the Farmland Protection Program;
                    (F) the Inspector General's Law Enforcement 
                Initiative;
                    (G) the Food and Drug Administration pre-
                notification certification;
                    (H) the Food and Drug Administration clinical 
                pharmacology;
                    (I) the Food and Drug Administration Office of 
                Cosmetics and Color;
                    (J) the Rural Electric loan programs;
                    (K) the Pesticide Data Program;
                    (L) the Rural Community Advancement Program;
                    (M) civil rights activities; and
                    (N) the Fund for Rural America.
    (b) Sense of Senate.--Therefore, it is the sense of the Senate that 
in the event an additional allocation becomes available, the before 
mentioned programs should be considered for funding.
    Sec. 767. Office of the Small Farms Advocate. (a) Definition of 
Small Farm.--In this section, the term ``small farm'' has the meaning 
given the term in section 506 of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 
U.S.C. 2666).
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish and 
maintain in the Department of Agriculture an Office of the Small Farms 
Advocate.
    (c) Functions.--The Office of the Small Farms Advocate shall--
            (1) cooperate with, and monitor, agencies and offices of 
        the Department to ensure that the Department is meeting the 
        needs of small farms;
            (2) provide input to agencies and offices of the Department 
        on program and policy decisions to ensure that the interests of 
        small farms are represented; and
            (3) develop and implement a plan to coordinate the 
        effective delivery of services of the Department to small 
        farms.
    (d) Administrator.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Office of the Small Farms Advocate 
        shall be headed by an Administrator, who shall be appointed by 
        the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
        Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize a net 
        increase in the number of political appointees within the 
        Department of Agriculture.
            (2) Duties.--The Administrator shall--
                    (A) act as an advocate for small farms in 
                connection with policies and programs of the 
                Department; and
                    (B) carry out the functions of the Office of the 
                Small Farms Advocate under subsection (b).
            (3) Executive schedule.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
        States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Administrator, Office of the Small Farms Advocate, 
        Department of Agriculture.''.
    (e) Resources.--Using funds that are otherwise available to the 
Department of Agriculture, the Secretary shall provide the Office of 
the Small Farms Advocate with such human and capital resources as are 
sufficient for the Office to carry out its functions in a timely and 
efficient manner.
    (f) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an 
annual report that describes actions taken by the Office of the Small 
Farms Advocate to further the interests of small farms.
    Sec. 768. Limit on Penalty for Inadvertent Violation of Contract 
Under the Agricultural Market Transition Act. If an owner or producer, 
in good faith, inadvertently plants edible beans during the 1998 crop 
year on acreage covered by a contract under the Agricultural Market 
Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall minimize penalties imposed for the planting to prevent economic 
injury to the owner or producer.
    Sec. 769. The Secretary of Agriculture shall present to Congress by 
March 1, 1999 a report on whether to recommend lifting the ban on the 
interstate-distribution of State inspected meat.
    Sec. 770. Prohibition on Loan Guarantees to Borrowers that have 
Received Debt Forgiveness. Section 373 of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h) is amended by striking 
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Prohibition of Loans for Borrowers That Have Received Debt 
Forgiveness.--
            ``(1) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
                    ``(A) the Secretary may not make a loan under this 
                title to a borrower that has received debt forgiveness 
                on a loan made or guaranteed under this title; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary may not guarantee a loan under 
                this title to a borrower that has received--
                            ``(i) debt forgiveness after April 4, 1996, 
                        on a loan made or guaranteed under this title; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) received debt forgiveness on no more 
                        than 3 occasions on or before April 4, 1996.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make a direct 
                or guaranteed farm operating loan for paying annual 
                farm or ranch operating expenses of a borrower that was 
                restructured with a write-down under section 353.
                    ``(B) Emergency loans.--The Secretary may make an 
                emergency loan under section 321 to a borrower that--
                            ``(i) on or before April 4, 1996, received 
                        not more than 1 debt forgiveness on a loan made 
                        or guaranteed under this title; and
                            ``(ii) after April 4, 1996, has not 
                        received debt forgiveness on a loan made or 
                        guaranteed under this title.''.
    Sec. 771. Definition of Family Farm. (a) Real Estate Loans.--
Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1922) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Determination of Qualification for Loan.--
            ``(1) Primary factor.--The primary factor to be considered 
        in determining whether an applicant for a loan under this 
        subtitle is engaged primarily and directly in farming or 
        ranching shall be whether the applicant is participating in 
        routine, ongoing farm activities and in overall decisionmaking 
        with regard to the farm or ranch.
            ``(2) No basis for denial of loan.--The Secretary may not 
        deny a loan under this subtitle solely because 2 or more 
        individuals are employed full-time in the farming operation for 
        which the loan is sought.''.
    (b) Operating Loans.--Section 311 of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(d) Determination of Qualification for Loan.--
            ``(1) Primary factor.--The primary factor to be considered 
        in determining whether an applicant for a loan under this 
        subtitle is engaged primarily and directly in farming or 
        ranching shall be whether the applicant is participating in 
        routine, ongoing farm activities and in overall decisionmaking 
        with regard to the farm or ranch.
            ``(2) No basis for denial of loan.--The Secretary may not 
        deny a loan under this subtitle solely because 2 or more 
        individuals are employed full-time in the farming operation for 
        which the loan is sought.''.
    (c) Emergency Loans.--Section 321 of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(e) Determination of Qualification for Loan.--
            ``(1) Primary factor.--The primary factor to be considered 
        in determining whether an applicant for a loan under this 
        subtitle is engaged primarily and directly in farming or 
        ranching shall be whether the applicant is participating in 
        routine, ongoing farm activities and in overall decisionmaking 
        with regard to the farm or ranch.
            ``(2) No basis for denial of loan.--The Secretary may not 
        deny a loan under this subtitle solely because 2 or more 
        individuals are employed full-time in the farming operation for 
        which the loan is sought.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall be considered to have been 
in effect as of January 1, 1977.
    Sec. 772. Applicability of Disaster Loan Collateral Requirements 
Under the Small Business Act. Section 324(d) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1964(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d) All loans'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(d) Repayment.--
            ``(1) In general.-- All loans''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) No basis for denial of loan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary shall not deny a loan under this subtitle to 
                a borrower by reason of the fact that the borrower 
                lacks a particular amount of collateral for the loan if 
                the Secretary is reasonably certain that the borrower 
                will be able to repay the loan.
                    ``(B) Refusal to pledge available collateral.--The 
                Secretary may deny or cancel a loan under this subtitle 
                if a borrower refuses to pledge available collateral on 
                request by the Secretary.''.
    Sec. 773. Notification of Recalls of Drugs and Devices. (a) 
Matthew's Law.--This section shall be referred to as ``Matthew's Law''.
    (b) Drugs.--Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 355) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o)(1) If the Secretary withdraws an application for a drug under 
paragraph (1) or (2) of the first sentence of subsection (e) and a 
class I recall for the drug results, the Secretary shall take such 
action as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate to ensure 
timely notification of the recall to individuals that received the 
drug, including using the assistance of health professionals that 
prescribed or dispensed the drug to such individuals.
    ``(2) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `Class I' refers to the corresponding 
        designation given recalls in subpart A of part 7 of title 21, 
        Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation.
            ``(B) The term `recall' means a recall, as defined in 
        subpart A of part 7 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, 
        or a successor regulation, of a drug.''.
    (c) Devices.--Section 518(e) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360h(e)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the last sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting 
        ``or if the recall is a class I recall,'' after ``cannot be 
        identified''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) In this subsection, the term `Class I' refers to the 
corresponding designation given recalls in subpart A of part 7 of title 
21, Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 705(b) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 
375(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or gross'' and inserting ``gross''; and
            (2) by striking the period and inserting ``, or a class I 
        recall of a drug or device as described in section 505(o)(1) or 
        518(e)(2).''.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect one day after 
the date of enactment of this Act.

            TITLE VIII--AGRICULTURAL CREDIT RESTORATION ACT

    Sec. 801. Short Title. This title may be cited as the 
``Agricultural Credit Restoration Act''.
    Sec. 802. Amendments to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act. (a) Section 343(a)(12)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(12)(B)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(B) Exceptions.--The term `debt forgiveness' does not 
        include--
                    ``(i) consolidation, rescheduling, reamortization, 
                or deferral of a loan;
                    ``(ii) 1 debt forgiveness in the form of a 
                restructuring, write-down, or net recovery buy-out, 
                which occurred prior to date of enactment and was due 
                to a financial problem of the borrower relating to a 
                natural disaster or a medical condition of the borrower 
                or of a member of the immediate family of the borrower 
                (or, in the case of a borrower that is an entity, a 
                principal owner of the borrower or a member of the 
                immediate family of such an owner); and
                    ``(iii) any restructuring, write-down, or net 
                recovery buy-out provided as a part of a resolution of 
                a discrimination complaint against the Secretary.''.
    (b) Section 355(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(c)(2)) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(2) Reservation and allocation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, to the 
                greatest extent practicable, reserve and allocate the 
                proportion of each State's loan funds made available 
                under subtitle B that is equal to that State's target 
                participation rate for use by the socially 
                disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in that State. The 
                Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, distribute 
                the total so derived on a county by county basis 
                according to the number of socially disadvantaged 
                farmers or ranchers in the county.
                    ``(B) Reallocation of unused funds.--The Secretary 
                may pool any funds reserved and allocated under this 
                paragraph with respect to a State that are not used as 
                described in subparagraph (A) in a State in the first 
                10 months of a fiscal year with the funds similarly not 
                so used in other States, and may reallocate such pooled 
                funds in the discretion of the Secretary for use by 
                socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in other 
                States.''.
    (c) Section 373(b)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h(b)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this paragraph and 
        in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not make or guarantee a 
        loan under subtitle A or B to a borrower who received debt 
        forgiveness on a loan made or guaranteed under this title 
        unless such forgiveness occurred prior to April 4, 1996.''.
    Sec. 803. Regulations. Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate 
regulations necessary to carry out the amendments made by this Act, 
without regard to--
            (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of 
        title 5, United States Code; and
            (2) the statement of policy of the Secretary of Agriculture 
        relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public 
        participation in rulemaking that became effective on July 24, 
        1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804).

                  TITLE IX--INDIA-PAKISTAN RELIEF ACT

    Sec. 901. Short Title. This title may be cited as the ``India-
Pakistan Relief Act of 1998''.
    Sec. 902. Waiver Authority. (a) Authority.--The President may waive 
for a period not to exceed one year upon enactment of this Act with 
respect to India or Pakistan the application of any sanction or 
prohibition (or portion thereof) contained in section 101 or 102 of the 
Arms Export Control Act, section 620E(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, or section 2(b)(4) of the Export Import Bank Act of 1945.
    (b) Exception.--The authority provided in subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any restriction in section 102(b)(2) (B), (C), or (G) of the 
Arms Export Control Act.
    (c) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by this 
section are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided, That such amounts 
shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request 
that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an 
emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the 
President to the Congress.
    Sec. 903. Consultation. Prior to each exercise of the authority 
provided in section 902, the President shall consult with the 
appropriate congressional committees.
    Sec. 904. Reporting Requirement. Not later than 30 days prior to 
the expiration of a one-year period described in section 902, the 
Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees on economic and national security developments 
in India and Pakistan.
    Sec. 905. Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined. In this 
title, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.

                         TITLE X--MEAT LABELING

    Sec. 1001. Definitions. Section 1 of the Federal Meat Inspection 
Act (21 U.S.C. 601) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(w) Beef.--The term `beef'' means meat produced from 
        cattle (including veal).
            ``(x) Lamb.--The term `lamb' means meat, other than mutton, 
        produced from sheep.
            ``(y) Beef blended with imported meat.--The term `beef 
        blended with imported meat' means ground beef, or beef in 
        another meat food product that contains United States beef and 
        any imported meat.
            ``(z) Lamb blended with imported meat.--The term `lamb 
        blended with imported meat' means ground meat, or lamb in 
        another meat food product, that contains United States lamb and 
        any imported meat.
            ``(aa) Imported beef.--The term `imported beef' means any 
        beef, including any fresh muscle cuts, ground meat, trimmings, 
        and beef in another meat food product, that is not United 
        States beef, whether or not the beef is graded with a quality 
        grade issued by the Secretary.
            ``(bb) Imported lamb.--The term `imported lamb' means any 
        lamb, including any fresh muscle cuts, ground meat, trimmings, 
        and lamb in another meat food product, that is not United 
        States lamb, whether or not the lamb is graded with a quality 
        grade issued by the Secretary.
            ``(cc) United states beef.--
                    ``(1) In general.--The term `United States beef' 
                means beef produced from cattle slaughtered in the 
                United States.
                    ``(2) Exclusions.--The term `United States beef' 
                does not include--
                            ``(A) beef produced from cattle imported 
                        into the United States in sealed trucks for 
                        slaughter;
                            ``(B) beef produced from imported 
                        carcasses;
                            ``(C) imported beef trimmings; or
                            ``(D) imported boxed beef.
            ``(dd) United states lamb.--
                    ``(1) In general.--The term `United States lamb' 
                means lamb, except mutton, produced from sheep 
                slaughtered in the United States.
                    ``(2) Exclusions.--The term `United States lamb' 
                does not include--
                            ``(A) lamb produced from sheep imported 
                        into the United States in sealed trucks for 
                        slaughter;
                            ``(B) lamb produced from an imported 
                        carcass;
                            ``(C) imported lamb trimmings; or
                            ``(D) imported boxed lamb.''.
    Sec. 1002. Labeling of Imported Meat and Meat Food Products. (a) 
Labeling Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1(n) of the Federal Meat 
        Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(n)) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(13)(A) If it is imported beef or imported lamb offered 
        for retail sale as fresh muscle cuts of beef or lamb and is not 
        accompanied by labeling that identifies it as imported beef or 
        imported lamb.
            ``(B) If it is United States beef or United States lamb 
        offered for retail sale, or offered and intended for export as 
        fresh muscle cuts of beef or lamb, and is not accompanied by 
        labeling that identifies it as United States beef or United 
        States lamb.
            ``(C) If it is United States or imported ground beef or 
        other processed beef or lamb product and is not accompanied by 
        labeling that identifies it as United States beef or United 
        States lamb, imported beef or imported lamb, beef blended with 
        imported meat or lamb blended with imported meat, or other 
        designation that identifies the percentage content of United 
        States beef and imported beef United States lamb and imported 
        lamb or contained in the product, as determined by the 
        Secretary under section 7(g).''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 20(a) of the Federal 
        Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 620(a)) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following: ``All imported beef or imported lamb 
        offered for retail sale as fresh muscle cuts of beef or lamb 
        shall be plainly and conspicuously marked, labeled, or 
        otherwise identified as imported beef or imported lamb.''.
    (b) Ground or Processed Beef and Lamb.--Section 7 of the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 607) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(g) Ground or Processed Beef and Lamb.--
            ``(1) Voluntary labeling.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary shall provide by regulation for the voluntary 
        labeling or identification of ground beef or lamb, other 
        processed beef or lamb products as United States beef or United 
        States lamb, imported beef or imported lamb, beef blended with 
        imported meat or lamb blended with imported meat, or other 
        designation that identifies the percentage content of United 
        States and imported beef or imported lamb contained in the 
        product, as determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Mandatory labeling.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), not later than 18 months after the 
                date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
                shall provide by regulation for the mandatory labeling 
                or identification of ground beef or lamb, other 
                processed beef or lamb products as United States beef 
                or United States lamb, imported beef or imported lamb, 
                beef blended with imported meat or lamb blended with 
                imported meat, or other designation that identifies the 
                percentage content of United States and imported beef 
                or imported lamb contained in the product, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Application.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
                apply to the extent the Secretary determines that the 
                costs associated with labeling under subparagraph (A) 
                would result in an unreasonable burden on producers, 
                processors, retailers, or consumers.''.
    (c) Ground Beef and Ground Lamb Labeling Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct 
        a study of the effects of the mandatory use of imported, 
        blended, or percentage content labeling on ground beef, ground 
        lamb, and other processed beef or lamb products made from 
        imported beef or imported lamb.
            (2) Costs and responses.--The study shall be designed to 
        evaluate the costs associated with and consumer response toward 
        the mandatory use of labeling described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report the findings 
        of the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the Committee on 
        Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
        on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
    Sec. 1003. Regulations. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate 
final regulations to carry out the amendments made by this title.

               TITLE XI--BIODIESEL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ACT

    Sec. 1101. Short Title; Table of Contents. (a) Short Title.--This 
title may be cited as the ``Biodiesel Energy Development Act of 1998''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title is as 
follows:

Sec. 1101. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Sec. 1103. Amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
Sec. 1104. Minimum Federal fleet requirement.
Sec. 1105. State and local incentives programs.
Sec. 1106. Alternative fuel bus program.
Sec. 1107. Alternative fuel use in nonroad vehicles, engines, and 
                            marine vessels.
Sec. 1108. Mandate for alternative fuel providers.
Sec. 1109. Replacement fuel supply and demand program.
Sec. 1110. Modification of goals; additional rulemaking authority.
Sec. 1111. Fleet requirement program.
Sec. 1112. Credits.
Sec. 1113. Secretary's recommendation to Congress.
    Sec. 1102. Definitions. Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``derived from biological 
        materials'' and inserting ``derived from domestically produced 
        renewable biological materials (including biodiesel) at 
        mixtures not less than 20 percent by volume'';
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) a motor vehicle (other than an automobile) or 
                marine vessel that is capable of operating on 
                alternative fuel, gasoline, or diesel fuel, or an 
                approved blend of alternative fuel and petroleum-based 
                fuel.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (14) as 
        paragraphs (12), (14), (15), and (16), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
            ``(11) the term `heavy duty motor vehicle' means a motor 
        vehicle or marine vessel that is greater than 8,500 pounds 
        gross vehicle weight rating;'';
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (3)) the following:
            ``(13) the term `marine vessel' means a motorized 
        watercraft or other artificial contrivance used as a means of 
        transportation primarily on the navigable waters of the United 
        States;'';
            (6) in paragraph (15) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), 
        by striking ``biological materials'' and inserting 
        ``domestically produced renewable biological materials 
        (including biodiesel)''.
    Sec. 1103. Amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 
Section 400AA of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6374) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(3)(B), by 
        striking ``vehicles converted to use alternative fuels may be 
        acquired if, after conversion,'' and inserting ``existing fleet 
        vehicles may be converted to use alternative fuels at the time 
        of a major vehicle overhaul or rebuild, or vehicles that have 
        been converted to use alternative fuels may be acquired, if''; 
        and
            (2) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``derived from 
                biological materials'' and inserting ``derived from 
                domestically produced renewable biological materials 
                (including biodiesel) at mixtures not less than 20 
                percent by volume'';
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (B) 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) a motor vehicle (other than an automobile) or 
                marine vessel that is capable of operating on 
                alternative fuel, gasoline, or diesel fuel, or an 
                approved blend of alternative fuel and petroleum-based 
                fuel; and''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``or marine 
                vessel'' after ``a vehicle''.
    Sec. 1104. Minimum Federal Fleet Requirement. Section 303 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Heavy Duty and Dual-Fueled Vehicle Compliance Credits.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of meeting the requirements 
        of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator of General Services, if appropriate, shall permit 
        a Federal fleet to acquire 1 heavy duty alternative fueled 
        vehicle in place of 2 light duty alternative fueled vehicles.
            ``(2) Additional credits.--For purposes of this section, 
        the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of 
        General Services, if appropriate, shall permit a Federal fleet 
        to take an additional credit for the purchase and documented 
        use of alternative fuel used in a dual-fueled vehicle, 
        comparable conventionally-fueled motor vehicle, or marine 
        vessel.
            ``(3) Accounting.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In allowing a credit for the 
                purchase of a dual-fueled vehicle or alternative fuel, 
                the Secretary may request a Federal agency to provide 
                an accounting of the purchase.
                    ``(B) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall include any 
                request made under subparagraph (A) in the guidelines 
                required under section 308.
            ``(4) Fuel and vehicle neutrality.--The Secretary shall 
        carry out this subsection in a manner that is, to the maximum 
        extent practicable, neutral with respect to the type of fuel 
        and vehicle used.''.
    Sec. 1105. State and Local Incentives Programs. (a) Establishment 
of Program.--Section 409(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13235(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``alternative fueled 
        vehicles'' and inserting ``light and heavy duty alternative 
        fueled vehicles and increasing the use of alternative fuels''; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after 
                ``introduction of'' the following: ``converted or 
                acquired light and heavy duty'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting after ``of 
                sales of'' the following: ``, incentives toward use of, 
                and reporting requirements relating to''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (G)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
                        (iii) as clauses (ii) through (iv), 
                        respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting after ``cost of--'' the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) alternative fuels;''.
    (b) Federal Assistance to States.--Section 409(b) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13235(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) grants of Federal financial assistance for 
                the incremental purchase cost of alternative fuels.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting after ``be 
        introduced'' the following: ``and the volume of alternative 
        fuel likely to be consumed''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``alternative fuels and'' after 
                ``in procuring''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``fuels and'' after ``of such''.
    (c) General Provisions.--Section 409(c)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13235(c)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after 
``alternative fueled vehicles in use'' the following: ``and volume of 
alternative fuel consumed''.
    Sec. 1106. Alternative Fuel Bus Program. Section 410(c) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13236(c)) is amended in the second 
sentence by striking ``and the conversion of school buses to dedicated 
vehicles'' and inserting ``the incremental cost of alternative fuels 
used in flexible fueled school buses, and the conversion of school 
buses to alternative fueled vehicles''.
    Sec. 1107. Alternative Fuel Use in Nonroad Vehicles, Engines, and 
Marine Vessels. Section 412 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13238) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and engines'' and 
        inserting ``, engines, and marine vessels'';
            (2) by striking ``vehicles and engines'' each place it 
        appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``vehicles, 
        engines, and marine vessels'';
            (3) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
                ``Nonroad Vehicles and Engines'' and inserting ``In 
                General'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``a 
                        study'' and inserting ``studies''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``study'' and 
                                inserting ``studies''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``2 years'' and 
                                inserting ``2, 6, and 10 years'';
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``study'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``studies''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting 
                        ``or marine vessels'' after ``such vehicles''; 
                        and
                    (D) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``report'' and inserting 
                        ``reports''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``may'' and inserting 
                        ``shall''; and
            (4) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and 
                Engines'' and inserting ``, Engines, and Marine 
                Vessels''; and
                    (B) by striking ``rail transportation, vehicles 
                used at airports, vehicles or engines used for marine 
                purposes, and other vehicles or engines'' and inserting 
                ``rail and waterway transportation, vehicles used at 
                airports and seaports, vehicles or engines used for 
                marine purposes, marine vessels, and other vehicles, 
                engines, or marine vessels''.
    Sec. 1108. Mandate for Alternative Fuel Providers. Section 501 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13251) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``or heavy'' after 
        ``new light''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) allow the conversion of an existing fleet vehicle 
        into a dual-fueled alternative fueled vehicle at the time of a 
        major overhaul or rebuild of the vehicle, if the original 
        equipment manufacturer's warranty continues to apply to the 
        vehicle, pursuant to an agreement between the original 
        equipment manufacturer and the person performing the 
        conversion.''.
    Sec. 1109. Replacement Fuel Supply and Demand Program. Section 502 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13252) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
        ``and heavy'' after ``in light''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting 
        after ``October 1, 1993,'' the following: ``and every 5 years 
        thereafter through October 1, 2008,''.
    Sec. 1110. Modification of Goals; Additional Rulemaking Authority. 
Section 504 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13254) is 
amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``and periodically thereafter'' and inserting ``consistent with 
        the reporting requirements of section 502(b)''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first 
        sentence the following: ``Any additional regulation issued by 
        the Secretary shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        neutral with respect to the type of fuel and vehicle used.''.
    Sec.  1111. Fleet Requirement Program. (a) Fleet Program Purchase 
Goals.--Section 507(a)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13257(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``acquired as, or converted 
into,'' after ``shall be''.
    (b) Fleet Requirement Program.--Section 507(g) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13257(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``acquired as, or 
        converted into,'' after ``shall be'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Substitutions.--The Secretary shall, by rule, permit 
        fleets covered under this section to substitute the acquisition 
        or conversion of 1 heavy duty alternative fueled vehicle for 2 
        light duty vehicle acquisitions to meet the requirements of 
        this subsection.''.
    (c) Conversions.--Section 507(j) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13257(j)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Nothing in'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), nothing in''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Conversion into alternative fueled vehicles.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A fleet owner shall be permitted 
                to convert an existing fleet vehicle into an 
                alternative fueled vehicle, and purchase the 
                alternative fuel for the converted vehicle, for the 
                purpose of compliance with this title or an amendment 
                made by this title, if the original equipment 
                manufacturer's warranty continues to apply to the 
                vehicle, pursuant to an agreement between the original 
                equipment manufacturer and the person performing the 
                conversion.
                    ``(B) Credits.--A fleet owner shall be allowed a 
                credit for the conversion of an existing fleet vehicle 
                and the purchase of alternative fuel for the 
                vehicle.''.
    (d) Mandatory State Fleet Programs.--Section 507(o) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13257(o)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or heavy'' after ``new light''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``or converted'' after 
                ``acquired''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``the 
                Biodiesel Energy Development Act of 1997''; and
                    (B) by inserting after ``of light'' the following: 
                ``or heavy duty alternative fueled''.
    Sec. 1112. Credits. (a) In general.--Section 508(a) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13258(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) Additional alternative fueled vehicles.--The 
        Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Alternative fuel.--The Secretary shall allocate a 
        credit to a fleet or covered person that acquires a volume of 
        alternative fuel equal to the estimated need for 1 year for any 
        dual-fueled vehicle acquired or converted by the fleet or 
        covered person as required under this title.''.
    (b) Allocation.--Section 508(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13258(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``In allocating credits under subsection 
        (a),'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Additional alternative fueled vehicles.--In 
        allocating credits under subsection (a)(1),``; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Dual-fueled vehicles; alternative fuel.--In 
        allocating credits under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall 
        allocate 2 credits to a fleet or covered person for acquiring 
        or converting a dual-fueled vehicle and acquiring a volume of 
        alternative fuel equal to the estimated need for 1 year for any 
        dual-fueled vehicle if the dual-fueled vehicle acquired is in 
        excess of the number that the fleet or covered person is 
        required to acquire or is acquired before the date that the 
        fleet or covered person is required to acquire the number under 
        this title.''.
    Sec. 1113. Secretary's Recommendation to Congress. Section 509(a) 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13259(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the semicolon at 
        the end the following: ``and exempting replacement fuels from 
        taxes levied on non-replacement fuels''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and converters'' after 
                ``suppliers''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
                following: ``, including the conversion and warranty of 
                motor vehicles into alternative fueled vehicles''.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1999''.

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                                                             Secretary.
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