made available under this heading shall be used to trans-
fer funds under section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd): Provided further, 
That funds may be transferred from one specified activity 
to another with the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 
42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 
where not otherwise provided, $12,433,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $49,000,000 (from assessments col-
lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 
as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 
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limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re-
ceiverships. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 327 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 315 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 702. New obligational authority provided for the 
following appropriation items in this Act shall remain 
available until expended: Food Safety and Inspection Serv-
ice, Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure 
System; Farm Service Agency, salaries and expenses 
funds made available to county committees; Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, middle-income country training program, 
and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service 
appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctua-
tions in international currency exchange rates, subject to 
documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service. 
SEC. 703. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 
unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 
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by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary 
balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 
Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital 
equipment necessary for the financial management mod-
ernization initiative and the delivery of financial, adminis-
trative, and information technology services of primary 
benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency ad-
ministrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 
Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De-
partment’s National Finance Center without prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress as required by section 712 of this Act. 
SEC. 704. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
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SEC. 705. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the United 
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of 
the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar-
rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 
between the two parties. This does not preclude appro-
priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 
with such institutions when such indirect costs are com-
puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro-
priations are provided in this Act. 
SEC. 706. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 707. Of the funds made available by this Act, 
not more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary 
expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 
panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 
of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego-
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