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House Journal: Page 1880: Tuesday, April 21, 1998

positions.  The merit system provisions of chapter 19A and the
provisions of the state and union collective bargaining
agreements shall not govern movement into these full-time
equivalent positions until September 1, 1998.  These provisions
relating to the transition of personnel services contractors to
full-time equivalent positions, chapter 19A, and collective
bargaining agreements are void after September 1, 1998.  
e.  Housing development fund
For providing technical assistance to communities of all sizes
and local financial institutions to help meet local housing
needs and to provide and transfer matching funds for the HOME
program:  
	 $	  1,300,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed to grantees under
contract from the housing development fund and moneys
transferred for matching funds for the HOME program that remain
unexpended or unobligated on June 30, 1999, shall not revert to
any fund but shall be available for obligation and expenditure
for purposes of those programs during the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1999.
f.  Shelter assistance program
For the purposes of the shelter assistance fund:  
	 $	    400,000
4.  INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
a.  International trade operations
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, for
support of foreign representation and trade offices, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:  
	 $	  2,010,073
	 FTEs	      10.00
From among the full-time equivalent positions authorized by this
lettered paragraph, one position shall concentrate on the export
sale of grain, one on the export sale of livestock, and one on
the export sale of value-added agricultural products.
The department shall file a report every six months with the
general assembly in a manner consistent with section 7A.11 and
with the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
appropriations subcommittee on economic development which gives
an update of all activities regarding trade promotion in the
Chinese market.
b.  Export trade assistance program
For export trade activities, including a program to encourage
and increase participation in trade shows and trade missions by
providing financial assistance to businesses for a percentage of
their costs of participating in trade shows and trade missions,
by providing for the lease/sublease of showcase space in
existing world trade centers, by providing temporary office
space for foreign buyers, international prospects, and potential
reverse investors, and by providing other promotional and
assistance activities, including salaries and support:  

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