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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 program 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), and 
medical countermeasure priority review voucher user fees author-
ized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, and, contingent upon the enactment 
of the Over-the-Counter Monograph User Fee Act of 2019, fees 
relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by part 
10 of subchapter C of Chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug 
and Cosmetic Act shall be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not other-
wise provided, $11,788,000, to remain available until expended. 
FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described 
under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition 
to amounts available for such purposes under the heading ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses’’, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appro-
priated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures 
Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section 
1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation for ‘‘Department 
of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 
Salaries and Expenses’’ solely for the purposes provided in such 
Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the Commis-
sioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous 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 addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $74,600,000 (from assessments collected from 
farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mort-
gage 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
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with receiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropria-
tions and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture 
for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for 
the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not 
to exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for 
replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That 
notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be nec-
essary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and 
for the protection of life, property, and public safety. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances 
of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other avail-
able unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining avail-
able of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund 
for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for 
the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology 
services 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 adminis-
trator: Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available 
for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital Fund 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes 
to the Department’s National Finance Center without written 
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 
Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to initiate, 
plan, develop, implement, or make any changes to remove or 
relocate any systems, missions, or functions of the offices of the 
Chief Financial Officer or any personnel 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: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices 
of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to existing 
and new Departments and other government agencies National 
Finance Center shared services including, but not limited to, payroll, 
financial management, and human capital shared services and allow
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the National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades: Pro-
vided further, That of annual income amounts in the Working 
Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture attributable to the 
amounts in excess of the true costs of the shared services provided 
by the National Finance Center and budgeted for the National 
Finance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent 
for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 
equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of 
financial, administrative, and information technology services, and 
other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unfore-
seen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided 
further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for 
obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the 
obligation to the Committees on Appropriations 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. 
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 institutions in excess of 10 percent 
of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of 
such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual 
interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate 
payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institu-
tions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis 
for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture 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 Development Loan Fund program account, the 
Rural Electrification 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 acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of 
the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive 
Information 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 trans-
ferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written 
notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, none 
of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for informa-
tion technology shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other 
agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by 
the Chief Information Officer: Provided further, That the Chief
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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 accom-
panying 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 expended to disburse obligations 
made in the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
former RUS 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 balances from appropria-
tions made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for 
the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 
30, 2020, for information technology expenses: Provided, That except 
as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available 
through September 30, 2020, for information technology expenses. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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 Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 711. In the case of each program established or amended 
by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) or by a suc-
cessor to that Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of title 
III of such Act, or programs for 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 technical assistance, associ-
ated 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 activi-
ties related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and 
task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels 
used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used 
to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 
SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography.