[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2493 Engrossed in House (EH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2493
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2493
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1994, 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 $50,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109, $2,320,000: Provided, That not to exceed $8,000 of this amount
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses,
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided
further, That the Secretary may transfer salaries and expenses funds in
this Act sufficient to finance a total of not to exceed 35 staff years
between agencies of the Department of Agriculture to meet workload
requirements.
Office of the Deputy Secretary
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Deputy Secretary of
Agriculture, including not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109, $553,000: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000 of this
amount shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Deputy
Secretary.
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, $5,954,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration to carry out the programs funded in this Act, $808,000.
rental payments (usda)
(including transfers of funds)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public
Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Department of Agriculture
which are included in this Act, $135,503,000, of which $30,804,000
shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture for the operation,
maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings and for non-recurring
repairs as determined by the Department of Agriculture, and an
additional $19,700,000 shall be retained by the Department of
Agriculture for renovation and repair of facilities at the Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center: Provided, That in the event an agency
within the Department of Agriculture 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 per
centum of the funds made available for space rental and related costs
to or from this account.
advisory committees (usda)
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory committees of the
Department of Agriculture which are included in this Act, $940,000:
Provided, That no other funds appropriated to the Department of
Agriculture in this Act shall be available to the Department of
Agriculture for support of activities of advisory committees.
hazardous waste management
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply
with the requirement of section 107g of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607g,
and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,802,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available herein to
the Department of Agriculture 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 Personnel, Finance and Management, Operations, Information
Resources Management, Advocacy and Enterprise, Administrative Law
Judges and Judicial Officer, and Emergency Programs, $26,301,000, for
Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for
management support services to offices of the Department of Agriculture
and for general administration and emergency preparedness of the
Department of Agriculture, repairs and alterations, and other
miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and
necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department of
Agriculture, 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
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded in this Act,
$1,333,000.
Office of Public Affairs
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the
coordination of programs involving public affairs, and for the
dissemination of agricultural information and the coordination of
information, work and programs authorized by Congress in the
Department, $8,629,000, 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: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act may be used to
produce part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary (known as the
Yearbook of Agriculture).
intergovernmental affairs
For necessary expenses for programs involving intergovernmental
affairs and liaison within the executive branch, $478,000.
Office of the Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General,
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $65,932,000, including such sums as may be
necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies
and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(8) of the Inspector
General Act of 1978, as amended, and 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.
Office of the General Counsel
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
$26,149,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economics
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Economics to carry out the programs funded in this Act, $589,000.
Economic Research Service
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in
conducting economic research and service relating to agricultural
production, marketing, and distribution, as authorized by the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws,
including economics of marketing; analyses relating to farm prices,
income and population, and demand for farm products, use of resources
in agriculture, adjustments, costs and returns in farming, and farm
finance; research relating to the economic and marketing aspects of
farmer cooperatives; and for analysis of supply and demand for farm
products in foreign countries and their effect on prospects for United
States exports, progress in economic development and its relation to
sales of farm products, assembly and analysis of agricultural trade
statistics and analysis of international financial and monetary
programs and policies as they affect the competitive position of United
States farm products, $57,702,000; of which $500,000 shall be available
for investigation, determination, and finding as to the effect upon the
production of food and upon the agricultural economy of any proposed
action affecting such subject matter pending before the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency for presentation, in the public
interest, before said Administrator, other agencies or before the
courts: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to
continue to gather statistics and conduct a special study on the price
spread between the farmer and the consumer: 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):
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for
analysis of statistics and related facts on foreign production and full
and complete information on methods used by other countries to move
farm commodities in world trade on a competitive basis.
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, and marketing surveys, as authorized by the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, $82,069,000:
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 $40,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
World Agricultural Outlook Board
For necessary expenses of the World Agricultural Outlook Board to
coordinate and review all commodity and aggregate agricultural and food
data used to develop outlook and situation material within the
Department of Agriculture, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), $2,582,000: 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).
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Science and Education to administer the laws enacted by
the Congress for the Agricultural Research Service, Cooperative State
Research Service, Extension Service, and National Agricultural Library,
$569,000.
alternative agricultural research and commercialization
For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908),
$7,250,000 is appropriated to the Alternative Agricultural Research and
Commercialization Revolving Fund.
Agricultural Research Service
(including transfers of funds)
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, and for
acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
cost not to exceed $100, $688,805,000: Provided, That appropriations
hereunder shall be available for temporary employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $115,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
can be used to provide financial assistance to the organizers of
national and international conferences, if such conferences are in
support of agency programs: Provided further, That appropriations
hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of
aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only:
Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available to
conduct marketing research: Provided further, That appropriations
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the
construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but
unless otherwise provided the cost of constructing any one building
shall not exceed $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 per centum 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 the foregoing
limitations shall not apply to the purchase of land or the construction
of facilities as may be necessary for the relocation of the United
States Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory at Fresno to Parlier,
California, and the relocation of the laboratories at Behoust, France
and Rome, Italy to Montpelier, France, including the sale or exchange
at fair market value of existing land and facilities at Fresno,
California and Behoust, France; and the Agricultural Research Service
may lease such existing land and facilities from the purchasers until
completion of the replacement facilities and the foregoing limitations
shall not apply to the purchase of land at Weslaco, Texas: Provided
further, That not to exceed $190,000 of this appropriation may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Science and Education for the scientific review
of international issues involving agricultural chemicals and food
additives: 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.
Special fund: To provide for additional labor, subprofessional, and
junior scientific help to be employed under contracts and cooperative
agreements to strengthen the work at Federal research installations in
the field, $2,500,000.
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, $29,387,000,
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That
facilities to house bonsai collections at the National Arboretum may be
constructed with funds accepted under the provisions of Public Law 94-
129 (20 U.S.C. 195) and the limitation on construction contained in the
Act of August 24, 1912 (40 U.S.C. 68) shall not apply to the
construction of such facilities: Provided further, 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 Service
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
including $171,304,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch
Act approved March 2, 1887, as amended, including administration by the
United States Department of Agriculture, penalty mail costs of
agricultural experiment stations under section 6 of the Hatch Act of
1887, as amended, and payments under section 1361(c) of the Act of
October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.); $18,809,000 for grants for
cooperative forestry research under the Act approved October 10, 1962
(16 U.S.C. 582a-582-a7), as amended, including administrative expenses,
and payments under section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7
U.S.C. 301n.); $28,157,000 for payments to the 1890 land-grant
colleges, including Tuskegee University, for research under section
1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222), as amended, including
administration by the United States Department of Agriculture, and
penalty mail costs of the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee
University; $50,070,000 for contracts and grants for agricultural
research under the Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i);
$114,000,000 for competitive research grants under section 2(b) of the
Act of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), including
administrative expenses; $5,551,000 for the support of animal health
and disease programs authorized by section 1433 of Public Law 95-113,
including administrative expenses; $2,168,000 for supplemental and
alternative crops and products as authorized by the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3319d); $400,000 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 as authorized by subtitle M of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as
amended; $3,500,000 for higher education graduate fellowships grants
under section 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C.
3152(b)(6)), including administrative expenses; $1,500,000 for higher
education challenge grants under section 1417(b)(1) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), including administrative expenses;
$1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholar program under
section 1417(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)),
including administrative expenses; $4,000,000 for grants as authorized
by section 1475 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 and other Acts; $6,825,000 for sustainable
agriculture research and education, as authorized by section 1621 of
Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5811), including administrative expenses;
and $20,827,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative State Research
Service activities, including coordination and program leadership for
higher education work of the Department, administration of payments to
State agricultural experiment stations, funds for employment pursuant
to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which $10,550,000 shall be for a program of capacity
building grants to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of
August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including Tuskegee
University, of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all, $428,586,000.
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, $37,750,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
Extension Service
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa:
For payments for cooperative agricultural 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, $274,582,000; payments for the nutrition and
family education program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the
Act, $64,961,000; payments for the pest management program under
section 3(d) of the Act, $8,459,000; payments for the farm safety and
rural health programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,698,000;
payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d)
of the Act, $3,363,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college
research and extension facilities as authorized by section 1447 of
Public Law 95-113, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,901,000, to remain
available until expended; payments for the rural development centers
under section 3(d) of the Act, $938,000; payments for a groundwater
quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $11,234,000; payments
for the Agricultural Telecommunications Program, as authorized by
Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,206,000; payments for youth-at-
risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,000,000; payments for
a food safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,975,000;
payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources
Extension Act of 1978, $3,341,000; payments for Indian reservation
agents under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,750,000; payments for
sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act,
$2,963,000; and payments for extension work by the colleges receiving
the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321-326, 328) and
Tuskegee University, $25,414,000; in all, $420,785,000: 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
American Samoa prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal
sources for expenditure during the current fiscal year.
Federal administration and coordination: For 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. 301n.), and to coordinate and provide program
leadership for the extension work of the Department and the several
States and insular possessions, $8,390,000.
National Agricultural Library
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Library,
$17,682,000: 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 $35,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
not to exceed $900,000 shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Inspection Services
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Marketing and Inspection Services to administer programs
under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Federal Grain
Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and Packers and
Stockyards Administration, $691,000.
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,
$439,042,000, of which $91,460,000 shall be derived from user fees
deposited in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account,
and of which $4,938,000 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 if the demand for Agricultural Quarantine Inspection
(AQI) user fee financed services is greater than expected and/or other
uncontrollable events occur, the Agency may exceed the AQI User Fee
limitation by up to 10 per centum, provided such funds are available in
the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account, and with
notification to the Appropriations Committees: Provided further, 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 per centum: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for field
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall
be for replacement only: Provided further, That, in addition, in
emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production
industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of
the Department such sums as 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.
buildings and facilities
For plans, construction, repair, 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, $10,145,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b).
Food Safety and Inspection Service
For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, and the Poultry Products
Inspection Act, as amended, $516,738,000, 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 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
per centum of the current replacement value of the building.
Federal Grain Inspection Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United
States Grain Standards Act, as amended, 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 $20,000
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,554,000: 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
per centum of the current replacement value of the building: Provided
further, That none of the funds provided by this Act may be used to pay
the salaries of any person or persons who require, or who authorize
payments from fee-supported funds to any person or persons who require
nonexport, nonterminal interior elevators to maintain records not
involving official inspection or official weighing in the United States
under Public Law 94-582 other than those necessary to fulfill the
purposes of such Act.
inspection and weighing services
limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses
Not to exceed $42,784,000 (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 per centum with notification to
the Appropriations Committees.
Agricultural Marketing Service
marketing services
For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation,
agricultural cooperatives, 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, $61,614,000; including $2,346,000 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 per centum 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 $55,953,000 (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 per centum
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 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 $10,309,000 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)),
$1,735,000.
Packers and Stockyards Administration
For necessary expenses for administration of the Packers and
Stockyards Act, as authorized by law, and for certifying procedures
used to protect purchasers of farm products, including field employment
pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
and not to exceed $5,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$12,194,000.
Farm Income Stabilization
Office of the Under Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity
Programs
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs to
administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, Foreign Agricultural Service,
and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $563,000.
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary administrative expenses of the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service, including expenses to formulate
and carry out programs authorized by title III of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1301-1393); the
Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.); sections
7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic
Allotment Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590g-590o, 590p(a), 590p(f), and
590q); sections 1001 to 1004, 1006 to 1008, and 1010 of the
Agricultural Act of 1970, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1501 to 1504, 1506 to
1508, and 1510); the Water Bank Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311);
the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101);
sections 202(c) and 205 of title II of the Colorado River Basin
Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c), 1595);
sections 401, 402, and 404 to 406 of the Agricultural Credit Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201 to 2205); the United States Warehouse Act, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 241-273); title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.); and laws pertaining to the
Commodity Credit Corporation, $732,467,000; of which $730,842,000 is
hereby appropriated, and $1,036,000 is transferred from the Public Law
480 Program Account in this Act and $589,000 is transferred from the
Commodity Credit Corporation Program Account in this Act: Provided,
That other funds made available to the Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service 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
$100,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109:
Provided further, That no part of the funds made available under this
Act shall be used (1) to influence the vote in any referendum; (2) to
influence agricultural legislation, except as permitted in 18 U.S.C.
1913; or (3) for salaries or other expenses of members of county and
community committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, for engaging in
any activities other than advisory and supervisory duties and delegated
program functions prescribed in administrative regulations.
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
administrative and operating expenses
For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by the
Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1516), $290,116,000:
Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1506(i): Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be
used to offer a Federal crop insurance policy in counties on crops
where a loss ratio, that has already been recalculated pursuant to law
to reflect the premium rates issued by the Corporation for the 1993
crop year, is in excess of 1.10 more than 70 percent of the years that
a policy has been offered since 1980: Provided further, That none of
the funds in this Act may be used to pay operating and administrative
costs that exceed 31 per centum of premium to insurers of policies on
which the Corporation provides reinsurance, except to reimburse said
insurers for excess loss adjustment expenses as provided for in the
Standard Reinsurance Agreement issued by the Corporation: Provided
further, That the second proviso shall not apply in any county affected
if the Corporation has implemented a nonstandard classification system
in such county for those individual farms that have experienced
excessive losses since 1980 under which the premium rates,
notwithstanding the provision of section 508(d) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act, are increased over comparable rates effective for the
1993 crop, or the insured yields are decreased from comparable yields
for the 1993 crop, or a combination of both, by an amount or amounts
sufficient to ensure that an estimated loss ratio will not exceed 1.1
for the crop produced on such farms during the 1994 crop year.
federal crop insurance corporation fund
For payments as authorized by section 508(b) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act, as amended, $235,794,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which $47,072,000 is to reimburse the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund for agents' commissions and
loss adjustment obligations incurred during prior years, but not
previously reimbursed, as authorized by section 516(a) of the Act, as
amended.
Commodity Credit Corporation Fund
reimbursement for net realized losses
For fiscal year 1994, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse
the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but
not previously reimbursed (estimated to be $20,896,614,000 in the
President's fiscal year 1994 Budget Request (H. Doc. 103-3)), but not
to exceed $18,000,000,000, 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 1994, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not
expend more than $4,000,000 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 Assistant Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer the laws
enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the Soil
Conservation Service, $578,000.
Soil 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 by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal
cost not to exceed $100; purchase and erection or alteration or
improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and
maintenance of aircraft, $588,262,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); of which not less than $5,820,000 is for
snow survey and water forecasting and not less than $8,214,000 is for
operation and establishment of the plant materials centers: Provided,
That except for $2,399,000 for improvements of the plant materials
centers, the cost of any permanent building purchased, erected, or as
improved, exclusive of the cost of constructing a water supply or
sanitary system and connecting the same to any such building and with
the exception of buildings acquired in conjunction with land being
purchased for other purposes, shall not exceed $10,000, except for one
building to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $100,000 and eight
buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $50,000
per building and except that alterations or improvements to other
existing permanent buildings costing $5,000 or more may be made in any
fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $2,000 per building: 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 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).
river basin surveys and investigations
For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and
surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, in accordance with
section 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved
August 4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1006-1009), $13,482,000:
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 $60,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
watershed planning
For necessary expenses for small watershed investigations and
planning, in accordance with the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1008), $9,721,000: 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 $50,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
watershed and flood prevention operations
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including
but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of
cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing
works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, 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, $228,915,000 to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which $40,386,000
shall 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
$22,881,000 shall be available for emergency measures as provided by
sections 403-405 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.
2203-2205), and not to exceed $200,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That $4,000,000 in
loans may be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the Farmers Home Administration
(7 U.S.C. 1931): 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
provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and the
provisions of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-
3461), $32,945,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C.
2209b): Provided, That $600,000 in loans may be insured, or made to be
sold and insured, under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the
Farmers Home Administration (7 U.S.C. 1931): 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 $50,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
great plains conservation program
For necessary expenses to carry into effect a program of
conservation in the Great Plains area, pursuant to section 16(b) of the
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as added by the Act of
August 7, 1956, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)), $25,658,000, to remain
available until expended (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)(7)).
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
agricultural conservation program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the program authorized
in sections 7 to 15, 16(a), 16(f), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and
Domestic Allotment Act approved February 29, 1936, as amended and
supplemented (16 U.S.C. 590g-590o, 590p(a), 590p(f), and 590q), and
sections 1001-1004, 1006-1008, and 1010 of the Agricultural Act of
1970, as added by the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1501-1504, 1506-1508, and 1510), and including not to exceed
$15,000 for the preparation and display of exhibits, including such
displays at State, interstate, and international fairs within the
United States, $194,650,000, to remain available until expended (16
U.S.C. 590o), for agreements, excluding administration but including
technical assistance and related expenses (16 U.S.C. 590o), except that
no participant in the Agricultural Conservation Program shall receive
more than $3,500 per year, except where the participants from two or
more farms or ranches join to carry out approved practices designed to
conserve or improve the agricultural resources of the community, or
where a participant has a long-term agreement, in which case the total
payment shall not exceed the annual payment limitation multiplied by
the number of years of the agreement: Provided, That no portion of the
funds for the current year's program may be utilized to provide
financial or technical assistance for drainage on wetlands now
designated as Wetlands Types 3 (III) through 20 (XX) in United States
Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Circular 39, Wetlands of
the United States, 1956: Provided further, That such amounts shall be
available for the purchase of seeds, fertilizers, lime, trees, or any
other conservation materials, or any soil-terracing services, and
making grants thereof to agricultural producers to aid them in carrying
out approved farming practices as authorized by the Soil Conservation
and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, as determined and recommended
by the county committees, approved by the State committees and the
Secretary, under programs provided for herein: Provided further, That
such assistance will not be used for carrying out measures and
practices that are primarily production-oriented or that have little or
no conservation or pollution abatement benefits: Provided further, That
not to exceed 5 per centum of the allocation for the current year's
program for any county may, on the recommendation of such county
committee and approval of the State committee, be withheld and allotted
to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its technicians in
formulating and carrying out the Agricultural Conservation Program in
the participating counties, and shall not be utilized by the Soil
Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and other
assistance in such counties, and in addition, on the recommendation of
such county committee and approval of the State committee, not to
exceed 1 per centum may be made available to any other Federal, State,
or local public agency for the same purpose and under the same
conditions: Provided further, That for the current year's program
$2,500,000 shall be available for technical assistance in formulating
and carrying out rural environmental practices: Provided further, That
no part of any funds available to the Department, or any bureau,
office, corporation, or other agency constituting a part of such
Department, shall be used in the current fiscal year for the payment of
salary or travel expenses of any person who has been convicted of
violating the Act entitled ``An Act to prevent pernicious political
activities'' approved August 2, 1939, as amended, or who has been found
in accordance with the provisions of title 18 U.S.C. 1913 to have
violated or attempted to violate such section which prohibits the use
of Federal appropriations for the payment of personal services or other
expenses designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress to
favor or oppose any legislation or appropriation by Congress except
upon request of any Member or through the proper official channels:
Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount
appropriated shall be used for water quality payments and practices in
the same manner as permitted under the program for water quality
authorized in chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security
Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.).
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, $12,820,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized by that Act.
water bank program
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the provisions of the
Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301-1311), $18,620,000, to remain available
until expended.
emergency conservation program
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the program authorized
in sections 401, 402, and 404 of title IV of the Agricultural Credit
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201-2205), $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 2204.
colorado river basin salinity control program
For necessary expenses for carrying out a voluntary cooperative
salinity control program pursuant to section 202(c) of title II of the
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1592(c)), to be used to reduce salinity in the Colorado River and to
enhance the supply and quality of water available for use in the United
States and the Republic of Mexico, $13,783,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), to be used for investigations and
surveys, for technical assistance in developing conservation practices
and in the preparation of salinity control plans, for the establishment
of on-farm irrigation management systems, including related lateral
improvement measures, for making cost-share payments to agricultural
landowners and operators, Indian tribes, irrigation districts and
associations, local governmental and nongovernmental entities, and
other landowners to aid them in carrying out approved conservation
practices as determined and recommended by the county ASC committees,
approved by the State ASC committees and the Secretary, and for
associated costs of program planning, information and education, and
program monitoring and evaluation: Provided, That the Soil Conservation
Service shall provide technical assistance and the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service shall provide administrative
services for the program, including but not limited to, the negotiation
and administration of agreements and the disbursement of payments:
Provided further, That such program shall be coordinated with the
regular Agricultural Conservation Program and with research programs of
other agencies.
conservation reserve program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the conservation reserve
program pursuant to the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831-
3845), $1,743,274,000, to remain available until expended, to be used
for Commodity Credit Corporation expenditures for cost-share assistance
for the establishment of conservation practices provided for in
approved conservation reserve program contracts, for annual rental
payments provided in such contracts, and for technical assistance.
wetlands reserve program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Wetlands Reserve Program
pursuant to subchapter C of subtitle D of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837), $44,450,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the
services, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
Corporation for the purpose of carrying out the Wetlands Reserve
Program.
TITLE III--FARMERS HOME AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under
Secretary for Small Community and Rural Development to administer
programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Farmers Home
Administration, Rural Electrification Administration, Federal Crop
Insurance Corporation, and rural development activities of the
Department of Agriculture, $583,000.
Rural Development Administration
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, except Sec. 722,
the Secretary may transfer funds from the Farmers Home Administration
in this Act to fund the Rural Development Administration, as authorized
by law.
Rural Development Administration and Farmers Home Administration
rural housing insurance fund program account
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: $2,550,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as
determined by the Secretary, of which $750,000,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for section 504 housing
repair loans; $16,300,000 for section 514 farm labor housing;
$573,900,000 for section 515 rental housing; $600,000 for site loans;
and $166,863,000 for credit sales of acquired property: Provided, That
up to $50,664,000 of these funds shall be made available for section
502(g), Deferral Mortgage Demonstration.
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: low-income housing section 502 loans,
$366,360,000, of which $12,225,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $13,671,000; section 514 farm
labor housing, $8,394,000; section 515 rental housing, $311,972,000;
and credit sales of acquired property, $25,397,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $396,161,000.
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 forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized
by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
$417,523,000; 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 $5,840,000 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 of this amount
not less than $109,258,000 is available for newly constructed units
financed by section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and not
more than $5,214,000 is for newly constructed units financed under
sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That
$297,211,000 is available for expiring agreements and for servicing of
existing units without agreements: Provided further, That agreements
entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1994 shall be funded for a
five-year period, although the life of any such agreement may be
extended to fully utilize amounts obligated.
rural housing voucher program
For necessary expenses to operate a rural housing voucher program
as authorized by section 542 of title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, $25,000,000, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
self-help housing land development fund program account
For direct loans pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(B) of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $622,000.
For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, $23,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan program, $14,000.
agricultural credit insurance fund program account
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, $634,624,000, of which $556,543,000 shall be for
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,750,000,000, of which
$1,800,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and
$250,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; $4,909,000 for
water development, use, and conservation loans, of which $2,012,000
shall be for guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans as
authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,163,000; for emergency insured loans,
$100,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters; and
for credit sales of acquired property, $147,566,000.
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, $34,080,000, of which
$20,870,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans,
$119,985,000, of which $9,360,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans and $29,425,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans;
$506,000 for water development, use, and conservation loans, of which
$43,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; Indian tribe land acquisition
loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $229,000; for emergency insured
loans, $26,060,000 to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters;
and for credit sales of acquired property, $22,405,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $275,392,000.
rural development insurance fund program account
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and
guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928 and 86 Stat. 661-664,
as amended, to be available from funds in the Rural Development
Insurance Fund, as follows: water and sewer facility loans,
$835,000,000, of which $35,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans;
community facility loans, $325,000,000, of which $75,000,000 shall be
for guaranteed loans; and guaranteed industrial development loans,
$298,762,000: Provided, That none of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to make transfers between the above limitations.
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: direct water and sewer facility loans,
$111,040,000; direct community facility loans, $24,125,000; guaranteed
community facility loans, $3,803,000; and guaranteed industrial
development loans, $2,778,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $58,194,000.
rural development loan fund program account
For the cost of direct loans $56,000,000, 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 not to exceed $100,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct loan programs, $1,481,000.
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), $2,963,000.
rural water and waste disposal grants
For grants pursuant to section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1926), $450,000,000, to
remain available until expended, pursuant to section 306(d) of the
above Act: Provided, That of this amount, $25,000,000 shall be
available for water and waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias
along the U.S./Mexico border, including grants pursuant to section
306C: Provided further, That, with the exception of the foregoing
$25,000,000, these funds shall not be used for any purpose not
specified in section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act.
very low-income housing repair grants
For grants to the very low-income elderly for essential repairs to
dwellings pursuant to section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, as
amended, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.
rural housing for domestic farm labor
For financial assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for
housing for domestic farm labor, pursuant to section 516 of the Housing
Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1486), $11,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
mutual and self-help housing
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $12,750,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
supervisory and technical assistance grants
For grants pursuant to sections 509(g)(6) and 525 of the Housing
Act of 1949, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended.
rural community fire protection grants
For grants pursuant to section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-313), $3,500,000 to fund up to 50
per centum of the cost of organizing, training, and equipping rural
volunteer fire departments.
compensation for construction defects
For compensation for construction defects as authorized by section
509(c) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $500,000, to remain
available until expended.
rural housing preservation grants
For grants for rural housing preservation as authorized by section
552 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-
181), $23,000,000.
rural development grants
For grants authorized under section 310B(c) and 310B(j) (7 U.S.C.
1932) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to any
qualified public or private nonprofit organization, $35,000,000:
Provided, That $500,000 shall be available for grants to qualified
nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and training
for rural communities needing improved passenger transportation systems
or facilities in order to promote economic development.
solid waste management grants
For grants for pollution abatement and control projects authorized
under section 310B(b) (7 U.S.C. 1932) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act, $3,000,000: Provided, That such assistance shall
include regional technical assistance for improvement of solid waste
management.
emergency community water assistance grants
For emergency community water assistance grants as authorized under
section 306B (7 U.S.C. 1926b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, $10,000,000.
outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279),
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
office of the administrator
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration, $600,000: Provided,
That no other funds in this Act shall be available for this Office.
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Farmers Home Administration, not
otherwise provided for, in administering the programs authorized by the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921-2000), as
amended; title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1471-1490o); the Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Trust Liquidation
Act, approved May 3, 1950 (40 U.S.C. 440-444), for administering the
loan program authorized by title III-A of the Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964 (Public Law 88-452 approved August 20, 1964), as amended, and
such other programs which the Farmers Home Administration has the
responsibility for administering, $729,749,000; of which $35,552,000 is
hereby appropriated, $374,255,000 shall be derived by transfer from the
Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act and merged
with this account, $261,158,000 shall be derived by transfer from the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act and
merged with this account, $57,294,000 shall be derived by transfer from
the Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account in this Act and
merged with this account, $1,476,000 shall be derived by transfer from
the Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account in this Act and merged
with this account, and $14,000 shall be derived by transfer from the
Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund Program Account in this Act and
merged with this account: Provided, That not to exceed $500,000 of this
appropriation may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
further, That not to exceed $4,368,000 of this appropriation shall be
available for contracting with the National Rural Water Association or
other equally qualified national organization for a circuit rider
program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems.
Rural Electrification Administration
To carry into effect the provisions of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901-950(b)), as follows:
rural electrification and telephone loans program account
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 telephone loans, $125,000,000; cost of money rural
telephone loans, $198,000,000; municipal rate rural electric loans,
$600,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act,
$933,000,000; 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,
$36,265,000; cost of municipal rate loans, $46,020,000; cost of money
rural telephone loans, $40,000; cost of loans guaranteed pursuant to
section 306, $11,184,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000.
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 1994 and within the resources and authority
available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans
shall be $199,847,000.
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), $40,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
loan programs, $8,794,000.
distance learning and medical link programs
For necessary expenses to carry into effect the programs authorized
in sections 2331-2335 of Public Law 101-624, $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
rural economic development loans program account
For loans authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification
Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job
creation projects, $13,025,000.
For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, of direct loans, $3,381,000.
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the provisions of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901-950(b)),
and to administer the loan and loan guarantee programs for Community
Antenna Television facilities as authorized by the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921-1995), and for which
commitments were made prior to fiscal year 1994, including not to
exceed $7,000 for financial and credit reports, funds 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 $103,000 for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109, $38,776,000; of which $29,982,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program
Account in this Act and $8,794,000 shall be derived by transfer from
the Rural Telephone Bank Program Account in this Act: Provided, That
none of the funds in this Act may be used to authorize the transfer of
additional funds to this account from the Rural Telephone Bank:
Provided further, That none of the salaries and expenses provided to
the Rural Electrification Administration, and none of the
responsibilities assigned by law to the Administrator of the Rural
Electrification Administration may be reassigned or transferred to any
other agency or office.
TITLE IV--DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Food and Consumer Services to administer the laws enacted
by the Congress for the Food and Nutrition Service, $554,000.
Food and Nutrition Service
child nutrition programs
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1751-1769b), and the applicable provisions other than
sections 3 and 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773-
1785, and 1788-1789); $7,497,131,000, to remain available through
September 30, 1995, of which $2,727,022,000 is hereby appropriated and
$4,770,109,000 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 funds appropriated for the purpose of section 7 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 shall be allocated among the States but the
distribution of such funds to an individual State is contingent upon
that State's agreement to participate in studies and surveys of
programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966, when such studies and surveys have been directed
by the Congress and requested by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided
further, That if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a State's
administration of any program under the National School Lunch Act or
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (other than section 17), or the
regulations issued pursuant to these Acts, is seriously deficient, and
the State fails to correct the deficiency within a specified period of
time, the Secretary may withhold from the State some or all of the
funds allocated to the State under section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act
of 1966 and under section 13(k)(1) of the National School Lunch Act;
upon a subsequent determination by the Secretary that the programs are
operated in an acceptable manner some or all of the funds withheld may
be allocated: Provided further, That only final reimbursement claims
for service of meals, supplements, and milk submitted to State agencies
by eligible schools, summer camps, institutions, and service
institutions within sixty days following the month for which the
reimbursement is claimed shall be eligible for reimbursement from funds
appropriated under this Act. States may receive program funds
appropriated under this Act for meals, supplements, and milk served
during any month only if the final program operations report for such
month is submitted to the Department within ninety days following that
month. Exceptions to these claims or reports submission requirements
may be made at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further, That
up to $3,849,000 shall be available for independent verification of
school food service claims: Provided further, That $1,706,000 shall be
available to provide financial and other assistance to operate the Food
Service Management Institute.
special milk program
For necessary expenses to carry out the special milk program, as
authorized by section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1772), $20,277,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995.
Only final reimbursement claims for milk submitted to State agencies
within sixty days following the month for which the reimbursement is
claimed shall be eligible for reimbursement from funds appropriated
under this Act. States may receive program funds appropriated under
this Act only if the final program operations report for such month is
submitted to the Department within ninety days following that month.
Exceptions to these claims or reports submission requirements may be
made at the discretion of the Secretary.
special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children
(wic)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental food
program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1786), $3,210,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 1995, of which up to $4,000,000 may be used to carry out the
farmer's market coupon program: Provided, 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.
commodity supplemental food 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)), including not less than
$8,000,000 for the projects in Detroit, New Orleans, and Des Moines,
$104,500,000 to remain available through September 30, 1995: Provided,
That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity
Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program.
food stamp program
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C.
2011-2029), $28,136,655,000: Provided, That funds provided herein shall
remain available through September 30, 1994, in accordance with section
18(a) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That $2,500,000,000 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 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 work fare requirements as may be required by law:
Provided further, That $345,000,000 of the funds provided herein shall
be available after the Secretary has employed the regulatory and
administrative methods available to him under the law to curtail fraud,
waste, and abuse in the program: Provided further, That $1,091,000,000
of the foregoing amount shall be available for Nutrition Assistance for
Puerto Rico as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2028, of which $12,472,000 shall
be transferred to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for
the Cattle Tick Eradication Project.
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)), section
4(b) of the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), and section 311 of the
Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3030a),
$218,641,000, to remain available through September 30, 1995.
For necessary expenses to carry out section 110 of the Hunger
Prevention Act of 1988, $40,000,000.
the emergency food assistance program
For necessary expenses to carry out the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983, as amended, $40,000,000: Provided, That, in accordance
with section 202 of Public Law 98-92, these funds shall be available
only if the Secretary determines the existence of excess commodities.
For purchases of commodities to carry out the Emergency Food
Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, $80,000,000.
food program administration
For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs
funded under this Act, $107,767,000; 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
(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), $117,812,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
available to obtain statistics and related facts on foreign production
and full and complete information on methods used by other countries to
move farm commodities in world trade on a competitive basis: Provided
further, That in addition, funds available to the Department of
Agriculture shall be available to assist an international organization
in meeting the costs, including salaries, fringe benefits and other
associated costs, related to the employment by the organization of
Federal personnel that may transfer to the organization under the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 3581-3584, or of other well-qualified United
States citizens, for the performance of activities that contribute to
increased understanding of international agricultural issues, with
transfer of funds for this purpose from one appropriation to another or
to a single account authorized, such funds remaining available until
expended: Provided further, That the Office 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.
general sales manager
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Sales Manager,
$9,158,000, of which $4,866,000 may be transferred from Commodity
Credit Corporation funds, $2,792,000 may be transferred from the
Commodity Credit Corporation Program Account in this Act, and
$1,500,000 may be transferred from the Public Law 480 Program Account
in this Act. The General Sales Manager shall obtain, assimilate, and
analyze all available information on developments related to private
sales, as well as those funded by the Corporation, including grade and
quality as sold and as delivered, including information relating to the
effectiveness of greater reliance by the General Sales Manager upon
loan guarantees as contrasted to direct loans for financing commercial
export sales of agricultural commodities out of private stocks on
credit terms, as provided in titles I and II of the Agricultural Trade
Act of 1978, Public Law 95-501, and shall submit quarterly reports to
the appropriate committees of Congress concerning such developments.
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 Account
(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) $450,446,000 for Public Law 480 title I
credit, including Food for Progress credit; (2) $45,927,000 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) $821,570,000 is hereby
appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions
abroad pursuant to title II of said Act; and (4) $280,083,000 is hereby
appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions
abroad pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That not to exceed
10 per centum 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, $346,889,000.
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, $2,536,000.
short-term export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
$5,000,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export credit guarantee
program for short-term credit extended to finance the export sales of
United States agricultural commodities and the products thereof, as
authorized by section 211(b)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5641).
intermediate export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
$500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export guarantee program
for intermediate-term credit extended to finance the export sales of
United States agricultural commodities and the products thereof, as
authorized by section 211(b)(2) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
(7 U.S.C. 5641).
emerging democracies export credit
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than
$200,000,000 in credit guarantees under its Export Guarantee Program
for credit expended to finance the export sales of United States
agricultural commodities and the products thereof to emerging
democracies, as authorized by section 1542 of Public Law 101-624 (7
U.S.C. 5622 note).
commodity credit corporation export loans program account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out CCC's Export Guarantee
Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $3,381,000; 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 $2,792,000 may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the
General Sales Manager, and of which not to exceed $589,000 may be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for the salaries and
expenses of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service.
scientific activities overseas (foreign currency program)
limitation on expenses
For payments in foreign currencies owed to or owned by the United
States for research activities authorized by section 104(c)(7) of the
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 1704(c)(7)), not to exceed $1,062,000: Provided, That not to
exceed $25,000 of these funds shall be available for payments in
foreign currencies for expenses of employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225),
as amended by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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; $867,339,000, of
which not to exceed $54,000,000 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 1994 shall be
subject to the fiscal year 1994 limitation: Provided further, That none
of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any
program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further,
That none of the funds in this Act may be used to pay for expenses of
the Board of Experts on Tea.
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,
$8,350,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b):
Provided, That the Food and Drug Administration may accept donated land
in Montgomery and/or Prince George's Counties, Maryland.
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, $48,575,000, of which
$15,000,000 shall be retained by the Food and Drug Administration for
repairs, improvements, and non-recurring repairs as determined by the
Food and Drug Administration: 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 per centum 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 Assistance
Corporation on obligations issued through 1993, as authorized,
$62,696,000.
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; $47,485,000,
including not to exceed $700 for official reception and representation
expenses.
Farm Credit Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed $40,426,000 (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.
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 1994 under this Act shall be available
for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of
not to exceed 657 passenger motor vehicles, of which 653 shall be for
replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles.
Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of
Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor as
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
Sec. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the
Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and service work
authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and July 28, 1954, and (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. No part of the funds contained in this Act may be used to
make production or other payments to a person, persons, or corporations
upon a final finding by court of competent jurisdiction that such party
is guilty of growing, cultivating, harvesting, processing or storing
marijuana, or other such prohibited drug-producing plants on any part
of lands owned or controlled by such persons or corporations.
Sec. 705. 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. 706. 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, and Integrated Systems
Acquisition Project; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service, salaries and expenses funds made available to county
committees; Foreign Agricultural Service, Middle-Income Country
Training Program; higher education graduate fellowships grants under
section 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)); and
capacity building grants to colleges eligible to receive funds under
the Act of August 30, 1890, including Tuskegee University.
New obligational authority for the Boll Weevil Program; up to 10
per centum of the Screwworm Program of the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; funds appropriated for Rental Payments; and higher
education minority scholars programs under section 1417(b)(5) of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)) shall remain available until
expended.
Sec. 707. 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. 708. 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. 709. 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 per centum 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. 710. 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. 711. 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 1993
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. 712. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to
reduce programs by establishing an end-of-year employment ceiling on
full-time equivalent staff years below the level set herein for the
following agencies: Food and Drug Administration, 9,824; Farmers Home
Administration, 12,225; Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service, 2,550; Rural Electrification Administration, 550; and Soil
Conservation Service, 14,177.
Sec. 713. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be applied only to
the objects for which appropriations were made except as otherwise
provided by law, as required by 31 U.S.C. 1301.
Sec. 714. 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. 715. None of the funds provided in this Act may be expended to
release information acquired from any handler under the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Provided, That this
provision shall not prohibit the release of information to other
Federal agencies for enforcement purposes: Provided further, That this
provision shall not prohibit the release of aggregate statistical data
used in formulating regulations pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937, as amended: Provided further, That this
provision shall not prohibit the release of information submitted by
milk handlers.
Sec. 716. Unless otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used by the
Farmers Home Administration to employ or otherwise contract with
private debt collection agencies to collect delinquent payments from
Farmers Home Administration borrowers.
Sec. 717. None of the funds in this Act, or otherwise made
available by this Act, shall be used to sell loans made by the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund. Further, Rural Development
Insurance Fund loans offered for sale in fiscal year 1994 shall be
first offered to the borrowers for prepayment.
Sec. 718. None of the funds in this Act may be used to establish
any new office, organization, or center for which funds have not been
provided in advance in Appropriations Acts, except the Department may
carry out planning activities.
Sec. 719. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay
indirect costs on research grants awarded competitively by the
Cooperative State Research Service that exceed 14 per centum of total
Federal funds provided under each award.
Sec. 720. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal years
1992, 1993, and 1994 shall remain available until expended to cover
obligations made in fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 for the following
accounts: Rural Development Insurance Fund Program Account; the Rural
Telephone Bank Program Account; the Rural Electrification and Telephone
Loans Program Account; and the Rural Economic Development Loans Program
Account.
Sec. 721. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, all
loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not
limitations.
Sec. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of
the funds in this Act may be used to operate the seven regional offices
of the Rural Development Administration after April 1, 1994.
Sec. 723. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries of personnel
who carry out a Market Promotion Program pursuant to section 203 (7
U.S.C. 5623) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, with respect to
tobacco or if the aggregate amount of funds and/or commodities under
such program exceeds $127,734,000.
Sec. 724. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to enroll in excess of 50,000 acres
in the fiscal year 1994 Wetlands Reserve Program, as authorized by 16
U.S.C. 3837.
Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act shall be used to enroll additional acres in the
Conservation Reserve Program authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3831-3845.
Sec. 726. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 pay
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act.
Sec. 726. (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.--It 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1994''.
Passed the House of Representatives June 29, 1993.
Attest:
Clerk.
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