veys, and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 1621–1627, Public Law 105–113, and other laws,
$100,851,000, of which up to $15,000,000 shall be avail-
able until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall be available for em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and
not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re-
search Service to perform agricultural research and dem-
onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing,
and distribution (not otherwise provided for); home eco-
nomics or nutrition and consumer use including the acqui-
sition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural in-
formation; and for acquisition of lands by donation, ex-
change, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,
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, 
$850,384,000 
(reduced 
by
$6,800,000): Provided, That appropriations hereunder
shall be available for temporary employment pursuant to
the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $115,000 shall
be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Pro-
vided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be
available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft
and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement
only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder
shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the con-
struction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improve-
ments, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of con-
structing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, ex-
cept for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be
limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be
constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000
each, and the cost of altering any one building during the
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current re-
placement value of the building or $375,000, whichever
is greater: 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, including an ease-
ment to the University of Maryland to construct the
Transgenic Animal Facility which upon completion shall
be accepted by the Secretary as a gift: 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 the
foregoing limitations on purchase of land shall not apply
to the purchase of land at Corvallis, Oregon; Parlier, Cali-
fornia; and Florence, South Carolina: Provided further,
That funds may be received from any State, other political
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of
establishing or operating any research facility or research
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized
by law.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts.
In the current fiscal year, the agency is authorized
to charge fees, commensurate with the fair market value,
for any permit, easement, lease, or other special use au-
thorization for the occupancy or use of land and facilities
(including land and facilities at the Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center) issued by the agency, as authorized by
law, and such fees shall be credited to this account and
shall remain available until expended for authorized pur-
poses.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve-
ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural
research programs of the Department of Agriculture,
where not otherwise provided, $39,300,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing any research facility of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by law.
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
EXTENSION SERVICE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For necessary payments to agricultural experiment
stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for
facilities, and for other expenses, $477,551,000 (increased
by $4,000,000), of which the following amounts shall be
available: to carry into effect the provisions of the Hatch
Act (7 U.S.C. 361a–i), $180,545,000; for grants for coop-
erative 
forestry 
research 
(16 
U.S.C. 
582a–a7),
$21,932,000; for payments to the 1890 land-grant col-
leges, including Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 3222),
$30,676,000 (increased by $4,000,000); for special grants
for agricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $74,354,000;
for special grants for agricultural research on improved
pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $13,721,000; for competi-
tive research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $96,934,000; for
the support of animal health and disease programs (7
U.S.C. 3195), $5,109,000; for supplemental and alter-
native crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $750,000;
for the 1994 research program (7 U.S.C. 301 note),
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended; for higher
education 
graduate 
fellowship 
grants 
(7 
U.S.C.
3152(b)(6)), $3,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for higher education challenge
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $4,350,000; for a higher
education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C.
3152(b)(5)), $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants pro-
gram for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241),
$3,500,000; for a secondary agriculture education pro-
gram and 2-year post-secondary education (7 U.S.C.
3152(h)), $600,000; for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C.
3322), $4,000,000; for sustainable agriculture research
and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $9,000,000; for a pro-
gram of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4))
to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of Au-
gust 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), including
Tuskegee University, $9,500,000, to remain available
until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the
1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public
Law 103–382, $1,552,000; and for necessary expenses of
Research and Education Activities, $16,028,000, of which
not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts.
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND
For establishment of a Native American institutions
endowment fund, as authorized by Public Law 103–382
(7 U.S.C. 301 note), $7,100,000: Provided, That here-
after, any distribution of the adjusted income from the
Native American institutions endowment fund is author-
ized to be used for facility renovation, repair, construction,
and maintenance, in addition to other authorized pur-
poses.
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
For necessary payments to States, the District of Co-
lumbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micro-
nesia, 
Northern 
Marianas, 
and 
American 
Samoa,
$428,740,000 (increased by $2,800,000), of which the fol-
lowing amounts shall be available: payments for coopera-
tive extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be dis-
tributed under sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and
under section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471, for retire-
ment and employees’ compensation costs for extension
agents and for costs of penalty mail for cooperative exten-
sion agents and State extension directors, $276,548,000;
payments for extension work at the 1994 Institutions
under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)),
$3,060,000; payments for the nutrition and family edu-
cation program for low-income areas under section 3(d)
of the Act, $58,695,000; payments for the pest manage-
ment program under section 3(d) of the Act, $10,783,000;
payments for the farm safety program under section 3(d)
of the Act, $4,000,000; payments for pesticide applicator
training under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,500,000; pay-
ments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching facili-
ties at the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee
University, as authorized by section 1447 of Public Law
95–113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $12,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended; payments for the rural development
centers under section 3(d) of the Act, $908,000; payments
for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Act,
$9,000,000; for youth farm safety education and certifi-
cation extension grants, to be awarded competitively under
section 3(d) of the Act, $1,000,000; payments for carrying
out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension
Act of 1978, $3,192,000; payments for Indian reservation
agents under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,714,000; pay-
ments for sustainable agriculture programs under section
3(d) of the Act, $3,309,000; payments for cooperative ex-
tension work by the colleges receiving the benefits of the
second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328) and
Tuskegee 
University, 
$26,843,000 
(increased 
by
$2,800,000); and for Federal administration and coordi-
nation including administration of the Smith-Lever Act,
and the Act of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341–349),
and section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7
U.S.C. 301 note), and to coordinate and provide program
leadership for the extension work of the Department and
the several States and insular possessions, $16,188,000:
Provided, That funds hereby appropriated pursuant to
section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and section 506
of the Act of June 23, 1972, shall not be paid to any
State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, or
the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas, and
American Samoa prior to availability of an equal sum from
non-Federal sources for expenditure during the current
fiscal year.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES
For the integrated research, education, and extension
competitive grants programs, including necessary adminis-
trative expenses, $39,541,000, as follows: payments for
the water quality program, $12,000,000; payments for the
food safety program, $15,000,000; payments for the na-
tional agriculture pesticide impact assessment program,
$4,541,000; payments for the Food Quality Protection Act
risk mitigation program for major food crop systems,
$4,000,000; payments for the crops affected by Food
Quality Protection Act implementation, $1,000,000; pay-
ments for the methyl bromide transition program,
$2,000,000; and payments for the organic transition pro-
gram $1,000,000, as authorized under section 406 of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING
AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Pro-
grams to administer programs under the laws enacted by
the Congress for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, and the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration,
$618,000.
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, including
those pursuant to the Act of February 28, 1947 (21
U.S.C. 114b–c), necessary to prevent, control, and eradi-
cate pests and plant and animal diseases; to carry out in-
spection, quarantine, and regulatory activities; to dis-
charge the authorities of the Secretary of Agriculture
under the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C.
426–426b); and to protect the environment, as authorized
by law, $470,000,000 (reduced by $15,510), of which
$8,065,000 shall be available for the control of outbreaks
of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control
of pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet
emergency conditions: Provided, That no funds shall be
used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication
program for the current fiscal year that does not require
minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for field employment pursuant to the second sentence of
section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be available for the operation and
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed
four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided
further, That, in addition, in emergencies which threaten
any segment of the agricultural production industry of this
country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropria-
tions or funds available to the agencies or corporations
of the Department such sums as may be deemed nec-
essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the
arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease
or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses
in accordance with the Act of February 28, 1947, and sec-
tion 102 of the Act of September 21, 1944, and any unex-
pended balances of funds transferred for such emergency
purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with
such transferred amounts: Provided further, That appro-
priations 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.
In the current fiscal year, the agency is authorized
to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical
assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other
political subdivisions, domestic and international organiza-
tions, 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 credited to this account, to remain