Both the full House and Senate passed their USDA appropriations bills on July 11th (339-82) and July 20th (79-13), respectively. Both bills contain similar levels as the two Appropriations Committee bills, and the difference between the House and Senate versions will be sorted out in conference. The White House has indicated that it will veto the bill due to its failure to: (1) include more money for rural housing and development; (2) exclude provisions prohibiting the agency from conducting community food demonstration programs; and (3) provide enough funding for discretionary grants.

Some of the details are as follows (in millions):

RHS Program	FY00 Approp.	FY01 House (H.R.4461)	FY01 Senate (S.2536)
502 Sing. Family Direct Loans	$1,100	$1,100	$1,100
502 Sing. Family Guaranteed Loans	3,200	3,700	3,200
504 Very Low- Inc. Repair Loans	32.4	32.4	32.4
514 Farm Labor Hsg. Loans	25	*	*
515 Rental Hsg. Direct Loans	114.3	114.3	114.3
538 Rental Hsg. Guaranteed Loans	100	100	100
523 Self-Help Land Dvlpt. Fund	5	5	5
524 Site Loans	5.2	5	5
Rural Hsg. Asst. Grants (504/16/33)	45	39	44**
523 Self-Help TA Grants	28	28	34
521 Rental Assistance Grants	640	655.9	680
Water/Sewer-Rural Utilities Program	605.9	669	644
RCDI	6	6	0
Rural Dvlpt. Loan Fund	38.3	38.3	38.3
RBEG	37.6	50.6	40.6
IRP	38	38	33
Farm Labor Housing Program	-	28	28.8
Rural Community Advancement Program	-	775.8	749.3

*	Included in new consolidated Farm Labor Housing Program, which has $43 million in loans and grants and offers more flexibility in distributing funds.
**	516 grants are included in the new Farm Labor Housing Program.

For more information, visit www.rurdev.usda.gov, www.ruralhome.org, or visit the committee web sites using thomas.loc.gov.