S. 1234 (pcs) Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [Placed on Calendar Senate] ...

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follows: $4,300,000,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, as 
determined by the Secretary, of which $3,200,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $32,396,000 for section 504 housing 
repair loans; $100,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $25,001,000 for section 514 farm labor housing; 
$114,321,000 for section 515 rental housing; $5,152,000 for section 524 
site loans; $12,824,000 for credit sales of acquired property, of which 
up to $2,150,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and $5,000,000 
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, $113,350,000, of which 
$19,520,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $9,900,000; section 538 multi-family housing 
guaranteed loans, $480,000; section 514 farm labor housing, 
$11,308,000; section 515 rental housing, $45,363,000; section 524 site 
loans, $4,000; credit sales of acquired property, $1,499,000, of which 
up to $850,000 may be for multi-family credit sales; and section 523 
self-help housing land development loans, $281,000: Provided, That of 
the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, $11,180,000 shall be 
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, 
2000, they shall remain available for other authorized purposes under 
this head.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $360,785,000, 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, 
$640,000,000; 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 $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 2000 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): Provided, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be 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, 2000, they shall remain available for other 
authorized purposes under this head.

                    rural housing assistance grants

    For grants and contracts for housing for domestic farm labor, 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), 1486, 1490e, and 1490m, $41,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,200,000 
shall be 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, 2000, they shall 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, title V of the Housing Act of 1949, and 
cooperative agreements, $60,978,000: 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 $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, $16,615,000, 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 $38,256,000: Provided 
further, That through June 30, 2000, of the total amount appropriated, 
$3,216,000 shall be available for the cost of direct loans for 
empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public 
Law 103-66, to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
direct loans, $7,246,000: Provided further, That if such funds are not 
obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise communities by June 30, 
2000, they shall remain available for other authorized purposes under 
this head.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $3,337,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Salaries and 
Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

                    (including rescission 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, 
$15,000,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
$3,453,000.
    Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
payments in fiscal year 2000, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $3,453,000 shall not be obligated and 
$3,453,000 are rescinded.

                  rural cooperative development grants

    For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 
310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932), $5,500,000, of which $1,500,000 shall be available for 
cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for 
rural areas program.

                         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; 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 for cooperative agreements; 
$25,680,000: 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 $260,000 may be 
used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.

  Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation 
                             Revolving Fund

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Alternative Agricultural 
Research and Commercialization Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901-5908), 
$3,500,000 is appropriated to the Alternative Agricultural Research and 
Commercialization Corporation Revolving Fund.

                        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 (7 U.S.C. 935) shall be made as follows: 5 
percent rural electrification loans, $71,500,000; 5 percent rural 
telecommunications loans, $75,000,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $300,000,000; municipal rate rural electric 
loans, $295,000,000; and loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $700,000,000 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 (7 
U.S.C. 935 and 936), as follows: cost of direct loans, $1,483,000; cost 
of municipal rate loans, $10,826,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $2,370,000: 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 ``Rural Utilities 
Service, Salaries and Expenses''.

                  rural telephone bank program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    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 2000 and within the 
resources and authority available, gross obligations for the principal 
amount of direct loans shall be $157,509,000.
    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 (7 U.S.C. 935), 
$2,961,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
loan programs, $3,000,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and 
Expenses''.

               distance learning and telemedicine program

    For the cost of direct loans and grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa et seq., $13,200,000, 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.

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Rural Utilities Service, including 
administering the programs authorized by the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936, and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and for 
cooperative agreements, $33,000,000: 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 $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 Nutrition Service, 
$554,000.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

                        child nutrition programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; 
$9,560,028,000, to remain available through September 30, 2001, of 
which $4,624,829,000 is hereby appropriated and $4,935,199,000 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 the funds made available under this heading, up to 
$13,000,000 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 $4,363,000 shall be available for 
independent verification of school food service claims: Provided 
further, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available 
unless the value of bonus commodities provided under section 32 of the 
Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774, chapter 641; 7 U.S.C. 612c), and 
section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431) is included 
in meeting the minimum commodity assistance requirement of section 6(g) 
of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(g)).

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), $4,038,107,000, 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 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: 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 the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966.

                           food stamp program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), $21,563,744,000, 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 head 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 funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this head shall remain available until expended, as authorized by 
section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act.

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