[108th Congress Public Law 498]
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Public Law 108-498
108th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  To limit the transfer of certain Commodity Credit Corporation funds 
     between conservation programs for technical assistance for the 
             programs. <<NOTE: Dec. 23, 2004 -  [S. 2856]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3841) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(b) Technical Assistance.--Effective for fiscal year 2005 and each 
subsequent fiscal year, Commodity Credit Corporation funds made 
available for each of the programs specified in paragraphs (1) through 
(7) of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) shall be available for the provision of technical 
        assistance for the programs for which funds are made available; 
        and
            ``(2) shall not be available for the provision of technical 
        assistance for conservation programs specified in subsection (a) 
        other than the program for which the funds were made 
        available.''.

    (b) Effective Date.--The <<NOTE: 16 USC 3841 note.>> amendment made 
by subsection (a) takes effect on October 1, 2004.

    Approved December 23, 2004.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2856:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 150 (2004):
            Oct. 11, considered and passed Senate.
            Dec. 6, considered and passed House.

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