PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 110 STAT. 1153 (II) loans for financial assistance for housing for domestic farm laborers under section 514 (42 U.S.C. 1484); (III) financial assistance for housing for domestic farm laborers under section 516 (42 U.S.C. 1486); (IV) payments for elderly who are not now receiving rental assist£ince under section 521 (42 U.S.C. 1490a); (V) grants and contracts for mutual and self- help housing under section 523(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1490c(b)(l)(A)); or (VI) grants for rural housing preservation under section 533 (42 U.S.C. 1490m); or (ii) conducted under any rural development program, including a program authorized under— (I) the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.); (II) subtitle G of title XVI and title XXIII of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990; (III) title V of the Rural Development Act of 1971 (7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.); or (IV) section 1323(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note). (B) LIMITATION ON PROGRAMS FUNDED.— The Secretary may not expend funds made available to carry out activities described in subparagraph (A) for any activity that did not receive appropriations for fiscal year 1995. Funds expended under this section for any program purpose shall be spent in accordance with and subject to the applicable program limitations, restrictions, and priorities found in the underlying program authority and this Act. (C) LIMITATION ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE. — Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available to carry out activities described in subparagraph (A) shall be made available to carry out activities described in subparagraph (A)(i). (D) DISCLOSURE OF ALLOCATION. — For any fiscal year, the Secretary shall not disclose the allocation of funds under this section for any activity described in subparagraph (A) until the date that is 1 day after the date of enactment of legislation authorizing appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for any period in the fiscal year. (2) RESEARCH.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may use the funds in the Account for research, extension, and education grants to— (i) increase international competitiveness, efficiency, and farm profitability; (ii) reduce economic and health risks; (iii) conserve and enhance natural resources; (iv) develop new crops, new crop uses, and new agricultural applications of biotechnology; (v) enhance animal agricultural resources; (vi) preserve plant and animal germplasm; 29-194 0-96 -38:QL3Partl
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