[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 121 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10441-S10453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006

  On Thursday, September 22, 2005, the Senate passed H.R. 2744, as 
amended, as follows:

                               H.R. 2744

           Resolved, That the bill from the House of 
     Representatives (H.R. 2744) entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.'', do pass 
     with the following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2006, 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, $5,127,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 
     of this amount shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as 
     determined by the Secretary.

                          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), $10,539,000.


                       National Appeals Division

       For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
     $14,524,000.


                 Office of Budget and Program Analysis

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
     Analysis, $8,298,000.


                        Homeland Security Staff

       For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security Staff, 
     $1,166,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $16,726,000.

                      Common Computing Environment

       For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Computing 
     Environment for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
     the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, and Rural 
     Development mission areas for information technology, 
     systems, and services, $118,072,000, to remain available 
     until expended, for the capital asset acquisition of shared 
     information technology systems, including services as 
     authorized by 7 U.S.C. 6915-16 and 40 U.S.C. 1421-28: 
     Provided, That obligation of these funds shall be consistent 
     with the Department of Agriculture Service Center 
     Modernization Plan of the county-based agencies, and shall be 
     with the concurrence of the Department's Chief Information 
     Officer.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
     Officer, $5,874,000: Provided, That the Chief Financial 
     Officer shall actively market and expand cross-servicing 
     activities of the National Finance Center: Provided further, 
     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 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, $821,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $20,109,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Administration, $676,000.

        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, $187,734,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as follows: for payments to 
     the General Services Administration and the Department of 
     Homeland Security for building security, $147,734,000, and 
     for buildings operations and maintenance, $40,000,000: 
     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.), $12,000,000, 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, $23,103,000, 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, $3,846,000: 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, $9,509,000: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' bulletins.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, $81,045,000, 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, $40,263,000.

  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, 
     $598,000.

                       Economic Research Service

       For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
     conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by 
     the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) 
     and other laws, $78,549,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

       For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
     Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and 
     service work, including crop and livestock estimates, 
     statistical coordination and improvements, marketing surveys, 
     and the

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     Census of Agriculture, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627 
     and 2204g, and other laws, $145,159,000, of which up to 
     $29,115,000 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, 
     $1,109,981,000: 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 
     the foregoing limitations shall not apply to the purchase of 
     land at Florence, South Carolina: 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 the Secretary, through the 
     Agricultural Research Service, or successor, may lease 
     approximately 40 acres of land at the Central Plains 
     Experiment Station, Nunn, Colorado, to the Board of Governors 
     of the Colorado State University System, for its Shortgrass 
     Steppe Biological Field Station, on such terms and conditions 
     as the Secretary deems in the public interest: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary understands that it is the intent 
     of the University to construct research and educational 
     buildings on the subject acreage and to conduct agricultural 
     research and educational activities in these buildings: 
     Provided further, That as consideration for a lease, the 
     Secretary may accept the benefits of mutual cooperative 
     research to be conducted by the Colorado State University and 
     the Government at the Shortgrass Steppe Biological Field 
     Station: Provided further, That the term of any lease shall 
     be for no more than 20 years, but a lease may be renewed at 
     the option of the Secretary on such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary deems in the public interest: Provided further, 
     That the Agricultural Research Service may convey all rights 
     and title of the United States, to a parcel of land 
     comprising 19 acres, more or less, located in Section 2, 
     Township 18 North, Range 14 East in Oktibbeha County, 
     Mississippi, originally conveyed by the Board of Trustees of 
     the Institution of Higher Learning of the State of 
     Mississippi, and described in instruments recorded in Deed 
     Book 306 at pages 553-554, Deed Book 319 at page 219, and 
     Deed Book 33 at page 115, of the public land records of 
     Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, including facilities, and 
     fixed equipment, to the Mississippi State University, 
     Starkville, Mississippi, in their ``as is'' condition, when 
     vacated by the Agricultural Research Service.
       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, $160,645,000, 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, $652,231,000, as follows: to carry out 
     the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a-i), 
     $178,707,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research 
     (16 U.S.C. 582a through a-7), $22,205,000; for payments to 
     the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University 
     and West Virginia State University (7 U.S.C. 3222), 
     $37,477,000, of which $1,507,496 shall be made available only 
     for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall 
     receive no less than $1,000,000; for special grants for 
     agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $110,281,000; for 
     special grants for agricultural research on improved pest 
     control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $15,158,000; for competitive 
     research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $190,000,000; for the 
     support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 
     3195), $5,057,000; for supplemental and alternative crops and 
     products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $833,000; for grants for research 
     pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 
     178 et seq.), $1,102,000, to remain available until expended; 
     for the 1994 research grants program for 1994 institutions 
     pursuant to section 536 of Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
     note), $1,078,000, to remain available until expended; for 
     rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $992,000; for 
     higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 
     3152(b)(6)), $2,976,000, to remain available until expended 
     (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for a higher education agrosecurity 
     education program (7 U.S.C. 3351), $750,000, to remain 
     available until expended; for higher education challenge 
     grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $5,456,000; for a higher 
     education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 
     3152(b)(5)), $990,000, to remain available until expended (7 
     U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for Hispanic-
     serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $5,600,000; for 
     noncompetitive grants for the purpose of carrying out all 
     provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3242 (section 759 of Public Law 106-
     78) to individual eligible institutions or consortia of 
     eligible institutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds 
     awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, 
     $3,472,000; for a secondary agriculture education program and 
     2-year post-secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $992,000; 
     for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,968,000; for 
     sustainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 
     5811), $12,400,000; for a program of capacity building grants 
     (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive funds 
     under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), 
     including Tuskegee University and West Virginia State 
     University, $12,312,000, 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, 
     $2,232,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and 
     Education Activities, $38,193,000, of which $2,424,000 for 
     the Research, Education, and Economics Information System and 
     $1,928,000 for the Electronic Grants Information System, are 
     to remain available until expended.
       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, 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), 
     $12,000,000, 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, $453,438,000, 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, $275,520,000; payments for extension work at the 1994 
     Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), 
     $3,247,000; payments for the nutrition and family education 
     program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $62,909,000; payments for the pest management program under 
     section 3(d) of the Act, $9,920,000; payments for the farm 
     safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,563,000; 
     payments for New Technologies for Ag Extension under Section 
     3(d) of the Act, $2,000,000; payments to upgrade research, 
     extension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 land-grant 
     colleges, including Tuskegee University and West Virginia 
     State University, as authorized by section 1447 of Public Law 
     95-113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $16,777,000, to remain available 
     until expended; payments for youth-at-risk programs under 
     section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $7,478,000; for youth 
     farm safety education and certification extension grants, to 
     be awarded competitively under section 3(d) of the Act, 
     $440,000; payments for carrying out the provisions of the 
     Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et 
     seq.), $4,060,000; payments for Indian reservation agents 
     under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $1,760,000; 
     payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 
     3(d) of the Act, $4,067,000; payments for rural health and 
     safety education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public 
     Law 92-419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,965,000; payments for 
     cooperative extension work by the colleges receiving the 
     benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328) 
     and Tuskegee University and West Virginia State University, 
     $33,643,000, of which $1,724,884 shall be made available only 
     for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall 
     receive no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth 
     organizations pursuant to section 7630 of title 7, United 
     States Code, $2,646,000; and for necessary expenses of 
     Extension Activities, $22,443,000.


                         Integrated Activities

       For the integrated research, education, and extension 
     grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, 
     $55,784,000, 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), 
     $45,784,000, including $12,867,000 for the water quality 
     program, $14,847,000 for the food safety program, $4,167,000 
     for the regional pest management centers program, $4,464,000 
     for the Food Quality Protection Act risk mitigation program 
     for major food crop systems, $1,389,000 for the crops 
     affected by Food Quality Protection Act implementation,

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     $3,106,000 for the methyl bromide transition program, and 
     $1,874,000 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, 
     $992,000; for grants programs authorized under section 
     2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89-106, as amended, $744,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2007 for the critical 
     issues program, and $1,334,000 for the regional rural 
     development centers program; and $10,000,000 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, 
     2007.


              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), $5,888,000, 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; $724,000.

               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, $807,768,000, of which $4,140,000 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 
     $39,900,000 shall be used for the boll weevil eradication 
     program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for 
     active eradication zones; of which $32,932,000 shall be 
     available for a National Animal Identification program: 
     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: Provided further, That none of the funds may 
     be used to demolish or dismantle the Hawaii Fruit Fly 
     Production Facility in Waimanalo, Hawaii.
       In fiscal year 2006, 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, $4,996,000, 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, $76,643,000, 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 $65,667,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
     obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
     expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or 
     other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this 
     limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.


    Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (Section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

       Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
     1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity 
     program expenses as authorized therein, and other related 
     operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 
     Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 
     Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 
     this Act; and (3) not more than $16,055,000 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)), $3,847,000, of which not less 
     than $2,500,000 shall be used to make a grant under this 
     heading.

        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, $38,443,000: 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, $602,000.

                   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), $836,818,000, of which no 
     less than $751,457,000 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 no fewer than 63 full time 
     equivalent positions above the fiscal year 2002 level shall 
     be employed during fiscal year 2006 for purposes dedicated 
     solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane 
     Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That of the 
     amount available under this heading, notwithstanding section 
     704 of this Act $5,000,000, available until September 30, 
     2007, shall be obligated to include the Humane Animal 
     Tracking System as part of the Field Automation and 
     Information Management System following notification to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed 
     explanation of the components of such system: Provided 
     further, 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.

    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, $635,000.

                          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, $1,043,555,000: 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:

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     Provided further, That other funds made available to the 
     Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
     merged with this account.


                         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), 
     $4,250,000.


               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), $4,250,000, 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, 
     $1,608,000,000, of which $1,400,000,000 shall be for 
     guaranteed loans and $208,000,000 shall be for direct loans; 
     operating loans, $2,033,000,000, of which $1,100,000,000 
     shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $283,000,000 
     shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans and $650,000,000 
     shall be for direct loans; Indian tribe land acquisition 
     loans, $2,000,000; 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, $17,370,000, of which $6,720,000 shall be for 
     guaranteed loans, and $10,650,000 shall be for direct loans; 
     operating loans, $133,380,000, of which $33,330,000 shall be 
     for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $35,375,000 shall be for 
     subsidized guaranteed loans, and $64,675,000 shall be for 
     direct loans; and Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 
     $80,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $317,137,000, of 
     which $309,137,000 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), $73,448,000: 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, 
     $744,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service


                        Conservation Operations

       For necessary expenses to carry 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, $819,561,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not less than $11,000,000 is for 
     snow survey and water forecasting, and not less than 
     $11,847,000 is for operation and establishment of the plant 
     materials centers, and of which not less than $28,156,000 
     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), $5,141,000.


               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, $60,000,000, 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 $27,199,000 of this appropriation shall be 
     available for technical assistance: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation is available 
     to carry out the purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 (Public Law 93-205), including cooperative efforts as 
     contemplated by that Act to relocate endangered or threatened 
     species to other suitable habitats as may be necessary to 
     expedite project construction.


                    Watershed Rehabilitation Program

       For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of 
     structural measures, in accordance with section 14 of the 
     Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1012), and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating 
     to the activities of the Department, $27,313,000, 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), $51,228,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

       For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs 
     under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing 
     Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the 
     Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, 
     $635,000.


                  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

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     Rural Development Act, $705,106,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $86,770,000 shall be for rural 
     community programs described in section 381E(d)(1) of such 
     Act; of which $528,115,000 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 $496,000 shall be 
     available for the rural utilities program described in 
     section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed 
     $992,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
     described in section 306E of such Act; and of which 
     $90,221,000 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, $26,000,000 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 $4,464,000 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 rural community programs, $6,500,000 shall 
     be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: 
     Provided further, That such funds shall be used solely to 
     develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit 
     community-based housing and community development 
     organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally 
     Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to 
     improve housing, community facilities, community and economic 
     development projects in rural areas: Provided further, That 
     such funds shall be made available to qualified private, 
     nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to 
     carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: 
     Provided further, That such intermediary organizations shall 
     provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal 
     funds for related activities, in an amount not less than 
     funds provided: Provided further, That of the amount 
     appropriated for the rural business and cooperative 
     development programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made 
     available for a grant to a qualified national organization to 
     provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
     order to promote economic development; $140,000 shall be made 
     available to conduct a feasibility study; $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; $26,000,000 shall be for water and waste 
     disposal systems for rural and native villages in Alaska 
     pursuant to section 306D of such Act, with up to 2 percent 
     available to administer the program and/or improve 
     interagency coordination may be transferred to and merged 
     with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and 
     Expenses'', of which $100,000 shall be provided to develop a 
     regional system for centralized billing, operation, and 
     management of rural water and sewer utilities through 
     regional cooperatives, of which 25 percent shall be provided 
     for water and sewer projects in regional hubs, and the State 
     of Alaska shall provide a 25 percent cost share, and grantees 
     may use up to 5 percent of grant funds, not to exceed $35,000 
     per community, for the completion of comprehensive community 
     safe water plans; not to exceed $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 less than $850,000 shall be for a qualified national 
     Native American organization to provide technical assistance 
     for rural water systems for tribal communities; and not to 
     exceed $13,500,000 shall be for contracting with qualified 
     national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide 
     technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
     $21,367,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for 
     authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and 
     communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
     Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones; of which $1,067,000 
     shall be for the rural community programs described in 
     section 381E(d)(1) of such Act, of which $12,000,000 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 of the amount appropriated for rural community 
     programs, $20,000,000 shall be to provide grants for 
     facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and 
     severe economic depression (Public Law 106-387), with 5 
     percent for administration and capacity building in the State 
     rural development offices: Provided further, That of the 
     amount appropriated, $28,000,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the ``Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
     Grants Account'' to provide grants authorized under section 
     19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): 
     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; $164,773,000: 
     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: $4,927,581,000 for loans to 
     section 502 borrowers, as determined by the Secretary, of 
     which $1,000,000,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which 
     $3,681,033,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; 
     $35,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $90,000,000 
     for section 515 rental housing; $100,000,000 for section 538 
     guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $5,000,000 for section 
     524 site loans; $11,500,000 for credit sales of acquired 
     property, of which up to $1,500,000 may be for multi-family 
     credit sales; and $5,048,000 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, $154,800,000, of which $113,900,000 shall be for 
     direct loans, and of which $40,900,000, to remain available 
     until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; 
     section 504 housing repair loans, $10,238,000; repair, 
     rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental 
     housing, $41,292,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
     guaranteed loans, $5,420,000; multi-family credit sales of 
     acquired property, $681,000; section 523 self-help housing 
     and development loans, $52,000: Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated in this paragraph, $2,500,000 shall be 
     available through June 30, 2006, 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 funds under 
     this paragraph initially allocated by the Secretary for 
     housing projects in the State of Alaska that are not 
     obligated by September 30, 2006, shall be carried over until 
     September 30, 2007, and made available for such housing 
     projects only in the State of Alaska.
       For additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for 
     the preservation and revitalization of the section 515 multi-
     family rental housing properties, $16,500,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That funding made 
     available under this heading shall be used 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.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $465,886,000, 
     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, $653,102,000; and, 
     in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by 
     section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior 
     to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
     program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of 
     this amount, no less than $8,976,000 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 four-year period: Provided 
     further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of 
     such four-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.


                     Rural Housing Voucher Program

       For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 
     section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, (without regard to 
     section 542(b)),

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     $16,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such vouchers shall be available 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 the 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).


                  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), $34,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be available through 
     June 30, 2005, for authorized empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities and communities designated by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership 
     Zones.


                    Rural Housing Assistance Grants

       For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 
     repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation 
     for construction defects, and rural housing preservation made 
     by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, $43,976,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That $2,976,000 shall be 
     made 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 
     total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available 
     through June 30, 2006, for authorized empowerment zones and 
     enterprise communities and communities designated by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership 
     Zones.


                       Farm Labor Program Account

       For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as 
     authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $29,607,000, 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)), 
     $34,212,000.
       For the cost of direct loans, $14,718,000, 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, 2006, for 
     Federally Recognized Native American Tribes and of which 
     $3,449,000 shall be available through June 30, 2006, for 
     Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in 
     accordance with Public Law 100-460): Provided, That of such 
     amount made available, the Secretary may provide up to 
     $1,500,000 for the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
     seq.): Provided further, 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, $887,000 shall be 
     available through June 30, 2006, 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, $6,656,000 shall be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, 
     Salaries and Expenses''.


            Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account

                    (including rescission of funds)

       For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
     under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
     purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
     creation projects, $25,003,000.
       For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of 
     modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $4,993,000, to remain 
     available until expended.
       Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
     payments in the current fiscal year, as authorized by section 
     313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $4,993,000 
     shall not be obligated and $4,993,000 are rescinded.


                  Rural Cooperative Development Grants

       For rural cooperative development grants authorized under 
     section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $24,988,000, of which 
     $500,000 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 $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the 
     appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $1,488,000 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 $15,500,000, 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 Community Grants

       For grants in connection with second and third rounds of 
     empowerment zones and enterprise communities, $12,400,000, 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): Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be made available to third 
     round empowerment zones, as authorized by the Community 
     Renewal Tax Relief Act (Public Law 106-554).


                        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), $23,000,000 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; municipal rate rural electric loans, 
     $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, 
     rural electric, $2,700,000,000; Treasury rate direct electric 
     loans, $1,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant 
     to section 313A, $1,500,000,000; 5 percent rural 
     telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural 
     telecommunications loans, $425,000,000; and for loans made 
     pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications 
     loans, $125,000,000.
       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, $6,160,000, and the cost of telecommunications loans, 
     $212,000: 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, $39,933,000 
     which shall be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and 
     Expenses''.


                  Rural Telephone Bank Program Account

                     (including transfer of funds)

       The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
     expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such 
     corporation in accord with law, and to make such contracts 
     and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized 
     programs.
       For administrative expenses, including audits, necessary to 
     continue to service existing loans, $2,500,000, 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, $550,000,000.
       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: Provided, 
     That $10,000,000 shall be made available to convert analog to 
     digital operation those noncommercial educational television 
     broadcast stations that serve rural areas and are qualified 
     for Community Service Grants by the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934, including associated translators and repeaters, 
     regardless of the location of their main transmitter, studio-
     to-transmitter links, and equipment to allow local control 
     over digital content and programming through the use of high-
     definition broadcast, multi-casting and datacasting 
     technologies.
       For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
     901 et seq., $11,825,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2007: 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, $10,000,000, 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, $599,000.

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                       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; $12,422,027,000, to remain 
     available through September 30, 2007, of which $7,234,406,000 
     is hereby appropriated and $5,187,621,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of 
     August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That none of the 
     funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
     studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to 
     $5,235,000 shall be available for independent verification of 
     school food service claims: Provided further, That not less 
     than $20,025,000 shall be available to implement and 
     administer Team Nutrition programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture.


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), 
     $5,257,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     2007, 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 2006; including $14,000,000 for the purposes 
     specified in section 17(h)(10)(B)(i) and $20,000,000 for the 
     purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii): Provided 
     further, That none of the funds made available under this 
     heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: 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.), $40,711,395,000, of which 
     $3,000,000,000 to remain available through September 30, 
     2007, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts 
     and at such times as may become necessary to carry out 
     program operations: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be used for studies and 
     evaluations: Provided further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading and not already appropriated to 
     the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) 
     established under section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be used to 
     purchase bison meat for the FDPIR from Native American bison 
     producers as well as from producer-owned cooperatives of 
     bison ranchers: Provided further, That funds provided herein 
     shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food 
     Stamp Act: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
     subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as 
     may be required by law: Provided further, That funds made 
     available for Employment and Training under this heading 
     shall remain available until expended, as authorized by 
     section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act: 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 (in a form determined by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture) 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, 
     $179,935,000, to remain available through September 30, 2007: 
     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 2006 to support the 
     Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
     section 4402 of Public Law 107-171, such funds shall remain 
     available through September 30, 2007: 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, 
     $140,761,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be available only for 
     simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, tightening 
     regulations, improving food stamp benefit delivery, and 
     assisting in the prevention, identification, and prosecution 
     of fraud and other violations of law.

                                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), 
     $147,868,000: 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 the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of agreements under the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, 
     and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, including the cost of 
     modifying credit arrangements under said Acts, $65,040,000, 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may implement a commodity 
     monetization program under existing provisions of the Food 
     for Progress Act of 1985 to provide no less than $5,000,000 
     in local-currency funding support for rural electrification 
     development overseas.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     credit program of title I, Public Law 83-480, and the Food 
     for Progress Act of 1985, to the extent funds appropriated 
     for Public Law 83-480 are utilized, $3,385,000, of which 
     $168,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 
     and Expenses'', and of which $3,217,000 may be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, 
     Salaries and Expenses''.


        Public Law 480 Title I Ocean Freight Differential Grants

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For ocean freight differential costs for the shipment of 
     agricultural commodities under title I of the Agricultural 
     Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 and under the 
     Food for Progress Act of 1985, $11,940,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That 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, $1,150,000,000, 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, $5,279,000; to cover common overhead expenses as 
     permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990, of which $3,440,000 may be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural 
     Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $1,839,000 may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.


  Mc Govern-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

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     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; $1,841,959,000: Provided, That of the amount 
     provided under this heading, $305,332,000 shall be derived 
     from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     379h, shall be credited to this account and remain available 
     until expended, and shall not include any fees pursuant to 21 
     U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed for fiscal year 2007 
     but collected in fiscal year 2006; $40,300,000 shall be 
     derived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
     379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
     available until expended; and $11,318,000 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 
     prescription drug, medical device, and animal drug 
     assessments received during fiscal year 2006, including any 
     such fees assessed prior to the current fiscal year but 
     credited during the current year, shall be subject to the 
     fiscal year 2006 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) 
     $450,179,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and 
     Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $515,430,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) 
     $178,714,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation 
     and Research and for related field activities in the Office 
     of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $99,787,000 shall be for the 
     Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 
     activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 
     $245,770,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
     Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
     Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $41,152,000 shall be for 
     the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
     $58,515,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, other 
     than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration 
     for rent; (8) $134,853,000 shall be for payments to the 
     General Services Administration for rent; and (9) 
     $117,559,000 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.


                        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, $7,000,000, 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, $98,386,000, including not to exceed 
     $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses.

                       Farm Credit Administration


                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       Not to exceed $44,250,000 (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: Provided 
     further, That up to an additional 5 percent of the amount of 
     this limitation may be expended for expenses associated with 
     unforeseen termination applications, upon a finding of 
     extraordinary circumstances by the Federal Credit 
     Administration Board.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
     appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
     Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall 
     be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
     specifically provided for, of not to exceed 320 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 320 shall be for replacement only, 
     and for the hire of such vehicles.
       Sec. 702. Hereafter, funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act to the Department of Agriculture (excluding the 
     Forest Service) shall be available for uniforms or allowances 
     as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 703. Hereafter, funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act to the Department of Agriculture (excluding the 
     Forest Service) shall be available for employment pursuant to 
     the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Department of 
     Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and 5 U.S.C. 
     3109.
       Sec. 704. 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, boll weevil program, low pathogen avian 
     influenza program, up to $32,932,000 in animal health 
     monitoring and surveillance for the animal identification 
     system, up to $2,993,000 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, field automation and information 
     management project; Cooperative State Research, Education, 
     and Extension Service, funds for competitive research grants 
     (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), funds for the Research, Education, and 
     Economics Information System, 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. 705. Hereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds 
     appropriated by this or any other 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, 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. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 707. Hereafter, not to exceed $50,000 of the funds 
     appropriated by this or any other Act to the Department of 
     Agriculture (excluding the Forest Service) shall be available 
     to provide appropriate orientation and language training 
     pursuant to section 606C of the Act of August 28, 1954 (7 
     U.S.C. 1766b).
       Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
     or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
     of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 
     percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the 
     purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out 
     programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
     does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on 
     grants and contracts with such institutions when such 
     indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all 
     agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
       Sec. 709. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to 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. 710. Hereafter, loan levels provided in this or any 
     other Act to the Department of Agriculture shall be 
     considered estimates, not limitations.
       Sec. 711. 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 Telephone Bank program account, the Rural 
     Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, 
     and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.
       Sec. 712. 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. 713. 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. 714. 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. 715. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Agriculture shall be used to 
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     Agriculture employee questions or responses to questions that 
     are a result of information requested for the appropriations 
     hearing process.
       Sec. 716. 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. 717. (a) Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by 
     this or any other Act to the agencies funded by this Act, or 
     provided from 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) Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this or 
     any other Act to the agencies funded by this Act, or provided 
     from accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
     the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by 
     this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
     for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming 
     of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
     less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or 
     activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any 
     existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of 
     personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) 
     results from any general savings from a reduction in 
     personnel which would result in a change in existing 
     programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 
     unless the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress are notified 15 days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
       (c) Hereafter, 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. 718. With the exception of funds needed to administer 
     and conduct oversight of grants awarded and obligations 
     incurred in prior fiscal years, none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
     Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel 
     to carry out the provisions of section 401 of Public Law 105-
     185, the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems 
     (7 U.S.C. 7621).
       Sec. 719. 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 2006 
     appropriations Act.
       Sec. 720. None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to close or relocate a State Rural 
     Development office unless or until cost effectiveness and 
     enhancement of program delivery have been determined.
       Sec. 721. In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated or 
     made available by this Act, $2,500,000 is appropriated for 
     the purpose of providing Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland 
     Hunger Fellowships, through the Congressional Hunger Center.
       Sec. 722. Hereafter, notwithstanding section 412 of the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 
     U.S.C. 1736f), any balances available to carry out title III 
     of such Act as of the date of enactment of this Act, and any 
     recoveries and reimbursements that become available to carry 
     out title III of such Act, may be used to carry out title II 
     of such Act.
       Sec. 723. Section 375(e)(6)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and 
     Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``$27,998,000'' and inserting ``$29,998,000''.
       Sec. 724. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     until receipt of the decennial Census in the year 2010, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall consider the City of Butte/
     Silverbow, Montana, Cleburne County, Arkansas, and the 
     designated Census track areas for the Upper Kanawha Valley 
     Enterprise Community, rural areas for purposes of eligibility 
     for rural development programs.
       Sec. 725. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Natural Resources Conservation Service may provide financial 
     and technical assistance through the Watershed and Flood 
     Prevention Operations program for the Matanuska River erosion 
     control project in Alaska, Little Otter Creek project in 
     Missouri, the Manoa Watershed project in Hawaii, the West 
     Tarkio project in Iowa, the Steeple Run and West Branch 
     DuPage River Watershed projects in DuPage County, Illinois, 
     and the Coal Creek project in Utah.
       Sec. 726. Hereafter, none of the funds made available in 
     this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government, except 
     pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
     provided in, this or any other appropriation Act.
       Sec. 727. 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 20 
     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. 728. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out section 14(h)(1) of the 
     Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1012(h)(1)).
       Sec. 729. None of the funds made available to the Food and 
     Drug Administration by this Act shall be used to close or 
     relocate, or to plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug 
     Administration Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis in St. 
     Louis, Missouri, outside the city or county limits of St. 
     Louis, Missouri.
       Sec. 730. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out subtitle I of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd 
     through dd-7).
       Sec. 731. Hereafter, agencies and offices of the Department 
     of Agriculture may utilize any unobligated salaries and 
     expenses funds to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel 
     for salaries and expenses of personnel, and for other related 
     expenses, incurred in representing such agencies and offices 
     in the resolution of complaints by employees or applicants 
     for employment, and in cases and other matters pending before 
     the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal 
     Labor Relations Authority, or the Merit Systems Protection 
     Board with the prior approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 732. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     by this or any other Act may be used to pay the salaries and 
     expenses of personnel to carry out section 6405 of Public Law 
     107-171 (7 U.S.C. 2655).
       Sec. 733. Hereafter, the Agricultural Marketing Service and 
     the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, 
     that have statutory authority to purchase interest bearing 
     investments outside of the Treasury, are not required to 
     establish obligations and outlays for those investments, 
     provided those investments are insured by the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation or are collateralized at the Federal 
     Reserve with securities approved by the Federal Reserve, 
     operating under the guidelines of the United States 
     Department of the Treasury.
       Sec. 734. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to enroll in excess of 
     150,000 acres in the calendar year 2006 wetlands reserve 
     program as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
       Sec. 735. 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. 736. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to expend the $23,000,000 
     made available by section 9006(f) of the Farm Security and 
     Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(f)).
       Sec. 737. With the exception of funds provided in fiscal 
     year 2003, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to expend the $50,000,000 
     made available by section 601(j)(1)(A) of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(j)(1)(A)).
       Sec. 738. None of the funds made available in fiscal year 
     2006 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. 739. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to expend the $120,000,000 
     made available by section 6401(a) of Public Law 107-171.
       Sec. 740. Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (e)(2) of 
     section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 
     940c(c) and (e)(2)) in implementing section 313A of that Act, 
     the Secretary shall, with the consent of the lender, 
     structure the schedule for payment of the annual fee, not to

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     exceed an average of 30 basis points per year for the term of 
     the loan, to ensure that sufficient funds are available to 
     pay the subsidy costs for note guarantees under that section.
       Sec. 741. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 2502 
     of Public Law 107-171 in excess of $47,000,000.
       Sec. 742. Of the unobligated balances available in the 
     Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 
     and Children reserve account, $32,000,000 is hereby 
     rescinded.
       Sec. 743. Not more than $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or 
     any other Act shall be used to carry out section 6029 of 
     Public Law 107-171.
       Sec. 744. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a ground and 
     surface water conservation program authorized by section 2301 
     of Public Law 107-171 in excess of $51,000,000.
       Sec. 745. 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. 746. 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 or for 
     reimbursement of administrative costs under section 16(a) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) to a State 
     agency for which more than 10 percent of the costs (other 
     than costs for issuance of benefits or nutrition education) 
     are obtained under contract.
       Sec. 747. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Agriculture may use appropriations 
     available to the Secretary for activities authorized under 
     sections 426-426c of title 7, United States Code, under this 
     or any other Act, to enter into cooperative agreements, with 
     a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public 
     or private agency, organization, or any other person, to 
     lease aircraft if the Secretary determines that the 
     objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest 
     of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs 
     administered by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
     Service, Wildlife Services; and (2) all parties will 
     contribute resources to the accomplishment of these 
     objectives; award of a cooperative agreement authorized by 
     the Secretary may be made for an initial term not to exceed 5 
     years.
       Sec. 748. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 9010 
     of Public Law 107-171 in excess of $60,000,000.
       Sec. 749. Hereafter, agencies and offices of the Department 
     of Agriculture may utilize any available discretionary funds 
     to cover the costs of preparing, or contracting for the 
     preparation of, final agency decisions regarding complaints 
     of discrimination in employment or program activities arising 
     within such agencies and offices.
       Sec. 750. 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 
     cover obligations made in the current fiscal year, and are 
     not available for new obligations.
       Sec. 751. There is hereby appropriated $1,500,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for the Denali Commission to 
     address deficiencies in solid waste disposal sites which 
     threaten to contaminate rural drinking water supplies.
       Sec. 752. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (1)(A) the Alaska Department of Community and Economic 
     Development shall be eligible to receive a water and waste 
     disposal grant under section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm 
     and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) in an amount 
     that is equal to not more than 75 percent of the total cost 
     of providing water and sewer service to the proposed hospital 
     in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska; and
       (B) the Alaska Department of Community and Economic 
     Development shall be allowed to pass the grant funds through 
     to the local government entity that will provide water and 
     sewer service to the hospital;
       (2) or any percentage of cost limitation in current law or 
     regulations, the construction projects known as the Tri-
     Valley Community Center addition in Healy, Alaska; the Cold 
     Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks, Alaska; and the 
     University of Alaska-Fairbanks Allied Health Learning Center 
     skill labs/classrooms shall be eligible to receive Community 
     Facilities grants in amounts that are equal to not more than 
     75 percent of the total facility costs: Provided, That for 
     the purposes of this paragraph, the Cold Climate Housing 
     Research Center is designated an ``essential community 
     facility'' for rural Alaska;
       (3) for any fiscal year and hereafter, in the case of a 
     high cost isolated rural area in Alaska that is not connected 
     to a road system, the maximum level for the single family 
     housing assistance shall be 150 percent of the median 
     household income level in the nonmetropolitan areas of the 
     State and 115 percent of all other eligible areas of the 
     State;
       (4)(A) the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall 
     provide financial and technical assistance through the 
     Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations program to carry 
     out the East Locust Creek Watershed Plan Revision in 
     Missouri; and
       (B) the Natural Resources Conservation Service is 
     authorized to provide 100 percent of the engineering 
     assistance and 75 percent cost share for construction cost of 
     the project; and
       (5) any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an 
     insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 
     Electrification Act, or any not-for-profit utility that is 
     eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, 
     shall be eligible for assistance under Section 313(b)(2)(B) 
     of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
       Sec. 753. Hereafter, notwithstanding the provisions of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (including the 
     associated regulations) governing the Community Facilities 
     Program, the Secretary may allow all Community Facility 
     Program facility borrowers and grantees to enter into 
     contracts with not-for-profit third parties for services 
     consistent with the requirements of the Program, grant, and/
     or loan: Provided, That the contracts protect the interests 
     of the Government regarding cost, liability, maintenance, and 
     administrative fees.
       Sec. 754. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make 
     funding and other assistance available through the emergency 
     watershed protection program under section 403 of the 
     Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to repair 
     and prevent damage to non-Federal land in watersheds that 
     have been impaired by fires initiated by the Federal 
     Government and shall waive cost sharing requirements for the 
     funding and assistance.
       Sec. 755. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used for salaries and expenses to carry out any regulation or 
     rule insofar as it would make ineligible for enrollment in 
     the conservation reserve program established under subchapter 
     B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) land that is 
     planted to hardwood trees as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act and was enrolled in the conservation reserve program 
     under a contract that expired prior to calendar year 2002.
       Sec. 756. None of the funds made available under this Act 
     shall be available to pay the administrative expenses of a 
     State agency that, after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     authorizes any new for-profit vendor(s) to transact food 
     instruments under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 
     for Women, Infants, and Children if it is expected that more 
     than 50 percent of the annual revenue of the vendor from the 
     sale of food items will be derived from the sale of 
     supplemental foods that are obtained with WIC food 
     instruments, except that the Secretary may approve the 
     authorization of such a vendor if the approval is necessary 
     to assure participant access to program benefits.
       Sec. 757. The Secretary of Agriculture may use any 
     unobligated carryover funds made available for any program 
     administered by the Rural Utilities Service (not including 
     funds made available under the heading ``Rural Community 
     Advancement Program'' in any Act of appropriation) to carry 
     out section 315 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
     U.S.C. 940e).
       Sec. 758. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to carry out provisions of 
     section 751 of division A of Public Law 108-7.
       Sec. 759. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 for a grant 
     to Alaska Village Initiatives for the purpose of 
     administering a private lands wildlife management program in 
     Alaska.
       Sec. 760. There is hereby appropriated $2,250,000, to 
     remain available until expended, for a grant to the Wisconsin 
     Federation of Cooperatives for pilot Wisconsin-Minnesota 
     health care cooperative purchasing alliances.
       Sec. 761. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2004 
     to States administering the Child and Adult Care Food 
     Program, for the purpose of conducting audits of 
     participating institutions, funds identified by the Secretary 
     as having been unused during the initial fiscal year of 
     availability may be recovered and reallocated by the 
     Secretary: Provided, That States may use the reallocated 
     funds until expended for the purpose of conducting audits of 
     participating institutions.
       Sec. 762. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and 
     directed to quitclaim to the City of Elkhart, Kansas, all 
     rights, title and interests of the United States in that 
     tract of land comprising 151.7 acres, more or less, located 
     in Morton County, Kansas, and more specifically described in 
     a deed dated March 11, 1958, from the United States of 
     America to the City of Elkhart, State of Kansas, and filed of 
     record April 4, 1958 at Book 34 at Page 520 in the office of 
     the Register of Deeds of Morton County, Kansas.
       Sec. 763. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to carry 
     out the Healthy Forests Reserve Program authorized under 
     Title V of Public Law 108-148 (16 U.S.C. 6571-6578).
       Sec. 764. 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. 765. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
     salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a Biomass 
     Research and Development Program in excess of $12,000,000, as 
     authorized by Public Law 106-224 (7 U.S.C. 7624 note).
       Sec. 766. The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 is amended 
     by inserting after section 315 (7 U.S.C. 940e) the following:
       ``Sec. 316. Extension of Period of Existing Guarantee.

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       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the limitations in this 
     section and the provisions of the Federal Credit Reform Act 
     of 1990, as amended, a borrower of a loan made by the Federal 
     Financing Bank and guaranteed under this Act may request an 
     extension of the final maturity of the outstanding principal 
     balance of such loan or any loan advance thereunder. If the 
     Secretary and the Federal Financing Bank approve such an 
     extension, then the period of the existing guarantee shall 
     also be considered extended.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Feasibility and security.--Extensions under this 
     section shall not be made unless the Secretary first finds 
     and certifies that, after giving effect to the extension, in 
     his judgment the security for all loans to the borrower made 
     or guaranteed under this Act is reasonably adequate and that 
     all such loans will be repaid within the time agreed.
       ``(2) Extension of useful life or collateral.--Extensions 
     under this section shall not be granted unless the borrower 
     first submits with its request either--
       ``(A) evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that a Federal 
     or State agency with jurisdiction and expertise has made an 
     official determination, such as through a licensing 
     proceeding, extending the useful life of a generating plant 
     or transmission line pledged as collateral to or beyond the 
     new final maturity date being requested by the borrower, or
       ``(B) a certificate from an independent licensed engineer 
     concluding, on the basis of a thorough engineering analysis 
     satisfactory to the Secretary, that the useful life of the 
     generating plant or transmission line pledged as collateral 
     extends to or beyond the new final maturity date being 
     requested by the borrower.
       ``(3) Amount eligible for extension.--Extensions under this 
     section shall not be granted if the principal balance 
     extended exceeds the appraised value of the generating plant 
     or transmission line referred to in subsection paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Period of extension.--Extensions under this section 
     shall in no case result in a final maturity greater than 55 
     years from the time of original disbursement and shall in no 
     case result in a final maturity greater than the useful life 
     of the plant.
       ``(5) Number of extensions.--Extensions under this section 
     shall not be granted more than once per loan advance.
       ``(c) Fees.--
       ``(1) In general.--A borrower that receives an extension 
     under this section shall pay a fee to the Secretary which 
     shall be credited to the Rural Electrification and 
     Telecommunications Loans Program account. Such fees shall 
     remain available without fiscal year limitation to pay the 
     modification costs for extensions.
       ``(2) Amount.--The amount of the fee paid shall be equal to 
     the modification cost, calculated in accordance with section 
     502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, of 
     such extension.
       ``(3) Payment.--The borrower shall pay the fee required 
     under this section at the time the existing guarantee is 
     extended by making a payment in the amount of the required 
     fee.''.
       Sec. 767. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds provided for in this or any other Act may be 
     used in this and each fiscal year hereafter for the review, 
     clearance, or approval for sale in the United States of any 
     contact lens unless the manufacturer certifies that it makes 
     any contact lens it produces, markets, distributes, or sells 
     available in a commercially reasonable and non-discriminatory 
     manner directly to and generally within all alternative 
     channels of distribution: Provided, That for the purposes of 
     this section, the term `manufacturer' includes the 
     manufacturer and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, 
     successors and assigns, and `alternative channels of 
     distribution' means any mail order company, Internet 
     retailer, pharmacy, buying club, department store, mass 
     merchandise outlet or other appropriate distribution 
     alternative without regard to whether it is associated with a 
     prescriber: Provided further, That nothing in this section 
     shall be interpreted as waiving any obligation of a seller 
     under 15 U.S.C. 7603: Provided further, That to facilitate 
     compliance with this section, 15 U.S.C. 7605 is amended by 
     inserting after the period: ``A manufacturer shall make any 
     contact lens it produces, markets, distributes or sells 
     available in a commercially reasonable and non-discriminatory 
     manner directly to and generally within all alternative 
     channels of distribution; provided that, for the purposes of 
     this section, the term `alternative channels of distribution' 
     means any mail order company, Internet retailer, pharmacy, 
     buying club, department store, mass merchandise outlet or 
     other appropriate distribution alternative without regard to 
     whether it is associated with a prescriber; the term 
     `manufacturer' includes the manufacturer and its parents, 
     subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns; and any 
     rule prescribed under this section shall take effect not 
     later than 60 days after the date of enactment.''
       Sec. 768. (a) In General.--Hereafter, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, on behalf of the United States 
     may, whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to 
     the State of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction of the 
     United States over the lands and properties encompassing the 
     Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas that are under 
     the supervision or control of the Secretary.
       (b) Terms.--Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this 
     section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that 
     the Secretary deems advisable,
       (1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a 
     notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance 
     thereof; or
       (2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Jefferson Labs 
     campus'' means the lands and properties of the National 
     Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional 
     Laboratory.
       Sec. 769. Section 204(b)(3)(A) of the Child Nutrition and 
     WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 781; 42 U.S.C. 
     1751 note) is amended by striking ``July 1, 2006'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2005''.
       Sec. 770. (a) Section 18(f)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(f)(1)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``April 2004'' and inserting ``June 2005''; 
     and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``66.67'' and inserting 
     ``75''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on 
     January 1, 2006.
       Sec. 771. There is hereby appropriated $1,250,000 to the 
     National Agricultural Imagery Program to acquire one meter 
     natural color digital ortho-imagery of the entire state of 
     Utah.
       Sec. 772. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     eligibility to participate in the Environmental Quality 
     Incentives Program (EQIP), a producer is deemed to have an 
     interest in a farming or ranching operation whether the 
     source of income for that operation is derived from crops or 
     livestock owned by that producer, or owned by another and 
     raised by that producer.
       Sec. 773. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     retire more than 5 percent of the Class A stock of the Rural 
     Telephone Bank, except in the event of liquidation or 
     dissolution of the telephone bank during fiscal year 2006, 
     pursuant to section 411 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936, as amended, or to maintain any account or subaccount 
     within the accounting records of the Rural Telephone Bank the 
     creation of which has not specifically been authorized by 
     statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury 
     or to the Federal Financing Bank any unobligated balance of 
     the Rural Telephone Bank telephone liquidating account which 
     is in excess of current requirements and such balance shall 
     receive interest as set forth for financial accounts in 
     section 505(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990.
       Sec. 774. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000 to carry 
     out Section 120 of Public Law 108-265 in Utah and Wisconsin.
       Sec. 775. There is hereby appropriated $700,000 to provide 
     administrative support for a world food hunger organization: 
     Provided, That none of the funds may be used for a monetary 
     award to an individual.
       Sec. 776. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may consider the Municipality of 
     Carolina, Puerto Rico, as meeting the eligibility 
     requirements for loans and grants programs in the Rural 
     Development mission area.
       Sec. 777. It is the sense of the Senate that the United 
     States Government should not permit the importation into the 
     United States of beef from Japan until the Government of 
     Japan takes appropriate actions to permit the importation 
     into Japan of beef from the United States.
       Sec. 778. None of the funds made available under this Act 
     shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose 
     of developing a final rule relating to the proposed rule 
     entitled ``Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef from 
     Japan'', dated August 18, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 48494), to allow 
     the importation of beef from Japan, unless the President 
     certifies to Congress that Japan has granted open access to 
     Japanese markets for beef and beef products produced in the 
     United States.
       Sec. 779. (a) Section 8c(5) of the Agricultural Adjustment 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)), reenacted with amendments by the 
     Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(M) Minimum milk prices for handlers.--
       ``(i) Application of minimum price requirements.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a milk 
     handler described in clause (ii) shall be subject to all of 
     the minimum and uniform price requirements of a Federal milk 
     marketing order issued pursuant to this section applicable to 
     the county in which the plant of the handler is located, at 
     Federal order class prices, if the handler has packaged fluid 
     milk product route dispositions, or sales of packaged fluid 
     milk products to other plants, in a marketing area located in 
     a State that requires handlers to pay minimum prices for raw 
     milk purchases.
       ``(ii) Covered milk handlers.--Except as provided in clause 
     (iv), clause (i) applies to a handler of Class I milk 
     products (including a producer-handler or producer operating 
     as a handler) that--

       ``(I) operates a plant that is located within the 
     boundaries of a Federal order milk marketing area (as those 
     boundaries are in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     subparagraph);
       ``(II) has packaged fluid milk product route dispositions, 
     or sales of packaged fluid milk products to other plants, in 
     a milk marketing area located in a State that requires 
     handlers to pay minimum prices for raw milk purchases; and
       ``(III) is not otherwise obligated by a Federal milk 
     marketing order, or a regulated milk pricing plan operated by 
     a State, to pay minimum class prices for the raw milk that is 
     used for the milk dispositions or sales.

       ``(iii) Obligation to pay minimum class prices.--For the 
     purpose of clause (ii)(III), the Secretary may not consider a 
     handler of Class I milk products to be obligated by a Federal 
     milk marketing order to pay minimum class prices for raw milk 
     unless the handler operates the plant as a fully regulated 
     fluid milk distributing plant under a Federal milk marketing 
     order.
       ``(iv) Certain handlers exempted.--Clause (i) does not 
     apply to--

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       ``(I) a handler (otherwise described in clause (ii)) that 
     operates a nonpool plant (as defined in section 1000.8(e) of 
     title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
     date of enactment of this subparagraph));
       ``(II) a producer-handler (otherwise described in clause 
     (ii)) for any month during which the producer-handler has 
     route dispositions, and sales to other plants, of packaged 
     fluid milk products equaling less than 3,000,000 pounds of 
     milk; or
       ``(III) a handler (otherwise described in clause (ii)) for 
     any month during which--

       ``(aa) less than 25 percent of the total quantity of fluid 
     milk products physically received at the plant of the handler 
     (excluding concentrated milk received from another plant by 
     agreement for other than Class I use) is disposed of as route 
     disposition or is transferred in the form of packaged fluid 
     milk products to other plants; or
       ``(bb) less than 25 percent in aggregate of the route 
     disposition or transfers are in a marketing area or areas 
     located in 1 or more States that require handlers to pay 
     minimum prices for raw milk purchases.
       ``(N) Exemption for certain milk handlers.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this section, no handler with 
     distribution of Class I milk products in the Arizona-Las 
     Vegas marketing area (Order No. 131) shall be exempt during 
     any month from any minimum milk price requirement established 
     by the Secretary under this subsection if the total 
     distribution of Class I products during the preceding month 
     of any such handler's own farm production that exceeds 
     3,000,000 pounds.''.
       (b) Section 8c(11) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 
     U.S.C. 608c(11)), reenacted with amendments by the 
     Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking the last sentence; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Exclusion of nevada from federal milk marketing 
     orders.--In the case of milk and its products, no county or 
     other political subdivision located in the State of Nevada 
     shall be within a marketing area covered by any order issued 
     under this section.''.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or 
     the amendments made by this section, a milk handler 
     (including a producer-handler or producer operating as a 
     handler) that is subject to regulation under this section or 
     an amendment made by this section shall comply with any 
     requirement under section 1000.27 of title 7, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or a successor regulation) relating to 
     responsibility of handlers for records or facilities.
       (d)(1) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     take effect on the first day of the first month beginning 
     more than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) To accomplish the expedited implementation schedule for 
     the amendment made by subsection (a), effective on the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     ensure that the pool distributing plant provisions of each 
     Federal milk marketing order issued under section 8c(5)(B) of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c(5)(B)), 
     reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
     Agreement of 1937, provides that a handler described in 
     section 8c(5)(M) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, 
     reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
     Agreement of 1937 (as added by subsection (a))), will be 
     fully regulated by the order in which the distributing plant 
     of the handler is located.
       (3) Implementation of this section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall not be subject to a referendum under 
     section 8c(19) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 
     608c(19)), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 
     Marketing Agreement Act of 1937.
       Sec. 780. (a) Subject to subsection (b), 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.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a waiver or 
     certification if--
       (1) not later than 15 days prior to a meeting of an 
     advisory committee or panel to which such waiver or 
     certification applies, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services discloses on the Internet website of the Food and 
     Drug Administration--
       (A) the nature of the conflict of interest at issue; and
       (B) the nature and basis of such waiver or certification 
     (other than information exempted from disclosure under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code (popularly known 
     as the Freedom of Information Act)); or
       (2) in the case of a conflict of interest that becomes 
     known to the Secretary less than 15 days prior to a meeting 
     to which such waiver or certification applies, the Secretary 
     shall make such public disclosure as soon as possible 
     thereafter, but in no event later than the date of such 
     meeting.
       (c) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to make a new appointment to an advisory committee or 
     panel of the Food and Drug Administration unless the 
     Commissioner of Food and Drugs submits a confidential report 
     to the Inspector General of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services of the efforts made to identify qualified 
     persons for such appointment with minimal or no potential 
     conflicts of interest.
       Sec. 781. (a) Hereafter, none of the funds made available 
     by this Act or any other Act may be used to publish, 
     disseminate, or distribute Agriculture Information Bulletin 
     Number 787.
       (b) Of the funds provided to the Economic Research Service, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an agreement 
     with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     comprehensive report on the economic development and current 
     status of the sheep industry in the United States.
       Sec. 782. The Secretary of Agriculture may establish a 
     demonstration intermediate relending program for the 
     construction and rehabilitation of housing for the 
     Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: Provided, That the 
     interest rate for direct loans shall be 1 percent: Provided 
     further, That no later than one year after the establishment 
     of this program the Secretary shall provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations with a report providing information on the 
     program structure, management, and general demographic 
     information on the loan recipients.
       Sec. 783. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide funding to a research facility that 
     purchases animals from a dealer that holds a Class B license 
     under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.).
       Sec. 784. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to approve for human consumption under the Federal 
     Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) any cattle, 
     sheep, swine, or goats, or horses, mules, or other equines 
     that are unable to stand or walk unassisted at a 
     slaughtering, packing, meat-canning, rendering, or similar 
     establishment subject to inspection at the point of 
     examination and inspection under section 3(a) of that Act (21 
     U.S.C. 603(a)).
       Sec. 785. None of the funds made available by this or any 
     other Act may be used to close or relocate a county or local 
     Farm Service Agency office unless or until the Secretary of 
     Agriculture has determined the cost effectiveness and 
     enhancement of program delivery of the closure or relocation, 
     and report to the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture 
     and Appropriations.
       Sec. 786. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to 
     inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 603) or under the guidelines issued under 
     section 903 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 
     Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104-127).
       Sec. 787. Section 508(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(4)(B)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or similar commodities'' after ``the commodity''.
       Sec. 788. 90 days before initiating any structural change 
     in a mission area of the Department, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall provide notice of the change to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       Sec. 789. (a) Notwithstanding subtitles B and C of the 
     Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501 et 
     seq.), during fiscal year 2006, the National Dairy Promotion 
     and Research Board may obligate and expend funds for any 
     activity to improve the environment and public health.
       (b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall review the impact of 
     any expenditures under subsection (a) and include the review 
     in the 2007 report of the Secretary to Congress on the dairy 
     promotion program established under subtitle B of the Dairy 
     Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.).
       Sec. 790. Section 274(a)(1) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324(a)(1)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``(C) It is not a violation of clauses 
     (ii) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), or of clause (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A) except where a person encourages or induces 
     an alien to come to or enter the United States, for a 
     religious denomination having a bona fide nonprofit, 
     religious organization in the United States, or the agents or 
     officers of such denomination or organization, to encourage, 
     invite, call, allow, or enable an alien who is present in the 
     United States to perform the vocation of a minister or 
     missionary for the denomination or organization in the United 
     States as a volunteer who is not compensated as an employee, 
     notwithstanding the provision of room, board, travel, medical 
     assistance, and other basic living expenses, provided the 
     minister or missionary has been a member of the denomination 
     for at least one year.''
       Sec. 791. The Federal facility located at the South 
     Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville, 
     Mississippi, and known as the ``Southern Horticultural 
     Laboratory'', shall be known and designated as the ``Thad 
     Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory'': Provided, That 
     any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
     other record of the United States to such Federal facility 
     shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Thad Cochran 
     Southern Horticultural Laboratory''.
       Sec. 792. As soon as practicable after the Agricultural 
     Research Service operations at the Western Cotton Research 
     Laboratory located at 4135 East Broadway Road in Phoenix, 
     Arizona, have ceased, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     convey, without consideration, to the Arizona Cotton Growers 
     Association and Supima all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the real property at that location, 
     including improvements.
       Sec. 793. The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
       (1) as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, conduct an evaluation of any impacts of the court 
     decision in Harvey v. Veneman, 396 F.3d 28 (1st Cir. Me. 
     2005); and
       (2) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, submit to Congress a report that--
       (A) describes the results of the evaluation conducted under 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) includes a determination by the Secretary on whether 
     restoring the National Organic Program, as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the court decision described in 
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     would adversely affect organic farmers, organic food 
     processors, and consumers;
       (C) analyzes issues regarding the use of synthetic 
     ingredients in processing and handling;
       (D) analyzes the utility of expedited petitions for 
     commercially unavailable agricultural commodities and 
     products; and
       (E) considers the use of crops and forage from land 
     included in the organic system plan of dairy farms that are 
     in the third year of organic management.
       Sec. 794. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Animal and 
     Plant Health Inspection Service (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Administrator'') shall publish in the Federal 
     Register uniform methods and rules for addressing chronic 
     wasting disease.
       (b) If the Administrator does not publish the uniform 
     methods and rules by the deadline specified in subsection 
     (a), not later than 30 days after the deadline and every 30 
     days thereafter until the uniform methods and rules are 
     published in accordance with that subsection, the 
     Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) describes the status of the uniform methods and rules; 
     and
       (2) provides an estimated completion date for the uniform 
     methods and rules.
       Sec. 795. (a) In carrying out a livestock assistance, 
     compensation, or feed program, the Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall include horses within the definition of ``livestock'' 
     covered by the program.
       (b)(1) Section 602(2) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1471(2)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``horses'', after ``bison''; and
       (B) by striking ``equine animals used for food or in the 
     production of food,''.
       (2) Section 806 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-51) is amended 
     by inserting ``(including losses to elk, reindeer, bison, and 
     horses)'' after ``livestock losses''.
       (3) Section 10104(a) of the Farm Security and Rural 
     Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1472(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``and bison'' and inserting ``bison, and horses''.
       (4) Section 203(d)(2) of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 
     2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 541) is amended by striking 
     ``and bison'' and inserting ``bison, and horses''.
       (c)(1) This section and the amendments made by this section 
     apply to losses resulting from a disaster that occurs on or 
     after July 28, 2005.
       (2) This section and the amendments made by this section do 
     not apply to losses resulting from a disaster that occurred 
     before July 28, 2005.
       Sec. 796. With respect to the sale of the Thermo Pressed 
     Laminates building in Klamath Falls, Oregon, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may allow the Klamath County Economic Development 
     Corporation to establish a revolving economic development 
     loan fund with the funds that otherwise would be required to 
     be repaid to the Secretary in accordance with the rural 
     business enterprise grant under section 310B(c)(1)(B) of the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1932(c)).
       Sec. 797. Sense of the Senate.--(a) Findings.--The Senate 
     finds the following:
       (1) In a time of national catastrophe, it is the 
     responsibility of Congress and the Executive Branch to take 
     quick and decisive action to help those in need.
       (2) The size, scope, and complexity of Hurricane Katrina 
     are unprecedented, and the emergency response and long-term 
     recovery efforts will be extensive and require significant 
     resources.
       (3) It is the responsibility of Congress and the Executive 
     Branch to ensure the financial stability of the nation by 
     being good stewards of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that any funding directive contained in this Act, or its 
     accompanying report, that is not specifically authorized in 
     any Federal law as of the date of enactment of this section, 
     or Act or resolution passed by the Senate during the 1st 
     Session of the 109th Congress prior to such date, or proposed 
     in pursuance to an estimate submitted in accordance with law, 
     that is for the benefit of an identifiable program, project, 
     activity, entity, or jurisdiction and is not directly related 
     to the impact of Hurricane Katrina, may be redirected to 
     recovery efforts if the appropriate head of an agency or 
     department determines, after consultation with appropriate 
     Congressional Committees, that the funding directive is not 
     of national significance or is not in the public interest.
       Sec. 798. (a) The Senate finds the following:
       (1) Research and development have been critical components 
     of the prosperity of the United States.
       (2) The United States is entering an increasingly 
     competitive world in the 21st century.
       (3) The National Academy of Sciences has found that public 
     agricultural research and development expenditures in the 
     United States were the lowest of any developed country in the 
     world.
       (4) The Nation needs to ensure that public spending for 
     agricultural research is commensurate with the importance of 
     agriculture to the long-term economic health of the Nation.
       (5) Research and development is critical to ensuring that 
     American agriculture remains strong and vital in the coming 
     decades.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that, in order for the 
     United States to remain competitive, the President and the 
     Department of Agriculture should increase public sector 
     funding of agricultural research and development.
       Sec. 799. It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) encourages expanded efforts to alleviate hunger 
     throughout developing countries; and
       (B) pledges to continue to support international hunger 
     relief efforts;
       (2) the United States Government should use financial and 
     diplomatic resources to work with other donors to ensure that 
     food aid programs receive all necessary funding and supplies; 
     and
       (3) food aid should be provided in conjunction with 
     measures to alleviate hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
       Sec. 800. Amounts made available for the Plant Materials 
     Center in Fallon, Nevada, under the heading ``conservation 
     operations'' under the heading ``natural resources 
     conservation service'' of title II of the Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447; 118 
     Stat. 2823) shall remain available until expended.
       Sec. 801. Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, shall provide to 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
     report that describes the impact of increased prices of gas, 
     natural gas, and diesel on agricultural producers, ranchers, 
     and rural communities.
       Sec. 802. The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Secretary'') shall prepare a report for 
     submission by the President to Congress, along with the 
     fiscal year 2007 budget request under section 1105 of title 
     31, United States Code, that--
       (1) identifies measures to address bark beetle infestation 
     and the impacts of bark beetle infestation as the first 
     priority for assistance under the Healthy Forests Restoration 
     Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.);
       (2) describes activities that will be conducted by the 
     Secretary to address bark beetle infestations and the impacts 
     of bark beetle infestations;
       (3) describes the financial and technical resources that 
     will be dedicated by the Secretary to measures to address 
     bark beetle infestations and the impacts of the infestations; 
     and
       (4) describes the manner in which the Secretary will 
     coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior and State and 
     local governments in conducting the activities under 
     paragraph (2).
       Sec. 803. Any limitation, directive, or earmarking 
     contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate 
     report accompanying H.R. 2744 shall also be included in the 
     conference report or joint statement accompanying H.R. 2744 
     in order to be considered as having been approved by both 
     Houses of Congress.
       Sec. 804. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Consumers need clear and consistent information about 
     the risks associated with exposure to the sun, and the 
     protection offered by over-the-counter sunscreen products.
       (2) The Food and Drug Administration (referred to in this 
     section as the ``FDA'') began developing a monograph for 
     over-the-counter sunscreen products in 1978.
       (3) In 2002, after 23 years, the FDA issued the final 
     monograph for such sunscreen products.
       (4) One of the most critical aspects of sunscreen is how to 
     measure protection against UVA rays, which cause skin cancer.
       (5) The final sunscreen monograph failed to address this 
     critical aspect and, accordingly, the monograph was stayed 
     shortly after being issued until issuance of a comprehensive 
     monograph.
       (6) Skin cancer rates continue to rise, especially in 
     younger adults and women.
       (7) Pursuant to section 751 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379r), a Federal rule on sunscreen 
     labeling would preempt any related State labeling 
     requirements.
       (8) The absence of a Federal rule could lead to a patchwork 
     of State labeling requirements that would be confusing to 
     consumers and unnecessarily burdensome to manufacturers.
       (b) It is the sense of Congress that the FDA should, not 
     later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     issue a comprehensive final monograph for over-the-counter 
     sunscreen products, including UVA and UVB labeling 
     requirements, in order to provide consumers with all the 
     necessary information regarding the dangers of skin cancer 
     and the importance of wearing sunscreen.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006''.

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