DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Farm Service Agency Emergency Conservation Program For an additional amount for “Emergency Conservation Program”, for expenses resulting from natural disasters, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amounts provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. 118 STAT. 1231 Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection Program For an additional amount for “Emergency Watershed Protection Program” to repair damages to the waterways and watersheds resulting from natural disasters, $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amounts provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. Rural Development Rural Community Advancement Program For an additional amount for the “Rural Community Advancement Program”, $68,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $50,000,000 shall be available for water and waste disposal grants as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926(a): Provided further, That $18,000,000 shall be for the cost of community facility direct loans and grants as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926(a): Provided further, That loans and grants under this heading shall be available for projects in communities affected by hurricanes and tropical storms in calendar year 2003 or 2004: Provider further, That the amounts provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. Rural Housing Service Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account For additional gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, $17,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans: Provided, That this loan level shall be considered an estimate and not a limitation. For the additional cost of direct loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: section 504 housing repair loans, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such loans shall only be available for projects in communities affected by hurricanes and tropical storms in calendar year 2003 or 2004: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. Rural Housing Assistance Grants For an additional amount for “Rural Housing Assistance Grants”, $13,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants and contracts for very low-income 118 STAT. 1232 housing repair, made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and of which $5,000,000 shall be for domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1486: Provided, That of the funds made available for domestic farm labor housing grants, the Secretary may use up to $3,000,000 to provide grants authorized under 42 U.S.C. 5177a(a): Provided further, That such grants and contracts under this heading shall only be available for projects in communities affected by hurricanes and tropical storms in calendar year 2003 or 2004: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287.