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 84 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-566-DEC. 22, 1970

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repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department of Agriculture, and not to exceed $5,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,058,000: Provided, That this 8ostat.4i6. appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,500 of this si^statfM!*^' amount shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary. TITLE II—CREDIT AGENCIES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

To carry into effect the provisions of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901-924), as follows: '

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^' LOAN

^^ ^'^'' ^^es; 63 Stat. 9 4 8.

AUTHORIZATION

For loans in accordance with said Act, and for carrying out the 7 USC 907. provisions of section 7 thereof, to be borrowed from the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of section 3(a) of said Act, and to remain available without fiscal year limitation in accord- eg^statVa^i^^' ance with section 3(e) of said Act, as follows: rural electrification pro- 7 USC 903'. gram, $337,000,000, and rural telephone program, $128,800,000. SALARIES A N D E X P E N S E S

For administrative expenses, including not to exceed $500 for financial and credit reports, funds for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $150,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $14,613,000.

ss Stat. 742.

FARMERS H O M E ADMINISTRATION DIRECT

LOAN

ACCOUNT

Direct loans and advances under subtitles A and B, and advances under section 335(a) for which funds are not otherwise available, of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 (7 U.S.C. 1921), as amended, may be made from funds available in the Farmers '^^ s*^** 3°^' Home Administration direct loan account as follows: real estate loans, ^^^' $103,000,000, and operating loans, $275,000,000. RURAL

HOUSING

INSURANCE

FUND

For direct loans and related advances pursuant to section 517(m) of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, $19,000,000 shall be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund. Hereafter, farmer applicants for direct or insured rural housing loans shall be required to provide only such collateral security as is required of owners of nonfarm tracts. For an additional amount for the rural housing insurance fund, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a (c)), $334,000.

83 Stat. 3 9 9. 42 USC 1487.

82 Stat. 5 5 1.

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