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Calendar No. 155 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2112 

[Report No. 112–73] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2011 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 

Reported by Mr. KOHL, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 

Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 

programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag5 riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra6 tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
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1 ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes, 

2 namely: 

3 TITLE I 

4 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

5 PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING

6 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

7 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 

8 of Agriculture, $4,293,000 (increased by $136,070,000) 

9 (reduced by $136,070,000): Provided, That not to exceed 

10 $11,000 of this amount shall be available for official recep11 tion and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 

12 for, as determined by the Secretary. 

13 OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Rela15 tions, $423,000 to support communication and consulta16 tion activities with Federally Recognized Tribes, as well 

17 as other requirements established by law. 

18 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

19 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 

21 Economist, $10,707,000. 

22 NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

23 For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi24 sion, $12,091,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 

3 Program Analysis, $8,004,000. 

4 OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Se6 curity, $1,272,000. 

7 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and 

9 Outreach, $1,209,000. 

10 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In12 formation Officer, $35,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000). 

13 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi15 nancial Officer, $5,310,000. 

16 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL

17 RIGHTS

18 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

19 Secretary for Civil Rights, $760,000. 

20 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

21 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

22 $19,288,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

4 Secretary for Administration, $683,000. 

5 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL

6 PAYMENTS

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu9 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 

10 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis11 trator of General Services to the Department of Agri12 culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 

13 of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 

14 alterations and other actions needed for the Department 

15 and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con16 figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 

17 General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im18 provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili19 ties, and for related costs, $209,505,000 (reduced by 

20 $342,000), to remain available until expended; of which 

21 $151,396,000 shall be available for payments to the Gen22 eral Services Administration for rent; of which 

23 $11,452,000 shall be available for payment to the Depart24 ment of Homeland Security for building security activities; 

25 and of which $46,657,000 (reduced by $342,000) shall be 
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1 available for buildings operations and maintenance ex2 penses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated 

3 balances from prior years to cover shortfalls incurred in 

4 prior year rental payments: Provided further, That the 

5 Secretary is authorized to transfer funds from a Depart6 mental agency to this account to recover the full cost of 

7 the space and security expenses of that agency that are 

8 funded by this account when the actual costs exceed the 

9 agency estimate which will be available for the activities 

10 and payments described herein. 

11 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri14 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 

15 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

16 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 

17 Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,393,000, to remain avail18 able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 

19 funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 

20 Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 

21 of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 

22 pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non–Federal 

23 lands. 
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1 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For Departmental Administration, $23,900,000 (re4 duced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $2,390,000), to provide 

5 for necessary expenses for management support services 

6 to offices of the Department and for general administra7 tion and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not 

8 otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 

9 efficient work of the Department: Provided, That this ap10 propriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appropria11 tions in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding 

12 of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. 

13 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

14 CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

17 Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the pro18 grams funded by this Act, including programs involving 

19 intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 

20 branch, $3,289,000: Provided, That these funds may be 

21 transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture 

22 funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency 

23 level; Provided further, That no funds made available by 

24 this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from 

25 the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary 
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1 has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both 

2 Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by 

3 USDA agency: Provided further, That no other funds ap4 propriated to the Department by this Act shall be available 

5 to the Department for support of congressional relations 

6 activities. 

7 OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of Communica9 tions, $8,058,000. 

10 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 

12 General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 

13 General Act of 1978, $80,000,000, including such sums 

14 as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange15 ments with public agencies and private persons pursuant 

16 to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 

17 and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confiden18 tial operational expenses, including the payment of inform19 ants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector 

20 General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 

21 of Public Law 97–98. 

22 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 

24 Counsel, $35,204,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 

2 EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

4 Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, 

5 $760,000. 

6 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

7 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 

8 Service, $70,000,000. 

9 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

10 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 

11 Statistics Service, $149,500,000, of which up to 

12 $40,000,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen13 sus of Agriculture. 

14 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 

17 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 

18 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and 

19 for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of 

20 equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money 

21 to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the 

22 total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed23 eral ownership, $993,345,000 (increased by $2,000,000): 

24 Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 

25 for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
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1 chase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided 

2 further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 

3 pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, 

4 and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless oth5 erwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building 

6 shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or green7 houses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and ex8 cept for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a 

9 cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering 

10 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

11 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build12 ing or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, 

13 That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act 

14 shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing 

15 facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That 

16 appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 

17 easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: 

18 Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not 

19 apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the 

20 Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, 

21 That funds may be received from any State, other political 

22 subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of 

23 establishing or operating any research facility or research 

24 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 

25 by law. 
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1 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

2 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

3 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 

4 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 

5 for other expenses, $600,800,000, as follows: to carry out 

6 the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a– 

7 i), $208,000,000; for grants for cooperative forestry re8 search (16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), $30,000,000; for 

9 payments to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), 

10 $48,000,000, provided that each institution receives no 

11 less than $1,000,000; for special grants (7 U.S.C. 

12 450i(c)), $1,250,000; for competitive grants for Inte13 grated Pest Management and Biological Control (7 U.S.C. 

14 450i(c)), $14,000,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 

15 450i(b)), $229,500,000, to remain available until ex16 pended; for the support of animal health and disease pro17 grams (7 U.S.C. 3195), $4,000,000; for a program pursu18 ant to section 1415A of the National Agricultural Re19 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

20 U.S.C. 3151a), $4,200,000, to remain available until ex21 pended; for a higher education multicultural scholars pro22 gram (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $1,000,000, to remain avail23 able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education 

24 grants program for Hispanic–serving Institutions (7 

25 U.S.C. 3241), $7,800,000; for competitive grants for the 
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1 purpose of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3156 

2 to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible in3 stitutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded 

4 equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, 

5 $2,700,000; for secondary education, 2-year post-sec6 ondary education, and agriculture in the K-12 classroom 

7 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $900,000; for aquaculture grants (7 

8 U.S.C. 3322), $3,300,000; for sustainable agriculture re9 search and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $12,300,000; for 

10 a program of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 

11 3152(b)(4)) to institutions eligible to receive funds under 

12 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $16,400,000, to remain avail13 able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the 

14 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public 

15 Law 103–382, $2,800,000; for resident instruction grants 

16 for insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agri17 cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

18 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $900,000; for distance education 

19 grants for insular areas under section 1490 of the Na20 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

21 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362), $750,000; for com22 petitive grants for policy research (7 U.S.C. 3155), 

23 $3,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and 

24 Education Activities, $10,000,000, of which $2,500,000 

25 for the Research, Education, and Economics Information 
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1 System and $2,000,000 for the Electronic Grants Infor2 mation System, are to remain available until expended. 

3 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

4 For the Native American Institutions Endowment 

5 Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 

6 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 

7 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

8 For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 

9 Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 

10 Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $411,200,000, 

11 as follows: payments for cooperative extension work under 

12 the Smith–Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 3(b) 

13 and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public 

14 Law 93–471, for retirement and employees’ compensation 

15 costs for extension agents, $259,200,000; payments for 

16 extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith– 

17 Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,600,000; payments for 

18 the nutrition and family education program for low-income 

19 areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,000,000; pay20 ments for the pest management program under section 

21 3(d) of the Act, $8,400,000; payments for New Tech22 nologies for Agriculture Extension under section 3(d) of 

23 the Act, $1,400,000; payments to upgrade research, exten24 sion, and teaching facilities at institutions eligible to re25 ceive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $16,700,000, 
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1 to remain available until expended; payments for youth2 at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Smith–Lever 

3 Act, $7,100,000; payments for carrying out the provisions 

4 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 

5 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $3,400,000; payments for the feder6 ally-recognized Tribes Extension Program under section 

7 3(d) of the Smith–Lever Act, $2,600,000; payments for 

8 sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the 

9 Act, $4,000,000; payments for rural health and safety 

10 education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law 

11 92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,500,000; payments for co12 operative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 

13 3221), $36,000,000, provided that each institution re14 ceives no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organi15 zations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 7630, $1,500,000; for pay16 ments to carry out the food animal residue avoidance data17 base program as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 7642, 

18 $1,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension Ac19 tivities, $6,800,000. 

20 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

21 For the integrated research, education, and extension 

22 grants program authorized under section 406 of the Agri23 cultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 

24 of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), including necessary administra25 tive expenses, $8,000,000, as follows: for a competitive or-
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1 ganic transition program, $4,000,000; and for the regional 

2 pest management centers program $4,000,000. 

3 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING

4 AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS

5 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

6 Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 

7 $760,000. 

8 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

9 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

11 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 

12 Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 

13 representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 

14 the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 

15 $790,000,000, of which $2,000,000, to be available until 

16 expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks 

17 of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control 

18 of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to the ex19 tent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which 

20 $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

21 used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes 

22 or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of 

23 which $32,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

24 shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which 

25 $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
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1 used to support avian health; of which $4,200,000, to re2 main available until expended, shall be for information 

3 technology infrastructure; of which $147,000,000, to re4 main available until expended, shall be for specialty crop 

5 pests; of which, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex6 pended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem 

7 pests; of which $52,000,000, to remain available until ex8 pended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 

9 $2,300,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

10 for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 

11 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

12 for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 

13 $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

14 for wildlife services methods development; of which 

15 $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

16 for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 

17 safety; and up to 25 percent of the screwworm program 

18 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no 

19 funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucel20 losis eradication program for the current fiscal year that 

21 does not require minimum matching by the States of at 

22 least 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation 

23 shall be available for the operation and maintenance of 

24 aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which 

25 two shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That, 
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1 in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment 

2 of the agricultural production industry of this country, the 

3 Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds 

4 available to the agencies or corporations of the Depart5 ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be avail6 able only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi7 cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani8 mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 

9 with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Pro10 tection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 

11 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 

12 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred 

13 for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year 

14 shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided 

15 further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 

16 pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alter17 ation of leased buildings and improvements, but unless 

18 otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building 

19 during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 

20 current replacement value of the building. 

21 In fiscal year 2012, the agency is authorized to collect 

22 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist23 ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 

24 subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 

25 foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 
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1 fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such 

2 fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 

3 or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such 

4 fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail5 able until expended, without further appropriation, for 

6 providing such assistance, goods, or services. 

7 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

8 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte9 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al10 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 

11 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 

12 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,200,000, to remain avail13 able until expended. 

14 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

15 MARKETING SERVICES

16 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 

17 Service, $77,500,000 (increased by $300,000): Provided, 

18 That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 

19 (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 

20 and improvements, but the cost of altering any one build21 ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 

22 the current replacement value of the building. Fees may 

23 be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as 

24 established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 

25 9701). 
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1 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

2 Not to exceed $61,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 

3 be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra4 tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 

5 and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may 

6 exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 

7 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

8 Congress. 

9 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

10 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au13 gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com14 modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 

15 related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 

16 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 

17 Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise 

18 provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 

19 for formulation and administration of marketing agree20 ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 

21 Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 

22 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

23 For payments to State departments of agriculture, 

24 bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies 

25 for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agri-
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1 cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 

2 $1,331,000. 

3 GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS

4 ADMINISTRATION

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, 

7 Packers and Stockyards Administration, $37,000,000: 

8 Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu9 ant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair 

10 of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering 

11 any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

12 10 percent of the current replacement value of the build13 ing. 

14 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

15 EXPENSES

16 Not to exceed $47,500,000 (from fees collected) shall 

17 be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 

18 and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac19 tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 

20 other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 

21 exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com22 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

23 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

25 Secretary for Food Safety, $689,000. 
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1 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

2 For necessary expenses to carry out services author3 ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 

4 Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 

5 Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation 

6 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 

7 Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

8 $972,028,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred9 ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab10 oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 

11 Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 

12 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 

13 Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 

14 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 

15 That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 

16 (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 

17 and improvements, but the cost of altering any one build18 ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 

19 the current replacement value of the building. 

20 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND

21 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

23 Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 

24 $760,000. 
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1 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 

5 $1,176,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary is author6 ized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not 

7 the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make 

8 program payments for all programs administered by the 

9 Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available 

10 to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced 

11 to and merged with this account: Provided further, That 

12 funds made available to county committees shall remain 

13 available until expended. 

14 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

15 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul16 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 

17 5106), $3,550,000. 

18 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

19 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 

20 groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 

21 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 

22 $3,605,000, to remain available until expended. 
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1 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 

4 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 

5 products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 

6 may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro7 vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 

8 in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de9 scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

10 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria11 tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 

12 12). 

13 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

14 ACCOUNT

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di17 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 

18 seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian 

19 tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil 

20 loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 

21 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land 

22 loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the 

23 Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: 

24 $1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm owner25 ship loans and $475,000,000 for farm ownership direct 
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1 loans; $1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed oper2 ating loans and $1,050,090,000 for direct operating loans; 

3 Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaran4 teed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly 

5 fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil 

6 eradication program loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That 

7 the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll 

8 weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program 

9 loans. 

10 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 

11 grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 

12 in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

13 as follows: farm ownership, $22,800,000 for direct loans; 

14 farm operating loans, $26,100,000 for unsubsidized guar15 anteed operating loans, $59,120,000 for direct operating 

16 loans; and Indian highly fractionated land loans, 

17 $193,000. 

18 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

19 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

20 $268,634,000, of which $260,730,000 shall be paid to the 

21 appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Ex22 penses’’. 

23 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 

24 Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 

25 operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed 
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1 loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro2 vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 

3 Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad4 vance of any transfer. 

5 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

6 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 

7 Agency, $68,016,000: Provided, That the funds made 

8 available under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insur9 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common 

10 Information Management System: Provided further, That 

11 not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official recep12 tion and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 

13 U.S.C. 1506(i). 

14 CORPORATIONS 

15 The following corporations and agencies are hereby 

16 authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 

17 funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor18 poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 

19 contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 

20 limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 

21 Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 

22 out the programs set forth in the budget for the current 

23 fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here24 inafter provided. 
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1 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

2 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 

3 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 

4 as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 

5 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

6 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

8 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec9 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 

10 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim11 bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 

12 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 

13 available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec14 tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 

15 (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 

16 Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 

17 transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv18 ice for information resource management activities of the 

19 Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com20 modity Credit Corporation business. 

21 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

22 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

23 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 

24 Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for 

25 site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations 
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1 and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 

2 of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 

3 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 

5 and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 

6 TITLE II 

7 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

8 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL

9 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

11 Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 

12 $760,000. 

13 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

14 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

15 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi16 sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), 

17 including preparation of conservation plans and establish18 ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including 

19 farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas20 ures for soil and water management as may be necessary 

21 to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con22 trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva23 tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of 

24 soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, 

25 water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials 
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1 program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 

2 cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 

3 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alter4 ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build5 ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 

6 $770,956,000, to remain available until September 30, 

7 2013: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be 

8 available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and 

9 improvement of buildings and public improvements at 

10 plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations 

11 and improvements to other buildings and other public im12 provements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, 

13 That when buildings or other structures are erected on 

14 non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is ob15 tained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 

16 WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM

17 Under the authorities of Section 14 of the Watershed 

18 Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $15,000,000 is pro19 vided. 

20 TITLE III 

21 RURAL DEVELOPMENT 

22 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL

23 DEVELOPMENT

24 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

25 Secretary for Rural Development, $760,000. 
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1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis4 tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De5 velopment mission area, including activities with institu6 tions concerning the development and operation of agricul7 tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 

8 $161,011,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 

10 may be used for advertising and promotional activities 

11 that support the Rural Development mission area: Pro12 vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex13 pended to provide modest non-monetary awards to non14 USDA employees: Provided further, That any balances 

15 available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 

16 Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Coopera17 tive Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be trans18 ferred to and merged with this appropriation. 

19 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

20 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di23 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 

24 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 

25 rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $24,845,666,000 
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1 for loans to section 502 borrowers, of which $845,666,000 

2 shall be for direct loans, and of which $24,000,000,000 

3 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; and 

4 $58,617,000 for section 515 rental housing loans. 

5 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 

6 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 

7 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: 

8 $40,000,000 for 502 direct loans; and $20,000,000 for re9 pair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 

10 rental housing: Provided, That of the total amount appro11 priated in this paragraph, the amount equal to the amount 

12 of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account funds 

13 allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Part14 nership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available 

15 through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the 

16 Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner17 ship Zones. 

18 In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 

19 contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 

20 $12,500,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 

21 farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 

22 grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail23 able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans24 ferred and merged with this account. 
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1 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

2 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

3 $400,000,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 

4 ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

5 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

6 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re7 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 

8 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 

9 payments for eligible households as authorized by section 

10 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $890,000,000; 

11 and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au12 thorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt 

13 incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental 

14 assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: 

15 Provided, That of this amount not less than $1,500,000 

16 is available for newly constructed units financed by section 

17 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, and not less than 

18 $2,500,000 is for newly constructed units financed under 

19 sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Pro20 vided further, That rental assistance agreements entered 

21 into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be 

22 funded for a one-year period: Provided further, That any 

23 unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one24 year agreements may be transferred and used for the pur25 poses of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or reha-
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1 bilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental 

2 assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: 

3 Provided further, That rental assistance provided under 

4 agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2012 for a 

5 farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 

6 section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for 

7 use in another project until such assistance has remained 

8 unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such 

9 project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assist10 ance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants 

11 who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, 

12 That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent 

13 practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family 

14 housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the 

15 Act. 

16 MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

17 ACCOUNT

18 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 

19 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not20 withstanding subsection (b) of such section, $11,000,000, 

21 to remain available until expended, which shall be avail22 able for rural housing vouchers to any low-income house23 hold (including those not receiving rental assistance) re24 siding in a property financed with a section 515 loan 

25 which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Pro-
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1 vided, That the amount of such voucher shall be the dif2 ference between comparable market rent for the section 

3 515 unit and the tenant-paid rent for such unit: Provided 

4 further, That funds made available for such vouchers shall 

5 be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: 

6 Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the max7 imum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with 

8 current regulations and administrative guidance applicable 

9 to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Sec10 retary of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop11 ment. 

12 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

13 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 

14 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 

15 1490c), $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: 

16 Provided, That of the total amount appropriated under 

17 this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Mutual 

18 and Self-Help Housing Grants allocated by the Secretary 

19 for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal 

20 year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, for 

21 communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 

22 as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
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1 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

3 For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 

4 repair made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized 

5 by 42 U.S.C. 1474, $32,000,000, to remain available until 

6 expended: Provided, That of the total amount appro7 priated under this heading, the amount equal to the 

8 amount of Rural Housing Assistance Grants allocated by 

9 the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones 

10 for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available through June 

11 30, 2012, for communities designated by the Secretary of 

12 Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 

13 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

15 For the cost of direct loans and grants for rural com16 munity facilities programs as authorized by section 306 

17 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 

18 Farm and Rural Development Act, $18,000,000, to re19 main available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 

20 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be 

21 available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: 

22 Provided further, That such funds shall be used solely to 

23 develop the capacity and ability of private, non-profit com24 munity-based housing and community development orga25 nizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally 
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1 Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects 

2 to improve housing, community facilities, community and 

3 economic development projects in rural areas: Provided 

4 further, That such funds shall be made available to quali5 fied private, nonprofit and public intermediary organiza6 tions proposing to carry out a program of financial and 

7 technical assistance: Provided further, That such inter8 mediary organizations shall provide matching funds from 

9 other sources, including Federal funds for related activi10 ties, in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided 

11 further, That of the amount appropriated under this head12 ing, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Community 

13 Facilities Program Account funds allocated by the Sec14 retary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the 

15 fiscal year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, 

16 for communities designated by the Secretary of Agri17 culture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the 

18 rural community programs described in section 

19 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop20 ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 

21 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

22 Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 

23 this heading. 
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1 RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE

2 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 

5 rural business development programs authorized by sec6 tions 306 and 310B and described in section 381E(d)(3) 

7 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 

8 $64,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro9 vided, That of the amount appropriated under this head10 ing, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 

11 a grant to a qualified national organization to provide 

12 technical assistance for rural transportation in order to 

13 promote economic development: Provided further, That 

14 $2,250,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Au15 thority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Commu16 nity Advancement Program purpose as described in sec17 tion 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and rural Develop18 ment Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used 

19 for administrative expenses: Provided further, That 

20 $3,400,000 of the amount appropriated under this head21 ing shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recog22 nized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a 

23 grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech24 nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro25 mote economic development: Provided further, That of the 
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1 amount appropriated under this heading, the amount 

2 equal to the amount of Rural Business Program Account 

3 funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area 

4 Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be avail5 able through June 30, 2012, for communities designated 

6 by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 

7 Partnership Zones for the rural business and cooperative 

8 development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of 

9 the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Pro10 vided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the 

11 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not 

12 applicable to funds made available under this heading: 

13 Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural De14 velopment, Rural Community Advancement Program ac15 count for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B 

16 and described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act be trans17 ferred and merged with this account and any other prior 

18 balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community 

19 Advancement Program account that the Secretary deter20 mines is appropriate to transfer. 

21 RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

22 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

23 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author24 ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 

25 9812(a)), $14,758,000. 
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1 For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, as author2 ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 

3 9812(a)), of which $750,000 shall be available through 

4 June 30, 2012, for Federally Recognized Native American 

5 Tribes; and of which $1,500,000 shall be available through 

6 June 30, 2012, for Mississippi Delta Regional counties (as 

7 determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro8 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 

9 such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congres10 sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the 

11 total amount appropriated under this heading, the amount 

12 equal to the amount of Rural Development Loan Fund 

13 Program Account funds allocated by the Secretary for 

14 Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal 

15 year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, for 

16 communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 

17 as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 

18 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

19 the direct loan programs, $3,500,000 shall be paid to the 

20 appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex21 penses’’. 
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1 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM

2 ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING CANCELLATION OF FUNDS)

4 For the principal amount of direct loans, as author5 ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, 

6 for the purpose of promoting rural economic development 

7 and job creation projects, $33,077,000. 

8 Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 

9 credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 

10 Electrification Act of 1936, $155,000,000 shall not be ob11 ligated and $155,000,000 are hereby permanently can12 celled. 

13 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

14 For rural cooperative development grants authorized 

15 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 

16 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $22,500,000 of 

17 which, $2,000,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 

18 the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro19 gram: Provided, That, not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 

20 for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose pri21 mary focus is to provide assistance to small, socially dis22 advantaged producers and whose governing board and/or 

23 membership is comprised of at least 75 percent socially 

24 disadvantaged members; and of which $12,500,000, to re25 main available until expended, shall be for value-added ag-
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1 ricultural product market development grants, as author2 ized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection 

3 Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 

4 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

5 For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and 

6 grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized 

7 by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest8 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $1,300,000 (increased 

9 by $1,000,000): Provided, That the cost of loan guaran10 tees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 

11 as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 

12 of 1974. 

13 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

14 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For the cost of direct loans and grants for the rural 

17 water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste man18 agement programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 

19 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 

20 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consoli21 dated Farm and Rural Development Act, $500,000,000, 

22 to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 

23 $497,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 

24 described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of 

25 which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the 
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1 rural utilities program described in section 306E of such 

2 Act: Provided, That $65,000,000 of the amount appro3 priated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 

4 including water and waste disposal systems grants author5 ized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated 

6 Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally-recognized 

7 Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and 

8 the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State 

9 of Hawaii): Provided further, That funding provided for 

10 section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel11 opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pur12 suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided fur13 ther, That not more than 2 percent of the funding pro14 vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 

15 Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alas16 ka and/or by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 

17 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assist18 ance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 

19 $19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head20 ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 

21 and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such 

22 Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex23 treme need, of which $3,400,000 shall be made available 

24 for a grant to a qualified non-profit multi-state regional 

25 technical assistance organization, with experience in work-
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1 ing with small communities on water and waste water 

2 problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to 

3 assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, 

4 in improving the planning, financing, development, oper5 ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 

6 and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali7 fied national Native American organization to provide 

8 technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com9 munities: Provided further, That not to exceed 

10 $14,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head11 ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi12 zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as13 sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 

14 not to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste manage15 ment grants: Provided further, That of the amount appro16 priated under this heading, the amount equal to the 

17 amount of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac18 count funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic 

19 Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be 

20 available through June 30, 2012, for communities des21 ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 

22 Area Partnership Zones for the rural utilities programs 

23 described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm 

24 and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That sec25 tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
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1 Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds 

2 made available under this heading: Provided further, That 

3 any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Com4 munity Advancement Program account programs author5 ized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B 

6 and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 

7 381E(d)(2) of such Act be transferred to and merged with 

8 this account and any other prior balances from the Rural 

9 Development, Rural Community Advancement Program 

10 account that the Secretary determines is appropriate to 

11 transfer. 

12 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

14 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

15 The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 

16 as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec17 trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 

18 made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 

19 $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 

20 Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; 5 percent rural tele21 communications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural 

22 telecommunications loans, $250,000,000; and for loans 

23 made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural tele24 communications loans, $295,000,000. 
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1 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

2 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

3 $30,000,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for 

4 ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

5 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND

6 PROGRAM

7 (INCLUDING CANCELLATION OF FUNDS)

8 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 

9 services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 

10 et seq., $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

11 TITLE IV 

12 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

13 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 

14 NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 

16 Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 

17 $689,000. 

18 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

19 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 

22 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 

23 seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 

24 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 

25 21; $18,770,571,000, to remain available through Sep-
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1 tember 30, 2013, of which such sums as are made avail2 able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, 

3 and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 

4 amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available 

5 for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: 

6 Provided, That of the total amount available, $16,516,000 

7 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nu8 trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided 

9 further, That section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conserva10 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by adding at 

11 the end before the period, ‘‘except section 21, and the 

12 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), ex13 cept sections 17 and 21’’. 

14 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

15 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup17 plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 

18 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 

19 $6,048,250,000, to remain available through September 

20 30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding section 

21 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

22 1786(h)(10)), of the amounts made available under this 

23 heading, not less than $14,000,000 shall be used for infra24 structure, not less than $50,000,000 shall be used for 

25 management information systems, not less than 
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1 $75,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer coun2 selors and other related activities, and not less than 

3 $7,500,000 shall be used for breastfeeding performance 

4 awards: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 

5 in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant 

6 formula except in accordance with the cost containment 

7 and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 

8 17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 

9 provided shall be available for activities that are not fully 

10 reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or 

11 agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act. 

12 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 

14 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 

15 $71,173,308,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 

16 available through September 30, 2013, shall be placed in 

17 reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times 

18 as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 

19 Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 

20 in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 

21 Act of 2008: Provided further, That this appropriation 

22 shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re23 quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 

24 That funds made available for Employment and Training 

25 under this heading shall remain available until expended, 
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1 notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutri2 tion Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 

3 available under this heading, $1,000,000 may be used to 

4 provide nutrition education services to state agencies and 

5 Federally recognized tribes participating in the Food Dis6 tribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided fur7 ther, That funds made available under this heading may 

8 be available to enter into contracts and employ staff to 

9 conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities re10 lated to program integrity provided that such activities are 

11 authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 

12 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

13 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist14 ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 

15 authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con16 sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 

17 Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist18 ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec19 tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend20 ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm21 ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 

22 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $192,500,000 

23 (increased by $5,000,000), to remain available through 

24 September 30, 2013: Provided, That none of these funds 

25 shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
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1 poration for commodities donated to the program: Pro2 vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 

3 of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 

4 2012 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition 

5 Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Se6 curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall 

7 remain available through September 30, 2013: Provided 

8 further, That of the funds made available under section 

9 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

10 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs 

11 associated with the distribution of commodities. 

12 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

13 For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 

14 and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri15 tion assistance program, $125,000,000: Provided, That of 

16 the funds provided herein, $1,500,000 shall be used for 

17 the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 

18 amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 
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1 TITLE V 

2 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 

3 PROGRAMS 

4 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

7 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 

8 Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representa9 tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 

10 the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

11 $175,000,000 (reduced by $2,500,000): Provided, That 

12 the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse 

13 this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Fed14 eral agencies, public and private organizations and institu15 tions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricul16 tural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 

17 1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United 

18 States Agency for International Development: Provided 

19 further, That funds made available for middle-income 

20 country training programs, funds made available for the 

21 Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Tech22 nology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the 

23 Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the 

24 purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency 

25 exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign 
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1 Agricultural Service, shall remain available until ex2 pended. 

3 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD

4 FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 

7 program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 

8 480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,385,000, 

9 which shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 

10 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided, That funds 

11 made available for the cost of agreements under title I 

12 of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 

13 of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be 

14 used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior 

15 notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

16 Houses of Congress. 

17 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

18 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth19 erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in20 cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 

21 (Public Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities sup22 plied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II 

23 of said Act, $1,040,198,000, to remain available until ex24 pended. 
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1 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

2 CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com5 modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 

6 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,820,000; to cover common 

7 overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com8 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 

9 with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 

10 $6,465,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign 

11 Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of 

12 which $355,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 

13 ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

14 MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION

15 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

17 of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest18 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $180,000,000, to 

19 remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com20 modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 

21 services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im22 plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 

23 amounts provided herein. 
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1 TITLE VI 

2 RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 

3 ADMINISTRATION 

4 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

5 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

6 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

7 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad8 ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 

9 motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 

10 costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 

11 activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 

12 included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 

13 in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 

14 and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author15 ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 

16 for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 

17 $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 

18 107–188; $3,654,148,000: Provided, That of the amount 

19 provided under this heading, $856,041,000 shall be de20 rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 

21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 

22 remain available until expended, and shall not include any 

23 fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed 

24 for fiscal year 2013 but collected in fiscal year 2012; 

25 $67,118,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees 
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1 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this 

2 account and remain available until expended; $21,768,000 

3 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 

4 section 740 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

5 (21 U.S.C. 379j–12), and shall be credited to this account 

6 and remain available until expended; $5,706,000 shall be 

7 derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 

8 section 741 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

9 (21 U.S.C. 379j–21), and shall be credited to this account 

10 and shall remain available until expended; and 

11 $477,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user 

12 fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s and shall be credited 

13 to this account and remain available until expended; 

14 $12,364,000 shall be derived from food and feed recall 

15 fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

16 and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by 

17 the Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111– 

18 353), and shall be credited to this account and remain 

19 available until expended; $14,700,000 shall be derived 

20 from food reinspection fees authorized by section 743 of 

21 the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 

22 75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization 

23 Act (Public Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this 

24 account and remain available until expended; and 

25 $36,000,000 shall be derived from voluntary qualified im-
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1 porter program fees authorized by section 743 of the Fed2 eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), 

3 as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act (Public 

4 Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account and 

5 remain available until expended: Provided further, That 

6 fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, animal 

7 drug, animal generic drug, and tobacco product assess8 ments for fiscal year 2012 received during fiscal year 

9 2012, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 

10 2012 but credited for fiscal year 2012, shall be subject 

11 to the fiscal year 2012 limitations: Provided further, That 

12 in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under 

13 this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user 

14 fees that exceed the fiscal year 2012 limitation are appro15 priated and shall be credited to this account and remain 

16 available until expended: Provided further, That of the 

17 total amount appropriated: (1) $799,820,000 shall be for 

18 the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and re19 lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 

20 (2) $1,031,205,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Eval21 uation and Research and related field activities in the Of22 fice of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $327,651,000 shall be for 

23 the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for 

24 related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 

25 (4) $157,874,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary 
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1 Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 

2 Regulatory Affairs; (5) $321,171,000 shall be for the Cen3 ter for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 

4 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 

5 $51,461,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi6 cological Research; (7) $454,751,000 shall be for the Cen7 ter for Tobacco Products and for related field activities 

8 in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 

9 $124,273,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 

10 which $37,073,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 

11 than the amounts paid to the General Services Adminis12 tration for rent; (9) not to exceed $177,130,000 shall be 

13 for payments to the General Services Administration for 

14 rent; and (10) $208,812,000 shall be for other activities, 

15 including the Office of the Commissioner; the Office of 

16 Foods; the Office of the Chief Scientist; the Office of Pol17 icy, Planning and Budget; the Office of International Pro18 grams; the Office of Administration; and central services 

19 for these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed 

20 $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and 

21 representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as de22 termined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That 

23 funds may be transferred from one specified activity to 

24 another with the prior approval of the Committees on Ap25 propriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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1 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 

2 42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 

3 by 21 U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized 

4 by 21 U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to 

5 remain available until expended. 

6 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

7 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten8 sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili9 ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 

10 where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain 

11 available until expended. 

12 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 

13 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

14 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

15 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in16 cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 

17 and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 

18 in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $171,930,000, 

19 to remain available until September 30, 2013, including 

20 not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa21 tion expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses 

22 for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission 

23 with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials. 
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1 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

2 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

3 Not to exceed $62,000,000 (from assessments col4 lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 

5 Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 

6 during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 

7 as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 

8 limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re9 ceiverships. 

10 TITLE VII 

11 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

12 (INCLUDING CANCELLATIONS, RECISSIONS AND

13 TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

14 SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 

15 appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart16 ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 

17 Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 

18 specifically provided for, of not to exceed 461 passenger 

19 motor vehicles, of which 456 shall be for replacement only, 

20 and for the hire of such vehicles. 

21 SEC. 702. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 

22 unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 

23 by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary 

24 balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 

25 Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital 
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1 equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis2 trative, and information technology services of primary 

3 benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: 

4 Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 

5 Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 

6 Capital Fund without the prior notification to the agency 

7 administrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 

8 transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 

9 section shall be available for obligation without the prior 

10 notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both 

11 Houses of Congress: Provided further, That of annual in12 come amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the De13 partment of Agriculture allocated for the National Fi14 nance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 

15 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital 

16 equipment, including equipment for the improvement and 

17 implementation of a financial management plan, informa18 tion technology, and other systems of the National Fi19 nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost 

20 of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That 

21 none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obliga22 tion unless the Secretary submits notification of the obli23 gation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 

25 the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notifica-
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1 tion to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any 

2 obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is nec3 essary to respond to a declared state of emergency that 

4 significantly impacts the operations of the National Fi5 nance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National 

6 Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of 

7 the National Finance Center. 

8 SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 

9 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

10 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

11 SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 

12 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 

13 agreements or similar arrangements between the Depart14 ment of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess 

15 of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement 

16 when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to 

17 carry out programs of mutual interest between the two 

18 parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of in19 direct costs on grants and contracts with such institutions 

20 when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis 

21 for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in 

22 this Act. 

23 SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri24 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 

25 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
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1 until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 

2 fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop3 ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica4 tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 

5 the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 

6 SEC. 706. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 

7 may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat 

8 Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poul9 try Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 

10 SEC. 707. None of the funds made available to the 

11 Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac12 quire new information technology systems or significant 

13 upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor14 mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa15 tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa16 tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 

17 notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 

18 funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 

19 Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa20 tion Officer unless prior notification has been transmitted 

21 to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

22 Congress: Provided further, That none of the funds avail23 able to the Department of Agriculture for information 

24 technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 
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1 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa2 tion Officer. 

3 SEC. 708. Funds made available under section 1240I 

4 and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 

5 section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

6 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain 

7 available until expended to disburse obligations made in 

8 the current fiscal year. 

9 SEC. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 

11 an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 

12 Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility 

13 that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under 

14 such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 

15 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a bor16 rower under such Act. 

17 SEC. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of 

18 law, for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the 

19 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 

20 Act of 1998, none of the funds in this or any other Act 

21 may be used to prohibit the provision of in-kind support 

22 from non-Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) of such 

23 Act in the form of unrecovered indirect costs not otherwise 

24 charged against the grant, consistent with the indirect 

25 rate of cost approved for a recipient. 
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1 SEC. 711. Except as otherwise specifically provided 

2 by law, unobligated balances remaining available at the 

3 end of the fiscal year from appropriations made available 

4 for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service 

5 Agency and the Rural Development mission area, shall re6 main available through September 30, 2013, for informa7 tion technology expenses. 

8 SEC. 712. The Secretary of Agriculture may author9 ize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to 

10 exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula 

11 specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant for12 mula to participants. 

13 SEC. 713. None of the funds appropriated or other14 wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 

15 travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 

16 contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 

17 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 

18 SEC. 714. In the case of each program established 

19 or amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

20 of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), other than by title I or 

21 subtitle A of title III of such Act, that is authorized or 

22 required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity 

23 Credit Corporation— 

24 (1) such funds shall be available for salaries 

25 and related administrative expenses, including tech-
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1 nical assistance, associated with the implementation 

2 of the program, without regard to the limitation on 

3 the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 

4 contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 

5 Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 

6 (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 

7 not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 

8 for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 

9 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained 

10 in such section. 

11 SEC. 715. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 

12 502 of the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary may use 

13 the authority described in subsections (h) and (j) of sec14 tion 538 of such Act. 

15 SEC. 716. Clause (ii) of section 524(b)(4)(B) of the 

16 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘fiscal years 

19 2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘certain fiscal 

20 years’’; and 

21 (2) in the text, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘2014’’. 

23 SEC. 717. Appropriations to the Department of Agri24 culture made available in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 

25 2007 to carry out section 601 of the Rural Electrification 
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1 Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) for the cost of direct loans 

2 shall remain available until expended to disburse valid ob3 ligations made in fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 

4 2008. 

5 SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or other6 wise made available by this Act or any other Act shall 

7 be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to 

8 carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of sec9 tion 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of 

10 $948,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Enti11 tlement Commodities – $465,000,000; State Option Con12 tract – $5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities – 

13 $2,500,000; Disaster Relief – $5,000,000; Additional 

14 Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases –$206,000,000; 

15 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program – $20,000,000; Esti16 mated Future Needs – $196,713,000; and, Administrative 

17 Funds – $47,787,000: Provided, That none of the funds 

18 made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used 

19 for salaries and expenses to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) 

20 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as 

21 amended by section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 in excess 

22 of $20,000,000, including the transfer of funds under sub23 section (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, until 

24 October 1, 2012: Provided further, That $133,000,000 

25 made available on October 1, 2012, to carry out section 
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1 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School 

2 Lunch Act as amended by section 4304 of Public Law 

3 110–246 shall be excluded from the limitation described 

4 in subsection (b)(2)(A)(v) of section 14222 of Public Law 

5 110–246: Provided further, That none of the funds appro6 priated or otherwise made available by this or any other 

7 Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any 

8 employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of 

9 the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause (3) 

10 of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 

11 612c), or for any surplus removal activities or price sup12 port activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit 

13 Corporation Charter Act: Provided further, That of the 

14 available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(iv) of sec15 tion 14222 of Public Law 110–246, $150,000,000 are 

16 hereby rescinded. 

17 SEC. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, 

18 not more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary 

19 expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 

20 panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 

21 of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego22 tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi23 tively awarded grants. 

24 SEC. 720. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail25 able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 
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1 research, education, or extension grant awards issued by 

2 the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 

3 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each 

4 award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of 

5 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

6 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds pro7 vided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the 

8 National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be avail9 able to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant 

10 awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 

11 U.S.C. 638). 

12 SEC. 721. None of the funds made available by this 

13 or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, develop, 

14 or publish a final rule or an interim final rule in further15 ance of, or otherwise to implement, the proposed rule enti16 tled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title 

17 XI of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; 

18 Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 

19 (June 22, 2010)). 

20 SEC. 722. The unobligated balances available for the 

21 Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forestry Incen22 tives Program, as identified by Treasury Appropriation 

23 Fund Symbol 12X3336, $5,500,000 are rescinded, and 

24 the unobligated balances available for the Natural Re25 sources Conservation Service, Great Plains Conservation 
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1 Program, as identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund 

2 Symbol 12X2268, $500,000 are rescinded. 

3 SEC. 723. Of the unobligated balances provided pur4 suant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition 

5 Act of 2008, $11,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 

6 SEC. 724. Section 1238E(a) of the Food Security Act 

7 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838e(a)) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

9 SEC. 725. (a) Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security 

10 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is amended by strik11 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

12 (b) Section 1241(a)(6)(E) of the Food Security Act 

13 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(6)(E)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 

15 2012 through 2014’’. 

16 SEC. 726. Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act 

17 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 

18 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

19 striking ‘‘2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 (and fiscal 

20 year 2014 in the case of the programs specified in 

21 paragraphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7)),’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

23 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 

24 through 2014’’. 
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1 SEC. 727. Section 1241(a)(7)(D) of the Food Secu2 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)(D)) is amended 

3 by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

4 SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or other5 wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 

6 to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 

7 the following: 

8 (1) The Conservation Stewardship Program au9 thorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Se10 curity of Act 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in ex11 cess of $634,000,000. 

12 (2) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au13 thorized by section 14(h) of the Watershed Protec14 tion and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)). 

15 (3) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro16 gram as authorized by sections 1241–1240H of the 

17 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 

18 3839aa-8) in excess of $1,400,000,000. 

19 (4) The Farmland Protection Program as au20 thorized by section 1238I of the Food Security Act 

21 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i) in excess of 

22 $150,000,000. 

23 (5) The Grassland Reserve Program as author24 ized by sections 1238O–1238Q of the Food Security 
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1 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838o–3838q) in excess of 

2 209,000 acres in fiscal year 2012. 

3 (6) The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized 

4 by sections 1237–1237F of the Food Security Act of 

5 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837–3837f) to enroll in excess of 

6 185,800 acres in fiscal year 2012. 

7 (7) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act author8 ized by section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 

9 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1)) in excess of 

10 $50,000,000. 

11 (8) The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat 

12 Incentives Program authorized by section 1240R of 

13 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb– 

14 5). 

15 (9) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program au16 thorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and 

17 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111). 

18 (10) The Bioenergy Program for Advanced 

19 Biofuels authorized by section 9005 of the Farm Se20 curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

21 8105) in excess of $55,000,000. 

22 (11) The Rural Energy for America Program 

23 authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security 

24 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107). 
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1 (12) The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance 

2 Program authorized by section 6022 of the Farm 

3 Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

4 U.S.C. 2008s). 

5 (13) Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop In6 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)) to provide a per7 formance-based premium discount in the crop insur8 ance program. 

9 (14) Agricultural Management Assistance Pro10 gram as authorized by section 524 of the Federal 

11 Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524) in 

12 excess of $2,500,000 for the Natural Resources con13 servation Service. 

14 SEC. 729. The funds made available in Public Law 

15 111–344 through February 12, 2012 for trade adjustment 

16 for farmers are hereby rescinded. 

17 SEC. 730. None of the funds appropriated or other18 wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the 

19 salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the emer20 gency food assistance program authorized by section 27(a) 

21 of the Food and Nutrition Stamp Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

22 2036(a)) if such program exceeds $200,000,000. 

23 SEC. 731. (a) CLOSURE AND CONVEYANCE OF AGRI24 CULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE FACILITIES.—The Sec25 retary of Agriculture may close up to 10 facilities of the 
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1 Agricultural Research Service, as proposed in the budget 

2 of the President for fiscal year 2012 submitted to Con3 gress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 

4 Code. 

5 (b) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—With respect to an 

6 Agricultural Research Service facility to be closed pursu7 ant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may 

8 convey, with or without consideration, all right, title, and 

9 interest of the United States in and to any real property, 

10 including improvements and equipment thereon, of the fa11 cility to an eligible entity specified in subsection (c). If 

12 the Agricultural Research Service facility consists of more 

13 than one parcel of real property, the Secretary may convey 

14 each parcel separately and to different eligible entities. 

15 (c) ENTITIES.—The following entities are eligible to 

16 receive real property under subsection (b): 

17 (1) Land-grant colleges and universities (as de18 fined in section 1404(13) of the National Agricul19 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

20 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(13)). 

21 (2) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 

22 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act 

23 of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)). 

24 (3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and 

25 universities (as defined in section 1404(10) of the 
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1 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

2 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(10)). 

3 (d) CONDITIONS ON RECEIPT.—As a condition of the 

4 conveyance of real property under subsection (b), the re5 cipient of the property must— 

6 (1) be located in the same State or territory of 

7 the United States in which the property is located; 

8 and 

9 (2) agree to accept and use the property for ag10 ricultural and natural resources research for a min11 imum of 25 years. 

12 SEC. 732. Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell Na13 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by 

14 adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(l) FOOD DONATION PROGRAM.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each school and local edu17 cational agency participating in the school lunch 

18 program under this Act may donate any food not 

19 consumed under such program to eligible local food 

20 banks or charitable organizations. 

21 ‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the date of the enactment of this 

24 subsection, the Secretary shall develop and pub25 lish guidance to schools and local educational 
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1 agencies participating in the school lunch pro2 gram under this Act to assist such schools and 

3 local educational agencies in donating food 

4 under this subsection. 

5 ‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall up6 date such guidance as necessary. 

7 ‘‘(3) LIABILITY.—Any school or local edu8 cational agency making donations pursuant to this 

9 subsection shall be exempt from civil and criminal li10 ability to the extent provided under the Bill Emer11 son Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 1791). 

13 ‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

14 ‘eligible local food banks or charitable organizations’ 

15 means any food bank or charitable organization 

16 which is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of 

17 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 

18 501(c)(3)).’’. 

19 SEC. 733. Notwithstanding this Act or any other Act, 

20 of the unobligated balances available to the Department 

21 of Agriculture from prior appropriations, with the excep22 tion of Rural Development and Domestic Food Programs, 

23 $63,000,000 in appropriated discretionary funds are here24 by rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re25 scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
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1 gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Con2 current Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 

3 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 

4 SEC. 734. None of the funds appropriated or other5 wise made available to the Department of Agriculture or 

6 the Food and Drug Administration shall be used to trans7 mit or otherwise make available to any non-Department 

8 of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human 

9 Services employee questions or responses to questions that 

10 are a result of information requested for the appropria11 tions hearing process. 

12 SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

13 or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agen14 cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 

15 or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

16 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

17 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

18 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

19 through a reprogramming of funds, or in the case of the 

20 Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority 

21 provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agri22 culture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 

23 8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 

24 (1) creates new programs; 

25 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
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1 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

2 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

3 denied or restricted; 

4 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

5 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 

6 or 

7 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

8 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

9 unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 

10 Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com11 modity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) 

12 notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 

13 both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of 

14 the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such au15 thority. 

16

17 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro18 vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 

19 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

20 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 

21 any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 

22 by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 

23 by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 

24 for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogram25 ming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection 
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1 (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, 

2 whichever is less, that— 

3 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac4 tivities; 

5 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist6 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per7 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

8 (3) results from any general savings from a re9 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

10 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap11 proved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agri12 culture, the Secretary of Health and Human Serv13 ices, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures 

14 Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies, 

15 in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 

16 both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance 

17 of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of 

18 such authority. 

19 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 

20 Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com21 modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify the Com22 mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress be23 fore implementing any program or activity not carried out 

24 during the previous fiscal year unless the program or ac-
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1 tivity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 

2 other Act. 

3 SEC. 736. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

4 any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex5 penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 

6 language as part of the President’s Budget submission to 

7 the Congress of the United States for programs under the 

8 jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri9 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra10 tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or re11 flects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 

12 proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 

13 submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission 

14 identifies which additional spending reductions should 

15 occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted 

16 prior to the date of the convening of a committee of con17 ference for the fiscal year 2013 appropriations Act. 

18 SEC. 737. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 

19 law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 

20 by an executive branch agency to produce any pre21 packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 

22 in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti23 fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 

24 story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 

25 funded by that executive branch agency. 
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1 SEC. 738. No employee of the Department of Agri2 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 

3 office funded by this act to any other agency or office of 

4 the Department for more than 30 days unless the individ5 ual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the 

6 receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of 

7 the employee for the period of assignment. 

8 SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 

9 Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per10 sonnel to— 

11 (1) inspect horses under section 3 of the Fed12 eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 

13 (2) inspect horses under section 903 of the 

14 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

15 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 

16 (3) implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 

17 9, Code of Federal Regulations. 

18 SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 

19 Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

20 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

21 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor22 poration that was convicted (or had an officer or agent 

23 of such corporation acting on behalf of the corporation 

24 convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 

25 or State law within the preceding 24 months. 
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1 SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 

3 of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 

4 grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor5 poration that any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 

6 been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 

7 remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 

8 is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree9 ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 

10 liability. 

11 SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT

12 SEC. 742. The amount by which the applicable alloca13 tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 

14 Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec15 tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex16 ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0 

17 (increased by $2,390,000). 

18 SEC. 743. Each amount made available by titles I 

19 through VI (other than an amount required to be made 

20 available by a provision of law) is hereby reduced by 0.78 

21 percent. 

22 SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 

23 Act to the Food and Drug Administration may be used 

24 to approve any application submitted under section 512 
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1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 

2 360b) for approval of genetically engineered salmon. 

3 SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to provide assistance under title II of 

5 the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) to the 

6 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). 

7 SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per9 sonnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance 

10 loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Food, Con11 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731). 

12 SEC. 747. None of the funds made available by this 

13 Act may be used by the Department of Agriculture, the 

14 Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures 

15 Trading Commission, or any other Federal Agency receiv16 ing funds under this Act to lease or purchase new light 

17 duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 

18 fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 

19 Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 

20 2011. 

21 SEC. 748. The amount otherwise provided by this Act 

22 for ‘‘Integrated Activities’’ is hereby increased by, and the 

23 amount otherwise provided by this Act for ‘‘National Insti24 tute of Food and Agriculture-research and education ac25 tivities’’ is hereby reduced (to be derived from amounts 
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1 for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 22 450i(b))) by, 

2 $4,400,000, respectively. 

3 SEC. 749. None of the funds made available by this 

4 Act may be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy 

5 Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 

6 140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). 

7 SEC. 750. None of the funds made available by this 

8 Act may be used to support any Know Your Farmer, 

9 Know Your Food initiative of the Department of Agri10 culture. 

11 SEC. 751. None of the funds made available by this 

12 Act may be used to provide payments (or to pay the sala13 ries and expenses of personnel to provide payments) to the 

14 Brazil Cotton Institute. 

15 SEC. 752. For the cost of broadband loans, as author16 ized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 

17 1936, to remain available until expended, there is hereby 

18 appropriated, and the amount otherwise provided by this 

19 Act for payments to the General Services Administration 

20 for rent under the heading ‘‘Agriculture Buildings and Fa21 cilities and Rental Payments’’ is hereby reduced by, 

22 $6,000,000. 

23 SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 

24 Act may be used for mifepristone, commonly known as 

25 RU–486. 
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1 SEC. 754. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used by the Commodity Futures Trading 

3 Commission to promulgate any final rules under para4 graph (13) or (14) of section 2(a) of the Commodity Ex5 change Act, as added by section 727 of the Dodd-Frank 

6 Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, until 

7 12 months after the promulgation of final swap trans8 action reporting rules under section 21 of the Commodity 

9 Exchange Act. 

10 SEC. 755. None of the funds made available by this 

11 Act may be used to implement the Departmental Regula12 tion of the Department of Agriculture entitled ‘‘Policy 

13 Statement on Climate Change Adaptation’’ (Departmental 

14 Regulation 1070–001 (June 3, 2011)). 

15 SEC. 756. For preventive measures authorized under 

16 the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and the Soil Conservation and Do18 mestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.), including 

19 research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, 

20 the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing struc21 tures, and changes in use of land, there is hereby appro22 priated, and the amount otherwise provided by this Act 

23 for ‘‘Agricultural Programs—Agriculture Buildings and 

24 Facilities and Rental Payments’’ is reduced by, 

25 $3,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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1 SEC. 757. None of the funds made available by this 

2 Act may be used for the construction of an ethanol blender 

3 pump or an ethanol storage facility. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De5 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 

6 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 

7 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

8 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag9 riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra10 tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year end11 ing September 30, 2012, and for other purposes, namely: 

12 TITLE I 

13 AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 

14 PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING

15 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 

17 of Agriculture, $4,798,000: Provided, That not to exceed 

18 $11,000 of this amount shall be available for official recep19 tion and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 

20 for, as determined by the Secretary. 

21 OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Rela23 tions, $473,000, to support communication and consulta24 tion activities with Federally Recognized Tribes, as well as 

25 other requirements established by law. 
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1 EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS

2 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST

3 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo4 mist, $11,408,000. 

5 NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION

6 For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi7 sion, $13,514,000. 

8 OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS

9 For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro10 gram Analysis, $8,946,000. 

11 OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY

12 COORDINATION

13 For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Secu14 rity and Emergency Coordination, $1,421,000. 

15 OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH

16 For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and 

17 Outreach, $1,351,000. 

18 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

19 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor20 mation Officer, $36,031,000. 

21 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

22 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan23 cial Officer, $5,935,000: Provided, That no funds made 

24 available by this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR 

25 Act or Circular A–76 activities until the Secretary has sub-
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1 mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 

2 of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and Govern3 ment Reform of the House of Representatives a report on 

4 the Department’s contracting out policies, including agency 

5 budgets for contracting out. 

6 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL

7 RIGHTS

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

9 Secretary for Civil Rights, $848,000. 

10 OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

11 For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 

12 $21,558,000. 

13 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

14 ADMINISTRATION

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

16 Secretary for Administration, $764,000. 

17 AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL

18 PAYMENTS

19 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

20 For payment of space rental and related costs pursu21 ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 

22 to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator 

23 of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 

24 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the Depart25 ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations 
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1 and other actions needed for the Department and its agen2 cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit3 able for release to the Administrator of General Services, 

4 and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re5 pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related 

6 costs, $230,416,000, to remain available until expended, of 

7 which $164,470,000 shall be available for payments to the 

8 General Services Administration for rent; of which 

9 $13,800,000 for payment to the Department of Homeland 

10 Security for building security activities; and of which 

11 $52,146,000 for buildings operations and maintenance ex12 penses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated 

13 prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer 

14 available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in 

15 prior year rental payments for such agency or office: Pro16 vided further, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer 

17 funds from a Departmental agency to this account to re18 cover the full cost of the space and security expenses of that 

19 agency that are funded by this account when the actual 

20 costs exceed the agency estimate which will be available for 

21 the activities and payments described herein. 

22 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

23 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

24 For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri25 culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 
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1 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

2 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 

3 Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,792,000, to remain avail4 able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 

5 funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 

6 Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 

7 of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 

8 pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 

9 lands. 

10 DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For Departmental Administration, $28,165,000, to 

13 provide for necessary expenses for management support 

14 services to offices of the Department and for general admin15 istration, security, repairs and alterations, and other mis16 cellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for 

17 and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the 

18 Department: Provided, That this appropriation shall be re19 imbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for 

20 travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as re21 quired by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

2 CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

4 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 

5 Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the pro6 grams funded by this Act, including programs involving 

7 intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 

8 branch, $3,676,000: Provided, That these funds may be 

9 transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture 

10 funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency 

11 level: Provided further, That no funds made available by 

12 this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has noti14 fied the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 

15 Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: 

16 Provided further, That no other funds appropriated to the 

17 Department by this Act shall be available to the Depart18 ment for support of activities of congressional relations. 

19 OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

20 For necessary expenses of the Office of Communica21 tions, $8,105,000. 

22 OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen24 eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen25 eral Act of 1978, $84,121,000, including such sums as may 
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1 be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with 

2 public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 

3 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including 

4 not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational 

5 expenses, including the payment of informants, to be ex6 pended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu7 ant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 

8 97–98. 

9 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 

11 Counsel, $39,345,000. 

12 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 

13 EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS

14 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec15 retary for Research, Education and Economics, $848,000. 

16 ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE

17 For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv18 ice, $77,723,000. 

19 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

20 For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 

21 Statistics Service, $152,616,000, of which up to $41,639,000 

22 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri23 culture. 
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1 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 

4 Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 

5 or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for 

6 land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 

7 value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the 

8 grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value 

9 of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 

10 $1,094,647,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 

11 shall be available for the operation and maintenance of air12 craft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement 

13 only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 

14 be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, 

15 alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but 

16 unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one 

17 building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses 

18 or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, 

19 and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved 

20 at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of alter21 ing any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 

22 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building 

23 or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That 

24 the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall 

25 not apply to modernization or replacement of existing fa-
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1 cilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That ap2 propriations hereunder shall be available for granting ease3 ments at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Pro4 vided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply 

5 to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of 

6 April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That 

7 funds may be received from any State, other political sub8 division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es9 tablishing or operating any research facility or research 

10 project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 

11 by law. 

12 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

13 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

14 For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 

15 cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 

16 for other expenses, $709,825,000, as follows: to carry out 

17 the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a– 

18 i), $236,334,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research 

19 (16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), $32,934,000; for payments 

20 to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), $50,898,000, pro21 vided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; 

22 for special grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $4,181,000; for com23 petitive grants on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), 

24 $15,830,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 450(i)(b)), 

25 $265,987,000, to remain available until expended; for the 
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1 support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 

2 3195), $2,944,000; for supplemental and alternative crops 

3 and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $833,000; for grants for re4 search pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act 

5 (7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.), $1,081,000, to remain available until 

6 expended; for the 1994 research grants program for 1994 

7 institutions pursuant to section 536 of Public Law 103– 

8 382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $1,801,000, to remain available 

9 until expended; for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 

10 3333), $961,000; for higher education graduate fellowship 

11 grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $3,774,000, to remain avail12 able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for a program pursu13 ant to section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, 

14 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

15 3151a), $4,790,000, to remain available until expended; for 

16 higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), 

17 $5,530,000; for a higher education multicultural scholars 

18 program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $1,239,000, to remain 

19 available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education 

20 grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 

21 3241), $9,219,000; for competitive grants for the purpose 

22 of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3156 to indi23 vidual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institu24 tions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded equally 

25 to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, $3,194,000; 
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1 for a secondary agriculture education program and 2-year 

2 post-secondary education, (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $981,000; for 

3 aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,920,000; for sus4 tainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 

5 5811), $14,471,000; for a program of capacity building 

6 grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to institutions eligible to re7 ceive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $19,336,000, 

8 to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for 

9 capacity building grants for non-land-grant colleges of agri10 culture (7 U.S.C. 3319i), $5,000,000, to remain available 

11 until expended; for competitive grants for policy research 

12 (7 U.S.C. 3155), $4,000,000, which shall be obligated within 

13 120 days of the enactment of this Act; for payments to the 

14 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public 

15 Law 103–382, $3,335,000; for resident instruction grants 

16 for insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agri17 cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

18 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $898,000; for distance education 

19 grants for insular areas under section 1490 of the National 

20 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

21 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362), $749,000; for a new era rural tech22 nology program pursuant to section 1473E of the National 

23 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

24 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319e), $856,000; for a competitive grants 

25 program for farm business management and benchmarking 
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1 (7 U.S.C. 5925f), $1,497,000; for a competitive grants pro2 gram regarding biobased energy (7 U.S.C. 8114), 

3 $2,246,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and 

4 Education Activities, $11,006,000, of which $2,645,000 for 

5 the Research, Education, and Economics Information Sys6 tem and $2,089,000 for the Electronic Grants Information 

7 System, are to remain available until expended. 

8 NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND

9 For the Native American Institutions Endowment 

10 Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 

11 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 

12 HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND

13 UNIVERSITIES ENDOWMENT FUND

14 For the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and 

15 Universities Endowment Fund under section 1456 (7 

16 U.S.C. 3243) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten17 sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, $10,000,000, to re18 main available until expended. 

19 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

20 For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 

21 Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 

22 Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $478,179,000, 

23 as follows: payments for cooperative extension work under 

24 the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 3(b) 

25 and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public 
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1 Law 93–471, for retirement and employees’ compensation 

2 costs for extension agents, $295,800,000; payments for ex3 tension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith4 Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $4,312,000; payments for 

5 the nutrition and family education program for low-income 

6 areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $67,934,000; payments 

7 for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the 

8 Act, $9,918,000; payments for the farm safety program 

9 under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,610,000; payments for New 

10 Technologies for Ag Extension under section 3(d) of the Act, 

11 $1,660,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and 

12 teaching facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds 

13 under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $19,730,000, to remain 

14 available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk pro15 grams under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, 

16 $7,975,000; for youth farm safety education and certifi17 cation extension grants, to be awarded competitively under 

18 section 3(d) of the Act, $461,000; payments for carrying 

19 out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act 

20 of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $3,929,000; payments for 

21 the federally recognized Tribes Extension Program under 

22 section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $3,039,000; payments 

23 for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of 

24 the Act, $4,696,000; payments for rural health and safety 

25 education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law 
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1 92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,735,000; payments for coop2 erative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 

3 3221), $42,592,000, provided that each institution receives 

4 no less than $1,000,000; payments to carry out the food ani5 mal residue avoidance database program as authorized by 

6 7 U.S.C. 7642, $1,000,000; payments to carry out section 

7 1672(e)(49) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

8 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925), as amended, $400,000; 

9 and for necessary expenses of Extension Activities, 

10 $8,388,000. 

11 INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES

12 For the integrated research, education, and extension 

13 grants programs, including necessary administrative ex14 penses, $25,948,000, as follows: for competitive grants pro15 grams authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Re16 search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 

17 U.S.C. 7626), $17,964,000, including $8,982,000 for the 

18 water quality program, $2,994,000 for regional pest man19 agement centers, $1,996,000 for the methyl bromide transi20 tion program, and $3,992,000 for the organic transition 

21 program; for a competitive international science and edu22 cation grants program authorized under section 1459A of 

23 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach24 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b), to remain avail25 able until expended, $998,000; $998,000 for the regional 
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1 rural development centers program; and $5,988,000 for the 

2 Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative authorized under 

3 section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten4 sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, to remain available 

5 until September 30, 2013. 

6 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND

7 REGULATORY PROGRAMS

8 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec9 retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $848,000. 

10 ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

11 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 

14 Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for rep15 resentation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the 

16 Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 

17 $820,110,000, of which $1,000,000, to be available until ex18 pended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of in19 sects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest 

20 animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to the extent nec21 essary to meet emergency conditions; of which $17,848,000, 

22 to remain available until expended, shall be used for the 

23 cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt re24 tirement for active eradication zones; of which $7,000,000, 

25 to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal 
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1 Disease Traceability; of which $891,000 shall be for activi2 ties under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, 

3 as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $48,733,000, to re4 main available until expended, shall be used to support 

5 avian health; of which $4,474,000, to remain available until 

6 expended, shall be for information technology infrastruc7 ture; of which $153,950,000, to remain available until ex8 pended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which 

9 $9,068,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 

10 field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which 

11 $58,962,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

12 for tree and wood pests; of which $3,568,000, to remain 

13 available until expended, shall be for the National Veteri14 nary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain avail15 able until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for 

16 indemnities; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until 

17 expended, shall be for wildlife services methods development; 

18 of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 

19 shall be for the wildlife services damage management pro20 gram for aviation safety; and of which $5,000,000, to re21 main available until expended, shall be for the screwworm 

22 program: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to 

23 formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program 

24 for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum 

25 matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided fur-
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1 ther, That this appropriation shall be available for the oper2 ation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not 

3 to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: 

4 Provided further, That, in addition, in emergencies which 

5 threaten any segment of the agricultural production indus6 try of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other 

7 appropriations or funds available to the agencies or cor8 porations of the Department such sums as may be deemed 

9 necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the 

10 arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease 

11 or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses 

12 in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal 

13 Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sec14 tions 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 

15 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds 

16 transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding 

17 fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: 

18 Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be 

19 available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair 

20 and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but 

21 unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one build22 ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 

23 the current replacement value of the building. 

24 In fiscal year 2012, the agency is authorized to collect 

25 fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, 
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1 goods, or services requested by States, other political sub2 divisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign 

3 governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are 

4 structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is 

5 reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or serv6 ices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 

7 be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until ex8 pended, without further appropriation, for providing such 

9 assistance, goods, or services. 

10 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

11 For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte12 nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al13 teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 

14 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 

15 authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,176,000, to remain avail16 able until expended. 

17 AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

18 MARKETING SERVICES

19 For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 

20 Service, $82,211,000: Provided, That this appropriation 

21 shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 

22 alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but 

23 the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 

24 shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 

25 of the building. 
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1 Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 

2 activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 

3 U.S.C. 9701). 

4 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

5 Not to exceed $62,101,000 (from fees collected) shall be 

6 obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 

7 expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/ 

8 or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed 

9 this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 

10 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 

11 FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND

12 SUPPLY (SECTION 32)

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

14 Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 

15 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity 

16 program expenses as authorized therein, and other related 

17 operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart18 ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 

19 Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 

20 this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 for formulation 

21 and administration of marketing agreements and orders 

22 pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 

23 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 
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1 PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS

2 For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 

3 and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar4 keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural 

5 Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,198,000. 

6 GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS

7 ADMINISTRATION

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Pack10 ers and Stockyards Administration, $38,248,000: Provided, 

11 That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 

12 (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 

13 and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 

14 during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the cur15 rent replacement value of the building. 

16 LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES

17 EXPENSES

18 Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be 

19 obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 

20 weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 

21 require additional supervision and oversight, or other un22 controllable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 

23 by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees 

24 on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY

2 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec3 retary for Food Safety, $770,000. 

4 FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE

5 For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized 

6 by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 

7 Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, in8 cluding not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances 

9 and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved 

10 August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,006,503,000; and in 

11 addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 

12 fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as au13 thorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva14 tion and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 

15 funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication 

16 Infrastructure system shall remain available until ex17 pended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time 

18 equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 

19 2012 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and en20 forcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: 

21 Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection 

22 Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 

23 Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That this appro24 priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) 

25 for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
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1 ments, but the cost of altering any one building during the 

2 fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace3 ment value of the building. 

4 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND

5 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES

6 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec7 retary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 

8 $848,000. 

9 FARM SERVICE AGENCY

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

12 For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 

13 $1,181,781,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized 

14 to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the 

15 funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make pro16 gram payments for all programs administered by the Agen17 cy: Provided further, That other funds made available to 

18 the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 

19 merged with this account: Provided further, That funds 

20 made available to county committees shall remain available 

21 until expended. 

22 STATE MEDIATION GRANTS

23 For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul24 tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), 

25 $3,759,000. 
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1 GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

2 For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 

3 groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 

4 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 

5 $3,817,000, to remain available until expended. 

6 DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM

7 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

8 For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 

9 payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 

10 products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 

11 may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro12 vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 

13 in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de14 scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 

15 Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria16 tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 

17 12). 

18 AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM

19 ACCOUNT

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di22 rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) 

23 and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian tribe 

24 land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans 

25 (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 
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1 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans 

2 (25 U.S.C. 488), to be available from funds in the Agricul3 tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership 

4 loans, $1,975,000,000, of which $1,500,000,000 shall be for 

5 unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $475,000,000 shall be 

6 for direct loans; operating loans, $2,519,982,000, of which 

7 $1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, 

8 and $1,019,982,000 shall be for direct loans; Indian tribe 

9 land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation 

10 loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 

11 $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, 

12 $100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the 

13 pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll 

14 weevil eradication program loans. 

15 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 

16 the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 

17 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: direct farm 

18 ownership loans, $22,800,000; operating loans, 

19 $83,525,000, of which $26,100,000 shall be for unsubsidized 

20 guaranteed loans, and $57,425,000 shall be for direct loans; 

21 and Indian highly fractionated land loans, $193,000. 

22 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

23 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

24 $297,237,000, of which $289,728,000 shall be transferred to 
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1 and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 

2 Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

3 Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 

4 Credit Insurance Fund Program Account for farm owner5 ship, operating and conservation direct loans and guaran6 teed loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro7 vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 

8 Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance 

9 of any transfer. 

10 RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY

11 For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agen12 cy, $74,900,000: Provided, That the funds made available 

13 under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

14 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common Information 

15 Management System: Provided further, That not to exceed 

16 $1,000 shall be available for official reception and represen17 tation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 

18 CORPORATIONS 

19 The following corporations and agencies are hereby au20 thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 

21 and borrowing authority available to each such corporation 

22 or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts 

23 and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations 

24 as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 

25 Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
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1 grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 

2 such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. 

3 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND

4 For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed5 eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may 

6 be necessary, to remain available until expended. 

7 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND

8 REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES

9 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

10 For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec11 essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 

12 net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, 

13 pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 

14 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds available to 

15 the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the 

16 Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 

17 714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agri18 cultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to 

19 and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for informa20 tion resource management activities of the Foreign Agricul21 tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor22 poration business. 
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1 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

2 (LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)

3 For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor4 poration shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site in5 vestigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and 

6 maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of 

7 section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re8 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 

10 and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 

11 TITLE II 

12 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 

13 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL

14 RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

15 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec16 retary for Natural Resources and Environment, $848,000. 

17 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

18 CONSERVATION OPERATIONS

19 For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions 

20 of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including 

21 preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 

22 measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga23 tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil 

24 and water management as may be necessary to prevent 

25 floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
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1 tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant 

2 materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis3 semination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and 

4 interests therein for use in the plant materials program by 

5 donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 

6 exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 

7 428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement 

8 of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 

9 maintenance of aircraft, $828,159,000, to remain available 

10 until September 30, 2013: Provided, That appropriations 

11 hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 

12 construction and improvement of buildings and public im13 provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 

14 of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 

15 other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro16 vided further, That when buildings or other structures are 

17 erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 

18 is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 

19 TITLE III 

20 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 

21 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL

22 DEVELOPMENT

23 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec24 retary for Rural Development, $848,000. 
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1 RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

3 For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis4 tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De5 velopment mission area, including activities with institu6 tions concerning the development and operation of agricul7 tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 

8 $182,023,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 

10 may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 

11 support the Rural Development mission area: Provided fur12 ther, That not more than $5,000 may be expended to pro13 vide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees: 

14 Provided further, That any balances available from prior 

15 years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Serv16 ice, and the Rural Business—Cooperative Service salaries 

17 and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged 

18 with this appropriation. 

19 RURAL HOUSING SERVICE

20 RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

21 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

22 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di23 rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 

24 Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural 

25 housing insurance fund, as follows: $24,900,000,000 for 
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1 loans to section 502 borrowers, of which $900,000,000 shall 

2 be for direct loans, and of which $24,000,000,000 shall be 

3 for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $10,000,000 for section 

4 504 housing repair loans; $64,478,000 for section 515 rental 

5 housing; $130,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi6 family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single 

7 family housing acquired property; and $5,000,000 for sec8 tion 523 self-help housing land development loans. 

9 For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 

10 the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 

11 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 

12 502 loans, $42,570,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 

13 housing repair loans, $1,421,000; and repair, rehabilita14 tion, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 

15 $22,000,000: Provided, That hereafter, the Secretary may 

16 charge a guarantee fee of up to 4 percent on section 502 

17 guaranteed loans: Provided further, That to support the 

18 loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made 

19 available under this heading the Secretary may charge or 

20 adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guar21 antees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act 

22 of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such 

23 loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, That of the 

24 total amount appropriated in this paragraph, the amount 

25 equal to the amount of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Pro-
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1 gram Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural 

2 Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 

3 shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 

4 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco5 nomic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That any 

6 balances for a demonstration program for the preservation 

7 and revitalization of the section 515 multi-family rental 

8 housing properties as authorized by Public Law 109–97, 

9 Public Law 110–5, and Public Law 111–80 shall be trans10 ferred to and merged with the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, 

11 Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program Account’’. 

12 In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 

13 contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 

14 $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 

15 farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 

16 grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail17 able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans18 ferred and merged with this account. 

19 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

20 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

21 $430,800,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 

22 appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex23 penses’’. 
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1 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

2 For rental assistance agreements entered into or re3 newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 

4 or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 

5 payments for eligible households as authorized by section 

6 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $904,653,000; 

7 and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as author8 ized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 

9 prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 

10 program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That 

11 of this amount not less than $2,000,000 is available for 

12 newly constructed units financed by section 515 of the 

13 Housing Act of 1949, and not less than $2,000,000 is for 

14 newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 

15 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That 

16 rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 

17 the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: 

18 Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining 

19 at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred 

20 and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; mainte21 nance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; 

22 preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 

23 under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental as24 sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to 

25 fiscal year 2012 for a farm labor multi-family housing 
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1 project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may 

2 not be recaptured for use in another project until such as3 sistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive 

4 months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking 

5 such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible 

6 tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided fur7 ther, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the 

8 extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi9 family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 

10 of the Act. 

11 MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

12 ACCOUNT

13 For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 

14 under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith15 standing subsection (b) of such section, and for additional 

16 costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preserva17 tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing prop18 erties described in this paragraph, $13,000,000, to remain 

19 available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 

20 available under this heading, $11,000,000, shall be avail21 able for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household 

22 (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in 

23 a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been 

24 prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That 

25 the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between 
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1 comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the 

2 tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds 

3 made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the 

4 availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, 

5 That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac6 ticable, administer such vouchers with current regulations 

7 and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 hous8 ing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Depart9 ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided fur10 ther, That if the Secretary determines that the amount 

11 made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not 

12 needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for 

13 the demonstration program for the preservation and revital14 ization of multi-family rental housing properties described 

15 in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made 

16 available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be available 

17 for a demonstration program for the preservation and revi18 talization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 

19 rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 

20 multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro21 priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has 

22 sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose 

23 of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income 

24 residents and farm laborers including reducing or elimi25 nating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, re-
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1 ducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial as2 sistance including advances, payments and incentives (in3 cluding the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 

4 on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 

5 That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 

6 revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 

7 consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided fur8 ther, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds 

9 for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds 

10 for the preservation and revitalization demonstration pro11 gram may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 

12 if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a 

13 multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 

14 similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 

15 Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstra16 tion program under this heading to carry out such legisla17 tion with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro18 priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 

19 in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may 

20 expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 

21 funds made available under this heading, for administra22 tive expenses for activities funded under this heading. 

23 MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS

24 For grants and contracts pursuant to section 

25 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), 
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1 $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 

2 That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, 

3 the amount equal to the amount of Mutual and Self- Help 

4 Housing Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco5 nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 

6 shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 

7 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco8 nomic Area Partnership Zones. 

9 RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS

10 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

11 For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 

12 repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation 

13 for construction defects, and rural housing preservation 

14 made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 

15 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, $34,271,000, to 

16 remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 

17 amount appropriated under this heading, the amount equal 

18 to the amount of Rural Housing Assistance Grants allo19 cated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partner20 ship Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available 

21 through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the 

22 Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner23 ship Zones: Provided further, That any balances to carry 

24 out a housing demonstration program to provide revolving 

25 loans for the preservation of low-income multi-family hous-
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1 ing projects as authorized in Public Law 108–447 and Pub2 lic Law 109–97 shall be transferred to and merged with 

3 the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multi-family Housing Revital4 ization Program Account’’. 

5 RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT

6 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

7 For gross obligations for the principal amount of di8 rect loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 

9 section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De10 velopment Act, $1,300,000,000. 

11 For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 

12 programs as authorized by section 306 and described in sec13 tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel14 opment Act, $26,274,000, to remain available until ex15 pended: Provided, That $4,242,000 of the amount appro16 priated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 

17 Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That 

18 such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and 

19 ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 

20 community development organizations, low-income rural 

21 communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 

22 Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 

23 facilities, community and economic development projects in 

24 rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be 

25 made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
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1 intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro2 gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur3 ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 

4 matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 

5 for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro6 vided: Provided further, That $5,938,000 of the amount ap7 propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants 

8 for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy9 ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106– 

10 387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity 

11 building in the State rural development offices: Provided 

12 further, That $3,369,000 of the amount appropriated under 

13 this heading shall be available for community facilities 

14 grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) 

15 of such Act: Provided further, That of the amount appro16 priated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount 

17 of Rural Community Facilities Program Account funds al18 located by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partner19 ship Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available 

20 through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner22 ship Zones for the rural community programs described in 

23 section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De24 velopment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 

25 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
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1 are not applicable to the funds made available under this 

2 heading: Provided further, That any prior balances in the 

3 Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Pro4 gram account for programs authorized by section 306 and 

5 described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act be transferred 

6 and merged with this account and any other prior balances 

7 from the Rural Development, Rural Community Advance8 ment Program account that the Secretary determines is ap9 propriate to transfer. 

10 RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE

11 RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 

14 rural business development programs authorized by sections 

15 306 and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and 

16 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop17 ment Act, $79,665,000, to remain available until expended: 

18 Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 

19 heading, not to exceed $475,000 shall be made available for 

20 a grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech21 nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro22 mote economic development and $2,900,000 shall be for 

23 grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa 

24 et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program 

25 purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated 
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1 Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 

2 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Pro3 vided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated 

4 under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit 

5 Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 

6 $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization 

7 to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 

8 order to promote economic development: Provided further, 

9 That of the amount appropriated under this heading, the 

10 amount equal to the amount of Rural Business Program 

11 Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco12 nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 

13 shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 

14 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco15 nomic Area Partnership Zones for the rural business and 

16 cooperative development programs described in section 

17 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop18 ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 

19 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

20 are not applicable to funds made available under this head21 ing: Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural 

22 Development, Rural Community Advancement Program ac23 count for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B 

24 and described in sections 310B(f) and 381E(d)(3) of such 

25 Act be transferred and merged with this account and any 
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1 other prior balances from the Rural Development, Rural 

2 Community Advancement Program account that the Sec3 retary determines is appropriate to transfer. 

4 RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 

7 by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), 

8 $20,661,000. For the cost of direct loans, $7,000,000, as au9 thorized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 

10 9812(a)), of which $1,000,000 shall be available through 

11 June 30, 2012, for Federally Recognized Native American 

12 Tribes and of which $2,000,000 shall be available through 

13 June 30, 2012, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 

14 determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro15 vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 

16 loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 

17 Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the total 

18 amount appropriated under this heading, the amount equal 

19 to the amount of Rural Development Loan Fund Program 

20 Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco21 nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 

22 shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 

23 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco24 nomic Area Partnership Zones. 
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1 In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 

2 the direct loan programs, $4,684,000 shall be transferred 

3 to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop4 ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 

5 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM

6 ACCOUNT

7 (INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS)

8 For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 

9 under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 

10 purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 

11 creation projects, $33,077,000. 

12 Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 

13 credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 

14 Electrification Act of 1936, $155,000,000 shall not be obli15 gated and $155,000,000 are rescinded. 

16 RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

17 For rural cooperative development grants authorized 

18 under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

19 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $27,915,000, of which 

20 $2,250,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap21 propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro22 vided, That not to exceed $2,938,000 shall be for grants for 

23 cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or 

24 groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 

25 groups and a majority of the boards of directors or gov-
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1 erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who 

2 are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which 

3 $16,005,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 

4 for value-added agricultural product market development 

5 grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural 

6 Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 

7 RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM

8 For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and 

9 grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized 

10 by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

11 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $4,500,000: Provided, That 

12 the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 

13 such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres14 sional Budget Act of 1974. 

15 RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE

16 RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT

17 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

18 For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 

19 grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 

20 solid waste management programs authorized by sections 

21 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in 

22 sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 

23 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 

24 $509,295,000, to remain available until expended, of which 

25 not to exceed $422,000 shall be available for the rural utili-
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1 ties program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, 

2 and of which not to exceed $844,000 shall be available for 

3 the rural utilities program described in section 306E of 

4 such Act: Provided, That $67,200,000 of the amount appro5 priated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 

6 including water and waste disposal systems grants author7 ized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm 

8 and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized Native 

9 American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Depart10 ment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): 

11 Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D 

12 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 

13 be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 

14 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more 

15 than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 

16 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 

17 be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical 

18 assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the 

19 funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 

20 Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consor21 tium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105– 

22 83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro23 vided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount 

24 appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as25 sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant 
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1 to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 

2 makes a determination of extreme need, of which $5,750,000 

3 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified non-profit 

4 multi-state regional technical assistance organization, with 

5 experience in working with small communities on water 

6 and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 

7 grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 

8 of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de9 velopment, operation, and management of water and waste 

10 water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 

11 be for a qualified national Native American organization 

12 to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 

13 tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed 

14 $15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 

15 shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza16 tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist17 ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That of the 

18 amount appropriated under this heading, the amount equal 

19 to the amount of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program 

20 Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco21 nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 

22 shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 

23 designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco24 nomic Area Partnership Zones for the rural utilities pro25 grams described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated 
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1 Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 

2 $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 

3 shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities 

4 Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide 

5 grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrifica6 tion Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That 

7 any prior year balances for high cost energy grants author8 ized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

9 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with 

10 the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Costs Grants Ac11 count: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N 

12 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 

13 not applicable to the funds made available under this head14 ing: Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural 

15 Development, Rural Community Advancement Program ac16 count programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 

17 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 

18 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of such Act be 

19 transferred to and merged with this account and any other 

20 prior balances from the Rural Development, Rural Commu21 nity Advancement Program account that the Secretary de22 termines is appropriate to transfer. 
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1 RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

2 LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 

5 as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec6 trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 

7 made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 

8 $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 

9 Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; guaranteed under10 writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $424,286,000; 5 

11 percent rural telecommunications loans, $145,000,000; cost 

12 of money rural telecommunications loans, $250,000,000; 

13 and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, 

14 rural telecommunications loans, $295,000,000. 

15 For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 

16 modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres17 sional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: $594,000 for guaran18 teed underwriting loans authorized by section 313A of the 

19 Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–1). 

20 In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 

21 carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 

22 $36,382,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with 

23 the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 

24 Expenses’’. 
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1 DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND

2 PROGRAM

3 For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni4 cation loans, $282,686,000. 

5 For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv6 ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 

7 seq., $28,570,000, to remain available until expended: Pro8 vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 

9 authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

10 Development Act: Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall 

11 be made available to those noncommercial educational tele12 vision broadcast stations that serve rural areas and are 

13 qualified for Community Service Grants by the Corporation 

14 for Public Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the Com15 munications Act of 1934, including associated translators 

16 and repeaters, regardless of the location of their main trans17 mitter, studio-to-transmitter links, and equipment to allow 

18 local control over digital content and programming through 

19 the use of high definition broadcast, multi-casting and 

20 datacasting technologies. 

21 For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec22 tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $8,000,000, to re23 main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 

24 direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con25 gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
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1 In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until ex2 pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans3 mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 

4 Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 

5 950aaa. 

6 TITLE IV 

7 DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 

8 OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 

9 NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES

10 For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec11 retary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 

12 $770,000. 

13 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE

14 CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

15 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

16 For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 

17 Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), 

18 except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

19 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; 

20 $18,151,176,000, to remain available through September 

21 30, 2013, of which such sums as are made available under 

22 section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

23 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, 

24 shall be merged with and available for the same time period 

25 and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That the total 
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1 amount available, $1,000,000 shall be available to imple2 ment section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

3 U.S.C. 1771 et seq): Provided further, That section 

4 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

5 2008 is amended by adding at the end before the period, 

6 ‘‘except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 

7 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21’’. 

8 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR

9 WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple11 mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 

12 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 

13 $6,582,497,000, to remain available through September 30, 

14 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 

15 the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 

16 of the amounts made available under this heading, not less 

17 than $60,000,000 shall be used for breast-feeding peer coun18 selors and other related activities: Provided further, That 

19 funds made available for the purposes specified in section 

20 17(h)(10)(B) shall only be made available upon a deter21 mination by the Secretary that funds are available to meet 

22 caseload requirements: Provided further, That none of the 

23 funds provided in this account shall be available for the 

24 purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the 

25 cost containment and competitive bidding requirements 
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1 specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That 

2 none of the funds provided shall be available for activities 

3 that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government 

4 departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of 

5 such Act. 

6 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

7 For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nu8 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $80,402,722,000, 

9 of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through Sep10 tember 30, 2013, shall be placed in reserve for use only in 

11 such amounts and at such times as may become necessary 

12 to carry out program operations: Provided, That funds pro13 vided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 

14 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, 

15 That of the funds made available under this heading, 

16 $1,000,000 may be used to provide nutrition education serv17 ices to state agencies and Federally recognized tribes par18 ticipating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian 

19 Reservations: Provided further, That this appropriation 

20 shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re21 quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 

22 That funds made available for Employment and Training 

23 under this heading shall remain available until expended, 

24 notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 

25 Act of 2008: Provided further, That funds made available 
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1 under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and 

2 employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct 

3 activities related to program integrity provided that such 

4 activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 

5 2008. 

6 COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

7 For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance 

8 and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as au9 thorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 

10 Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency 

11 Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nu12 clear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 

13 the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 

14 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition 

15 Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutri16 tion Act of 1966, $242,336,000, to remain available through 

17 September 30, 2013: Provided, That none of these funds 

18 shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor19 poration for commodities donated to the program: Provided 

20 further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

21 effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2011 to 

22 support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, 

23 as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and 

24 Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain 

25 available through September 30, 2013: Provided further, 
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1 That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of 

2 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), 

3 the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated 

4 with the distribution of commodities. 

5 NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

6 For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 

7 Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 

8 assistance program, $140,130,000: Provided, 

9 That$2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 

10 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by section 4401 

11 of Public Law 110–246. 

12 TITLE V 

13 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 

14 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE

15 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

16 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

17 For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 

18 Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representation 

19 allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 

20 Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 

21 $176,347,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad22 vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expend23 itures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and pri24 vate organizations and institutions under agreements exe25 cuted pursuant to the agricultural food production assist-
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1 ance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance 

2 programs of the United States Agency for International De3 velopment: Provided further, That funds made available for 

4 middle-income country training programs and up to 

5 $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropria6 tion solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in inter7 national currency exchange rates, subject to documentation 

8 by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available 

9 until expended. 

10 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR

11 PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

12 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

13 For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 

14 program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 

15 480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,666,000, 

16 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 

17 for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro18 vided, That funds made available for the cost of agreements 

19 under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and 

20 Assistance Act of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differen21 tial may be used interchangeably between the two accounts 

22 with prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 

23 both Houses of Congress. 
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1 FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS

2 For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other3 wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ4 ing interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public 

5 Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities supplied in 

6 connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 

7 Act, $1,562,000,000, to remain available until expended. 

8 MC GOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION

9 AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS

10 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 

11 section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

12 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $188,000,000, to remain 

13 available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity 

14 Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, fa15 cilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 

16 such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts pro17 vided herein. 

18 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS)

19 CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

21 For administrative expenses to carry out the Com22 modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 

23 GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,465,000; to cover common over24 head expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity 

25 Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the 
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1 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,129,000 

2 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 

3 for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, 

4 and of which $336,000 shall be transferred to and merged 

5 with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 

6 and Expenses’’. 

7 TITLE VI 

8 RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 

9 ADMINISTRATION 

10 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

11 SERVICES 

12 FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Adminis15 tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor ve16 hicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursu17 ant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of 

18 the Food and Drug Administration which are included in 

19 this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District 

20 of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency 

21 expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved 

22 by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec23 retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith24 standing section 521 of Public Law 107–188; 

25 $3,859,402,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
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1 under this heading, $702,172,000 shall be derived from pre2 scription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h shall 

3 be credited to this account and remain available until ex4 pended, and shall not include any fees pursuant to 21 

5 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed for fiscal year 2013 

6 but collected in fiscal year 2012; $57,605,000 shall be de7 rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 

8 379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 

9 available until expended; $21,768,000 shall be derived from 

10 animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and 

11 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

12 expended; $5,706,000 shall be derived from animal generic 

13 drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379f, and shall be 

14 credited to this account and shall remain available until 

15 expended; $477,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco prod16 uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s and shall be cred17 ited to this account and remain available until expended; 

18 $12,364,000 shall be derived from food and feed recall fees 

19 authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 

20 Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by the Food 

21 Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111–353), and shall 

22 be credited to this account and remain available until ex23 pended; $14,700,000 shall be derived from food reinspection 

24 fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, 

25 and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by the 
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1 Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111–353), and 

2 shall be credited to this account and remain available until 

3 expended; and $71,066,000 shall be derived from voluntary 

4 qualified importer program fees authorized by section 743 

5 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 

6 75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act 

7 (Public Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account 

8 and remain available until expended: Provided further, 

9 That in addition and notwithstanding any other provision 

10 under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug 

11 user fees that exceed the fiscal year 2012 limitation are ap12 propriated and shall be credited to this account and remain 

13 available until expended: Provided further, That fees de14 rived from prescription drug, medical device, animal drug, 

15 animal generic drug, and tobacco product assessments for 

16 fiscal year 2012 received during fiscal year 2012, including 

17 any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 2012 but credited 

18 for fiscal year 2012, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2012 

19 limitations: Provided further, That none of these funds shall 

20 be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user 

21 fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That 

22 of the total amount appropriated: (1) $944,979,000 shall 

23 be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 

24 and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Af25 fairs; (2) $978,205,000 shall be for the Center for Drug 
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1 Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the 

2 Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than 

3 $52,947,000 shall be available for the Office of Generic 

4 Drugs; (3) $328,886,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics 

5 Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in 

6 the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $166,365,000 shall be 

7 for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 

8 activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 

9 $356,659,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radio10 logical Health and for related field activities in the Office 

11 of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $60,039,000 shall be for the Na12 tional Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $454,751,000 

13 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related 

14 field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not 

15 to exceed $133,879,000 shall be for Rent and Related activi16 ties, of which $43,981,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, 

17 other than the amounts paid to the General Services Ad18 ministration for rent; (9) not to exceed $209,392,000 shall 

19 be for payments to the General Services Administration for 

20 rent; and (10) $226,247,000 shall be for other activities, in21 cluding the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 

22 the Office of Foods, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Prod23 ucts, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office 

24 of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central 

25 services for these offices: Provided further, That not to ex-
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1 ceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception 

2 and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as 

3 determined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That 

4 funds be may transferred from one specified activity to an5 other with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro6 priations of both Houses of Congress. 

7 In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 

8 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 

9 U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized by 21 

10 U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to remain 

11 available until expended. 

12 BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

13 For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten14 sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili15 ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where 

16 not otherwise provided, $8,982,000, to remain available 

17 until expended. 

18 INDEPENDENT AGENCY 

19 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION

20 LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

21 Not to exceed $62,000,000 (from assessments collected 

22 from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri23 cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during 

24 the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au25 thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
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1 tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver2 ships. 

3 TITLE VII 

4 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

5 (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 

7 appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart8 ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 

9 Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 

10 specifically provided for, of not to exceed 204 passenger 

11 motor vehicles, of which 170 shall be for replacement only, 

12 and for the hire of such vehicles. 

13 SEC. 702. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 

14 unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 

15 by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary bal16 ances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Cap17 ital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equip18 ment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, 

19 and information technology services of primary benefit to 

20 the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: Provided, 

21 That none of the funds made available by this Act or any 

22 other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 

23 without the prior approval of the agency administrator: 

24 Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to the 

25 Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be 
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1 available for obligation without written notification to and 

2 the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 

3 both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the 

4 funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 

5 Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for 

6 obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De7 partment’s National Finance Center without written notifi8 cation to and prior approval of the Committees on Appro9 priations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 

10 711 of this Act: Provided further, That of annual income 

11 amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department 

12 of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, 

13 the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the 

14 replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 

15 equipment for the improvement and implementation of a 

16 financial management plan, information technology, and 

17 other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any 

18 unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Cen19 ter: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 

20 shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary sub21 mits written notification of the obligation to the Committees 

22 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 

23 Senate: Provided further, That the limitation on the obliga24 tion of funds pending notification to Congressional Com25 mittees shall not apply to any obligation that, as deter-
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1 mined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a de2 clared state of emergency that significantly impacts the op3 erations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate em4 ployees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to 

5 continue operations of the National Finance Center. 

6 SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 

7 this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 

8 current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 

9 SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 

10 used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 

11 agreements or similar arrangements between the United 

12 States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu13 tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the 

14 agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrange15 ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between 

16 the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay17 ment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such 

18 institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a 

19 similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 

20 provided in this Act. 

21 SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri22 culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 

23 available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 

24 until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 

25 fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
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1 ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica2 tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 

3 the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 

4 SEC. 706. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated 

5 by this Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the 

6 Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 

7 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 

8 SEC. 707. None of the funds made available to the De9 partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 

10 new information technology systems or significant up11 grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information 

12 Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi13 cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech14 nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith15 standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap16 propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 

17 transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer 

18 without written notification to and the prior approval of 

19 the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con20 gress: Provided further, That none of the funds available 

21 to the Department of Agriculture for information technology 

22 shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt 

23 of written approval by the Chief Information Officer. 

24 SEC. 708. Funds made available under section 1240I 

25 and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 
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1 section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

2 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain available 

3 until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 

4 fiscal year. 

5 SEC. 709. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provi6 sion of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or 

7 prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the 

8 Rural Electrification Act, or any not-for-profit utility that 

9 is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such 

10 Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 

11 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower 

12 under such Act. 

13 SEC. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

14 for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the Agricul15 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

16 1998, none of the funds in this or any other Act may be 

17 used to prohibit the provision of in-kind support from non18 Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) in the form of unre19 covered indirect costs not otherwise charged against the 

20 grant, consistent with the indirect rate of cost approved for 

21 a recipient. 

22 SEC. 711. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 

23 law, unobligated balances remaining available at the end 

24 of the fiscal year from appropriations made available for 

25 salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agen-
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1 cy and the Rural Development mission area, shall remain 

2 available through September 30, 2013, for information tech3 nology expenses. 

4 SEC. 712. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize 

5 a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed 

6 the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 

7 7 C.F.R. 246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to par8 ticipants. 

9 SEC. 713. No employee of the Department of Agri10 culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office 

11 funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency 

12 or office of the Department for more than 30 days unless 

13 the individual’s employing agency or office is fully reim14 bursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and 

15 expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. 

16 SEC. 714. In the case of each program established or 

17 amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

18 2008 (Public Law 110–246), other than by title I or subtitle 

19 A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite 

20 amounts were provided in that Act that is authorized or 

21 required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity 

22 Credit Corporation— 

23 (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and 

24 related administrative expenses, including technical 

25 assistance, associated with the implementation of the 
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1 program, without regard to the limitation on the total 

2 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 

3 section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 

4 Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 

5 (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 

6 not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 

7 for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 

8 amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 

9 such section. 

10 SEC. 715. Funds provided by this Act may be used 

11 notwithstanding the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1). 

12 SEC. 716. None of the funds made available by this 

13 or any other Act may be used to close or relocate a Rural 

14 Development office unless or until the Secretary of Agri15 culture determines the cost effectiveness and/or enhancement 

16 of program delivery: Provided, That not later than 120 days 

17 before the date of the proposed closure or relocation, the Sec18 retary notifies in writing the Committees on Appropriation 

19 of the House and Senate, and the members of Congress from 

20 the State in which the office is located of the proposed clo21 sure or relocation and provides a report that describes the 

22 justifications for such closures and relocations. 

23 SEC. 717. Appropriations to the Department of Agri24 culture made available in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 

25 to carry out section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act 
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1 of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) for the cost of direct loans shall 

2 remain available until expended to disburse valid obliga3 tions. 

4 SEC. 718. None of the funds made available in fiscal 

5 year 2012 or preceding fiscal years for programs authorized 

6 under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in 

7 excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the Com8 modity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible com9 modities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson 

10 Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1): Provided, 

11 That any such funds made available to reimburse the Com12 modity Credit Corporation shall only be used pursuant to 

13 section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian 

14 Trust Act. 

15 SEC. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, not 

16 more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex17 penses of activities related to all advisory committees, pan18 els, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri19 culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 

20 rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 

21 awarded grants. 

22 SEC. 720. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

23 school food authorities which received a grant for equipment 

24 assistance under the grant program carried out pursuant 

25 to the heading ‘‘Food and Nutrition Service Child Nutrition 
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1 Programs’’ in title I of division A of the American Recovery 

2 and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) shall 

3 be eligible to receive a grant under section 749 (j) of the 

4 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis5 tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 

6 (Public Law 111–80). 

7 SEC. 721. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to 

8 carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 

9 SEC. 722. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 to 

10 the Farm Service Agency to carry out a pilot program to 

11 demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the 

12 rate of growth of re-forested hardwood trees on private non13 industrial forests lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the 

14 Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina 

15 in 2005. 

16 SEC. 723. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 

17 or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 

18 funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 

19 expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 

20 accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 

21 the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 

22 Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 

23 a reprogramming of funds, or in the case of the Department 

24 of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by sec25 tion 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act 
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1 of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89– 

2 106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 

3 (1) creates new programs; 

4 (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 

5 (3) increases funds or personnel by any means 

6 for any project or activity for which funds have been 

7 denied or restricted; 

8 (4) relocates an office or employees; 

9 (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 

10 (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 

11 activities presently performed by Federal employees; 

12 unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 

13 Health and Human Services (as the case may be) no14 tifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations 

15 of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in ad16 vance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use 

17 of such authority. 

18 (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 

19 by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 

20 this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 

21 in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 

22 in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec23 tion of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 

24 shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activi25 ties, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use 
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1 of the authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving 

2 funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 

3 that: 

4 (1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac5 tivities; 

6 (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist7 ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per8 sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 

9 (3) results from any general savings from a re10 duction in personnel which would result in a change 

11 in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap12 proved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agri13 culture or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv14 ices (as the case may be) notifies, in writing, the 

15 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con16 gress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogram17 ming of such funds or the use of such authority. 

18 (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 

19 Health and Human Services shall notify in writing the 

20 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 

21 before implementing any program or activity not carried 

22 out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or 

23 activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 

24 other Act. 
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1 (d) As described in this section, no funds may be used 

2 for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the 

3 Secretary of Health and Human Services receives in writ4 ing from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses 

5 of Congress confirmation of receipt of the notification re6 quired in this section. 

7 SEC. 724. None of the funds appropriated by this or 

8 any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 

9 of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations lan10 guage as part of the President’s Budget submission to the 

11 Congress of the United States for programs under the juris12 diction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri13 culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra14 tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects 

15 a reduction from the previous year due to user fees pro16 posals that have not been enacted into law prior to the sub17 mission of the Budget unless such Budget submission identi18 fies which additional spending reductions should occur in 

19 the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to 

20 the date of the convening of a committee of conference for 

21 the fiscal year 2013 appropriations Act. 

22 SEC. 725. The Secretary may reserve, through April 

23 1, 2012, up to 5 percent of the funding available for the 

24 following items for projects in areas that are engaged in 

25 strategic regional development planning as defined by the 
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1 Secretary: business and industry guaranteed loans; rural 

2 development loan fund; rural business enterprise grants; 

3 rural business opportunity grants; rural economic develop4 ment program; rural microenterprise program; biorefinery 

5 assistance program; rural energy for America program; 

6 value-added producer grants; broadband program; water 

7 and waste program; and rural community facilities pro8 gram 

9 SEC. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

10 made available by this or any other Act shall be used to 

11 pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the 

12 following: 

13 (1) The Conservation Stewardship Program au14 thorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Secu15 rity of Act 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in excess 

16 of $809,000,000; 

17 (2) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au18 thorized by section 14(h) of the Watershed Protection 

19 and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)); 

20 (3) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro21 gram as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the 

22 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 

23 3839aa–8) in excess of $1,400,000,000: Provided, 

24 That up to $20,000,000 of the funds made available 

25 for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
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1 authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Secu2 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa(8)) may 

3 be transferred to a program as authorized by 16 

4 U.S.C. 1301–1311 to enroll agricultural lands that 

5 experienced significant flooding, as determined by the 

6 Secretary, in calendar year 2011: Provided further, 

7 That no more than $10,000,000 may be used for 

8 agreements entered into with owners or operators in 

9 any one State; 

10 (4) The Farmland Protection Program as au11 thorized by section 1238I of the Food Security Act of 

12 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i) in excess of $150,000,000; 

13 (5) The Grassland Reserve Program as author14 ized by sections 1238O–1238Q of the Food Security 

15 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838o–3838q) in excess of 

16 140,907 acres in fiscal year 2012; 

17 (6) The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized by 

18 sections 1237–1237F of the Food Security Act of 1985 

19 (16 U.S.C. 3837–3837f) to enroll in excess of 185,800 

20 acres in fiscal year 2012; 

21 (7) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act author22 ized by section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 

23 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1)) in excess of $50,000,000; 
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1 (8) The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat In2 centives Program authorized by section 1240R of the 

3 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5); 

4 (9) The Bioenergy Program for Advanced 

5 Biofuels authorized by section 9005 of the Farm Secu6 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

7 8105) in excess of $75,000,000; 

8 (10) The Rural Energy for America Program 

9 authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and 

10 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) in ex11 cess of $34,000,000; 

12 (11) Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop In13 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)) to provide a per14 formance-based premium discount in the crop insur15 ance program; 

16 (12) Agricultural Management Assistance Pro17 gram as authorized by section 524 of the Federal 

18 Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524) in 

19 excess of $2,500,000 for the Natural Resources Con20 servation Service; and 

21 (13) A program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of 

22 section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of 

23 $948,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs 

24 Entitlement Commodities—$465,000,000; State Op25 tion Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of Defective 
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1 Commodities—$2,500,000: Provided, That none of the 

2 funds made available in this Act or any other Act 

3 shall be used for salaries and expenses to carry out 

4 section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National 

5 School Lunch Act as amended by section 4304 of Pub6 lic Law 110–246 in excess of $20,000,000, including 

7 the transfer of funds under subsection (c) of section 

8 14222 of Public Law 110–246, until October 1, 2012: 

9 Provided further, That $133,000,000 made available 

10 on October 1, 2012, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) 

11 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

12 as amended by section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 

13 shall be excluded from the limitation described in sub14 section (b)(2)(A)(v) of section 14222 of Public Law 

15 110–246: Provided further, That none of the funds ap16 propriated or otherwise made available by this or any 

17 other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses 

18 of any employee of the Department of Agriculture or 

19 officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 

20 out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjust21 ment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74–320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, 

22 as amended), or for any surplus removal activities or 

23 price support activities under section 5 of the Com24 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided fur25 ther, That of the available unobligated balances under 
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1 (b)(2)(A)(iv) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, 

2 $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

3 SEC. 727. Hereafter, notwithstanding section 

4 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop5 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess 

6 a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry 

7 loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the 

8 guaranteed principal portion of the loan. 

9 SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 

10 made available to the Department of Agriculture or the 

11 Food and Drug Administration shall be used to transmit 

12 or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Ag13 riculture or non-Department of Health and Human Serv14 ices employee questions or responses to questions that are 

15 a result of information requested for the appropriations 

16 hearing process. 

17 SEC. 729. (a) Clause (ii) of section 524(b)(4)(B) of the 

18 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2008 

21 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘certain fiscal years’’; 

22 and 

23 (2) in the text, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘2014’’. 
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1 (b) Section 1238E(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

2 (16 U.S.C. 3838e(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

4 (c) Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

5 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

7 (d) Section 1241(a)(6)(E) of the Food Security Act of 

8 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(6)(E)) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 

10 through 2014’’. 

11 (e) Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

12 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

14 striking ‘‘2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 (and fiscal year 

15 2014 in the case of the programs specified in para16 graphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7)),’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 

18 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 

19 through 2014’’. 

20 (f) Section 1241(a)(7)(D) of the Food Security Act of 

21 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)(D)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

23 SEC. 730. Any unobligated funds included under 

24 Treasury symbol codes 12X3336, 12X2268, 12X0132, 
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1 12X2271, 12X2277, 12X1404, 12X1501, and 12X1336 are 

2 hereby rescinded. 

3 SEC. 731. Of the unobligated balances provided pursu4 ant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

5 of 2008, $11,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 

6 SEC. 732. There is hereby appropriated for the ‘‘Emer7 gency Conservation Program’’, for expenses resulting from 

8 a major disaster designation pursuant to the Robert T. 

9 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

10 U.S.C. 5122(2)), $78,000,000, to remain available until ex11 pended: Provided, That this amount is designated by Con12 gress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 

13 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def14 icit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended: 

15 Provided further, That there is hereby appropriated for the 

16 ‘‘Emergency Forest Restoration Program’’, for expenses re17 sulting from a major disaster designation pursuant to the 

18 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist19 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), $49,000,000, to remain avail20 able until expended: Provided further, That this amount is 

21 designated by Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant 

22 to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer23 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), 

24 as amended: Provided further, That there is hereby appro25 priated for the ‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection Pro-
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1 gram’’, for expenses resulting from a major disaster des2 ignation pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

3 and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), 

4 $139,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided 

5 further, That this amount is designated by Congress as 

6 being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) 

7 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

8 of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 

9 SEC. 733. Unobligated balances not to exceed 

10 $31,000,000 for the ‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection Pro11 gram’’ provided in Public Law 108–199, Public Law 109– 

12 234, and Public Law 110–28 shall be available for the pur13 poses of such program for disasters occurring in 2011, and 

14 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the 

15 amounts made available by this section are designated by 

16 Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 

17 to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 

18 Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99– 

19 177), as amended. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De21 velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 

22 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 
Calendar No. 155 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2112 

[Report No. 112–73] 

AN ACT 

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Deposes. ending September 30, 2012, and for other pur- Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 

JUNE 16, 2011 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Appropriations 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 

Reported with an amendment