H.R. 4461 (rh) Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [Reported in House] ...

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<DELETED>    The Rural Telephone Bank is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds available to such corporation 
in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out 
its authorized programs. During fiscal year 2001 and within the 
resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans shall be $175,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    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 (7 U.S.C. 935), $2,590,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses, including 
audits, necessary to carry out the loan programs, $3,000,000, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, Salaries and Expenses''.</DELETED>

     <DELETED>distance learning and telemedicine program</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 
7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $18,100,000, to remain available until 
expended, to be available for loans and grants for telemedicine and 
distance learning services in rural areas; in addition, for the cost of 
direct loans and grants, for a pilot program to finance broadband 
transmission and local dial-up Internet service $1,400,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the definition of ``rural 
area'' contained in section 203(b) of the Rural Electrification Act (7 
U.S.C. 924(b)) shall be applicable in carrying out this pilot program: 
Provided further, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</DELETED>

                      <DELETED>TITLE IV</DELETED>

               <DELETED>DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS</DELETED>

<DELETED>Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer 
                           Services</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services to administer 
the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Nutrition Service, 
$554,000.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>Food and Nutrition Service</DELETED>

              <DELETED>child nutrition programs</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry out the National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 
21; $9,535,039,000, to remain available through September 30, 2002, of 
which $4,407,460,000 is hereby appropriated and $5,127,579,000 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, except as specifically 
provided under this heading, none of the funds made available under 
this heading shall be used for studies and evaluations: Provided 
further, That of any funds made available under this heading by 
transfer from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 
Infants, and Children (WIC), up to $6,000,000 shall be for school 
breakfast pilot projects, including the evaluation required under 
section 18(e) of the National School Lunch Act: Provided further, That 
up to $4,511,000 shall be available for independent verification of 
school food service claims.</DELETED>

<DELETED>special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
                        children (wic)</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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), $4,067,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2001: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available under this heading shall be used for studies and 
evaluations: Provided further, That of the total amount available, the 
Secretary shall obligate $10,000,000 for the farmers' market nutrition 
program within 45 days of the enactment of this Act, and an additional 
$5,000,000 for the farmers' market nutrition program from any funds not 
needed to maintain current caseload levels: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 17(h)(10)(A) of such Act, up to $14,000,000 
shall be available for the purposes specified in section 17(h)(10)(B), 
no less than $6,000,000 of which shall be used for the development of 
electronic benefit transfer systems: Provided further, That once the 
amount for fiscal year 2000 carryover funds has been determined by the 
Secretary, any funds in excess of $100,000,000 may be transferred and 
made available as follows: $6,000,000 to programs under the heading 
``Child nutrition programs'', $5,000,000 to programs under the heading 
``Commodity assistance program'', and $10,000,000 to programs under the 
heading ``Food donations program'': Provided further, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available to pay administrative expenses of 
WIC clinics except those that have an announced policy of prohibiting 
smoking within the space used to carry out the program: Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided in this account shall be 
available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with 
the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in 
section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully 
reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless 
authorized by section 17 of such Act.</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>food stamp program</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $21,231,993,000, of which $100,000,000 shall be 
placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may 
become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for 
studies and evaluations: Provided further, That funds provided herein 
shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food Stamp Act: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work 
registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: 
Provided further, That not more than $194,000,000 may be reserved by 
the Secretary, notwithstanding section 16(h)(1)(A)(vi) of the Food 
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)(vi)), for allocation to State 
agencies under section 16(h)(1) of such Act to carry out Employment and 
Training programs: Provided further, That funds made available for 
Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available until 
expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp 
Act.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>commodity assistance program</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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) 
and the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, $138,300,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2002: Provided, That none of these 
funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation 
for commodities donated to the program: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding section 5(a)(2) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-86; 7 U.S.C. 612c note), 
$20,781,000 of this amount shall be available for administrative 
expenses of the commodity supplemental food program.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>food donations programs</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry out section 4(a) of the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973; special assistance for 
the nuclear affected islands as authorized by section 103(h)(2) of the 
Compacts of Free Association Act of 1985, as amended; and section 311 
of the Older Americans Act of 1965, $141,081,000 (increased by 
$20,000,000), to remain available through September 30, 2002.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>food program administration</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary administrative expenses of the domestic food 
programs funded under this Act, $116,392,000, of which $5,000,000 shall 
be available only for simplifying procedures, reducing overhead costs, 
tightening regulations, improving food stamp benefit delivery, and 
assisting in the prevention, identification, and prosecution of fraud 
and other violations of law and of which not less than $3,000,000 shall 
be available to improve integrity in the Food Stamp and Child Nutrition 
programs: 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.</DELETED>

                       <DELETED>TITLE V</DELETED>

       <DELETED>FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Foreign Agricultural Service</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including carrying out title VI of the Agricultural Act of 
1954 (7 U.S.C. 1761-1768), market development activities abroad, and 
for enabling the Secretary to coordinate and integrate activities of 
the Department in connection with foreign agricultural work, including 
not to exceed $150,000 for representation allowances and for expenses 
pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
1766), $109,186,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of 
funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf 
of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions 
under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production 
assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance programs 
of the United States Agency for International Development.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall be 
available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco 
products.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>public law 480 program account</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the cost as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of agreements under the Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and the Food 
for Progress Act of 1985, as amended, including the cost of modifying 
credit arrangements under said Acts, $114,186,000, to remain available 
until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
credit program of title I, Public Law 83-480, and the Food for Progress 
Act of 1985, as amended, to the extent funds appropriated for Public 
Law 83-480 are utilized, $1,850,000, of which not to exceed $1,035,000 
may be transferred to and merged with ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
Foreign Agricultural Service, and of which not to exceed $815,000 may 
be transferred to and merged with ``Salaries and Expenses'', Farm 
Service Agency.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>public law 480 title i ocean freight differential 
                            grants</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $20,322,000, to remain available until expended, for 
ocean freight differential costs for the shipment of agricultural 
commodities under title I of said Act: Provided, That funds made 
available for the cost of title I agreements and for title I ocean 
freight differential may be used interchangeably between the two 
accounts.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>public law 480 grants--titles ii and iii</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $800,000,000 (reduced by $30,000,000), to remain 
available until expended, for commodities supplied in connection with 
dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, of which up to 15 
percent may be used for commodities supplied in connection with 
dispositions abroad under title III of said Act, and of which 
$1,850,000 may be used for administrative expenses of the United States 
Agency for International Development, including expenses incurred to 
employ personal services contractors, to carry out title II of such Act 
(and this amount is in addition to amounts otherwise available for such 
purposes).</DELETED>

      <DELETED>commodity credit corporation export loans program 
                           account</DELETED>

           <DELETED>(including transfers of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 $3,231,000 may be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign 
Agricultural Service'' and $589,000 may be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
Expenses''.</DELETED>

                      <DELETED>TITLE VI</DELETED>

  <DELETED>FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED AGENCIES</DELETED>

       <DELETED>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Food and Drug Administration</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

               <DELETED>(including rescission)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug 
Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles; 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; 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; $1,267,178,000, 
of which not to exceed $149,273,000 in prescription drug user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379(h) may be credited to this appropriation 
and remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than 
$104,954,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent and related costs: Provided further, That 
$3,000,000 may be for activities carried out pursuant to section 512 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to new animal 
drugs, in addition to the amounts otherwise available under this 
heading for such activities: Provided further, That of the funds 
appropriated for ``Food and Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses'' 
under Public Law 106-78, $27,000,000 is hereby rescinded upon enactment 
of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
263(b) may be credited to this account, to remain available until 
expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    In addition, export certification user fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 381, as amended, may be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>buildings and facilities</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, 
$11,350,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b).</DELETED>

                <DELETED>INDEPENDENT AGENCIES</DELETED>

        <DELETED>Commodity Futures Trading Commission</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and 

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