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d ,Tha t the cos to f di r ect loans shall b e as defined in section 502 of the C on g ressional B udget A ct of 1974.I n addition, $ 17,97 6 ,000, to re m ain a v ailable until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for D istance L earning and Telemedicine P rogram benefits authori z edb y 7 U . S .C. 950aaa. TITL E I V D OM ESTIC F OOD P R O G RAMS O F F ICEO F TH EU ND E R SECRET A R Y FOR FOOD, NU TRITION AND CON S U M ER SER V ICES For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, $ 8 1 3 ,000. FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE CHI L D NUTRITION P RO G RAMS ( INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS ) In lieu of the amounts made available in section 14222 ( b ) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, for necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et se q .), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21
$16,855,829,000, to remain available through September 30, 2011, of w hich $1,000,000 may be used to carry out the school community garden pilot program established under section 18(g)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)), and of which $9,865,930,000 is hereby appropriated, $6,747,877,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) and $242,022,000 shall be derived by transfer from unobligated and unavailable balances from fiscal year 2009 under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That of the total amount available, $5,000,000 shall be available to be awarded as competitive grants to implement section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110 – 246), and may be awarded notwithstanding the limitations imposed by sections 4405(b)(1)(A) and 4405(c)(1)(A). SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR W OMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $7,252,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2011: Provided , That notwithstanding sec - tion 17(g)(5) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(g)(5)), not more than $15,000,000 of funds provided in this Act may be used for the purpose of evaluating program performance in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for W omen, Infants and Children: Provided fu r th er, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)(A)), of the amounts made available under this heading,
