DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments

For an additional amount for "Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments", $24,000,000, for necessary construction, repair, and improvement activities.

Office of Inspector General

For an additional amount for "Office of Inspector General", $22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2013, for oversight and audit of programs, grants, and activities funded by this Act and administered by the Department of Agriculture.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009/Division A/Title I

Agricultural Research Service

Buildings and Facilities

For an additional amount for "Buildings and Facilities", $176,000,000, for work on deferred maintenance at Agricultural Research Service facilities: Provided, That priority in the use of such funds shall be given to critical deferred maintenance, to projects that can be completed, and to activities that can commence promptly following enactment of this Act.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009/Division A/Title I

Farm Service Agency

Salaries and Expenses

For an additional amount for "Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses," $50,000,000, for the purpose of maintaining and modernizing the information technology system.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009/Division A/Title I

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations

For an additional amount for "Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations", $290,000,000, of which $145,000,000 is for necessary expenses to purchase and restore floodplain easements as authorized by section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) (except that no more than $30,000,000 of the amount provided for the purchase of floodplain easements may be obligated for projects in any one State): Provided, That such funds shall be allocated to projects that can be fully funded and completed with the funds appropriated in this Act, and to activities that can commence promptly following enactment of this Act.

Watershed Rehabilitation Program

For an additional amount for "Watershed Rehabilitation Program", $50,000,000: Provided, That such funds shall be allocated to projects that can be fully funded and completed with the funds appropriated in this Act, and to activities that can commence promptly following enactment of this Act.

Rural Housing Service

Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account

For an additional amount for gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $1,000,000,000 for section 502 direct loans; and $10,472,000,000 for section 502 unsubsidized guaranteed loans.

For an additional amount for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $67,000,000 for section 502 direct loans; and $133,000,000 for section 502 unsubsidized guaranteed loans.

Rural Community Facilities Program Account

For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans and grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $130,000,000.

Rural Business—Cooperative Service

Rural Business Program Account

For an additional amount for the cost of guaranteed loans and grants as authorized by sections 310B(a)(2)(A) and 310B(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 1932), $150,000,000.

Rural Utilities Service

Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account

For an additional amount for the cost of direct loans and grants for the rural water, waste water, and waste disposal programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B and described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $1,380,000,000.