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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 (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): 
Provided further, That qualified local engineers may be temporarily 
employed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning work of the 
Service: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this paragraph by this or any other appropriations Act may be used to 
provide technical assistance with respect to programs listed in section 
1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)).

                     watershed surveys and planning

    For necessary expenses to conduct research, investigation, and 
surveys of watersheds of rivers and other waterways, and for small

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watershed investigations and planning, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1009), $11,197,000.

                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 (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 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, $110,000,000, to remain available until expended (of which 
up to $15,000,000 may be available for the watersheds authorized under 
the Flood Control Act (33 U.S.C. 701 and 16 U.S.C. 1006a)): Provided, 
That not to exceed $45,514,000 of this appropriation shall be available 
for technical assistance: 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), 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.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

    For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of structural 
measures, in accordance with section 14 of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012), and in accordance with the 
provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                  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 sections 31 and 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607); the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 
U.S.C. 590a-f); and subtitle H of title XV of the Agriculture and Food 
Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), $51,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                                TITLE III

                       RURAL 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, the Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the 
Department of Agriculture, $640,000.

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                   rural community advancement program

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932, except for 
sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, $907,737,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$96,800,000 shall be for rural community programs described in section 
381E(d)(1) of such Act; of which $723,217,000 shall be for the rural 
utilities programs described in sections 381E(d)(2), 306C(a)(2), and 
306D of such Act; and of which $87,720,000 shall be for the rural 
business and cooperative development programs described in sections 
381E(d)(3) and 310B(f) of such Act: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated in this account, $24,000,000 shall be for loans and grants 
to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including grants 
for drinking water and waste disposal systems pursuant to section 306C 
of such Act, of which $4,000,000 shall be available for community 
facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 
306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and of 
which $250,000 shall be available for a grant to a qualified national 
organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
order to promote economic development: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated for rural community programs, $7,000,000 shall be 
available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity 
and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community 
development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally 
Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve 
housing, community facilities, community and economic development 
projects in rural areas: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated for the Rural Community Development Initiative, not less 
than $1,000,000 shall be available until expended to carry out a 
demonstration program on Replicating and Creating Rural Cooperative Home 
Based Health Care: Provided further, That of the $1,000,000 made 
available, not less than $200,000 shall be in the form of predevelopment 
planning grants, not to exceed $50,000 each, with the balance for low-
interest revolving loans to be used for capital and other related 
expenses, and made available to nonprofit based community development 
organizations: Provided further, That such organizations should 
demonstrate experience in the administration of revolving loan programs 
and providing technical assistance to cooperatives: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit 
and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program 
of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such 
intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other 
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated for the rural business and cooperative development 
programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to 
a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural transportation in order to promote economic development; and 
$2,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 
1921 et seq.): Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for 
rural utilities programs, not to exceed

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$25,000,000 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 such Act; not to exceed $30,000,000 shall be 
for water and waste disposal systems for rural and native villages in 
Alaska pursuant to section 306D of such Act, with up to 1 percent 
available to administer the program and up to 1 percent available to 
improve interagency coordination may be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''; not 
to exceed $18,333,000 shall be for technical assistance grants for rural 
water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, of 
which $5,513,000 shall be for Rural Community Assistance Programs; not 
to exceed $1,000,000 shall be in the form of predevelopment planning 
grants, not to exceed $50,000 each; and not to exceed $12,100,000 shall 
be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit 
rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed 
$37,624,000 shall be available through June 30, 2003, for authorized 
empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership 
Zones; of which $1,163,000 shall be for the rural community programs 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act, of which $27,431,000 shall 
be for the rural utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of 
such Act, and of which $9,030,000 shall be for the rural business and 
cooperative development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such 
Act: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for rural 
community programs, not to exceed $25,000,000 shall be to provide grants 
for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe 
economic depression (Public Law 106-387), with 5 percent for 
administration and capacity building in the State rural development 
offices: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, $30,000,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the ``Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Cost Grants Account'' to provide grants authorized under 
section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): 
Provided further, That any remaining funds specifically appropriated in 
fiscal year 2002 for rural communities with extremely high energy costs 
under the Rural Community Advancement Program shall be merged and 
transferred into the Account: Provided further, That any funds in the 
Account shall be used to provide grants authorized under section 19 of 
that Act.

                 Rural Development Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, 
including activities with institutions concerning the development and 
operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$145,736,000: Provided, That not more than $10,000 may be expended to 
provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees: Provided 
further, That any balances available from prior years for the Rural 
Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-
Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred 
to and merged with this appropriation.

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                          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, to 
be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: 
$5,572,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as determined by the 
Secretary, of which $1,044,000,000 shall be for direct loans, and of 
which $4,528,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; 
$35,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $115,805,000 for 
section 515 rental housing; $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed 
multi-family housing loans; $5,046,000 for section 524 site loans; 
$12,000,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which up to 
$2,000,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and $5,011,000 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, $234,950,000, of which 
$202,350,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which $32,600,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed 
loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $10,857,000; section 515 rental 
housing, $54,000,000; section 538 multi-family housing guaranteed loans, 
$4,500,000; section 524 site loans, $55,000; multi-family credit sales 
of acquired property, $934,000; and section 523 self-help housing land 
development loans, $221,000: Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated in this paragraph, $11,656,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2003, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise 
communities and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $432,374,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, 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, $726,000,000; 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 $20,000 
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 2003 shall be 
funded for a 5-year period, although the life

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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), $35,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2003, for authorized 
empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership 
Zones.

                     rural housing assistance grants

    For grants and contracts for very low-income housing repair, 
supervisory and technical assistance, compensation for construction 
defects, and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, 
$42,498,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available through June 
30, 2003, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities 
and communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones.

                       farm labor program account

    For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $36,307,000, to remain available until 
expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor 
housing grants and contracts.

                   Rural Business--Cooperative Service

               rural development loan fund program account

                      (including transfer of funds)

     For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $40,000,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, $19,304,000, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $1,724,000 
shall be available through June 30, 2003, for Federally Recognized 
Native American Tribes and of which $3,449,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2003, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as defined 
by Public Law 100-460): 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 of the total 
amount appropriated, $2,730,000 shall be available through June 30, 
2003, for the cost of direct loans for authorized empowerment zones and 
enterprise communities and communities designated by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $4,190,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

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