123STA T .54 5 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9counties(a s d ete rm ined in accordance w it hP u bl ic L aw 10 0 –46 0 ):Provide d ,T hat such costs, includin g the cost o f modif y ing such loans, shall be as defined in section 5 0 2 of the C ongressional B udget A ctof1 97 4: Provided fu r th er, That of the total amount a p pro - priated, $8 80,000 shall be a v ailable through J une 3 0, 2009, for the cost of direct loans for authori z ed empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the S ec- retary of Agriculture as R ural E conomic Area Partnership Z ones .I n addition, for administrative e x penses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,853,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘ ‘Rural D evelopment, Salaries and Expenses ’ ’. RU R ALECON O MI C D E V ELO P MEN T LOAN S PRO G RAM ACCOUNT ( INCLUDING RESCISSION O F FUNDS )F or the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and j ob creation projects, $33,077,000. O f the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $20,000,000 shall not be obligated and $20,000,000 are rescinded. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U .S.C. 1932), $12,636,000, of which $300,000 shall be for a cooperative research agreement with a q ualified academic institu- tion to conduct research on the national economic impact of all types of cooperatives
and of which $2,582,000 shall be for coopera- tive agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided , That not to exceed $1,463,000 shall be for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide assistance to small, socially disadvantaged producers and whose governing board and / or membership is comprised of at least 75 percent socially disadvantaged members; and of which $3,867,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value- added agricultural product mar k et development grants, as author- ized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). RURAL EMPO W ERMENT Z ONES AND ENTERPRISE COMMUNITIES GRANTS For grants in connection with empowerment zones and enter- prise communities, $8,130,000, to remain available until expended, for designated rural empowerment zones and rural enterprise communities, as authorized by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277): Provided, That the funds provided under this paragraph shall be made available to empowerment zones and enterprise communities in a manner and with the same priorities such funds were made available during the 2007 fiscal year.
