Ill STAT. 2094 PUBLIC LAW 105-86—NOV. 18, 1997 TITLE III RURAL ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development to administer programs under the laws enacted by the Congress for the Rural Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture, $588,000. RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1926a, 1926c, and 1932, except for sections 381E-H, 38 IN, and 3810 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009f), $652,197,000, to remain available until expended, of which $27,062,000 shall be for rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(l) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act; of which $577,242,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act; and of which $47,893,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided, That section 7 USC 2009d. 381E(d)(3)(B) of such Act is amended by inserting after the phrase "business and industry", the words "direct and": Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for the rural business and cooperative development programs, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated for rural utilities programs, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems to benefit the Colonias along the United States/Mexico border, including grants pursuant to section 306C of such Act; not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be for water and waste disposal systems for rural and native villages in Alaska pursuant to section 306D of such Act; not to exceed $15,000,000 shall be for technical assistance grants for rural waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act; and not to exceed $5,200,000 shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That of the total amounts appropriated, not to exceed $20,048,000 shall be available through June 30, 1998, for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by Public Law 103-66, of which $1,200,000 shall be for rural community programs described in section 381E(d)(l) of such Act; of which $18,700,000 shall be for the rural utilities programs described in section 381E(d)(2) of such Act; of which $148,000 shall be for the rural business and cooperative development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act: Provided further. That any obligated and unobligated balances available for prior years for the "Rural Water and Waste Disposal Grants", "Rural Water and Waste Disposal Loans Program Account", "Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants", "Solid
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