Farm Service Agency

Farm Service Agency agricultural credit insurance fund program account For additional gross obligations for the principal amount of emergency insured loans authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1928–1929, to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, for losses in fiscal year 1998 resulting from natural disasters, $87,400,000. For the additional cost of emergency insured loans, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for $21,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act. emergency conservation program For an additional amount for the “Emergency Conservation Program” for expenses resulting from natural disasters, 112 STAT. 69$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for $30,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act. For an additional amount for the “Emergency Conservation Program” to provide cost-sharing assistance to maple producers to replace taps and tubing that were damaged by ice storms in northeastern States in 1998, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for $4,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act. tree assistance program An amount of $14,000,000 is provided for assistance to replace or rehabilitate trees, excluding trees used for pulp and/or timber, and vineyards damaged by natural disasters: Provided, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request for $14,000,000, 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, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of such Act.