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 114 STAT. 422 PUBLIC LAW 106-224—JUNE 20, 2000 the extent that the conversion is necessary to cover expenditures incurred in providing services (including the full cost of air transportation and other transportation) to remote Indiein or Native villages and to provide breastfeeding support in remote Indian or Native villages.". 42 USC 1786 (f) EFFECTIVE DATES. — note. (1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— The amendments made by subsections (d) and (e) take effect on October 1, 2000. Subtitle F—Other Programs Texas. SEC. 251. AUTHORITY TO PROVTOE LOAN IN CONNECTION WITH BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION. (a) LOAN AUTHORITY. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, acting through the Farm Service Agency, shall use $10,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make a loan to the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc., to enable the Foundation to retire certain debt associated with boll weevil eradication zones which have ended their psirticipation, in whole or in part, in the federally funded boll weevil eradication program. (b) REPAYMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— The loan provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (1) Repayment shall be scheduled to begin on January 1 of the year following the first year during which the boll weevil eradication zone, or any part thereof, responsible for the debt retired using the loan resumes participation in any federally funded boll weevil eradication program. (2) No interest shall be charged. (c) LIMITATION.— The cost of the loan made under this section shall not exceed the loan subsidy sufficient to make the loan. SEC. 252. ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL. (a) PSEUDORABIES.—Of the amount made avedlable under section 261(a)(2), the Secretary shall use $7,000,000 to cover pseudorabies vaccination costs incurred by pork producers. (b) BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS.—Of the amount made available under section 261(a)(2), the Secretary shall use $6,000,000 to respond to bovine tuberculosis in the State of Michigan. The funds shall be available for the following purposes: (1) The surveillance and testing of cattle and wildlife. (2) Research regarding bovine tuberculosis, to be conducted by the Agricultural Research Service and Michigan State University. (3) The provision of increased indemnity pa3anents to encourage the depopulation of infected herds. (4) The performance of diagnostic testing and treatment of humans affected by bovine tuberculosis. (5) Slaughter surveillance. (6) The control and prevention of the exposure of livestock to infected wildlife, including the installation of fencing to minimize contact between livestock and wildlife.

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