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Union Calendar No. 483 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9027 
[Report No. 118–583] 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2024 
Mr. HARRIS, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2025, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$40,457,000 of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $2,146,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Homeland Security; not to exceed $5,190,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed 
$4,711,000 shall be available for the Office of Partner-
ships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall 
be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $16,859,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration, of which $15,984,000 shall be avail-
able for Departmental Administration to provide for nec-
essary expenses for management support services to of-
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fices of the Department and for general administration, 
security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous 
supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and nec-
essary for the practical and efficient work of the Depart-
ment: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to 
an agency in the Administration mission area for salaries 
and expenses are available to fund up to one administra-
tive support staff for the Office; not to exceed $3,000,000 
shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for 
Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to 
carry out the programs funded by this Act, including pro-
grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
within the executive branch; and not to exceed $3,500,000 
shall be available for the Office of Communications: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is author-
ized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the 
Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office 
of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation 
for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 
5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed $22,000 
of the amount made available under this paragraph for 
the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That the amount made available under this 
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heading for Departmental Administration shall be reim-
bursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for trav-
el expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required 
by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovern-
mental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the De-
partment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain 
personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no 
funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 
obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this 
Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the alloca-
tion of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, 
That during any 30 day notification period referenced in 
section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
take no action to begin implementation of the action that 
is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public 
announcement of such action in any form. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $31,025,000, of which $10,225,000 shall be 
for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research 
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under 7 U.S.C. 3155: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available 
to carry out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6924), as amended by section 12504 of Public Law 115– 
334. 
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, $12,222,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $9,337,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $66,814,000, of which not less than 
$56,858,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the de-
partment. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $6,028,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $901,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 
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Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$22,789,000. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq.), $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 
herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Man-
agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart-
ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to 
the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Secu-
rity, and Protection, $5,000,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 
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$106,561,000, including such sums as may be necessary 
for contracting and other arrangements with public agen-
cies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 
U.S.C. App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for 
certain confidential operational expenses, including the 
payment of informants, to be expended under the direction 
of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 
(Public Law 97–98). 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $45,146,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$4,136,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 
$1,800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
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the Office: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made 
available for the Office of the Chief Scientist. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service, $85,612,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $187,513,000, of which up to 
$46,850,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 
for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur-
rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 
2204g(d) and (f): Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available no more than $1,000,000 may be used by 
the National Agricultural Statistics Service to enter into 
research and development contracts: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate in writing 30 days prior 
to discontinuing data collection programs and reports. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 
Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,000 and 
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with prior notification and approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and for land 
exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 
value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the 
grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal 
ownership, $1,793,829,000: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for the operation and mainte-
nance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one 
for replacement only: Provided further, That appropria-
tions hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of build-
ings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the 
cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed 
$500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which 
shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 build-
ings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed 
$1,100,000 each, and except for four buildings to be con-
structed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building or $500,000, whichever is greater: 
Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be 
available for entering into lease agreements at any Agri-
cultural Research Service location for the construction of 
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a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by the 
Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the lease 
shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated, and 
maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be re-
moved upon the expiration or termination of the lease 
agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter-
ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza-
tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, 
Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available for granting easements at the 
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, 
That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace-
ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 
24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at any Agricultural Research Service location for 
the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 
entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re-
search Service and a condition of the easements shall be 
that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the 
Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the 
Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the 
interest of the United States: Provided further, That funds 
may be received from any State, other political subdivi-
sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
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lishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-
provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri-
cultural research programs of the Department of Agri-
culture, where not otherwise provided, $26,900,000, to re-
main available until expended, for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled 
‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $1,071,900,000, which shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research 
and Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 
institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, His-
panic serving institutions education grants, capacity build-
ing for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agri-
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culture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine 
loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellow-
ship and institution challenge grants, grants management 
systems, tribal colleges education equity grants, and schol-
arships at 1890 institutions shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible 
to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives 
no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for 
education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian- 
serving institutions be made available to individual eligible 
institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds 
awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Ha-
waii: Provided further, That funds for providing grants for 
food and agricultural sciences for Alaska Native and Na-
tive Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular Areas 
shall remain available until September 30, 2026: Provided 
further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institu-
tions shall be made available to institutions eligible to re-
ceive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made 
available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agri-
culture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 
may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 
out that authority. 
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NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $561,164,000 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That funds for extension serv-
ices at 1994 institutions and for facility improvements at 
1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds 
under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no 
less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for co-
operative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the 
Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 
208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retire-
ment and employees’ compensation costs for extension 
agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
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penses, $41,100,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 
for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall re-
main available until September 30, 2026: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect 
costs shall not be charged against any Extension Imple-
mentation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626). 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING 
AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 
$800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Pro-
grams mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
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the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 
$1,147,250,000; of which $250,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for the control of out-
breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for 
control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to 
the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of 
which $15,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for 
cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradi-
cation zones; of which $42,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Serv-
ices; of which $36,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for agricultural quarantine and inspection 
services; of which $2,500,000 shall be for activities under 
the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as 
amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $65,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be used to support 
avian health; of which $3,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for information technology infra-
structure; of which $216,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests, of which 
$8,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026, 
shall be for one-time control and management and associ-
ated activities directly related to the multiple-agency re-
sponse to citrus greening; of which, $10,500,000, to re-
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main available until expended, shall be for field crop and 
rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $21,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease 
management; of which $44,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for emergency preparedness and 
response; of which $58,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 
$6,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 
safety: Provided, That of amounts available under this 
heading for wildlife services methods development, 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That of amounts available under this head-
ing for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain 
available until expended; of which $24,527,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be used to carry out the 
science program and transition activities for the National 
Bio and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kan-
sas: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to for-
mulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for 
the current fiscal year that does not require minimum 
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matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the 
purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of air-
craft: Provided further, That in addition, in emergencies 
which threaten any segment of the agricultural production 
industry of the United States, the Secretary may transfer 
from other appropriations or funds available to the agen-
cies or corporations of the Department such sums as may 
be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emer-
gencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or in-
fectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and 
for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 
of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 
8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended bal-
ances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes 
in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such 
transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropria-
tions hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 
U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased build-
ings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building. 
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In fiscal year 2025, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 
foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 
fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such 
fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such 
fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
able until expended, without further appropriation, for 
providing such assistance, goods, or services. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $192,200,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113– 
79, and of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the pur-
poses of section 779 of division A of Public Law 117– 
103: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 
115–334, of which $7,000,000 shall be for dairy business 
innovation initiatives established in Public Law 116–6 and 
the Secretary shall take measures to ensure an equal dis-
tribution of funds between these three regional innovation 
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initiatives: Provided further, That this appropriation shall 
be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
U.S.C. 9701), except for the cost of activities relating to 
the development or maintenance of grain standards under 
the United States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et 
seq. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 
and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may 
exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND 
SUPPLY (SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com-
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modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 
related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 
Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) trans-
fers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than 
$22,701,000 for formulation and administration of mar-
keting agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural 
Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–128). 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 
marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,000,000. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 
and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 
exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food Safety, $800,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food 
Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services author-
ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 
Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,223,841,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 
Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2025 for purposes dedi-
cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et 
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seq.): Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building. 
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TITLE II 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM 
PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, 
$901,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Farm Production and Conserva-
tion mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS 
CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 
Conservation Business Center, $213,671,000, of which 
$1,000,000 shall be for the implementation of section 773 
of Public Law 117–328: Provided, That $70,740,000 of 
amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant 
to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred 
to and merged with this account. 
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FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,204,307,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall 
be for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and 
anticipated vacancies at Farm Service Agency county of-
fices and farm loan officers and shall be available until 
September 30, 2026: Provided, That the agency shall sub-
mit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 
year 2025 to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress that identifies for each project/invest-
ment that is operational (a) current performance against 
key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current per-
formance of service level agreements or other technical 
metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established 
cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and 
planned spending on operational enhancements or up-
grades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment 
continues to meet business needs as intended as well as 
alternatives to the investment: Provided further, That the 
Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and 
authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to make program payments for all programs 
administered by the Agency: Provided further, That other 
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funds made available to the Agency for authorized activi-
ties may be advanced to and merged with this account: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, $696,594,000 shall be made available to 
county offices, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding pro-
viso, any funds made available to county offices in the cur-
rent fiscal year that the Administrator of the Farm Serv-
ice Agency deems to exceed or not meet the amount need-
ed for the county offices may be transferred to or from 
the Farm Service Agency for necessary expenses: Provided 
further, That none of the funds available to the Farm 
Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency 
county offices: Provided further, That none of the funds 
available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to per-
manently relocate county based employees that would re-
sult in an office with two or fewer employees without prior 
notification and approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 
5106), $6,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Agri-
culture may determine that United States territories and 
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Federally recognized Indian tribes are ‘‘States’’ for the 
purposes of Subtitle A of such Act. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 
groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 
$7,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 
products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 
in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 
12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 
seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emer-
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gency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land ac-
quisition loans (25 U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans (7 
U.S.C. 1989), direct conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 
et seq.), and relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c) to be 
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $1,966,970,000 for farm ownership 
direct loans; $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 
operating loans and $1,100,000,000 for direct operating 
loans; emergency loans, $37,000,000; Indian tribe land ac-
quisition loans, $20,000,000; direct conservation loans, 
$300,000,000; relending program, $7,705,000; and for 
boll weevil eradication program loans, $5,000,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm 
to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication 
program loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
as follows: $4,488,000 for emergency loans, to remain 
available until expended; and $35,602,000 for direct farm 
ownership loans, $2,860,000 for direct farm operating 
loans, $2,661,000 for the relending program, and $18,000 
for boll weevil eradication program loans. 
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$326,053,000: 
Provided, 
That 
of 
this 
amount, 
$305,803,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 
operating, conservation, and emergency direct loans and 
loan guarantees may be transferred among these pro-
grams: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days 
in advance of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 
Agency, $61,855,000: Provided, That $1,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading in this Act shall 
be available for compliance and integrity activities re-
quired under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall 
be in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such pur-
pose: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi-
sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), 
including preparation of conservation plans and establish-
ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including 
farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas-
ures for soil and water management as may be necessary 
to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con-
trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva-
tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of 
soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, 
water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials 
program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 
cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 2268a); purchase and erection or alter-
ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build-
ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$902,994,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, of which $24,240,000 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construc-
tion and improvement of buildings and public improve-
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ments at plant materials centers, except that the cost of 
alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 
public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided 
further, That when buildings or other structures are erect-
ed on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 
is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount available under this head-
ing, $4,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses to carry 
out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Pro-
gram under section 222 of subtitle A of title II of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6923), as amended by section 12302 of Public Law 
115—334. 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
ures, including but not limited to surveys and investiga-
tions, engineering operations, works of improvement, and 
changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001– 
1005 and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provi-
sions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That for funds provided by this Act or any other 
prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the water-
shed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty 
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thousand acres in which such activities can be undertaken 
shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary 
purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land 
treatment measures). 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $10,000,000 is pro-
vided. 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here-
inafter provided. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 
as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim-
bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 
1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 
available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec-
tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
(15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 
Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 
transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice for information resource management activities of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com-
modity Credit Corporation business: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate in writing 15 days prior 
to the obligation or commitment of any emergency funds 
from the Commodity Credit Corporation: Provided further, 
That such written notification shall include a detailed 
spend plan for the anticipated uses of such funds and an 
expected timeline for program execution if such obligation 
or commitment exceeds $100,000,000. 
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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for 
site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations 
and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 
of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
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TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Development, $800,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to an agency in 
the Rural Development mission area for salaries and ex-
penses are available to fund up to one administrative sup-
port staff for the Office. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of Rural Development pro-
grams, including activities with institutions concerning the 
development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; 
and for cooperative agreements; $346,087,000: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
no less than $75,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be used for information technology expenses: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds appropriated under this heading may 
be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
support Rural Development programs: Provided further, 
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That in addition to any other funds appropriated for pur-
poses authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under 
such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately be 
credited to this account and will remain available until ex-
pended for such purposes: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, $2,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot program that 
assists rural hospitals to improve longterm operations and 
financial health by providing technical assistance through 
analysis of current hospital management practices. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $950,000,000 
shall be for section 502 direct loans; $5,000,000 shall be 
for a Single Family Housing Relending demonstration 
program 
for 
Native 
American 
Tribes; 
and 
$25,000,000,000, which shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2026 shall be for section 502 unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans; $18,000,000 for section 504 housing re-
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pair loans; $48,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
$400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single fam-
ily housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 
self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 
for section 524 site development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $112,100,000 shall be for direct loans; Single 
Family Housing Relending demonstration program for 
Native American Tribes, $2,469,000; section 504 housing 
repair loans, $3,852,000; section 523 self-help housing 
land development loans, $726,000; section 524 site devel-
opment loans, $491,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and 
new 
construction 
of 
section 
515 
rental 
housing, 
$19,003,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026: Provided, That to support the loan program level 
for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under 
this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees 
to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursu-
ant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 
(2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may 
not be subsidized: Provided further, That applicants in 
communities that have a current rural area waiver under 
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section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) 
shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of 
section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: 
Provided further, That of the amounts available under this 
paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than 
$5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individ-
uals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program 
funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant author-
ized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 
1, 2025: Provided further, That the Secretary shall imple-
ment provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit organi-
zations and public housing authorities to facilitate the ac-
quisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily 
housing properties by such nonprofit organizations and 
public housing authorities that commit to keep such prop-
erties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a pe-
riod of time as determined by the Secretary, with such 
incentives to include, but not be limited to, the following: 
allow such nonprofit entities and public housing authori-
ties to earn a Return on Investment on their own re-
sources to include proceeds from low income housing tax 
credit syndication, own contributions, grants, and devel-
oper loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; 
and allow reimbursement of organizational costs associ-
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ated with owner’s oversight of asset referred to as ‘‘Asset 
Management Fee’’ of up to $7,500 per property. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
$28,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
demonstration program for the preservation and revital-
ization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project 
has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the pur-
pose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-in-
come residents and farm laborers including reducing or 
eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordi-
nating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other fi-
nancial assistance including advances, payments and in-
centives (including the ability of owners to obtain reason-
able returns on investment) required by the Secretary: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall, as part of the preser-
vation and revitalization agreement, obtain a restrictive 
use agreement consistent with the terms of the restruc-
turing. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the 
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Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), 
$4,845,000, to remain available until expended for direct 
farm labor housing loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$412,254,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into 
in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible house-
holds as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949, $1,684,376,000, and in addition such 
sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) 
of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 
1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under sec-
tion 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available for renewal 
of rental assistance agreements for a maximum of 1,000 
units where the Secretary determines that a maturing loan 
for a project cannot reasonably be restructured with an-
other USDA loan or modification and the project was op-
erating with rental assistance under section 521 of the 
Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That the Secretary 
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may enter into rental assistance contracts in maturing 
properties with existing rental assistance agreements not-
withstanding any provision of section 521 of the Housing 
Act of 1949, for a term of at least 10 years but not more 
than 20 years: Provided further, That any agreement to 
enter into a rental assistance contract under section 521 
of the Housing Act of 1949 for a maturing property shall 
obligate the owner to continue to maintain the project as 
decent, safe, and sanitary housing and to operate the de-
velopment in accordance with the Housing Act of 1949, 
except that rents shall be based on current Fair Market 
Rents as established by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development pursuant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart A, 
42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535d, to determine the maximum 
initial rent and adjusted annually by the Operating Cost 
Adjustment Factor pursuant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart B, 
unless the Agency determines that the project’s budget- 
based needs require a higher rent, in which case the Agen-
cy may approve a budget-based rent level: Provided fur-
ther, That rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for 
a one year period: Provided further, That upon request by 
an owner under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Sec-
retary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a 
period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has ex-
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pired, subject to annual appropriations: Provided further, 
That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of 
such one-year agreements may be transferred and used 
for purposes of any debt reduction, maintenance, repair, 
or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and 
rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the 
Act: Provided further, That rental assistance provided 
under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2024 
for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed 
under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured 
for use in another project until such assistance has re-
mained unused for a period of twelve consecutive months, 
if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such 
assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible ten-
ants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the 
extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi- 
family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 
of the Act: Provided further, That except as provided in 
the eighth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding 
any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recap-
ture rental assistance provided under agreements entered 
into prior to fiscal year 2024 for a project that the Sec-
retary determines no longer needs rental assistance and 
use such recaptured funds for current needs. 
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RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not-
withstanding subsection (b) of such section, $54,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
funds made available under this heading shall be available 
for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household 
(including those not receiving rental assistance) residing 
in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has 
been prepaid or otherwise paid off after September 30, 
2005 and is not receiving stand-alone section 521 rental 
assistance: Provided further, That the amount of such 
voucher shall be the difference between comparable market 
rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for 
such unit: Provided further, That funds made available for 
such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, administer such 
vouchers with current regulations and administrative guid-
ance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered 
by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided further, That in addition to any 
other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more 
than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made 
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available under this heading, for administrative expenses 
for activities funded under this heading. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490c), $20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for very low-income housing repair and 
rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $1,000,000,000 for di-
rect loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
for rural community facilities programs as authorized by 
section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the 
Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$493,230,000, to remain available until expended, of 
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which up to $461,155,000 shall be for fiscal years 2025 
and 2026, for purposes, and in the amounts, specified for 
this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Fund-
ing’’ in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That 
$4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be available for a Rural Community Development 
Initiative: Provided further, That such funds shall be used 
solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, non-
profit community-based housing and community develop-
ment organizations, low-income rural communities, and 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to under-
take projects to improve housing, community facilities, 
community and economic development projects in rural 
areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be made 
available to qualified private, nonprofit and public inter-
mediary organizations proposing to carry out a program 
of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, 
That such intermediary organizations shall provide match-
ing funds from other sources, including Federal funds for 
related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
vided: Provided further, That any unobligated balances 
from prior year appropriations under this heading for the 
cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including 
amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made available 
to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan 
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guarantees under this heading in this fiscal year: Provided 
further, That no amounts may be made available pursuant 
to the preceding proviso from amounts that were des-
ignated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, or that were specified in the tables titled ‘‘Commu-
nity Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ 
in the explanatory statements for division A of Public Law 
117–103 and division A of Public Law 117–328 as de-
scribed in section 4 in the matter preceding each such divi-
sion A: Provided further, That $6,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for com-
munity facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by 
section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further, That sec-
tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds 
made available under this heading: Provided further, That 
in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may 
expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 
funds made available under this heading, for administra-
tive expenses for activities funded under this heading. 
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RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 310B of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)), $2,200,000,000. For the cost of loan guarantees 
and grants, for the rural business development programs 
authorized by section 310B and described in subsections 
(a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $26,400,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $4,000,000 shall 
be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 
2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commis-
sion (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), the Southwest Border Re-
gional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15301 et seq.), and the Ap-
palachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) 
for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose 
as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 
percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided 
further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 
$250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization 
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to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
order to promote economic development: Provided further, 
That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to 
funds made available under this heading. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac-
count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), $9,000,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $3,065,000, as author-
ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac-
count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $573,000 shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2025, for Federally Recognized Na-
tive American Tribes; and of which $1,147,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2025, for Mississippi Delta Re-
gion counties (as determined in accordance with Public 
Law 100–460): Provided, That such costs, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification 
Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic develop-
ment and job creation projects, $75,000,000. 
The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) 
of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of pro-
moting rural economic development and job creation 
projects shall not exceed $10,000,000. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $16,600,000, of 
which $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 
the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro-
gram: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 
cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially 
disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of di-
rectors or governing boards of which are comprised of in-
dividuals who are members of socially disadvantaged 
groups; and of which $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product 
market development grants, as authorized by section 210A 
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of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of which 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to 
section 6402 of Public Law 107–171. 
RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of direct loans as author-
ized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s), $20,000,000. 
For the cost of loans and grants, $5,000,000 under 
the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of loan guarantees, under 
the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $100,000,000. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
as 
follows: 
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$860,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for guar-
anteed loans. 
For the direct cost of direct loans, loan guarantees 
and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, for rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 
solid waste management programs authorized by sections 
306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described 
in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$496,716,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which up to $96,975,000 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall 
be available for the rural utilities program described in 
section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided, That not to 
exceed $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306E of such Act: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for grants authorized 
by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act in addition to funding authorized by sec-
tion 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That 
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$20,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for loans and grants including water and 
waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 
306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) 
of such Act, and the Department of Hawaiian Home 
Lands (of the State of Hawaii): Provided further, That 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a 
consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 
105–83: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent 
of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by 
the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance 
programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding pro-
vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium 
formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for 
training and technical assistance programs: Provided fur-
ther, That $30,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for 
rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 
306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a de-
termination of extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall 
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be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit 
multi-State regional technical assistance organization, 
with experience in working with small communities on 
water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of 
such grant shall be to assist rural communities with popu-
lations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financ-
ing, development, operation, and management of water 
and waste water systems, and of which not less than 
$800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American 
organization to provide technical assistance for rural water 
systems for tribal communities: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $21,817,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for contracting with qualified na-
tional organizations for a circuit rider program to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made 
available under this heading shall be for solid waste man-
agement grants: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$3,130,000 of the amounts appropriated under this head-
ing shall be available as the Secretary deems appropriate 
for water and waste direct one percent loans for distressed 
communities: Provided further, That if the Secretary de-
termines that any portion of the amount made available 
for one percent loans is not needed for such loans, the 
Secretary may use such amounts for grants authorized by 
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section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act: Provided further, That if any funds made 
available for the direct loan subsidy costs remain unobli-
gated after July 31, 2025, such unobligated balances may 
be used for grant programs funded under this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees 
as authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 
936, 940c–1, and 940g) shall be made as follows: guaran-
teed rural electric loans made pursuant to section 306 of 
that Act, $2,167,000,000; cost of money direct loans made 
pursuant to sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of 
one percent in 4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), 
of that Act, $4,333,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 
loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act, $900,000,000; 
and for cost-of-money rural telecommunications loans 
made pursuant to section 305(d)(2) of that Act, and for 
loans made pursuant to Section 306 of that Act, 
$690,000,000. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), including the cost of modifying loans, 
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as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, 
$3,830,000. 
In addition, $5,040,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Pro-
vided, That the energy efficiency measures supported by 
the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a demon-
strable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$33,270,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 
et seq., $35,469,000, to remain available until expended, 
of which up to $10,469,000 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be 
made available for grants authorized by section 379G of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Pro-
vided further, That funding provided under this heading 
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for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act may only be provided to enti-
ties that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium 
as established by this section. 
For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant 
pilot program established by section 779 of division A of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 
115–141) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), $105,842,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which up to $5,842,000 shall 
be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this 
account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ 
in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That the 
Secretary may award grants described in section 601(a) 
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes of carrying out such 
pilot program: Provided further, That the cost of direct 
loans shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That at least 90 
percent of the households to be served by a project receiv-
ing a loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in 
a rural area without sufficient access to broadband: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of such pilot program, 
a rural area without sufficient access to broadband shall 
be defined as twenty-five megabits per second downstream 
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and three megabits per second upstream: Provided further, 
That to the extent possible, projects receiving funds pro-
vided under the pilot program must build out service to 
at least one hundred megabits per second downstream, 
and twenty megabits per second upstream: Provided fur-
ther, That an entity to which a loan or grant is made 
under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant 
to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service 
area by any entity that has received a broadband loan 
from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is not 
provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum 
service threshold: Provided further, That not more than 
four percent of the funds made available in this paragraph 
can be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot 
program and up to three percent of funds made available 
in this paragraph may be available for technical assistance 
and pre-development planning activities to support the 
most rural communities: Provided further, That the Rural 
Utilities Service is directed to expedite program delivery 
methods that would implement this paragraph: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area as-
sessment requirements set forth in section 701 of the 
Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc). 
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In addition, $20,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for the Community Connect Grant Program au-
thorized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3. 
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TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 
$800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer 
Services mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 
21; $31,749,468,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2026, of which such sums as are made avail-
able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 
amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available 
for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: 
Provided, That of the total amount available, $18,004,000 
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shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided 
further, That of the total amount available, $21,005,000 
shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That of the total amount available, $3,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended to carry out section 18(g) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total 
grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient 
in fiscal year 2025 shall not exceed $500,000: Provided 
further, That of the total amount available, $10,000,000 
shall be available to provide competitive grants to State 
agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and 
schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater 
than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food 
safety, and to help support the establishment, mainte-
nance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount available, 
$4,196,000 shall be available for food safety education in-
cluding activities that support sections 17 and 21 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786, 1790) and 
to support the safe distribution of USDA Foods, as de-
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fined in 7 CFR 250.2: Provided further, That section 
26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘2010 through 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 
through 2026’’: Provided further, That section 9(h)(3) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal 
year 2025’’: Provided further, That section 9(h)(4) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘For fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 
2025’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$7,235,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2026: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for 
breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall use funds made 
available under this heading to increase the amount of a 
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cash-value voucher for women and children participants 
to an amount recommended by the National Academies 
of Science, Engineering and Medicine and adjusted for in-
flation: Provided further,That none of the funds provided 
in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant 
formula except in accordance with the cost containment 
and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 
17 of such Act: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
require State agencies to authorize fresh, frozen, canned, 
and dried fruit and vegetables for Food Packages III, IV, 
V, VI, VII, and VIII under the special supplemental nutri-
tion program for women, infants, and children established 
under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1786): Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully 
reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or 
agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That upon termination of a federally man-
dated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and condi-
tions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the re-
quest of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
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$123,160,159,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2027, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times 
as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 
Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to 
provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 
Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2026, shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public 
Law 115–334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal 
organizations: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be used to 
carry out section 4208 of Public Law 115–334: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 
work registration or workfare requirements as may be re-
quired by law: Provided further, That funds made available 
for Employment and Training under this heading shall re-
main available through September 30, 2026: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading for 
section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the 
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Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2026: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading may be 
obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): 
Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ 
staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activi-
ties related to program integrity provided that such activi-
ties are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 
authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist-
ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec-
tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm-
ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $502,044,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2026: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim-
burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith-
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standing any other provision of law, effective with funds 
made available in fiscal year 2025 to support the Seniors 
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through 
September 30, 2026: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may 
use up to 20 percent for costs associated with the distribu-
tion of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri-
tion assistance program, $140,348,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for 
the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 
amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 
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TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 
$875,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office. 
OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex 
Alimentarius, $4,922,000, including not to exceed 
$40,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 
the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$222,330,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2026, for overseas op-
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erations to include the payment of locally employed staff: 
Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, 
or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on 
behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organiza-
tions and institutions under agreements executed pursu-
ant to the agricultural food production assistance pro-
grams (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance pro-
grams of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment: Provided further, That funds made available 
for middle-income country training programs, funds made 
available for the Borlaug International Agricultural 
Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to 
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropria-
tion solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in 
international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-
mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re-
main available until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connec-
tion with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION 
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $240,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com-
modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 
services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im-
plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 
amounts provided herein: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, not more than 
10 percent, but not less than $24,000,000, shall remain 
available until expended to purchase agricultural commod-
ities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
1736o–1(a)(2)). 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,063,000, to cover common 
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall 
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be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
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TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 
costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 
activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 
in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to 
amounts appropriated to the FDA Innovation Account, for 
carrying out the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) 
of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255); for 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac-
tivities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to 
be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not 
to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of 
Public Law 107–188; $6,749,535,000: Provided, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, $1,450,545,000 
shall be derived from prescription drug user fees author-
ized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this ac-
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count and remain available until expended; $369,627,000 
shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended; $625,812,000 shall 
be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited to this ac-
count and remain available until expended; $31,731,000 
shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be cred-
ited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$34,170,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; 
$25,500,000 shall be derived from generic new animal 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco prod-
uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That in addition to and notwith-
standing any other provision under this heading, amounts 
collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device 
user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biologi-
cal product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic 
new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal 
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year 2025 limitations are appropriated and shall be cred-
ited to this account and remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, 
medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological 
product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug as-
sessments for fiscal year 2025, including any such fees 
collected prior to fiscal year 2025 but credited for fiscal 
year 2025, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2025 limita-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 
payment during fiscal year 2025 of user fees specified 
under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2026, 
prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of 
such fees assessed for fiscal year 2026 for which the Sec-
retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2025 shall not be 
included in amounts under this heading: Provided further, 
That none of these funds shall be used to develop, estab-
lish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 
31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated: (1) $1,185,989,000 shall be for the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 
field activities in the Office of Inspections and Investiga-
tions, of which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for 
inspections of foreign seafood manufacturers and field ex-
aminations of imported seafood; (2) $2,367,705,000 shall 
be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and 
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related field activities in the Office Inspection and Inves-
tigations, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be for 
pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections and 
shall remain available until expended; (3) $576,826,000 
shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Re-
search and for related field activities in the Office of In-
spection and Investigations; (4) $285,387,000 shall be for 
the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 
activities in the Office of Inspection and Investigations; 
(5) $777,345,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
Office of Inspection and Investigations; (6) $77,505,000 
shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Re-
search; (7) $684,348,000 shall be for the Center for To-
bacco Products and for related field activities in the Office 
of Inspection and Investigations; (8) $215,313,000 shall 
be for Rent and Related activities, of which $53,061,000 
is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts 
paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) 
$220,610,000 shall be for payments to the General Serv-
ices Administration for rent; and (10) $358,507,000 shall 
be for other activities, including the Office of the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Food Policy and 
Response, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief 
Scientist, and central services for these offices: Provided 
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further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall 
be for official reception and representation expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commis-
sioner: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursu-
ant to, and for the administration of, section 770(n) of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts made available 
under this heading for other activities and shall not exceed 
$2,000,000: Provided further, That of the amounts that 
are made available under this heading for ‘‘other activi-
ties’’, and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services—Office 
of Inspector General’’ for oversight of the programs and 
operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for over-
sight of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided fur-
ther, That funds may be transferred from one specified 
activity to another with the prior approval of the Commit-
tees 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, priority review user fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food 
reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer pro-
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gram fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing 
facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription 
drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics 
provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical countermeasure priority 
review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb– 
4a, and fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–72 shall be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended. 
FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de-
scribed under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century 
Cures Act, in addition to amounts available for such pur-
poses under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$55,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are 
appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st 
Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts trans-
ferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may 
be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs 
to the appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries 
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and Expenses’’ solely for the purposes provided in such 
Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the 
Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, 
such amounts may be transferred back to the account: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided by law. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in-
cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases), 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $345,000,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the 
expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regu-
latory officials, of which not less than $80,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2026, and of which 
not less than $4,218,000 shall be for expenses of the Of-
fice of the Inspector General: Provided, That notwith-
standing the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts pro-
vided under this heading are available for the liquidation 
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of obligations equal to current year payments on leases 
entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and 
liquidating any lease obligations that should have been re-
corded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 
31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the preceding pro-
viso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded 
in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been es-
tablished for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for 
and liquidating such unpaid obligations. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $100,430,000 (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 
limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re-
ceiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That the purposes of section 
3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may 
exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the applica-
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tion of the limitation provided in that clause of export 
loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a 
manner other than described in subclause (II) of the 
clause. 
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TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations 
made available to the Department of Agriculture in this 
Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition 
to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the 
total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2025 
does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased 
in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing 
additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine 
that such vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, 
to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, 
property, and public safety: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may not increase the Department of Agri-
culture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary 
notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
within 30 days of the notification. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobli-
gated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this 
Act or any other available unobligated discretionary bal-
ances that are remaining available of the Department of 
Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisi-
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tion of property, plant and equipment and for the improve-
ment, delivery, and implementation of Department finan-
cial, and administrative information technology services, 
and other support systems necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology serv-
ices, including cloud adoption and migration, of primary 
benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, 
such transferred funds to remain available until expended: 
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 written no-
tification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided fur-
ther, 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 Department’s National Finance 
Center without written notification to and prior approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress as required by section 716 of this Act: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act 
or made available to the Department’s Working Capital 
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Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to 
initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes 
to remove or relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or 
functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Officer and 
the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or from the 
National Finance Center prior to written notification to 
and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the 
requirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the National Finance Center Information Tech-
nology Services Division personnel and data center man-
agement responsibilities, and control of any functions, 
missions, and systems for current and future human re-
sources management and integrated personnel and payroll 
systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall remain 
in the National Finance Center and under the manage-
ment responsibility and administrative control of the Na-
tional Finance Center: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial 
Officer shall actively market to existing and new Depart-
ments and other government agencies National Finance 
Center shared services including, but not limited to, pay-
roll, financial management, and human capital shared 
services and allow the National Finance Center to perform 
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technology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual in-
come amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the De-
partment of Agriculture allocated for the National Fi-
nance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital 
equipment, including equipment for the improvement, de-
livery, and implementation of financial, administrative, 
and information technology services, and other systems of 
the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, 
extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Pro-
vided further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be 
available for obligation unless the Secretary submits writ-
ten notification of the obligation to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That the limitations on the obligation of funds pending 
notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply 
to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, 
is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency 
that significantly impacts the operations of the National 
Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National 
Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of 
the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. 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. 704. 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. 705. 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. 706. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac-
quire new information technology systems or significant 
upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa-
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tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa-
tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer without written notification to and the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, 
none of the funds available to the Department of Agri-
culture for information technology shall be obligated for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 
prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer: Provided further, That the Chief Information 
Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without 
written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 
based upon the performance of an agency measured 
against the performance plan requirements described in 
the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113– 
235. 
SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in 
the current fiscal year shall remain available until ex-
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pended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has 
repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan 
under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not- 
for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or 
direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance 
under section 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner 
as a borrower under such Act. 
SEC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated bal-
ances from appropriations made available for salaries and 
expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall 
remain available through September 30, 2026, for infor-
mation technology expenses. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 
travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 
of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 711. In the case of each program established 
or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113–79) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title 
I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for 
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which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that 
is authorized or required to be carried out using funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries 
and related administrative expenses, including tech-
nical assistance, associated with the implementation 
of the program, without regard to the limitation on 
the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 
contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 
not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 
for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained 
in such section. 
SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, 
not more than $2,900,000 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-
tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi-
tively awarded grants. 
SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
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network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this 
section referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 
other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 
of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section 
referred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,427,930,000 
(exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal 
years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement 
Commodities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts— 
$5,000,000; 
Removal 
of 
Defective 
Commodities— 
$1,660,000; Administration of section 32 Commodity Pur-
chases—$37,178,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used 
for salaries and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year 
section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that 
excludes the transfer of $195,000,000 of the funds to be 
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transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Pub-
lic Law 110–246, until October 1, 2025: Provided further, 
That $195,000,000 made available on October 1, 2025, 
to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be excluded 
from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(x) of 
section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 for fiscal year 
2026: Provided further, That of the total funds made avail-
able in the matter preceding this proviso that remain un-
obligated on October 1, 2025, such unobligated balances 
shall carryover into fiscal year 2026 and shall remain 
available until expended for any of the purposes of section 
32, except that any such carryover funds used in accord-
ance with clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed 
$350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the Sec-
retary of Agriculture provides written notification of the 
expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: Pro-
vided further, That, with the exception of any available 
carryover funds authorized in any prior appropriations Act 
to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department 
of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section 32. 
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SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex-
penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 
language as part of the President’s budget submission to 
the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction 
from the previous year due to user fees proposals that 
have not been enacted into law prior to the submission 
of the budget unless such budget submission identifies 
which additional spending reductions should occur in the 
event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the 
date of the convening of a committee of conference for 
the fiscal year 2025 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as au-
thorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided 
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by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public 
Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 
or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) 
notifies in writing and receives approval from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds 
or the use of such authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro-
vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 
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fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure for activities, pro-
grams, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the 
authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds 
in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) 
notifies in writing and receives approval from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of 
such funds or the use of such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writ-
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ing and receive approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress before implementing 
any program or activity not carried out during the pre-
vious fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded 
by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro-
vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for— 
(1) modifying major capital investments fund-
ing levels, including information technology systems, 
that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the 
current fiscal year for the individual investment in 
excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, 
whichever is less; 
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 
vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 
establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 
with five or more personnel; or 
(3) carrying out activities or functions that 
were not described in the budget request; 
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unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for 
these purposes. 
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chair-
man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission re-
ceives from the Committee on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirma-
tion of receipt of the notification as required in this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for 
any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount 
that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 
portion of the loan. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the 
Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration 
shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available re-
ports, questions, or responses to questions that are a re-
sult of information requested for the appropriations hear-
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ing process to any non-Department of Agriculture, non- 
Department of Health and Human Services, non-Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit 
Administration employee. 
SEC. 719. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 
by an executive branch agency to produce any pre-
packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 
in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti-
fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 
story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 
office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other 
agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days 
in a fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency 
or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or 
office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the 
period of assignment. 
SEC. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the 
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
sion, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administra-
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tion shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by pro-
gram, project, and activity for all the funds made available 
under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 722. (a) Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(ss)(1) the term ‘natural cheese’ means cheese that is 
ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, or hard product, 
which may be coated, that is produced— 
‘‘(A) by— 
‘‘(i) coagulating wholly or partly the protein of 
milk, skimmed milk, partly skimmed milk, cream, 
whey cream, or buttermilk, or any combination of 
such ingredients, through the action of rennet or 
other suitable coagulating agents, and by partially 
draining the whey resulting from the coagulation, 
while respecting the principle that cheese-making re-
sults in a concentration of milk protein (in par-
ticular, the casein portion), and that consequently, 
the protein content of the cheese will be distinctly 
higher than the protein level of the blend of the 
above milk materials from which the cheese was 
made; or 
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