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Union Calendar No. 82 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2410 
[Report No. 113–116] 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2013 
Mr. Aderholt, 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, 2014, 
and for other purposes. 
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-
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tion, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$40,516,000, of which not to exceed $4,550,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $498,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,295,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency 
Coordination; not to exceed $1,185,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed 
$21,580,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Administration, of which $20,760,000 
shall be available for Departmental Administration to pro-
vide for necessary expenses for management support serv-
ices to offices of the Department and for general adminis-
tration, security, repairs and alterations, and other mis-
cellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided 
for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of 
the Department; not to exceed $3,504,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-
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sional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this 
Act, including programs involving intergovernmental af-
fairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to 
exceed $7,904,000 shall be available for the Office of Com-
munications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
is authorized 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 appro-
priation for any office shall be increased or decreased by 
more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$11,000 of the amount made available under this para-
graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail-
able under this heading for Departmental Administration 
shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this 
Act for travel 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 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 
transferred to agencies of the Department 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 
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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 allocation of these 
funds by USDA agency. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $15,245,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for 
grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 
7 U.S.C. 3155 and shall be obligated within 90 days of 
enactment of this Act. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $12,584,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $8,767,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $42,925,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $6,090,000. 
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Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $459,011,000, 
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 facility im-
provements at 1890 institutions shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible 
to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative ex-
tension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, 
That funds for cooperative 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 avail-
able for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for 
extension agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $31,137,000, 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. 
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