DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Research Service buildings and facilities For an additional amount for “Buildings and facilities” to cover the costs for the restoration of Federal research facilities destroyed or damaged by natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Commodity Credit Corporation Commodity Credit Corporation Fund crop losses For an additional amount for the “Commodity Credit Corporation Fund” to cover crop losses associated with natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $482,000,000, of which $100,000,000 shall be available only to the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That this additional amount is hereby made available as authorized by the terms and conditions specified in Public Law 101–624 and Public Law 102–229: Provided further, That such funds shall be available for payments to aquaculture producers and to oyster farmers who harvest oysters commercially: Provided further, That in establishing yields for disaster payments to producers of the 1992 crop of sugarcane and sugar beets, the Secretary of Agriculture may make adjustments to county yields for adverse weather conditions during the 1989, 1990, and 1991 crop years; Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law or statute, any producer of crops and livestock who has suffered at least 40 percent loss to a program crop, 25 percent loss to livestock, and damage to building structures in 1992 as a consequence of a microburst wind occurrence shall be eligible for Emer-106 STAT. 1135gency Crop Loss Assistance pursuant to Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note), for Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance pursuant to Public Law 100–387 (7 U.S.C. 1471 note), and for loan guarantees from the Rural Development Insurance Fund program (7 U.S.C. 1929a): Provided further, That if the total amount of funds made available under this Act and by Presidential designation in accordance with Public Law 102–229 is insufficient to result in payment to affected producers at the same proportionate rate as producers were paid by expenditure of the $995,000,000 made available by chapter III of Public Law 102–229, the Secretary of Agriculture may use such funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation as are necessary to make payments, to the maximum extent practicable, at the same proportionate rate: Provided further, That Congress hereby designates the entire amount provided herein as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. tree assistance program For an additional amount for the “Commodity Credit Corporation Fund” to cover the costs arising from the consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $48,000,000 for the tree assistance program, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That such funds shall be used to fund the costs of replanting, reseeding, or repairing damage to commercial trees and seedlings, including orchard and nursery inventory: Provided further, That payments under this program shall be determined in accordance with Public Law 101–624: Provided further, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Soil Conservation Service watershed and flood prevention operations For an additional amount for “Watershed and flood prevention operations” to repair damages to the waterways and watersheds resulting from natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $62,000,000 of which $12,000,000 shall be available only to the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress, to remain available through September 30, 1993, to carry out the Emergency Watershed Protection Program of the Soil Conservation Service: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service emergency conservation program For an additional amount for the “Emergency conservation program” to repair damages to farmland resulting from natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $27,000,000, of which $10,500,000 shall be available only to the 106 STAT. 1136extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Farmers Home Administration rural housing insurance fund program account For an additional amount for the “Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account” for the cost of section 504 housing repair loans to cover the costs arising from the consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $19,750,000, of which $14,750,000 shall be available only to the extent an official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, is transmitted by the President to the Congress, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $39,500,000: Provided further, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. agricultural credit insurance fund program account For an additional amount for the “Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund program account” for the cost of emergency insured loans to cover the costs arising from the consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $43,285,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $162,300,000: Provided further, That emergency loans made with respect to damage to an annual crop planted for harvest in 1992 and 1993 under subtitle C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act shall be made available without regard to the purchase of crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act by the producer who requests such a loan: Provided further, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. rural development insurance fund program account For an additional amount for the “Rural Development Insurance Fund program account” for the costs of direct and guaranteed loans to cover the costs arising from the consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, to remain available through September 30, 1993, $5,917,000 for the cost of water and sewer facility direct loans, to subsidize additional gross obligations for the principal amount of loans not to 106 STAT. 1137exceed $35,500,000; and $18,300,000 for the cost of guaranteed industrial development loans, to subsidize total loan principal any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $305,000,000: Provided, That no application for a loan guarantee under this section shall be denied on the basis that an organization, tribe, or entity engages in whole or in part in production agriculture nor shall such a loan guarantee be denied under provisions of 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(7): Provided further, That Congress hereby designates the entire amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. rural development loan fund program account For an additional amount for the “Rural Development Loan Fund program account” for the cost of rural development loans to cover the costs arising from the consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $8,104,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That these funds are available to subsidize additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $15,500,000: Provided further, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. rural water and waste disposal grants For an additional amount for “Rural water and waste disposal grants” for emergency repair to rural water and waste disposal systems damaged by natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $25,600,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. very low-income housing repair grants For an additional amount for “Very low-income housing repair grants” for emergency repairs to rural housing of the very low-income elderly resulting from natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, pursuant to section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1474), $10,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. rural housing for domestic farm labor For an additional amount for “Rural housing for domestic farm labor” for the cost of repair and replacement of uninsured losses resulting from natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $10,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 106 STAT. 1138 emergency community water assistance grants For an additional amount for “Emergency community water assistance grants” to cover the costs arising from the consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $15,400,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. salaries and expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and expenses” to cover the costs arising from the consequences of natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $3,200,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993: Provided, That Congress hereby designates this amount as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Food and Nutrition Service child nutrition programs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may waive the requirements of the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 as they pertain to schools and institutions only to the degree the Secretary determines necessary to ensure nutrition benefits for program participants in the areas directly affected by natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and Typhoon Omar: Provided, That Congress hereby designates any cost associated with this waiver as an emergency requirement for all purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. food stamp program For an additional amount for the “Food stamp program” for making benefit payments to individuals under the Food Stamp Act to meet the needs resulting from natural disasters such as Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki or Typhoon Omar, $400,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 1993.