[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2330 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                      October 25, 2001.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2330) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other 
purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $2,992,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this amount 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That 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, energy and new uses, 
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, $7,648,000.

                       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, $12,766,000.

                 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, $6,978,000.

                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, $10,261,000.

                      common computing environment

    For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Computing Environment 
for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Service and Rural Development mission areas for 
information technology, systems, and services, $59,369,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the capital asset acquisition of shared 
information technology systems, including services as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 6915-16 and 40 U.S.C. 1421-28: Provided, That obligation of 
these funds shall be consistent with the Department of Agriculture 
Service Center Modernization Plan of the county-based agencies, and 
shall be with the concurrence of the Department's Chief Information 
Officer.

                 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, $5,335,000: 
Provided, That the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market and 
expand 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, $647,000.

        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 alterations and 
other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate 
unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the 
Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, 
improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings, $187,581,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That 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 to cover the costs of 
new or replacement space for such agency, but such transfers shall not 
exceed 5 percent of the funds made available for space rental and 
related costs to or from this account.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply 
with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., $15,665,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds 
available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials 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, $37,079,000, to provide for 
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the 
Department and for general administration and disaster management of 
the Department, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous 
supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the 
practical and efficient work of the Department, including employment 
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel 
expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 
551-558.

              outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), 
$3,493,000, 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, $3,684,000: Provided, That these 
funds may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture 
funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided 
further, That no other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act 
shall be available to the Department for support of activities of 
congressional relations.

                        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, $8,894,000, including employment pursuant to the second 
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' 
bulletins.

                    Office of the Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, $70,839,000, 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 not to exceed $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
3109; and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential 
operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be 
expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to 
Public Law 95-452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97-98.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$32,627,000.

  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, 
$573,000.

                       Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, 
$67,200,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, including 
crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and 
improvements, marketing surveys, and the Census of Agriculture, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627, Public Law 105-113, and other laws, 
$113,786,000, of which up to $25,350,000 shall be available until 
expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 
U.S.C. 3109.

                     Agricultural Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

    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, $999,438,000: 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 $375,000, except for headhouses or 
greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 
10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed 
$750,000 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 $375,000, 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 2002, 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, $99,625,000, 
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, 
$542,842,000, as follows: to carry out the provisions of the Hatch Act 
(7 U.S.C. 361a-i), $180,148,000; for grants for cooperative forestry 
research (16 U.S.C. 582a-a7), $21,884,000; for payments to the 1890 
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 3222), 
$34,604,000, of which $1,507,496 shall be made available only for the 
purpose of ensuring that each institution shall receive no less than 
$1,000,000; for special grants for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $84,850,000, of which $500,000 shall be for a grant for 
Oklahoma State University and its industrial partners to develop 
chemical and biological sensors, including chemical food safety sensors 
based on micro-optoelectronic devices and techniques (such as laser 
diode absorption and cavity-ring-down spectroscopy with active laser 
illumination), and of which $500,000 is for the Environmental 
Biotechnology Initiative at the University of Rhode Island; for special 
grants for agricultural research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $14,691,000; for competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)), $134,452,000; for the support of animal health and disease 
programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $5,098,000; for supplemental and alternative 
crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $898,000; 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), $800,000, to remain available until expended; for the 1994 
research program (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $998,000, to remain available 
until expended; for higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 
U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $2,993,000, to remain available until expended (7 
U.S.C. 2209b); for higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(1)), $4,340,000; for a higher education multicultural scholars 
program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $998,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for 
Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $3,492,000; for 
noncompetitive grants for the purpose of carrying out all provisions of 
7 U.S.C. 3242 (Section 759 of Public Law 106-78) to individual eligible 
institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in Alaska and in 
Hawaii, with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and 
Hawaii, $3,000,000; for a secondary agriculture education program and 
2-year post-secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(h)), $1,000,000; for 
aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $4,000,000; for sustainable 
agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $13,000,000; 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, $9,479,000, to remain 
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the 1994 
Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382, 
$1,549,000; and 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, $20,568,000.
    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: Provided, That this paragraph shall not 
apply to research on the medical, biotechnological, food, and 
industrial uses of tobacco.

              native american institutions endowment fund

    For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by 
Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $7,100,000.

                          extension activities

    For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American 
Samoa, $433,546,000, as follows: 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, $275,940,000, of which $3,600,000 may be 
used to carry out Public Law 107-19; payments for extension work at the 
1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), 
$3,273,000; payments for the nutrition and family education program for 
low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,566,000; payments 
for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$10,759,000; payments for the farm safety program under section 3(d) of 
the Act, $4,700,000; 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), $13,500,000, to remain available until expended; 
payments for the rural development centers under section 3(d) of the 
Act, $1,000,000; payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) 
of the Act, $8,481,000; for youth farm safety education and 
certification extension grants, to be awarded competitively under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $499,000; payments for carrying out the 
provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, 
$5,000,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under section 3(d) 
of the Act, $1,996,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,500,000; payments for rural health 
and safety education as authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-
624 (7 U.S.C. 2661 note, 2662), $2,622,000; 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, 
$31,181,000, of which $1,724,884 shall be made available only for the 
purpose of ensuring that each institution shall receive no less than 
$1,000,000; 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, $11,529,000: 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.

                         integrated activities

    For the integrated research, education, and extension competitive 
grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, as 
authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), $42,350,000, as 
follows: payments for the water quality program, $12,971,000; payments 
for the food safety program, $14,967,000; payments for the national 
agriculture pesticide impact assessment program, $4,531,000; payments 
for the Food Quality Protection Act risk mitigation program for major 
food crop systems, $4,889,000; payments for the crops affected by Food 
Quality Protection Act implementation, $1,497,000; payments for the 
methyl bromide transition program, $2,495,000; and payments for the 
organic transition program, $1,000,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
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; $654,000.

               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 
Acts of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468) and December 22, 1987 (101 Stat. 
1329-1331) (7 U.S.C. 426-426c); and to protect the environment, as 
authorized by law, $602,754,000, of which $4,096,000 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; of which $79,157,000 shall be 
used for the boll weevil eradication program for cost share purposes or 
for debt retirement for active eradication zones: Provided, That no 
funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis 
eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require 
minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be available for field 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be 
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance 
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall 
be for replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in 
emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production 
industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other 
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of 
the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available 
only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious 
or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for 
expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, and section 
102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, and any unexpended balances of 
funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the 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 2002, 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 
2002, $84,813,000 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, $5,189,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

    For necessary expenses to carry out 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, $71,430,000, 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 $60,596,000 (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 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

    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 $13,874,000 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)), 
$1,347,000.

        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, $34,000,000: 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 $42,463,000 (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 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

             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, $476,000.

                   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, including not to exceed $50,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $715,747,000, of which no 
less than $608,730,000 shall be available for Federal food inspection; 
and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees 
collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by 
section 1017 of Public Law 102-237: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available for field employment pursuant to 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, $606,000.

                          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, 
$939,030,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the 
services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs 
administered by the Agency: Provided further, That other funds made 
available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to 
and merged with this account: Provided further, That these funds shall 
be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                         state mediation grants

    For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $3,993,000.

                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer 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, $100,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That none of the funds contained 
in this Act shall be used to make indemnity payments to any farmer 
whose milk was removed from commercial markets as a result of 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, $1,146,996,000, of which $1,000,000,000 shall be for 
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,616,729,000, of which 
$1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$505,531,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $2,000,000; 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, $8,366,000, of which 
$4,500,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, 
$175,780,000, of which $52,650,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans and $68,550,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian 
tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $118,400; 
and for emergency insured loans, $3,362,500 to meet the needs resulting 
from natural disasters.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $280,595,000, of which 
$272,595,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
    Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
Program Account for farm ownership and operating direct loans and 
guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs with the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

                         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), 
$73,752,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 1506(i).

                              CORPORATIONS

    The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to 
make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, 
and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or 
agency, except as hereinafter provided.

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

    For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 reimbursement for net realized losses

    For fiscal year 2002, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse 
the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but 
not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 
17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11).

       operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

    For fiscal year 2002, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not 
expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup 
expenses, and operations and maintenance 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.

                                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, $730,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        conservation operations

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act 
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-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, 
$807,454,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of 
which not less than $8,515,000 is for snow survey and water 
forecasting, and not less than $9,849,000 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 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): Provided further, That $5,000,000 shall be 
available to carry out a pilot program in cooperation with the Fish and 
Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior to determine 
migratory bird harvest, including population monitoring, harvest 
information, and field operations.

                     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), $10,960,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$110,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

               watershed and flood prevention operations

    For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including 
but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of 
cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing 
works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 
1001-1005 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, $100,413,000, 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 $45,514,000 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.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

    For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of structural 
measures, in accordance with section 14 of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), 
as amended by section 313 of Public Law 106-472, November 9, 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 1012), and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to 
the activities of the Department, $10,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                 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), $48,048,000, to remain available until expended 
(7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be 
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                      forestry incentives program

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out 
the program of forestry incentives, as authorized by the Cooperative 
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical 
assistance and related expenses, $7,811,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized by that Act.

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL 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, $623,000.

                  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, 1926d, and 1932, except for 
sections 381E-H, 381N, and 381O of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $1,004,125,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $83,903,000 shall be for rural community programs described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $842,254,000 shall be for the 
rural utilities programs described in sections 381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), 
and 306D of such Act; and of which $77,968,000 shall be for the rural 
business and cooperative development programs described in sections 
381E(d)(3) and 310B(f) of such Act: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated in this account, $24,000,000 shall be for loans and grants 
to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, of which 
$1,000,000 shall be available for rural business opportunity grants 
under section 306(a)(11) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)); $4,000,000 
shall be available for community facilities grants for tribal college 
improvements under section 306(a)(19) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926(a)(19)); $16,000,000 shall be available for grants for drinking 
water and waste disposal systems pursuant to section 306C of such Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1926(c)) to benefit Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes that are not eligible to receive funds under any other rural 
utilities program set-aside under the rural community advancement 
program; and $3,000,000 shall be available for rural business 
enterprise grants under section 310B(c) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)), 
of which $250,000 shall be available for a grant to a qualified 
national organization to provide technical assistance for rural 
transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated for rural community programs, 
$6,000,000 shall be available for a Rural Community Development 
Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shall be used solely to 
develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based 
housing and community development organizations, low-income rural 
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American tribes to 
undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community 
and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit 
and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program 
of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such 
intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other 
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided: Provided further, 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; and 
$2,000,000 shall be for grants to Mississippi Delta Region counties: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for rural utilities 
programs, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for water and waste 
disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico 
borders, including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; not to 
exceed $24,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems for 
rural and native villages in Alaska pursuant to section 306D of such 
Act, with up to one percent available to administer the program and up 
to one percent available to improve interagency coordination may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, Salaries and Expenses''; not to exceed $17,215,000 shall 
be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems 
pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act; and not to exceed 
$9,500,000 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 $37,624,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2002, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise 
communities and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones, of which $1,163,000 shall be 
for the rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) of 
such Act, of which $27,431,000 shall be for the rural utilities 
programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act, and of which 
$9,030,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative development 
programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided further, 
That of the amount appropriated for rural community programs, not to 
exceed $25,000,000 shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural 
communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression 
(P.L. 106-387), with five percent for administration and capacity 
building in the State rural development offices: Provided further, That 
of the amount appropriated $30,000,000 shall be to provide grants in 
rural communities with extremely high energy costs: Provided further, 
That any prior year balances for high cost energy grants authorized by 
section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901(19)) 
shall be transferred to and merged with the ``Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Costs Grants'' account: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated by this Act to the Rural Community Advancement Program for 
guaranteed business and industry loans, funds may be transferred to 
direct business and industry loans as deemed necessary by the Secretary 
and with prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress.

                rural development salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, 
including activities with institutions concerning the development and 
operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$133,722,000: 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 $1,000,000 may 
be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not 
more than $10,000 may be expended to provide modest nonmonetary awards 
to non-USDA employees: Provided further, That any balances available 
from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing 
Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative Service salaries and 
expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this account.

                         Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, 
to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as 
follows: $4,233,014,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as 
determined by the Secretary, of which $3,137,968,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $32,324,000 for section 504 housing 
repair loans; $99,770,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $114,068,000 for section 515 rental housing; $5,090,000 
for section 524 site loans; $11,778,000 for credit sales of acquired 
property, of which up to $1,778,000 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, $184,274,000 of which 
$40,166,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $10,386,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
guaranteed loans, $3,921,000; section 515 rental housing, $48,274,000; 
section 524 site loans, $28,000; multi-family credit sales of acquired 
property, $750,000; and section 523 self-help housing land development 
loans, $254,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated in 
this paragraph, $11,656,000 shall be available through June 30, 2002, 
for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $422,241,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, 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, 
$708,504,000; 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 2002 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), $35,000,000, to remain available 
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2002, for 
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones.

                    rural housing assistance grants

    For grants and contracts for 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), 1490e, and 1490m, 
$38,914,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available through June 
30, 2002, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities 
and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones.

                       farm labor program account

    For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $28,431,000, to remain available until 
expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor 
housing grants and contracts.

                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service

              rural development loan fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $16,494,000, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $1,724,000 
shall be for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes and of which 
$3,449,000 shall be for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as defined 
by Public Law 100-460): 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 $38,171,000: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $2,730,000 shall be available through June 30, 
2002, for the cost of direct loans for authorized empowerment zones and 
enterprise communities and communities designated by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $3,733,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$14,966,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
$3,616,000.
    Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
payments in fiscal year 2002, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $3,616,000 shall not be obligated and 
$3,616,000 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), $8,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be available for 
cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for 
rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed $1,497,000 of the 
total amount appropriated shall be made available to cooperatives or 
associations of cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide 
assistance to small, minority producers and whose governing board and/
or membership is comprised of at least 75 percent minority.

       rural empowerment zones and enterprise communities grants

    For grants in connection with a second round of empowerment zones 
and enterprise communities, $14,967,000, to remain available until 
expended, for designated rural empowerment zones and rural enterprise 
communities, as authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and the 
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1999 (Public Law 105-277).

                        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, $121,107,000; 5 percent rural 
telecommunications loans, $74,827,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric 
loans, $500,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $2,700,000,000 and rural telecommunications, 
$120,000,000; and $750,000,000 for Treasury rate direct electric loans.
    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 rural electric loans, 
$3,689,000, and the cost of telecommunication loans, $2,036,000: 
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, $36,000,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, 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 2002 and within the 
resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans shall be $174,615,000.
    For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans 
authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), 
$3,737,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses, including audits, 
necessary to carry out the loan programs, $3,082,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, 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., $51,941,000, to remain available until expended, to be 
available for loans and grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas: Provided, That, $25,000,000 may be available 
for the continuation of a pilot project for a loan and grant program to 
finance broadband transmission and local dial-up Internet service in 
areas that meet the definition of ``rural area'' used for the Distance 
Learning and Telemedicine Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa: 
Provided further, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

            local television loan guarantee program account

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of guaranteed loans, 
as authorized by Title X of Public Law 106-553 for the purpose of 
facilitating access to signals of local television stations for 
households located in nonserved areas and underserved areas, 
$322,580,000.
    For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 
loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, $25,000,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
guaranteed loan program, $2,000,000, which shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses''.

                                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, 
$587,000.

                       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; 
$10,087,246,000, to remain available through September 30, 2003, of 
which $4,746,538,000 is hereby appropriated and $5,340,708,000 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 of the funds made available under this heading, 
$500,000 shall be for a School Breakfast Program startup grant pilot 
program for the State of Wisconsin: Provided further, That up to 
$4,507,000 shall be available for independent verification of school 
food service claims.

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), $4,247,086,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2003: 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 $20,000,000 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 upon a 
determination by the Secretary that funds are available to meet 
caseload requirements: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10)(A) of such Act, up to $14,000,000 shall be available for the 
purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B), no less than $6,000,000 of 
which shall be used for the development of electronic benefit transfer 
systems: 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 such Act: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided shall be available for 
activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government 
departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: 
Provided further, That once the amount for fiscal year 2001 carryover 
funds has been determined by the Secretary, any funds in excess of 
$110,000,000 may be transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the 
Rural Community Advancement Program and shall remain available until 
expended.

                           food stamp program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), $22,991,986,000, of which $2,000,000,000 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 of the funds 
made available under this heading and not already appropriated to the 
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) established 
under section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), 
not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be used to purchase bison meat for the 
FDPIR from producer-owned cooperative organizations: Provided further, 
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 of funds that may be reserved by the 
Secretary for allocation to State agencies under section 16(h)(1) of 
such Act to carry out Employment and Training programs, not more than 
$145,000,000 made available in previous years may be obligated in 
fiscal year 2002: 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: 
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may be used to 
procure food coupons necessary for program operations in this or 
subsequent fiscal years until electronic benefit transfer 
implementation is complete.

                      commodity assistance program

                         (including rescission)

    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, $139,991,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2003: Provided, That none of these funds shall be 
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That $5,300,000 of 
unobligated balances available at the beginning of fiscal year 2002 are 
hereby rescinded.

                        food donations programs

    For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the Agriculture 
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973; special assistance for the nuclear 
affected islands as authorized by section 103(h)(2) of the Compacts of 
Free Association Act of 1985, as amended; and section 311 of the Older 
Americans Act of 1965, $150,749,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2003.

                      food program administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs 
funded under this Act, $127,546,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, 
tightening regulations, improving food stamp benefit delivery, and 
assisting in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud 
and other violations of law and of which not less than $6,500,000 shall 
be available to improve integrity in the Food Stamp and Child Nutrition 
programs: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 shall 
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (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 $158,000 for representation allowances and for expenses 
pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
1766), $121,563,000: 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. 1737) and the foreign assistance programs 
of the United States Agency for International Development.
    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 title i program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, of agreements under the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, 
including the cost of modifying credit arrangements under said Acts, 
$130,218,000, to remain available until expended.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Public Law 83-480, and the Food for Progress Act of 
1985, to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 83-480 are 
utilized, $2,005,000, of which $1,033,000 may be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $972,000 may be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses''.

        public law 480 title i ocean freight differential grants

                     (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, $20,277,000, to remain available until expended, for ocean 
freight differential costs for the shipment of agricultural commodities 
under title I of said Act: Provided, That funds made available for the 
cost of title I agreements and for title I ocean freight differential 
may be used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior notice 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                     public law 480 title ii grants

    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, $850,000,000, to remain available until expended, for commodities 
supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 
Act.

       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, 
$4,014,000; 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 $3,224,000 may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $790,000 
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; $1,345,386,000, of which not to 
exceed $161,716,000 to be derived from prescription drug user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379(h), including any such fees assessed prior 
to the current fiscal year but credited during the current year, in 
accordance with section 736(g)(4), shall be credited to this 
appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided, That fees 
derived from applications received during fiscal year 2002 shall be 
subject to the fiscal year 2002 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) $311,926,000 shall be for 
the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $350,578,000 shall 
be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than 
$14,207,000 shall be available for grants and contracts awarded under 
section 5 of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee), and of which not 
less than $500,000 shall be available for a generic drug public 
education campaign; (3) $155,431,000 shall be for the Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $81,182,000 shall be for the 
Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $178,761,000 shall be for the Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $36,984,000 shall be for the 
National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $31,798,000 shall be 
for Rent and Related activities, other than the amounts paid to the 
General Services Administration, of which $6,000,000 for costs related 
to occupancy of new facilities at White Oak, Maryland shall remain 
available until September 30, 2003; (8) $105,116,000 shall be for 
payments to the General Services Administration for rent and related 
costs; and (9) $93,610,000 shall be for other activities, including the 
Office of the Commissioner; the Office of Management and Systems; the 
Office of the Senior Associate Commissioner; the Office of 
International and Constituent Relations; the Office of Policy, 
Legislation, and Planning; and central services for these offices: 
Provided further, That $1,000,000 to the Center for Food Safety and 
Nutrition to enhance enforcement of requirements under the Dietary 
Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 related to the accuracy of 
product labeling, and the truthfulness and substantiation of claims: 
Provided further, That funds may be transferred from one specified 
activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
    In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263(b) 
may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended.
    In addition, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
381 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, 
$34,281,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                          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, $70,400,000, including not 
to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses.

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $36,700,000 (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 2002 under this Act shall be available for 
the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to 
exceed 379 passenger motor vehicles, of which 378 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 sections 1 and 10 of the Act of June 29, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
427, 427i; commonly known as the Bankhead-Jones Act), subtitle A of 
title II and section 302 of the Act of August 14, 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 
et seq.), and chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
available for contracting in accordance with such Acts and chapter.
    Sec. 704. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 
balances of funds appropriated by this Act or other available 
unobligated balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 
Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and 
information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of 
the Department of Agriculture: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency 
administrator: Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available 
for obligation without the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
    Sec. 705. New obligational authority provided for the following 
appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until expended: 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the contingency fund to 
meet emergency conditions, fruit fly program, integrated systems 
acquisition project, boll weevil program, up to 25 percent of the 
screwworm program, and up to $2,000,000 for costs associated with 
colocating regional offices; Food Safety and Inspection Service, field 
automation and information management project; Cooperative State 
Research, Education, and Extension Service, funds for competitive 
research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), funds for the Research, Education 
and Economics Information System (REEIS), and funds for the Native 
American Institutions Endowment Fund; Farm Service Agency, salaries and 
expenses funds made available to county committees; Foreign 
Agricultural Service, middle-income country training program and up to 
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for 
the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency 
exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural 
Service.
    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 section 606C 
of the Act of August 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1766b; commonly known as the 
Agricultural Act of 1954).
    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. 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. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay 
indirect costs charged against competitive agricultural research, 
education, or extension grant awards issued by the Cooperative State 
Research, Education, and Extension Service that exceed 19 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 section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
    Sec. 711. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, all loan 
levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not 
limitations.
    Sec. 712. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal year 2002 
shall remain available until expended to cover obligations made in 
fiscal year 2002 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; the 
local television loan guarantee program; the Rural Housing Insurance 
Fund Program Account; and the rural economic development loans program 
account.
    Sec. 713. Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States 
Code, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service; the 
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service; and the food safety activities of the 
Food Safety and Inspection Service may use cooperative agreements to 
reflect a relationship between the Agricultural Marketing Service; the 
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration; the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service; or the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service and a state or cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing 
programs, to carry out programs to protect the nation's animal and 
plant resources, or to carry out educational programs or special 
studies to improve the safety of the nation's food supply.
    Sec. 714. 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. 715. 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.
    Sec. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
679a) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 
471).
    Sec. 717. 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. 718. 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. 719. 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 Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
    Sec. 720. (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 2002, 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 Committees 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 2002, 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 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are 
notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
    (c) The Secretary of Agriculture shall notify the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing a program 
or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the 
program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 
other Act.
    Sec. 721. With the exception of funds needed to administer and 
conduct oversight of grants awarded and obligations incurred prior to 
enactment of this Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this 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, 
the Fund for Rural America (7 U.S.C. 2204f).
    Sec. 722. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel to carry out the transfer or obligation of 
fiscal year 2002 funds under the provisions of section 401 of Public 
Law 105-185, the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (7 
U.S.C. 7621).
    Sec. 723. 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 1240M of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839bb).
    Sec. 724. 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 
Pharmaceutical Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri, outside the city or 
county limits of St. Louis, Missouri.
    Sec. 725. None of the funds made available to the Food and Drug 
Administration by this Act shall be used to reduce the Detroit, 
Michigan, Food and Drug Administration District Office below the 
operating and full-time equivalent staffing level of July 31, 1999; or 
to change the Detroit District Office to a station, residence post or 
similarly modified office; or to reassign residence posts assigned to 
the Detroit District Office: Provided, That this section shall not 
apply to Food and Drug Administration field laboratory facilities or 
operations currently located in Detroit, Michigan, except that field 
laboratory personnel shall be assigned to locations in the general 
vicinity of Detroit, Michigan, pursuant to cooperative agreements 
between the Food and Drug Administration and other laboratory 
facilities associated with the State of Michigan.
    Sec. 726. 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 2003 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 727. None of the funds made available by this Act or any other 
Act may be used to close or relocate a state Rural Development office 
unless or until cost effectiveness and enhancement of program delivery 
have been determined.
    Sec. 728. Of any shipments of commodities made pursuant to section 
416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the extent practicable, direct that 
tonnage equal in value to not more than $25,000,000 shall be made 
available to foreign countries to assist in mitigating the effects of 
the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency 
Syndrome on communities, including the provision of--
            (1) agricultural commodities to--
                    (A) individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 
                or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in the 
                communities, and
                    (B) households in the communities, particularly 
                individuals caring for orphaned children; and
            (2) agricultural commodities monetized to provide other 
        assistance (including assistance under microcredit and 
        microenterprise programs) to create or restore sustainable 
        livelihoods among individuals in the communities, particularly 
        individuals caring for orphaned children.
    Sec. 729. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or made 
available by this Act, $1,996,000 is appropriated for the purpose of 
providing Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships through the 
Congressional Hunger Center.
    Sec. 730. Refunds or rebates received on an on-going basis from a 
credit card services provider under the Department of Agriculture's 
charge card programs may be deposited to and retained without fiscal 
year limitation in the Departmental Working Capital Fund established 
under 7 U.S.C. 2235 and used to fund management initiatives of general 
benefit to the Department of Agriculture bureaus and offices as 
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary's designee.
    Sec. 731. Notwithstanding section 412 of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736f) any balances 
available to carry out title III of such Act as of the date of 
enactment of this Act, and any recoveries and reimbursements that 
become available to carry out title III of such Act, may be used to 
carry out title II of such Act.
    Sec. 732. Of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the 
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary may use 
up to $5,000,000 for administrative costs associated with the 
distribution of commodities.
    Sec. 733. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
may transfer up to $26,000,000 in funds provided for the Environmental 
Quality Incentives Program authorized by Chapter 4, Subtitle D, Title 
XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, for technical assistance to 
implement the Conservation Reserve Program authorized by subchapter B, 
Chapter 1, Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, with funds to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Secretary may elect to enroll no more than 
340,000 acres for continuous signup, conservation reserve enhancement, 
or wetland pilot purposes and no acres for regular enrollment into the 
Conservation Reserve Program authorized by subchapter B, Chapter 1, 
Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, during fiscal year 2002 and 
any savings derived from such action may be transferred, not to exceed 
$18,000,000, for technical assistance to implement the Conservation 
Reserve Program, with funds to remain available until expended.
    Sec. 734. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of 
St. Joseph, Missouri, shall be eligible for grants and loans 
administered by the rural development mission area of the Department of 
Agriculture relating to an application submitted to the Department by a 
farmer-owned cooperative, a majority of whose members reside in a rural 
area, as determined by the Secretary, and for the purchase and 
operation of a facility beneficial to the purpose of the cooperative.
    Sec. 735. Section 17(a)(2)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
``2001'' and inserting ``2002''.
    Sec. 736. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service shall provide financial and technical 
assistance in the amount of $150,000 to the Mallard Pointe project in 
Madison County, Mississippi.
    Sec. 737. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall, in cooperation with the State of Illinois, 
develop and implement a pilot project utilizing conservation programs 
of the Department of Agriculture for soil, water, wetlands, and 
wildlife habitat enhancement in the Illinois River Basin: Provided, 
That no funds shall be made available to carry out this section unless 
they are expressly provided for a program in this Act or any other Act 
for obligation in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That any 
conservation reserve program enrollments made pursuant to this section 
shall be subject to section 734 of this Act.
    Sec. 738. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service shall provide $450,000 for a wetlands 
restoration and water conservation project in the vicinity of 
Jamestown, Rhode Island.
    Sec. 739. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, $3,000,000 
shall be made available from funds under the rural business and 
cooperative development programs of the Rural Community Advancement 
Program for a grant for an integrated ethanol plant, feedlot, and 
animal waste digestion unit, to the extent matching funds from the 
Department of Energy are provided if a commitment for such matching 
funds is made prior to July 1, 2002: Provided, That such funds shall be 
released to the project after the farmer-owned cooperative equity is in 
place, and a formally executed commitment from a qualified lender based 
upon receipt of necessary permits, contract, and other appropriate 
documentation has been secured by the project.
    Sec. 740. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service shall use the 
authorities provided in the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to 
finance the acquisition of existing generation, transmission and 
distribution systems and facilities serving high cost, predominantly 
rural areas by entities capable of and dedicated to providing or 
improving service in such areas in an efficient and cost effective 
manner.
    Sec. 741. Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 156 of the 
Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272(f)), any assessment 
imposed under that subsection for marketings of raw cane sugar or beet 
sugar for the 2002 fiscal year shall not be required to be remitted to 
the Commodity Credit Corporation before September 2, 2002.
    Sec. 742. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, shall provide financial assistance from available funds from 
the Emergency Watershed Protection Program in Arkansas, in an amount 
not to exceed $400,000 for completion of the current construction phase 
of the Kuhn Bayou (Point Remove) Project.
    Sec. 743. (a) Temporary Use of Existing Payments to States Table.--
Notwithstanding section 101(a)(1) of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393; 16 U.S.C. 
500 note), for the purpose of making the first fiscal year's payments 
under section 102 of such Act to eligible States and eligible counties, 
the full payment amount for each eligible State and eligible county 
shall be deemed to be equal to the full payment amount calculated for 
that eligible State or eligible county in the Forest Service document 
entitled ``P.L. 106-393, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act'', dated July 31, 2001.
    (b) Revision of Table.--For the purpose of making payments under 
section 102 of such Act to eligible States and eligible counties of 
subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide for 
the revision of the table referred to in subsection (a) to accurately 
reflect the average of the three highest 25-percent payments and safety 
net payments made to eligible States for the fiscal years of the 
eligibility period, as required by section 101(a)(1) of such Act. If 
the revisions are not completed by the time payments under section 102 
of such Act are due to be made for a subsequent fiscal year, the table 
referred to in subsection (a) shall again be used for the purpose of 
making the payments for that fiscal year. The Forest Service shall 
provide the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House 
of Representatives Agriculture Committee with a report on the progress 
of the correction by March 1, 2002.
    (c) Additional Opt-Out Option.--Notwithstanding section 102(b)(2) 
of Public Law 106-393, if the revision of the table referred to in 
subsection (a) results in a lower full payment amount to a county that 
has elected under section 102(a)(2) the full payment amount, then that 
county may revisit their election under section 102(b)(1).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``eligible State'', 
``eligible county'', ``eligibility period'', ``25-period payment'', and 
``safety net payments'' have the meanings given such terms in section 3 
of such Act.
    (e) Treatment of Certain Mineral Leasing Receipts.--An eligible 
county that elects under section 102(b) to receive its share of an 
eligible State's full payment amount shall continue to receive its 
share of any payments made to that State from a lease for mineral 
resources issued by the Secretary of the Interior under the last 
paragraph under the heading ``FOREST SERVICE'' in the Act of March 4, 
1917 (Chapter 179; 16 U.S.C. 520).
    (f) Mineral Payments.--Section 6(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act for 
Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 355(b)) is amended by inserting after the 
first sentence, the following new sentence: ``The preceeding sentence 
shall also apply to any payment to a State derived from a lease for 
mineral resources issued by the Secretary of the Interior under the 
last paragraph under the heading `FOREST SERVICE' in the Act of March 
4, 1917 (Chapter 179; 16 U.S.C. 520).''.
    Sec. 744. Alaska Permanent Fund. Section 501(b) of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471) is amended in paragraph (5)--
            (1) by striking ``(5)'' and inserting ``(5)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) For purposes of this title, for fiscal years 2002 and 
        2003, the term `income' does not include dividends received 
        from the Alaska Permanent Fund by a person who was under the 
        age of 18 years when that person qualified for the dividend.''.
    Sec. 745. Hereafter, any provision of any Act of Congress relating 
to colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of 
August 30, 1890, including Tuskegee University, shall apply to West 
Virginia State College at Institute, West Virginia: Provided, That the 
Secretary may waive the matching funds' requirement under section 1449 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d) for fiscal year 2002 for West Virginia 
State College if the Secretary determines the State of West Virginia 
will be unlikely to satisfy the matching requirement.
    Sec. 746. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary, acting through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
shall provide financial and technical assistance relating to the Tanana 
River bordering the Big Delta State Historical Park.
    Sec. 747. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act to the Food and Drug Administration shall be used 
to allow admission of fish or fish products labeled wholly or in part 
as ``catfish'' unless the products are taxonomically from the family 
Ictaluridae.
    Sec. 748. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to accept any 
unused funds transferred to the Alaska Railroad Corporation for 
avalanche control and retransfer up to $499,000 of such funds as a 
direct lump sum payment to the City of Valdez to construct an avalanche 
control wall to protect a public school.
    Sec. 749. Of funds previously appropriated to the Bureau of Land 
Management under the heading ``Wildland Fire Management'', up to 
$5,000,000 is transferred to the Department of Agriculture, Farm 
Service Agency, for reimbursement for crop damage resulting from the 
Bureau's use of herbicides in the State of Idaho: Provided, That 
nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute an admission 
of liability in any subsequent litigation with respect to the Bureau's 
use of such herbicides.
    Sec. 750. Pilot Program for Enrollment of Wetland and Buffer 
Acreage in Conservation Reserve. (a) In General.--Section 1231(h)(4)(B) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)(4)(B)) is amended 
by inserting ``(which may include emerging vegetation in water)'' after 
``vegetative cover''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1232(a)(4) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(4)) is amended by inserting ``(which may 
include emerging vegetation in water)'' after ``vegetative cover''.
    Sec. 751. Specialty Crops. (a) Grading of Price-Support Tobacco.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 31, 2002, the 
        Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Secretary'') shall conduct a referendum among producers of 
        each kind of tobacco that is eligible for price support under 
        the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) to 
        determine whether the producers favor the mandatory grading of 
        the tobacco by the Secretary.
            (2) Mandatory grading.--If the Secretary determines that 
        mandatory grading of each kind of tobacco described in 
        paragraph (1) is favored by a majority of the producers voting 
        in the referendum, effective for the 2002 and subsequent 
        marketing years, the Secretary shall ensure that all kinds of 
        the tobacco are graded at the time of sale.
            (3) Judicial review.--A determination by the Secretary 
        under this subsection shall not be subject to judicial review.
    (b) Quota Reduction for Conservation Reserve Acreage.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1236 of the Food Security Act of 
        1985 (16 U.S.C. 3836) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (a);
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
                as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively;
                    (C) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (a)''; and
                    (D) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection 
                (b)''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1232(a)(5) of the Food 
        Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(5)) is amended by 
        striking ``section 1236(d)'' and inserting ``section 1236(c)''.
            (3) Application.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply beginning with the 2002 crop.
    (c) Horse Breeder Loans.--
            (1) Definition of horse breeder.--In this subsection, the 
        term ``horse breeder'' means a person that, as of the date of 
        enactment of this Act, derives more than 70 percent of the 
        income of the person from the business of breeding, boarding, 
        raising, training, or selling horses, during the shorter of--
                    (A) the 5-year period ending on January 1, 2001; or
                    (B) the period the person has been engaged in such 
                business.
            (2) Loan authorization.--The Secretary shall make loans to 
        eligible horse breeders to assist the horse breeders for losses 
        suffered as a result of mare reproductive loss syndrome.
            (3) Eligibility.--A horse breeder shall be eligible for a 
        loan under this subsection if the Secretary determines that, as 
        a result of mare reproductive loss syndrome--
                    (A) during the period beginning January 1 and 
                ending October 1 of any of calendar years 2000, 2001, 
                or 2002--
                            (i) 30 percent or more of the mares owned 
                        by the horse breeder failed to conceive, 
                        miscarried, aborted, or otherwise failed to 
                        produce a live healthy foal; or
                            (ii) 30 percent or more of the mares 
                        boarded on a farm owned, operated, or leased by 
                        the horse breeder failed to conceive, 
                        miscarried, aborted, or otherwise failed to 
                        produce a live healthy foal;
                    (B) the horse breeder is unable to meet the 
                financial obligations, or pay the ordinary and 
                necessary expenses, of the horse breeder incurred in 
                connection with breeding, boarding, raising, training, 
                or selling horses; and
                    (C) the horse breeder is not able to obtain 
                sufficient credit elsewhere, in accordance with 
                subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
                Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).
            (4) Amount.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                amount of a loan made to a horse breeder under this 
                subsection shall be determined by the Secretary on the 
                basis of the amount of losses suffered by the horse 
                breeder, and the financial needs of the horse breeder, 
                as a result of mare reproductive loss syndrome.
                    (B) Maximum amount.--The amount of a loan made to a 
                horse breeder under this subsection shall not exceed 
                the maximum amount of an emergency loan under section 
                324(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
                Act (7 U.S.C. 1964(a)).
            (5) Term.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                term for repayment of a loan made to a horse breeder 
                under this subsection shall be determined by the 
                Secretary based on the ability of the horse breeder to 
                repay the loan.
                    (B) Maximum term.--The term of a loan made to a 
                horse breeder under this subsection shall not exceed 20 
                years.
            (6) Interest rate.--The interest rate for a loan made to a 
        horse breeder under this subsection shall be the interest rate 
        for emergency loans prescribed under section 324(b)(1) of the 
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
        1964(b)(1)).
            (7) Security.--A loan to a horse breeder under this 
        subsection shall be made on the security required for emergency 
        loans under section 324(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
        Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1964(d)).
            (8) Application.--To be eligible to obtain a loan under 
        this subsection, a horse breeder shall submit an application 
        for the loan to the Secretary not later than September 30, 
        2002.
            (9) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this subsection 
        using funds made available to make emergency loans under 
        subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
        (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.).
            (10) Termination.--The authority provided by this 
        subsection to make a loan terminates effective September 30, 
        2003.
    Sec. 752. During fiscal year 2002, subsection (a)(2) of section 508 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) shall be applied as 
though the term ``and potatoes'' read as follows: ``, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes''.
    Sec. 753. Within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a reprogramming request to the 
House and Senate Appropriations Committees to address the $21,700,000 
in tornado damages incurred at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville 
Agricultural Research Center.
    Sec. 754. Citrus Canker Eradication. (a) In General.--Section 810 
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (114 Stat. 1549A-52) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``The'' and inserting 
        ``Subject to subsection (e), the''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
        ``2002''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments in subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if enacted on September 30, 2001.
    Sec. 755. From the amount appropriated to the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, $300,000 shall be provided to monitor and 
prevent Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome in cooperation with the 
University of Kentucky.
    Sec. 756. Section 306(a)(20) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(20)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Rural broadband.--The Secretary may make 
                grants to regulatory commissions in States with 
                communities without dial-up internet access to 
                establish a competitively neutral grant program to 
                telecommunications carriers that establish facilities 
                and services which, in the commission's determination, 
                will result in the long-term availability to rural 
                communities in such States of affordable broadband 
                telecommunications services which can be used for the 
                provision of high speed internet access.''.
    Sec. 757. In accordance with the Farmland Protection Program, a 
total of $720,000 shall be made available to purchase conservation 
easements or other interests in land, not to exceed 235 acres, in 
Adair, Green, and Taylor Counties, Kentucky: Provided, That $490,000 of 
this amount shall be from funds made available to the Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Program for the State of Kentucky.
    Sec. 758. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of 
Caldwell, Idaho, shall be eligible for grants and loans administered by 
the Rural Housing Service of the United States Department of 
Agriculture for a period not to exceed one year from the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 759. Section 8c(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
of 1937 is amended by adding the following provision at the end of the 
penultimate sentence:
        ``The Secretary is authorized to implement a producer allotment 
        program and a handler withholding program under the cranberry 
        marketing order in the same crop year through informal 
        rulemaking based on a recommendation and supporting economic 
        analysis submitted by the Cranberry Marketing Committee. Such 
        recommendation and analysis shall be submitted by the Committee 
        no later than March 1 of each year.''.
    Sec. 760. Section 11(f) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(f)) is amended by--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``2001'' and inserting 
        ``2003''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to 
                the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on 
                Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate--
                            ``(i) not later than January 1, 2003, an 
                        interim report on the activities of the State 
                        agencies receiving grants under this 
                        subsection; and
                            ``(ii) not later than January 1, 2004, a 
                        final report on the activities of the State 
                        agencies receiving grants under this 
                        subsection.''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``report'' and 
                inserting ``reports''.
    Sec. 761. From the amount appropriated to the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, $300,000 shall be provided for activities 
regarding West Nile Virus, in cooperation with the University of 
Illinois.
    Sec. 762. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of 
Mt. Vernon, Washington, shall be eligible for grants and loans 
administered by the Rural Housing Service of the United States 
Department of Agriculture for a period not to exceed one year from the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2002''.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2330

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