TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 213. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended—(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection (b):“(b) Technical Assistance.—“(1) Date of enactment through september 30, 2003.—During the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003 and ending on September 30, 2003, Commodity Credit Corporation funds made available under paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (a) shall be available for the provision of technical assistance (subject to section 1242) for the conservation programs specified in subsection (a).“(2) Subsequent fiscal years.—Effective beginning on October 1, 2003, Commodity Credit Corporation funds made available under paragraphs (3) through (7) of subsection (a) shall be available for the provision of technical assistance (subject to section 1242) for the conservation programs specified in subsection (a).”; and(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):“(c) Relationship to Other Law.—The use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds under subsection (b) to provide technical assistance shall not be considered an allotment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation for purposes of the limit 117 STAT. 546 on expenditures for technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i).”.