AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 711 OF THE 1987 ACT.

SEC. 605. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 711 OF THE 1987 ACT. Section 338(f) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by adding at the end the following: “(5) The Secretary may contract for goods and services to be used for the purposes of this subsection without regard to the provisions of titles 5,40, and 41, United States Code, and any regulations issued thereunder.”.