[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3161 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3161

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                                 AN ACT


 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 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, $5,505,000 (reduced by $100,100): 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.

                          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), 
$10,847,000.

                       national appeals division

    For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
$15,056,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $8,622,000.

                        homeland security staff

    For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security Staff, $2,252,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $16,723,000.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $6,076,000: Provided, That no funds made available by this 
appropriation may be obligated for FAIR Act or Circular A-76 activities 
until the Secretary has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the 
Department's contracting out policies, including agency budgets for 
contracting out.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $897,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $23,147,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, $709,000.

        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 and facilities, and 
for related costs, $196,616,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $156,590,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent and the Department of Homeland Security for 
building security: Provided, That amounts which are made available for 
space rental and related costs for the Department of Agriculture in 
this Act may be transferred between such appropriations to cover the 
costs of additional, new, or replacement space 15 days after notice 
thereof is transmitted to the Appropriations Committees of both Houses 
of Congress.

                     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.), $12,200,000, 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, $23,913,000, to provide for 
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the 
Department and for general administration, security, repairs and 
alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not 
otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient 
work of the Department: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel 
expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 
551-558.

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations

                     (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, $3,936,000: 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 funds made available by this appropriation may be 
obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless 
the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: 
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 out 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, $9,720,000.

                      Office of Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$85,998,000, 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, 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, 
$40,964,000.

  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, 
$626,000.

                       Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
conducting economic research and analysis, $79,282,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, 
$166,099,000, of which up to $52,725,000 shall be available until 
expended for the Census of Agriculture.

                     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, $1,076,340,000: Provided, 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: 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: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall 
be available to carry out research related to the production, 
processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products.

                        buildings and facilities

    For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as 
necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $64,000,000, 
to remain available until expended.

      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, 
$671,419,000, as follows: to carry out the provisions of the Hatch Act 
of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a-i), $195,817,000; for grants for cooperative 
forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a through a-7), $23,318,000; for 
payments to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), $42,000,000, of 
which $944,737 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)), 
$94,242,000; for competitive grants for agricultural research on 
improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $15,973,000; for competitive 
research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $190,229,000; for the support of 
animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $5,006,000; for the 
1994 research grants program for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 
536 of Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $1,544,000, to remain 
available until expended; for higher education graduate fellowship 
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $3,701,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for a veterinary medicine loan repayment 
program pursuant to section 1415A of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et 
seq.), $1,000,000; for higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(1)), $5,423,000; for a higher education multicultural scholars 
program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $988,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for 
Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $6,237,000; for 
competitive 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, $3,218,000; for a secondary agriculture education program and 
2-year post-secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $990,000; for 
aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,956,000; for sustainable 
agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $14,000,000; for a 
program of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to 
institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, 
$15,000,000, 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, $3,342,000; for resident instruction grants for 
insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $1,000,000; 
and for necessary expenses of Research and Education Activities, 
$44,435,000, of which $2,723,000 for the Research, Education, and 
Economics Information System and $2,151,000 for the Electronic Grants 
Information System, are to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be 
available to carry out research related to the production, processing, 
or marketing of tobacco or tobacco products: Provided further, 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), $11,880,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                          extension activities

    For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American 
Samoa, $463,886,000, 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, 
$281,429,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 Institutions 
under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,321,000; payments 
for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $68,500,000; payments for the pest 
management program under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,860,000; payments 
for the farm safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $5,000,000; 
payments for New Technologies for Ag Extension under Section 3(d) of 
the Act, $1,485,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and 
teaching facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 
U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended; 
payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Smith-
Lever Act, $8,396,000; for youth farm safety education and 
certification extension grants, to be awarded competitively under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $494,000; payments for carrying out the 
provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
1671 et seq.), $4,052,000; payments for the federally-recognized Tribes 
Extension Program under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, 
$3,000,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 
3(d) of the Act, $4,200,000; payments for cooperative extension work by 
eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3221), $37,000,000, of which $1,113,333 
shall be made available only for the purpose of ensuring that each 
institution shall receive no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth 
organizations pursuant to section 7630 of title 7, United States Code, 
$1,980,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension Activities, 
$17,169,000.

                         integrated activities

    For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $57,244,000, as 
follows: for competitive grants programs authorized under section 406 
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), $42,286,000, including $12,738,000 for the water 
quality program, $14,699,000 for the food safety program, $4,125,000 
for the regional pest management centers program, $4,419,000 for the 
Food Quality Protection Act risk mitigation program for major food crop 
systems, $1,375,000 for the crops affected by Food Quality Protection 
Act implementation, $3,075,000 for the methyl bromide transition 
program, and $1,855,000 for the organic transition program; for a 
competitive international science and education grants program 
authorized under section 1459A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b), to remain 
available until expended, $3,000,000; for grants programs authorized 
under section 2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89-106, as amended, $737,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2009, for the critical issues 
program; $1,321,000 for the regional rural development centers program; 
and $9,900,000 for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 
authorized under section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Act of 1977, to remain available until 
September 30, 2009.

              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), 
$6,930,000, to remain available until expended.

  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; $759,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to prevent, 
control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases; to carry 
out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; and to protect 
the environment, as authorized by law, $874,643,000, of which 
$4,113,000 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 
$36,269,000 shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share 
purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which 
$57,044,000 shall be used to conduct a surveillance and preparedness 
program for highly pathogenic avian influenza: 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 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 sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal 
Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 
of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), 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 2008, the agency is authorized to collect fees to 
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or 
services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic 
and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, 
provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability 
for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 
be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, 
without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
services.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase 
of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and 
acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $4,946,000, 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, $79,945,000, 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 $61,233,000 (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, including not 
less than $20,000,000 for replacement of a system to support commodity 
purchases, 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 
$16,798,000 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)), 
$1,334,000.

        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, $41,115,000: 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, $632,000.

                   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), $930,120,000, of which no 
less than $830,057,000 shall be available for Federal food safety 
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 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, no less than $20,653,000 shall be 
obligated for regulatory and scientific training: 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.

                        Farm Assistance Programs

    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, $666,000.

                          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, 
$1,127,409,000: 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 none of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to pay the salary or expenses of 
any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture to close or 
relocate any county or field office of the Farm Service Agency (other 
than a county or field office that had zero employees as of February 7, 
2007), or to develop, submit, consider, or approve any plan for any 
such closure or relocation before the expiration of the six month 
period following the date of the enactment of an omnibus authorization 
law to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs for fiscal 
years after 2007: Provided further, That after the expiration of the 
six month period following the date of the enactment of an omnibus 
authorization law to provide for the continuation of agricultural 
programs for fiscal years after 2007 none of the funds made available 
by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any officer 
or employee of the Department of Agriculture to close any local or 
county office of the Farm Service Agency unless the Secretary of 
Agriculture, not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
Secretary proposed the closure, holds a public meeting about the 
proposed closure in the county in which the local or county office is 
located, and, after the public meeting but not later than 120 days 
before the date on which the Secretary approves the closure, notifies 
the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
members of Congress from the State in which the local or county office 
is located of the proposed closure.

                         state mediation grants

    For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $4,000,000.

               grassroots source water protection program

    For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $3,713,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to 
dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy 
indemnity program, $100,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same 
manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387, 114 Stat. 1549A-12).

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 
U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 
U.S.C. 488), and boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), to be available 
from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm 
ownership loans, $1,423,857,000, of which $1,200,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $223,857,000 shall be for direct 
loans; operating loans, $1,879,595,000, of which $1,000,000,000 shall 
be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $250,000,000 shall be for 
subsidized guaranteed loans and $629,595,000 shall be for direct loans; 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $3,960,000; and for boll weevil 
eradication program loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary 
shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of 
boll weevil eradication program 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: farm ownership loans, $14,762,000, of which 
$4,800,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, and $9,962,000 
shall be for direct loans; operating loans, $137,446,000, of which 
$24,200,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $33,350,000 
shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and $79,896,000 shall be for 
direct loans; and Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $125,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $318,150,000, of which 
$310,230,000 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: Provided, 
That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are 
notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                         Risk Management Agency

    For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by section 
226A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6933), $78,833,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 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 (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 reimbursement for net realized losses

    For the current fiscal year, 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): Provided, That of the funds 
available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the 
conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to 
$5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural 
Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit 
Corporation business.

                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

    For the current fiscal year, 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, $781,000.

                 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, 
$851,910,000, to remain available until June 30, 2009, of which not 
less than $10,840,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting, and not 
less than $10,779,000 is for operation and establishment of the plant 
materials centers, and of which not less than $27,225,000 shall be for 
the grazing lands conservation initiative: 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 qualified local engineers may 
be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the technical 
planning work of the Service.

                     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 (16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), $6,556,000.

               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 (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, $37,000,000, to remain available until 
expended; of which up to $10,000,000 may be available for the 
watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16 
U.S.C. 1006a): Provided, That not to exceed $18,500,000 of this 
appropriation shall be available for technical assistance.

                    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 (16 U.S.C. 1012), and in accordance with the 
provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
$31,586,000, 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 sections 31 and 32 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 subtitle H of title XV of the Agriculture 
and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), $52,370,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,073,000 shall 
be available for national headquarters activities.

                               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, 
$666,000.

                  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 and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, $728,807,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$55,742,000 shall be for rural community programs described in section 
381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $573,065,000 shall be for the rural 
utilities programs described in sections 381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 
306D of such Act, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available 
for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of 
such Act, and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for 
the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act; and 
of which $100,000,000 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, including grants for drinking water 
and waste disposal systems pursuant to section 306C of such Act, of 
which $4,000,000 shall be available for community facilities grants to 
tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and 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 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; 
$3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 
U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) for any purpose under this heading: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated for rural utilities programs, 
not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems 
to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, 
including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; $18,250,000 
shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste 
systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, of which $5,600,000 
shall be for Rural Community Assistance Programs; and not to exceed 
$14,000,000 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 $22,800,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2008, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise 
communities and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones; of which $1,100,000 shall be 
for the rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) of 
such Act, of which $13,400,000 shall be for the rural utilities 
programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act, and of which 
$8,300,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative development 
programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: 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''.

                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; 
$175,382,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated under this section may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission 
area: 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 appropriation.

                         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: $4,845,816,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as 
determined by the Secretary, of which $1,129,391,000 shall be for 
direct loans, and of which $3,716,425,000 shall be for unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans; $34,652,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; 
$99,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; $99,000,000 for section 538 
guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $5,046,000 for section 524 site 
loans; $11,486,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which up 
to $1,486,000 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, $150,183,000, of which 
$105,824,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which $44,359,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $9,796,000; repair, 
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$42,184,000; section 538 multi-family housing guaranteed loans, 
$9,306,000; credit sales of acquired property, $552,000; and section 
523 self-help housing and development loans, $142,000: Provided, That 
of the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2008, for authorized empowerment zones and 
enterprise communities and communities designated by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, 
That any balances for a demonstration program for the preservation and 
revitalization of the section 515 multi-family rental housing 
properties as authorized in Public Law 109-97 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the ``Rural Housing Service, Multifamily Housing 
Revitalization Program Account''.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $462,521,000, 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, 
$533,020,000, to remain available through September 30, 2009; 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, up to $7,920,000 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 
$50,000 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 the 
current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period: Provided 
further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-
year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any 
debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing 
projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 
under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance that 
is recovered from projects that are subject to prepayment shall be 
deobligated and reallocated for vouchers and debt forgiveness or 
payments consistent with the requirements of this Act for purposes 
authorized under section 542 and section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing 
Act of 1949, as amended: Provided further, That rental assistance 
provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2008 for a 
section 514/516 project may not be recaptured for use in another 
project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 
consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants 
seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible 
tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, That 
such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be 
applied to another section 514/516 project.

           multifamily housing revitalization program account

    For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 
542 of the Housing Act of 1949 (without regard to section 542(b)), for 
the cost to conduct a housing demonstration program to provide 
revolving loans for the preservation of low-income multi-family housing 
projects, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration program 
for the preservation and revitalization of the section 515 multi-family 
rental housing properties, $27,800,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $10,000,000 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to 
any low-income household (including those not receiving rental 
assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan 
which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That 
the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable 
market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such 
unit: Provided further, That funds made available for such vouchers, 
shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative 
guidance applicable for section 8 housing vouchers administered by the 
Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (including 
the ability to pay administrative costs related to delivery of the 
voucher funds): Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that 
the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not 
needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the 
demonstration programs for the preservation and revitalization of the 
section 515 multi-family rental housing properties described in this 
paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $3,000,000 shall be available for loans to private non-
profit organizations, or such non-profit organizations' affiliate loan 
funds and State and local housing finance agencies, to carry out a 
housing demonstration program to provide revolving loans for the 
preservation of low-income multi-family housing projects: Provided 
further, That loans under such demonstration program shall have an 
interest rate of not more than 1 percent direct loan to the recipient: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may defer the interest and 
principal payment to the Rural Housing Service for up to 3 years and 
the term of such loans shall not exceed 30 years: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, $14,800,000 shall 
be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and 
revitalization of the section 515 multi-family rental housing 
properties to restructure existing section 515 loans, as the Secretary 
deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project 
has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of 
providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents 
including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, 
subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial 
assistance including advances and incentives required by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that additional 
funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for 
the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used 
for such vouchers: Provided further, That if Congress enacts 
legislation to permanently authorize a section 515 multi-family rental 
housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program 
described herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the 
demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation 
with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress.

                  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), $40,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2008, 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

                     (including transfer of funds)

    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, 
$39,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available through June 
30, 2008, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities 
and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That any balances to 
carry out a housing demonstration program to provide revolving loans 
for the preservation of low-income multi-family housing projects 
authorized in Public Law 108-447 and Public Law 109-97 shall be 
transferred to and merged with ``Rural Housing Service, Multifamily 
Housing Revitalization Program Account''.

                       farm labor program account

    For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $46,630,000, 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 transfer of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $33,772,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, $14,485,000, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $1,724,000 
shall be available through June 30, 2008, for Federally Recognized 
Native American Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2008, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with 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 of the total amount appropriated, $880,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2008, 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, $4,861,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

                  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), $29,193,000, of which $495,000 shall be for a cooperative 
research agreement with a qualified academic institution to conduct 
research on the national economic impact of all types of cooperatives; 
and of which $2,475,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the 
appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided, That 
not to exceed $1,473,000 shall be for 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; and of which $20,295,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural 
product market development grants, as authorized by section 6401 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note).

       rural empowerment zones and enterprise communities grants

    For grants in connection with second and third rounds of 
empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $11,088,000, 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).

                        renewable energy program

    For the cost of a program of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8106), $46,000,000 for direct and guaranteed renewable energy loans and 
grants: Provided, That the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees, 
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                        Rural Utilities Service

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer 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, $100,000,000; loans made pursuant 
to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $4,500,000,000; 5 percent 
rural telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $250,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to 
section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $295,000,000.
    For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct and 
guaranteed loans authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: cost of 
rural electric loans, $120,000, and the cost of telecommunications 
loans, $3,620,000: 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, $39,405,000 which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

    For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, 
$300,000,000.
    For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural 
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $35,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.
    For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 901 et 
seq., $6,450,000, to remain available until September 30, 2009: 
Provided, That the interest rate for such loans shall be the cost of 
borrowing to the Department of the Treasury for obligations of 
comparable maturity: Provided further, That the cost of direct loans 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974.
    In addition, $17,820,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible 
for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 950aaa.

                                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, 
$628,000.

                       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; 
$13,903,213,000, to remain available through September 30, 2009, of 
which $7,668,156,000 is hereby appropriated and $6,235,057,000 shall be 
derived by transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of 
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That up to $5,505,000 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), $5,620,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2009, of which such sums as are necessary to 
restore the contingency reserve to $125,000,000 shall be placed in 
reserve, to remain available until expended, to be allocated as the 
Secretary deems necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) of such Act, 
to support participation should cost or participation exceed budget 
estimates: Provided, That of the total amount available, the Secretary 
shall obligate not less than $15,000,000 for a breastfeeding support 
initiative in addition to the activities specified in section 
17(h)(3)(A): Provided further, That only the provisions of section 
17(h)(10)(B)(i) and section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall be effective in 
2008; including $14,000,000 for the purposes specified in section 
17(h)(10)(B)(i) and $30,000,000 for the purposes specified in section 
17(h)(10)(B)(ii): Provided further, That funds made available for the 
purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall only be made 
available upon a determination by the Secretary that funds are 
available to meet caseload requirements without the use of the 
contingency reserve funds: 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.

                           food stamp program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), $39,816,223,000, of which $3,000,000,000 to remain 
available through September 30, 2009, 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 funds provided herein 
shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work 
registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: 
Provided further, That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available until expended, as authorized 
by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, any 
additional payment received under chapter 5 of title 37, United States 
Code, by a member of the United States Armed Forces deployed to a 
designated combat zone shall be excluded from household income for the 
duration of the member's deployment if the additional pay is the result 
of deployment to or while serving in a combat zone, and it was not 
received immediately prior to serving in the combat zone.

                      commodity assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and 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); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance 
for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
188); and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $221,070,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2009: Provided, That none of 
these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds 
made available in fiscal year 2008 to support the Seniors Farmers' 
Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), such funds shall remain available 
through September 30, 2009: Provided further, That 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 $10,000,000 for costs 
associated with the distribution of commodities.

                   nutrition programs administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic nutrition 
assistance programs funded under this Act, $146,926,000.

                                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), $159,136,000: 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.

  public law 480 title i direct credit and food for progress program 
                                account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of 
title I, Public Law 83-480, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, 
$2,749,000, to be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
    In addition, the funds made available for the cost of agreements 
under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 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, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad 
under title II of said Act, $1,219,400,000, to remain available until 
expended.

       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, 
$5,338,000; 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 $4,985,000 may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $353,000 
may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

  mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition 
                             program grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
1), $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such 
section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein.

                                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; 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; and notwithstanding section 521 of 
Public Law 107-188; $1,683,405,000: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $13,696,000 shall be derived from animal 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to 
this account and remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That fees derived from animal drug assessments received during fiscal 
year 2008, including any such fees assessed prior to the current fiscal 
year but credited during the current year, shall be subject to the 
fiscal year 2008 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) $475,726,000 shall be for the Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $348,438,000 shall be for the Center for 
Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $155,073,000 shall be for the Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $94,809,000 shall be for the 
Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $240,122,000 shall be for the Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $36,455,000 shall be for the 
National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $97,976,000 shall be 
for Rent and Related activities, of which $38,808,000 is for White Oak 
Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services 
Administration for rent; (8) $131,533,000 shall be for payments to the 
General Services Administration for rent; and (9) $89,577,000 shall be 
for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner; the 
Office of Management; the Office of External Relations; the Office of 
Policy and Planning; and central services for these offices: 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. 263b 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.
    In addition, $28,000,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition, to remain available from July 1, 2008, through 
September 30, 2009.

                        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, 
$4,950,000, to remain available until expended.

                          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, and the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $102,550,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses.

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $46,000,000 (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

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

    Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be 
available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided 
for, of not to exceed 182 passenger motor vehicles, of which 142 shall 
be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles.
    Sec. 702. 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, information technology infrastructure, fruit 
fly program, emerging plant pests, cotton pests program, avian 
influenza programs, up to $4,505,000 in the pest and disease management 
program to control grasshoppers and Mormon cricket, up to $1,500,000 in 
the scrapie program for indemnities, up to $3,000,000 in the emergency 
management systems program for the vaccine bank, up to $1,000,000 for 
wildlife services methods development, up to $1,000,000 of the wildlife 
services operations program for aviation safety, and up to 25 percent 
of the screwworm program; Food Safety and Inspection Service, Public 
Health Data Communication Infrastructure System; 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, 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. 703. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 
balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or other 
available unobligated discretionary 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, 
financial management modernization initiative, 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. 704. 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. 705. 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. 706. 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 20 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. 707. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current 
fiscal year shall remain available until expended to cover obligations 
made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural 
Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and 
Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing 
Insurance Fund program account.
    Sec. 708. 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. 709. 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. 710. 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. 711. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug 
Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to 
any non-Department of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human 
Services employee questions or responses to questions that are a result 
of information requested for the appropriations hearing process.
    Sec. 712. 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: Provided further, That 
none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for 
information technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 
prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer.
    Sec. 713. (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 the current fiscal 
year, 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 the current fiscal year, 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, which-ever 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, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
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. 714. None of the funds appropriated by this 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, Food and Drug Administration, 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 2009 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 715. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act 
may be used to close or relocate a Rural Development office unless or 
until the Secretary of Agriculture determines the cost effectiveness 
and enhancement of program delivery: Provided, That not later than 120 
days before the date of the proposed closure or relocation, the 
Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriation of the House and 
Senate, and the members of Congress from the State in which the office 
is located of the proposed closure or relocation and provides a report 
that describes in detail the justifications for such closures and 
relocations.
    Sec. 716. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
made available in this Act for competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)), the Secretary may use up to 22 percent of the amount provided 
to carry out a competitive grants program under the same terms and 
conditions as those provided in section 401 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621).
    Sec. 717. 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 who carry out an environmental quality 
incentives program authorized by chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) in excess 
of $1,017,000,000.
    Sec. 718. None of the funds made available in fiscal year 2008 or 
preceding fiscal years for programs authorized under the Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in 
excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for the release of eligible commodities under section 
302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736f-1): Provided, That any such funds made available to reimburse the 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall only be used pursuant to section 
302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.
    Sec. 719. No funds shall be used to pay salaries and expenses of 
the Department of Agriculture to carry out or administer the program 
authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood 
Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)).
    Sec. 720. Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $34,000,000 shall not be obligated and 
$34,000,000 are rescinded.
    Sec. 721. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to issue a final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise implement, the 
proposed rule on cost-sharing for animal and plant health emergency 
programs of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service published on 
July 8, 2003 (Docket No. 02-062-1; 68 Fed. Reg. 40541).
    Sec. 722. Funds made available under section 1240I and section 
1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 in the current fiscal year 
shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in 
the current fiscal year, and are not available for new obligations. 
Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act, 7 U.S.C. 1524(b), in fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 
shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in 
fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 respectively, and except 
for fiscal year 2008 funds, are not available for new obligations.
    Sec. 723. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used for 
salaries and expenses to draft or implement any regulation or rule 
insofar as it would require recertification of rural status for each 
electric and telecommunications borrower for the Rural Electrification 
and Telecommunication Loans program.
    Sec. 724. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the 
funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency 
to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or 
distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear 
notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story 
that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that 
executive branch agency.
    Sec. 725. In addition to other amounts appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act, there is hereby appropriated to the 
Secretary of Agriculture $10,000,000, of which not to exceed 5 percent 
may be available for administrative expenses, to remain available until 
expended, to make specialty crop block grants under section 101 of the 
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-465; 7 
U.S.C. 1621 note).
    Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act for the Food and Drug Administration may be used 
under section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prevent an individual not in the business of importing a prescription 
drug within the meaning of section 801(g) of such Act, wholesalers, or 
pharmacists from importing a prescription drug (as defined in section 
804(a)(3) of such Act) which complies with sections 501, 502, and 505 
of such Act.
    Sec. 727. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to study, complete a study of, or enter into a contract with a private 
party to carry out, without specific authorization in a subsequent Act 
of Congress, a competitive sourcing activity of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, including support personnel of the Department of 
Agriculture, relating to rural development or farm loan programs.
    Sec. 728. Of the amount available for Estimated Future Needs under 
section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, $63,361,000 are hereby 
rescinded: Provided, That in addition, of the unobligated balances 
under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, $147,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded.
    Sec. 729. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to--
            (1) grant a waiver of a financial conflict of interest 
        requirement pursuant to section 505(n)(4) of the Federal Food, 
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(n)(4)) for any voting 
        member of an advisory committee or panel of the Food and Drug 
        Administration; or
            (2) make a certification under section 208(b)(3) of title 
        18, United States Code, for any such voting member.
    Sec. 730. Of the appropriations available for payments for the 
nutrition and family education program for low-income areas under 
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), if the payment 
allocation pursuant to section 1425(c) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)) 
would be less than $100,000 for any institution eligible under section 
3(d)(2) of the Smith-Lever Act, the Secretary shall adjust payment 
allocations under section 1425(c) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to ensure that 
each institution receives a payment of not less than $100,000.
    Sec. 731. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to establish or implement a rule allowing poultry products to be 
imported into the United States from the People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 732. Of the unobligated balances available in the High Energy 
Cost Grants account, $25,740,000 is hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 733. None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Agriculture in this Act may be used to implement the risk-based 
inspection program in the 30 prototype locations announced on February 
22, 2007, by the Under Secretary for Food Safety, or at any other 
locations, until the USDA Office of Inspector General has provided its 
findings to the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the 
data used in support of the development and design of the risk-based 
inspection program and FSIS has addressed and resolved issues 
identified by OIG.
    Sec. 734. Not more than $11,166,000 of the funds made available 
under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1522(e)) may be used for program compliance and integrity purposes, 
including the data mining project, and for the Common Information 
Management System.
    Sec. 735. The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue the Water and 
Waste Systems Direct Loan Program under the authority and conditions 
(including the fees, borrower interest rate, and the President's 
economic assumptions for the 2008 Fiscal Year, as of June 1, 2007) 
provided by the ``Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007''.
    Sec. 736. (a) Section 13(b) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) 
                as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;
                    (C) in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), striking ``(B)'' and all that 
                follows through ``shall not exceed'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and 
                in addition to amounts made available under paragraph 
                (3), payments to service institutions shall be'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
                    (E) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``(A), (B), and (C)'' 
                and inserting ``(A) and (B)''; and
            (2) in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by striking 
        ``full amount of State approved'' and all that follows through 
        ``maximum allowable''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (g) through (k) as 
        subsections (f) through (j), respectively.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take 
effect on January 1 of the first full calendar year following the date 
of enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 737. There is hereby appropriated $21,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2009, of which not to exceed 5 percent 
may be available for Federal and/or State administrative expenses, as 
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, to carry out a program 
similar to section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)) in each State not currently served by the 
authorized program.
    Sec. 738. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to--
            (1) inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
        Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
            (2) inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
        Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 
        note; Public Law 104-127); or
            (3) implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 739. Of the unobligated balances available in the Special 
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children reserve 
account, $16,069,000 is hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 740. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or made 
available by this Act, $2,475,000 is appropriated for the purpose of 
providing Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships, through 
the Congressional Hunger Center.
    Sec. 741. From the unobligated balances of funds transferred to the 
Department of Homeland Security when the Department was established 
pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), 
excluding mandatory appropriations, $8,000,000 is rescinded.
    Sec. 742. Effective as of May 25, 2007, section 9012 of Public Law 
110-28 (121 Stat. 218) is repealed.
    Sec. 743. Section 17(r)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(5)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``seven'' and inserting ``eight'';
            (2) by striking ``five'' and inserting ``six''; and
            (3) by inserting ``West Virginia,'' after the first 
        instance of ``States shall be''.
    Sec. 744. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
the funds made available for the Commodity Assistance Program under 
division B of Public Law 109-148, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and Pandemic Influenza, 
2006, all unexpended funds shall be made available to support normal 
program operations of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program under the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 and of the Emergency 
Food Assistance Program under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 
1983: Provided, That any commodities purchased with funds made 
available under Public Law 109-148 and remaining undistributed shall be 
used to support normal program operations under the authorities cited 
in this section.
    Sec. 745. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and until 
receipt of the decennial Census in the year 2010, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall consider--
            (1) the City of Alamo, Texas; the City of Mercedes, Texas; 
        the City of Weslaco, Texas; the City of Donna, Texas; and the 
        City of La Feria, Texas, (including individuals and entities 
        with projects within the cities) eligible for loans and grants 
        funded through the rural business and cooperative development 
        programs in the Rural Community Advancement Program account;
            (2) the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington; and the City 
        of Havelock, North Carolina, (including individuals and 
        entities with projects within the cities) eligible for loans 
        and grants funded through the rural community programs in the 
        Rural Community Advancement Program account;
            (3) the City of Freeport, Illinois; Kitsap County (except 
        the City of Bremerton), Washington; the City of Atascadero, 
        California; and the City of Paso Robles, California, (including 
        individuals and entities with projects within the cities) 
        eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural Housing 
        Insurance Fund Program account and the Rural Housing Assistance 
        Grants account; and
            (4) the City of Canton, Mississippi, (including individuals 
        and entities with projects within the cities) eligible for 
        loans and grants funded through the rural utilities programs in 
        the Rural Community Advancement Program account.
    Sec. 746. No funds in this Act for the Food and Drug Administration 
may be used to authorize qualified health claims for conventional 
foods.
    Sec. 747. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to enter into a contract with an entity that does not participate in 
the basic pilot program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1324a note).
    Sec. 748. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
Canaan Valley Institute (CVI) in Thomas, West Virginia.
    Sec. 749. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used--
            (1) to terminate any of the 13 field laboratories that are 
        operated by the Food and Drug Administration as of January 1, 
        2007, or 20 District Offices, or any of the inspection or 
        compliance functions of any of the 20 District Offices, of the 
        Food and Drug Administration functioning as of January 1, 2007; 
        or
            (2) to consolidate any such laboratory with any other 
        laboratory, or any such District Office, or any of the 
        inspection or compliance functions of any District Office, with 
        any other District Office.
    Sec. 750. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs have the ``ENERGY STAR'' 
or ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2008''.

            Passed the House of Representatives August 2, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3161

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                                 AN ACT

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.