[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4101 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.4101

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  eight


                                 An Act


 
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 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: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel of the Department of Agriculture to carry out 
section 793(c)(1)(C) of Public Law 104-127: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce section 
793(d) of Public Law 104-127.

                          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, $5,620,000.


                        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, $6,120,000.

                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, $32,168,000, 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 sections 
551 through 558 of title 5, United States Code.


               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, $65,128,000, 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 $100,000 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 
for fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, 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, 
$29,194,000.

  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


                      (including transfer of funds)

    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, 
$65,757,000: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ``Food and Nutrition Service, Food 
Program Administration'' for studies and evaluations: 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).

                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 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.

                     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, $781,950,000: 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 
10 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 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 shall 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, $56,437,000, 
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.

      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 $180,545,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch 
Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-i); $21,932,000 for grants for cooperative forestry 
research (16 U.S.C. 582a-a7); $29,676,000 for payments to the 1890 
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 3222); 
$63,116,000 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)); $119,300,000 for competitive 
research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); $5,109,000 for the support of 
animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $750,000 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); $2,850,000 for an education grants program for Hispanic-
serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241); $500,000 for a secondary 
agriculture education program and 2-year postsecondary education (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); 
$1,552,000 for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 
534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382; and $10,688,000 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, $481,216,000.
    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to 
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing 
of tobacco or tobacco products.

              Native American Institutions Endowment Fund

    For establishment of a Native American institutions endowment fund, 
as authorized by Public Law 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, $3,000,000; 
payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) 
of the Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and 
teaching facilities at the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee 
University, as authorized by section 1447 of Public Law 95-113 (7 
U.S.C. 3222b), $8,426,000, 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, $9,561,000; payments for youth-at-risk programs under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $9,000,000; payments for a food safety program 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $3,500,000; 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, $1,714,000; 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, $11,741,000; in all, $434,122,000: 
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, $425,803,000, of which $4,105,000 
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 4, of which 2 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.
    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, $7,700,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service


                            Marketing Services

    For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer 
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, 
and regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for administration 
and coordination of payments to States, including field employment 
pursuant to 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, $46,000,000, 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 $60,730,000 (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, $26,787,000: 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.


         limitation on inspection and weighing services 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

    For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and 
the Egg Products Inspection Act, $609,250,000, 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, 
$714,499,000: 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 section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code.


                          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, $510,682,000, of which $425,031,000 shall be for 
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $1,648,276,000, of which 
$948,276,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $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, $100,000,000.
    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, $62,630,000, 
of which $11,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$17,480,000 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, $1,440,000.
    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

    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 
section 1506(i) of title 7, United States Code.

                              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.

                                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, 
$641,243,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of 
which not less than $5,990,000 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 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), $10,368,000: 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 section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code.


                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 and 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, $99,443,000, 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 and 16 U.S.C. 1006a)): 
Provided, That not to exceed $47,000,000 of this appropriation shall be 
available for technical assistance: 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 $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), $35,000,000, 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 section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code.


                       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, 381N, and 381O of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), $722,686,000, 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 $645,007,000 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 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 
$5,300,000 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, 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 $23,948,000 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: $3,965,313,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as 
determined by the Secretary, of which $3,000,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $25,001,000 for section 504 housing 
repair loans; $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $20,000,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
$114,321,000 for section 515 rental housing; $5,152,000 for section 524 
site loans; $16,930,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which 
up to $5,001,000 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, $116,800,000, of which 
$2,700,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $8,808,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
guaranteed loans, $2,320,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
$10,406,000; section 515 rental housing, $55,160,000; section 524 site 
loans, $17,000; credit sales of acquired property, $3,492,000, of which 
up to $2,416,000 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, $10,380,000 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 heading.
    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 
5-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 heading.


                     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, $41,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 
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 heading.


                          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 further, 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 heading.
    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 of 1936, for the purpose 
of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$15,000,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
$3,783,000.
    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), $3,300,000, 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 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.

  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), 
$3,500,000 is 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, $300,000,000; 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, $810,000: 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 $157,509,000.
    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), 
$4,174,000.
    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 section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code.

                                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.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


                         Child Nutrition Programs

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21, 
$9,176,897,000, to remain available through September 30, 2000, of 
which $4,128,747,000 is 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 none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: 
Provided further, 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, ch. 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), $3,924,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: 
Provided further, That of the total amount available, the Secretary 
shall obligate $10,000,000 for the farmers' market nutrition program 
within 45 days of the enactment of this Act, and an additional 
$5,000,000 for the farmers' market nutrition program from any funds not 
needed to maintain current caseload levels: Provided further, That none 
of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay administrative 
expenses of WIC clinics except those that have an announced policy of 
prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry out the program: 
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: Provided 
further, That State agencies required to procure infant formula using a 
competitive bidding system may use funds appropriated by this Act to 
purchase infant formula under a cost containment contract entered into 
after September 30, 1996, only if the contract was awarded to the 
bidder offering the lowest net price, as defined by section 17(b)(20) 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, unless the State agency 
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the weighted 
average retail price for different brands of infant formula in the 
State does not vary by more than 5 percent.


                            Food Stamp Program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), $22,585,106,000, 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 none of the 
funds made available under this heading 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 heading 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, $131,000,000, 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, $108,561,000, 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 and of which $2,000,000 shall be available 
for obligation only after promulgation of a final rule to curb vendor 
related fraud: 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 section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code.

                                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), $136,203,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of 
funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf 
of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions 
under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production 
assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs 
of the International Development Cooperation Administration (22 U.S.C. 
2392).
    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) $16,249,000 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) $25,000,000 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; $1,098,140,000, 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: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated: (1) $226,580,000 shall be for the Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs, of which, and notwithstanding section 
409(h)(5)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 
et seq.), an amount of $500,000 shall be made available for the 
development of systems, regulations, and pilot programs, if any, that 
would be required to permit full implementation, consistent with 
section 409(h)(5) of that Act, in fiscal year 2000 of the food contact 
substance notification program under section 409(h) of such Act; (2) 
$291,981,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research 
and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) 
$125,095,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (4) $41,973,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary 
Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (5) $145,736,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (6) $31,579,000 shall be for the National Center 
for Toxicological Research; (7) $34,000,000 shall be for the Office of 
Tobacco; (8) $25,855,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, 
other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration; (9) 
$88,294,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent and related costs; and (10) $87,047,000 shall 
be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner, the 
Office of Policy, the Office of External Affairs, the Office of 
Operations, the Office of Management and Systems, and central services 
for these offices.
    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, 
$11,350,000, 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 AGENCIES

                  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.

                       Farm Credit Administration


                  Limitation of Administrative Expenses

    Not to exceed $35,800,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, 
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with 
receiverships.

                     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 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 and 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. 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: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded 
competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
Extension Service shall be available to pay full allowable indirect 
costs for each grant awarded under the Small Business Innovation 
Development Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-219; 15 U.S.C. 638).
    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; Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; and 
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may use cooperative 
agreements to reflect a relationship between the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 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. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Act, the Natural Resources Conservation Service may enter 
into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with a State agency 
or subdivision, or a public or private organization, for the 
acquisition of goods or services, including personal services, to carry 
out natural resources conservation activities: Provided, That Commodity 
Credit Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed 
the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such 
purposes in fiscal year 1998.
    Sec. 717. 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. 718. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of 
personnel to 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. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than 
$1,800,000 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: Provided, That interagency funding is 
authorized to carry out the purposes of the National Drought Policy 
Commission.
    Sec. 720. 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. 721. 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. 722. 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. 723. 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: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer without the prior approval of the Committee 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
    Sec. 724. (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 Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are 
notified 15 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 Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are 
notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel to carry out section 793 of Public Law 104-
127, with the exception of funds made available under that section on 
January 1, 1997.
    Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel who carry out an environmental quality incentives program 
authorized by sections 334-341 of Public Law 104-127 in excess of 
$174,000,000.
    Sec. 727. 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. 728. 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 a 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. 729. 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 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) may be included in any amount 
reprogrammed under this section if such funds are used for a purpose 
authorized by such chapter: Provided further, That any funds made 
available from ongoing programs of the Department of Agriculture used 
for the benefit of the Lower Mississippi Delta Region shall be counted 
toward the level cited in this section.
    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 enroll in excess of 120,000 acres in the fiscal year 1999 
wetlands reserve program as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
    Sec. 731. 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 the emergency food assistance program authorized 
by section 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act if such program exceeds 
$90,000,000.
    Sec. 732. 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 the provisions of section 401 of Public Law 105-
185.
    Sec. 733. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of 
Big Spring, Texas shall be eligible to participate in rural housing 
programs administered by the Rural Housing Service.
    Sec. 734. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico shall be eligible for grants and 
loans administered by the Rural Utilities Service.
    Sec. 735. Notwithstanding section 381A of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009), 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. 736. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to carry out any commodity purchase 
program that would prohibit eligibility or participation by farmer-
owned cooperatives.
    Sec. 737. Section 512(d)(4)(D)(iii) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(d)(4)(D)(iii)) is amended by inserting 
before the semicolon the following: ``, except that for purposes of 
this clause, antibacterial ingredient or animal drug does not include 
the ionophore or arsenical classes of animal drugs''.
    Sec. 738. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Secretary by this Act, any other Act, or any other 
source may be used to issue the final rule to implement the amendments 
to Federal milk marketing orders required by subsection (a)(1) of 
section 143 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7253), 
other than during the period of February 1, 1999, through April 4, 
1999, and only if the actual implementation of the amendments as part 
of Federal milk marketing orders takes effect on October 1, 1999, 
notwithstanding the penalties that would otherwise be imposed under 
subsection (c) of such section.
    (b) None of such funds may be used to designate the State of 
California as a separate Federal milk marketing order under subsection 
(a)(2) of such section, other than during the period beginning on the 
date of the issuance of the final rule referred to in subsection (a) 
through September 30, 1999.
    (c) For purposes of this section, a rule shall be considered to be 
a final rule when the rule is submitted to Congress as required by 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to permit congressional 
review of agency rulemaking and before the Secretary of Agriculture 
conducts the producer referendum required under section 8c(19) of the 
Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(19)), reenacted with 
amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
    Sec. 739. Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture announces the basic 
formula price for milk for purposes of Federal milk marketing orders 
issued under section 8c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
608c), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937, the Secretary shall include in the announcement 
an estimate, stated on a per hundredweight basis, of the costs incurred 
by milk producers, including transportation and marketing costs, to 
produce milk in the different regions of the United States.
    Sec. 740. 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. 741. Waiver of Statute of Limitations. (a) To the extent 
permitted by the Constitution, any civil action to obtain relief with 
respect to the discrimination alleged in an eligible complaint, 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.
    (b) The complainant may, in lieu of filing a civil action, seek a 
determination on the merits of the eligible complaint by the Department 
of Agriculture if such complaint was filed not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. The Department of Agriculture 
shall--
        (1) provide the complainant an opportunity for a hearing on the 
    record before making that determination; and
        (2) award the complainant such relief as would be afforded 
    under the applicable statute from which the eligible complaint 
    arose notwithstanding any statute of limitations.
    (c) A proposed administrative award or settlement, exceeding 
$75,000 (other than debt relief), of an eligible complaint--
        (1) shall not take effect until 90 days after notice of that 
    award or settlement is given to the Attorney General (or the 
    Attorney General's designee); and
        (2) shall not take effect in any event if, during that 90-day 
    period, the Attorney General (or the Attorney General's designee) 
    objects to the award or settlement.
    (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), 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.
    (e) The United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States 
District Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over--
        (1) any cause of action arising out of a complaint with respect 
    to which this section waives the statute of limitations; and
        (2) over any civil action for judicial review of a 
    determination in an administrative proceeding in the Department of 
    Agriculture under this section.
    (f) As used in this section, the term ``eligible complaint'' means 
a non-employment-related complaint that was filed with the Department 
of Agriculture before July 1, 1997 and alleges discrimination at any 
time during the period beginning on January 1, 1983 and ending December 
31, 1996--
        (1) under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. 1691 et 
    seq.) in administering a farm ownership, farm operating, or 
    emergency loan from the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program 
    Account; or
        (2) in the administration of a commodity program or a disaster 
    assistance program.
    (g) This section shall apply in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.
    Sec. 742. In any claim brought under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
and filed with the Secretary of Agriculture after January 1994 
resulting in a finding that a farmer was subjected to discrimination 
under any farm loan program or activity conducted by the United States 
Department of Agriculture in violation of section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall be liable for compensatory damages. Such liability 
shall apply to any administrative action brought before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, but only if the action is brought within the 
applicable statute of limitations and the complainant sought or seeks 
compensatory damages while the action is pending.
    Sec. 743. 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. 744. Funds made available for conservation operations by this 
Act 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. 745. 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 
``$20,000,000'' in lieu of ``$15,000,000'' in subsection (d).
    Sec. 746. 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. 747. 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. 748. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 508(b)(5)(A) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(5)(A)), for the 1999 
reinsurance and subsequent reinsurance years, no producer shall pay 
more than $50 per crop per county as an administrative fee for 
catastrophic risk protection under section 508(b)(5)(A) of that Act.
    Sec. 749. 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. 750. (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 2000''.
    (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, 2000''.
    (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 2000''.
    (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 2000''; and
        (2) in subsection (u), by striking ``September 30, 1998'' and 
    inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
    (e) Section 538(f) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490p-
2(f)) is amended by adding after paragraph (5) the following new flush 
sentence:
``The Secretary may not deny a guarantee under this section on the 
basis that the interest on the loan, or on an obligation supporting the 
loan, for which the guarantee is sought is exempt from inclusion in 
gross income for purposes of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.''.
    Sec. 751. 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. 752. 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. 753. (a) 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) 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)(1) 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--
        (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; or''; and
        (C) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(v) a State agricultural experiment station.''.
    (2) Section 401(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(d)) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'' at the end;
        (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; or''; and
        (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) a State agricultural experiment station.''.
    (d) Section 3(d) of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c(d)) is 
amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No'' and inserting ``Except 
    as provided in paragraph (4), no''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Territories.--In lieu of the matching funds requirement 
    of paragraph (1), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
    Islands, and Guam shall be subject to the same matching funds 
    requirements as those applicable to an eligible institution under 
    section 1449 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d).''.
    (e) Section 3(e) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(e)) is 
amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``paragraph (4) and'' after 
    ``provided in''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) Territories.--In lieu of the matching funds requirement 
    of paragraph (1), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
    Islands, and Guam shall be subject to the same matching funds 
    requirements as those applicable to an eligible institution under 
    section 1449 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
    Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d).''.
    (f) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998.
    Sec. 754. 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 user 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. 755. (a) 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) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 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. 756. 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 $65,000,000: Provided, That section 
4(g) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act is amended by 
striking ``$193,000,000'' and inserting ``$188,000,000''.
    Sec. 757. (a) 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) 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) 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. 758. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to establish an Office of Community 
Food Security or any similar office within the United States Department 
of Agriculture without the prior approval of the Committee on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
    Sec. 759. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of 
Vineland, New Jersey, shall be eligible for programs administered by 
the Rural Housing Service and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
    Sec. 760. (a)(1) For purposes of this section, the term 
``Commission'' means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    (2) For purposes of this section, the term ``qualifying hybrid 
instrument or swap agreement'' means a hybrid instrument or swap 
agreement that--
        (A) was entered into before the start of the restraint period 
    or is entered into during the restraint period; and
        (B) is exempt under part 34 or part 35 of title 17, Code of 
    Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 1998), qualifies 
    for the safe harbor contained in the Policy Statement of the 
    Commission regarding swap agreements published in the Federal 
    Register on July 21, 1989 (54 Fed. Reg. 30694), or qualifies for 
    the exclusion set forth in the Statutory Interpretation of the 
    Commission concerning certain hybrid instruments published in the 
    Federal Register on April 11, 1990 (55 Fed. Reg. 13582).
    (3) For purposes of this section, the term ``restraint period'' 
means the period--
        (A) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
        (B) ending on March 30, 1999, or the first date on which 
    legislation is enacted that authorizes appropriations for the 
    Commission for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2000, whichever 
    occurs first.
    (b) During the restraint period, the Commission may not propose or 
issue any rule or regulation, or issue any interpretation or policy 
statement, that restricts or regulates activity in a qualifying hybrid 
instrument or swap agreement.
    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), during the restraint period, 
the Commission may--
        (1) act on a petition for exemptive relief under section 4(c) 
    of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6(c));
        (2) enter such cease and desist orders and take such 
    enforcement action, including the imposition of sanctions, as the 
    Commission considers necessary to enforce any provision of the 
    Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) or title 17, Code of 
    Federal Regulations, in connection with a qualifying hybrid 
    instrument or swap agreement, to the extent such provision is 
    otherwise applicable to that qualifying hybrid instrument or swap 
    agreement or a transaction involving that qualifying hybrid 
    instrument or swap agreement;
        (3) take such action as the Commission considers appropriate 
    with regard to agricultural trade options; and
        (4) take such action as the Commission considers appropriate to 
    respond to a market emergency.
    (d)(1) The legal status of contracts involving a qualifying hybrid 
instrument or swap agreement shall not differ from the legal status 
afforded such contracts during the period--
        (A) beginning on--
            (i) in the case of swap agreements, July 21, 1989, which 
        was the date on which the Commission adopted a Policy Statement 
        regarding swap agreements (54 Fed. Reg. 30694); and
            (ii) in the case of hybrid instruments, April 11, 1990, 
        which was the date that the Statutory Interpretation of the 
        Commission concerning hybrid instruments was published in the 
        Federal Register; and
        (B) ending on January 1, 1998.
    (2) Neither the comment letter of the Commission submitted on 
February 26, 1998, to the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding 
the proposal known as ``Broker-Dealer Lite'', nor the Concept Release 
of the Commission regarding over-the-counter derivatives published in 
the Federal Register on May 12, 1998 (63 Fed. Reg. 26114), shall alter 
or affect the legal status of a qualifying hybrid instrument or swap 
agreement under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
    (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as reflecting or 
implying a determination that a qualifying hybrid instrument or swap 
agreement, or a transaction involving a qualifying hybrid instrument or 
swap agreement, is subject to the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et 
seq.).
    Sec. 761. None of the funds appropriated by this Act or any other 
Act or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to carry out 
the provisions of section 612 of Public Law 105-185.
    Sec. 762. Section 136 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
U.S.C. 7236) is amended by striking ``1.25 cents'' each place it 
appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``3 cents''.
    Sec. 763. In implementing section 1124 of subtitle C of title XI of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall:
    (a) provide $18,000,000 to the states for distribution of emergency 
aid to individuals with family incomes below the Federal poverty level 
who have been adversely affected utilizing Federal Emergency Management 
Agency guidelines;
    (b) transfer to the Secretary of Commerce for obligation and 
expenditure: (1) $15,000,000 for programs pursuant to title IX of 
Public Law 91-304, as amended, of which 6 percent may be available for 
administrative costs; (2) $5,000,000 for the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance program as provided by the Trade Act of 1974, as amended; 
and (3) $7,000,000 for disaster research and prevention pursuant to 
section 402(d) of Public Law 94-265; and
    (c) transfer to the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration for obligation and expenditure, $5,000,000 for the cost 
of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, 
as amended, for eligible small businesses.
    Sec. 764. (a) Section 604 of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(h) Methyl Bromide.--Notwithstanding subsection (d) and section 
604(b), the Administrator shall not terminate production of methyl 
bromide prior to January 1, 2005. The Administrator shall promulgate 
rules for reductions in, and terminate the production, importation, and 
consumption of, methyl bromide under a schedule that is in accordance 
with, but not more stringent than, the phaseout schedule of the 
Montreal Protocol Treaty as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this subsection.''.
    (b) Section 604(d) of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
        ``(5) Sanitation and food protection.--To the extent consistent 
    with the Montreal Protocol's quarantine and preshipment provisions, 
    the Administrator shall exempt the production, importation, and 
    consumption of methyl bromide to fumigate commodities entering or 
    leaving the United States or any State (or political subdivision 
    thereof) for purposes of compliance with Animal and Plant Health 
    Inspection Service requirements or with any international, Federal, 
    State, or local sanitation or food protection standard.
        ``(6) Critical uses.--To the extent consistent with the 
    Montreal Protocol, the Administrator and the Secretary of 
    Agriculture, after notice and opportunity for public comment, may 
    exempt the production, importation, and consumption of methyl 
    bromide for critical uses.''.
    (c) Section 604(e) of the Clean Air Act is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
        ``(3) Methyl bromide.--Notwithstanding the phaseout and 
    termination of production of methyl bromide pursuant to section 
    604(h), the Administrator may, consistent with the Montreal 
    Protocol, authorize the production of limited quantities of methyl 
    bromide, solely for use in developing countries that are Parties to 
    the Copenhagen Amendments to the Montreal Protocol.''.

                    TITLE VIII--AGRICULTURAL CREDIT

    Sec. 801. 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 three 
            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 who--
                (i) was restructured with a write-down under section 
            353; or
                (ii) is current on payments under a confirmed 
            reorganization plan under chapter 11, 12, or 13 of title 
            II, United States Code.
            ``(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 one 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. 802. 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. 803. (a) Section 508(n) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(n)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        if''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
        emergency loans under subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and 
        Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).''.
    (b) Section 196(i)(3) of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 
U.S.C. 7333(i)(3)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``If'' and inserting the following:
            ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
        if''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to emergency 
        loans under subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
        Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).''.
    Sec. 804. Section 302 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
        ``(D) Notice.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000 not later than 
    12 months before a borrower will become ineligible for direct loans 
    under this subtitle by reason of this paragraph, the Secretary 
    shall notify the borrower of such impending ineligibility.''.
    Sec. 805. The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1921 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 302(a)(2) (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)(2)), by inserting 
    ``for direct loans only,'' before ``have either'';
        (2) in section 311(a)(2) (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)(2)), by inserting 
    ``for direct loans only,'' before ``have either''; and
        (3) in section 359 (7 U.S.C. 2006a)--
            (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``and guaranteed''; and
            (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``or guaranteed'' each 
        place it appears.
    Sec. 806. (a) Section 305 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1925) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Sec. 305. The Secretary'' and inserting the 
    following:

``SEC. 305. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
    (2) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$700,000 (increased, 
beginning with fiscal year 2000, by the inflation percentage applicable 
to the fiscal year in which the loan is guaranteed and reduced by the 
amount of any unpaid indebtedness of the borrower on loans under 
subtitle B that are guaranteed by the Secretary)'';
    (3) by striking ``In determining'' and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Determination of Value.--In determining''; and
    (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Inflation Percentage.--For purposes of this section, the 
inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal year is the percentage (if 
any) by which--
        ``(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as defined in 
    section 1(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the 12-
    month period ending on August 31 of the immediately preceding 
    fiscal year; exceeds
        ``(2) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as so defined) 
    for the 12-month period ending on August 31, 1996.''.
    (b) Section 313 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1943) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``Sec. 313. The Secretary'' and inserting the 
    following:

``SEC. 313. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF OPERATING LOANS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
        (2) by striking ``this subtitle (1) that would cause'' and 
    inserting ``this subtitle--
            ``(1) that would cause'';
        (3) by striking ``$400,000; or (2) for the purchasing'' and 
    inserting ``$700,000 (increased, beginning with fiscal year 2000, 
    by the inflation percentage applicable to the fiscal year in which 
    the loan is guaranteed and reduced by the unpaid indebtedness of 
    the borrower on loans under the sections specified in section 305 
    that are guaranteed by the Secretary); or
            ``(2) for the purchasing''; and
        (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Inflation Percentage.--For purposes of this section, the 
inflation percentage applicable to a fiscal year is the percentage (if 
any) by which--
        ``(1) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as defined in 
    section 1(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the 12-
    month period ending on August 31 of the immediately preceding 
    fiscal year; exceeds
        ``(2) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as so defined) 
    for the 12-month period ending on August 31, 1996.''.
    Sec. 807. Section 353(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
        ``(6) Notice of recapture.--Beginning with fiscal year 2000 not 
    later than 12 months before the end of the term of a shared 
    appreciation arrangement, the Secretary shall notify the borrower 
    involved of the provisions of the arrangement.''.
    Sec. 808. Section 353(c)(3)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2001(c)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``110 
percent'' and inserting ``100 percent''.

                  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 1 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 1-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--UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR MARKETING AND REGULATORY 
                                PROGRAMS

    Sec. 1001. In General.--Title II of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in section 218(a)--
            (A) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        period; and
            (C) by striking paragraph (3);
        (2) by redesignating subtitle I as subtitle J; and
        (3) by inserting after subtitle H the following:

            ``Subtitle I--Marketing and Regulatory Programs

``SEC. 285. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR MARKETING AND REGULATORY 
              PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to establish in 
the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
    ``(b) Confirmation Required.--If the Secretary establishes the 
position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs authorized under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.
    ``(c) Functions of Under Secretary.--
        ``(1) Principal functions.--Upon establishment, the Secretary 
    shall delegate to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing 
    and Regulatory Programs those functions and duties under the 
    jurisdiction of the Department that are related to agricultural 
    marketing, animal and plant health inspection, grain inspection, 
    and packers and stockyards.
        ``(2) Additional functions.--The Under Secretary of Agriculture 
    for Marketing and Regulatory Programs shall perform such other 
    functions and duties as may be required by law or prescribed by the 
    Secretary.
    ``(d) Succession.--Any official who is serving as Assistant 
Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs on the 
date of the enactment of this section and who was appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall not 
be required to be reappointed under subsection (b) to the successor 
position authorized under subsection (a) if the Secretary establishes 
the position, and the official occupies the new position, within 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section (or such later 
date set by the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).
    ``(e) Executive Schedule.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to the Under 
Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety (as added by section 261(c)) 
the following:
    `Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs.'.''; and
        (4) in section 296(b)--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'';
            (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(4) the authority of the Secretary to establish in the 
    Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
    Marketing and Regulatory Programs under section 285.''.
    Sec. 1002. Pay Increase Prohibited.--The compensation of any 
officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture on the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall not be increased as a result of the 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 1003. Conforming Amendment.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretaries of 
Agriculture (3).'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture 
(2).''.

             TITLE XI--EMERGENCY AND MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE

Subtitle A--Emergency Assistance for Crop and Livestock Feed Losses Due 
                              to Disasters

    Sec. 1101. General Provisions. (a) Fair and Equitable 
Distribution.--Assistance made available under this subtitle shall be 
distributed in a fair and equitable manner to producers who have 
incurred crop and livestock feed losses in all affected geographic 
regions of the United States.
    (b) Program Administration.--In carrying out this subtitle, the 
Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this title as the 
``Secretary'') may determine--
        (1) one or more loss thresholds producers on a farm must incur 
    with respect to a crop to be eligible for assistance;
        (2) the payment rate for crop and livestock feed losses 
    incurred; and
        (3) eligibility and payment limitation criteria (as defined by 
    the Secretary) for persons to receive assistance under this 
    subtitle, which, in the case of assistance received under any 
    section of this subtitle, shall be in addition to--
            (A) assistance made available under any other section of 
        this subtitle and subtitle B;
            (B) payments or loans received by a person under the 
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.);
            (C) payments received by a person for the 1998 crop under 
        the noninsured crop assistance program established under 
        section 196 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 7333);
            (D) crop insurance indemnities provided for the 1998 crop 
        under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); 
        and
            (E) emergency loans made available for the 1998 crop under 
        subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).
    Sec. 1102. Crop Loss Assistance. (a) In General.--The Secretary 
shall administer a program under which emergency financial assistance 
is made available to producers on a farm who have incurred losses 
associated with crops due to disasters (as determined by the 
Secretary).
    (b) Losses Incurred for 1998 Crop.--Subject to section 1132, the 
Secretary shall use not more than $1,500,000,000 to make available 
assistance to producers on a farm who have incurred losses in the 1998 
crop due to disasters.
    (c) Multi-year Losses.--Subject to section 1132, the Secretary 
shall use not more than $675,000,000 to make available assistance to 
producers on a farm who have incurred multi-year losses (as defined by 
the Secretary) in the 1998 crop and preceding crops of a commodity due 
to disasters (including, but not limited to, diseases such as scab).
    (d) Relationship Between Assistance.--The Secretary shall make 
assistance available to producers on a farm under subsection (b) or 
(c).
    (e) Qualifying Losses.--Assistance under this section may be made 
for losses associated with crops that are due to, as determined by the 
Secretary--
        (1) quantity losses;
        (2) quality (including, but not limited to, aflatoxin) losses; 
    or
        (3) severe economic losses due to damaging weather or related 
    conditions.
    (f) Crops Covered.--Assistance under this section shall be 
applicable to losses for all crops, as determined by the Secretary, due 
to disasters.
    (g) Crop Insurance.--
        (1) Administration.--In carrying out this section, the 
    Secretary shall not discriminate against or penalize producers on a 
    farm who have purchased crop insurance under the Federal Crop 
    Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
        (2) Encouraging future crop insurance participation.--Subject 
    to section 1132, the Secretary, acting through the Federal Crop 
    Insurance Corporation, may use the funds made available under 
    subsections (b) and (c), and only those funds, to provide premium 
    refunds or other assistance to purchasers of crop insurance for 
    their 1998 insured crops, or their preceding (including 1998) 
    insured crops.
        (3) Producers who have not purchased crop insurance for 1998 
    crop.--As a condition of receiving assistance under this section, 
    producers on a farm who have not purchased crop insurance for the 
    1998 crop under that Act shall agree by contract to purchase crop 
    insurance for the subsequent two crops produced by the producers.
        (4) Liquidated damages.--
            (A) In general.--The contract under paragraph (3) shall 
        provide for liquidated damages to be paid by the producers due 
        to the failure of the producers to purchase crop insurance as 
        provided in paragraph (3).
            (B) Notice of damages.--The amount of the liquidated 
        damages shall be established by the Secretary and specified in 
        the contract agreed to by the producers.
        (5) Funding for crop insurance purchase requirement.--Subject 
    to section 1132, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available 
    until expended, shall be available to the Federal Crop Insurance 
    Corporation to cover costs incurred by the Corporation as a result 
    of the crop insurance purchase requirement of paragraph (3). Funds 
    made available under subsections (b) and (c) may not be used to 
    cover such costs.
    Sec. 1103. Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance.--Subject to section 
1132, the Secretary shall use not more than $175,000,000 to make 
available livestock feed assistance to livestock producers affected by 
disasters during calendar year 1998.

                   Subtitle B--Market Loss Assistance

    Sec. 1111. Market Loss Assistance. (a) In General.--Subject to 
section 1132, the Secretary shall use $1,650,000,000 for assistance to 
owners and producers on a farm who are eligible for final payments for 
fiscal year 1998 under a production flexibility contract for the farm 
under the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) to 
partially compensate the owners and producers for the loss of markets 
for the 1998 crop of a commodity.
    (b) Amount.--The amount of assistance made available to owners and 
producers on a farm under this section shall be proportional to the 
amount of the contract payment received by the owners and producers for 
fiscal year 1998 under a production flexibility contract for the farm 
under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.
    (c) Time for Payment.--The assistance made available under this 
section for an eligible owner or producer shall be made as soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                      Subtitle C--Other Assistance

    Sec. 1121. Indemnity Payments for Cotton Producers. (a) Federal 
Contribution.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall pay $5,000,000 to the State of Georgia to help fund an indemnity 
fund, to be established and managed by that State, to compensate cotton 
producers in that State for losses incurred in 1998 or 1999 from the 
loss of properly stored, harvested cotton as the result of the 
bankruptcy of a warehouseman or other party in possession of warehouse 
receipts evidencing title to the commodity, an improper conversion or 
transfer of the cotton, or such other potential hazards as determined 
appropriate by the State.
    (b) Conditions on Payment to State.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall make the payment to the State of Georgia under subsection (a) 
only if the State also contributes $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund and 
agrees to expend all amounts in the indemnity fund by not later than 
January 1, 2000, to provide compensation to cotton producers as 
provided in such subsection. If the State of Georgia fails to make its 
contribution of $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund by July 1, 1999, the 
funds that would otherwise be paid to the State shall be available to 
the Secretary for the purpose of providing partial compensation to 
cotton producers as provided in such subsection.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--Upon the establishment of the 
indemnity fund, and not later than October 1, 1999, the State of 
Georgia shall submit a report to the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Congress describing the State's efforts to use the indemnity fund to 
provide compensation to injured cotton producers.
    Sec. 1122. Honey Recourse Loans. (a) In General.--In order to 
assist producers of honey to market their honey in an orderly manner 
during a period of disastrously low prices, the Secretary shall make 
available recourse loans to producers of the 1998 crop of honey on fair 
and reasonable terms and conditions, as determined by the Secretary.
    (b) Loan Rate.--The loan rate of the loans shall be 85 percent of 
the average price of honey during the five-crop year period preceding 
the 1998 crop year, excluding the crop year in which the average price 
of honey was the highest and the crop year in which the average price 
of honey was the lowest in the period.
    (c) No Net Cost Basis.--Repayment of a loan under this section 
shall include repayment for interest and administrative costs as 
necessary to operate the program established under this section on a no 
net cost basis.
    Sec. 1123. Noninsured Crop Assistance to Raisin Producers.--
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of section 196 of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333) that 
would exclude the following producers from benefits thereunder, the 
Secretary shall make Noninsured Crop Assistance Program payments in 
fiscal year 1999 to raisin producers who obtained catastrophic risk 
protection but because of adverse weather conditions were not able to 
comply with the policy deadlines for laying the raisins in trays.
    Sec. 1124. Emergency Assistance.--In addition to amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act, $50,000,000 is 
appropriated to the Department of Agriculture, to remain available 
until expended, to provide emergency disaster assistance to persons or 
entities who have incurred losses from a failure under section 312(a) 
of Public Law 94-265.
    Sec. 1125. Food for Progress.--The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 1736o) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (f)(3), by inserting after ``$30,000,000'' 
    the following: ``(or, in the case of fiscal year 1999, 
    $35,000,000)'';
        (2) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting after ``$10,000,000'' 
    the following: ``(or, in the case of fiscal year 1999, 
    $12,000,000)'';
        (3) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and
        (4) by inserting after subsection (m) the following:
    ``(n) During fiscal year 1999, to the maximum extent practicable, 
the Secretary shall utilize Private Voluntary Organizations to carry 
out this section.''.
    Sec. 1126. Temporary Expansion of Recourse Loan Authority.--Section 
137 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7237) is 
amended--
        (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and other fibers'' 
    before the period at the end;
        (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
        (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Recourse Loans Available for Mohair.--
        ``(1) Recourse loans available.--Notwithstanding any other 
    provision of law, during fiscal year 1999, the Secretary shall make 
    available recourse loans, as determined by the Secretary, to 
    producers of mohair produced during or before that fiscal year.
        ``(2) Loan rate.--The loan rate for a loan under paragraph (1) 
    shall be equal to $2.00 per pound.
        ``(3) Term of loan.--A loan under paragraph (1) shall have a 
    term of 1 year beginning on the first day of the first month after 
    the month in which the loan is made.
        ``(4) Waiver of interest.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), the 
    Secretary shall not charge interest on a loan made under paragraph 
    (1).''.

                       Subtitle D--Administration

    Sec. 1131. Commodity Credit Corporation.--Subject to section 1132, 
the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out subtitles A, B, and C.
    Sec. 1132. Emergency Requirement.--Notwithstanding the last 
sentence of section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, amounts made available by 
subtitles A, B, and C of this title 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 Congress.
    Sec. 1133. Regulations. (a) Issuance of Regulations.--As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
and the Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall issue such 
regulations as are necessary to implement subtitles A, B, and C. The 
issuance of the regulations shall be made without regard to--
        (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 
    5, United States Code;
        (2) 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; and
        (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known 
    as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
    (b) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under 
section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

                          TITLE XII--BIODIESEL

    Sec. 1201. Biodiesel Fuel Use Credits. (a) Amendment.--Title III of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211-13219) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 312. BIODIESEL FUEL USE CREDITS.

    ``(a) Allocation of Credits.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate one credit 
    under this section to a fleet or covered person for each qualifying 
    volume of the biodiesel component of fuel containing at least 20 
    percent biodiesel by volume purchased after the date of the 
    enactment of this section for use by the fleet or covered person in 
    vehicles owned or operated by the fleet or covered person that 
    weigh more than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating.
        ``(2) Exceptions.--No credits shall be allocated under 
    paragraph (1) for a purchase of biodiesel--
            ``(A) for use in alternative fueled vehicles; or
            ``(B) that is required by Federal or State law.
        ``(3) Authority to modify percentage.--The Secretary may, by 
    rule, lower the 20 percent biodiesel volume requirement in 
    paragraph (1) for reasons related to cold start, safety, or vehicle 
    function considerations.
        ``(4) Documentation.--A fleet or covered person seeking a 
    credit under this section shall provide written documentation to 
    the Secretary supporting the allocation of a credit to such fleet 
    or covered person under paragraph (1).
    ``(b) Use of Credits.--
        ``(1) In general.--At the request of a fleet or covered person 
    allocated a credit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, for 
    the year in which the purchase of a qualifying volume is made, 
    treat that purchase as the acquisition of one alternative fueled 
    vehicle the fleet or covered person is required to acquire under 
    this title, title IV, or title V.
        ``(2) Limitation.--Credits allocated under subsection (a) may 
    not be used to satisfy more than 50 percent of the alternative 
    fueled vehicle requirements of a fleet or covered person under this 
    title, title IV, and title V. This paragraph shall not apply to a 
    fleet or covered person that is a biodiesel alternative fuel 
    provider described in section 501(a)(2)(A).
    ``(c) Credit Considered not a Section 508 Credit.--A credit under 
this section shall not be considered a credit under section 508.
    ``(d) Issuance of Rule.--The Secretary shall, before January 1, 
1999, issue a rule establishing procedures for the implementation of 
this section.
    ``(e) Collection of Data.--The Secretary shall collect such data as 
are required to make a determination described in subsection (f)(2)(B).
    ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
        ``(1) the term `biodiesel' means a diesel fuel substitute 
    produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the 
    registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established 
    by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of the 
    Clean Air Act; and
        ``(2) the term `qualifying volume' means--
            ``(A) 450 gallons; or
            ``(B) if the Secretary determines by rule that the average 
        annual alternative fuel use in light duty vehicles by fleets 
        and covered persons exceeds 450 gallons or gallon equivalents, 
        the amount of such average annual alternative fuel use.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 is amended by adding at the end of the items 
relating to title III the following new item:

``Sec. 312. Biodiesel fuel use credits.''.

                  TITLE XIII--EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


                          Salaries and Expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
entire amount is 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.


            AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    For an additional gross obligation for the principal amount of 
direct and guaranteed farm operating loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
1928-1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit 
Insurance Fund, $540,510,000, of which $150,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $156,704,000 shall be for subsidized 
guaranteed loans.
    For the additional cost of direct and guaranteed farm operating 
loans, including the cost of modifying such loans as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, farm operating loans, 
$31,405,000, of which $15,969,000 shall be for direct loans, 
$13,696,000 for guaranteed subsidized loans, and $1,740,000 for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans: Provided, That the entire amount is 
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.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                       FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM

    For an additional amount 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, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
authorized by that Act: Provided, That the entire amount is 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 further, That such amount 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.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1999''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.