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        H.R.3603

                       One Hundred Fourth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six


                                 An Act


 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
               September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

    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, 1997, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 
3109, $2,836,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this amount, 
along with any unobligated balances of representation funds in the 
Foreign Agricultural Service shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined 
by the Secretary: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel of the Department of Agriculture to carry out 
section 793(c)(1)(C) of Public Law 104-127: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce section 
793(d) of Public Law 104-127.

                          Executive Operations


                             chief economist

    For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including economic 
analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and the functions of 
the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment 
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,231,000.


                        national appeals division

    For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, including 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is 
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,718,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, including employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not 
to exceed $5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,986,000.

                        Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, including employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not 
to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,283,000: 
Provided, That the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market cross-
servicing activities of the National Finance Center.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration to carry out the programs funded in this 
Act, $613,000.

        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of 
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department 
of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the 
Department which are included in this Act, and for the operation, 
maintenance, and repair of Agriculture buildings, $120,548,000: 
Provided, That in the event an agency within the Department should 
require modification of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
transfer a share of that agency's appropriation made available by this 
Act to this appropriation, or may transfer a share of this 
appropriation to that agency's appropriation, but such transfers shall 
not exceed 5 percent of the funds made available for space rental and 
related costs to or from this account. In addition, for construction, 
repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the programs of the 
Department, where not otherwise provided, $23,505,000, to remain 
available until expended; making a total appropriation of $144,053,000.

                       Hazardous Waste Management


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply 
with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 9607(g), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds 
available herein to the Department for Hazardous Waste Management may 
be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting 
all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 
lands.

                      Departmental Administration


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For Departmental Administration, $30,529,000, to provide for 
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the 
Department and for general administration and disaster management of 
the Department, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous 
supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the 
practical and efficient work of the Department, including employment 
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel 
expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 
551-558.

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded 
in this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and 
liaison within the executive branch, $3,668,000: Provided, That no 
other funds appropriated to the Department in this Act shall be 
available to the Department for support of activities of congressional 
relations: Provided further, That not less than $2,241,000 shall be 
transferred to agencies funded in this Act to maintain personnel at the 
agency level.

                        Office of Communications

    For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to the 
coordination of programs involving public affairs, for the 
dissemination of agricultural information, and the coordination of 
information, work, and programs authorized by Congress in the 
Department, $8,138,000, including employment pursuant to the second 
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employment under 
5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for farmers' 
bulletins.

                    Office of th
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e Inspector General


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) 
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, as amended, $63,028,000, including such sums as may be 
necessary for contracting and other arrangements withpublic agencies 
and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, including a sum not to exceed $50,000 
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed 
$95,000 for certain confidential operational expenses including the 
payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the 
Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and section 1337 of 
Public Law 97-98: Provided, That funds transferred to the Office of the 
Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department 
of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury 
Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from 
the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of the 
Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition 
for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this 
account for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$27,749,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Research, Education and Economics to administer the laws 
enacted by the Congress for the Economic Research Service, the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and 
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
$540,000.

                       Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service in 
conducting economic research and analysis, as authorized by the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, 
$53,109,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service in conducting statistical reporting and service work, including 
crop and livestock estimates, statistical coordination and 
improvements, marketing surveys, and the Census of Agriculture 
notwithstanding 13 U.S.C. 142(a-b), as authorized by the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627) and other laws, 
$100,221,000, of which up to $17,500,000 shall be available until 
expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second 
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 
U.S.C. 3109.

                     Agricultural Research Service

    For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Research Service 
to perform agricultural research and demonstration relating to 
production, utilization, marketing, and distribution (not otherwise 
provided for); home economics or nutrition and consumer use including 
the acquisition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural 
information; and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or 
purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, $716,826,000: Provided, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for temporary 
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $115,000 shall 
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and 
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for 
replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, 
alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless 
otherwise provided the cost of constructing any one building shall not 
exceed $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each 
be limited to $1,000,000, and except for ten buildings to be 
constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $500,000 each, and the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or 
$250,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations 
on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization 
or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided 
further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement 
of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 
113a): Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, 
other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the 
purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: 
Provided further, That all rights and title of the United States in the 
property known as the National Agricultural Water Quality Laboratory of 
the United States Department of Agriculture, consisting of 
approximately 9.161 acres in the city of Durant, Oklahoma, including 
facilities and fixed equipment, shall be conveyed to Southeastern 
Oklahoma State University.
    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to 
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing 
of tobacco or tobacco products.

                        buildings and facilities

    For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as 
necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $69,100,000, 
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That 
funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, 
organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing any 
research facility of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law.

      Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

                   research and education activities

    For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative 
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, 
including $168,734,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch 
Act (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i); $20,497,000 for grants for cooperative 
forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a-582-a7); $27,735,000 for payments to 
the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 
3222); $49,767,000 for special grants for agricultural research (7 
U.S.C. 450i(c)); $11,769,000 for special grants for agricultural 
research on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); $94,203,000 for 
competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); $4,775,000 for the 
support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195); $650,000 
for supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d); 
$500,000 for grants for research pursuant to the Critical Agricultural 
Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and section 1472 of the Food and 
Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3318), to remain 
available until expended; $475,000 for rangeland research grants (7 
U.S.C. 3331-3336); $3,000,000 for higher education graduate fellowships 
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), to remain available until expended (7 
U.S.C. 2209b); $4,000,000 for higher education challenge grants (7 
U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)); $1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholars 
program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), 
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to remain available until expended (7 
U.S.C. 2209b); $1,500,000 for an education grants program for Hispanic-
serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241); $4,000,000 for aquaculture grants 
(7 U.S.C. 3322); $8,000,000 for sustainable agriculture research and 
education (7 U.S.C. 5811); $9,200,000 for a program of capacity 
building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive 
funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), 
including Tuskegee University, to remain available until expended (7 
U.S.C. 2209b); $1,450,000 for payments to the 1994 Institutions 
pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382; and $10,249,000 
for necessary expenses of Research and Education Activities, of which 
not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in 
all, $421,504,000.
    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to 
carry out research related to the production, processing or marketing 
of tobacco or tobacco products.

              Native American Institutions Endowment Fund

    For establishment of a Native American institutions endowment fund, 
as authorized by Public Law 130-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $4,600,000.


                         buildings and facilities

  For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
and for grants to States and other eligible recipients for such 
purposes, as necessary to carry out the agricultural research, 
extension, and teaching programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
where not otherwise provided, $61,591,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                          Extension Activities

    Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American Samoa: 
For payments for cooperative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, 
as amended, to be distributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, 
and under section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471, for retirement and 
employees' compensation costs for extension agents and for costs of 
penalty mail for cooperative extension agents and State extension 
directors, $268,493,000; $2,000,000 for extension work at the 1994 
Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)); payments 
for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,695,000; payments for the pest 
management program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000; payments 
for the farm safety program under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,855,000; 
payments for the pesticide impact assessment program under section 3(d) 
of the Act, $3,214,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college 
research, extension, and teaching facilities as authorized by section 
1447 of Public Law 95-113, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $7,549,000, to 
remain available until expended; payments for the rural development 
centers under section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments for a 
groundwater quality program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,733,000; 
payments for the agricultural telecommunications program, as authorized 
by Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,167,000; payments for youth-
at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $9,554,000; payments 
for a food safety program under section 3(d) of theAct, $2,365,000; 
payments for carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources 
Extension Act of 1978, $3,192,000; payments for Indian reservation 
agents under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,672,000; payments for 
sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$3,309,000; payments for rural health and safety education as 
authorized by section 2390 of Public Law 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 2661 note, 
2662), $2,628,000; payments for cooperative extension work by the 
colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 
321-326, 328) and Tuskegee University, $24,337,000; and for Federal 
administration and coordination including administration of the Smith-
Lever Act, as amended, and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341-
349), as amended, and section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate and provide program leadership for 
the extension work of the Department and the several States and insular 
possessions, $12,066,000; in all, $425,520,000: Provided, That funds 
hereby appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 
1953, and section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, as amended, shall 
not be paid to any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
or the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and American 
Samoa prior to availability of an equal sum from non-Federal sources 
for expenditure during the current fiscal year.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs to administer programs 
under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain 
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $618,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including those pursuant 
to the Act of February 28, 1947, as amended (21 U.S.C. 114b-c), 
necessary to prevent, control, and eradicate pests and plant and animal 
diseases; to carry out inspection, quarantine, and regulatory 
activities; to discharge the authorities of the Secretary of 
Agriculture under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C. 
426-426b); and to protect the environment, as authorized by law, 
$434,909,000, of which $4,500,000 shall be available for the control of 
outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control 
of pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency 
conditions: Provided, That no funds shall be used to formulate or 
administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal 
year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 
40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available for field employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to 
exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the 
operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 
four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further, 
That, in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the 
agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may 
transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies 
or corporations of the Department such sums as he may deem necessary, 
to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication 
of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or 
plants, and for expenses in accordance with the Act of February 28, 
1947, as amended, and section 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, as 
amended, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such 
emergency purposes in the next preceding fiscal year shall be merged 
with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless 
otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the 
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building.
    In fiscal year 1997 the agency is authorized to collect fees to 
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or 
services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic 
and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, 
provided that such fees are structur
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ed such that any entity's liability 
for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 
be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, 
without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
services.
    Of the total amount available under this heading in fiscal year 
1997, $98,000,000 shall be derived from user fees deposited in the 
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension,alteration, and purchase 
of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and 
acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,200,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

    For necessary expenses to carry on services related to consumer 
protection, agricultural marketing and distribution, transportation, 
and regulatory programs, as authorized by law, and for administration 
and coordination of payments to States; including field employment 
pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), 
and not to exceed $90,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$38,507,000, including funds for the wholesale market development 
program for the design and development of wholesale and farmer market 
facilities for the major metropolitan areas of the country: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
    Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).


                  limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $59,012,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided, 
That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events 
occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with 
notification to the Appropriations Committees.

    funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)


                      (including transfers of funds)

    Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 
U.S.C. 612c) shall be used only for commodity program expenses as 
authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: 
(1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 
this Act; and (3) not more than $10,576,000 for formulation and 
administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, and the 
Agricultural Act of 1961.

                   payments to states and possessions

    For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments 
of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,200,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the United 
States Grain Standards Act, as amended, for the administration of the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, for certifying procedures used to protect 
purchasers of farm products, and the standardization activities related 
to grain under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended, 
including field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $25,000 for employment 
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $23,128,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration 
and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any 
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building.

                    inspection and weighing services


          limitation on inspection and weighing service expenses

    Not to exceed $43,207,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: 
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this 
limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Appropriations Committees.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food Safety to administer the laws enacted by the 
Congress for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, $446,000.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

    For necessary expenses to carry on services authorized by the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, as amended, the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act, as amended, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, as 
amended, $574,000,000, and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to 
this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory 
accreditation as authorized by section 1017 of Public Law 102-237: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for shell egg 
surveillance under section 5(d) of the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 1034(d)): Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available for field employment pursuant to section 706(a) of the 
Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $75,000 shall be 
available for employment under 5 U.S.C.3109: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) 
for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services to administer the 
laws enacted by Congress for the Farm Service Agency, Foreign 
Agricultural Service, and the Commodity Credit Corporation, $572,000.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of programs administered by the Farm Service Agency, 
$746,440,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the 
services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs 
administered by the Agency: Provided further, That other funds made 
available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to 
and merged with this account: Provided further, That these funds shall 
be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.


                          state mediation grants

    For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $2,000,000.


                         dairy indemnity program

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to 
dairy farmers for milk or cows producing such milk and manufacturers of 
dairy products who have been directed to remove their milk or dairy 
products from commercial markets because it contained residues of 
chemicals registered and approved for use by the Federal Government, 
and in making indemnity p
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ayments for milk, or cows producing such milk, 
at a fair market value to any dairy farmer who is directed to remove 
his milk from commercial markets because of (1) the presence of 
products of nuclear radiation or fallout if such contamination is not 
due to the fault of the farmer, or (2) residues of chemicals or toxic 
substances not included under the first sentence of the Act of August 
13, 1968, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450j), if such chemicals or toxic 
substances were not used in a manner contrary to applicable regulations 
or labeling instructions provided at the time of use and the 
contamination is not due to the fault of the farmer, $100,000, to 
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That none 
of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to make indemnity 
payments to any farmer whose milk was removed from commercial markets 
as a result of his willful failure to follow procedures prescribed by 
the Federal Government: Provided further, That this amount shall be 
transferred to the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided further, That 
the Secretary is authorized to utilize the services, facilities, and 
authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation for the purpose of 
making dairy indemnity disbursements.

              outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended.


            agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, to be available 
from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm 
ownership loans, $600,000,000, of which $550,000,000 shall be for 
guaranteed loans; operating loans, $2,345,071,000, of which 
$1,700,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$200,000,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $1,000,000; for 
emergency insured loans, $25,000,000 to meet the needs resulting from 
natural disasters; for boll weevil eradication program loans as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $34,653,000; and for credit sales of 
acquired property, $25,000,000.
    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, $27,975,000, of which 
$22,055,000 shall be for guaranteed loans; operating loans, 
$96,840,000, of which $19,210,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans and $18,480,000 shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans; Indian 
tribe land acquisition loans as authorized by 25 U.S.C. 488, $54,000; 
for emergency insured loans, $6,365,000 to meet the needs resulting 
from natural disasters for boll weevil eradication program loans as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1989, $499,000; and for credit sales of acquired 
property, $2,530,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $221,046,000, of which 
$208,446,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the ``Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses'' account.

                       Office of Risk Management

    For administrative and operating expenses, as authorized by the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 6933), 
$64,000,000: Provided, That not to exceed $700 shall be available for 
official reception and representation expenses, as authroized by 7 
U.S.C. 1506(i).

                              CORPORATIONS

    The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to 
make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, 
and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such 
corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

    For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act, as amended, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                  reimbursement for net realized losses

    For fiscal year 1997, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse 
the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but 
not previously reimbursed (estimated to be $1,500,000,000 in the 
President's fiscal year 1997 Budget Request (H. Doc. 104-162)), but not 
to exceed $1,500,000,000, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 
17, 1961, as amended (15 U.S.C. 713a-11).


        operations and maintenance for hazardous waste management

    For fiscal year 1997, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not 
expend more than $5,000,000 for expenses to comply with the requirement 
of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607(g), and 
section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That expenses shall be for operations and 
maintenance costs only and that other hazardous waste management costs 
shall be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste Management appropriation 
in this Act.

                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment to administer the laws 
enacted by the Congress for the Forest Service and the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, $693,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        conservation operations

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act 
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f) including preparation of 
conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and 
water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special 
measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural 
related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; 
classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; 
acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant 
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost 
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent 
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$619,742,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of 
which not less than $5,835,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting 
and not less than $8,825,000 is for operation and establishment of the 
plant materials centers: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement 
of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except 
that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, 
That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal 
land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 
U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available for technical assistance and related expenses to carry out 
programs authorized by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado River 
Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): 
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation may be expended 
for soil and
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 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 section706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 
U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That qualified local 
engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the 
technical planning work of the Service (16 U.S.C. 590e-2).

                     watershed surveys and planning

    For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and 
surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small 
watershed investigations and planning, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), $12,381,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to 
exceed $110,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

               watershed and flood prevention operations

    For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including 
but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of 
cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing 
works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August 4, 1954, as amended 
(16 U.S.C. 1001-1005, 1007-1009), the provisions of the Act of April 
27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in accordance with the provisions of 
laws relating to the activities of the Department, $101,036,000, to 
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which up to 
$15,000,000 may be available for the watersheds authorized under the 
Flood Control Act approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 
1006a), as amended and supplemented: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to 
exceed $200,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation 
is available to carry out the purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (Public Law 93-205), as amended, including cooperative efforts as 
contemplated by that Act to relocate endangered or threatened species 
to other suitable habitats as may be necessary to expedite project 
construction.

                 resource conservation and development

    For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects for 
resource conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant 
to the provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the Bankhead-Jones 
Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), the Act 
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and the Agriculture and Food Act 
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), $29,377,000, to remain available until 
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$50,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                      forestry incentives program

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to carry out 
the program of forestry incentives, as authorized in the Cooperative 
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101), including technical 
assistance and related expenses, $6,325,000, to remain available until 
expended, as authorized by that Act.

                               TITLE III

           RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs under the laws 
enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-
Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department 
of Agriculture, $588,000.

                         Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, 
as amended, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance 
fund, as follows: $3,300,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as 
determined by the Secretary, of which $2,300,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $35,000,000 for section 504 housing 
repair loans; $15,000,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
$58,654,000 for section 515 rental housing; $600,000 for section 524 
site loans; $50,000,000 for credit sales of acquired property; and 
$600,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans.
    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $89,210,000, of which 
$6,210,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $11,081,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
$6,885,000; section 515 rental housing, $28,987,000;credit sales of 
acquired property, $4,050,000; and section 523 self-help housing land 
development loans, $17,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $366,205,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Housing 
Service, Salaries and Expenses''.

                       rental assistance program

    For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant 
to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in 
lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as 
authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, as 
amended, $493,870,000; and in addition such sums as may be necessary, 
as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program 
under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That of this amount not 
more than $5,900,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) 
of the Act, and not to exceed $10,000 per project for advances to 
nonprofit organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs (other 
than purchase price) incurred in purchasing projects pursuant to 
section 502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That agreements 
entered into or renewed during fiscal year 1997 shall be funded for a 
five-year period, although the life of any such agreement may be 
extended to fully utilize amounts obligated.

                  mutual and self-help housing grants

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $26,000,000, to remain available 
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).


                     rural housing assistance program

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, agreements, and 
grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 42 U.S.C. 1472, 1474, 1479, 
1486, and 1490(a), except for sections 381E, 381H, 381N of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $130,433,000, to remain 
available until expended, for direct loans and loan guarantees for 
community facilities, community facilities grant program, rental 
assistance associated with and direct loans for new construction of 
section 515 rental housing, rural housing for domestic farm labor 
grants, supervisory and technical assistance grants, very low-income 
housing repair grants, rural community fire protection grants, rural 
housing preservation grants, and compensation for construction defects 
of the Rural Housing Service: Provided, That the co
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st of direct loans 
and loan guarantees shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further, That 
the amounts appropriated shall be transferred to loan program and grant 
accounts as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available in this paragraph not more than $1,200,000 shall 
be available for the multi-family rural housing loan guarantee program 
as authorized by section 5 of Public Law 104-120: Provided further, 
That if such funds are not obligated for multi-family rural housing 
loan guarantees by June 30, 1997, they remain available for other 
authorized purposes under this head: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $1,200,000 shall be available 
for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to be made 
available for empowerment zones and enterprise communities as 
authorized by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if such funds 
are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities by 
June 30, 1997, they remain available for other authorized purposes 
under this head.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing Service, including 
administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, as amended, title V of the Housing Act of 1949, 
as amended, and cooperative agreements, $60,743,000: Provided, That 
this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the 
second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed 
$520,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                   Rural Business-Cooperative Service


               rural development loan fund program account

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, $17,270,000, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
for the principal amount of direct loans of $37,544,000: Provided 
further, That through June 30, 1997, of the total amount appropriated 
$3,345,000 shall be available for the cost of direct loans, for 
empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by title 
XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, to subsidize 
gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, $7,246,000.

            rural economic development loans program account


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$12,865,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
$2,830,000. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct loan program, $654,000, which shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and Expenses.''.

 alternative agricultural research and commercialization revolving fund

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural 
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908), 
$7,000,000 is appropriated to the alternative agricultural research and 
commercialization revolving fund.


              rural business--cooperative assistance program

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, except for 381E, 381H, 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $51,400,000, 
to remain available until expended, for direct loans and loan 
guarantees for business and industry assistance, rural business grants, 
rural cooperative development grants, and rural business opportunity 
grants of the Rural Business--Cooperative Service: Provided, That the 
cost of direct loans and loan guarantees shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
further, That $500,000 shall be available for grants to qualified 
nonprofit organizations as authorized under section 310B(c)(2) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932): Provided 
further, That the amounts appropriated shall be transferred to loan 
program and grant accounts as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That, of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$3,000,000 shall be available for cooperative development: Provided 
further, That, of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $148,000 
shall be available for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants to be made available for business and industry loans for 
empowerment zones and enterprise communities as authorized by Public 
Law 103-66 and rural development loans for empowerment zones and 
enterprise communities as authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993: Provided further, That if such funds 
are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities by 
June 30, 1997, they remain available for other authorized purposes 
under this head.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Rural Business--Cooperative Service, 
including administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended; section 1323 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985; the Cooperative Marketing Act of 1926; for 
activities relating to the marketing aspects of cooperatives, including 
economic research findings, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946; for activities with institutions concerning the 
development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and cooperative 
agreements; $25,680,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of 
the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed $260,000 may be used for 
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                        Rural Utilities Service

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account


                      (including transfers of funds)

    Insured loans pursuant to the authority of section 305 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), shall be made 
as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, $125,000,000, 5 
percent rural telecommunications loans, $75,000,000; cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural 
electric loans, $525,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of 
that Act, rural electric, $300,000,000, and rural telecommunications, 
$120,000,000, to remain available until expended.
    For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct and 
guaranteed loans authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 935), as follows: cost of direct loans, 
$4,818,000; cost of municipal rate loans, $28,245,000; cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, $60,000; cost of loans guaranteed 
pursuant to section 306, $2,790,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, borrower 
interest rates may exceed 7 percent per year.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $29,982,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Salaries and 
Expenses.''.

                  rural telephone bank program account

    The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such corporation 
in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government 
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Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in 
carrying out its authorized programs for the current fiscal year. 
During fiscal year 1997 and within the resources and authority 
available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
shall be $175,000,000.
    For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, including the cost of modifying loans, of direct loans 
authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 935), $2,328,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
loan programs, $3,500,000.

               distance learning and medical link program

    For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa et seq., as amended, $9,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to be available for loans and grants for telemedicine and 
distance learning services in rural areas: Provided, That the costs of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974.


                    rural utilities assistance program

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, except for 381E, 381H, 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $566,935,000, 
to remain available until expended, for direct loans and loan 
guarantees and grants for rural water and waste disposal, and solid 
waste management grants of the Rural Utilities Service: Provided, That 
the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: 
Provided further, That the amounts appropriated shall be transferred to 
loan program and grant accounts as determined by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That, through June 30, 1997, of the total amount 
appropriated, $18,700,000 shall be available for the costs of direct 
loans, loan guarantees, and grants to be made available for empowerment 
zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66: 
Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$18,700,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to benefit 
the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, including grants 
pursuant to section 306C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, as amended: Provided further, That, of the total amount 
appropriated, not to exceed $5,200,000 shall be available for 
contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider 
program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: 
Provided further, That an amount not less than that available in fiscal 
year 1996 be set aside and made available for ongoing technical 
assistance under sections 306(a)(14) (7 U.S.C. 1926) and 310(B)(b) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932): 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$8,750,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems pursuant to 
section 757 of Public Law 104-127: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 306(a)(7) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(7)), the town of Berlin, New 
Hampshire, shall be eligible during fiscal year 1997 for a grant under 
the rural utilities assistance program.


                          salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, including 
administering the programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936, as amended, and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, as amended, and cooperative agreements, $33,195,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to 
the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to 
exceed $105,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to administer the 
laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Consumer Service, 
$454,000.


                         child nutrition programs

                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751-1769b), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772-1785, and 1789); except sections 17 and 19; 
$8,653,297,000, to remain available through September 30, 1998, of 
which $3,219,544,000 is hereby appropriated and $5,433,753,000 shall be 
derived by transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of 
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That not to exceed 
$1,000,000 of the funds made available under this heading shall be used 
for studies and evaluations: Provided further, That up to $4,031,000 
shall be available for independent verification of school food service 
claims.


     special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
                             children (wic)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $3,729,807,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 1998: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available under this heading may be used to begin more than two studies 
and evaluations: Provided further, That up to $6,750,000 may be used to 
carry out the farmers' market nutrition program from any funds not 
needed to maintain current caseload levels: Provided further, That once 
the amount for fiscal year 1996 carryover funds has been determined by 
the Secretary, any funds in excess of $100,000,000 may be transferred 
by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Rural Utilities Assistance 
Program and/or to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the cost of 
direct section 502 loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as 
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 
Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
to pay administrative expenses of WIC clinics except those that have an 
announced policy of prohibiting smoking within the space used to carry 
out the program: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in 
this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula 
except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding 
requirements specified in section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1786): Provided further, That State agencies required to 
procure infant formula using a competitive bidding system may use funds 
appropriated by this Act to purchase infant formula under a cost 
containment contract entered into after September 30, 1996 only if the 
contract was awarded to the bidder offering the lowest net price, as 
defined by section 17(b)(20) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, unless 
the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that 
the weighted average retail price for different brands of infant 
formula in the State does not vary by more than five percent.

                           food stamp program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), $27,618,029,000: Provided, That funds provided herein 
shall remain available through September 30, 1997, in accordance with 
section 18(a) of the Food Stamp Act: Provided further, That 
$100,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be placed in reserve for use 
only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry 
out program operations: Provided further, That not to exceed $3,000,000 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
studies and evaluations: Provided further, That funds provided herein 
shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work 
registration or workfare r
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equirements as may be required by law: 
Provided further, That $1,174,000,000 of the foregoing amount shall be 
available for nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 2028.


                       commodity assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity supplemental food 
program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), the Emergency Food 
Assistance Act of 1983, as amended, and section 110 of the Hunger 
Prevention Act of 1988, $166,000,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 1998: Provided, That none of these funds shall be 
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program.

              food donations programs for selected groups

    For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the Agriculture 
and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c (note)), and section 
311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3030a), 
$141,250,000, to remain available through September 30, 1998.

                      food program administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food programs 
funded under this Act, $106,128,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be 
available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, 
tightening regulations, improving food stamp coupon handling, and 
assistance in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud 
and other violations of law: Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed 
$150,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

         Foreign Agricultural Service and General Sales Manager


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1954, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities abroad, and 
for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of 
the Department in connection with foreign agricultural work, including 
not to exceed $128,000 for representation allowances and for expenses 
pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
1766), $135,561,000, of which $3,231,000 may be transferred from the 
Export Loan Program account in this Act, and $1,035,000 may be 
transferred from the Public Law 480 program account in this Act: 
Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse 
this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, 
public and private organizations and institutions under agreements 
executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance 
programs (7 U.S.C. 1736) and the foreign assistance programs of the 
International Development Cooperation Administration (22 U.S.C. 2392).
    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be available to 
promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products.

               public law 480 program and grant accounts


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest 
thereon, under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1691, 1701-1715, 1721-1726, 1727-1727f, 
1731-1736g), as follows: (1) $226,900,000 for Public Law 480 title I 
credit, including Food for Progress programs; (2) $13,905,000 is hereby 
appropriated for ocean freight differential costs for the shipment of 
agricultural commodities pursuant to title I of said Act and the Food 
for Progress Act of 1985, as amended; (3) $837,000,000 is hereby 
appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions 
abroad pursuant to title II of said Act; and (4) $29,500,000 is hereby 
appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions 
abroad pursuant to title III of said Act: Provided, That not to exceed 
15 percent of the funds made available to carry out any title of said 
Act may be used to carry out any other title of said Act: Provided 
further, That such sums shall remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b).
    For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, of direct credit agreements as authorized by the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, 
and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended, including the cost 
of modifying credit agreements under said Act, $185,589,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Public 
Law 480 title I credit program, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, 
as amended, to the extent funds appropriated for Public Law 480 are 
utilized, $1,780,000.

       commodity credit corporation export loans program account


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 
$3,820,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 
11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which not to exceed 
$3,231,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
the salaries and expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, and of 
which not to exceed $589,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for the salaries and expenses of the Farm Service Agency.


                              export credit

    The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available not less than 
$5,500,000,000 in credit guarantees under its export credit guarantee 
program extended to finance the export sales of United States 
agricultural commodities and the products thereof, as authorized by 
section 202 (a) and (b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5641).

                                TITLE VI

           RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                      Food and Drug Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for rental of 
special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; and for 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, 
authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely 
on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; $907,499,000, of 
which not to exceed $87,528,000 in fees pursuant to section 736 of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this 
appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided, That fees 
derived from applications received during fiscal year 1997 shall be 
subject to the fiscal year 1997 limitation: Provided further, That none 
of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any 
program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701.
    In addition, fees pursuant to section 354 of the Public Health 
Service Act may be credited to this account, to remain available until 
expended.
    In addition, fees pursuant to section 801 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act may be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended.

                           General Provisions

    Sec. 601. Effective Medication Guides.--
    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 
Services shall request that national organizations representing health 
care professionals, consumer organizations, voluntary health agencies, 
the pharmaceutical industry, drug wholesalers, patient drug information 
database companies, and other relevant parties collaborate to develop a 
long-range 
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comprehensive action plan to achieve goals consistent with 
the goals of the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration on 
``Prescription Drug Product Labeling: Medication Guide Requirements'' 
(60 Fed. Reg. 44182; relating to the provision of oral and written 
prescription information to consumers).
    (b) Goals.--Goals consistent with the proposed rule described in 
subsection (a) are the distribution of useful written information to 75 
percent of individuals receiving new precriptions by the year 2000 and 
to 95 percent by the year 2006.
    (c) Plan.--The plan described in subsection (a) shall--
        (1) identify the plan goals;
        (2) assess the effectiveness of the current private-sector 
    approaches used to provide oral and written prescription 
    information to consumers;
        (3) develop guidelines for providing effective oral and written 
    prescription information consistent with the findings of any such 
    assessment;
        (4) contain elements necessary to ensure the transmittal of 
    useful information to the consuming public, including being 
    scientifically accurate, non-promotional in tone and content, 
    sufficiently specific and comprehensive as to adequately inform 
    consumers about the use of the product, and in an understandable, 
    legible format that is readily comprehensible and not confusing to 
    consumers expected to use the product.
        (5) develop a mechanism to assess periodically the quality of 
    the oral and written prescription information and the frequency 
    with which the information is provided to consumers; and
        (6) provide for compliance with relevant State board 
    regulations.
    (d) Limitation on the Authority of the Secretary.--The Secretary of 
the Department of Health and Human Services shall have no authority to 
implement the proposed rule described in subsection (a), or to develop 
any similar regulation, policy statement, or other guideline specifying 
a uniform content or format for written information voluntarily 
provided to consumers about prescription drugs if, (1) not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the national 
organizations described in subsection (a) develop and submit to the 
Secretary for Health and Human Services a comprehensive, long-range 
action plan (as described in subsection (a)) which shall be acceptable 
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (2) the aforementioned 
plan is submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
review and acceptance: Provided, That the Secretary shall give due 
consideration to the submitted plan and that any such acceptance shall 
not be arbitrarily withheld; and (3) the implementation of (a) a plan 
accepted by the Secretary commences within 30 days of the Secretary's 
acceptance of such plan, or (b) the plan submitted to the Secretary 
commences within 60 days of the submission of such plan if the 
Secretary fails to take any action on the plan within 30 days of the 
submission of the plan. The Secretary shall accept, reject or suggest 
modifications to the plan submitted within 30 days of its submission. 
The Secretary may confer with and assist private parties in the 
development of the plan described in subsections (a) and (b).
    (e) Secretary Review.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services shall review 
the status of private-sector initiatives designed to achieve the goals 
of the plan described in subsection (a), and if such goals are not 
achieved, the limitation in subsection (d) shall not apply, and the 
Secretary shall seek public comment on other initiatives that may be 
carried out to meet such goals.
    Sec. 602. Section 3 of the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act (21 
U.S.C 348 note) is amended by striking out ``May 1, 1997'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``May 1, 2002''.
    Sec. 603. Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.--
    (a) Imports for Export.--Section 801(d)(3) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended--
        (1) by striking ``accessory of a device which is ready'' and 
    inserting ``accessory of a device, or other article of device 
    requiring further processing, which is ready'';
        (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``is intended to be'' and 
    inserting ``is intended to be further processed by the initial 
    owner or consignee, or''; and
        (3) in subparagraph (C)--
            (A) by striking ``part,'' and inserting ``part, article,''; 
        and
            (B) by striking ``incorporated'' and inserting 
        ``incorporated or further processed''.
    (b) Labeling of Exported Drugs.--Section 801(f) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``If a drug'' and inserting 
    ``If a drug (other than insulin, an antibiotic drug, an animal 
    drug, or a drug exported under section 802)''; and
        (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new 
    sentence: ``A drug exported under section 802 is exempt from this 
    section.''.
    (c) Export of Certain Unapproved Drugs and Devices.--Section 
802(f)(5) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by 
striking ``if the drug or device is not labeled'' and inserting ``if 
the labeling of the drug or device is not''.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by 
the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, 
$21,350,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).

                         rental payments (fda)


                      (including transfers of funds)

    For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
Law 92-313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug 
Administration which are included in this Act, $46,294,000: Provided, 
That in the event the Food and Drug Administration should require 
modification of space needs, a share of the salaries and expenses 
appropriation may be transferred to this appropriation, or a share of 
this appropriation may be transferred to the salaries and expenses 
appropriation, but such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent of the 
funds made available for rental payments (FDA) to or from this account.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                      Financial Management Service


   payments to the farm credit system financial assistance corporation

    For necessary payments to the Farm Credit System Financial 
Assistance Corporation by the Secretary of the Treasury, as authorized 
by section 6.28(c) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended, for 
reimbursement of interest expenses incurred by the Financial Assistance 
Corporation on obligations issued through 1994, as authorized 
$10,290,000.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity 
Exchange Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase 
and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the rental of space (to include 
multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and 
not to exceed $25,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; $55,101,000, 
including not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided, That the Commission is authorized to 
charge reasonable fees to attendees of Commission sponsored educational 
events and symposia to cover the Commission's costs of providing those 
events and symposia, and notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, said fees 
shall be credited to this account, to be available without further 
appropriation.

                       Farm Credit Administration


                  limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $37,478,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions and from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expens
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es as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, 
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with 
receiverships.

                     TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
Agriculture for the fiscal year 1997 under this Act shall be available 
for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of 
not to exceed 667 passenger motor vehicles, of which 643 shall be for 
replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles.
    Sec. 702. Funds in this Act available to the Department of 
Agriculture shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefore as 
authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
    Sec. 703. Not less than $1,500,000 of the appropriations of the 
Department of Agriculture in this Act for research and service work 
authorized by the Acts of August 14, 1946, and July 28, 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
427, 1621-1629), and by chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be available for contracting in accordance with said Acts and 
chapter.
    Sec. 704. The cumulative total of transfers to the Working Capital 
Fund for the purpose of accumulating growth capital for data services 
and National FinanceCenter operations shall not exceed $2,000,000: 
Provided, That no funds in this Act appropriated to an agency of the 
Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the 
approval of the agency administrator.
    Sec. 705. New obligational authority provided for the following 
appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until expended 
(7 U.S.C. 2209b): Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the 
contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, fruit fly program, and 
integrated systems acquisition project; Farm Service Agency, salaries 
and expenses funds made available to county committees; and Foreign 
Agricultural Service, middle-income country training program.
    New obligational authority for the boll weevil program; up to 10 
percent of the screwworm program of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service; Food Safety and Inspection Service, field 
automation and information management project; funds appropriated for 
rental payments; funds for the Native American institutions endowment 
fund in the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, and funds for the competitive research grants (7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)), shall remain available until expended.
    Sec. 706. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 707. Not to exceed $50,000 of the appropriations available to 
the Department of Agriculture in this Act shall be available to provide 
appropriate orientation and language training pursuant to Public Law 
94-449.
    Sec. 708. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay 
negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar 
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and 
nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost 
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is 
to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and 
contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed 
on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act.
    Sec. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
commodities acquired by the Department in connection with Commodity 
Credit Corporation and section 32 price support operations may be used, 
as authorized by law (15 U.S.C. 714c and 7 U.S.C. 612c), to provide 
commodities to individuals in cases of hardship as determined by the 
Secretary of Agriculture.
    Sec. 710. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
reimburse the General Services Administration for payment of space 
rental and related costs in excess of the amounts specified in this 
Act; nor shall this or any other provision of law require a reduction 
in the level of rental space or services below that of fiscal year 1996 
or prohibit an expansion of rental space or services with the use of 
funds otherwise appropriated in this Act. Further, no agency of the 
Department of Agriculture, from funds otherwise available, shall 
reimburse the General Services Administration for payment of space 
rental and related costs provided to such agency at a percentage rate 
which is greater than is available in the case of funds appropriated in 
this Act.
    Sec. 711. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
restrict the authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation to lease 
space for its own use or to lease space on behalf of other agencies of 
the Department of Agriculture when such space will be jointly occupied.
    Sec. 712. With the exception of grants awarded under the Small 
Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, Public Law 97-219, as 
amended (15 U.S.C. 638), none of the funds in this Act shall be 
available to pay indirect costs on research grants awarded 
competitively by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
Extension Service that exceed 14 percent of total Federal funds 
provided under each award.
    Sec. 713. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, all 
loan levels provided in this Act shall be considered estimates, not 
limitations.
    Sec. 714. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in fiscal year 1997 
shall remain available until expended to cover obligations made in 
fiscal year 1997 for the following accounts: the rural development loan 
fund program account; the Rural Telephone Bank program account; the 
rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account; and 
the rural economic development loans program account.
    Sec. 715. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1997 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act.
    Sec. 716. (a) Compliance With Buy American Act.--None of the funds 
made available in this Act may be expended by an entity unless the 
entity agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply with 
sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c; 
popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').
    (b) Sense of Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
        (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In the 
    case of any equipment or product that may be authorized to be 
    purchased with financial assistance provided using funds made 
    available in this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that 
    entities receiving the assistance should, in expending the 
    assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.
        (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing financial 
    assistance using funds made available in this Act, the head of each 
    Federal agency shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
    notice describing the statement made in paragraph (1) by the 
    Congress.
    (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling Products 
as Made in America.--If it has been finally determined by a court or 
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a 
``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same 
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is 
not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 717. Notwithstanding the Federal Grant and Cooperative 
Agreement Act, marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service 
and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may use cooperative 
agreements to reflect a relationship between A
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gricultural Marketing 
Service or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a State 
or Cooperator to carry out agricultural marketing programs or to carry 
out programs to protect the Nation's animal and plant resources.
    Sec. 718. None of the funds in this Act may be used to retire more 
than 5% of the Class A stock of the Rural Telephone Bank or to maintain 
any account or subaccount within the accounting records of the Rural 
Telephone Bank the creation of which has not specifically been 
authorized by statute: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act may be used to transfer to the Treasury or to the 
Federal Financing Bank any unobligated balance of the Rural Telephone 
Bank telephone liquidating account which is in excess of current 
requirements and such balance shall receive interest as set forth for 
financial accounts in section 505(c) of the Federal Credit Reform Act 
of 1990.
    Sec. 719. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to provide food stamp benefits to 
households whose benefits are calculated using a standard deduction 
greater than the standard deduction in effect for fiscal year 1995.
    Sec. 720. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of personnel who carry 
out a market promotion/market access program pursuant to section 203 of 
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) that provides 
assistance to the United States Mink Export Development Council or any 
mink industry trade association.
    Sec. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act, or made available through the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, shall be used to enroll in excess of 130,000 acres in the 
fiscal year 1997 wetlands reserve program, as authorized by section 
3837 of title 16, United States Code: Provided, That additional acreage 
may be enrolled in the program to the extent that non-Federal funds 
available to the Secretary are used to fully compensate for the cost of 
additional enrollments: Provided further, That the condition on 
enrollments provided in section 1237(b)(2)(B) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3837(b)(2)(B)) shall be deemed met upon 
the enrollment of 43,333 acres through the use of temporary easements: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall not enroll acres in the 
wetlands reserve program through the use of new permanent easements in 
fiscal year 1998 until the Secretary has enrolled at least 31,667 acres 
in the program through the use of temporary easements.
    Sec. 722. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than 
$1,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities 
related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task 
forces of the Department of Agriculture except for panels used to 
comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate 
competitively awarded grants.
    Sec. 723. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel who carry out an export enhancement program if the aggregate 
amount of funds and/or commodities under such program exceeds 
$100,000,000.
    Sec. 724. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel who carry out a farmland protection program in excess of 
$2,000,000 authorized by section 388 of Public Law 104-127.
    Sec. 725. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel who carry out a conservation farm option program in excess of 
$2,000,000 authorized by section 335 of Public Law 104-127.
    Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries of employees of the Department of Agriculture who 
make payments pursuant to a production flexibility contract entered 
into under section 111 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-127; 7 U.S.C. 7211) when it is made 
known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend 
such funds that the land covered by that production flexibility 
contract is not being used for the production of an agricultural 
commodity or is not devoted to a conserving use, unless it is also made 
known to that Federal official that the lack of agriculturalproduction 
or the lack of a conserving use is a consequence of drought, flood, or 
other natural disaster.
    Sec. 727. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used to extend any existing or expiring 
contract in the Conservation Reserve Program authorized by 16 U.S.C. 
3831-3845.
    Sec. 728. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to 
carry out the provisions of section 918 of Public Law 104-127, the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act.
    Sec. 729. Hereafter, funds appropriated to the Department of 
Agriculture may be used for incidental expenses such as transportation, 
uniforms, lodging, and subsistence for volunteers serving under the 
authority of 7 U.S.C. 2272, when such volunteers are engaged in the 
work of the United States Department of Agriculture; and for 
promotional items of nominal value relating to the United States 
Department of Agriculture Volunteer Programs.
    Sec. 730. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be 
detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act to any 
other agency or office of the Department for more than 30 days unless 
the individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the 
receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee 
for the period of assignment.
    Sec. 731. Section 747 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 is amended by inserting, ``effective October 1, 
1996,'' following ``The Secretary shall make grants'' in section 
310B(e)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: 
Provided, That this section shall take effect upon enactment of this 
Act into law.
    Sec. 732. Labeling of Raw Poultry Products.--
    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used to implement or enforce the final rule related to the labeling 
of raw poultry products promulgated by the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service on August 25, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 44395), and the final rule 
shall not be effective during fiscal year 1997.
    (b) Final Rule.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue a revised final 
rule related to the labeling of raw poultry products that--
        (1) maintains the standard that the term ``fresh'' may be used 
    only for raw poultry products the internal core temperature of 
    which has not fallen below 26+ Fahrenheit;
        (2) deletes the requirement that poultry products the internal 
    core temperature of which has ever been less than 26+ Fahrenheit, 
    but more than 0+ Fahrenheit, be labeled as ``hard chilled'' or 
    ``previously hard chilled'', except that--
            (A) the products shall be prohibited under the rule from 
        being labeled as ``fresh'' but shall not be required to bear 
        any specific alternative labeling; and
            (B) nothing in this section shall be interpreted as 
        modifying the requirements for labeling of all poultry products 
        the internal core temperature of which has ever fallen to 0+ 
        Fahrenheit as ``frozen'';
        (3) provides for a tolerance from the 26+ Fahrenheit standard 
    established by the rule of--
            (A) 1+ Fahrenheit for poultry products within an official 
        processing establishment;
            (B) 2+ Fahrenheit for poultry products in commerce;
        (4) exempts from temperature testing wings, tenders, hearts, 
    livers, gizzards, necks, and products
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 that undergo special 
    processing, such as sliced poultry products; and
        (5) in all other terms and conditions (including the period of 
    time permitted for implementation) is substantively identical to 
    the rule referred to in subsection (a).
    (c) Revised Labeling Standards.--Not later than 60 days after the 
issuance of a revised final rule under subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Food Safety and 
Inspection Service, shall issue a compliance directive for the 
enforcement of the revised labeling standards established by the rule, 
including standards for--
        (1) temperature testing that are based on measurements at the 
    center of the deepest muscle; and
        (2) sampling methods that ensure that the average of individual 
    temperatures within poultry product lots of each specific product 
    type (such as whole birds, whole muscle leg products, and whole 
    muscle breast products) meet the standards.
    (d) Severability.--If any provision of this section or the 
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 
validity of the remainder of this section and of the application of the 
provision to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
    Sec. 733. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any domestic fish or fish product produced in compliance with food 
safety standards or procedures accepted by the Food and Drug 
Administration as satisfying the requirements of the ``Procedures for 
the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Fish and Fish 
Products'' (published by the Food and Drug Administration as a final 
regulation in the Federal Register of December 18, 1995), shall be 
deemed to have met any inspection requirements of the Department of 
Agriculture or other Federal agency for any Federal commodity purchase 
program, including the program authorized under section 32 of the Act 
of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) except that the Department of 
Agriculture or other Federal agency may utilize lot inspection to 
establish a reasonable degree of certainty that fish or fish products 
purchased under a Federal commodity purchase program, including the 
program authorized under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 
U.S.C. 612c), meet Federal product specifications.
    Sec. 734. Rural Housing Program Extensions.--
    (a) Extension of Multifamily Rural Housing Loan Program.--
        (1) Authority to make loans.--Section 515(b)(4) of the Housing 
    Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(b)(4)) is amended by striking 
    ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting ``September 30, 1997''.
        (2) Set-aside for nonprofit entities.--The first sentence of 
    section 515(w)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(w)(1)) 
    is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1996'' and inserting ``fiscal 
    year 1997''.
    (b) Extension of Housing in Underserved Areas Program.--The first 
sentence of section 509(f)(4)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1479(f)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 1996'' and 
inserting ``fiscal year 1997''.
    (c) Reforms for Multifamily Rural Housing Loan Program.--
        (1) Limitation on project transfers.--Section 515 of the 
    Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) is amended by inserting after 
    subsection (g) the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Project Transfers.--After the date of the enactment of the 
Act entitled `An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes', the ownership or control of a project for which a loan is 
made or insured under this section may be transferred only if the 
Secretary determines that such transfer would further the provision of 
housing and related facilities for low-income families or persons and 
would be in the best interests of residents and the Federal 
Government.''.
        (2) Equity loans.--Section 515(t) of the Housing Act of 1949 
    (42 U.S.C. 1485(t)) is amended--
            (A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively.
        (3) Equity takeout loans to extend low-income use.--
            (A) Authority and limitation.--Section 502(c)(4)(B)(iv) of 
        the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(c)(4)(B)(iv)) is 
        amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``or under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 514(j), 
        except that an equity loan referred to in this clause may not 
        be made available after the date of the enactment of the Act 
        entitled `An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
        Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
        programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for 
        other purposes', unless the Secretary determines that the other 
        incentives available under this subparagraph are not adequate 
        to provide a fair return on the investment of the borrower, to 
        prevent prepayment of the loan insured under section 514 or 
        515, or to prevent the displacement of tenants of the housing 
        for which the loan was made''.
            (B) Approval of assistance.--Section 502(c)(4)(C) of the 
        Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(c)(4)(C)) is amended by 
        striking ``(C)'' and all that follows through ``provided-- '' 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(C) Approval of assistance.--The Secretary may approve assistance 
under subparagraph (B) for assisted housing only if the restrictive 
period has expired for any loan for the housing made or insured under 
section 514 or 515 pursuant to a contract entered into after December 
21, 1979, but before the date of the enactment of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, and the Secretary 
determines that the combination of assistance provided--''.
            (C) Technical correction.--Section 515(c)(1) of the Housing 
        Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
        ``December 21, 1979'' and inserting ``December 15, 1989''.
    (d) Reform of Section 515.--Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1485) is amended--
        (1) by striking subsection (r) and inserting the following:
    ``(r)(1) the Secretary--
        ``(A) may require that the initial operating reserve under this 
    section may be in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit; and
        ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), may require not more 
    than a 3 percent contribution to equity, except that the Secretary 
    shall require a 5 percent contribution in the case of a project 
    that is allocated a low-income housing tax credit pursuant to 
    section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(2) The Secretary may adjust the amount of equity contribution to 
ensure that assistance provided is not more than is necessary to 
provide affordable housing after taking account of assistance from all 
Federal, State, and local sources.
    ``(3) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Act 
entitled `An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other 
purposes', the Secretary shall issue regulations to implement 
subsection (r)(2) in accordance with the negotiated rulemaking 
procedures set forth in subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code: Provided, That if the negotiated rulemaking is not 
completed within the designated time, the Secretary shall proceed to 
promulgate regulations under the rulemaking authority contained in 5 
U.S.C. 557.''; and
        (2) by striking subsection (z).
    (e) Equity Skimming Penalties.--
        (1) Insurance of loans for the provision of housing and related 
    facilities for domestic farm labor.--Section 514 of the Housing Act 
    of 1949 (42 U.S.
2000
C. 1484) is amended by adding at the end the 
    following new subsection:
    ``(j) Equity Skimming Penalty.--Whoever, as an owner, agent, or 
manger, or who is otherwise in custody, control, or possession of 
property that is security for a loan made or insured under this section 
willfully uses, or authorizes the use, of any part of the rents, 
assets, proceeds, income, or other funds derived from such property, 
for any purpose other than to meet actual or necessary expenses of the 
property, or for any other purpose not authorized by this title or the 
regulations adopted pursuant to this title, shall be fined not more 
than $250,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
        (2) Direct and insured loans to provide housing and related 
    facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas.--
    Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485), as amended 
    by subsection (d)(2) of this section, is amended by adding at the 
    end the following new subsection:
    ``(z) Equity Skimming Penalty.--Whoever, as an owner, agent, or 
manager, or who is otherwise in custody, control, or possession of 
property that is security for a loan made or insured under this section 
willfully uses, or authorizes the use, of any part of the rents, 
assets, proceeds, income, or other fund derived from such property, for 
any purpose other than to meet actual or necessary expenses of the 
property, or for any other purpose not authorized by this title or the 
regulations adopted pursuant to this title, shall be fined not more 
than $250,000 or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (f) Prioritization of Assistance.--Section 532 of the Housing Act 
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490l) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
    inserting ``Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the 
    Secretary''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Prioritization of Section 515 Housing Assistance.--
        ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make assistance under 
    section 515 available pursuant to an objective procedure 
    established by the Secretary, under which the Secretary shall 
    identify counties and communities having the greatest need for such 
    assistance and designate such counties and communities to receive 
    such assistance.
        ``(2) Objective measures.--The Secretary shall use the 
    following objective measures to determine the need for rental 
    housing assistance under paragraph (1):
            ``(A) The incidence of poverty.
            ``(B) The lack of affordable housing and the existence of 
        substandard housing.
            ``(C) The lack of mortgage credit.
            ``(D) The rural characteristics of the location.
            ``(E) Other factors as determined by the Secretary, 
        demonstrating the need for affordable housing.
        ``(3) Information.--In administering this subsection, the 
    Secretary shall use information from the most recent decennial 
    census of the United States, relevant comprehensive affordable 
    housing strategies under section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
    National Affordable Housing Act, and other reliable sources 
    obtained by the Secretary which demonstrate the need for affordable 
    housing in rural areas.
        ``(4) Designation.--A designation under this subsection shall 
    not be effective for a period of more than 3 years, but may be 
    renewed by the Secretary in accordance with the procedure set forth 
    in this subsection. The Secretary shall take such other reasonable 
    actions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to notify the 
    public of such designations.''.
    Sec. 735. Department of Agriculture Voluntary Separation Incentive 
Payments.--
    (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
        (1) the term ``agency'' means the Department of Agriculture;
        (2) the term ``employee'' means an employee (as defined by 
    section 2105 of title 5, United States Code) who is employed by the 
    agency (or an individual employed by a county committee established 
    under section 8(b)(5) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic 
    Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5))), is serving under an 
    appointment without time limitation, and has been currently 
    employed for a continuous period of at least 3 years, but does not 
    include--
            (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
        83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
        retirement system for employees of the agency;
            (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which 
        such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement 
        under the applicable retirement system referred to in 
        subparagraph (A);
            (C) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of 
        involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable 
        performance;
            (D) an employee who, upon completing an additional period 
        of service as referred to in section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
        Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (5 U.S.C. 5597 
        note), would qualify for a voluntary separation incentive 
        payment under section 3 of such Act;
            (E) an employee who has previously received any voluntary 
        separation incentive payment by the Federal Government under 
        this section or any other authority and has not repaid such 
        payment;
            (F) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights 
        who is on transfer to another organization; or
            (G) any employee who, during the twenty-four month period 
        preceding the date of separation, has received a recruitment or 
        relocation bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States 
        Code, or who, within the twelve month period preceding the date 
        of separation, received a retention allowance under section 
        5754 of title 5, United States Code.
    (b) Agency Strategic Plan.--
        (1) In general.--The head of the agency, prior to obligating 
    any resources for voluntary separation incentive payments, shall 
    submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the 
    Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives 
    a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive 
    payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once 
    such incentive payments have been completed.
        (2) Contents.--The agency's plan shall include--
            (A) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
        eliminated, identified by organizational unit, geographic 
        location, occupational category and grade level;
            (B) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
        incentive payments to be offered; and
            (C) a description of how the agency will operate without 
        the eliminated positions and functions.
    (c) Authority to Provide Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--
        (1) In general.--A voluntary separation incentive payment under 
    this section may be paid by an agency to any employee only to the 
    extent necessary to eliminate the positions and functions 
    identified by the strategic plan.
        (2) Amount and treatment of payments.--A voluntary separation 
    incentive payment--
            (A) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee's 
        separation;
            (B) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available 
        for the payment of the basic pay of the employees;
            (C) shall be equal to the lesser of--
                (i) an amount equal to the amount the employee would be 
            entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5, 
            United States Code; or
                (ii) an amount determined by the agency head not to 
            exceed $25,000 in fiscal year 1997, $20,000 in fiscal year 
            1998, $15,000 i
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n fiscal year 1999, or $10,000 in fiscal 
            year 2000;
            (D) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be 
        included in the computation, of any other type of Government 
        benefit; and
            (E) shall not be taken into account in determining the 
        amount of any severance pay to which the employee may be 
        entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, 
        based on any other separation.
        (3) Limitation.--No amount shall be payable under this section 
    based on any separation occurring before the date of the enactment 
    of this Act, or after September 30, 2000.
    (d) Additional Agency Contributions to the Retirement Fund.--
        (1) In general.--In addition to any other payments which it is 
    required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 
    of title 5, United States Code, the agency shall remit to the 
    Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the 
    United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and 
    Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic 
    pay of each employee of the agency who is covered under subchapter 
    III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
    whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this 
    section.
        (2) Definition.--For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term 
    ``final basic pay'', with respect to an employee, means the total 
    amount of basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by 
    such employee, computed using the employee's final rate of basic 
    pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-time basis, with 
    appropriate adjustment therefor.
    (e) Effect of Subsequent Employment with the Government.--An 
individual who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment 
under this section and accepts any employment for compensation with the 
Government of the United States, or who works for any agency of the 
United States Government through a personal services contract, within 5 
years after the date of the separation on which the payment is based 
shall be required to pay, prior to the individual's first day of 
employment, the entire amount of the incentive payment to the agency 
that paid the incentive payment.
    (f) Reduction of Agency Employment Levels.--
        (1) In general.--The total number of funded employee positions 
    in the agency shall be reduced by one position for each vacancy 
    created by the separation of any employee who has received, or is 
    due to receive, a voluntary separation incentive payment under this 
    section. For the purposes of this subsection, positions shall be 
    counted on a full-time-equivalent basis.
        (2) Enforcement.--The President, through the Office of 
    Management and Budget, shall monitor the agency and take any action 
    necessary to ensure that the requirements of this subsection are 
    met.
    (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect October 1, 
1996.
    Sec. 736. Interim Moratorium on Bypass Flows.--
    (a) Moratorium.--Section 389(a) of Public Law 104-127 is amended by 
striking ``an 18-month'' after the word ``be'' and inserting ``a 20-
month''.
    (b) Report.--Section 389(d)(4) of Public Law 104-127 is amended by 
striking ``1 year'' after the word ``than'' and inserting ``14 
months''.
    (c) Extension for Delay.--Section 389 of Public Law 104-127 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection--
    ``(e) Extension for Delay.--There shall be a day-for-day extension 
to the 20-month moratorium required by subsection (a) and a day-for-day 
extension to the report required by subsection (d)(4)--
        ``(1) for every day of delay in implementing or establishing 
    the Water Rights Task Force caused by a failure to nominate Task 
    Force members by the Administration or by the Congress; or
        ``(2) for every day of delay caused by a failure by the 
    Secretary of Agriculture to identify adequate resources as 
    determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the 
    purposes of the Task Force.''.

 TITLE VIII--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSION FOR THE FISCAL 
                     YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                          Farm Service Agency


            agricultural credit insurance fund program account

    For an additional amount for the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund 
Program Account for the additional cost of emergency insured loans 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928-1929, including the cost of modifying such 
loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, resulting from droughts in the Western United States, Hurricane 
Bertha, and other natural disasters, to remain available until 
expended, $32,244,000: Provided, That these funds are available to 
subsidize additional gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans of $110,000,000: Provided further, That the entire amount 
is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the amount 
shall be available to the extent that the President notifies Congress 
of his designation of any or all of these amounts as an emergency 
requirement under section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms


                          salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', to be used 
in connection with investigations of arson or violence against 
religious institutions, $12,011,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                           Information Systems

                               (rescission)

    Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 104-
52, $16,500,000 are rescinded.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1997''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.

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