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 123STA T . 21 09PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 0 —O CT. 21 , 2009 RURALB U SINE SS —CO O P ERA T I V E S ERVI C E RURAL B USINESS PRO G RA M ACCOUNT ( INCLU D ING TRANS F ERS OF FUNDS )Forthec o s to fl o angu arantees an d grants , for the rural b us i- ness de v elo pm ent programs authori z edb y sections 306 and 3 1 0B and described in sections 310B ( f ) and 3 8 1 E (d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural D evelopment A ct, $97 ,116,000, to remain available until e x pended
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d ,T hat of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $ 5 00,000 shall be made available for agranttoa q ualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and $ 2 ,979,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U. S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Commu- nity Advancement P rogram purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of w hich not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided fu r th er, That $ 4 ,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recog- nized N ative American Tribes, including $250,000 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 under this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Business Pro- gram Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Z ones for the fiscal year 2009, shall be available through J une 30, 2010, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the rural business and cooperative development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop- ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E –H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and 381E(d)(3) of such Act be transferred and merged with this account and any other prior balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account that the Secretary determines is appropriate to transfer. RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Rural Development L oan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $33,536,000. For the cost of direct loans, $8,464,000, as authorized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $1,035,000 shall be available through June 30, 2010, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes and of which $2,070,000 shall be available through June 30, 2010, for M ississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated