109 STAT. 316 PUBLIC LAW 104-37—OCT. 21, 1995 of its technicians in formulating and carrying out the agricultural conservation program in the participating counties, and shall not be utilized by the Natural Resources Conservation Service for any purpose other than technical and other assistance in such counties, and in addition, on the recommendation of such county committee and approval of the State committee, not to exceed 1 percent may be made available to any other Federal, State, or local public agency for the same purpose and under the same conditions: Provided further. That not to exceed $11,000,000 of the amount appropriated shall be used for water quality paymente and practices in the same manner as permitted under the program for water quality authorized in chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.). CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out the conservation reserve program pursuant to the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831-3845), $1,781,785,000, to remain available until expended, to be used for Commodity Credit Corporation expenditures for costshare assistance for the establishment of conservation practices provided for in approved conservation reserve program contracts, for annual rental payments provided in such contracts, and for technical assistance. TITLE III RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Economic and Community Development to administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing and Community Development Service, Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, $568,000. RURAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Rural Housing and Community Development Service, including administering the programs authorized by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended, title V of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, and cooperative agreements, $46,583,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944, and not to exceed $500,000 may be used for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
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