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[Senate Report 113-46]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

                                                       Calendar No. 100
113th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                     113-46

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   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2014
                                _______
                                

                 June 27, 2013.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

           Mr. Pryor, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                                 REPORT

                         [To accompany S. 1244]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1244) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, 
reports favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.

New obligational authority

Total of bill as reported to the Senate.................$143,091,415,000
Amount of 2013 appropriations\1\........................ 139,686,441,000
Amount of 2014 budget estimate.......................... 141,812,619,000
Bill as recommended to Senate compared to--
    2013 appropriations.................................  +3,404,974,000
    2014 budget estimate................................  +1,278,796,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

                                CONTENTS

                              ----------                              
                                                                   Page
Breakdown by Title...............................................     4
Overview and Summary of the Bill.................................     5
Reports to Congress..............................................     6
Title I:
    Agricultural Programs:
        Production, Processing, and Marketing:
            Office of the Secretary..............................     7
            Executive Operations.................................     9
            Office of the Chief Information Officer..............    10
            Office of the Chief Financial Officer................    11
            Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights...    11
            Office of Civil Rights...............................    12
            Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental 
              Payments...........................................    12
            Hazardous Materials Management.......................    13
            Office of Inspector General..........................    13
            Office of the General Counsel........................    14
            Office of the Under Secretary for Research, 
              Education, and Economics...........................    14
            Economic Research Service............................    15
            National Agricultural Statistics Service.............    15
            Agricultural Research Service........................    16
            National Institute of Food and Agriculture...........    20
            Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and 
              Regulatory Programs................................    27
            Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service...........    28
            Agricultural Marketing Service.......................    33
            Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
              Administration.....................................    36
            Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety........    37
            Food Safety and Inspection Service...................    37
            Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign 
              Agricultural Services..............................    38
            Farm Service Agency..................................    39
            Risk Management Agency...............................    42
        Corporations:
            Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund..............    43
            Commodity Credit Corporation Fund....................    44
Title II:
    Conservation Programs:
        Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and 
          Environment............................................    46
        Natural Resources Conservation Service...................    46
Title III:
    Rural Development Programs:
        Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development......    48
        Rural Housing Service....................................    49
        Rural Community Facilities Program Account...............    54
        Rural Business--Cooperative Service......................    55
        Rural Utilities Service..................................    60
Title IV:
    Domestic Food Programs:
        Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and 
          Consumer Services......................................    64
        Food and Nutrition Service...............................    64
Title V: Foreign Assistance and Related Programs: Foreign 
  Agricultural Service...........................................    72
Title VI:
    Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration:
        Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug 
          Administration.........................................    76
        Independent Agency: Farm Credit Administration...........    84
Title VII: General Provisions....................................    86
Program, Project, and Activity...................................    88
Compliance With Paragraph 7, Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the 
  Senate.........................................................    88
Compliance With Paragraph 7(c), Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................    89
Compliance With Paragraph 12, Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
  the 
  Senate.........................................................    90
Budgetary Impact of Bill.........................................    90
Comparative Statement of Budget Authority........................    91

                           BREAKDOWN BY TITLE

    The amounts of obligational authority for each of the seven 
titles are shown in the following table. A detailed tabulation, 
showing comparisons, appears at the end of this report. 
Recommendations for individual appropriation items, projects 
and activities are carried in this report under the appropriate 
item headings.

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         2014 Committee
                                         2013\1\         recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Title I: Agricultural programs....         28,316,213         29,962,501
Title II: Conservation programs...            823,666            819,274
Title III: Rural economic and               2,212,962          2,294,844
 community development programs...
Title IV: Domestic food programs..        104,448,977        106,359,865
Title V: Foreign assistance and             1,798,216          1,839,430
 related programs.................
Title VI: Related agencies and              2,461,304          2,562,905
 Food and Drug Administration.....
Title VII: General provisions.....           -598,897           -747,404
Other appropriations..............            224,000  .................
                                   -------------------------------------
      Total, new budget                   139,686,441        143,091,415
       (obligational) authority...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public
  Law 112-25.

                    OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE BILL

    The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill 
provides funding for a wide array of Federal programs, mostly 
in the U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA]. These programs 
include agricultural research, education, and extension 
activities; natural resources conservation programs; farm 
income and support programs; marketing and inspection 
activities; domestic food assistance programs; rural housing, 
economic and community development, and telecommunication and 
electrification assistance; and various export and 
international activities of the USDA.
    The bill also provides funding for the Food and Drug 
Administration [FDA] and allows the use of collected fees for 
administrative expenses of the Farm Credit Administration 
[FCA].
    The discretionary programs and activities of USDA and FDA 
that are supported by this bill include high priority 
responsibilities entrusted to the Federal Government and its 
partners to protect human health and safety, contribute to 
economic recovery, and achieve policy objectives strongly 
supported by the American people. The ability to provide for 
these measures is made difficult by growing pressure on 
available levels of discretionary spending as a consequence of 
the overall public debate on Federal spending, revenues, and 
size of the Federal debt.
    Too often, the USDA programs funded by this bill are 
confused with farm subsidies and other mandatory spending more 
properly associated with multi-year farm bills. In contrast, 
this bill provides annual funding for programs familiar to all 
Americans such as protecting food safety through the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug 
Administration, which also plays a vital role in maintaining 
the safety of the Nation's blood supply and availability of 
safe and effective medical products and other components of our 
health system. This bill also provides funding to fight against 
the introduction and spread of noxious or infectious and often 
invasive pests and disease that threaten our plant and animal 
health environments, as well as funding for many other missions 
of dire importance to the American people.
    In the context of overall pressures on spending and the 
competing priorities that the Committee faces, this bill as 
reported provides the proper amount of emphasis on 
agricultural, rural development, and other programs and 
activities funded by the bill. It is consistent with the 
subcommittee's allocation for fiscal year 2014.
    All accounts in the bill have been closely examined to 
ensure that an appropriate level of funding is provided to 
carry out the programs of USDA, FDA, and FCA. Details on each 
of the accounts, the funding level, and the Committee's 
justifications for the funding levels are included in the 
report.

                          REPORTS TO CONGRESS

    The Committee has, throughout this report, requested 
agencies to provide studies and reports on various issues. The 
Committee utilizes these reports to evaluate program 
performance and make decisions on future appropriations. The 
Committee directs that all studies and reports be provided to 
the Committee as electronic documents in an agreed upon format 
within 120 days after the date of enactment, unless an 
alternative submission schedule is specifically stated in the 
report request.

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                 Production, Processing, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $45,131,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      44,148,000
Committee recommendation................................      44,148,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Secretary of Agriculture, assisted by the Deputy 
Secretary, Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries, Chief 
Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and members of 
their immediate staffs, directs and coordinates the work of the 
Department. This includes developing policy, maintaining 
relationships with agricultural organizations and others in the 
development of farm programs, and maintaining liaison with the 
Executive Office of the President and Members of Congress on 
all matters pertaining to agricultural policy.
    The general authority of the Secretary to supervise and 
control the work of the Department is contained in the Organic 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2201-2202). The delegation of regulatory 
functions to Department employees and authorization of 
appropriations to carry out these functions is contained in 7 
U.S.C. 450c-450g.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $44,148,000 
for the Office of the Secretary. The Committee recommendation 
includes the following accounts under the Office of the 
Secretary: Office of the Secretary; Office of Tribal Relations; 
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; Office 
of Advocacy and Outreach; Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration; Departmental Administration; Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations; and Office of 
Communications. The following table reflects the amount 
provided by the Committee for each office and activity:

                                             OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  2014 budget       Committee
                                                                 2013 enacted       request       recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of the Secretary......................................            4,914            5,086            5,086
Office of Tribal Relations...................................              485              502              502
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination.......            1,455            1,507            1,507
Office of Advocacy and Outreach..............................            1,383            1,217            1,217
Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration.............              782              809              809
Departmental Administration..................................           23,586           22,993           22,993
Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations....            3,764            3,897            3,897
Office of Communications.....................................            8,762            8,137            8,137
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................           45,131           44,148           44,148
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Animal Fighting.--The Committee is very concerned about 
reports of illegal animal fighting activities and directs the 
Secretary to work with relevant agencies on the most effective 
and proper means for investigating and enforcing laws and 
regulations regarding these activities.
    Loan Servicing Center of Excellence.--In order to leverage 
existing capacity and expertise within the Department, the 
Secretary is directed to explore the creation of a Center of 
Excellence for loan servicing support functions in order to 
provide consolidated customer service, field office support, 
and centralized loan services to USDA agencies and other 
Federal agencies. The Secretary shall consult with employee 
representatives and management in the Farm Service Agency Farm 
Loan Information Technology, Accounting, and Finance Office 
loan servicing support functions; the Rural Development Deputy 
Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer 
functions; and the Rural Housing Centralized Servicing Center.
    Open Access to Federal Research.--The Committee is 
concerned that despite significant Federal investments in 
scientific research, public access to the published results of 
this taxpayer-funded research is limited. Improved access to 
cutting-edge research will help individuals and commercial 
enterprises more rapidly translate these research results into 
new products and services. The Committee directs the Department 
of Agriculture to adopt a Federal research public access policy 
that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the 
Federal agency. To the extent practicable, the Department's 
public access policy shall follow common procedures for the 
collection and depositing of research papers; shall provide for 
submission and free online public access to an electronic 
version of the original research papers that have been accepted 
for publication in peer-reviewed journals and that result from 
research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the 
Department's appropriations; shall provide for the long-term 
preservation of, and free public access to published research 
findings, no later than 12 months after publication in peer-
reviewed journals; and shall provide that these research papers 
are archived in formats and under terms that enable productive 
reuse, including computational analysis by state-of-the-art 
technologies. The Department shall report to the Committee on 
Appropriations and the appropriate authorizing committees 
within 60 days of enactment of this Act regarding the 
appropriate efforts to adopt this Federal research public 
access policy.

                          Executive Operations

    Executive operations were established as a result of the 
reorganization of the Department to provide a support team for 
USDA policy officials and selected department-wide services. 
Activities under the executive operations include the Office of 
the Chief Economist, the National Appeals Division, and the 
Office of Budget and Program Analysis.

                     OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $15,575,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      12,854,000
Committee recommendation................................      16,854,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Chief Economist advises the Secretary of 
Agriculture on the economic implications of Department policies 
and programs. The Office serves as the single focal point for 
the Nation's economic intelligence and analysis, risk 
assessment, and cost-benefit analysis related to domestic and 
international food and agriculture issues, provides policy 
direction for renewable energy development, conducts analyses 
of climate change impacts on agriculture and forestry, and is 
responsible for coordination and review of all commodity and 
aggregate agricultural and food-related data used to develop 
outlook and situation material within the Department.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $16,854,000 
for the Office of the Chief Economist.
    Policy Research.--The Committee recommendation includes 
$4,000,000 for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155 for entities 
with existing institutional capacity to conduct complex 
economic and policy analysis and a lengthy and well-documented 
record of conducting policy analysis for the benefit of the 
Department of Agriculture, the Congressional Budget Office, or 
the Congress. To maximize resources, the Committee expects the 
Department to focus efforts on entities that have developed 
models, databases, and staff necessary to conduct in-depth 
analysis of impacts of agriculture or rural development policy 
proposals on rural communities, farmers, agribusiness, 
taxpayers, and consumers.

                       NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $13,840,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      12,940,000
Committee recommendation................................      12,940,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The National Appeals Division conducts administrative 
hearings and reviews of adverse program decisions made by the 
Rural Development mission area, the Farm Service Agency, the 
Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $12,940,000 
for the National Appeals Division.

                 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $8,804,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      11,129,000
Committee recommendation................................       9,129,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of Budget and Program Analysis provides 
direction and administration of the Department's budgetary 
functions including development, presentation, and execution of 
the budget; reviews program and legislative proposals for 
program, budget, and related implications; analyzes program and 
resource issues and alternatives, and prepares summaries of 
pertinent data to aid the Secretary and departmental policy 
officials and agency program managers in the decisionmaking 
process; and provides departmentwide coordination for and 
participation in the presentation of budget-related matters to 
the committees of the Congress, the media, and interested 
public. The Office also provides department-wide coordination 
of the preparation and processing of regulations and 
legislative programs and reports.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $9,129,000 for 
the Office of Budget and Program Analysis. The Committee does 
not recommend an appropriation to establish the position of 
Chief Evaluation Officer.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $42,839,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      44,159,000
Committee recommendation................................      44,159,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Chief Information Officer was established 
in August 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), pursuant to the 
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, which required the establishment of 
a Chief Information Officer for major Federal agencies. This 
Office provides policy guidance, leadership, coordination, and 
direction to the Department's information management and 
information technology investment activities in support of USDA 
program delivery, and is the lead office in USDA e-gov efforts. 
The Office provides long-range planning guidance, implements 
measures to ensure that technology investments are economical 
and effective, coordinates interagency information resources 
management projects, and implements standards to promote 
information exchange and technical interoperability. In 
addition, the Office of the Chief Information Officer is 
responsible for certain activities financed under the 
Department's Working Capital Fund (7 U.S.C. 2235). The Office 
also provides telecommunication and automated data processing 
[ADP] services to USDA agencies through the National 
Information Technology Center with locations in Fort Collins, 
Colorado, Kansas City, Missouri and Washington, DC. Direct ADP 
operational services are also provided to the Office of the 
Secretary, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of 
Communications, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and 
Departmental Management.
    On November 28, 2004, the information technology staffs of 
the Service Center Agencies [SCA] were converged into one IT 
organization within the office of the Chief Information 
Officer; this converged organization is named Information 
Technology Services and replaces a network of cross-agency 
teams used to coordinate IT infrastructure investment within 
the SCA and allows for unified management of the IT 
infrastructure.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $44,159,000 
for the Office of the Chief Information Officer. This amount 
includes not less than $28,000,000 to support cybersecurity 
requirements of the Department.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $6,078,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       6,243,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,243,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Chief Financial Officer is responsible 
for the dual roles of Chief Financial Management Policy Officer 
and Chief Financial Management Advisor to the Secretary and 
mission area heads. The Office provides leadership for all 
financial management, accounting, travel, Federal assistance, 
and strategic planning performance measurement activities 
within the Department. The Office is also responsible for the 
management and operation of the National Finance Center and the 
Departmental Working Capital Fund.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,243,000 for 
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $869,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         898,000
Committee recommendation................................         898,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 
provides oversight of civil rights and related functions. This 
includes coordination of the administration of civil rights 
laws and regulations for employees of the Department of 
Agriculture and participants in programs of the Department, and 
ensuring compliance with civil rights laws.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $898,000 for 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.

                         Office of Civil Rights

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $22,078,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      21,550,000
Committee recommendation................................      21,550,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of Civil Rights provides overall leadership 
responsibility for all department-wide civil rights activities. 
These activities include employment opportunity as well as 
program nondiscrimination policy development, analysis, 
coordination, and compliance. The Office is responsible for 
providing leadership in facilitating the fair and equitable 
treatment of USDA employees, and for monitoring program 
activities to ensure that all USDA programs are delivered in a 
nondiscriminatory manner. The Office's outreach functions 
provide leadership, coordination, facilitation, and expertise 
to internal and external partners to ensure equal and timely 
access to USDA programs for all constituents, with emphasis on 
the underserved, through information sharing, technical 
assistance, and training.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,550,000 
for the Office of Civil Rights.

        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $263,988,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     233,095,000
Committee recommendation................................     233,095,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Department headquarters presently operates in a two-
building, Government-owned complex in downtown Washington, DC, 
the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Maryland, 
and in leased buildings in the metropolitan Washington, DC, 
area. Annual appropriations finance payments to the General 
Services Administration [GSA] for leased space and related 
payments are made to the Department of Homeland Security for 
perimeter security services at USDA occupied space. Under this 
arrangement USDA operates, maintains, and repairs the D.C. 
complex buildings, in lieu of rental payments for the two-
building D.C. complex and the George Washington Carver Center. 
GSA charges commercial rent rates pursuant to the Public 
Buildings Amendments of 1972, and agencies may review rate 
procedures and exercise rights to appeal. For the last several 
years the Department has implemented a strategic space plan to 
locate staff more efficiently, renovate its buildings, and 
eliminate safety hazards, particularly in the Agriculture South 
Building.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $233,095,000 
for Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments.
    The following table reflects the Committee's specific 
recommendations for this account as compared to the fiscal year 
2013 and budget request levels:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    2014 budget      Committee
                                                                   2013 enacted       request     recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rental payments.................................................         170,936         164,470         164,470
DHS building security...........................................          13,108          13,800          13,800
Building operations/repairs and renovation......................          79,944          54,825          54,825
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................         263,988         233,095         233,095
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     Hazardous Materials Management

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $3,884,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       3,600,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,600,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act, the Department has the responsibility to meet 
the same standards regarding the storage and disposition of 
hazardous materials as private businesses. The Department is 
required to contain, cleanup, monitor, and inspect for 
hazardous materials in areas under the Department's 
jurisdiction.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,600,000 for 
Hazardous Materials Management.

                      Office of Inspector General

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $86,605,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      89,902,000
Committee recommendation................................      89,902,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of Inspector General [OIG] was established 
October 12, 1978, by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public 
Law 95-452). This act expanded and provided specific 
authorities for the activities of OIG which had previously been 
carried out under the general authorities of the Secretary of 
Agriculture.
    The Office is administered by an inspector general who 
reports directly to the Secretary of Agriculture. Functions and 
responsibilities of this Office include direction and control 
of audit and investigative activities within the Department, 
formulation of audit and investigative policies and procedures 
regarding Department programs and operations, and analysis and 
coordination of program-related audit and investigation 
activities performed by other Department agencies.
    The activities of this Office are designed to assure 
compliance with existing laws, policies, regulations, and 
programs of the Department's agencies, and to provide 
appropriate officials with the means for prompt corrective 
action where deviations have occurred. The scope of audit and 
investigative activities is large and includes administrative, 
program, and criminal matters. These activities are 
coordinated, when appropriate, with various audit and 
investigative agencies of the executive and legislative 
branches of the Government.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,902,000 
for the Office of Inspector General. In addition, the 
recommendation includes funding for OIG to address violations 
of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) and to 
coordinate with State and local law enforcement personnel in 
this effort.

                     Office of the General Counsel

Appropriations, 2013\1\\2\..............................     $43,853,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      45,014,000
Committee recommendation................................      47,304,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.
\2\This amount does not include $3,313,000 for the Office of Ethics.

    The Office of the General Counsel provides all legal 
advice, counsel, and services to the Secretary and to all 
agencies, offices, and corporations of the Department. The 
Office represents the Department in administrative proceedings; 
nonlitigation debt collection proceedings; State water rights 
adjudications; proceedings before the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Interstate Commerce Commission, Federal Maritime 
Administration, and International Trade Commission; and, in 
conjunction with the Department of Justice, in judicial 
proceedings and litigation.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $47,304,000 
for the Office of the General Counsel. Included in this amount 
is $3,451,000 for the Office of Ethics.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $869,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         898,000
Committee recommendation................................         898,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, 
and Economics provides direction and coordination in carrying 
out the laws enacted by the Congress for food and agricultural 
research, education, extension, and economic and statistical 
information. The Office has oversight and management 
responsibilities for the Agricultural Research Service; 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Economic Research 
Service; and National Agricultural Statistics Service.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $898,000 for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and 
Economics.
    Colony Collapse Disorder.--The Committee recognizes that 
Colony Collapse Disorder [CCD] has caused serious harm to bee 
colonies across the United States since at least 2005, causing 
the death of up to 90 percent of the bee colonies in affected 
apiaries. Failure to find a solution to CCD may prevent 
beekeepers from being able to meet increasing demand for 
pollination services for crops that rely on managed 
pollination. The Committee directs the Secretary to utilize 
research resources to aggressively investigate the causes of 
and solutions to CCD, including by prioritizing extension 
grants to universities that have demonstrated particular 
promise in conducting such research.

                       Economic Research Service

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $75,301,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      78,506,000
Committee recommendation................................      78,506,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Economic Research Service [ERS] provides economic and 
other social science research and analysis for public and 
private decisions on agriculture, food, the environment, and 
rural America. The information that ERS produces is for use by 
the general public and to help the executive and legislative 
branches develop, administer, and evaluate agricultural and 
rural policies and programs.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $78,506,000 
for the Economic Research Service.
    Honey Bee Research.--The Committee directs the Economic 
Research Service, in consultation where appropriate with 
commercial beekeepers, to report to Congress on the economic 
value of honey bees within 180 days of enactment of this act. 
The report should consider all appropriate direct and indirect 
economic benefits, including the retail values of honey 
produced and crops pollinated, as well as identify whether 
sufficient data exists on crop yield increases resulting from 
honey bee pollination.
    Organic Data Analysis.--The Committee encourages ERS to 
continue all ongoing efforts relating to organic data analysis.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $174,617,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     159,601,000
Committee recommendation................................     162,133,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The National Agricultural Statistics Service [NASS] 
administers the Department's program of collecting and 
publishing current national, State, and county agricultural 
statistics. These statistics provide accurate and timely 
projections of current agricultural production and measures of 
the economic and environmental welfare of the agricultural 
sector which are essential for making effective policy, 
production, and marketing decisions. NASS also furnishes 
statistical services to other USDA and Federal agencies in 
support of their missions, and provides consulting, technical 
assistance, and training to developing countries.
    NASS is also responsible for administration of the Census 
of Agriculture, which is taken every 5 years and provides 
comprehensive data on the agricultural economy including: data 
on the number of farms, land use, production expenses, farm 
product values, value of land and buildings, farm size and 
characteristics of farm operators, market value of agricultural 
production sold, acreage of major crops, inventory of livestock 
and poultry, and farm irrigation practices.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $162,133,000 
for the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Included in 
this amount is $44,545,000 for the Census of Agriculture.
    Chemical Use Data Series.--The Committee believes that the 
Chemical Use Data Series provides timely, valuable information 
on fertilizer and chemical use data and major field crops and 
selected specialty crops. The Committee encourages the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service to continue funding the 
collection and analysis of chemical use data as well as 
practices such as integrated pest management. The Committee 
also encourages the National Agricultural Statistics Service to 
resume collecting Fruit Chemical Use data and Vegetable 
Chemical Use data in alternating years.
    Organic Production Survey.--In 2008, NASS conducted the 
first-ever comprehensive Organic Production Survey as a follow-
on survey to the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Published in 
February 2010, the survey has provided information vital to the 
organic sector's growth. The Committee believes the Organic 
Production Survey should be conducted on a regular basis to 
properly assess the characteristics, trends, and changes in the 
sector, and recommends an increase of $2,250,000 within the 
Census of Agriculture for an Organic Production Survey.
    Suspended or Eliminated Reports.--The Committee is aware 
that NASS has suspended or eliminated a number of reports since 
fiscal year 2012 due to budgetary constraints, and has been 
unable to carry out four Current Industrial Reports formerly 
compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. The funded level provided 
will allow NASS to resume or begin compilation of these reports 
at the frequency levels assumed in fiscal year 2012, and NASS 
is directed to resume all of these reports immediately upon 
enactment of this act.

                     Agricultural Research Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................  $1,072,015,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................   1,124,003,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,123,150,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Agricultural Research Service [ARS] is responsible for 
conducting basic, applied, and developmental research through 
its major program areas of New Products/Product Quality/Value 
Added; Livestock/Crop Production; Food Safety; Livestock/Crop 
Protection; Human Nutrition; and Environmental Stewardship. The 
research applies to a wide range of goals; commodities; natural 
resources; fields of science; and geographic, climatic, and 
environmental conditions.
    ARS is also responsible for the Abraham Lincoln National 
Agricultural Library which provides agricultural information 
and library services through traditional library functions and 
modern electronic dissemination to agencies of the USDA, public 
and private organizations, and individuals.
    As the USDA's in-house agricultural research unit, ARS has 
major responsibilities for conducting and leading the national 
agricultural research effort. It provides initiative and 
leadership in five areas: research on broad regional and 
national problems, research to support Federal action and 
regulatory agencies, expertise to meet national emergencies, 
research support for international programs, and scientific 
resources to the executive branch and Congress.
    The mission of ARS research is to develop and transfer 
solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority 
and provide information access and dissemination to ensure 
high-quality, safe food and other agricultural products; assess 
the nutritional needs of Americans; sustain a competitive 
agricultural economy; enhance the natural resource base and the 
environment; and provide economic opportunities for rural 
citizens, communities, and society as a whole.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,123,150,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Agricultural Research Service. 
The Committee does not concur with the President's budget 
request regarding the termination of extramural research, 
reallocation of funds, or closure of six research locations. 
The Committee expects extramural research to be funded without 
the reductions assessed in fiscal years 2012 and 2013.
    Aerial Application Research.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of ARS Aerial Application Technology Program. The 
program conducts innovative research making aerial applications 
more efficient, effective and precise. Research for aerial 
application serves the public good as a vital tool for the 
future, as agriculture strives to meet the food, fiber, and 
bio-energy demands of a growing population.
    Agroforestry.--Agroforestry can provide on-farm financial 
and environmental benefits while also addressing the regional 
and national-scale issues of clean water, wildlife habitat, and 
hypoxia. Agroforesters manage trees with crops, livestock, and 
pasture to combine the best of both agriculture and forestry. 
Recognizing the importance of agroforestry to farm practices 
and the environment, the Committee recommendation includes 
$1,500,000 to develop integrated strategies to manage 
multifunctional agricultural landscapes that combine trees with 
agricultural and horticultural crops, forages and grazing 
livestock for optimal economic, environmental, and natural 
resources benefits.
    Classical Plant Breeding.--The Committee is aware of the 
need to enhance classical plant breeding, and encourages ARS to 
invest in research to improve genetic resources and cultivars 
for the benefit of U.S. producers, seed companies, processors 
and consumers. This research should focus on breeding improved 
germplasm and varieties with higher yields, improved disease 
and pest resistance and resilience to weather extremes. 
Additionally, methods and tools should be developed to enable 
classical breeders to choose better breeding parents and speed 
up variety development.
    Coffee Berry Borer.--The Committee is aware of the threat 
that the coffee berry borer poses to the existence of the 
coffee industry, and believes that ARS should focus research 
into methods to control and eradicate the pest.
    Drought Mitigation Research.--The Committee believes that 
drought mitigation research and strategies for dealing with 
drought continue to be of significant value to farmers, 
ranchers, food processors and other food-related industries, 
consumers, and State and Federal agencies. Consequently, the 
Committee encourages the Department to continue support for 
such research or to provide an explanation as to how they will 
otherwise obtain and distribute this information.
    Emerging Cereal Rust Diseases.--The Committee is aware that 
emerging cereal rust diseases are a threat to domestic and 
world food supplies. Therefore, the Department should continue 
to dedicate funding to speed efforts to combat cereal rust 
disease, including development of Ug99-resistant wheat 
varieties.
    Forage Production Systems.--The Committee recommendation 
includes an increase of $500,000 to develop management 
practices that improve the production efficiency of grazing 
operations in temperate pastures.
    Forest Products.--The Committee recognizes the important 
role of the forests products sector to the U.S. economy. The 
need to create new and improved value-added products and 
renewable energy from our Nation's wood supply is critical to 
the sustainability of the national economy. The Committee 
recommendation includes $1,650,000 to support research on wood 
quality improvement and improvement in forest products 
evaluation standards and valuation techniques. ARS shall 
conduct this research in consultation with the Forest Products 
Laboratory.
    Human Nutrition Research.--The Committee remains concerned 
about the high rates of obesity in this country, and believes 
that research into human nutrition is important to help prevent 
childhood obesity and the medical issues obesity brings. The 
Committee recommendation includes an increase of $1,000,000 to 
expand research regarding the growth, health promotion, and 
disease prevention of the developing child.
    Improved Scientific Capacity.--The Committee recognizes the 
potential to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery 
through the development of research tools and infrastructure to 
handle large and complex data. The Committee recommendation 
includes $13,647,000 to enhance ARS's ability to collect, 
manage, analyze, and share huge quantities of research data to 
improve crop and animal production and health, human nutrition, 
food safety and security, bioenergy, agricultural 
sustainability, and other issues as proposed in the budget.
    National Agricultural Library.--The Committee encourages 
the Agricultural Research Service to maintain a focus on 
agriculture-related legal issues within the National 
Agricultural Library. The Committee notes that as the 
agriculture sector of the national economy evolves, there is a 
necessity that these agriculture-related legal issues be 
addressed on an increasingly frequent basis. Further, 
agricultural-related legal issues are increasingly complex and 
the impact of these legal issues continues to broaden in scope. 
Therefore, the Committee recommendation includes an increase of 
$2,000,000 for the National Agricultural Library, and 
encourages ARS to resume and expand into new partnerships with 
law schools with expertise in agricultural law.
    Nutrition Research and Aging.--The Committee is aware that 
research into nutrition can benefit aging Americans by keeping 
them active longer, delaying or reducing the effects of chronic 
illnesses and obesity, and reducing healthcare costs for such 
diseases. The Committee supports the investment in human 
nutrition research, especially as it affects the aging 
population, and encourages ARS to continue support for 
nutrition research and existing centers.
    Plant Science.--The Committee supports infrastructure 
investments in support of high priority research in plant 
science, particularly programs that would develop small grain 
varieties, such as wheat and barley, that have improved end use 
quality, higher disease and insect resistance, and increased 
abiotic stress tolerance.
    Pollinator Research.--The Committee is aware that 
pollinators are responsible for the production of one-third of 
the Nation's food supply, but the number of managed honeybee 
colonies in the United States has dropped in half since 1940. 
Because of the importance of pollinators in the production of 
the Nation's food supply and their impact on the stability of 
our agricultural economy, the Committee encourages ARS to 
increase resources dedicated to protecting the health of both 
honeybees and other native bees, including continued research 
into colony collapse disorder.
    Pulse Health Initiative.--The Committee continues to 
recognize the need to investigate the ability of pulse crops--
dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas--to provide 
solutions to critical health issues including but not limited 
to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer; and 
to increase the consumption of pulse crops by improving their 
functionality in baked goods and end use as a food and food 
ingredient through the study of milling, extrusion, extraction, 
and cooking properties. The Committee also recognizes the 
potential to improve the sustainability of agricultural 
rotations and reduce green house gas emissions by improving the 
nitrogen fixing abilities of pulse crops. The Committee 
recommends ARS provide adequate funding to establish the Pulse 
Health Initiative.
    Research Facilities.--The Committee encourages ARS to work 
cooperatively with universities to better utilize available 
state-of-the-art laboratory space to effectively address 
important agricultural research issues. The Committee directs 
ARS to study ways in which the Federal labs could be better 
utilized, in cooperation with universities, to explore new 
scientific opportunities that benefit the Nation's food and 
agriculture system, and to submit a report with recommendations 
to the Committee by January 30, 2014. The report should include 
information on the current utilization of ARS facilities by 
universities and other cooperators, as well as the extent in 
which ARS is housed in cooperator facilities.
    Sclerotinia.--The Committee is aware of the economic 
importance of controlling sclerotinia, which affects 
sunflowers, soybeans, canola, edible beans, peas, and lentils 
and encourages ARS to continue both core research and 
cooperative projects of the National Sclerotinia Initiative.
    Shellfish Research.--The Committee directs the Agricultural 
Research Service to continue to partner with research 
institutions on research to improve shellfish survival and 
growth rates and to classify and preserve natural genetic 
variation.
    Sustainable Water Use Research.--The Committee recognizes 
the ongoing regional groundwater problems in the Lower 
Mississippi River Basin. The Committee recommendation includes 
an increase of $1,000,000 for ARS to continue research on 
conservation practices and the incorporation of technology in 
farm management in order to quantify management impacts on 
water quality and quantity.
    Technology Transfer and Innovation.--The Committee 
encourages the Agricultural Research Service to utilize 
existing Agricultural Technology Innovation Partnerships to 
establish a pilot program to provide regional collaborations, 
technology transfer and commercialization, and innovative 
venture development training.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2013....................................................
Budget estimate, 2014...................................    $155,000,000
Committee recommendation................................................

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommendation does not include funding for 
the Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities 
account.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture

    Section 7511(f)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) by establishing an agency to be 
known as the National Institute of Food and Agriculture [NIFA]. 
The Secretary transferred to the Director of NIFA, effective 
October 1, 2009, all authorities administered by the 
Administrator of the Cooperative State, Research, Education and 
Extension Service. The mission is to work with university 
partners and customers to advance research, extension, and 
higher education in the food and agricultural sciences and 
related environmental and human sciences to benefit people, 
communities, and the Nation.

                   RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $718,636,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     801,140,000
Committee recommendation................................     772,794,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Research and Education programs administered by NIFA are 
USDA's principal entree to the university system of the United 
States for the purpose of conducting agricultural research and 
education programs as authorized by the Hatch Act of 1887, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 361a-361i); the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative 
Forestry Act of 1962, as amended (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.); the 
Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 450i); the National Agricultural, Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note); the Agricultural 
Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Public 
Law 105-185), as amended; the Food, Agriculture, Conservation 
and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624); the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171); and the 
Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246). 
Through these authorities, USDA participates with State and 
other cooperators to encourage and assist the State 
institutions in the conduct of agricultural research and 
education through the State Agricultural Experiment Stations of 
the 50 States and the territories; by approved Schools of 
Forestry; the 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee 
University and West Virginia State University; 1994 Land-Grant 
Institutions; by Colleges of Veterinary Medicine; and other 
eligible institutions. The appropriated funds provide Federal 
support for research and education programs at these 
institutions.
    The research and education programs participate in a 
nationwide system of agricultural research program planning and 
coordination among the State institutions, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, and the agricultural industry of America.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $772,794,000 
for research and education activities of the National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture.
    The following table summarizes the Committee's 
recommendations for research and education activities:

                  NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE--RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Committee
               Program/Activity                                  Authorization                    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hatch Act.....................................  7 U.S.C. 361a-i................................         $243,701
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act.....  U.S.C. 582a through a-7........................           33,961
Research at 1890 Institutions (Evans-Allen      7 U.S.C. 3222..................................           52,485
 Program).
Payments to the 1994 Institutions.............  534(a)(1) of Public Law 103-382................            3,439
Education Grants for 1890 Institutions........  7 U.S.C. 3152(b)...............................           19,336
Education Grants for Hispanic-Serving           7 U.S.C. 3241..................................            9,219
 Institutions.
Education Grants for Alaska Native and Native   7 U.S.C. 3156..................................            3,194
 Hawaiian-Serving Institutions.
Research Grants for 1994 Institutions.........  7 U.S.C. 301 note..............................            1,801
Capacity Building for Non Land-Grant Colleges   7 U.S.C. 3319i.................................            4,500
 of Agriculture.
Resident Instruction and Distance Education     7 U.S.C. 3363 and 3362.........................            1,650
 Grants for Insular Areas.
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative......  7 U.S.C. 450i(b)...............................          316,409
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment............  7 U.S.C. 3151a.................................            4,790
Continuing Animal Health and Disease Research   7 U.S.C. 3195..................................            4,000
 Program.
Supplemental and Alternative Crops............  7 U.S.C. 3319d.................................              825
Critical Agricultural Materials Act...........  7 U.S.C. 178 et seq............................            1,081
Multicultural Scholars, Graduate Fellowship     7 U.S.C. 3152(b)...............................            9,000
 and Institution Challenge Grants.
Secondary and 2-year Post-Secondary Education.  7 U.S.C. 3152(j)...............................              900
Aquaculture Centers...........................  7 U.S.C. 3322..................................            4,000
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education  7 U.S.C. 5811, 7 U.S.C. 343(d), and 7 U.S.C.              22,667
                                                 5813.
Farm Business Management......................  7 U.S.C. 5925f.................................            1,450
Sun Grant Program.............................  7 U.S.C. 8114..................................            2,500
Minor Crop Pest Management [IR-4].............  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)...............................           11,913
Alfalfa Forage and Research Program...........  7 U.S.C. 5925..................................            1,500
Special Research Grants:
    Global Change/UV Monitoring...............  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)...............................            1,405
    Potato Research...........................  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)...............................            1,350
    Aquaculture Research......................  7 U.S.C. 450i(c)...............................            1,350
                                                                                                ----------------
      Total, Special Research Grants..........  ...............................................            4,105
                                                                                                ================
Necessary Expenses of Research and Education
 Activities:
    Grants Management Systems.................  ...............................................            7,830
    Other, Necessary Expenses.................  ...............................................            6,538
                                                                                                ----------------
      Total, Necessary Expenses...............  ...............................................           14,368
                                                                                                ================
      Total, Research and Education Activities  ...............................................          772,794
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.--The Committee 
recommendation includes $316,409,000 for the Agriculture and 
Food Research Initiative [AFRI].
    Section 7406 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 specifies priority areas within the Agriculture and Food 
Research Initiative [AFRI], including an emphasis on 
conventional (classical) plant and animal breeding. The 
Committee strongly concurs with the intent of this section, and 
requests a report from the agency as to its plans for 
implementing this important conventional/classical plant and 
animal breeding requirement. The Committee also encourages the 
agency to specifically focus on the development of public 
cultivars and breeds as part of the general classical breeding 
research program.
    Agricultural Research Enhancement Awards.--The Committee 
remains determined to see that quality research and enhanced 
human resources development in the agricultural and related 
sciences be a nationwide commitment. Therefore, the Committee 
continues its direction that not less than 10 percent of the 
competitive research grant funds be used for USDA's 
agricultural research enhancement awards program (including 
USDA-EPSCoR), in accordance with 7 U.S.C. 450i. The Committee 
recognizes that funding for EPSCoR has increased as a result of 
the growth in AFRI funding over the past several years. The 
Committee directs NIFA to report to the Committees on demand 
for this program over the past 3 fiscal years in relation to 
available funding and to increase funding for EPSCoR, if 
appropriate.
    Alfalfa and Forage Research.--The Committee notes that 
research into alfalfa and forage holds the potential to 
increase alfalfa and forage yields, increase milk production, 
and improve forage genetics to increase biomass for the 
production of cellulosic ethanol. The Committee recommendation 
includes $1,500,000 to support research into the improvement of 
yields, creation of new uses of alfalfa and forages for 
bioenergy, and the development of new storage and harvest 
systems.
    Aquaculture Disease Research.--The Committee encourages 
USDA to support aquaculture disease and vaccine research, 
including research on coldwater aquaculture vaccines. There is 
currently no national facility for pathogen testing. Research 
into finfish vaccines and pathogens has the potential to 
accelerate the growth of sustainable U.S. aquaculture, reduce 
the trade deficit attributable to imported seafood, and reduce 
the pressure on overfished species.
    Aquaculture Research.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of the domestic aquaculture industry to the U.S. 
economy. The Committee recommendation includes $1,350,000 for 
aquaculture research to address issues related to genetics, 
disease, systems, and economics.
    Cereal Crop Research.--Research on cereal crops has 
historically been conducted by USDA and public universities, 
and the Committee recognizes the importance of continuing 
investment in cereal crop research. The Committee strongly 
encourages USDA to provide funding for cereal crop research in 
the areas of genetic and genomic research, plant pest research, 
and improved production systems.
    Cranberry and Blueberry Research.--The Committee encourages 
the NIFA to continue working with research institutions to 
develop resilient cranberry and blueberry breeds and establish 
effective and environmentally sound pest management 
technologies.
    Herbicide Resistance.--Herbicide resistant weeds are a 
major threat to food, feed, and fiber production in the U.S. 
and the problem is expected to continue to increase in size and 
scope. Current funding for research and extension is woefully 
inadequate. The Committee is concerned that the lack of 
research based information significantly delays developing 
effective management strategies to address the herbicide 
resistance problem. The Committee encourages NIFA, in 
conjunction with ARS and land-grant institutions, to conduct 
research that will more comprehensively address herbicide 
resistance. Research may include: identification of herbicide 
resistant weed populations or those most likely to develop 
resistance, characterization of mechanisms of resistance, and 
development of innovative weed management strategies to 
overcome current resistance problems and delay or prevent 
future ones. In addition, effective and widespread 
dissemination of results to farmers, foresters, and rights of 
way land managers through extension and outreach will be 
critical to the success of this endeavor.
    Lowbush Blueberries.--The Committee directs NIFA to 
continue working with research institutions to develop 
environmentally sound integrated pest management practices for 
invasive and native pests and processing techniques and 
technologies to increase the margin of food safety and product 
quality.
    Pest Management.--As proposed in the budget request, 
funding for Expert IMP Decision Support System, Integrated Pest 
Management, and Pest Management Alternatives within Research, 
Education and Extension have been consolidated into the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management line within Integrated Activities. 
The Committee expects NIFA to continue full support for each of 
these activities.
    Regional Research Priorities.--The Committee encourages 
NIFA to consider providing funding within AFRI to assist with 
State and regional research priorities, with USDA oversight and 
review.
    Seafood.--The Committee encourages USDA, in partnership 
with universities with established domestic shrimp farming 
programs, to support the development of a domestic industry 
that will help ensure the safety and quality of the Nation's 
seafood supply, promote environmentally sustainable 
aquaculture, create new opportunities for U.S. agriculture, and 
forge new markets for U.S. grain and oilseed products and 
technology services.
    Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.--As 
proposed in the budget request, the Committee recommendation 
includes the consolidation of research, education and extension 
activities in the Sustainable Agriculture Research and 
Education [SARE] program. All three activities authorized in 
Subtitle B of the Food , Agriculture, Conservation and Trade 
Act of 1990 are vital to the success of the SARE program, and 
the Committee directs the Department to ensure that each 
activity remain intact in the future.

 HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ENDOWMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................................
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     $10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      10,000,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Section 7129 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008, provides for the establishment of an endowment fund for 
the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities 
[HSACU]. The Hispanic/Latino community is the fastest-growing 
sector of the American population. This investment in the 
Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities is 
needed to ensure institutions can effectively compete for NIFA 
competitive grants.
    On the termination of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
withdraw the income from the endowment fund for the fiscal 
year, and after making adjustments for the cost of 
administering the endowment fund, shall distribute the adjusted 
income as follows: 60 percent of the adjusted income shall be 
distributed among the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges 
and Universities on a pro rata basis based on the Hispanic 
enrollment count of each institution; and 40 percent shall be 
distributed in equal shares to the Hispanic-Serving 
Agricultural Colleges and Universities.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $10,000,000 
for the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities 
Endowment Fund.

              NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $11,880,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      11,880,000
Committee recommendation................................      11,880,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized 
by Public Law 103-382, the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act, provides an endowment for the 1994 land-grant 
institutions (34 tribally controlled colleges). This program 
will enhance educational opportunity for Native Americans by 
building educational capacity at these institutions in the 
areas of student recruitment and retention, curricula 
development, faculty preparation, instruction delivery systems, 
and scientific instrumentation for teaching. Income funds are 
also available for facility renovation, repair, construction, 
and maintenance. On the termination of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall withdraw the income from the endowment fund for 
the fiscal year, and after making adjustments for the cost of 
administering the endowment fund, distribute the adjusted 
income as follows: 60 percent of the adjusted income from these 
funds shall be distributed among the 1994 land-grant 
institutions on a pro rata basis, the proportionate share being 
based on the Indian student count; and 40 percent of the 
adjusted income shall be distributed in equal shares to the 
1994 land-grant institutions.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,880,000 
for the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund.

                          EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $462,968,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     459,037,000
Committee recommendation................................     469,399,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Cooperative extension work was established by the Smith-
Lever Act of May 8, 1914, as amended. The Department of 
Agriculture is authorized to provide, through the land-grant 
colleges, cooperative extension work that consists of the 
development of practical applications of research knowledge and 
the giving of instruction and practical demonstrations of 
existing or improved practices or technologies in agriculture 
and related subjects, and to encourage the application of such 
information by demonstrations, publications, through 4-H clubs, 
and other means to persons not in attendance or resident at the 
colleges.
    To fulfill the requirements of the Smith-Lever Act, State 
and county extension offices in each State, the District of 
Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Northern Marianas, and Micronesia conduct 
educational programs to improve American agriculture and 
strengthen the Nation's families and communities.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $469,399,000 
for extension activities of the National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture.
    The following table summarizes the Committee's 
recommendations for extension activities:

                        NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE--EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Committee
               Program/Activity                                  Authorization                    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Smith-Lever Act, Section 3(b) and (c) programs  7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c) and 208(c) of Public            $300,000
 and Cooperative Extension.                      Law 93-471.
Extension Services at 1890 Institutions.......  7 U.S.C. 3221..................................           43,920
Extension Services at 1994 Institutions.......  7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3).............................            4,446
Facility Improvements at 1890 Institutions....  7 U.S.C. 3222b.................................           19,730
Renewable Resources Extension Act.............  U.S.C. 1671 et seq.............................            4,060
Rural Health and Safety Education Programs....  7 U.S.C. 2662(i)...............................            1,500
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database Program  7 U.S.C. 7642..................................            1,000
Women and Minorities in STEM Fields...........  7 U.S.C. 5925..................................              400
Smith-Lever Act, Section 3(d):
    Food and Nutrition Education..............  7 U.S.C. 343(d)................................           67,934
    Farm Safety and Youth Farm Safety           7 U.S.C. 343(d)................................            4,610
     Education Programs.
    New Technologies for Agricultural           7 U.S.C. 343(d)................................            1,750
     Extension.
    Children, Youth, and Families at Risk.....  7 U.S.C. 343(d)................................            8,395
    Federally Recognized Tribes Extension       7 U.S.C. 343(d)................................            3,039
     Program.
                                                                                                ----------------
      Total, Section 3(d).....................  ...............................................           85,728
                                                                                                ================
Federal Administration--Other Necessary         ...............................................            8,615
 Expenses for Extension Activities.
                                                                                                ----------------
        Total, Extension Activities...........  ...............................................          469,399
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program.--The 
Committee is concerned that in fiscal year 2013, NIFA limited 
competition for the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension 
Program funding to current awardees effectively excluding 
eligible tribes not currently funded from extension funding. 
NIFA has assured the Committee that this practice is exclusive 
and unique to fiscal year 2013, does not set precedent, and 
will not be replicated in any other program.
    Pest Management.--As proposed in the budget request, 
funding for Pest Management within Extension Activities has 
been consolidated into the Crop Protection/Pest Management line 
within Integrated Activities. The Committee expects NIFA to 
continue full support for this activity.

                         INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $20,900,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      28,129,000
Committee recommendation................................      35,317,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Section 406, as amended, of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 authorizes an 
integrated research, education, and extension competitive 
grants program.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $35,317,000 
for integrated activities of the National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture.
    The following table summarizes the Committee's 
recommendations for integrated activities:

                        NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE--INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
                                             [Dollars in thousands]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                    Committee
                Program/Activity                                  Authorization                   recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Water Quality Program...........................  7 U.S.C. 7626................................           $4,500
Methyl Bromide Transition Program...............  7 U.S.C. 7626................................            1,996
Organic Transition Program......................  7 U.S.C. 7626................................            4,000
Regional Rural Development Centers..............  7 U.S.C. 450i(c).............................              998
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative.........  7 U.S.C. 3351................................            5,988
Crop Protection/Pest Management.................  7 U.S.C. 450i(c), 7 U.S.C. 343(d) and 7                 17,835
                                                   U.S.C. 7626.
                                                                                                ----------------
      Total, Integrated Activities..............  .............................................           35,317
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Potato Research.--To minimize the application of pesticides 
and to maximize the yield and quality of harvested potatoes, 
the Committee directs the Secretary to support pest management 
programs in potato growing States. Such programs help 
scientists track potential pest outbreaks and provide growers 
and industry professionals with current information on specific 
and timely treatments. Additionally, the programs help identify 
serious diseases, such as late blight disease, in their early 
stages, allowing for preventive measure to be put into place 
quickly to avoid crop losses.
    Regional Pest Management Centers.--As proposed in the 
budget request, funding for Regional Pest Management Centers 
has been consolidated into the Crop Protection/Pest Management 
line. The Committee expects NIFA to continue full support for 
this activity.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $869,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         898,000
Committee recommendation................................         898,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs provides direction and coordination in 
carrying out laws with respect to the Department's marketing, 
grading, and standardization activities related to grain; 
competitive marketing practices of livestock, marketing orders, 
and various programs; veterinary services; and plant protection 
and quarantine. The Office has oversight and management 
responsibilities for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service; Agricultural Marketing Service; and Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $898,000 for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs.
    Forest Products.--The Committee supports allowing forest 
products to qualify for USDA's Biobased Markets Programs. The 
Committee believes examples of innovation include sourcing 
fiber from non-controversial, responsible or certified sources; 
disclosing the environmental impact of the product; improving 
processing technologies; modifying manufacturing facilities to 
make them more energy efficient and enhancing their ability to 
use renewable energy sources.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $799,595,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     797,601,000
Committee recommendation................................     825,754,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Secretary of Agriculture established the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service [APHIS] on April 2, 1972, under 
the authority of reorganization plan No. 2 of 1953, and other 
authorities. The major objectives of APHIS are to protect the 
animal and plant resources of the Nation from diseases and 
pests. These objectives are carried out under the major areas 
of activity, as follows:
    Safeguarding and Emergency Preparedness/Response.--The 
agency monitors plant and animal health worldwide, and sets 
import polices to prevent the introduction of foreign plant and 
animal pests and diseases. Domestically, the agency works 
cooperatively to conduct plant and animal health monitoring 
programs, pursue eradication, or limit the spread of the 
threat. The agency also conducts diagnostic laboratory 
activities that support disease prevention, detection, control, 
and eradication programs. In addition, the agency protects 
agriculture from detrimental animal predators, and through its 
regulatory structure helps advance genetic research while 
protecting against the release of harmful organisms.
    Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance.--The 
agency helps resolve technical trade issues to ensure the 
smooth and safe movement of agricultural commodities into and 
out of the United States. The agency negotiates animal and 
plant health certification requirements and assists U.S. 
exporters meet foreign regulatory demands. In addition, the 
agency assists developing countries in improving their 
safeguarding systems, to protect the United States from 
emerging plant and animal pests and diseases.
    Animal Care.--The agency conducts regulatory activities 
that ensure the humane care and treatment of animals and horses 
as the Animal Welfare and Horse Protection Acts require. These 
activities include inspection of certain establishments that 
handle animals intended for research, exhibition, and as pets, 
and monitoring certain horse shows.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $825,754,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service.
    The following table reflects the Committee's specific 
recommendations for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service:

                                   ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Fiscal year
                                                                 Fiscal year      2014 budget       Committee
                                                                 2013 enacted       request       recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Safeguarding and International Technical Assistance:
    Animal Health Technical Services.........................           35,860           37,891           36,858
    Aquatic Animal Health....................................            2,200            2,272            2,272
    Avian Health.............................................           50,592           49,840           49,840
    Cattle Health............................................           95,233           91,777           91,777
    Equine and Cervid Health\1\..............................           18,650            3,735            5,730
    National Veterinary Stockpile............................            2,676            3,723            3,723
    Sheep and Goat Health\1\.................................  ...............           14,259           14,259
    Swine Health.............................................           22,377           20,393           21,500
    Veterinary Biologics.....................................           16,011           16,513           16,513
    Veterinary Diagnostics...................................           30,755           31,708           31,708
    Zoonotic Disease Management..............................           10,093            9,023           10,023
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Animal Health................................          284,447          281,134          284,203
                                                              ==================================================
    Agricultural Quarantine Inspection.......................           27,728           25,298           26,900
    Cotton Pests.............................................           15,538            8,944           12,720
    Field Crop and Rangeland Ecosystems Pests................            8,822            8,877            8,877
    Pest Detection...........................................           26,755           27,574           27,574
    Plant Protection Methods Development.....................           21,015           20,673           24,673
    Specialty Crop Pests.....................................          149,781          147,419          151,500
    Tree and Wood Pests......................................           55,104           48,290           57,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Plant Health.................................          304,744          287,075          309,244
                                                              ==================================================
    Wildlife Damage Management...............................           71,510           85,428           87,428
    Wildlife Services Methods Development....................           18,485           18,085           19,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Wildlife Services............................           89,995          103,513          106,428
                                                              ==================================================
    Animal and Plant Health Regulatory Enforcement...........           15,834           16,350           16,350
    Biotechnology Regulatory Services........................           17,644           18,215           18,215
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Regulatory Services..........................           33,478           34,565           34,565
                                                              ==================================================
    Contingency Fund.........................................            1,459            1,507            1,507
    Emergency Preparedness and Response......................           16,540           17,045           17,045
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Emergency Management.........................           17,999           18,552           18,552
                                                              ==================================================
      Subtotal, Safeguarding and Emergency Preparedness/               730,663          724,839          752,992
       Response..............................................
                                                              ==================================================
Safe Trade and International Technical Assistance:
    Agriculture Import/Export................................           12,992           14,181           14,181
    Overseas Technical and Trade Operations..................           19,472           19,785           19,785
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Safe Trade...................................           32,464           33,966           33,966
                                                              ==================================================
Animal Welfare:
    Animal Welfare...........................................           26,353           28,203           28,203
    Horse Protection.........................................              677              893              893
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Animal Welfare...............................           27,031           29,096           29,096
                                                              ==================================================
Agency Management:
    APHIS Information Technology Infrastructure..............            4,218            4,335            4,335
    Physical/Operational Security............................            5,220            5,365            5,365
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Agency Management............................            9,437            9,700            9,700
                                                              ==================================================
      Total..................................................          799,595          797,601          825,754
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Equine and Cervid Health, and Sheep and Goat Health were combined into ``Equine, Cervid & Small Ruminant
  Health'' in fiscal year 2013.

     The Committee encourages the Secretary to continue use of 
contingency funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation, as 
in past fiscal years, to cover additional emergencies as the 
Secretary determines necessary. Furthermore, the Committee 
encourages the Secretary to employ cooperative agreements where 
appropriate to support activities related to animal health.
    Agricultural Quarantine Inspection.--The Committee 
recognizes that prevention of infestations of pests and 
diseases is much more cost effective than subsequent control or 
eradication. This is an important Federal responsibility and 
the Committee provides $26,900,000 for the agriculture 
quarantine inspections function, including pre-departure 
inspections.
    Animal Disease Traceability.--The Committee provides 
$13,000,000 to continue support for implementation of the new 
animal disease traceability system.
    APHIS Cargo Release.--The Committee recommends that APHIS 
continue to work with the Department of Homeland Security's 
Custom and Border Protection [CBP] in order to facilitate the 
release of cargo at commercial import facilities by ensuring 
that CBP officials earn Cargo Release Authority certification 
for those species and groups of organisms listed in the Cargo 
Release Authority Plan. Such coordination will allow CBP 
officials to release cargo authorized by the Cargo Release 
Authority Plan while allowing APHIS entomologists, plant 
pathologists, and botanists to make release decisions upon 
discovery of those reportable organisms that may pose a threat 
to the Nation's agricultural security.
    Chronic Wasting Disease.--The Committee is concerned about 
the persistent threat that Chronic Wasting Disease poses on 
cervid populations and the potential economic and ecological 
devastation caused by an outbreak. The Committee directs APHIS 
to maintain Federal contributions for addressing Chronic 
Wasting Disease.
    Feral Swine.--The Committee is aware of the growing 
economic and ecological damage caused by feral swine across the 
United States. Conservative estimates indicate feral swine are 
present in 44 States, and agricultural losses and control 
efforts cost $1,500,000,000 annually. The Committee understands 
that computer models have shown that lethal methods combined 
with contraception could significantly reduce feral swine 
populations over several years. In addition to the Committee's 
support for the Department's proposed increased funding of 
$20,000,000 for feral swine management, the Committee 
encourages Wildlife Services to explore development and field 
testing of nonhormonal, species-specific oral contraceptives, 
such as phaged-peptide constructs.
    Geese Depredation.--The Committee remains interested in 
efforts to manage geese depredation on crops. The Committee 
expects APHIS to use an appropriate portion of the funding to 
provide technical support and equipment to farmers for hazing 
and other mitigation measures.
    Invasive Honey Bee Pests.--The Committee remains concerned 
with declining bee populations and the tragic implications for 
pollination of U.S. agriculture. The Committee directs the 
agency to continue priority work with other Federal and State 
agencies and the public to manage, suppress, and eradicate 
varroa mites, small hive beetles, and other pests and diseases 
contributing to colony collapse disorder and has provided 
increased funding for Plant Protection Methods Development for 
this purpose.
    National Clean Plant Network.--The National Clean Plant 
Network is instrumental in ensuring that safe, virus-free plant 
materials are available to orchards, vineyards, and other 
growers. Clean plant materials are critical to keeping our 
agriculture industry competitive in a global marketplace. The 
Committee recognizes the value of the National Clean Plant 
Network to improve detection and eradication of viruses, 
encourages the Department to continue its work on this 
important program, and includes $4,000,000 for these purposes 
in Plant Protection Methods Development.
    Peer-Reviewed Accreditation.--The Committee recognizes the 
diversity of individuals and establishments regulated under 
APHIS' animal welfare programs and the commensurate diversity 
of violations of the animal protection statutes which APHIS is 
charged with enforcing. The Committee expects APHIS to 
prioritize its inspection resources and frequency of inspection 
to better address higher risk individuals and institutions. The 
Committee encourages APHIS to consider the merits of zoos and 
aquariums receiving peer-reviewed accreditation from a 
commissioned organization that heeds rigorous publicly 
available standards, utilizes notable experts in the field to 
conduct comprehensive inspection and review, and provides 
opportunity for public input. The Committee encourages APHIS to 
consider if a new, separate classification of inspected 
establishments would allow APHIS to conducts its animal welfare 
programs more efficiently.
    Sudden Oak Death.--The Committee remains interested in 
APHIS' efforts to manage Sudden Oak Death while minimizing 
disruption to the interstate movement of plant materials and 
commercial trade. The Committee expects APHIS to use an 
appropriate portion of the funding provided for specialty crop 
pests to expeditiously implement the review of the Federal 
order governing shipment of plant materials from quarantined 
and regulated counties. The Committee further expects APHIS to 
continue its review of the efficacy of the pre-notification 
requirements for western nurseries and to continue efforts to 
partner with the regulated States to develop new best 
management practices regarding P. ramorum during the effective 
period of the order.
    Wildlife Damage Management.--APHIS is responsible for 
providing Federal leadership in managing problems caused by 
wildlife. The Committee provides $87,428,000 for wildlife 
damage control to maintain priority initiatives, including 
preventing the transport of invasive snakes and other harmful 
species.
    The Committee is concerned about reductions in the level of 
service provided by APHIS in States impacted by wolf 
reintroduction. These areas have increasing needs for predator 
control services, but have also seen significant decreases in 
USDA resources in recent years. The Committee urges the 
Department to utilize some of the Wildlife Damage Management 
funding to address shortfalls and reduced services in States 
that have been impacted by wolf reintroduction.
    The Committee is concerned about the proposed elimination 
of assistance to aquaculture producers. Wildlife depredation, 
especially by fish-eating birds, significantly impacts 
aquaculture production, and Wildlife Damage Management efforts 
are essential in preventing substantial industry losses. The 
Committee rejects the proposed elimination of the aquaculture 
program and encourages USDA to continue providing tools and 
resources to assist aquaculture producers.
    Wildlife Services Education and Training.--The Committee is 
aware of the wide range of hazardous procedures and materials 
utilized by APHIS personnel in the conduct of daily duties. In 
addition, a recent comprehensive study noted the critical need 
to provide standardized safety training, certification, and 
database management for tracking, to ensure the safest working 
environment possible. As such, the Committee directs APHIS to 
deliver a training program focused on those areas of greatest 
concern such as pyrotechnics, firearms, hazardous materials, 
immobilization and euthanasia drugs, pesticides, animal care 
and handling, land vehicles, watercraft, and zoonotic diseases.
    Wildlife Services Methods Development.--The Committee 
appreciates the important work done by the National Wildlife 
Research Center and its affiliated field locations to resolve 
problems caused by the interaction of wild animals and society. 
The Committee provides $19,000,000 to ensure continued 
development of technical and scientific information on wildlife 
damage management.

                          COMMITTEE DIRECTIVES

    In complying with the Committee's directives, the Committee 
expects APHIS not to redirect support for programs and 
activities without prior notification to and approval by the 
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance 
with the reprogramming procedures specified in the act. Unless 
otherwise directed, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service shall implement appropriations by programs, projects, 
and activities as specified by the Appropriations Committees of 
both Houses of Congress. Unspecified reductions necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this act are to be implemented in 
accordance with the definitions contained in the program, 
project, and activity section of this report.

                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $3,089,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       3,175,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,175,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The APHIS appropriation for ``Buildings and Facilities'' 
funds major nonrecurring construction projects in support of 
specific program activities and recurring construction, 
alterations, preventive maintenance, and repairs of existing 
APHIS facilities.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommendation includes an appropriation of 
$3,175,000 for buildings and facilities of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service. This funding is necessary to allow 
APHIS to maintain existing facilities, and perform critically 
needed repairs to and replacements of building components, such 
as heating, ventilation and air-conditioning on a prioritized 
basis at APHIS facilities. The Committee notes that due to the 
environmentally sensitive nature of many APHIS facilities, 
closure of a facility could result if APHIS is unable to 
complete the required repairs.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           MARKETING SERVICES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $76,727,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      82,792,000
Committee recommendation................................      82,792,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Agricultural Marketing Service [AMS] was established by 
the Secretary of Agriculture on April 2, 1972. AMS carries out 
programs authorized by more than 50 different statutory 
authorities, the primary ones being the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627, 1635-1638); the U.S. Cotton 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51-65); the Cotton Statistics and 
Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 471-476); the Tobacco Inspection Act (7 
U.S.C. 511-511q); the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act 
(7 U.S.C. 499a-499t); the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 1031-1056); and section 32 of the Act of 1935 (Public 
Law 74-320, 7 U.S.C. 612c).
    Programs administered by this agency include the market 
news services, standardization, grading, classing, shell egg 
surveillance services, transportation services, wholesale 
farmers and alternative market development, grant payments to 
States for marketing activities, the Federal administration of 
marketing agreements and orders, commodity purchases, 
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, the Plant Variety 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.), and market protection 
and promotion activities.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $82,792,000 
for marketing services of the Agricultural Marketing Service.
    Organic Data Collection.--The Committee encourages the 
Department to collect price data on organic commodities and 
other data relevant to the marketing of organic agricultural 
products.

                 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

Limitation, 2013........................................     $62,592,000
Budget limitation, 2014.................................      60,435,000
Committee recommendation................................      60,435,000

    The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 
97-35) initiated a system of user fees for the cost of grading 
and classing cotton, and tobacco. These activities, authorized 
under the U.S. Cotton Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 51 et seq.), the 
Tobacco Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 511 et seq.), and other 
provisions of law are designed to facilitate commerce and 
protect participants in the industry.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends a limitation of $60,435,000 on 
administrative expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service.

          FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY

                              (SECTION 32)

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................  $1,090,000,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................   1,107,000,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,107,000,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, (7 U.S.C. 
612c), an amount equal to 30 percent of customs receipts 
collected during each preceding calendar year and unused 
balances are available for encouraging the domestic consumption 
and exportation of agricultural commodities. An amount equal to 
30 percent of receipts collected on fishery products is 
transferred to the Department of Commerce. Additional transfers 
to the child nutrition programs of the Food and Nutrition 
Service have been provided in recent appropriations Acts.
    The following table reflects the status of this fund for 
fiscal years 2012-2014:

               ESTIMATED TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE AND BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD--FISCAL YEARS 2012-2014
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Fiscal year 2012  Fiscal year 2013  Fiscal year 2014
                                                                  actual           estimate           budget
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriation (30 percent of Customs Receipts)............    $7,947,045,940    $8,990,116,825    $9,211,182,713
Less Transfers:
    Food and Nutrition Service............................    -6,749,900,970    -7,697,030,541    -7,815,038,277
    Commerce Department...................................      -109,098,387      -131,371,895      -130,144,436
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, Transfers....................................    -6,858,999,357    -7,828,402,436    -7,945,182,713
                                                           =====================================================
Prior Year Appropriation Available, Start of Year.........       259,953,417       219,285,611       117,000,000
Prior Year Collections and Recoveries.....................           562,865  ................  ................
Unavailable for Obligations (recoveries and offsetting              -562,865  ................  ................
 collections).............................................
Transfer of Prior Year Funds to FNS [F&V].................      -117,000,000      -133,000,000      -117,000,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
    Budget Authority, Farm Bill...........................     1,231,000,000     1,248,000,000     1,266,000,000
    Rescission of Current Year Funds......................      -150,000,000      -109,608,000      -166,000,000
    Appropriations Temporarily Reduced--5.1 percent         ................       -40,392,000  ................
     Sequestration\1\.....................................
    Unavailable for Obligations (Fruit and Veg transfer to      -133,000,000      -117,000,000      -119,000,000
     FNS).................................................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
        Budget Authority, Appropriations Act..............       948,000,000       981,000,000       981,000,000
Less Obligations:
    Child Nutrition Programs (Entitlement Commodities)....       462,912,511       465,000,000       465,000,000
    State Option Contract.................................  ................         5,000,000         5,000,000
    Removal of Defective Commodities......................  ................         2,500,000         2,500,000
    Emergency Surplus Removal\2\..........................       171,725,654       106,400,000  ................
    Small Business Support................................  ................  ................           500,000
    Disaster Relief.......................................           447,089         5,000,000         5,000,000
    Additional Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases.....       162,172,999       206,000,000       206,000,000
    Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.....................        20,000,000        41,000,000        40,000,000
    Accounting Adjustment.................................        -1,981,059  ................  ................
    Estimated Future Needs................................  ................       102,313,000       202,197,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, Commodity Procurement........................       815,277,194       933,213,000       926,197,000
                                                           =====================================================
Administrative Funds:
    Commodity Purchase Support............................        27,151,129        27,731,000        34,622,000
    Marketing Agreements and Orders.......................        19,848,931        20,056,000        20,181,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, Administrative Funds.........................        47,000,060        47,787,000        54,803,000
                                                           =====================================================
      Total Obligations...................................       862,277,254       981,000,000       981,000,000
                                                           =====================================================
Unobligated Balance, End of Year..........................        85,722,746  ................  ................
Unavailable for Obligations (Fruit and Vegetable transfer        133,000,000       117,000,000       119,000,000
 to FNS)..................................................
Balances, Collections and Recoveries Not Available........           562,865  ................  ................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total End of Year Balances..........................       219,285,611       117,000,000       119,000,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\The Budget Control Act of 2011 as amended by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 reduced all non-defense
  mandatory accounts by 5.1 percent.
\2\Fiscal year 2012: $11,800,000 for lamb and lamb products, $100,000,000 for pork and pork products, $9,900,000
  for catfish products, and $50,000,000 for chicken products. Fiscal year 2013: $35,000,000 for turkey products,
  $16,000,000 for wild berries, $25,000,000 for fresh and processed potatoes products, $4,500,000 for fresh
  tomatoes, $4,300,000 for grapefruit juice, $5,000,000 for cranberry products, $6,600,000 for frozen
  strawberries, and $10,000,000 for catfish products.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends a transfer from section 32 funds 
of $20,181,000 for the formulation and administration of 
marketing agreements and orders.
    Section 32 Authorities.--Under the authority described in 
clause 3 of 7 U.S.C. 612c, the Secretary is able to direct 
funds from the section 32 account to increase the purchasing 
power of producers. This practice has been used on various 
occasions to provide direct assistance to producers when market 
forces or natural conditions adversely affect the financial 
condition of farmers and ranchers. The Committee notes the 
importance of the ability of the Secretary to utilize this 
authority, but believes that communication between the 
Department and the Congress should be improved when this 
practice is used. Therefore, the Committee directs the 
Secretary to provide notification to the Appropriations 
Committee in advance of any public announcement or release of 
section 32 funds under the specific authorities cited above.

                   PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $1,295,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       1,363,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,363,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program [FSMIP] is 
authorized by section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 and is also funded from appropriations. Matching grants 
are awarded on a competitive basis to State marketing agencies 
to identify and test market alternative farm commodities, 
determine methods of providing more reliable market 
information, and develop better commodity grading standards. 
This program has made possible many types of projects, such as 
electronic marketing and agricultural product diversification. 
Current projects are focused on the improvement of marketing 
efficiency and effectiveness, and seeking new outlets for 
existing farm produced commodities. The legislation grants the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture authority to establish 
cooperative agreements with State departments of agriculture or 
similar State agencies to improve the efficiency of the 
agricultural marketing chain. The States perform the work or 
contract it to others, and must contribute at least one-half of 
the cost of the projects.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,363,000 for 
Payments to States and Possessions for Federal-State marketing 
projects and activities.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $39,171,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      40,531,000
Committee recommendation................................      40,531,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration 
[GIPSA] was established pursuant to the Secretary's 1994 
reorganization. Grain inspection and weighing programs are 
carried out under the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et 
seq.) and other programs under the authority of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, including the inspection 
and grading of rice and grain-related products; conducting 
official weighing and grain inspection activities; and grading 
dry beans and peas, and processed grain products. Under the 
Packers and Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), assurance of 
the financial integrity of the livestock, meat, and poultry 
markets is provided. The Administration monitors competition in 
order to protect producers, consumers, and industry from 
deceptive and fraudulent practices which affect meat and 
poultry prices.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $40,531,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration.

        LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES

Limitation, 2013........................................     $50,000,000
Budget limitation, 2014.................................      50,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,000,000

    The agency provides an official grain inspection and 
weighing system under the U.S. Grain Standards Act [USGSA], and 
official inspection of rice and grain-related products under 
the Agricultural Marketing Act [AMA] of 1946. The USGSA was 
amended in 1981 to require the collection of user fees to fund 
the costs associated with the operation, supervision, and 
administration of Federal grain inspection and weighing 
activities.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends a limitation of $50,000,000 on 
inspection and weighing services expenses.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $789,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         816,000
Committee recommendation................................         816,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety provides 
direction and coordination in carrying out the laws enacted by 
the Congress with respect to the Department's inspection of 
meat, poultry, and processed egg products. The Office has 
oversight and management responsibilities for the Food Safety 
and Inspection Service.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $816,000 for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................  $1,027,819,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................   1,008,473,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,020,473,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The major objectives of the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service are to assure that meat and poultry products are 
wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged, as 
required by the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et 
seq.); and to provide continuous in-plant inspection to egg 
processing plants under the Egg Products Inspection Act.
    The Food Safety and Inspection Service was established on 
June 17, 1981, by Secretary's Memorandum No. 1000-1, issued 
pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953.
    The inspection program of the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service provides in-plant inspection of all domestic plants 
preparing meat, poultry or egg products for sale or 
distribution; reviews foreign inspection systems and 
establishments that prepare meat or poultry products for export 
to the United States; and provides technical and financial 
assistance to States which maintain meat and poultry inspection 
programs.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,020,473,000 
for the Food Safety and Inspection Service [FSIS]. The 
Committee finds the implementation schedule set forth by FSIS 
for revised inspections processes unrealistically rapid and 
provides additional funds to accomplish this transition in a 
more feasible manner.
    Humane Slaughter.--The Committee directs FSIS to continue 
to provide annual reports to the Committee on the 
implementation of objective scoring methods undertaken by FSIS 
to enforce the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
    The Committee also directs FSIS to ensure that personnel 
hired with funding previously provided specifically for Humane 
Methods of Slaughter Act enforcement focus their attention on 
overseeing compliance with humane handling rules for live 
animals as they arrive and are offloaded and handled in pens, 
chutes, and stunning areas.
    Inspections.--The Committee supports implementation of 
section 11016 of Public Law 110-246, and directs USDA to meet 
its statutory obligation and promulgate final regulations to 
implement this section.
    The following table represents the Committee's specific 
recommendations for the Food Safety and Inspection Service as 
compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels:

                            FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                    Fiscal year
                                                                    Fiscal year     2014 budget      Committee
                                                                   2013 enacted       request     recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Food safety inspection:
    Federal.....................................................         904,949         888,929         900,929
    State.......................................................          65,934          65,168          65,168
    International...............................................          16,649          16,031          16,031
    Codex Alimentarius..........................................           3,943           3,765           3,765
    PHDCIS......................................................          36,344          34,580          34,580
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................       1,027,819       1,008,473       1,020,473
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $869,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         898,000
Committee recommendation................................         898,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services provides direction and coordination in 
carrying out the laws enacted by the Congress with respect to 
the Department's international affairs (except for foreign 
economic development), commodity programs, farm loans, disaster 
assistance, crop insurance, and some conservation and energy 
programs. The Office has oversight and management 
responsibilities for the Farm Service Agency (including the 
Commodity Credit Corporation), Risk Management Agency, and the 
Foreign Agricultural Service.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $898,000 for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services.

                          Farm Service Agency

    The Farm Service Agency [FSA] was established October 3, 
1994, pursuant to the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, Public 
Law 103-354. The FSA administers a variety of activities, such 
as the commodity price support and production adjustment 
programs financed by the Commodity Credit Corporation; the 
Conservation Reserve Program [CRP]; the Emergency Conservation 
Program; the Commodity Operation Programs including the 
warehouse examination function; farm ownership, farm operating, 
emergency disaster, and other loan programs; and the Noninsured 
Crop Disaster Assistance Program [NAP], which provides crop 
loss protection for growers of many crops for which crop 
insurance is not available. In addition, FSA currently provides 
certain administrative support services to the Foreign 
Agricultural Service [FAS] and to the Risk Management Agency 
[RMA].

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Transfers from    Total, FSA,
                                                                Appropriations      program        salaries and
                                                                                    accounts         expenses
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriations, 2013\1\......................................        1,175,570          299,792        1,475,362
Budget estimate, 2014........................................        1,176,460          309,980        1,486,440
Committee recommendation.....................................        1,176,460          310,082        1,486,542
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    The account Salaries and Expenses, Farm Service Agency, 
funds the administrative expenses of program administration and 
other functions assigned to FSA. The funds consist of 
appropriations and transfers from the CCC export credit 
guarantees, Food for Peace loans, and Agricultural Credit 
Insurance Fund program accounts, and miscellaneous advances 
from other sources. All administrative funds used by FSA are 
consolidated into one account. The consolidation provides 
clarity and better management and control of funds, and 
facilitates accounting, fiscal, and budgetary work by 
eliminating the necessity for making individual allocations and 
allotments and maintaining and recording obligations and 
expenditures under numerous separate accounts.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,486,542,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Farm Service Agency, including 
a direct appropriation of $1,176,460,000.
    Information Technology.--The Committee remains aware of the 
unstable status of the Farm Service Agency computer system 
which is responsible for the calculation and tracking of the 
agency's payments to agricultural producers, and which has 
resulted in disruption of services to U.S. farmers and 
ranchers. The Committee recommendation includes resources to 
continue the progress made regarding information technology 
modernization.
    National Agriculture Imagery Program.--The Committee 
recommends that funding shall be allocated to purchase imagery 
products to meet programmatic requirements.

                         STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $4,251,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       3,782,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,782,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    This program is authorized under title V of the 
Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.). 
Originally designed to address agricultural credit disputes, 
the program was expanded by the Federal Crop Insurance Reform 
and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103-354) to include other agricultural issues such 
as wetland determinations, conservation compliance, rural water 
loan programs, grazing on National Forest System lands, and 
pesticides. Grants are made to States whose mediation programs 
have been certified by the FSA. Grants will be solely for 
operation and administration of the State's agricultural 
mediation program.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,782,000 for 
State Mediation Grants.

               GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $5,351,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................................
Committee recommendation................................       6,500,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    This program is intended to assist in the protection of 
groundwater through State rural water associations.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,500,000 for 
Grassroots Source Water Protection.

                        DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $100,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         250,000
Committee recommendation................................         250,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Under the program, the Department makes indemnification 
payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products 
who, through no fault of their own, suffer income losses 
because they are directed to remove their milk from commercial 
markets due to contamination of their products by registered 
pesticides. The program also authorizes indemnity payments to 
dairy farmers for losses resulting from the removal of cows or 
dairy products from the market due to nuclear radiation or 
fallout.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of such sums as 
may be necessary, estimated in fiscal year 2014 to be $250,000, 
for indemnity payments to dairy farmers.

           AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account is 
used to provide direct and guaranteed farm ownership, farm 
operating, conservation, Indian highly fractioned land, and 
emergency loans to individuals, as well as the following types 
of loans to associations: irrigation and drainage, grazing, 
Indian tribe land acquisition, and boll weevil eradication.
    FSA is also authorized to provide financial assistance to 
borrowers by guaranteeing loans made by private lenders having 
a contract of guarantee from FSA as approved by the Secretary 
of Agriculture and to establish Beginning Farmer and Rancher 
Individual Development grant accounts.
    The following programs are financed through this fund:
    Boll Weevil Eradication Loans.--Made to assist foundations 
in financing the operations of the boll weevil eradication 
programs provided to farmers.
    Credit Sales of Acquired Property.--Property is sold out of 
inventory and is made available to an eligible buyer by 
providing FSA loans.
    Emergency Loans.--Made to producers to aid recovery from 
production and physical losses due to drought, flooding, other 
natural disasters, or quarantine. The loans may be used to: 
restore or replace essential property; pay all or part of 
production costs associated with the disaster year; pay 
essential family living expenses; reorganize the farming 
operation; and refinance certain debts.
    Farm Operating Loans.--Provide short-to-intermediate term 
production or chattel credit to farmers who cannot obtain 
credit elsewhere, to improve their farm and home operations, 
and to develop or maintain a reasonable standard of living. The 
term of the loan varies from 1 to 7 years.
    Farm Ownership Loans.--Made to borrowers who cannot obtain 
credit elsewhere to restructure their debts, improve or 
purchase farms, refinance nonfarm enterprises which supplement 
but do not supplant farm income, or make additions to farms. 
Loans are made for 40 years or less.
    Indian Tribe Land Acquisition Loans.--Made to any Indian 
tribe recognized by the Secretary of the Interior or tribal 
corporation established pursuant to the Indian Reorganization 
Act (Public Law 93-638) which does not have adequate 
uncommitted funds to acquire lands or interest in lands within 
the tribe's reservation or Alaskan Indian community, as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior, for use of the 
tribe or the corporation or the members thereof.
    Indian Highly Fractionated Land Loans.--Made to Indian 
tribal members to purchase highly fractionated lands, as 
authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends a total loan level of 
$5,595,344,000 for programs within the Agricultural Credit 
Insurance Fund Program Account.
    The following table reflects the program levels for farm 
credit programs administered by the Farm Service Agency 
recommended by the Committee, as compared to the fiscal year 
2013 and the budget request levels:

                                    AGRICULTURAL CREDIT PROGRAMS--LOAN LEVELS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Fiscal year
                                                               2013\1\ enacted    Fiscal year       Committee
                                                                                  2014 budget     recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Farm ownership:
    Direct...................................................          462,137          575,000          575,000
    Guaranteed...............................................        1,500,000        2,000,000        2,000,000
Farm Operating:
    Direct...................................................        1,021,654        1,223,686        1,223,686
    Guaranteed unsubsidized..................................        1,459,380        1,500,000        1,500,000
Emergency loans..............................................           22,800           34,658           34,658
Indian Tribe Land Acquisition................................            2,000            2,000            2,000
Conservation Loans:
    Guaranteed...............................................          150,000          150,000          150,000
Indian Highly Fractionated Land Loans........................            9,769           10,000           10,000
Boll Weevil Eradication......................................          100,000           60,000          100,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Farm loans......................................        4,727,740        5,555,344        5,595,344
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 established the 
program account. Appropriations to this account are used to 
cover the lifetime subsidy costs associated with the direct 
loans obligated and loan guarantees committed, as well as for 
administrative expenses.
    The following table reflects the cost of programs under 
credit reform:

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               2013\1\ enacted                      Committee
                                                                                  2014 budget     recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan subsidies:
    Farm ownership:
        Direct...............................................           19,595            4,428            4,428
    Farm operating:
        Direct...............................................           56,906           67,058           67,058
        Guaranteed unsubsidized..............................           17,367           18,300           18,300
    Emergency loans..........................................            1,281            1,698            1,698
    Indian Highly Fractionated Land Loans....................              168               68               68
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, loan subsidies..................................           95,317           91,552           91,552
                                                              ==================================================
ACIF expenses................................................          304,424          314,918          314,918
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

                         Risk Management Agency

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $72,872,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      71,496,000
Committee recommendation................................      71,496,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Risk Management Agency performs administrative 
functions relative to the Federal crop insurance program that 
is authorized by the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508), as amended by the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 
2000 [ARPA], Public Law 106-224, and the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246).
    ARPA authorized significant changes in the crop insurance 
program. This act provides higher government subsidies for 
producer premiums to make coverage more affordable; expands 
research and development for new insurance products and under-
served areas through contracts with the private sector; and 
tightens compliance. Functional areas of risk management are: 
research and development; insurance services; and compliance, 
whose functions include policy formulation and procedures and 
regulations development.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $71,496,000 
for the Risk Management Agency.
    Organic Crop Insurance.--The Committee is pleased that the 
Department intends to improve crop insurance for organic 
producers by eliminating premium surcharges, insuring crops at 
their actual organic value, and making organic crop insurance 
more actuarially sound. Department statements indicate that 
organic price elections for almonds, apples, pears, additional 
stonefruits, blueberries, table grapes, wheat, barley, and oats 
may be completed in crop year 2014 or 2015. As many of these 
changes were required in the 2008 Farm Bill, the Committee 
urges the Department to make every effort to complete these 
price elections as quickly as possible and believes these 
changes should be implemented by the 2015 crop year. The 
Committee further requests a report from the Department within 
6 months detailing its strategic plan and timetable to 
implement organic price elections for all organic crops 
produced in compliance with the National Organic Program 
regulations under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).
    Prevented Planting.--The Committee directs the Secretary to 
conduct a review of the special provisions of crop insurance 
policies related to the application of normal weather in 
determining prevented planting limitations affecting crops in 
the Prairie Pothole Region and where appropriate make changes 
to simplify these provisions to make their application more 
predicable to producers and reflective of local conditions.

                              CORPORATIONS

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................  $9,517,433,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................   9,502,944,000
Committee recommendation................................   9,502,944,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Federal Crop Insurance Act, as amended by the Federal 
Crop Insurance Reform Act of 1994, authorizes the payment of 
expenses which may include indemnity payments, loss adjustment, 
delivery expenses, program-related research and development, 
startup costs for implementing this legislation such as 
studies, pilot projects, data processing improvements, public 
outreach, and related tasks and functions.
    All program costs, except for Federal salaries and 
expenses, are mandatory expenditures subject to appropriation.
    Producers of insurable crops are eligible to receive a 
basic level of protection against catastrophic losses, which 
cover 50 percent of the normal yield at 55 percent of the 
expected price. The only cost to the producer is an 
administrative fee of $300 per crop per county.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of such sums as 
may be necessary, estimated to be $9,502,944,000 in fiscal year 
2014 for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

    The Commodity Credit Corporation [CCC] is a wholly owned 
Government corporation created in 1933 to stabilize, support, 
and protect farm income and prices; to help maintain balanced 
and adequate supplies of agricultural commodities, including 
products, foods, feeds, and fibers; and to help in the orderly 
distribution of these commodities. CCC was originally 
incorporated under a Delaware charter and was reincorporated 
June 30, 1948, as a Federal corporation within the Department 
of Agriculture by the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act, 
approved June 29, 1948 (15 U.S.C. 714).
    The Commodity Credit Corporation engages in buying, 
selling, lending, and other activities with respect to 
agricultural commodities, their products, food, feed, and 
fibers. Its purposes include stabilizing, supporting, and 
protecting farm income and prices; maintaining the balance and 
adequate supplies of selected commodities; and facilitating the 
orderly distribution of such commodities. In addition, the 
Corporation makes available materials and facilities required 
in connection with the storage and distribution of such 
commodities. The Corporation also disburses funds for sharing 
of costs with producers for the establishment of approved 
conservation practices on environmentally sensitive land and 
subsequent rental payments for such land for the duration of 
Conservation Reserve Program contracts.
    Corporation activities are primarily governed by the 
following statutes: the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 
Act (Public Law 80-806), as amended; the Agricultural Act of 
1949 (Public Law 81-439), as amended (1949 Act); the 
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (Public Law 75-430), as 
amended (the 1938 Act); the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public 
Law 99-198), as amended (1985 Act); and the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246).
    Management of the Corporation is vested in a board of 
directors, subject to the general supervision and direction of 
the Secretary of Agriculture, who is an ex officio director and 
chairman of the board. The board consists of seven members, in 
addition to the Secretary, who are appointed by the President 
of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
Officers of the Corporation are designated according to their 
positions in the Department of Agriculture.
    The activities of the Corporation are carried out mainly by 
the personnel and through the facilities of the Farm Service 
Agency [FSA] and the Farm Service Agency State and county 
committees. The Foreign Agricultural Service, the General Sales 
Manager, other agencies and offices of the Department, and 
commercial agents are also used to carry out certain aspects of 
the Corporation's activities.
    Under Public Law 87-155 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11, 713a-12), 
annual appropriations are authorized for each fiscal year, 
commencing with fiscal year 1961. These appropriations are to 
reimburse the Corporation for net realized losses.

                 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

Appropriations, 2013\1\................................. $11,018,509,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................  12,538,880,000
Committee recommendation................................  12,538,880,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.
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                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of such sums as 
may be necessary, estimated in fiscal year 2014 to be 
$12,538,880,000, for the payment to reimburse the Commodity 
Credit Corporation for net realized losses.

                       HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

Limitation, 2013........................................      $5,000,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       5,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,000,000

    The Commodity Credit Corporation's [CCC] hazardous waste 
management program is intended to ensure compliance with the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). The CCC 
funds operations and maintenance costs as well as site 
investigation and cleanup expenses. Investigative and cleanup 
costs associated with the management of CCC hazardous waste are 
also paid from USDA's hazardous waste management appropriation.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends a limitation of $5,000,000 for the 
Commodity Credit Corporation's hazardous waste management 
program.

                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $869,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         898,000
Committee recommendation................................         898,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and 
Environment provides direction and coordination in carrying out 
the laws enacted by the Congress with respect to natural 
resources and the environment. The Office has oversight and 
management responsibilities for the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service and the Forest Service.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $898,000 for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and 
Environment.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

    The Natural Resources Conservation Service [NRCS] was 
established pursuant to Public Law 103-354, the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6962). The 
NRCS works with conservation districts, watershed groups, and 
Federal and State agencies to bring about physical adjustments 
in land use that will conserve soil and water resources, 
provide for agricultural production on a sustained basis, and 
reduce flood damage and sedimentation.

                        CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $808,495,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     807,937,000
Committee recommendation................................     818,376,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Conservation operations are authorized by Public Law 74-46 
(16 U.S.C. 590a-590f). Activities include:
    Conservation Technical Assistance provides assistance to 
district cooperators and other land users in the planning and 
application of conservation treatments to control erosion and 
improve the quantity and quality of soil resources, improve and 
conserve water, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, conserve 
energy, improve woodland, pasture and range conditions, and 
reduce upstream flooding; all to protect and enhance the 
natural resource base.
    Resource appraisal and program development ensures that 
programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture for the 
conservation of soil, water, and related resources shall 
respond to the Nation's long-term needs.
    Plant Materials Centers assemble, test, and encourage 
increased use of plant species which show promise for use in 
the treatment of conservation problem areas.
    Snow Survey and Water Forecasting provides estimates of 
annual water availability from high mountain snow packs and 
relates to summer stream flow in the Western States and Alaska. 
Information is used by agriculture, industry, and cities in 
estimating future water supplies.
    Soil Surveys inventory the Nation's basic soil resources 
and determine land capabilities and conservation treatment 
needs. Soil survey publications include interpretations useful 
to cooperators, other Federal agencies, State, and local 
organizations.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $818,376,000 
for Conservation Operations.
    Herbicide Resistance.--The Committee directs NRCS to ensure 
agency staff, partners, and producers are aware of new and 
interim conservation practice standards and conservation 
activity plans to address herbicide-resistant weeds, and that 
financial assistance through certain conservation programs is 
available to assist producers in their efforts to control these 
weeds.
    Watershed Projects.--The Committee notes that there are 
currently authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary 
purpose of providing water to rural communities. The Committee 
recommendation includes $3,500,000 for NRCS to continue 
providing assistance to these projects, including, but not 
limited to, environmental assessments.

                    WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $14,302,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The watershed rehabilitation program account provides for 
technical and financial assistance to carry out rehabilitation 
of structural measures, in accordance with section 14 of the 
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, approved August 
4, 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1012, U.S.C. 1001, et seq.), as amended by 
section 313 of Public Law 106-472, November 9, 2000, and by 
section 2803 of Public Law 110-246.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee does not recommend an appropriation for the 
Watershed Rehabilitation Program.

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

    The Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-354) 
abolished the Farmers Home Administration, Rural Development 
Administration, and Rural Electrification Administration and 
replaced those agencies with the Rural Housing and Community 
Development Service, (currently, the Rural Housing Service), 
Rural Business and Cooperative Development Service (currently, 
the Rural Business--Cooperative Service), and Rural Utilities 
Service and placed them under the oversight of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Economic and Community Development, 
(currently, Rural Development). These agencies deliver a 
variety of programs through a network of State, district, and 
county offices.

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $869,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         898,000
Committee recommendation................................         898,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development 
provides direction and coordination in carrying out laws with 
respect to the Department's rural economic and community 
development activities. The Office has oversight and management 
responsibilities for the Rural Housing Service, Rural 
Business--Cooperative Service, and the Rural Utilities Service.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $898,000 for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development.

                                     RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Fiscal year--
                                                              ----------------------------------    Committee
                                                                   2013\1\        2014 budget     recommendation
                                                                appropriation       request
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriation................................................          201,255          204,695          204,695
Transfer from:
    Rural Housing Insurance Fund Loan Program Account........          399,507          417,692          417,692
    Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Program                33,534           34,694           34,694
     Account.................................................
    Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account..............            4,318            4,467            4,467
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total Rural Development salaries and expenses..........          638,614          661,548          661,548
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    These funds are used to administer the loan and grant 
programs of the Rural Utilities Service, the Rural Housing 
Service, and the Rural Business--Cooperative Service, including 
reviewing applications, making and collecting loans and 
providing technical assistance and guidance to borrowers; and 
to assist in extending other Federal programs to people in 
rural areas.
    Under credit reform, administrative costs associated with 
loan programs are appropriated to the program accounts. 
Appropriations to the salaries and expenses account will be for 
costs associated with grant programs.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends $661,548,000 for salaries and 
expenses of Rural Development.
    The Committee expects the Secretary to consider innovative 
ways to leverage the administrative funding provided in this 
bill. In that regard, the Secretary is reminded of his 
authorities to utilize knowledgeable third parties to assist in 
program outreach, technical assistance, and certain application 
underwriting, bundling, and loan servicing, as long as the 
activities are not inherently governmental functions. The 
Secretary is directed to engage program partners in 
discussions, and to report to the Committee on new ways to more 
effectively leverage Rural Development funding with the 
resources of knowledgeable third parties to deliver programs, 
with special emphasis on the Community Facilities and Water and 
Waste Water programs.
    Frontier Communities.--The Committee notes that across the 
Nation there are many very small, very rural communities, or 
Frontier Communities (as defined by the Economic Research 
Service), that lack established infrastructure and that have 
difficulty competing for Rural Development loans and grants 
because of lack of personnel, sufficient communications 
infrastructure, access to credit and limited ability to 
generate revenue. The Committee encourages Rural Development to 
focus efforts and investment on these Frontier Communities, to 
the degree practicable.

                         Rural Housing Service

    The Rural Housing Service [RHS] was established under the 
Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994, dated October 13, 1994.

              RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2013\1\ (budget authority)..............    $482,281,000
Budget estimate, 2014 (budget authority)................     450,308,000
Committee recommendation (budget authority).............     464,996,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    This fund was established in 1965 (Public Law 89-117) 
pursuant to section 517 of title V of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 517(d)), as amended. This fund may be used to insure 
or guarantee rural housing loans for single-family homes, 
rental and cooperative housing, farm labor housing, and rural 
housing sites. Rural housing loans are made to construct, 
improve, alter, repair, or replace dwellings and essential farm 
service buildings that are modest in size, design, and cost. 
Rental housing insured loans are made to individuals, 
corporations, associations, trusts, or partnerships to provide 
low-cost rental housing and related facilities in rural areas. 
These loans are repayable in terms up to 30 years. Loan 
programs are limited to rural areas, which include towns, 
villages, and other places of not more than 10,000 population, 
which are not part of an urban area. Loans may also be made in 
areas with a population in excess of 10,000, but less than 
20,000, if the area is not included in a standard metropolitan 
statistical area and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for 
low- and moderate-income borrowers.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $464,996,000 
for the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account [RHIF].
    The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508) 
established the RHIF program account. Appropriations to this 
account will be used to cover the lifetime subsidy costs 
associated with the direct loans obligated and loan guarantees 
committed in 2013, as well as for administrative expenses. The 
following table presents the loan subsidy levels as compared to 
the 2013 levels and the 2014 budget request:

                                  RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Fiscal year
                                                                   2013\1\        2014 budget       Committee
                                                                appropriation       request       recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan Levels:
    Single-Family Housing (sec. 502):
        Direct...............................................          875,628          360,000          900,000
        Guaranteed...........................................       24,000,000       24,000,000       24,000,000
    Housing Repair (sec. 504)................................           27,195           26,280           26,280
    Direct rental housing (sec. 515).........................           30,428           28,432           28,432
    Guaranteed rental housing (sec. 538).....................          150,000          150,000          150,000
    Site development loans (sec. 524)........................  ...............            5,000            5,000
    Credit sales of acquired property........................           10,000           10,000           10,000
    Self help land development loans (sec. 523)..............            5,000  ...............            5,000
    Farm labor housing loans (sec. 514)......................           22,347           23,855           23,855
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, loan levels.....................................       25,120,598       24,603,567       25,148,567
                                                              ==================================================
Loan Subsidies and Grants:
    Single-Family Housing (sec. 502):
        Direct...............................................           52,275            9,792           24,480
    Housing Repair (sec. 504)................................            3,718            2,176            2,176
    Direct rental housing (sec. 515).........................           10,702            6,656            6,656
    Farm labor housing loans (sec. 514)......................            7,451            5,656            5,656
    Farm labor housing grants (sec. 516).....................            8,628            8,336            8,336
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, loan subsidies and grants.......................           82,774           32,616           47,304
                                                              ==================================================
Administrative expenses......................................          399,507          417,692          417,692
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, loan subsidies, grants and administrative ex-             482,281          450,308          464,996
       penses................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    Application Bundling Pilot Program.--The Committee is aware 
of and appreciates the successful pilot program that leverages 
support provided by non-profit partners in outreach and 
bundling of section 502 single family housing loans. This pilot 
allows the agency to maximize the effectiveness of the 
administrative support provided in this bill. Given the 
demonstrated success of this initiative, the Committee 
encourages the Department to expand the pilot program to the 
degree practicable.
    Centralized Servicing Center.--The Secretary is encouraged 
to explore opportunities to provide services to other Federal 
agencies, through Economy Act Agreements, and thereby leverage 
existing capacity and expertise at Rural Development's 
Centralized Servicing Center.
    Section 502 Direct Loan Program.--The Committee is 
encouraged by the Department's efforts to assemble a task force 
to examine the current administrative procedures regarding the 
section 502 direct loan program and efforts to meet legislative 
mandates to serve the very low income population. The Committee 
encourages the Department and the task force to examine 
regional tax burdens and cost of housing when determining the 
impact of administrative procedures and alternative options to 
avoid unnecessary delays or denials regarding low income 
applicants. The Secretary shall report to the Committee on the 
findings of the task force and recommendations for the program 
no later than 120 days after enactment.

                       RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $882,563,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................   1,015,050,000
Committee recommendation................................   1,015,050,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Rental assistance is authorized under section 521(a)(2) of 
the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1490a). The 
objective of the program is to reduce rents paid by low-income 
families living in Rural Housing Service financed rental 
projects and farm labor housing projects. Under this program, 
low-income tenants will contribute the higher of: (1) 30 
percent of monthly adjusted income; (2) 10 percent of monthly 
income; or (3) designated housing payments from a welfare 
agency.
    Payments from the fund are made to the project owner for 
the difference between the tenant's payment and the approved 
rental rate established for the unit.
    The program is administered in tandem with the Rural 
Housing Service section 515 rural rental housing program and 
the farm labor loan and grant programs. Priority is given to 
existing projects for units occupied by rent over-burdened low-
income families and projects experiencing financial 
difficulties beyond the control of the owner; any remaining 
authority will be used for projects receiving new construction 
commitments under sections 514, 515, or 516 for very low-income 
families with certain limitations.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,015,050,000 
for the Rental Assistance Program.
    Rental Assistance.--The Committee includes statutory 
language requiring rental assistance to be held in 514/516 
projects for a minimum period of time. Rental assistance 
contracts are funded for 1-year durations.
    The Committee directs the Secretary to provide a report 
detailing: the total number of households served by rental 
assistance [RA]; the average per unit RA cost per State; the 
number of RA contracts expiring in fiscal year 2013 that were 
not renewed; the extraordinary servicing actions undertaken by 
Rural Development [RD] in fiscal year 2013 to address the RA 
shortfall; the costs of those servicing actions (i.e. 
reductions in project reserve accounts, etc.); the implications 
of these servicing actions on the credit quality of the loan 
portfolio and on the physical maintenance of the properties; 
the implications of these servicing actions on the project 
owners; a revised estimate of RA needs in fiscal year 2014, to 
cover the original estimate of expiring units and those not 
renewed in fiscal year 2013; the fiscal year 2014 inflation 
factor included in the estimate above; and in addition to the 
servicing actions undertaken by RD, what additional actions 
could and did property owners take to protect the financial 
integrity of the projects while also protecting current 
occupants from untenable rent increases.

          MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $27,030,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      32,575,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,575,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Rural Housing Voucher Program was authorized under the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1940r) to assist very low income 
families and individuals who reside in rental housing in rural 
areas. Housing vouchers may be provided to residents of rental 
housing projects financed by section 515 loans that have been 
prepaid after September 30, 2005. Voucher amounts reflect the 
difference between comparable market rents and tenant-paid rent 
prior to loan prepayment. Vouchers allow tenants to remain in 
existing projects or move to other rental housing.
    The Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program includes 
funding for housing vouchers and a demonstration program for 
the preservation and revitalization of affordable multi-family 
housing projects. Rural Development's multi-family housing 
portfolio faces dual pressures for loan prepayments and repair/
rehabilitation stemming from inadequate reserves resulting in 
deferred property maintenance.
    Provision of affordable rental housing can be accomplished 
more economically by revitalizing existing housing stock rather 
than funding new construction. The Multi-family Housing 
Revitalization Program includes revitalization tools for 
maintenance of existing units and vouchers to protect tenants 
in those projects that prepay. Flexibility is provided to allow 
Rural Development to utilize funding to meet the most urgent 
local needs for tenant protection and project revitalization.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,575,000 
for the Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program, including 
$12,575,000 for vouchers and $20,000,000 for a housing 
preservation demonstration program.

                  MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $29,188,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      25,000,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants Program is 
authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949. Grants are 
made to local organizations to promote the development of 
mutual or self-help programs under which groups of usually 6 to 
10 families build their own homes by mutually exchanging labor. 
Funds may be used to pay the cost of construction supervisors 
who work with families in the construction of their homes and 
for administrative expenses of the organizations providing the 
self-help assistance.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,000,000 
for Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants.

                    RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $32,239,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      25,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,239,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Rural Housing Assistance Grants Program consolidates 
funding for rural housing grant programs. This consolidation of 
housing grant funding provides greater flexibility to tailor 
financial assistance to applicant needs.
    Very Low-Income Housing Repair Grants.--The Very Low-Income 
Housing Repair Grants Program is authorized under section 504 
of title V of the Housing Act of 1949. The rural housing repair 
grant program is carried out by making grants to very low-
income families to make necessary repairs to their homes in 
order to make such dwellings safe and sanitary, and remove 
hazards to the health of the occupants, their families, or the 
community.
    These grants may be made to cover the cost of improvements 
or additions, such as repairing roofs, providing toilet 
facilities, providing a convenient and sanitary water supply, 
supplying screens, repairing or providing structural supports 
or making similar repairs, additions, or improvements, 
including all preliminary and installation costs in obtaining 
central water and sewer service. A grant can be made in 
combination with a section 504 very low-income housing repair 
loan.
    No assistance can be extended to any one individual in the 
form of a loan, grant, or combined loans and grants in excess 
of $27,500, and grant assistance is limited to persons, or 
families headed by persons who are 62 years of age or older.
    Supervisory and Technical Assistance Grants.--Supervisory 
and technical assistance grants are made to public and private 
nonprofit organizations for packaging loan applications for 
housing assistance under sections 502, 504, 514/516, 515, and 
533 of the Housing Act of 1949. The assistance is directed to 
very low-income families in underserved areas where at least 20 
percent of the population is below the poverty level and at 
least 10 percent or more of the population resides in 
substandard housing. In fiscal year 1994 a Homebuyer Education 
Program was implemented under this authority. This program 
provides low-income individuals and families education and 
counseling on obtaining and/or maintaining occupancy of 
adequate housing and supervised credit assistance to become 
successful homeowners.
    Compensation for Construction Defects.--Compensation for 
construction defects provides funds for grants to eligible 
section 502 borrowers to correct structural defects, or to pay 
claims of owners arising from such defects on a newly 
constructed dwelling purchased with RHS financial assistance. 
Claims are not paid until provisions under the builder's 
warranty have been fully pursued. Requests for compensation for 
construction defects must be made by the owner of the property 
within 18 months after the date financial assistance was 
granted.
    Rural Housing Preservation Grants.--Rural housing 
preservation grants (section 533) of the Housing and Urban-
Rural Recovery Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1490m) authorizes the 
Rural Housing Service to administer a program of home repair 
directed at low- and very low-income people.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,239,000 
for the Rural Housing Assistance Grants Program.
    The following table compares the grant program levels 
recommended by the Committee to the fiscal year 2013 levels and 
the budget request:

                                         RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Fiscal year--
                                                              ----------------------------------    Committee
                                                                  2013 level      2014 request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Very low-income housing repair grants........................           28,701           25,000           28,701
Housing preservation grants..................................            3,538  ...............            3,538
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................           32,239           25,000           32,239
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               Rural Community Facilities Program Account

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $31,434,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      17,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,508,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Community facility loans were created by the Rural 
Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) to finance a 
variety of rural community facilities. Loans are made to 
organizations, including certain Indian tribes and corporations 
not operated for profit and public and quasi-public agencies, 
to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community 
facilities providing essential services to rural residents. 
Such facilities include those providing or supporting overall 
community development, such as fire and rescue services, 
healthcare, transportation, traffic control, and community, 
social, cultural, and recreational benefits. Loans are made for 
facilities which primarily serve rural residents of open 
country and rural towns and villages of not more than 20,000 
people. Healthcare and fire and rescue facilities are the 
priorities of the program and receive the majority of available 
funds.
    The Community Facility Grant Program authorized in the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104-127), is used in conjunction with the existing direct 
and guaranteed loan programs for the development of community 
facilities, such as hospitals, fire stations, and community 
centers. Grants are targeted to the lowest income communities. 
Communities that have lower population and income levels 
receive a higher cost-share contribution through these grants, 
to a maximum contribution of 75 percent of the cost of 
developing the facility.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,508,000 
for the Rural Community Facilities Program Account.
    The following table provides the Committee's 
recommendations, as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget 
request levels:

                                   RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT
                           [Loan levels and budget authority in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Fiscal year
                                                                   2013\1\        2014 budget       Committee
                                                                appropriation       request      recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan levels:
    Community facilities direct loans........................        2,200,000        1,500,000        1,500,000
    Community facilities guaranteed loans....................           55,926  ...............           59,543
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total loan levels......................................        2,255,926        1,500,000        1,559,543
                                                              ==================================================
Budget authority:
    Community facility guaranteed loans......................            3,775  ...............            3,775
    Community facility grants................................           12,648           13,000           13,000
    Economic impact initiative grants........................            5,778  ...............            5,778
    Rural community development initiative...................            5,955  ...............            5,955
    Tribal college grants....................................            3,278            4,000            4,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total budget authority.................................           31,434           17,000           32,508
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    Day Care Facilities.--The Committee directs the Secretary 
to increase efforts to provide assistance for day care 
facilities through the Community Facilities program. 
Availability of proper day care facilities is limited in rural 
areas, making it difficult for many parents to work and 
sometimes resulting in children receiving substandard care.

                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service

    The Rural Business--Cooperative Service [RBS] was 
established by Public Law 103-354, Federal Crop Insurance 
Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994, dated October 13, 1994. Its programs were previously 
administered by the Rural Development Administration, the Rural 
Electrification Administration, and the Agricultural 
Cooperative Service.

                     RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $83,578,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      51,777,000
Committee recommendation................................      98,539,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Rural Business and Industry Loan Program was created by 
the Rural Development Act of 1972, and finances a variety of 
rural industrial development loans. Loans are made for rural 
industrialization and rural community facilities under Rural 
Development Act amendments to the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932 et seq.) authorities. Business 
and industrial loans are made to public, private, or 
cooperative organizations organized for profit, to certain 
Indian tribes, or to individuals for the purpose of improving, 
developing or financing business, industry, and employment or 
improving the economic and environmental climate in rural 
areas. Such purposes include financing business and industrial 
acquisition, construction, enlargement, repair or 
modernization, financing the purchase and development of land, 
easements, rights-of-way, buildings, payment of startup costs, 
and supplying working capital.
    Rural business enterprise grants were authorized by the 
Rural Development Act of 1972. Grants are made to public bodies 
and nonprofit organizations to facilitate development of small 
and emerging business enterprises in rural areas, including the 
acquisition and development of land; the construction of 
buildings, plants, equipment, access streets and roads, parking 
areas, and utility extensions; refinancing fees; technical 
assistance; and startup operating costs and working capital.
    Rural business opportunity grants are authorized under 
section 306(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, as amended. Grants may be made to public 
bodies and private nonprofit community development corporations 
or entities. Grants are made to identify and analyze business 
opportunities that will use local rural economic and human 
resources: to identify, train, and provide technical assistance 
to rural entrepreneurs and managers; to establish business 
support centers; to conduct economic development planning and 
coordination, and leadership development; and to establish 
centers for training, technology, and trade that will provide 
training to rural businesses in the utilization of interactive 
communications technologies.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $98,539,000 
for the Rural Business Program Account.
    The following table provides the Committee's 
recommendations, as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget 
request levels:

                                         RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
                           [Loan levels and budget authority in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Fiscal year
                                                                   2013\1\        2014 budget       Committee
                                                                appropriation       request      recommendations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan levels:
    Business and Industry guaranteed loans loan levels.......          932,145          740,730          958,097
Budget authority:
    Business and industry guaranteed loans...................           54,810           51,777           66,971
    Business enterprise grants...............................           23,660  ...............           24,318
    Business opportunity grants..............................            2,189  ...............            2,250
    Delta Regional Authority grants..........................            2,919  ...............            5,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total budget authority.................................           83,578           51,777           98,539
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    Rural Business Program Account.--The Committee recommends 
$500,000 for transportation technical assistance.
    The Committee directs that of the $4,000,000 recommended 
for grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes, $250,000 shall be used to implement an American Indian 
and Alaska Native passenger transportation development and 
assistance initiative.

              RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Fiscal year--
                                                              ----------------------------------    Committee
                                                                2013 level\1\     2014 request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated loan level.........................................           18,377           18,889           18,889
Direct loan subsidy..........................................            5,888            4,082            4,082
Administrative expenses......................................            4,318            4,467            4,467
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, loan subsidies and administrative expenses......           10,206            8,549            8,549
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    The rural development (intermediary relending) loan program 
was originally authorized by the Economic Opportunity Act of 
1964 (Public Law 88-452). The making of rural development loans 
by the Department of Agriculture was reauthorized by Public Law 
99-425, the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986.
    Loans are made to intermediary borrowers (small investment 
groups) who in turn will reloan the funds to rural businesses, 
community development corporations, private nonprofit 
organizations, public agencies, et cetera, for the purpose of 
improving business, industry, community facilities, and 
employment opportunities and diversification of the economy in 
rural areas.
    The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 established the 
program account. Appropriations to this account will be used to 
cover the lifetime subsidy costs associated with the direct 
loans obligated in 2013, as well as for administrative 
expenses.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,549,000 for 
the Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account.

            RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Estimated loan
                                                              level
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2013 level.................................           33,077
Fiscal year 2014 request...............................           33,077
Committee recommendation...............................           33,077
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Rural Economic Development Loans program was 
established by the Reconciliation Act of December 1987 (Public 
Law 100-203), which amended the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (Act of May 20, 1936), by establishing a new section 313. 
This section of the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 901) 
established a cushion of credits payment program and created 
the rural economic development subaccount. The Administrator of 
RUS is authorized under the act to utilize funds in this 
program to provide zero interest loans to electric and 
telecommunications borrowers for the purpose of promoting rural 
economic development and job creation projects, including 
funding for feasibility studies, startup costs, and other 
reasonable expenses for the purpose of fostering rural economic 
development.

                        COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

    The Committee recommends a loan program level of 
$33,077,000, to be funded from earnings on the Cushion of 
Credit and fees on guaranteed underwriting loans made pursuant 
to section 313A of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936.

                  RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $26,956,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      17,250,000
Committee recommendation................................      26,050,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Rural cooperative development grants are authorized under 
section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, as amended. Grants are made to fund the establishment and 
operation of centers for rural cooperative development with 
their primary purpose being the improvement of economic 
conditions in rural areas. Grants may be made to nonprofit 
institutions or institutions of higher education. Grants may be 
used to pay up to 75 percent of the cost of the project and 
associated administrative costs. The applicant must contribute 
at least 25 percent from non-Federal sources, except 1994 
institutions, which only need to provide 5 percent. Grants are 
competitive and are awarded based on specific selection 
criteria.
    Cooperative research agreements are authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
2204b. The funds are used for cooperative research agreements, 
primarily with colleges and universities, on critical 
operational, organizational, and structural issues facing 
cooperatives.
    Cooperative agreements are authorized under 7 U.S.C. 2201 
to any qualified State departments of agriculture, university, 
and other State entity to conduct research that will strengthen 
and enhance the operations of agricultural marketing 
cooperatives in rural areas.
    The Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas [ATTRA] 
program was first authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985. 
The program provides information and technical assistance to 
agricultural producers to adopt sustainable agricultural 
practices that are environmentally friendly and lower 
production costs.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,050,000 
for Rural Cooperative Development Grants.
    Of the funds recommended, $2,250,000 is for the Appropriate 
Technology Transfer for Rural Areas program.
    The Committee has included language in the bill that not 
more than $3,000,000 shall be made available to cooperatives or 
associations of cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide 
assistance to small, minority producers.
    Value Added.--The Committee recommends $15,000,000 for 
value-added agricultural product market development grants.

                RURAL MICROENTERPRISE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................................
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      $1,405,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,405,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    This program, authorized by section 379E of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981 et 
seq.), provides loans and grants to intermediaries that assist 
micro-entrepreneurs.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,405,000 for 
the Rural Microenterprise Investment Program.

                    RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $3,308,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      19,741,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,000,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Rural Energy for America Program is authorized under 
section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107). This program may fund energy audits, 
direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants to farmers, ranchers, 
and small rural businesses for the purchase of renewable energy 
systems and for energy efficiency improvements.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,000,000 for 
the Rural Energy for America Program.
    The following table provides the Committee's recommendation 
as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels:

                                        RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Fiscal year                      Committee
                                                                   2013\1\ level   2014 request   recommendation
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Estimated loan level............................................          13,778          44,987          14,583
Guaranteed loan subsidy.........................................           3,308          12,340           4,000
Grants..........................................................  ..............           7,401  ..............
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\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

                        Rural Utilities Service

    The Rural Utilities Service [RUS] was established under the 
Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-354), October 13, 
1994. RUS administers the electric and telephone programs of 
the former Rural Electrification Administration and the water 
and waste programs of the former Rural Development 
Administration.

             RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $510,265,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     304,000,000
Committee recommendation................................     455,000,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The water and waste disposal program is authorized by 
sections 306, 306A, 309A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et 
seq., as amended). This program makes loans for water and waste 
development costs. Development loans are made to associations, 
including corporations operating on a nonprofit basis, 
municipalities and similar organizations, generally designated 
as public or quasi-public agencies, that propose projects for 
the development, storage, treatment, purification, and 
distribution of domestic water or the collection, treatment, or 
disposal of waste in rural areas. Such grants may not exceed 75 
percent of the development cost of the projects and can 
supplement other funds borrowed or furnished by applicants to 
pay development costs.
    The solid waste grant program is authorized under section 
310B(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 
Grants are made to public bodies and private nonprofit 
organizations to provide technical assistance to local and 
regional governments for the purpose of reducing or eliminating 
pollution of water resources and for improving the planning and 
management of solid waste disposal facilities.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $455,000,000 
for the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account.
    The Committee recommends $66,500,000 for water and waste 
disposal systems grants for Native Americans, including Native 
Alaskans, the Colonias, and residents of Hawaiian Home Lands. 
The Committee recognizes the special needs and problems for 
delivery of basic services to these populations. In addition, 
the Committee makes up to $15,000,000 available for the circuit 
rider program.
    The following table provides the Committee's 
recommendations, as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget 
request levels:

                                 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT
                           [Loan levels and budget authority in thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Fiscal year
                                                                 2013\1\         2014 budget        Committee
                                                              appropriation        request       recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan levels:
    Water and waste disposal direct loans.................           972,912         1,200,000         1,200,000
    Direct loans authorized by Public Law 83-566..........            40,000  ................            40,000
    Water and waste disposal guaranteed loans.............            59,660  ................            50,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total loan levels...................................         1,072,572         1,200,000         1,290,000
                                                           =====================================================
Budget authority:
    Water and waste disposal direct loans.................            78,514  ................  ................
    Direct loans authorized by Public Law 83-566..........  ................  ................               284
    Water and waste disposal guaranteed loans.............               632  ................               355
    Water and waste disposal grants.......................           318,364           246,800           337,868
    Solid waste management grants.........................             3,308             4,000             4,000
    Water well system grants..............................               966  ................               993
    Colonias and AK/HI/Native American grants.............            64,699            36,480            66,500
    Water and waste water revolving funds.................               973  ................             1,000
    High-energy cost grants...............................             9,730  ................            10,000
    Circuit Rider.........................................            14,594             7,600            15,000
    Technical assistance grants...........................            18,485             9,120            19,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total, budget authority.............................           510,263           304,000           455,000
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\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

   RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

    The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et 
seq.) provides the statutory authority for the electric and 
telecommunications programs.
    The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508) 
established the program account. An appropriation to this 
account will be used to cover the lifetime subsidy costs 
associated with the direct loans obligated and loan guarantees 
committed in fiscal year 2013, as well as for administrative 
expenses.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The following table reflects the Committee's recommendation 
for the Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans 
Program Account, the loan subsidy and administrative expenses, 
as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget request levels:

                       RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Fiscal year--
                                                              ----------------------------------    Committee
                                                                2013\1\ level     2014 request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan authorizations:
    Electric:
        Direct, 5 percent....................................          100,000  ...............  ...............
        Direct FFB...........................................        6,500,000        4,000,000        5,000,000
        Guaranteed underwriting..............................          500,000  ...............          500,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal...........................................        7,100,000        4,000,000        5,500,000
                                                              ==================================================
    Telecommunications--Direct, Treasury rate................          690,000          690,000          690,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, loan authorizations.............................        7,790,000        4,690,000        6,190,000
                                                              ==================================================
Administrative expenses......................................           33,534           34,694           34,694
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    The Committee expects that the RUS Energy Efficiency and 
Conservation loan program will be under way by October 1, 2013, 
and will significantly increase demand. The Committee 
encourages RUS to utilize a significant portion of the electric 
loan program for this initiative.

                    DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM  LOANS AND GRANTS
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Fiscal year--
                                                              ----------------------------------    Committee
                                                                2013\1\ level     2014 request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loan and grant levels:
    Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program:
        Grants...............................................           24,274           24,950           24,274
                                                              ==================================================
Broadband program:
    Treasury rate loans......................................           41,095           63,356           30,651
    Treasury rate loans budget authority.....................            3,892            8,268            4,000
    Grants...................................................           10,091           10,372           10,372
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total DLT and Broadband program level..................           65,369           88,306           65,297
                                                              ==================================================
      Total DLT and Broadband budget authority...............           38,257           43,590           38,646
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    The Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program 
is authorized by the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.), as amended by the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104-127). This program provides incentives to improve the 
quality of phone services, to provide access to advanced 
telecommunications services and computer networks, and to 
improve rural opportunities.
    This program provides the facilities and equipment to link 
rural education and medical facilities with more urban centers 
and other facilities providing rural residents access to better 
healthcare through technology and increasing educational 
opportunities for rural students. These funds are available for 
loans and grants.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $38,646,000 
for the Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program. 
The Committee recommendation includes $2,750,000 for public 
broadcasting systems grants to allow noncommercial educational 
television broadcast stations that serve rural areas to convert 
from analog to digital operations. Funds recommended for the 
RUS broadband program are intended to promote broadband 
availability in those areas where there is not otherwise a 
business case for private investment in a broadband network. 
The Committee encourages RUS to focus expenditures on projects 
that bring broadband service to currently unserved households.
    The Committee is concerned about the longstanding, unmet 
health needs in the Mississippi River Delta. The Committee 
recommendation includes $3,000,000 to address critical 
healthcare needs in the region, as authorized by section 379G 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
    Broadband Grants.--Of the funds recommended, $10,372,000 in 
grants shall be made available to support broadband 
transmission and local dial-up Internet services for rural 
areas.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................        $789,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................         816,000
Committee recommendation................................         816,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and 
Consumer Services provides direction and coordination in 
carrying out the laws enacted by the Congress with respect to 
the Department's nutrition assistance activities. The Office 
has oversight and management responsibilities for the Food and 
Nutrition Service.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $816,000 for 
the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and 
Consumer Services.
    Direct Certification.--The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 
2010 requires States to meet federally set thresholds for 
direct certification of 80 percent in school year 2011; 90 
percent in school year 2012; and 95 percent in school year 2013 
and each year thereafter. States that do not meet these 
benchmarks must submit continuous improvement plans to the 
Secretary for approval. Recognizing the importance of ensuring 
that all eligible children participate in school meal programs, 
the Committee directs the Secretary to immediately provide all 
States with rigorous technical assistance, including direct 
consultation and intensive training, to help States meet these 
ambitious thresholds. Additionally, the Committee directs the 
Secretary to involve the Nation's Governors by accumulating and 
disseminating State best practices on direct certification.
    Identity Theft.--The Committee is concerned that 
beneficiaries of the numerous nutrition programs funded by this 
bill may be exposed to identity theft. The Committee directs 
the Secretary to provide a report detailing capabilities 
currently deployed to detect and prevent identity based fraud; 
the prevalence of identity theft incidents perpetrated against 
USDA nutrition program beneficiaries; steps the Department is 
undertaking to protect program beneficiaries' personally 
identifiable information against unauthorized disclosure; and 
what if any actions are being taken to educate beneficiaries on 
the threat of identity theft.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

    The Food and Nutrition Service represents an organizational 
effort to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in this country. 
Nutrition assistance programs provide access to a nutritionally 
adequate diet for families and persons with low incomes and 
encourage better eating patterns among the Nation's children. 
These programs include:
    Child Nutrition Programs.--The National School Lunch and 
School Breakfast, Summer Food Service, and Child and Adult Care 
Food programs provide funding to the States, Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam for use in serving 
nutritious lunches and breakfasts to children attending schools 
of high school grades and under, to children of preschool age 
in child care centers, and to children in other institutions in 
order to improve the health and well-being of the Nation's 
children, and broaden the markets for agricultural food 
commodities. Through the Special Milk Program, assistance is 
provided to the States for making reimbursement payments to 
eligible schools and child care institutions which institute or 
expand milk service in order to increase the consumption of 
fluid milk by children. Funds for this program are provided by 
direct appropriation and transfer from section 32.
    Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, 
and Children [WIC].--This program safeguards the health of 
pregnant, postpartum, and breast-feeding women, infants, and 
children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk because of 
inadequate nutrition and income by providing supplemental 
foods. The delivery of supplemental foods may be done through 
health clinics, vouchers redeemable at retail food stores, or 
other approved methods which a cooperating State health agency 
may select. Funds for this program are provided by direct 
appropriation.
    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--This program 
seeks to improve nutritional standards of needy persons and 
families. Assistance is provided to eligible households to 
enable them to obtain a better diet by increasing their food 
purchasing capability, usually by furnishing benefits in the 
form of electronic access to funds. The program also includes 
Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico.
    The program also includes the Food Distribution Program on 
Indian Reservations, which provides nutritious agricultural 
commodities to low-income persons living on or near Indian 
reservations who choose not to participate in the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program.
    Commodity Assistance Program [CAP].--This program provides 
funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program [CSFP], the 
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, Disaster Assistance, Pacific 
Island Assistance, and administrative expenses for TEFAP.
    CSFP provides supplemental foods to infants and children up 
to age 6, and to pregnant, postpartum, and breast-feeding women 
with low incomes, and who reside in approved project areas. In 
addition, this program operates commodity distribution projects 
directed at low-income elderly persons.
    TEFAP provides commodities and grant funds to State 
agencies to assist in the cost of storage and distribution of 
donated commodities.
    Nutritious agricultural commodities are provided to 
residents of the Federated States of Micronesia and the 
Marshall Islands. Cash assistance is provided to distributing 
agencies to assist them in meeting administrative expenses 
incurred. It also provides funding for use in non-
presidentially declared disasters, and for FNS' administrative 
costs in connection with relief for all disasters. Funds for 
this program are provided by direct appropriation.
    Nutrition Programs Administration.--Most salaries and 
Federal operating expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service 
are funded from this account. Also included is the Center for 
Nutrition Policy and Promotion [CNPP] which oversees 
improvements in and revisions to the food guidance systems, and 
serves as the focal point for advancing and coordinating 
nutrition promotion and education policy to improve the health 
of all Americans.

                        child nutrition programs

Appropriations, 2013\1\................................. $19,916,165,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................  20,487,229,000
Committee recommendation................................  20,487,229,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Child Nutrition Programs, authorized by the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (Public Law 79-396) and the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-642), provide 
Federal assistance to State agencies in the form of cash and 
commodities for use in preparing and serving nutritious meals 
to children while they are attending school, residing in 
service institutions, or participating in other organized 
activities away from home. The purpose of these programs is to 
help maintain the health and proper physical development of 
America's children. Milk is provided to children either free or 
at a low cost, depending on their family income level. FNS 
provides cash subsidies to States for administering the 
programs and directly administers the program in the States 
which choose not to do so. Grants are also made for nutritional 
training and surveys and for State administrative expenses. 
Under current law, most of these payments are made on the basis 
of reimbursement rates established by law and applied to 
lunches and breakfasts actually served by the States. The 
reimbursement rates are adjusted annually to reflect changes in 
the Consumer Price Index for food away from home.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends $20,487,229,000 for the Child 
Nutrition Programs.
    The Committee's recommendation provides for the following 
annual rates for the child nutrition programs.

                      TOTAL OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY
                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Committee
       Child nutrition programs           2014 budget     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
School Lunch Program..................       11,647,505       11,647,505
School Breakfast Program..............        3,842,895        3,842,895
Child and Adult Care Food Program.....        3,052,176        3,052,176
Summer Food Service Program...........          467,932          467,932
Special Milk Program..................           10,778           10,778
State administrative expenses.........          247,544          247,544
Commodity procurement.................        1,103,244        1,103,244
Team Nutrition/HUSSC..................           17,004           17,004
Food safety education.................            2,649            2,649
Coordinated review....................           10,000           10,000
Computer support......................           11,002           11,002
CACFP training and technical                      8,016            8,016
 assistance...........................
Child Nutrition Program Studies and              19,697           19,697
 Evaluations..........................
Farm to school tactical team..........            2,170            2,170
Payment Accuracy......................            9,617            9,617
School Meals Equipment Grants.........           35,000           35,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee expects FNS to utilize the National Food 
Service Management Institute to carry out the food safety 
education program.
    Income Determinations.--The Committee is concerned about a 
perceived disparity in the eligibility of military families for 
the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast 
Program based on whether they live in military housing or 
receive Basic Allowance for Housing. Within 180 days of 
enactment, the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to submit a 
report to the Committee on the process for calculating incomes 
for these programs.
    School Meals.--The Committee is concerned that the 
Department has not made the elimination of weekly maximum 
limits on grains and meats/meat alternates served in the school 
lunch program permanent. Given that school food authorities are 
beginning to consider their menus for the 2014-2015 school 
year, the Committee urges the Department to take action to make 
this exemption permanent as soon as possible.
    Summer Food Service Program [SFSP].--The Committee 
recognizes the importance of SFSP to promote year-round child 
nutrition. The Committee encourages FNS to work with nonprofit 
national youth mentoring organizations in administering this 
program. When working with these organizations, FNS should 
consider organizations with national headquarters that already 
provide services to the community and have well defined 
management practices.

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN 
                                 [WIC]

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................  $6,855,196,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................   7,141,625,000
Committee recommendation................................   7,070,415,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The special supplemental nutrition program for women, 
infants, and children [WIC] is authorized by section 17 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Its purpose is to safeguard the 
health of pregnant, breast-feeding and postpartum women and 
infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk 
because of inadequate nutrition and inadequate income.
    The WIC program food packages are designed to provide foods 
which studies have demonstrated are lacking in the diets of the 
WIC program target population. The authorized supplemental 
foods are iron-fortified breakfast cereal, fruit or vegetable 
juice which contains vitamin C, dry beans, peas, and peanut 
butter.
    There are three general types of delivery systems for WIC 
foods: (1) retail purchase in which participants obtain 
supplemental foods through retail stores; (2) home delivery 
systems in which food is delivered to the participant's home; 
and (3) direct distribution systems in which participants pick 
up food from a distribution outlet. The food is free of charge 
to all participants.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,070,415,000 
for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, 
and Children [WIC].
    The Committee recommendation fully funds estimated WIC 
participation in fiscal year 2014. The Committee recommendation 
includes $50,000,000 for breastfeeding support initiatives, 
$14,000,000 for infrastructure, and $30,000,000 for management 
information systems.
    Cost Containment.--The Committee supports efforts to 
evaluate cost containment measures in the WIC program. The 
Committee encourages FNS, when considering options for cost 
containment, to closely monitor this process to ensure there 
are no unintended consequences for participants, vendors, or 
product manufacturers.
    Eligible Foods.--The Committee encourages the Secretary to 
amend 7 CFR 246.10 in order for State agencies to include all 
varieties of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables, except for 
vegetables with added sugars, fats, oils; provided that 
inclusion of such vegetables contribute towards meeting the 
special nutritional needs of program participants and increases 
the availability of low-cost, high-nutrient alternatives for 
participants throughout the year.

               SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Appropriations, 2013.................................... $77,290,133,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................  78,389,610,000
Committee recommendation................................  78,383,112,000

    The Food Stamp Program was reauthorized through fiscal year 
2012 and renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
[SNAP] in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program attempts to alleviate 
hunger and malnutrition among low-income persons by increasing 
their food purchasing power. Eligible households receive SNAP 
benefits with which they can purchase food through regular 
retail stores.
    Other programs funded through SNAP include Nutrition 
Assistance to Puerto Rico and American Samoa, the Food 
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, the Emergency Food 
Assistance Program, and the Community Food Projects program.
    The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is currently 
in operation in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, the 
Virgin Islands, and Guam. Participating households receive food 
benefits, the value of which is determined by household size 
and income. The cost of the benefits is paid by the Federal 
Government. As required by law, the Food and Nutrition Service 
annually revises household benefit allotments to reflect 
changes in the cost of the thrifty food plan.
    Administrative Costs.--All direct and indirect 
administrative costs incurred for certification of households, 
issuance of benefits, quality control, outreach, and fair 
hearing efforts are shared by the Federal Government and the 
States on a 50-50 basis.
    State Antifraud Activities.--Under the provisions of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, States are eligible to be 
reimbursed for 50 percent of the costs of their fraud 
investigations and prosecutions.
    States are required to implement an employment and training 
program for the purpose of assisting members of households 
participating in SNAP in gaining skills, training, or 
experience that will increase their ability to obtain regular 
employment. The Department of Agriculture has implemented a 
grant program to States to assist them in providing employment 
and training services.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of 
$78,383,112,000 for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program. Of the amount recommended, $5,000,000,000 is made 
available as a contingency reserve.
    Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.--The 
Committee encourages the Secretary to continue the purchase of 
bison from producer-owned and Native American owned 
cooperatives for the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations. Although funding is not provided specifically for 
bison purchase, historically these purchases have been 
important for the Native American population both economically 
and nutritionally.

                      commodity assistance program

Appropriations, 2013\1\\2\..............................    $253,075,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     271,701,000
Committee recommendation................................     271,701,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.
\2\Includes emergency funding of $6,000,000 in the Disaster Relief 
Appropriations Act, 2013 (division A of Public Law 113-2).

    The Commodity Assistance Program includes funding for the 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program and funding to pay expenses 
associated with the storage and distribution of commodities 
through The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
    The Commodity Supplemental Food Program [CSFP].--Authorized 
by section 4(a) of the Agricultural and Consumer Protection Act 
of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note), as amended in 1981 by Public Law 
97-98, this program provides supplemental food to infants and 
children up to age 6, and to pregnant, post partum, and breast-
feeding women who have low incomes, and reside in approved 
project areas. In addition, the program operates commodity 
distribution projects directed at low-income elderly persons 60 
years of age or older.
    The foods for CSFP are provided by the Department of 
Agriculture for distribution through State agencies. The 
authorized commodities include: iron-fortified infant formula, 
rice cereal, cheese, canned juice, evaporated milk and/or 
nonfat dry milk, canned vegetables or fruits, canned meat or 
poultry, egg mix, dehydrated potatoes, farina, and peanut 
butter and dry beans. Elderly participants may receive all 
commodities except iron-fortified infant formula and rice 
cereal.
    The Emergency Food Assistance Program [TEFAP].--Authorized 
by the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501 et 
seq.), as amended, the program provides nutrition assistance to 
low-income people through prepared meals served on site and 
through the distribution of commodities to low-income 
households for home consumption. The commodities are provided 
by USDA to State agencies for distribution through State-
established networks. State agencies make the commodities 
available to local organizations, such as soup kitchens, food 
pantries, food banks, and community action agencies, for their 
use in providing nutrition assistance to those in need.
    Funds are administered by FNS through grants to State 
agencies which operate commodity distribution programs. 
Allocation of the funds to States is based on a formula which 
considers the States' unemployment rate and the number of 
persons with income below the poverty level.
    Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.--The Farmers' Market 
Nutrition Program [FMNP] provides WIC or WIC-eligible 
participants with coupons to purchase fresh, nutritious, 
unprepared foods, such as fruits and vegetables, from farmers' 
markets. This benefits both participants and local farmers by 
increasing the awareness and use of farmers' markets by low-
income households.
    Pacific Island and Disaster Assistance.--This program 
provides funding for assistance to the nuclear-affected islands 
in the form of commodities and administrative funds. It also 
provides funding for use in non-presidentially declared 
disasters and for FNS' administrative costs in connection with 
relief for all disasters.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $271,701,000 
for the Commodity Assistance Program. The Committee continues 
to encourage the Department to distribute Commodity Assistance 
Program funds equitably among the States, based on an 
assessment of the needs and priorities of each State and the 
State's preference to receive commodity allocations through 
each of the programs funded under this account.
    Commodity Supplemental Food Program.--The Committee 
recommends $202,682,000 for the Commodity Supplemental Food 
Program. This amount fully funds participation in fiscal year 
2014. The Committee is aware that there are additional States 
that have approved applications to participate in the Commodity 
Supplemental Food Program, and encourages USDA to work to 
provide sufficient funding for these States in future budget 
requests.
    Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.--The Committee is aware 
that the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program provides fresh 
fruits and vegetables to low-income mothers and children, 
benefiting not only WIC participants, but local farmers as 
well. Therefore, the Committee recommends $16,548,000 for the 
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and directs the Secretary to 
obligate these funds within 45 days.
    The Emergency Food Assistance Program.--The Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 provides $268,500,000 for 
TEFAP commodities to be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program funds. The Committee recommendation includes 
$51,401,000 for TEFAP transportation, storage, and program 
integrity. In addition, the Committee recommendation grants the 
Secretary authority to transfer up to an additional 10 percent 
from TEFAP commodities for this purpose.
    The Committee encourages the Secretary to identify 
opportunities for increasing the supply of TEFAP commodities in 
the coming fiscal year through bonus and specialty crop 
purchases.

                   nutrition programs administration

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $139,619,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     146,592,000
Committee recommendation................................     146,592,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Nutrition Programs Administration appropriation 
provides for most of the Federal operating expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service, which includes the Child Nutrition 
Programs; Special Milk Program; Special Supplemental Nutrition 
Program for Women, Infants, and Children [WIC]; Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program; Nutrition Assistance for Puerto 
Rico; the Commodity Assistance Program, including the Commodity 
Supplemental Food Program and the Emergency Food Assistance 
Program; and Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and Pacific 
Island and Disaster Assistance.
    The major objective of Nutrition Programs Administration is 
to efficiently and effectively carry out the nutrition 
assistance programs mandated by law. This is to be accomplished 
by the following: (1) giving clear and consistent guidance and 
supervision to State agencies and other cooperators; (2) 
assisting the States and other cooperators by providing 
program, managerial, financial, and other advice and expertise; 
(3) measuring, reviewing, and analyzing the progress being made 
toward achieving program objectives; and (4) carrying out 
regular staff support functions.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $146,592,000 
for Nutrition Programs Administration.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                 Transfers from
                                                                Appropriations   loan accounts        Total
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Appropriations, 2013\1\......................................          172,002            6,277          178,279
Budget estimate, 2014........................................          178,826            6,394          185,220
Committee recommendation.....................................          178,826            6,394          185,220
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\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public Law 112-25.

    The Foreign Agricultural Service [FAS] was established 
March 10, 1953, by Secretary's Memorandum No. 1320, supplement 
1. Public Law 83-690, approved August 28, 1954, transferred the 
agricultural attaches from the Department of State to the 
Foreign Agricultural Service.
    The mission of FAS overseas is to represent U.S. 
agricultural interests, to promote export of domestic farm 
products, improve world trade conditions, and report on 
agricultural production and trade in foreign countries. FAS 
staff are stationed at 98 offices around the world where they 
provide expertise in agricultural economics and marketing, as 
well as provide attache services.
    FAS carries out several export assistance programs to 
counter the adverse effects of unfair trade practices by 
competitors on U.S. agricultural trade. The Export Enhancement 
Program uses CCC-owned commodities as export bonuses to provide 
export enhancements to U.S. producers. The Market Access 
Program [MAP] conducts both generic and brand-identified 
promotional programs in conjunction with nonprofit agricultural 
associations and private firms financed through reimbursable 
CCC payments.
    The General Sales Manager was established pursuant to 
section 5(f) of the charter of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
and 15 U.S.C. 714-714p. The funds allocated to the General 
Sales Manager are used for conducting the following programs: 
(1) CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102), including 
facilities financing guarantees; (2) Food for Peace; (3) 
section 416b Overseas Donations Program; (4) Market Access 
Program; and (5) programs authorized by the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act including barter, export sales of most 
CCC-owned commodities, export payments, and other programs as 
assigned to encourage and enhance the export of U.S. 
agricultural commodities.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends $185,220,000 for the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, including a direct appropriation of 
$178,826,000. While the Committee has a history of supporting 
USDA reconstruction and stabilization activities, the Committee 
expects appropriated funds to be used for established FAS trade 
promotion, trade policy, trade capacity building, and food 
security efforts.
    Borlaug Fellows Program.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $1,000,000 for the Borlaug International Agricultural 
Science and Technology Fellows Program. This program provides 
training for international scientists and policymakers from 
selected developing countries. The fellows work closely with 
U.S. specialists in their fields of expertise and apply that 
knowledge in their home countries. The Committee recognizes the 
importance of this program in helping developing countries 
strengthen their agricultural practices and food security.
    Cochran Fellowship Program.--The Committee recommendation 
includes $5,000,000 for the Cochran Fellowship Program. The 
Committee encourages the Secretary to continue to provide 
additional support for the program through the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Emerging Markets Program.
    Food for Progress.--The Committee supports the work of the 
Food for Progress program, which increases rural incomes and 
enhances food security by improving agricultural productivity, 
supporting agribusiness development, and expanding the 
availability of financial services. The Committee encourages 
USDA to consider the work of nongovernmental organizations that 
are involved in small-scale agricultural biomass projects when 
issuing awards in the program. These types of projects may 
offer numerous benefits, from the production of biomass crops 
to the processing and marketing of crop and animal products.
    Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program.--Subject to 
authorization, the Committee expects the FAS to fund the 
Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program.
    Market Access Program.--Subject to authorization, the 
Committee continues the full mandatory funding for the Market 
Access Program and expects the Department to administer the 
program as authorized in 7 U.S.C. 5623, without changing the 
eligibility requirements for participation of cooperative 
organizations, small businesses, trade associations, and other 
entities.

  FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM 
                                ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $2,730,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       2,628,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,730,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.
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                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,730,000 for 
administrative expenses to continue servicing existing Food for 
Peace title I agreements.

                     FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................  $1,433,106,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................................
Committee recommendation................................   1,466,000,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    Commodities Supplied in Connection With Dispositions Abroad 
(Title II) (7 U.S.C. 1721-1726).--Commodities are supplied 
without cost through foreign governments to combat malnutrition 
and to meet famine and other emergency requirements. 
Commodities are also supplied for nonemergencies through public 
and private agencies, including intergovernmental 
organizations. The Commodity Credit Corporation pays ocean 
freight on shipments under this title, and may also pay 
overland transportation costs to a landlocked country, as well 
as internal distribution costs in emergency situations. The 
funds appropriated for title II are made available to private 
voluntary organizations and cooperatives to assist these 
organizations in meeting administrative and related costs.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,466,000,000 
for Food for Peace title II grants.
    The Committee recognizes the important mission of the Food 
for Peace Program to combat hunger and malnutrition; promote 
broad-based equitable and sustainable development; and to 
foster and encourage the development of private enterprise and 
democratic participation in developing countries. The Committee 
maintains that the Food for Peace program shall continue to 
bear the primary responsibility of the United States government 
for international food aid activities. The Committee recognizes 
that the practice of monetization contains programmatic 
inefficiencies for non-emergency assistance. The fiscal year 
2014 bill provides an additional $35,000,000 for administrative 
activities that allows non-governmental organizations greater 
flexibility for development activities. This represents a 
significant initial step in phasing out the practice of 
monetization over the next several years to ensure government 
resources are efficiently utilized. The Committee rejects the 
elimination of the Food for Peace Program in the President's 
budget request and strongly supports the continued operation of 
this important program.
    The Committee directs the Administrator to submit 
semiannual reports listing the organizations that have received 
funding for development activities under Public Law 480 title 
II; the amount each organization received; a list of the 
development projects; the methods used for determining funding 
recipients; and oversight activities undertaken by USAID.

  MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION 
                             PROGRAM GRANTS

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................    $183,757,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................     185,126,000
Committee recommendation................................     185,126,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and 
Child Nutrition Program helps support education, child 
development, and food security for some of the world's poorest 
children. The program provides for donations of U.S. 
agricultural products, as well as financial and technical 
assistance, for school feeding and maternal and child nutrition 
projects in low-income, food-deficit countries that are 
committed to universal education. Commodities made available 
for donation through agreements with private voluntary 
organizations, cooperatives, intergovernmental organizations, 
and foreign governments may be donated for direct feeding or 
for local sale to generate proceeds to support school feeding 
and nutrition projects.

                       COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $185,126,000 
for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and 
Child Nutrition Program.

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT (EXPORT CREDIT
                          PROGRAMS AND GSM-102)
                        [In thousands of dollars]
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                                        Guaranteed loan   Administrative
                                           levels\1\         expenses
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Appropriations, 2013..................        5,500,000            6,621
Budget estimate, 2014.................        5,500,000            6,748
Committee recommendation..............        5,500,000            6,748
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\1\No appropriation required since export credit authorizations are
  permanent authority.

    In 1980, the Commodity Credit Corporation [CCC] instituted 
the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) under its charter 
authority. With this program, CCC guarantees, for a fee, 
payments due U.S. exporters under deferred payment sales 
contracts (up to 36 months) for defaults due to commercial as 
well as noncommercial risks. The risk to CCC extends from the 
date of export to the end of the deferred payment period 
covered in the export sales contract and covers only that 
portion of the payments agreed to in the assurance agreement. 
Operation of this program is based on criteria which will 
assure that it is used only where it is determined that it will 
develop new market opportunities and maintain and expand 
existing world markets for U.S. agricultural commodities. The 
program encourages U.S. financial institutions to provide 
financing to those areas where the institutions would be 
unwilling to provide financing in the absence of the CCC 
guarantees. CCC also provides facilities financing guarantees.
    The Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 establishes the 
program account. The subsidy costs of the CCC export guarantee 
programs are exempt from the requirement of advance 
appropriations of budget authority according to section 
504(c)(2) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, Public Law 
101-508. Appropriations to this account will be used for 
administrative expenses.

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

    The Food and Drug Administration [FDA] is a scientific 
regulatory agency whose mission is to promote and protect the 
public health and safety of Americans. FDA's work is a blend of 
science and law. The Food and Drug Administration Amendments 
Act of 2007 [FDAAA] (Public Law 110-85) reaffirmed the 
responsibilities of the FDA: to ensure safe and effective 
products reach the market to a timely way, and to monitor 
products for continued safety after they are in use. In 
addition, FDA is entrusted with two critical functions in the 
Nation's war on terrorism: preventing willful contamination of 
all regulated products, including food, and improving the 
availability of medications to prevent or treat injuries caused 
by biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents.
    The FDA Foods program has the primary responsibility for 
assuring that the food supply, quality of foods, food 
ingredients and dietary supplements are safe, sanitary, 
nutritious, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic 
products are safe and properly labeled. The variety and 
complexity of the food supply has grown dramatically while new 
and more complex safety issues, such as emerging microbial 
pathogens, natural toxins, and technological innovations in 
production and processing, have developed. This program plays a 
major role in keeping the United States food supply among the 
safest in the world.
    In January 2011, the Food Safety Modernization Act was 
signed into law. This law enables FDA to better protect public 
health by strengthening the food safety system. It enables FDA 
to focus more on preventing food safety problems rather than 
relying primarily on reacting to problems after they occur. The 
law also provides FDA with new enforcement authorities designed 
to achieve higher rates of compliance with prevention- and 
risk-based food safety standards and to better respond to and 
contain problems when they do occur. The law also gives FDA 
important new tools to hold imported foods to the same 
standards as domestic foods and directs FDA to build an 
integrated national food safety system in partnership with 
State and local authorities.
    The FDA Drugs programs are comprised of four separate 
areas, Human Drugs, Animal Drugs, Medical Devices and 
Biologics. FDA is responsible for the lifecycle of products, 
including premarket review and postmarket surveillance of human 
and animal drugs, medical devices and biological products to 
ensure their safety and effectiveness. FDA is responsible for 
the lifecycle of the product, including premarket review and 
postmarket surveillance of human, animal and biological 
products to ensure their safety and efficacy. For Human Drugs 
this includes assuring that all drug products used for the 
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease are safe and 
effective. Additional procedures include the review of 
investigational new drug applications; evaluation of market 
applications for new and generic drugs, labeling and 
composition of prescription and over-the-counter drugs; 
monitoring the quality and safety of products manufactured in, 
or imported into, the United States; and, regulating the 
advertising and promotion of prescription drugs. The Animal 
Drugs and Feeds Program ensures only safe and beneficial 
veterinary drugs, intended for the treatment and/or prevention 
of diseases in animals and the improved production of food-
producing animals, are approved for marketing.
    The FDA Biologics program assures that blood and blood 
products, blood test kits, vaccines, and therapeutics are pure, 
potent, safe, effective, and properly labeled. The program 
inspects blood banks and blood processors, licenses and 
inspects firms collecting human source plasma, evaluates and 
licenses biologics manufacturing firms and products; lot 
releases licensed products; and monitors adverse events 
associated with vaccine immunization, blood products, and other 
biologics.
    The FDA Devices and Radiological program ensures the safety 
and effectiveness of medical devices and eliminates unnecessary 
human exposure to manmade radiation from medical, occupational, 
and consumer products. In addition, the program enforces 
quality standards under the Mammography Quality Standards Act 
(Public Law 108-365). Medical devices include thousands of 
products from thermometers and contact lenses to heart 
pacemakers, hearing aids, and MRIs. Radiological products 
include items such as microwave ovens and video display 
terminals.
    FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research in 
Jefferson, Arkansas, serves as a specialized resource, 
conducting peer-review scientific research that provides the 
basis for FDA to make sound science-based regulatory decisions 
through its premarket review and postmarket surveillance. The 
research is designed to define and understand the biological 
mechanisms of action underlying the toxicity of products and 
lead to developing methods to improve assessment of human 
exposure, susceptibility and risk of those products regulated 
by FDA.
    In 2009, Congress granted FDA new authority to regulate the 
manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products. 
FDA exercises this responsibility by protecting the public 
health from the health effects of tobacco, setting scientific 
standards and standards for tobacco product review, conducting 
compliance activities to enforce its authority over tobacco, 
and conducting public education and outreach about the health 
effects of tobacco products.

                         salaries and expenses

                        [In thousands of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               Appropriation    User fees       Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Appropriations, 2013.........      2,456,128     1,730,569     4,186,697
Budget estimate, 2014........      2,548,905     1,826,530     4,375,435
Committee recommendation.....      2,551,905     1,826,530     4,378,435
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                       committee recommendations

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,551,905,000 
for FDA salaries and expenses. The Committee also recommends 
$760,000,000 in Prescription Drug User Fee Act user fee 
collections; $114,833,000 in Medical Device User Fee and 
Modernization Act user fee collections; $23,600,000 in Animal 
Drug User Fee Act user fee collections; $7,328,000 in Animal 
Generic Drug User Fee Act user fee collections; $534,000,000 in 
Tobacco Product user fee collections; $15,367,000 for food 
reinspection user fee collections; $12,925,000 for recall user 
fee collections; $19,318,000 in Mammography Quality Standards 
Act fee collections; and $12,447,000 in export and 
certification fees, as assumed in the President's budget. The 
Committee recommendation includes bill language which prohibits 
FDA from developing, establishing, or operating any program of 
user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701.
    The Committee notes that ADUFA and AGDUFA user fees need to 
be reauthorized for fiscal year 2014. ADUFA and AGDUFA 
legislation is currently being negotiated by the appropriate 
authorizing committees. The Committee recommendation includes 
amounts that represent the current budget request for these 
fees. The Committee will follow the reauthorization of these 
fees and adjust the fee collection amounts if necessary.
    The Committee recommendation does not include proposed user 
fees for food establishment registration and inspection, food 
import, food contact notification, medical product re-
inspection, cosmetics, and international courier imports. None 
of these user fee proposals have been authorized by Congress. 
The Committee will continue to monitor any action by the 
appropriate authorizing Committees regarding these proposed 
user fees.
    The following table reflects the Committee's 
recommendations, as compared to the fiscal year 2013 and budget 
request levels:

                               FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                         Fiscal year--
                                                              ----------------------------------    Committee
                                                                 2013 enacted     2014 request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Centers and related field activities:
    Foods....................................................          838,422          882,817          882,817
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
        Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition [CFSAN].          258,767          266,408          266,408
        Field Activities.....................................          579,655          616,409          616,409
                                                              ==================================================
    Human Drugs..............................................          461,326          465,950          465,950
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
        Center for Drug Evaluation and Research [CDER].......          336,091          339,414          339,414
        Field Activities.....................................          125,235          126,536          126,536
                                                              ==================================================
    Biologics................................................          204,784          210,759          210,759
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
        Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research [CBER]..          165,755          170,575          170,575
        Field Activities.....................................           39,029           40,184           40,184
                                                              ==================================================
    Animal Drugs.............................................          132,562          141,566          141,566
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
        Center for Veterinary Medicine [CVM].................           81,305           87,846           87,846
        Field Activities.....................................           51,257           53,720           53,720
                                                              ==================================================
    Medical and radiological devices.........................          311,627          320,544          320,544
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
        Center for Devices and Radiological Health [CDRH]....          233,405          240,064          240,064
        Field Activities.....................................           78,222           80,480           80,480
                                                              ==================================================
    National Center for Toxicological Research [NCTR]........           57,820           59,494           62,494
                                                              ==================================================
Other Activities.............................................          167,970          173,111          173,111
                                                              ==================================================
Rent and related activities..................................          123,857          132,650          132,650
                                                              ==================================================
Rental payments to GSA.......................................          157,759          162,014          162,014
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, FDA salaries and expenses, new budget authority.        2,456,128        2,548,905        2,551,905
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    The Committee recommendation includes the following 
increases: $53,451,000 for implementation of the Food Safety 
Modernization Act; $19,479,000 for medical product safety; 
$1,572,000 for consolidation of FDA facilities on the White Oak 
campus; and $21,276,000 for necessary expenses and mandatory 
rental payments.
    The Committee expects FDA to continue all projects, 
activities, laboratories, and programs as included in fiscal 
year 2013 unless otherwise specified.
    Antimicrobial Drugs.--The Commissioner is directed to 
develop enhancements to FDA's annual summary of data reported 
under Section 105 of the Animal Drug User Fee Act. To the 
extent possible, enhanced summaries should include information 
about the weight of antimicrobial active ingredient sold, 
categorized by medical importance, dosage form, marketing 
status, and target animals, and may include other cross-
tabulations.
    Artificial Pancreas.--The Committee applauds the FDA for 
its final guidance for artificial pancreas device systems, 
released in November 2012, which provides clear and reasonable 
guidance for research and premarket reviews of such systems, 
which could transform the lives of those living with type one 
diabetes. The Committee urges the FDA to ensure that the 
flexible, science-based approach reflected in its guidance is 
implemented consistently in the Investigational Device 
Exemption and Premarket Approval review process and to ensure 
that safety and effectiveness of innovative systems can be 
tested without delay and improved devices can become available 
to those with type one diabetes in the near future.
    Dietary Supplements.--The Committee is aware that U.S. 
consumers widely use plant-derived dietary supplements, and 
that FDA inspects manufacturers and distributors that are 
responsible for ensuring that such products are not adulterated 
or contaminated, and do no cause harm to the consumer. The 
Committee believes that methods and standards are needed to 
verify source plants and ingredients and to detect toxic 
contaminants. The Committee encourages FDA to develop guidance 
for industry on such methods and standards, which would enhance 
FDA's ability to inspect and assess industry practices for 
manufacturing botanical dietary supplements.
    Drug Shortages.--The Committee is concerned with the 
significant number of drug shortages occurring in the U.S. and 
the impact it is having on patient access to needed life-saving 
treatments. Recent shortages have included sterile injectable 
forms of simple but essential nutritional elements such as 
calcium chloride, calcium gluconate, sodium phosphate, 
potassium phosphate, and zinc sulfate. These products are 
essential to providing nutrition particularly to children with 
serious medical conditions and a lack of supply can result in 
severe harm and death.
    By Executive Order, the President has instructed FDA to 
broaden its reporting of potential shortages and speed reviews 
of applications to begin or alter production of drugs in short 
supply. As part of this enhanced activity, the Committee 
encourages FDA to increase its communication with medical 
practitioners through specialty-specific list-serves and other 
means of targeted communications to provide information on 
potential shortages, the anticipated length time of the 
shortage, and options for obtaining therapies while drugs are 
in short supply.
    Additionally, the Committee directs the Food and Drug 
Administration [FDA] to continue the work of the FDA intra-
agency Task Force to address drug shortages. The Task Force 
should continue to seek input from other government agencies 
and external stakeholders, including pediatric and other 
specialists, whenever necessary to more fully analyze the 
sources and potential responses to drugs shortages.
    Further, the Committee directs the Food and Drug 
Administration to continue to consult with the Secretary of HHS 
and other relevant agencies, including international regulatory 
agencies, about drug shortages. Important aspects of these 
discussions should include the steps international regulatory 
counterparts can take to mitigate or prevent such shortages, 
and relevant differences in regulations between those countries 
and the United States, and how those differences may impact 
shortages.
    Energy Drinks.--The Committee is aware that FDA has 
declared an intent to review any risks associated with 
consumption of energy drinks. The Committee expects FDA to 
conclude the review and report findings to the Senate Committee 
on Appropriations as soon as practicable.
    Food Safety Outreach and Technical Assistance.--The 
Committee applauds the FDA's decision to extend the comment 
period for regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act 
[FSMA]. It is critical that FDA work with USDA to perform 
outreach and technical assistance to farmers and small 
businesses to help them understand the Food Safety 
Modernization Act and resources available to help with FSMA 
compliance as rules are developed and implemented.
    Food Traceability.--FDA announced two pilot projects on 
September 7, 2011 pursuant to section 204 of the Food Safety 
Modernization Act, which required pilot projects for improving 
product tracing along the food supply system and establishment 
of recordkeeping requirements for high-risk foods to help in 
tracing products. The pilots were conducted by the Institute of 
Food Technologists, in consultation with industry sectors, 
USDA, State agencies and consumer groups, and the resulting 
report was released on March 4, 2013. The Committee notes that 
industry and government continue to pursue their traceability 
goals on separate tracks and with little collaboration. The 
Committee directs the Commissioner, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, to create a science-based 
international food traceability initiative through a public-
private partnership model. The initiative should include public 
and private sector stakeholders from the food industry, 
government, academia, solution providers and consumer groups. 
Furthermore, the Committee directs the Commissioner to provide 
a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act detailing the 
structure, goals, and implementation status of the initiative.
    Global Health.--The Committee encourages FDA, as resources 
allow, to expand its capacity building programs abroad to help 
build strong regulatory authorities in other nations, including 
regulators, industry, and other relevant stakeholders to 
support the development of safe and effective global health 
tools. Additionally, the Committee is aware that Chagas disease 
is not on the list of neglected diseases as currently defined 
by the FDA. The Committee encourages FDA to make the necessary 
modifications to include Chagas disease in its list of 
neglected diseases.
    Honey Labeling and Production Standards.--The Committee 
recognizes that honey is produced in the United States, traded 
internally and consumed as both a packaged food and as a food 
ingredient. However, there have been instances where 
manufacturers have been marketing products illegally as 
``honey'' or ``pure honey'' that contained other ingredients. 
The Committee believes that guidance about the composition and 
labeling of honey is needed to protect consumers from 
misbranded honey and honey-derived products that are currently 
entering the U.S. market and to remind manufacturers of honey 
about the misbranding and adulteration provisions of the 
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Further, the Committee 
directs the FDA to expedite the publication of the draft 
guidance for industry on the proper labeling of honey and honey 
products.
    Hydrocodone.--The Committee strongly encourages the Food 
and Drug Administration to act without delay to complete their 
scientific and medical evaluation of a 14-year-old petition to 
reschedule hydrocodone combination products from Schedule III 
to Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act.
    Mammography Quality Standards Act.--The Committee 
recommendation includes full funding as requested for 
implementation of the Mammography Quality Standards Act. This 
program sets national quality standards for mammography 
facilities, equipment, personnel and operating procedures, and 
has improved the quality of mammography and made mammograms a 
more reliable tool to detect breast cancers.
    Nanotechnology.--The Committee recognizes that FDA 
possesses the facilities and expertise to study nanotechnology 
at the National Center for Toxicological Research [NCTR] and 
its consolidated headquarters at White Oak. The Nanotechnology 
Regulatory Science Program was established within the Food and 
Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Public Law 112-
144). The Committee directs the FDA to carry out the activities 
described in section 1126 of Public Law 112-144 to address 
issues relevant to the regulation of nano-enabled products, 
including the potential toxicology of such nanomaterials, the 
potential benefit of new therapies derived from nanotechnology, 
the effects of such nanomaterials on biological systems and the 
interaction of such nanomaterials with biological systems, at 
these facilities. Additionally, the Committee encourages FDA to 
support collaborative research with universities and industry 
on the toxicology of nanotechnology products and processes in 
accordance with the National Nanotechnology Initiative 
Environment, Health and Safety Research Strategy as updated in 
October 2011, including ensuring appropriate technology is 
available to facilitate this research.
    In connection with the expenditure of funds to upgrade the 
facilities at NCTR, FDA is directed to permit NCTR to enter 
into agreements with adjacent facilities for connection to its 
utilities and infrastructure at its NCTR facility such as gas, 
electrical, potable water, waste, and sewage as necessary; use 
or expansion of FDA's infrastructure, including secure access, 
roadways, or parking as necessary; and FDA is directed to 
provide utility easements as necessary.
    National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy.--The 
Committee remains concerned over the safety of our nation's 
food supply and recognizes the importance of revising and 
updating the National Agriculture and Food Defense Strategy 
Plan. To that end, FDA is encouraged to fund research that 
would develop in-field tools that can provide differential 
detection and accurate identification tests, including those 
applicable to seafood, which will assist in advancing food 
safety efforts and help provide a more secure food supply 
chain.
    Office of Cosmetics and Colors.--The Committee provides not 
less than $11,700,000 for cosmetics activities, including not 
less than $7,200,000 for the Office of Colors and Cosmetics 
[OCAC]. Funding provided for OCAC is for direct support of the 
operation, staffing, compliance, research and international 
activities performed by this office. The Committee further 
directs the Office of Colors and Cosmetics to respond by March 
7, 2014, to a citizen petition setting safety levels for trace 
amounts of lead in cosmetics. Additionally, the Committee 
understands China has become the source of an increasing number 
of cosmetic products and ingredients being marketed to U.S. 
consumers. In light of China's importance to U.S.-based 
manufacturers and consumers, the Committee recommends FDA 
establish a bilateral technical dialogue with Chinese 
regulators on cosmetic safety issues.
    Pediatric Device Grants.--The Committee is pleased with the 
success of the Pediatric Device Consortia Grant Program, 
authorized under section 620 of the Food and Drug 
Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112-144). The program funds consortia to assist innovators in 
developing medical and surgical devices designed for the unique 
needs of children, needs that often go unmet by devices 
currently available on the market. The consortia funded by this 
program have assisted in the development of over 227 pediatric 
device ideas since its inception in 2009. The Committee urges 
the FDA's continued support of this important program, as the 
development of children's medical devices continues to lag 
those manufactured for adults by several years.
    Seafood Advisory.--The Committee is concerned that despite 
repeated direction from Congress over the past several years, 
the FDA 2004 seafood advisory still has not been updated and 
made available to the public. The Committee understands that 
the advisory is now undergoing further intra-departmental 
review. It has been well over 2 years since HHS and USDA 
jointly released new dietary guidelines that communicated the 
nutritional benefits of healthy seafood consumption for 
pregnant women and mothers of young children. Commitments from 
the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 
and the FDA Commissioner that the revised seafood advisory 
would be completed in 2011 and 2012 have been missed. As a 
result, pregnant women are presented with conflicting advice 
between the 2004 seafood advisory and the 2010 dietary 
guidelines. The Committee directs the Commissioner and 
Secretary to personally engage to resolve all pending issues 
and authorize FDA to issue its seafood advice to pregnant women 
consistent with the latest science as soon as possible 
thereafter.
    Seafood Economic Integrity.--The Committee recognizes the 
importance of seafood to a healthy diet, but is concerned that 
the FDA does not focus sufficient attention on economic 
integrity issues, particularly with respect to mislabeling of 
species, weights, and treatment. The Committee encourages the 
FDA to work with sates and the Department of Commerce to more 
aggressively combat fraud in parts of the seafood industry.
    Sodium.--In 2011, FDA and USDA's Food Safety and Inspection 
Service [FSIS] issued a Federal Register notice requesting 
comments, research, data, and other information to better 
inform both Agencies about current and emerging practices by 
the private sector regarding sodium consumption practices; 
motivation and barriers in reducing sodium in consumers' food 
intakes; and issues associated with the development of targets 
for sodium reduction in foods to promote reduction in excess 
sodium intake. The Committee directs that FDA, in coordination 
with FSIS, submit an analysis of the significance of the 2013 
Institutes of Medicine [IOM] report on ``Sodium Intake in 
Populations'' for broad, gradual sodium reduction efforts, 
within 120 days.
    Sunscreen Labeling.--The Committee is pleased that the FDA 
finalized regulations establishing labeling and testing 
requirements for products marketed under FDA's monograph for 
over-the-counter sunscreen drug products. The Committee directs 
the FDA to work expeditiously to evaluate the data and 
information, including proposed testing protocols, submitted in 
response to its proposed rule to limit the maximum Sun 
Protection Factor [SPF] to ``50'' or ``50+''. Additionally, the 
Committee encourages FDA to issue a proposed rule to establish 
appropriate conditions of use for various formulations of over-
the-counter sunscreen drug products, including spray 
formulations.
    Trade Facilitation and Interagency Cooperation.--The FDA 
Safety and Innovation Act provided FDA several new tools to 
meet the challenges of globalization. Section 713 of the Act 
allows FDA to require, as a condition of granting admission to 
a drug imported or offered for import into the United States, 
that an importer electronically submit information 
demonstrating that the drug complies with applicable 
requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
Section 713 of the Act also authorizes FDA to establish a 
partnership program for highly compliant importers. Such a 
program would enable FDA to know more about highly compliant 
drug importers, incentivize greater compliance with FDA 
regulations, and facilitate entry of low risk products. The 
Committee strongly encourages FDA to expeditiously implement 
section 713 and to keep the Committee advised on its efforts 
and progress in this regard.
    User Fees.--The Committee is aware that FDA user fee 
programs have been subjected to sequester, and is concerned 
because these user fees are not normal tax revenue. The 
Committee believes that it is important to maintain industry 
support for user fee programs, and for FDA to continue to meet 
negotiated performance standards. Therefore, the Committee 
encourages the Administration to reconsider the inclusion of 
FDA user fees when calculating sequester.

                        buildings and facilities

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................      $5,176,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................       8,788,000
Committee recommendation................................      11,000,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    FDA maintains offices and staff in 49 States and in the 
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, including field 
laboratories and specialized facilities, as well as the 
National Center for Toxicological Research complex. Repairs, 
modifications, improvements, and construction to FDA 
headquarters and field facilities must be made to preserve the 
properties, ensure employee safety, meet changing program 
requirements, and permit the agency to keep its laboratory 
methods up to date.

                       committee recommendations

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,000,000 
for FDA buildings and facilities. This funding shall be used to 
upgrade FDA facilities and laboratories which are currently 
below public safety standards and incapable of performing 
agency requirements.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

Appropriations, 2013\1\.................................     $63,300,000
Budget estimate, 2014...................................      63,300,000
Committee recommendation................................      63,300,000

\1\Does not reflect the March 1, 2013, sequester of funds under Public 
Law 112-25.

    The Farm Credit Administration [FCA] is the independent 
agency in the executive branch of the Government responsible 
for the examination and regulation of the banks, associations, 
and other institutions of the Farm Credit System.
    Activities of the Farm Credit Administration include the 
planning and execution of examinations of Farm Credit System 
institutions and the preparation of examination reports. FCA 
also establishes standards, enforces rules and regulations, and 
approves certain actions of the institutions.
    The administration and the institutions under its 
jurisdiction now operate under authorities contained in the 
Farm Credit Act of 1971, Public Law 92-181, effective December 
10, 1971. Public Law 99-205, effective December 23, 1985, 
restructured FCA and gave the agency regulatory authorities and 
enforcement powers.
    The act provides for the farmer-owned cooperative system to 
make sound, adequate, and constructive credit available to 
farmers and ranchers and their cooperatives, rural residences, 
and associations and other entities upon which farming 
operations are dependent, and to modernize existing farm credit 
law to meet current and future rural credit needs.
    The Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 authorized the 
formation of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation 
[FAMC] to operate a secondary market for agricultural and rural 
housing mortgages. The Farm Credit Administration, under 
section 8.11 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended, is 
assigned the responsibility of regulating this entity and 
assuring its safe and sound operation.
    Expenses of the Farm Credit Administration are paid by 
assessments collected from the Farm Credit System institutions 
and by assessments to the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation.

                       committee recommendations

    The Committee recommends a limitation of $63,300,000 on 
administrative expenses of the Farm Credit Administration.
    Annual Report.--The Committee recognizes the importance of 
the Farm Credit System in agricultural finance, including 
lending to beginning farmers and ranchers and to farmers and 
ranchers utilizing local and regional food markets. The 
Committee encourages the Farm Credit Administration to provide 
to the Committee an annual report with data and analysis of the 
operations and achievements of the Farm Credit System in 
providing financial and other forms of support for farms and 
ranches serving emerging local and regional food markets, 
including but not limited to beginning farmers and ranchers.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

    The Committee recommends the following provisions:
    Section 701. This section makes funds available for the 
purchase, replacement, and hire of passenger motor vehicles.
    Section 702. This section gives the Secretary of 
Agriculture authority to transfer unobligated balances to the 
Working Capital Fund and clarifies longstanding practices 
associated with the Fund.
    Section 703. This section limits the funding provided in 
the bill to 1 year, unless otherwise specified.
    Section 704. This section limits negotiated indirect costs 
on cooperative agreements between the Department of Agriculture 
and nonprofit organizations to 10 percent.
    Section 705. This section makes appropriations to the 
Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct guaranteed 
loans available until expended to disburse obligations for 
certain Rural Development programs.
    Section 706. This section prohibits the purchase of new 
information technology equipment in excess of $25,000 without 
the prior approval of the Chief Information Officer.
    Section 707. This section makes funds for certain 
conservation programs available until expended to disburse 
certain obligations made in the current fiscal year.
    Section 708. This section makes certain former Rural 
Utilities Service borrowers eligible for the Rural Economic 
Development loan and grant program.
    Section 709. This section modifies matching requirements 
for certain research grants.
    Section 710. This section provides funds for Rural 
Development and the Farm Service Agency information technology 
expenses.
    Section 711. This section includes language regarding 
reconstituted infant formula.
    Section 712. This section includes language regarding 
first-class travel.
    Section 713. This section includes language regarding the 
Commodity Credit Corporation.
    Section 714. This section limits the amount of funding 
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the 
release of commodities under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian 
Trust.
    Section 715. This section makes funds available for the 
expenses and activities of certain advisory committees, panels, 
commissions, and task forces at the Department of Agriculture.
    Section 716. This section includes language regarding the 
limitation on direct costs for grants awarded by the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture.
    Section 717. This section includes language regarding loan 
levels.
    Section 718. This section includes language regarding the 
availability of funds for certain Department of Agriculture 
programs.
    Section 719. This section includes language regarding the 
availability of funds for certain Department of Agriculture 
programs.
    Section 720. This section prohibits the use of funds for 
user fee proposals that fail to provide sufficient budget 
impact information.
    Section 721. This section prohibits the reprogramming of 
funds for programs, projects, or activities in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less without the prior 
notification of the Committee on Appropriations.
    Section 722. This section includes language for the 
establishment of a fee under the business and industry loan 
program.
    Section 723. This section prohibits the Department of 
Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services 
from transmitting questions or responses as a result of the 
appropriations hearing process to non-Department employees.
    Section 724. This section includes language regarding 
prepackaged news.
    Section 725. This section requires Department of 
Agriculture agencies to provide reimbursement to other 
Department of Agriculture agencies for employees detailed for 
longer than 30 days.
    Section 726. This section provides funding for the 
Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers Program as authorized in 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.
    Section 727. This section provides funding to carry out a 
program for hardwood trees.
    Section 728. This section includes language regarding 
spending plans.
    Section 729. This section includes language regarding 
unobligated balances.
    Section 730. This section includes language regarding rural 
housing programs.
    Section 731. This section includes language regarding 
servicing of Rural Housing Service loans.
    Section 732. This section includes language regarding the 
guaranteed single family housing program.
    Section 733. This section includes language regarding the 
Water Bank Program.
    Section 734. This section includes language regarding 
conferences.
    Section 735. This section includes language regarding the 
Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center.
    Section 736. This section includes language regarding the 
Food Safety and Inspection Service.

                     PROGRAM, PROJECT, AND ACTIVITY

    During fiscal year 2014, for purposes of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 
99-177) or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-119), the following 
information provides the definition of the term ``program, 
project, and activity'' for departments and agencies under the 
jurisdiction of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The 
term ``program, project, and activity'' shall include the most 
specific level of budget items identified in the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, and the accompanying Senate 
Report.
    If a sequestration order is necessary, in implementing the 
Presidential order, departments and agencies shall apply any 
percentage reduction required for fiscal year 2014 pursuant to 
the provisions of Public Law 99-177 or Public Law 100-119 to 
all items specified in the explanatory notes submitted to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in support 
of the fiscal year 2014 budget estimates, as amended, for such 
departments and agencies, as modified by congressional action, 
and in addition:
    For the Agricultural Research Service the definition shall 
include specific research locations as identified in the 
explanatory notes.
    For the Natural Resources Conservation Service the 
definition shall include individual flood prevention projects 
as identified in the explanatory notes and individual 
operational watershed projects as summarized in the notes.
    For the Farm Service Agency the definition shall include 
individual, regional, State, district, and county offices.

  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports 
accompanying general appropriations bills identify each 
recommended amendment which proposes an item of appropriation 
which is not made to carry out the provisions of an existing 
law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or resolution previously 
passed by the Senate during that session.
    The Committee is filing an original bill, which is not 
covered under this rule, but reports this information in the 
spirit of full disclosure.
    The Committee recommends funding for the following programs 
or activities which currently lack authorization for fiscal 
year 2014:
      Dairy Indemnity Program
      Grassroots Source Water Protection Program
      Geographically Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
      Reforestation Program
      Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Commodity 
        Supplemental Food Program
      The Emergency Food Assistance Program
      McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program
      1994 institution research grants
      Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
      Education grants for Hispanic-serving institutions
      Extension service
      Grants for insular areas
      Grants to upgrade facilities at 1890 institutions
      Integrated research, education and extension competitive 
        grants program
      Value-added Agricultural Product Market Development 
        Grants
      Rural Cooperative Development Grants
      Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
      Rural Microenterpreneur Assistance Program
      Rural Energy for America Program
      Rural Business Opportunity Grants
      Delta Regional Authority Grants
      Health Care Services Grant Program
      Tribal College and University Essential Community 
        Facilities
      Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program
      Distance Learning and Telemedicine
      Access to Broadband Telecommunications Services in Rural 
        Areas
      Broadband Telecommunications Grants
      Guaranteed Water and Waste Loans
      Water and Waste Revolving Loan Fund Grants
      Public Broadcasting System Grants

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(c), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on June 27, 2013, 
the Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 
1244) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other 
purposes, provided, that the bill be subject to amendment and 
that the bill be consistent with the subcommittee funding 
guidance, by a recorded vote of 23-6, a quorum being present. 
The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairwoman Mikulski                 Mr. Shelby
Mr. Leahy                           Mr. McConnell
Mr. Harkin                          Mr. Alexander
Mrs. Murray                         Mr. Graham
Mrs. Feinstein                      Mr. Coats
Mr. Durbin                          Mr. Johanns
Mr. Johnson
Ms. Landrieu
Mr. Reed
Mr. Pryor
Mr. Tester
Mr. Udall
Mrs. Shaheen
Mr. Merkley
Mr. Begich
Mr. Cochran
Ms. Collins
Ms. Murkowski
Mr. Kirk
Mr. Blunt
Mr. Moran
Mr. Hoeven
Mr. Boozman

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute 
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or 
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof 
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and 
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical 
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the 
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by 
the committee.''
    The Committee bill as recommended contains no such 
provisions.

                        BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL

  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                  Budget authority               Outlays
                                                            ----------------------------------------------------
                                                               Committee    Amount  in   Committee    Amount  in
                                                              guidance\1\      bill       guidance       bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee guidance
 to its subcommittees of amounts for 2014: Subcommittee on
 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
 Administration, and Related Agencies:
    Mandatory..............................................            NA      122,905           NA   \2\107,615
    Discretionary..........................................        20,930       20,930           NA    \2\22,140
        Security...........................................  ............  ...........           NA           NA
        Nonsecurity........................................        20,930       20,930           NA           NA
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:
    2014...................................................  ............  ...........  ...........   \3\118,987
    2015...................................................  ............  ...........  ...........        4,338
    2016...................................................  ............  ...........  ...........          890
    2017...................................................  ............  ...........  ...........           92
    2018 and future years..................................  ............  ...........  ...........       -1,418
Financial assistance to State and local governments for                NA       38,796           NA       36,712
 2014......................................................

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\1\There is no section 302(a) allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for fiscal year 2014.
\2\Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\3\Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable.

  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2014
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                                         Senate Committee recommendation
                                                                                                                             compared with (+ or -)
                                Item                                       2013       Budget estimate     Committee    ---------------------------------
                                                                      appropriation                     recommendation        2013
                                                                                                                         appropriation   Budget estimate
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                   TITLE I--AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

               Production, Processing, and Marketing

                      Office of the Secretary

Office of the Secretary............................................           4,914            5,086            5,086             +172   ...............
Office of Tribal Relations.........................................             485              502              502              +17   ...............
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination.............           1,455            1,507            1,507              +52   ...............
Office of Advocacy and Outreach....................................           1,383            1,217            1,217             -166   ...............
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration...............             782              809              809              +27   ...............
Departmental Administration........................................          23,586           22,993           22,993             -593   ...............
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations......           3,764            3,897            3,897             +133   ...............
Office of Communications...........................................           8,762            8,137            8,137             -625   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Office of the Secretary...............................          45,131           44,148           44,148             -983   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Executive Operations:
    Office of the Chief Economist..................................          15,575           12,854           16,854           +1,279           +4,000
    National Appeals Division......................................          13,840           12,940           12,940             -900   ...............
    Office of Budget and Program Analysis..........................           8,804           11,129            9,129             +325           -2,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Executive Operations...............................          38,219           36,923           38,923             +704           +2,000

Office of the Chief Information Officer............................          42,839           44,159           44,159           +1,320   ...............
Office of the Chief Financial Officer..............................           6,078            6,243            6,243             +165   ...............
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.................             869              898              898              +29   ...............
Office of Civil Rights.............................................          22,078           21,550           21,550             -528   ...............
Agriculture buildings and facilities and rental payments...........        (263,988)        (233,095)        (233,095)        (-30,893)  ...............
    Payments to GSA................................................         170,936          164,470          164,470           -6,466   ...............
    Department of Homeland Security................................          13,108           13,800           13,800             +692   ...............
    Building operations and maintenance............................          50,756           54,825           54,825           +4,069   ...............
    Repair and renovation..........................................          29,188   ...............  ...............         -29,188   ...............
Hazardous materials management.....................................           3,884            3,600            3,600             -284   ...............
Office of Inspector General........................................          86,605           89,902           89,902           +3,297   ...............
Office of the General Counsel......................................          43,853           45,014           47,304           +3,451           +2,290
    Office of Ethics...............................................  ...............          (3,451)          (3,451)         (+3,451)  ...............
Office of Ethics...................................................           3,313   ...............  ...............          -3,313   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Departmental Administration...........................         556,857          525,532          529,822          -27,035           +4,290
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and                      869              898              898              +29   ...............
 Economics.........................................................

Economic Research Service..........................................          75,301           78,506           78,506           +3,205   ...............

National Agricultural Statistics Service...........................         174,617          159,601          162,133          -12,484           +2,532
    Census of Agriculture..........................................         (60,808)         (42,295)         (44,545)        (-16,263)         (+2,250)

Agricultural Research Service:
    Salaries and expenses..........................................       1,072,015        1,124,003        1,123,150          +51,135             -853
    Buildings and facilities.......................................  ...............         155,000   ...............  ...............        -155,000

National Institute of Food and Agriculture:
    Research and education activities..............................         718,636          801,140          772,794          +54,158          -28,346
    Native American Institutions Endowment Fund....................         (11,880)         (11,880)         (11,880)  ...............  ...............
    Extension activities...........................................         462,968          459,037          469,399           +6,431          +10,362
    Integrated activities..........................................          20,900           28,129           35,317          +14,417           +7,188
    Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities          ...............         (10,000)         (10,000)        (+10,000)  ...............
     Endowment Fund................................................
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, National Institute of Food and Agriculture............       1,202,504        1,288,306        1,277,510          +75,006          -10,796
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs             869              898              898              +29   ...............

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:
    Salaries and expenses..........................................         799,595          797,601          825,754          +26,159          +28,153
    Buildings and facilities.......................................           3,089            3,175            3,175              +86   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service............         802,684          800,776          828,929          +26,245          +28,153
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Agricultural Marketing Service:
    Marketing Services.............................................          76,727           82,792           82,792           +6,065   ...............
        Standardization activities (user fees) NA..................  ...............         (64,000)         (64,000)        (+64,000)  ...............
    (Limitation on administrative expenses, from fees collected)...         (62,592)         (60,435)         (60,435)         (-2,157)  ...............
    Funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (Section
     32):
        Permanent, Section 32......................................       1,090,000        1,107,000        1,107,000          +17,000   ...............
            Marketing agreements and orders (transfer from section          (20,056)         (20,181)         (20,181)           (+125)  ...............
             32)...................................................
    Payments to States and Possessions.............................           1,295            1,363            1,363              +68   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Agricultural Marketing Service program................       1,230,614        1,251,590        1,251,590          +20,976   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration:
    Salaries and expenses..........................................          39,171           40,531           40,531           +1,360   ...............
    Limitation on inspection and weighing services.................         (50,000)         (50,000)         (50,000)  ...............  ...............

Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety......................             789              816              816              +27   ...............
Food Safety and Inspection Service.................................       1,027,819        1,008,473        1,020,473           -7,346          +12,000
    Lab accreditation fees.........................................          (1,000)          (1,000)          (1,000)  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Production, Processing, and Marketing.................       6,121,517        6,374,495        6,254,821         +133,304         -119,674
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                      Farm Assistance Programs

Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural                 869              898              898              +29   ...............
 Services..........................................................

Farm Service Agency:
    Salaries and expenses..........................................       1,175,570        1,176,460        1,176,460             +890   ...............
    (Transfer from Food for Peace (Public Law 480))................          (2,730)          (2,628)          (2,730)  ...............           (+102)
    (Transfer from export loans)...................................            (344)            (354)            (354)            (+10)  ...............
    (Transfer from ACIF)...........................................        (296,718)        (306,998)        (306,998)        (+10,280)  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, transfers from program accounts....................        (299,792)        (309,980)        (310,082)        (+10,290)           (+102)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Salaries and expenses.................................      (1,475,362)      (1,486,440)      (1,486,542)        (+11,180)           (+102)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    State mediation grants.........................................           4,251            3,782            3,782             -469   ...............
    Grassroot source water protection program......................           5,351   ...............           6,500           +1,149           +6,500
    Dairy indemnity program........................................             100              250              250             +150   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Farm Service Agency................................       1,185,272        1,180,492        1,186,992           +1,720           +6,500

    Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund [ACIF] Program Account:
        Loan authorizations:
            Farm ownership loans:
                Direct.............................................        (462,137)        (575,000)        (575,000)       (+112,863)  ...............
                Guaranteed.........................................      (1,500,000)      (2,000,000)      (2,000,000)       (+500,000)  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Subtotal.........................................      (1,962,137)      (2,575,000)      (2,575,000)       (+612,863)  ...............

            Farm operating loans:
                Direct.............................................      (1,021,654)      (1,223,686)      (1,223,686)       (+202,032)  ...............
                Unsubsidized guaranteed............................      (1,459,380)      (1,500,000)      (1,500,000)        (+40,620)  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Subtotal.........................................      (2,481,034)      (2,723,686)      (2,723,686)       (+242,652)  ...............

            Emergency loans........................................         (22,800)         (34,658)         (34,658)        (+11,858)  ...............
            Indian tribe land acquisition loans....................          (2,000)          (2,000)          (2,000)  ...............  ...............
            Conservation loans:
                Guaranteed.........................................        (150,000)        (150,000)        (150,000)  ...............  ...............
            Indian Highly Fractionated Land Loans..................          (9,769)         (10,000)         (10,000)           (+231)  ...............
            Boll weevil eradication loans..........................        (100,000)         (60,000)        (100,000)  ...............        (+40,000)
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              Total, Loan authorizations...........................      (4,727,740)      (5,555,344)      (5,595,344)       (+867,604)        (+40,000)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Loan subsidies:
            Farm ownership loans:
                Direct.............................................          19,595            4,428            4,428          -15,167   ...............
            Farm operating loans:
                Direct.............................................          56,906           67,058           67,058          +10,152   ...............
                Unsubsidized guaranteed............................          17,367           18,300           18,300             +933   ...............
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                  Subtotal.........................................          74,273           85,358           85,358          +11,085   ...............

            Emergency Loans........................................           1,281            1,698            1,698             +417   ...............
            Indian Highly Fractionated Land Loans..................             168               68               68             -100   ...............
            Individual Development Account grants..................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
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              Total, Loan subsidies................................          95,317           91,552           91,552           -3,765   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        ACIF administrative expenses:
            Salaries and expense (transfer to FSA).................         296,718          306,998          306,998          +10,280   ...............
            Administrative expenses................................           7,706            7,920            7,920             +214   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, ACIF expenses.................................         304,424          314,918          314,918          +10,494   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
              Total, Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund............         399,741          406,470          406,470           +6,729   ...............
                  (Loan authorization).............................      (4,727,740)      (5,555,344)      (5,595,344)       (+867,604)        (+40,000)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Farm Service Agency...........................       1,585,013        1,586,962        1,593,462           +8,449           +6,500
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Risk Management Agency, Administrative and operating expenses......          72,872           71,496           71,496           -1,376   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Farm Assistance Programs..............................       1,658,754        1,659,356        1,665,856           +7,102           +6,500
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                            Corporations

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation:
    Federal crop insurance corporation fund........................       9,517,433        9,502,944        9,502,944          -14,489   ...............

Commodity Credit Corporation Fund:
    Reimbursement for net realized losses..........................      11,018,509       12,538,880       12,538,880       +1,520,371   ...............
    Hazardous waste management (limitation on expenses)............          (5,000)          (5,000)          (5,000)  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Corporations..........................................      20,535,942       22,041,824       22,041,824       +1,505,882   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Title I, Agricultural Programs........................      28,316,213       30,075,675       29,962,501       +1,646,288         -113,174
          (By transfer)............................................        (319,848)        (330,161)        (330,263)        (+10,415)           (+102)
          (Loan authorization).....................................      (4,727,740)      (5,555,344)      (5,595,344)       (+867,604)        (+40,000)
          (Limitation on administrative expenses)..................        (117,592)        (115,435)        (115,435)         (-2,157)  ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                  TITLE II--CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment             869              898              898              +29   ...............

Natural Resources Conservation Service:
    Conservation operations........................................         808,495          807,937          818,376           +9,881          +10,439
        Farm Security and Rural Investment program (transfer         ...............        (695,000)  ...............  ...............       (-695,000)
         authority)................................................
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Public Lands Conservation operations..............         808,495        1,502,937          818,376           +9,881         -684,561
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Watershed rehabilitation program...............................          14,302   ...............  ...............         -14,302   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Natural Resources Conservation Service................         822,797          807,937          818,376           -4,421          +10,439
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Title II, Conservation Programs.......................         823,666          808,835          819,274           -4,392          +10,439
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                    TITLE III--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development................             869              898              898              +29   ...............

Rural Development:
    Rural development expenses:
        Salaries and expenses......................................         201,255          204,695          204,695           +3,440   ...............
        (Transfer from RHIF).......................................        (399,507)        (417,692)        (417,692)        (+18,185)  ...............
        (Transfer from RDLFP)......................................          (4,318)          (4,467)          (4,467)           (+149)  ...............
        (Transfer from RETLP)......................................         (33,534)         (34,694)         (34,694)         (+1,160)  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, Transfers from program accounts................        (437,359)        (456,853)        (456,853)        (+19,494)  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Rural development expenses........................        (638,614)        (661,548)        (661,548)        (+22,934)  ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Rural Housing Service:
    Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account:
        Loan authorizations:
            Single family direct (Sec. 502)........................        (875,628)        (360,000)        (900,000)        (+24,372)       (+540,000)
                Unsubsidized guaranteed............................     (24,000,000)     (24,000,000)     (24,000,000)  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Subtotal, Single family..........................     (24,875,628)     (24,360,000)     (24,900,000)        (+24,372)       (+540,000)

            Housing repair (Sec. 504)..............................         (27,195)         (26,280)         (26,280)           (-915)  ...............
            Rental housing (Sec. 515)..............................         (30,428)         (28,432)         (28,432)         (-1,996)  ...............
            Multi-family housing guarantees (Sec. 538).............        (150,000)        (150,000)        (150,000)  ...............  ...............
            Site Development loans (Sec. 524)......................  ...............          (5,000)          (5,000)         (+5,000)  ...............
            Single family housing credit sales.....................         (10,000)         (10,000)         (10,000)  ...............  ...............
            Self-help housing land develop. (Sec. 523).............          (5,000)  ...............          (5,000)  ...............         (+5,000)
            Farm Labor Housing (Sec.514)...........................         (22,347)         (23,855)         (23,855)         (+1,508)  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Loan authorizations...........................     (25,120,598)     (24,603,567)     (25,148,567)        (+27,969)       (+545,000)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Loan subsidies:
            Single family direct (Sec. 502)........................          52,275            9,792           24,480          -27,795          +14,688
            Housing repair (Sec. 504)..............................           3,718            2,176            2,176           -1,542   ...............
            Rental housing (Sec. 515)..............................          10,702            6,656            6,656           -4,046   ...............
            Farm labor housing (Sec.514)...........................           7,451            5,656            5,656           -1,795   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Loan subsidies................................          74,146           24,280           38,968          -35,178          +14,688
                                                                    ====================================================================================
            Farm labor housing grants..............................           8,628            8,336            8,336             -292   ...............
            RHIF administrative expenses (transfer to RD)..........         399,507          417,692          417,692          +18,185   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Rural Housing Insurance Fund program..........         482,281          450,308          464,996          -17,285          +14,688
                  (Loan authorization).............................     (25,120,598)     (24,603,567)     (25,148,567)        (+27,969)       (+545,000)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Rental assistance program:
        Rental assistance (Sec. 521)...............................         879,644        1,012,050        1,015,050         +135,406           +3,000
        New construction (Sec. 515)................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
        New construction (Farm Labor Housing)......................           2,919            3,000   ...............          -2,919           -3,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Rental assistance program.........................         882,563        1,015,050        1,015,050         +132,487   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account:
    Rural housing voucher program..................................           9,729           12,575           12,575           +2,846   ...............
    Multi-family housing revitalization program....................          17,301           20,000           20,000           +2,699   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Multi-family housing revitalization...................          27,030           32,575           32,575           +5,545   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Mutual and self-help housing grants............................          29,188           10,000           25,000           -4,188          +15,000
    Rural housing assistance grants................................          32,239           25,000           32,239   ...............          +7,239

    Rural community facilities program account:
        Loan authorizations:
            Community facility:
                Direct.............................................      (2,200,000)      (1,500,000)      (1,500,000)       (-700,000)  ...............
                Guaranteed.........................................         (55,926)  ...............         (59,543)         (+3,617)        (+59,543)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total, Loan authorizations.......................      (2,255,926)      (1,500,000)      (1,559,543)       (-696,383)        (+59,543)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Loan subsidies and grants:
            Community facility:
                Guaranteed.........................................           3,775   ...............           3,775   ...............          +3,775
                Grants.............................................          12,648           13,000           13,000             +352   ...............
            Rural community development initiative.................           5,955   ...............           5,955   ...............          +5,955
            Economic impact initiative grants......................           5,778   ...............           5,778   ...............          +5,778
            Tribal college grants..................................           3,278            4,000            4,000             +722   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, RCFP Loan subsidies and grants................          31,434           17,000           32,508           +1,074          +15,508
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Subtotal, grants and payments........................          92,861           52,000           89,747           -3,114          +37,747
                                                                    ====================================================================================
              Total, Rural Housing Service.........................       1,484,735        1,549,933        1,602,368         +117,633          +52,435
                  (Loan authorization).............................     (27,376,524)     (26,103,567)     (26,708,110)       (-668,414)       (+604,543)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Rural Business-Cooperative Service:
    Rural Business Program Account:
        (Guaranteed business and industry loans)...................        (932,145)        (740,700)        (958,097)        (+25,952)       (+217,397)
        Loan subsidies and grants:
            Guaranteed business and industry subsidy...............          54,810           51,777           66,971          +12,161          +15,194
            Grants:
                Rural business enterprise..........................          23,660   ...............          24,318             +658          +24,318
                Rural business opportunity.........................           2,189   ...............           2,250              +61           +2,250
                Delta regional authority...........................           2,919   ...............           5,000           +2,081           +5,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total, RBP loan subsidies and grants.............          83,578           51,777           98,539          +14,961          +46,762
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Rural Business and Cooperative Grants..........................  ...............          55,000   ...............  ...............         -55,000

    Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account:
        (Loan authorization).......................................         (18,377)         (18,889)         (18,889)           (+512)  ...............
        Loan subsidy...............................................           5,888            4,082            4,082           -1,806   ...............
        Administrative expenses (transfer to RD)...................           4,318            4,467            4,467             +149   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Rural Development Loan Fund.......................          10,206           63,549            8,549           -1,657          -55,000
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account:
        (Loan authorization).......................................         (33,077)         (33,077)         (33,077)  ...............  ...............
        Limit cushion of credit interest spending..................        (180,000)        (155,000)        (180,000)  ...............        (+25,000)
            (Rescission)...........................................        -180,000         -155,000         -180,000   ...............         -25,000

    Rural cooperative development grants:
        Cooperative development....................................           6,810   ...............           5,800           -1,010           +5,800
        Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas............           2,189            2,250            2,250              +61   ...............
        Grants to assist minority producers........................           3,362   ...............           3,000             -362           +3,000
        Value-added agricultural product market development........          14,595           15,000           15,000             +405   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Rural Cooperative development grants..............          26,956           17,250           26,050             -906           +8,800
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Rural Microenterprise Investment Program Account:
        (Loan authorization).......................................  ...............         (22,444)         (22,444)        (+22,444)  ...............
        Loan subsidy...............................................  ...............           1,405            1,405           +1,405   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Rural Microenterprise Investment..................  ...............           1,405            1,405           +1,405   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Rural Energy for America Program (Loan authorization)..........         (13,778)         (44,987)         (14,583)           (+805)        (-30,404)
        Loan subsidy...............................................           3,308           12,340            4,000             +692           -8,340
        Grants.....................................................  ...............           7,401   ...............  ...............          -7,401
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Rural Energy for America Program..................           3,308           19,741            4,000             +692          -15,741
                                                                    ====================================================================================
          Total, Rural Business-Cooperative Service................         -55,952           -1,278          -41,457          +14,495          -40,179
              (Loan authorization).................................        (997,377)        (860,097)      (1,047,090)        (+49,713)       (+186,993)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Rural Utilities Service:
    Rural water and waste disposal program account:
        Loan authorizations:
            Direct.................................................        (972,912)      (1,200,000)      (1,200,000)       (+227,088)  ...............
            Guaranteed.............................................         (59,660)  ...............         (50,000)         (-9,660)        (+50,000)
            Direct loans authorized by Public Law 83-566...........         (40,000)  ...............         (40,000)  ...............        (+40,000)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Loan authorization............................       1,072,572        1,200,000        1,290,000         +217,428          +90,000
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Loan subsidies and grants:
            Direct subsidy.........................................          78,514   ...............  ...............         -78,514   ...............
            Direct loans authorized by Public Law 83-566...........  ...............  ...............             284             +284             +284
            Guaranteed subsidy.....................................             632   ...............             355             -277             +355
            Water and waste revolving fund.........................             973   ...............           1,000              +27           +1,000
            Water well system grants...............................             966   ...............             993              +27             +993
            Colonias and AK/HI/Native Americans grants.............          64,699           36,480           66,500           +1,801          +30,020
            Water and waste technical assistance...................          18,485            9,120           19,000             +515           +9,880
            Circuit rider program..................................          14,594            7,600           15,000             +406           +7,400
            Solid waste management grants..........................           3,308            4,000            4,000             +692   ...............
            High energy cost grants................................           9,730   ...............          10,000             +270          +10,000
            Water and waste disposal grants........................         318,364          246,800          337,868          +19,504          +91,068
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Loan subsidies and grants.....................         510,265          304,000          455,000          -55,265         +151,000
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program
     Account:
        Loan authorizations:
            Electric:
                Direct, 5 percent..................................        (100,000)  ...............  ...............       (-100,000)  ...............
                Direct, FFB........................................      (6,500,000)      (4,000,000)      (5,000,000)     (-1,500,000)     (+1,000,000)
                Guaranteed underwriting............................        (500,000)  ...............        (500,000)  ...............       (+500,000)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Subtotal, Electric...............................      (7,100,000)      (4,000,000)      (5,500,000)     (-1,600,000)     (+1,500,000)

            Telecommunications:
                Direct, 5 percent..................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
                Direct, Treasury rate..............................        (690,000)        (690,000)        (690,000)  ...............  ...............
                Direct, FFB........................................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Subtotal, Telecommunications.....................        (690,000)        (690,000)        (690,000)  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total, Loan authorizations.......................      (7,790,000)      (4,690,000)      (6,190,000)     (-1,600,000)     (+1,500,000)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Loan subsidies:
            Electric:
                Guaranteed underwriting............................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
        RETLP administrative expenses (transfer to RD).............          33,534           34,694           34,694           +1,160   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans          33,534           34,694           34,694           +1,160   ...............
           Program Account.........................................
              (Loan authorization).................................      (7,790,000)      (4,690,000)      (6,190,000)     (-1,600,000)     (+1,500,000)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program:
        Loan authorizations:
            Broadband telecommunications...........................         (41,095)         (63,356)         (30,651)        (-10,444)        (-32,705)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Loan authorizations...........................         (41,095)         (63,356)         (30,651)        (-10,444)        (-32,705)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
        Loan subsidies and grants:
            Distance learning and telemedicine:
                Grants.............................................          24,274           24,950           24,274   ...............            -676
            Broadband telecommunications:
                Direct.............................................           3,892            8,268            4,000             +108           -4,268
                Grants.............................................          10,090           10,372           10,372             +282   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Total, Loan subsidies and grants.................          38,256           43,590           38,646             +390           -4,944
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                  Total, Rural Utilities Service...................         582,055          382,284          528,340          -53,715         +146,056
                      (Loan authorization).........................      (8,903,667)      (5,953,356)      (7,510,651)     (-1,393,016)     (+1,557,295)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                  Total, Title III, Rural Development Programs.....       2,212,962        2,136,532        2,294,844          +81,882         +158,312
                      (By transfer)................................        (437,359)        (456,853)        (456,853)        (+19,494)  ...............
                      (Loan authorization).........................     (37,277,568)     (32,917,020)     (35,265,851)     (-2,011,717)     (+2,348,831)
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                  TITLE IV--DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer                  789              816              816              +27   ...............
 Services..........................................................

Food and Nutrition Service:
    Child nutrition programs.......................................      19,906,436       20,452,229       20,452,229         +545,793   ...............
        School breakfast program grants............................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
        School breakfast program equipment grants..................           9,729           35,000           35,000          +25,271   ...............
        Hunger-free communities grants.............................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Child nutrition programs..........................      19,916,165       20,487,229       20,487,229         +571,064   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and        6,855,196        7,141,625        7,070,415         +215,219          -71,210
     children (WIC)................................................

    Supplemental nutrition assistance program:
        (Food stamp program).......................................      74,289,135       73,382,114       73,382,114         -907,021   ...............
            Reserve................................................       3,000,000        5,000,000        5,000,000       +2,000,000   ...............
            FDPIR nutrition education..............................             998              998              998   ...............  ...............
            Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion..............  ...............           1,498   ...............  ...............          -1,498
            National food consumption survey.......................  ...............           5,000   ...............  ...............          -5,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Total, Food stamp program............................      77,290,133       78,389,610       78,383,112       +1,092,979           -6,498
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Commodity assistance program:
        Commodity supplemental food program........................         181,873          202,682          202,682          +20,809   ...............
        Farmers market nutrition program...........................          16,100           16,548           16,548             +448   ...............
        Emergency food assistance program..........................          48,063           51,401           51,401           +3,338   ...............
        Pacific island and disaster assistance.....................           1,039            1,070            1,070              +31   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, Commodity assistance program......................         247,075          271,701          271,701          +24,626   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    Nutrition programs administration..............................         139,619          146,592          146,592           +6,973   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Food and Nutrition Service............................     104,448,188      106,436,757      106,359,049       +1,910,861          -77,708
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Title IV, Domestic Food Programs......................     104,448,977      106,437,573      106,359,865       +1,910,888          -77,708
                                                                    ====================================================================================
          TITLE V--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                    Foreign Agricultural Service

Salaries and expenses..............................................         172,002          178,826          178,826           +6,824   ...............
    (Transfer from export loans)...................................          (6,277)          (6,394)          (6,394)           (+117)  ...............
    (Transfer from Commodity Credit Corporation Fund)..............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Salaries and expenses.................................         178,279          185,220          185,220           +6,941   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
Food for Peace Title I Direct Credit and Food for Progress Program            2,730            2,628            2,730   ...............            +102
 Account, Administrative Expenses Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
 expenses (transfer to FSA)........................................

Food for Peace Title II Grants:
    Expenses.......................................................       1,433,106   ...............       1,466,000          +32,894       +1,466,000

Commodity Credit Corporation Export Loans Program Account
 (administrative expenses):
    Salaries and expenses (Export Loans):
        General Sales Manager (transfer to FAS)....................           6,277            6,394            6,394             +117   ...............
        Farm Service Agency S&E (transfer to FSA)..................             344              354              354              +10   ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Total, CCC Export Loans Program Account..................           6,621            6,748            6,748             +127   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition          183,757          185,126          185,126           +1,369   ...............
 program grants....................................................
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Title V, Foreign Assistance and Related Programs......       1,798,216          373,328        1,839,430          +41,214       +1,466,102
          (By transfer)............................................          (6,277)          (6,394)          (6,394)           (+117)  ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
    TITLE VI--RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

              DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                    Food and Drug Administration

Salaries and expenses, direct appropriation........................       2,456,128        2,548,905        2,551,905          +95,777           +3,000
    Prescription drug user fees....................................        (718,669)        (760,000)        (760,000)        (+41,331)  ...............
    Medical device user fees.......................................         (97,722)        (114,833)        (114,833)        (+17,111)  ...............
    Animal drug user fees..........................................         (23,848)         (23,600)         (23,600)           (-248)  ...............
    Animal generic drug user fees..................................          (6,031)          (7,328)          (7,328)         (+1,297)  ...............
    Tobacco product user fees......................................        (505,000)        (534,000)        (534,000)        (+29,000)  ...............
    Food and Feed recall user fees.................................         (12,925)         (12,925)         (12,925)  ...............  ...............
    Food Reinspection fees.........................................         (15,367)         (15,367)         (15,367)  ...............  ...............
    Human generic drug user fees...................................        (299,000)        (305,996)        (305,996)         (+6,996)  ...............
    Biosimilar biological products user fees.......................         (20,242)         (20,716)         (20,716)           (+474)  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal (including user fees)...............................      (4,154,932)      (4,343,670)      (4,346,670)       (+191,738)         (+3,000)

    Mammography user fees..........................................         (19,318)         (19,318)         (19,318)  ...............  ...............
    Export certification/color certification user fees.............         (12,447)         (12,447)         (12,447)  ...............  ...............
    Voluntary qualified importer program fees......................  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, FDA (with user fees)...............................      (4,186,697)      (4,375,435)      (4,378,435)       (+191,738)         (+3,000)

    FDA New User Fees (Leg. proposals):
        Food import user fees......................................  ...............        (165,690)  ...............  ...............       (-165,690)
        Food inspections/food facility user fees...................  ...............         (58,936)  ...............  ...............        (-58,936)
        Food contact notification user fees........................  ...............          (4,999)  ...............  ...............         (-4,999)
        Reinspection fees..........................................  ...............         (15,043)  ...............  ...............        (-15,043)
        Cosmetic activities fees...................................  ...............         (19,074)  ...............  ...............        (-19,074)
        International express courier import fees..................  ...............          (5,692)  ...............  ...............         (-5,692)
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Subtotal, FDA new user fees (Leg Proposals)..............  ...............        (269,434)  ...............  ...............       (-269,434)

Buildings and facilities...........................................           5,176            8,788           11,000           +5,824           +2,212
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, FDA (w/user fees, including proposals)................      (4,191,873)      (4,653,657)      (4,389,435)       (+197,562)       (-264,222)
      Total, FDA (w/enacted user fees only)........................      (4,191,873)      (4,384,223)      (4,389,435)       (+197,562)         (+5,212)
      Total, FDA (excluding user fees).............................       2,461,304        2,557,693        2,562,905         +101,601           +5,212
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                        INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

Farm Credit Administration (limitation on administrative expenses).         (63,300)         (63,300)         (63,300)  ...............  ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Title VI, Related Agencies and Food and Drug                 2,461,304        2,557,693        2,562,905         +101,601           +5,212
       Administration..............................................
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                   TITLE VII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

CCC use of permanent indefinite authority..........................  ...............          50,000   ...............  ...............         -50,000
FDA, Salaries and expenses (Sec. 719)..............................          48,646   ...............  ...............         -48,646   ...............
Geographic Disadvantaged farmers (Sec. 720)........................           1,942   ...............           1,996              +54           +1,996
Limit Dam Rehab (Sec. 721(1))......................................        -165,000         -165,000         -153,000          +12,000          +12,000
Limit Environmental Quality Incentives program (Sec. 721(2)).......        -279,000         -272,000         -272,000           +7,000   ...............
Limit Farmland Protection program..................................  ...............         -35,000   ...............  ...............         +35,000
Limit Wildlife habitat incentives (Sec. 721(3))....................          -9,000          -34,000           -9,000   ...............         +25,000
Limit Agriculture management assistance (section 1524) (Sec.                 -5,000           -5,000           -5,000   ...............  ...............
 721(4))...........................................................
Limit fruit and vegetable program (Sec. 722).......................        -117,000         -119,000         -119,000           -2,000   ...............
Section 32 (rescission) (Sec. 722).................................        -110,000   ...............        -166,000          -56,000         -166,000
Hardwood Trees (Reforestation Pilot Program) (Sec. 724)............             584   ...............             600              +16             +600
Water Bank Program.................................................  ...............  ...............           4,000           +4,000           +4,000
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program..............  ...............           5,000   ...............  ...............          -5,000
Resource Conservation and Development (rescission).................  ...............          -2,017   ...............  ...............          +2,017
Broadband Loans (rescission) (Sec. 737)............................         -25,320   ...............  ...............         +25,320   ...............
Repowering Assistance (rescission) (Sec. 738)......................         -28,045   ...............  ...............         +28,045   ...............
Agriculture B&F (rescission).......................................  ...............  ...............         -30,000          -30,000          -30,000
Emergency Conservation Program (Sec. 741)..........................          10,799   ...............  ...............         -10,799   ...............
Emergency Forest Restoration (Sec. 741)............................          13,815   ...............  ...............         -13,815   ...............
Emergency Watershed Protection (Sec. 741)..........................          63,682   ...............  ...............         -63,682   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Title VII, General provisions.........................        -598,897         -577,017         -747,404         -148,507         -170,387
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                        Other Appropriations

       DISASTER RELIEF APPROPRIATIONS 2013 (PUBLIC LAW 113-2)

                     DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                       DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

                     Food and Nutrition Service

                    Commodity assistance program

Emergency food assistance program (emergency)......................           6,000   ...............  ...............          -6,000   ...............

          Office of the Secretary: Emergency Conservation

Emergency conservation program (emergency).........................          15,000   ...............  ...............         -15,000   ...............
Emergency watershed protection program (emergency).................         180,000   ...............  ...............        -180,000   ...............
Emergency forest restoration program (emergency)...................          23,000   ...............  ...............         -23,000   ...............
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      Total, Emergency Conservation activities.....................         218,000   ...............  ...............        -218,000   ...............
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      Total, Disaster Relief Appropriations 2013...................         224,000   ...............  ...............        -224,000   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Total, Other Appropriations..................................         224,000   ...............  ...............        -224,000   ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Grand total..................................................     139,686,441      141,812,619      143,091,415       +3,404,974       +1,278,796
          Appropriations...........................................    (139,805,806)    (141,969,636)    (143,467,415)     (+3,661,609)     (+1,497,779)
          Emergency Appropriations.................................        (224,000)  ...............  ...............       (-224,000)  ...............
          Rescissions..............................................       (-343,365)       (-157,017)       (-376,000)        (-32,635)       (-218,983)
      (By transfer)................................................        (763,484)        (793,408)        (793,510)        (+30,026)           (+102)
      (Loan authorization).........................................     (42,005,308)     (38,472,364)     (40,861,195)     (-1,144,113)     (+2,388,831)
      (Limitation on administrative expenses)......................        (180,892)        (178,735)        (178,735)         (-2,157)  ...............
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                           RECAPITULATION

Title I--Agricultural programs.....................................      28,316,213       30,075,675       29,962,501       +1,646,288         -113,174
    Mandatory......................................................     (21,626,042)     (23,149,074)     (23,149,074)     (+1,523,032)  ...............
    Discretionary..................................................      (6,690,171)      (6,926,601)      (6,813,427)       (+123,256)       (-113,174)
Title II--Conservation programs (discretionary)....................         823,666          808,835          819,274           -4,392          +10,439
Title III--Rural development (discretionary).......................       2,212,962        2,136,532        2,294,844          +81,882         +158,312
Title IV--Domestic food programs...................................     104,448,977      106,437,573      106,359,865       +1,910,888          -77,708
    Mandatory......................................................     (97,196,569)     (98,835,341)     (98,835,341)     (+1,638,772)  ...............
    Discretionary..................................................      (7,252,408)      (7,602,232)      (7,524,524)       (+272,116)        (-77,708)
Title V--Foreign assistance and related programs (discretionary)...       1,798,216          373,328        1,839,430          +41,214       +1,466,102
Title VI--Related agencies and Food and Drug Administration               2,461,304        2,557,693        2,562,905         +101,601           +5,212
 (discretionary)...................................................
Title VII--General provisions (discretionary)......................        -598,897         -577,017         -747,404         -148,507         -170,387
Other Appropriations...............................................         224,000   ...............  ...............        -224,000   ...............
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      Total........................................................     139,686,441      141,812,619      143,091,415       +3,404,974       +1,278,796
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