[104th Congress Public Law 180]
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Public Law 104-180
104th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Aug. 6,
1996 - [H.R. 3603]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997.>> assembled, That the following sums are
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Production, Processing, and Marketing
Office of the Secretary
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109, $2,836,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this amount,
along with any unobligated balances of representation funds in the
Foreign Agricultural Service shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined
by the Secretary: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and
expenses of personnel of the Department of Agriculture to carry out
section 793(c)(1)(C) of Public Law 104-127: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce section
793(d) of Public Law 104-127.
Executive Operations
chief economist
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including economic
analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and the functions of
the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
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of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,231,000.
national appeals division
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, including
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,718,000.
office of budget and program analysis
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,986,000.
Chief Financial Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,283,000: Provided,
That the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market cross-servicing
activities of the National Finance Center.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration to carry out the programs funded in this
Act, $613,000.
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments
(including transfers of funds)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the
Department which are included in this Act, and for the operation,
maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings, $120,548,000:
Provided, That in the event an agency within the Department should
require modification of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may
transfer a share of that agency's appropriation made available by this
Act to this appropriation, or may transfer a share of this appropriation
to that agency's appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 5
percent of the funds made available for space rental and related costs
to or from this account. In addition, for construction, repair,
improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or
facilities as necessary to carry out the programs of the Department,
where not otherwise provided, $23,505,000, to remain available until
expended; making a total appropriation of $144,053,000.
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Hazardous Waste Management
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply
with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds
available herein to the Department for Hazardous Waste Management may be
transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all
requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal
lands.
Departmental Administration
(including transfers of funds)
For Departmental Administration, $30,529,000, to provide for
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the
Department and for general administration and disaster management of the
Department, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies
and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical
and efficient work of the Department, including employment pursuant to
the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reimbursed from
applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to
the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558.
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
in this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and
liaison within the executive branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That no other
funds appropriated to the Department in this Act shall be available to
the Department for support of activities of congressional relations:
Provided further, That not less than $2,241,000 shall be transferred to
agencies funded in this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level.
Office of Communications
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the
coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the dissemination
of agricultural information, and the coordination of information, work,
and programs authorized by Congress in the Department, $8,138,000,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$10,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not
to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' bulletins.
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Office of the Inspector General
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $63,028,000, 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, as amended, including a sum not to exceed
$50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to
exceed $95,000 for certain confidential operational expenses including
the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the
Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and section 1337 of
Public Law 97-98: Provided, That funds transferred to the Office of the
Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department
of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury
Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from
the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of the
Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition
for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this
account for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.
Office of the General Counsel
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
$27,749,000.
Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to administer the laws
enacted by the Congress for the Economic Research Service, the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
$540,000.
Economic Research Service
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,
$53,109,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).
National Agricultural Statistics Service
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, including
crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and improvements,
marketing surveys, and the Census of Agriculture notwithstanding 13
U.S.C. 142(a-b), as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946
(7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws,
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$100,221,000, of which up to $17,500,000 shall be available until
expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109.
Agricultural Research Service
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, $716,826,000: Provided,
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for temporary
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $115,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, <<NOTE: 7 USC 2254.>> 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, <<NOTE: 7
USC 2254.>> That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant
to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of
buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of
constructing any one building shall not exceed $250,000, except for
headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,000,000, and
except for ten buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to
exceed $500,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during
the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
value of the building or $250,000, whichever is greater: Provided
further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall
not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at
Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations
shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act
of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds may be
received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or
individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research
facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as
authorized by law: Provided further, <<NOTE: Public lands. Southeastern
Oklahoma State University.>> That all rights and title of the United
States in the property known as the National Agricultural Water Quality
Laboratory of the United States Department of Agriculture, consisting of
approximately 9.161 acres in the city of Durant, Oklahoma, including
facilities and fixed equipment, shall be conveyed to Southeastern
Oklahoma State University.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing of
tobacco or tobacco products.
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,
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$69,100,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b):
Provided, That funds may be received from any State, other political
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing
any research facility of the Agricultural Research Service, as
authorized by law.
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
research and education activities
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
including $168,734,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch
Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i); $20,497,000 for grants for cooperative
forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a-582-a7); $27,735,000 for payments to
the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C.
3222); $49,767,000 for special grants for agricultural research (7
U.S.C. 450i(c)); $11,769,000 for special grants for agricultural
research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $94,203,000 for
competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); $4,775,000 for the
support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $650,000
for supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d);
$500,000 for grants for research pursuant to the Critical Agricultural
Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and section 1472 of the Food and
Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3318), to remain available
until expended; $475,000 for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3331-
3336); $3,000,000 for higher education graduate fellowships grants (7
U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b);
$4,000,000 for higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1));
$1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholars program (7 U.S.C.
3152(b)(5)), to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b);
$1,500,000 for an education grants program for Hispanic-serving
Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241); $4,000,000 for aquaculture grants (7
U.S.C. 3322); $8,000,000 for sustainable agriculture research and
education (7 U.S.C. 5811); $9,200,000 for a program of capacity building
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive funds under
the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including
Tuskegee University, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b); $1,450,000 for payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to
section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382; and $10,249,000 for necessary
expenses of Research and Education Activities, of which not to exceed
$100,000 shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all,
$421,504,000.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing of
tobacco or tobacco products.
Native American Institutions Endowment Fund
For establishment of a Native American institutions endowment fund,
as authorized by Public Law 130-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $4,600,000.
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buildings and facilities
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities and for grants
to States and other eligible recipients for such purposes, as necessary
to carry out the agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs
of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided,
$61,591,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
Extension Activities
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa: For
payments for cooperative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, as
amended, to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and
under section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471, for retirement and employees'
compensation costs for extension agents and for costs of penalty mail
for cooperative extension agents and State extension directors,
$268,493,000; $2,000,000 for extension work at the 1994 Institutions
under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)); payments for the
nutrition and family education program for low-income areas under
section 3(d) of the Act, $58,695,000; payments for the pest management
program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000; payments for the
farm safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,855,000; payments
for the pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) of the
Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college research,
extension, and teaching facilities as authorized by section 1447 of
Public Law 95-113, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,549,000, to remain
available until expended; payments for the rural development centers
under section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for a groundwater
quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,733,000; payments for
the agricultural telecommunications program, as authorized by Public Law
101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,167,000; payments for youth-at-risk programs
under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,554,000; payments for a food safety
program under section 3(d) of the
Act, $2,365,000; payments for carrying out the provisions of the
Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, $3,192,000; payments for
Indian reservation agents under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,672,000;
payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the
Act, $3,309,000; payments for rural health and safety education as
authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 2661 note,
2662), $2,628,000; payments for cooperative extension work by the
colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-
326, 328) and Tuskegee University, $24,337,000; and for Federal
administration and coordination including administration of the Smith-
Lever Act, as amended, and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341-
349), as amended, and section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7
U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for
the extension work of the Department and the several States and insular
possessions, $12,066,000; in all, $425,520,000: Provided, That funds
hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26,
1953, and section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, as amended, shall not
be paid to any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or
the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and
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American Samoa prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal
sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to administer programs
under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $618,000.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those pursuant
to the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended (21 U.S.C. 114b-c),
necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal
diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory
activities; to discharge the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture
under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 426-426b); and
to protect the environment, as authorized by law, $434,909,000, of which
$4,500,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects,
plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and
birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions: Provided,
That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis
eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require
minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further,
That this appropriation shall be available for field employment pursuant
to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of
aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be
for replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in <<NOTE: 21
USC 129.>> 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 he may deem necessary, to be available
only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or
infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for
expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended,
and section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as amended, and any
unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in
the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred
amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration
of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
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In fiscal year 1997 the agency is authorized to collect fees to
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or
services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and
international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals,
provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability
for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or
services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be
credited to this account, to remain available until expended, without
further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or
services.
Of the total amount available under this heading in fiscal year
1997, $98,000,000 shall be derived from user fees deposited in the
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account.
buildings and facilities
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance,
environmental support, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized
by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
428a, $3,200,000, to remain available until expended.
Agricultural Marketing Service
marketing services
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, and
regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for administration and
coordination of payments to States; including field employment pursuant
to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to
exceed $90,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $38,507,000,
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 $59,012,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided,
That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events
occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with
notification to the Appropriations Committees.
funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)
(including transfers of funds)
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7
U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity program expenses as
authorized therein, and other related operating
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expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as
authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers
otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $10,576,000 for
formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as
amended, and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
payments to states and possessions
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments
of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
$1,200,000.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United
States Grain Standards Act, as amended, 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, as amended,
including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $25,000 for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109, $23,128,000: 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.
inspection and weighing services
limitation on inspection and weighing service expenses
Not to exceed $43,207,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional supervision
and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation
may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the
Appropriations Committees.
Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, $446,000.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, the Poultry Products Inspection
Act, as amended, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, as amended,
$574,000,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this
account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as
authorized by section 1017 of Public Law 102-237: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for
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shell egg surveillance under section 5(d) of the Egg Products Inspection
Act (21 U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided further, That this appropriation shall
be available for field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to administer the
laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service Agency, Foreign
Agricultural Service, and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $572,000.
Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and
implementation of programs administered by the Farm Service Agency,
$746,440,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the
services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the
Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs
administered by the Agency: Provided further, That other funds made
available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and
merged with this account: Provided further, That these funds shall be
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
state mediation grants
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act
of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $2,000,000.
dairy indemnity program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to
dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such milk and manufacturers of
dairy products who have been directed to remove their milk or dairy
products from commercial markets because it contained residues of
chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, and
in making indemnity payments for milk, or cows producing such milk, at a
fair market value to any dairy farmer who is directed to remove his milk
from commercial markets because of (1) the presence of products of
nuclear radiation or fallout if such contamination is not due to the
fault of the farmer, or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic substances
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not included under the first sentence of the Act of August 13, 1968, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic substances were not
used in a manner contrary to applicable regulations or labeling
instructions provided at the time of use and the contamination is not
due to the fault of the farmer, $100,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That none of the funds contained in
this Act shall be used to make indemnity payments to any farmer whose
milk was removed from commercial markets as a result of his willful
failure to follow procedures prescribed by the Federal Government:
Provided further, That this amount shall be transferred to the Commodity
Credit Corporation: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized
to utilize the services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity
Credit Corporation for the purpose of making dairy indemnity
disbursements.
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),
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be available
from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm
ownership loans, $600,000,000, of which $550,000,000 shall be for
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,345,071,000, of which
$1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and
$200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land
acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; for
emergency insured loans, $25,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from
natural disasters; for boll weevil eradication program loans as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $34,653,000; and for credit sales of
acquired property, $25,000,000.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, $27,975,000, of which
$22,055,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, $96,840,000,
of which $19,210,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and
$18,480,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land
acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $54,000; for emergency
insured loans, $6,365,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural
disasters for boll weevil eradication program loans as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 1989, $499,000; and for credit sales of acquired property,
$2,530,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $221,046,000, of which $208,446,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the ``Farm Service Agency,
Salaries and Expenses'' account.
Office of Risk Management
For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
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U.S.C. 6933), $64,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses, as
authroized 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 amended, 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, as amended, such sums as may be necessary, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
reimbursement for net realized losses
For fiscal year 1997, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the
Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not
previously reimbursed (estimated to be $1,500,000,000 in the President's
fiscal year 1997 Budget Request (H. Doc. 104-162)), but not to exceed
$1,500,000,000, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961, as
amended (15 U.S.C. 713a-11).
operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management
For fiscal year 1997, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not
expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses to comply with the requirement
of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and
section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That expenses shall be for operations and
maintenance costs only and that other hazardous waste management costs
shall be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation
in this Act.
TITLE II
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer the laws
enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, $693,000.
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Natural Resources Conservation Service
conservation operations
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f) 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,
$619,742,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of
which not less than $5,835,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting
and not less than $8,825,000 is for operation and establishment of the
plant materials centers: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement
of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except
that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further,
That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land,
that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C.
2250a: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for
technical assistance and related expenses to carry out programs
authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin
Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Provided
further, That no part of this appropriation may be expended for soil and
water conservation operations under the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
590a-590f) in demonstration projects: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed
$25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at
per diem rates to perform the technical planning work of the Service (16
U.S.C. 590e-2).
watershed surveys and planning
For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and
surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small
watershed investigations and planning, in accordance with the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), $12,381,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to
exceed $110,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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watershed and flood prevention operations
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including
but not limited to research, engineering operations,
methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of
existing works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005, 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,
$101,036,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of
which up to $15,000,000 may be available for the watersheds authorized
under the Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16
U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and supplemented: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
and not to exceed $200,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this
appropriation is available to carry out the purposes of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), as
amended, including cooperative efforts as contemplated by that Act to
relocate endangered or threatened species to other suitable habitats as
may be necessary to expedite project construction.
resource conservation and development
For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects for
resource conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant to
the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm
Tenant Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), the Act of
April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
590a-f), and the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461),
$29,377,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b):
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
forestry incentives program
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out the
program of forestry incentives, as authorized in the Cooperative
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical
assistance and related expenses, $6,325,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized by that Act.
TITLE III
RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs under the laws
enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing Service,
[[Page 110 STAT. 1584]]
Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of
the Department of Agriculture, $588,000.
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, as
amended, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund,
as follows: $3,300,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as
determined by the Secretary, of which $2,300,000,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for section 504 housing
repair loans; $15,000,000 for section 514 farm labor housing;
$58,654,000 for section 515 rental housing; $600,000 for section 524
site loans; $50,000,000 for credit sales of acquired property; and
$600,000 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, $89,210,000, of which
$6,210,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504
housing repair loans, $11,081,000; section 514 farm labor housing,
$6,885,000; section 515 rental housing, $28,987,000;
credit sales of acquired property, $4,050,000; and section 523 self-help
housing land development loans, $17,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $366,205,000, which shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Housing
Service, Salaries and Expenses''.
rental assistance program
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to
the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu
of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by
section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
$493,870,000; and in addition such sums as may be necessary, as
authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program
under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of this amount not
more than $5,900,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness or payments
for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the
Act, and not to exceed $10,000 per project for advances to nonprofit
organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs (other than
purchase price) incurred in purchasing projects pursuant to section
502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That agreements entered into
or renewed during fiscal year 1997 shall be funded for a five-year
period, although the life of any such agreement may be extended to fully
utilize amounts obligated.
[[Page 110 STAT. 1585]]
mutual and self-help housing grants
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $26,000,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
rural housing assistance program
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, agreements, and
grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 42 U.S.C. 1472, 1474, 1479,
1486, and 1490(a), except for sections 381E, 381H, 381N of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $130,433,000, to remain
available until expended, for direct loans and loan guarantees for
community facilities, community facilities grant program, rental
assistance associated with and direct loans for new construction of
section 515 rental housing, rural housing for domestic farm labor
grants, supervisory and technical assistance grants, very low-income
housing repair grants, rural community fire protection grants, rural
housing preservation grants, and compensation for construction defects
of the Rural Housing Service: Provided, That the cost of direct loans
and loan guarantees shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That the
amounts appropriated shall be transferred to loan program and grant
accounts as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That of the
funds made available in this paragraph not more than $1,200,000 shall be
available for the multi-family rural housing loan guarantee program as
authorized by section 5 of Public Law 104-120: Provided further, That if
such funds are not obligated for multi-family rural housing loan
guarantees by June 30, 1997, they remain available for other authorized
purposes under this head: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, not to exceed $1,200,000 shall be available for the cost
of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to be made available for
empowerment zones and enterprise communities as authorized by Public Law
103-66: Provided further, That if such funds are not obligated for
empowerment zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 1997, they
remain available for other authorized purposes under this head.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service, including
administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, as amended, title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, and cooperative agreements, $60,743,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed
$520,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
[[Page 110 STAT. 1586]]
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
rural development loan fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, $17,270,000, as authorized by the
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): Provided, That such
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations
for the principal amount of direct loans of $37,544,000: Provided
further, That through June 30, 1997, of the total amount appropriated
$3,345,000 shall be available for the cost of direct loans, for
empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by title
XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, $7,246,000.
rural economic development loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects,
$12,865,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
$2,830,000. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry
out the direct loan program, $654,000, which shall be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and Expenses.''.
alternative agricultural research and commercialization revolving fund
For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908),
$7,000,000 is appropriated to the alternative agricultural research and
commercialization revolving fund.
rural business--cooperative assistance program
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, except for 381E, 381H, 381N
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $51,400,000, to
remain available until expended, for direct loans and loan guarantees
for business and industry assistance, rural business grants, rural
cooperative development grants, and rural business opportunity grants of
the Rural Business--Cooperative Service: Provided, That the cost of
direct loans and loan guarantees shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That
$500,000 shall be available for grants to qualified nonprofit
organizations as authorized under section 310B(c)(2) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932): Provided further, That
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the amounts appropriated shall be transferred to loan program and grant
accounts as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That, of the
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available
for cooperative development: Provided further, That, of the total amount
appropriated, not to exceed $148,000 shall be available for the cost of
direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to be made available for
business and industry loans for empowerment zones and enterprise
communities as authorized by Public Law 103-66 and rural development
loans for empowerment zones and enterprise communities as authorized by
title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993: Provided
further, That if such funds are not obligated for empowerment zones and
enterprise communities by June 30, 1997, they remain available for other
authorized purposes under this head.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Business--Cooperative Service,
including administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, as amended; section 1323 of the Food Security
Act of 1985; the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926; for activities
relating to the marketing aspects of cooperatives, including economic
research findings, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946; for activities with institutions concerning the development and
operation of agricultural cooperatives; and cooperative agreements;
$25,680,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for
employment pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act
of 1944, and not to exceed $260,000 may be used for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109.
Rural Utilities Service
rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), shall be made as
follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, $125,000,000, 5 percent
rural telecommunications loans, $75,000,000; cost of money rural
telecommunications loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric
loans, $525,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act,
rural electric, $300,000,000, and rural telecommunications,
$120,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct and
guaranteed loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 935), as follows: cost of direct loans, $4,818,000;
cost of municipal rate loans, $28,245,000; cost of money rural
telecommunications loans, $60,000; cost of loans guaranteed pursuant to
section 306, $2,790,000: Provided, That notwithstanding section
305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest
rates may exceed 7 percent per year.
[[Page 110 STAT. 1588]]
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000, which shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and
Expenses.''.
rural telephone bank program account
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
amended, as may be necessary in carrying out its authorized programs for
the current fiscal year. During fiscal year 1997 and within the
resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal
amount of direct loans shall be $175,000,000.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans
authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936,
as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), $2,328,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
loan programs, $3,500,000.
distance learning and medical link program
For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
950aaa et seq., as amended, $9,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to be available for loans and grants for telemedicine and
distance learning services in rural areas: Provided, That the costs of
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974.
rural utilities assistance program
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, except for 381E, 381H, 381N
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $566,935,000, to
remain available until expended, for direct loans and loan guarantees
and grants for rural water and waste disposal, and solid waste
management grants of the Rural Utilities Service: Provided, That the
cost of direct loans and loan guarantees shall be as defined in section
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided
further, That the amounts appropriated shall be transferred to loan
program and grant accounts as determined by the Secretary: Provided
further, That, through June 30, 1997, of the total amount appropriated,
$18,700,000 shall be available for the costs of direct loans, loan
guarantees, and grants to be made available for empowerment zones and
enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided
further, That, of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed
$18,700,000 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 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, as amended: Provided further, That, of the total amount
appropriated, not to exceed $5,200,000 shall be available for
contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider
program
[[Page 110 STAT. 1589]]
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided
further, That an amount not less than that available in fiscal year 1996
be set aside and made available for ongoing technical assistance under
sections 306(a)(14) (7 U.S.C. 1926) and 310(B)(b) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932): Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,750,000 shall be for
water and waste disposal systems pursuant to section 757 of Public Law
104-127: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 306(a)(7) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(7)), the
town of Berlin, New Hampshire, shall be eligible during fiscal year 1997
for a grant under the rural utilities assistance program.
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, including
administering the programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936, as amended, and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, as amended, and cooperative agreements, $33,195,000: Provided, That
this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the
second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed
$105,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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 Consumer Service,
$454,000.
child nutrition programs
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1751-1769b), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772-1785, and 1789); except sections 17 and 19;
$8,653,297,000, to remain available through September 30, 1998, of which
$3,219,544,000 is hereby appropriated and $5,433,753,000 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 not to exceed $1,000,000
of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for studies
and evaluations: Provided further, That up to $4,031,000 shall be
available for independent verification of school food service claims.
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
(wic)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $3,729,807,000, to remain available through
September 30, 1998: Provided, That none of the funds
[[Page 110 STAT. 1590]]
made available under this heading may be used to begin more than two
studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to $6,750,000 may be
used to carry out the farmers' market nutrition program from any funds
not needed to maintain current caseload levels: Provided further, That
once the amount for fiscal year 1996 carryover funds has been determined
by the Secretary, any funds in excess of $100,000,000 may be transferred
by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Rural Utilities Assistance
Program and/or to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the cost of
direct section 502 loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay
administrative expenses of WIC clinics except those that have an
announced policy of prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry
out the program: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in
this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula
except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding
requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1786): Provided further, That State agencies required to
procure infant formula using a competitive bidding system may use funds
appropriated by this Act to purchase infant formula under a cost
containment contract entered into after September 30, 1996 only if the
contract was awarded to the bidder offering the lowest net price, as
defined by section 17(b)(20) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, unless
the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that
the weighted average retail price for different brands of infant formula
in the State does not vary by more than five percent.
food stamp program
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C.
2011 et seq.), $27,618,029,000: Provided, That funds provided herein
shall remain available through September 30, 1997, in accordance with
section 18(a) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That $100,000,000
of the foregoing amount 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 further, That not to exceed $3,000,000 of the funds
made available under this heading shall be used for studies and
evaluations: Provided further, That funds provided herein shall be
expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work
registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law:
Provided further, That $1,174,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be
available for nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 2028.
commodity assistance program
For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supplemental food
program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), the Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, and section 110 of the Hunger
Prevention Act of 1988, $166,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 1998: Provided, That none of these funds shall be
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities
donated to the program.
[[Page 110 STAT. 1591]]
food donations programs for selected groups
For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the Agriculture
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), and section
311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3030a),
$141,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 1998.
food program administration
For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs
funded under this Act, $106,128,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be
available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs,
tightening regulations, improving food stamp coupon
handling, and assistance in the prevention, identification, and
prosecution of fraud and other violations of law: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
and not to exceed $150,000 shall be available for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109.
TITLE V
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities abroad, and
for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of the
Department in connection with foreign agricultural work, including not
to exceed $128,000 for representation allowances and for expenses
pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C.
1766), $135,561,000, of which $3,231,000 may be transferred from the
Export Loan Program account in this Act, and $1,035,000 may be
transferred from the Public Law 480 program account in this Act:
Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse
this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies,
public and private organizations and institutions under agreements
executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance
programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs of the
International Development Cooperation Administration (22 U.S.C. 2392).
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.
public law 480 program and grant accounts
(including transfers of funds)
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest
thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1715, 1721-1726, 1727-1727f, 1731-
1736g), as follows: (1) $226,900,000 for Public Law 480 title I credit,
including Food for Progress programs; (2)
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$13,905,000 is hereby appropriated for ocean freight differential costs
for the shipment of agricultural commodities pursuant to title I of said
Act and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended; (3) $837,000,000
is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with
dispositions abroad pursuant to title II of said Act; and (4)
$29,500,000 is hereby appropriated for commodities supplied in
connection with dispositions abroad pursuant to title III of said Act:
Provided, That not to exceed 15 percent of the funds made available to
carry out any title of said Act may be used to carry out any other title
of said Act: Provided further, That such sums shall remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements as authorized by the
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended,
and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended, including the cost of
modifying credit agreements under said Act, $185,589,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Public Law
480 title I credit program, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as
amended, to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 480 are
utilized, $1,780,000.
commodity credit corporation export loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit
Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $3,820,000;
to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which not to exceed $3,231,000 may
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the salaries and
expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, and of which not to exceed
$589,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the
salaries and expenses of the Farm Service Agency.
export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
$5,500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export credit guarantee
program extended to finance the export sales of United States
agricultural commodities and the products thereof, as authorized by
section 202 (a) and (b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
5641).
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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 rental of
special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; and for
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities,
authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely
on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; $907,499,000, of
which not to exceed $87,528,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this
appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided, That fees
derived from applications received during fiscal year 1997 shall be
subject to the fiscal year 1997 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.
In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Public Health
Service Act may be credited to this account, to remain available until
expended.
In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this account, to remain available
until expended.
General Provisions
Sec. 601. <<NOTE: 21 USC 353 note.>> Effective Medication Guides.--
(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human
Services shall request that national organizations representing health
care professionals, consumer organizations, voluntary health agencies,
the pharmaceutical industry, drug wholesalers, patient drug information
database companies, and other relevant parties collaborate to develop a
long-range comprehensive action plan to achieve goals consistent with
the goals of the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration on
``Prescription Drug Product Labeling: Medication Guide Requirements''
(60 Fed. Reg. 44182; relating to the provision of oral and written
prescription information to consumers).
(b) Goals.--Goals consistent with the proposed rule described in
subsection (a) are the distribution of useful written information to 75
percent of individuals receiving new precriptions by the year 2000 and
to 95 percent by the year 2006.
(c) Plan.--The plan described in subsection (a) shall--
(1) identify the plan goals;
(2) assess the effectiveness of the current private-sector
approaches used to provide oral and written prescription
information to consumers;
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(3) <<NOTE: Guidelines.>> develop guidelines for providing
effective oral and written prescription information consistent
with the findings of any such assessment;
(4) contain elements necessary to ensure the transmittal of
useful information to the consuming public, including being
scientifically accurate, non-promotional in tone and content,
sufficiently specific and comprehensive as to adequately inform
consumers about the use of the product, and in an
understandable, legible format that is readily comprehensible
and not confusing to consumers expected to use the product.
(5) develop a mechanism to assess periodically the quality
of the oral and written prescription information and the
frequency with which the information is provided to consumers;
and
(6) provide for compliance with relevant State board
regulations.
(d) Limitation on the Authority of the Secretary.--The Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services shall have no authority to
implement the proposed rule described in subsection (a), or to develop
any similar regulation, policy statement, or other guideline specifying
a uniform content or format for written information voluntarily provided
to consumers about prescription drugs if, (1) not later than 120 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the national organizations
described in subsection (a) develop and submit to the Secretary for
Health and Human Services a comprehensive, long-range action plan (as
described in subsection (a)) which shall be acceptable to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services; (2) the aforementioned plan is submitted
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for review and acceptance:
Provided, That the Secretary shall give due consideration to the
submitted plan and that any such acceptance shall not be arbitrarily
withheld; and (3) the implementation of (a) a plan accepted by the
Secretary commences within 30 days of the Secretary's acceptance of such
plan, or (b) the plan submitted to the Secretary commences within 60
days of the submission of such plan if the Secretary fails to take any
action on the plan within 30 days of the submission of the plan. The
Secretary shall accept, reject or suggest modifications to the plan
submitted within 30 days of its submission. The Secretary may confer
with and assist private parties in the development of the plan described
in subsections (a) and (b).
(e) Secretary Review.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary
of the Department of Health and Human Services shall review the status
of private-sector initiatives designed to achieve the goals of the plan
described in subsection (a), and if such goals are not achieved, the
limitation in subsection (d) shall not apply, and the Secretary shall
seek public comment on other initiatives that may be carried out to meet
such goals.
Sec. 602. Section 3 of the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act (21
U.S.C 348 note) is amended by striking out ``May 1, 1997'' and inserting
in lieu thereof ``May 1, 2002''.
Sec. 603. Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
(a) Imports for Export.--Section 801(d)(3) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act <<NOTE: 21 USC 381.>> is amended--
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(1) by striking ``accessory of a device which is ready'' and
inserting ``accessory of a device, or other article of device
requiring further processing, which is ready'';
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``is intended to be''
and inserting ``is intended to be further processed by the
initial owner or consignee, or''; and
(3) in subparagraph (C)--
(A) by striking ``part,'' and inserting ``part,
article,''; and
(B) by striking ``incorporated'' and inserting
``incorporated or further processed''.
(b) Labeling of Exported Drugs.--Section 801(f) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act <<NOTE: 21 USC 381.>> is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``If a drug'' and
inserting ``If a drug (other than insulin, an antibiotic drug,
an animal drug, or a drug exported under section 802)''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``A drug exported under section 802 is exempt from
this section.''.
(c) Export of Certain Unapproved Drugs and Devices.--Section
802(f)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act <<NOTE: 21 USC
382.>> is amended by striking ``if the drug or device is not labeled''
and inserting ``if the labeling of the drug or device is not''.
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, $21,350,000, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
rental payments (fda)
(including transfers of funds)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law
92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration
which are included in this Act, $46,294,000: Provided, That in the event
the Food and Drug Administration should require modification of space
needs, a share of the salaries and expenses appropriation may be
transferred to this appropriation, or a share of this appropriation may
be transferred to the salaries and expenses appropriation, but such
transfers shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds made available for
rental payments (FDA) to or from this account.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Management Service
payments to the farm credit system financial assistance corporation
For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System Financial
Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the Treasury, as authorized
by section 6.28(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended, for
reimbursement of interest expenses incurred by the Financial
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Assistance Corporation on obligations issued through 1994, as authorized
$10,290,000.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity
Exchange Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of space (to include
multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and not
to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; $55,101,000,
including not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to charge
reasonable fees to attendees of Commission sponsored educational events
and symposia to cover the Commission's costs of providing those events
and symposia, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees shall be
credited to this account, to be available without further appropriation.
Farm Credit Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed $37,478,000 (from assessments collected from farm
credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided,
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with
receiverships.
TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations
and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal
year 1997 under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in
addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 667
passenger motor vehicles, of which 643 shall be for replacement only,
and for the hire of such vehicles.
Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of
Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefore as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. <<NOTE: 7 USC 1623a.>> 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the
appropriations of the Department of Agriculture in this Act for research
and service work authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and July 28,
1954 (7 U.S.C. 427, 1621-1629), and by chapter 63 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be available for contracting in accordance with said
Acts and chapter.
Sec. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working Capital
Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital for data services
and National Finance
Center operations shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided, That no funds
in this Act appropriated to an agency of the Department shall be
transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the approval of the
agency administrator.
Sec. 705. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2209b.>> New obligational authority provided
for the following appropriation items in this Act shall remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, fruit
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fly program, and integrated systems acquisition project; Farm Service
Agency, salaries and expenses funds made available to county committees;
and Foreign Agricultural Service, middle-income country training
program.
New obligational authority for the boll weevil program; up to 10
percent of the screwworm program of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; Food Safety and Inspection Service, field automation
and information management project; funds appropriated for rental
payments; funds for the Native American institutions endowment fund in
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, and
funds for the competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), shall
remain available until expended.
Sec. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available to
the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be available to provide
appropriate orientation and language training pursuant to Public Law 94-
449.
Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay
negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and
nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to
carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does
not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and
contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed
on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
provided in this Act.
Sec. 709. <<NOTE: 7 USC 612c note.>> Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, commodities acquired by the Department in
connection with Commodity Credit Corporation and section 32 price
support operations may be used, as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c and
7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide commodities to individuals in cases of
hardship as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Sec. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to
reimburse the General Services Administration for payment of space
rental and related costs in excess of the amounts specified in this Act;
nor shall this or any other provision of law require a reduction in the
level of rental space or services below that of fiscal year 1996 or
prohibit an expansion of rental space or services with the use of funds
otherwise appropriated in this Act. Further, no agency of the Department
of Agriculture, from funds otherwise available, shall reimburse the
General Services Administration for payment of space rental and related
costs provided to such agency at a percentage rate which is greater than
is available in the case of funds appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 711. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to
restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to lease
space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of other agencies of
the Department of Agriculture when such space will be jointly occupied.
Sec. 712. With the exception of grants awarded under the Small
Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 97-219, as
amended (15 U.S.C. 638), none of the funds in this Act shall be
available to pay indirect costs on research grants
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awarded competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service that exceed 14 percent of total Federal funds provided
under each award.
Sec. 713. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, all loan
levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not
limitations.
Sec. 714. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal year 1997
shall remain available until expended to cover obligations made in
fiscal year 1997 for the following accounts: the rural development loan
fund program account; the Rural Telephone Bank program account; the
rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account; and
the rural economic development loans program account.
Sec. 715. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1997 pay
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 716. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds
made available in this Act may be expended by an entity unless the
entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c;
popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
(b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
(1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In
the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to
be purchased with financial assistance provided using funds made
available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that
entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the
assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.
(2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing
financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, the
head of each Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of
the assistance a notice describing the statement made in
paragraph (1) by the Congress.
(c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive
any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures
described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.
Sec. 717. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service
and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may use cooperative
agreements to reflect a relationship between Agricultural Marketing
Service or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a State or
Cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs or to carry out
programs to protect the Nation's animal and plant resources.
Sec. 718. None of the funds in this Act may be used to retire more
than 5% of the Class A stock of the Rural Telephone Bank or to maintain
any account or subaccount within the accounting
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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. 719. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act may be used to provide food stamp benefits to households
whose benefits are calculated using a standard deduction greater than
the standard deduction in effect for fiscal year 1995.
Sec. 720. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of personnel who carry
out a market promotion/market access program pursuant to section 203 of
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides
assistance to the United States Mink Export Development Council or any
mink industry trade association.
Sec. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act, or made available through the Commodity Credit Corporation,
shall be used to enroll in excess of 130,000 acres in the fiscal year
1997 wetlands reserve program, as authorized by section 3837 of title
16, United States Code: Provided, That additional acreage may be
enrolled in the program to the extent that non-Federal funds available
to the Secretary are used to fully compensate for the cost of additional
enrollments: Provided further, That the condition on enrollments
provided in section 1237(b)(2)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 3837(b)(2)(B)) shall be deemed met upon the
enrollment of 43,333 acres through the use of temporary easements:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not enroll acres in the
wetlands reserve program through the use of new permanent easements in
fiscal year 1998 until the Secretary has enrolled at least 31,667 acres
in the program through the use of temporary easements.
Sec. 722. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than
$1,000,000 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. 723. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel
who carry out an export enhancement program if the aggregate amount of
funds and/or commodities under such program exceeds $100,000,000.
Sec. 724. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel
who carry out a farmland protection program in excess of $2,000,000
authorized by section 388 of Public Law 104-127.
Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel
who carry out a conservation farm option program in excess of $2,000,000
authorized by section 335 of Public Law 104-127.
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Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to pay the salaries of employees of the Department of Agriculture who
make payments pursuant to a production flexibility contract entered into
under section 111 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104-127; 7 U.S.C. 7211) when it is made known to the
Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such funds that
the land covered by that production flexibility contract is not being
used for the production of an agricultural commodity or is not devoted
to a conserving use, unless it is also made known to that Federal
official that the lack of agricultural
production or the lack of a conserving use is a consequence of drought,
flood, or other natural disaster.
Sec. 727. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available
by this Act shall be used to extend any existing or expiring contract in
the Conservation Reserve Program authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3831-3845.
Sec. 728. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to
carry out the provisions of section 918 of Public Law 104-127, the
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act.
Sec. 729. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2272a.>> Hereafter, funds appropriated to
the Department of Agriculture may be used for incidental expenses such
as transportation, uniforms, lodging, and subsistence for volunteers
serving under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2272, when such volunteers are
engaged in the work of the United States Department of Agriculture; and
for promotional items of nominal value relating to the United States
Department of Agriculture Volunteer Programs.
Sec. 730. 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. 731. Section 747 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 <<NOTE: Ante, p. 1125.>> is amended by inserting,
``effective October 1, 1996,'' following ``The Secretary shall make
grants'' in section 310B(e)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act: Provided, <<NOTE: Effective date.>> That this section
shall take effect upon enactment of this Act into law.
Sec. 732. Labeling of Raw Poultry Products.--
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of
the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
used to implement or enforce the final rule related to the labeling of
raw poultry products promulgated by the Food Safety and Inspection
Service on August 25, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 44395), and the final rule
shall not be effective during fiscal year 1997.
(b) Final Rule.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue a revised final
rule related to the labeling of raw poultry products that--
(1) maintains the standard that the term ``fresh'' may be
used only for raw poultry products the internal core temperature
of which has not fallen below 26/ Fahrenheit;
(2) deletes the requirement that poultry products the
internal core temperature of which has ever been less than 26/
Fahrenheit, but more than 0/ Fahrenheit, be labeled as ``hard
chilled'' or ``previously hard chilled'', except that--
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(A) the products shall be prohibited under the rule
from being labeled as ``fresh'' but shall not be
required to bear any specific alternative labeling; and
(B) nothing in this section shall be interpreted as
modifying the requirements for labeling of all poultry
products the internal core temperature of which has ever
fallen to 0/ Fahrenheit as ``frozen'';
(3) provides for a tolerance from the 26/ Fahrenheit
standard established by the rule of--
(A) 1/ Fahrenheit for poultry products within an
official processing establishment;
(B) 2/ Fahrenheit for poultry products in commerce;
(4) exempts from temperature testing wings, tenders, hearts,
livers, gizzards, necks, and products that undergo special
processing, such as sliced poultry products; and
(5) in all other terms and conditions (including the period
of time permitted for implementation) is substantively identical
to the rule referred to in subsection (a).
(c) Revised Labeling Standards.--Not later than 60 days after the
issuance of a revised final rule under subsection (b), the Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and
Inspection Service, shall issue a compliance directive for the
enforcement of the revised labeling standards established by the rule,
including standards for--
(1) temperature testing that are based on measurements at
the center of the deepest muscle; and
(2) sampling methods that ensure that the average of
individual temperatures within poultry product lots of each
specific product type (such as whole birds, whole muscle leg
products, and whole muscle breast products) meet the standards.
(d) Severability.--If any provision of this section or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
validity of the remainder of this section and of the application of the
provision to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
Sec. 733. <<NOTE: 21 USC 342 note.>> Hereafter, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any domestic fish or fish product produced in
compliance with food safety standards or procedures accepted by the Food
and Drug Administration as satisfying the requirements of the
``Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Fish
and Fish Products'' (published by the Food and Drug Administration as a
final regulation in the Federal Register of December 18, 1995), shall be
deemed to have met any inspection requirements of the Department of
Agriculture or other Federal agency for any Federal commodity purchase
program, including the program authorized under section 32 of the Act of
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) except that the Department of
Agriculture or other Federal agency may utilize lot inspection to
establish a reasonable degree of certainty that fish or fish products
purchased under a Federal commodity purchase program, including the
program authorized under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7
U.S.C. 612c), meet Federal product specifications.
Sec. 734. Rural Housing Program Extensions.--
(a) Extension of Multifamily Rural Housing Loan Program.--
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(1) Authority to make loans.--Section 515(b)(4) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(b)(4)) is amended by
striking ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting ``September 30,
1997''.
(2) Set-aside for nonprofit entities.--The first sentence of
section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1485(w)(1)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1996'' and
inserting ``fiscal year 1997''.
(b) Extension of Housing in Underserved Areas Program.--The first
sentence of section 509(f)(4)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1996'' and inserting
``fiscal year 1997''.
(c) Reforms for Multifamily Rural Housing Loan Program.--
(1) Limitation on project transfers.--Section 515 of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) is amended by inserting
after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
``(h) Project Transfers.--After the date of the enactment of the Act
entitled `An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes',
the ownership or control of a project for which a loan is made or
insured under this section may be transferred only if the Secretary
determines that such transfer would further the provision of housing and
related facilities for low-income families or persons and would be in
the best interests of residents and the Federal Government.''.
(2) Equity loans.--Section 515(t) of the Housing Act of 1949
(42 U.S.C. 1485(t)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as
paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively.
(3) Equity takeout loans to extend low-income use.--
(A) Authority and limitation.--Section
502(c)(4)(B)(iv) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1472(c)(4)(B)(iv)) is amended by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ``or under paragraphs
(1) and (2) of section 514(j), except that an equity
loan referred to in this clause may not be made
available after the date of the enactment of the Act
entitled `An Act making appropriations for Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes', unless the
Secretary determines that the other incentives available
under this subparagraph are not adequate to provide a
fair return on the investment of the borrower, to
prevent prepayment of the loan insured under section 514
or 515, or to prevent the displacement of tenants of the
housing for which the loan was made''.
(B) Approval of assistance.--Section 502(c)(4)(C) of
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(c)(4)(C)) is
amended by striking ``(C)'' and all that follows through
``provided--
'' and inserting the following:
``(C) Approval of assistance.--The Secretary may approve assistance
under subparagraph (B) for assisted housing only if the restrictive
period has expired for any loan for the housing made or insured under
section 514 or 515 pursuant to a contract
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entered into after December 21, 1979, but before the date of the
enactment of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act
of 1989, and the Secretary determines that the combination of assistance
provided--''.
(C) Technical correction.--Section 515(c)(1) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(c)(1)) is amended by
striking ``December 21, 1979'' and inserting ``December
15, 1989''.
(d) Reform of Section 515.--Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949
(42 U.S.C. 1485) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (r) and inserting the following:
``(r)(1) the Secretary--
``(A) may require that the initial operating reserve under
this section may be in the form of an irrevocable letter of
credit; and
``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), may require not
more than a 3 percent contribution to equity, except that the
Secretary shall require a 5 percent contribution in the case of
a project that is allocated a low-income housing tax credit
pursuant to section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(2) The Secretary may adjust the amount of equity contribution to
ensure that assistance provided is not more than is necessary to provide
affordable housing after taking account of assistance from all Federal,
State, and local sources.
``(3) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of the Act entitled `An Act making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997,
and for other purposes', the Secretary shall issue regulations to
implement subsection (r)(2) in accordance with the negotiated rulemaking
procedures set forth in subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United
States Code: Provided, That if the negotiated rulemaking is not
completed within the designated time, the Secretary shall proceed to
promulgate regulations under the rulemaking authority contained in 5
U.S.C. 557.''; and
(2) by striking subsection (z).
(e) Equity Skimming Penalties.--
(1) Insurance of loans for the provision of housing and
related facilities for domestic farm labor.--Section 514 of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
``(j) Equity Skimming Penalty.--Whoever, as an owner, agent, or
manger, or who is otherwise in custody, control, or possession of
property that is security for a loan made or insured under this section
willfully uses, or authorizes the use, of any part of the rents, assets,
proceeds, income, or other funds derived from such property, for any
purpose other than to meet actual or necessary expenses of the property,
or for any other purpose not authorized by this title or the regulations
adopted pursuant to this title, shall be fined not more than $250,000 or
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
(2) Direct and insured loans to provide housing and related
facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas.--
Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485), as
amended by subsection (d)(2) of this section, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
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``(z) Equity Skimming Penalty.--Whoever, as an owner, agent, or
manager, or who is otherwise in custody, control, or possession of
property that is security for a loan made or insured under this section
willfully uses, or authorizes the use, of any part of the rents, assets,
proceeds, income, or other fund derived from such property, for any
purpose other than to meet actual or necessary expenses of the property,
or for any other purpose not authorized by this title or the regulations
adopted pursuant to this title, shall be fined not more than $250,000 or
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
(f) Prioritization of Assistance.--Section 532 of the Housing Act of
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490l) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
inserting ``Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the
Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Prioritization of Section 515 Housing Assistance.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make assistance under
section 515 available pursuant to an objective procedure
established by the Secretary, under which the Secretary shall
identify counties and communities having the greatest need for
such assistance and designate such counties and communities to
receive such assistance.
``(2) Objective measures.--The Secretary shall use the
following objective measures to determine the need for rental
housing assistance under paragraph (1):
``(A) The incidence of poverty.
``(B) The lack of affordable housing and the
existence of substandard housing.
``(C) The lack of mortgage credit.
``(D) The rural characteristics of the location.
``(E) Other factors as determined by the Secretary,
demonstrating the need for affordable housing.
``(3) Information.--In administering this subsection, the
Secretary shall use information from the most recent decennial
census of the United States, relevant comprehensive affordable
housing strategies under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, and other reliable sources
obtained by the Secretary which demonstrate the need for
affordable housing in rural areas.
``(4) Designation.--A designation under this subsection
shall not be effective for a period of more than 3 years, but
may be renewed by the Secretary in accordance with the procedure
set forth in this subsection. The Secretary shall take such
other reasonable actions as the Secretary considers to be
appropriate to notify the public of such designations.''.
Sec. 735. <<NOTE: 5 USC 5597 note.>> Department of Agriculture
Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
(a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
(1) the term ``agency'' means the Department of Agriculture;
(2) the term ``employee'' means an employee (as defined by
section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) who is employed by
the agency (or an individual employed by a county committee
established under section 8(b)(5) of the Soil Conservation and
Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5))), is serving under
an appointment without time limitation, and has been currently
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employed for a continuous period of at least 3 years, but does
not include--
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code,
or another retirement system for employees of the
agency;
(B) an employee having a disability on the basis of
which such employee is or would be eligible for
disability retirement under the applicable retirement
system referred to in subparagraph (A);
(C) an employee who is in receipt of a specific
notice of involuntary separation for misconduct or
unacceptable performance;
(D) an employee who, upon completing an additional
period of service as referred to in section
3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring
Act of 1994 (5 U.S.C. 5597 note), would qualify for a
voluntary separation incentive payment under section 3
of such Act;
(E) an employee who has previously received any
voluntary separation incentive payment by the Federal
Government under this section or any other authority and
has not repaid such payment;
(F) an employee covered by statutory reemployment
rights who is on transfer to another organization; or
(G) any employee who, during the twenty-four month
period preceding the date of separation, has received a
recruitment or relocation bonus under section 5753 of
title 5, United States Code, or who, within the twelve
month period preceding the date of separation, received
a retention allowance under section 5754 of title 5,
United States Code.
(b) Agency Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--The head of the agency, prior to obligating
any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments, shall
submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of
Representatives a strategic plan outlining the intended use of
such incentive payments and a proposed organizational chart for
the agency once such incentive payments have been completed.
(2) Contents.--The agency's plan shall include--
(A) the positions and functions to be reduced or
eliminated, identified by organizational unit,
geographic location, occupational category and grade
level;
(B) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
(C) a description of how the agency will operate
without the eliminated positions and functions.
(c) Authority to Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
(1) In general.--A voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section may be paid by an agency to any employee only
to the extent necessary to eliminate the positions and functions
identified by the strategic plan.
(2) Amount and treatment of payments.--A voluntary
separation incentive payment--
(A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's
separation;
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(B) shall be paid from appropriations or funds
available for the payment of the basic pay of the
employees;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
(i) an amount equal to the amount the employee
would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c)
of title 5, United States Code; or
(ii) an amount determined by the agency head
not to exceed $25,000 in fiscal year 1997, $20,000
in fiscal year 1998, $15,000 in fiscal year 1999,
or $10,000 in fiscal year 2000;
(D) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not
be included in the computation, of any other type of
Government benefit; and
(E) shall not be taken into account in determining
the amount of any severance pay to which the employee
may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United
States Code, based on any other separation.
(3) Limitation.--No amount shall be payable under this
section based on any separation occurring before the date of the
enactment of this Act, or after September 30, 2000.
(d) Additional Agency Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
(1) In general.--In addition to any other payments which it
is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or
chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, the agency shall
remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of
the final basic pay of each employee of the agency who is
covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation
incentive has been paid under this section.
(2) Definition.--For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term
``final basic pay'', with respect to an employee, means the
total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of
service by such employee, computed using the employee's final
rate of basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-
time basis, with appropriate adjustment therefor.
(e) Effect of Subsequent Employment with the Government.--An
individual who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section and accepts any employment for compensation with the
Government of the United States, or who works for any agency of the
United States Government through a personal services contract, within 5
years after the date of the separation on which the payment is based
shall be required to pay, prior to the individual's first day of
employment, the entire amount of the incentive payment to the agency
that paid the incentive payment.
(f) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
(1) In general.--The total number of funded employee
positions in the agency shall be reduced by one position for
each vacancy created by the separation of any employee who has
received, or is due to receive, a voluntary separation incentive
payment under this section. For the purposes of this subsection,
positions shall be counted on a full-time-equivalent basis.
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(2) <<NOTE: President.>> Enforcement.--The President,
through the Office of Management and Budget, shall monitor the
agency and take any action necessary to ensure that the
requirements of this subsection are met.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect October 1, 1996.
Sec. 736. Interim Moratorium on Bypass Flows.--
(a) Moratorium.--Section 389(a) of Public Law 104-127 <<NOTE: Ante,
p. 1021.>> is amended by striking ``an 18-month'' after the word ``be''
and inserting ``a 20-month''.
(b) Report.--Section 389(d)(4) of Public Law 104-127 is amended by
striking ``1 year'' after the word ``than'' and inserting ``14 months''.
(c) Extension for Delay.--Section 389 of Public Law 104-127 is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection--
``(e) Extension for Delay.--There shall be a day-for-day extension
to the 20-month moratorium required by subsection (a) and a day-for-day
extension to the report required by subsection (d)(4)--
``(1) for every day of delay in implementing or establishing
the Water Rights Task Force caused by a failure to nominate Task
Force members by the Administration or by the Congress; or
``(2) for every day of delay caused by a failure by the
Secretary of Agriculture to identify adequate resources as
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the
purposes of the Task Force.''.
TITLE VIII--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND
RESCISSION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
For an additional amount for the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund
Program Account for the additional cost of emergency insured loans
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, including the cost of modifying such
loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
resulting from droughts in the Western United States, Hurricane Bertha,
and other natural disasters, to remain available until expended,
$32,244,000: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize
additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans of
$110,000,000: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended: Provided further, <<NOTE: President.>> That the amount shall
be available to the extent that the President notifies Congress of his
designation of any or all of these amounts as an emergency requirement
under section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', to be used
in connection with investigations of arson or violence against religious
institutions, $12,011,000, to remain available until expended.
Internal Revenue Service
information systems
(rescission)
Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 104-52,
$16,500,000 are rescinded.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1997''.
Approved August 6, 1996.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3603:
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 104-613 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 104-726 (Comm.
of Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 104-317 (Comm. on Appropriations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996):
June 11, 12, considered and passed House.
July 22-24, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Aug. 1, House and Senate agreed to conference report.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 32 (1996):
Aug. 6, Presidential statement.
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