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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2672
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit voluntary compliance 
with provisions relating to the rate of wage paid to laborers and mechan-
ics employed on Federal-aid highway projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2003
Mrs. MUSGRAVE (for herself, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BAKER, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. 
BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BARTON 
of Texas, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BURTON of Indi-
ana, Mr. CAMP, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COLE, Mr. 
COX, Mr. CRANE, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. 
LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. DELAY, Mr. LINDER, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. 
FEENEY, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GARRETT of New 
Jersey, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. GOODE, Mr. HALL, Mr. HAYES, Mr. 
HAYWORTH, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of 
Texas, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. KELLER, Mr. MCINNIS, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PENCE, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROGERS of 
Alabama, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. 
TANCREDO, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. VITTER, 
Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to permit voluntary 
compliance with provisions relating to the rate of wage
paid to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-
aid highway projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PREVAILING RATE OF WAGE FOR LABORERS 
AND MECHANICS EMPLOYED ON FEDERAL-
AID HIGHWAY PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) SUNSET PROVISION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall cease to 
be effective beginning on the date of enactment of 
this subsection. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed 
to prohibit a State from enacting a State law to pro-
vide for continued enforcement of any of the require-
ments of this section in the State.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 106(d)(1) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘113 or’’.
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which shall be issued with each of the 5 designs 
selected for such year. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION OF DESIGN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each of the 50 de-
signs required under this subsection for $1 
Federal reserve notes shall be— 
‘‘(i) selected by the Secretary after 
consultation with— 
‘‘(I) the Governor of the State 
whose capitol or statehouse is being 
commemorated, or such other State 
officials or group as the State may 
designate for such purpose; and 
‘‘(II) the Commission of Fine 
Arts; and 
‘‘(ii) reviewed by the Board and the 
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION
AND
APPROVAL
PROC-
ESS.—Designs for $1 Federal reserve notes 
may be submitted in accordance with the design 
selection and approval process developed by the 
Secretary in the sole discretion of the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary may 
include participation by State officials, artists
gress and to the Secretary a report on the evaluation 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
Subtitle B—Provisions Relating to 
Preventive Benefits
SEC. 211. COVERAGE OF AN INITIAL PREVENTIVE PHYS-
ICAL EXAMINATION. 
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(s)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(W) an initial preventive physical examination 
(as defined in subsection (ww));’’. 
(b) SERVICES DESCRIBED.—Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 
1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘Initial Preventive Physical Examination 
‘‘(ww) The term ‘initial preventive physical examina-
tion’ means physicians’ services consisting of a physical 
examination with the goal of health promotion and disease 
detection and includes items and services (excluding clin-
ical laboratory tests), as determined by the Secretary, con-
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(5) HARMONIZED
SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Har-
monized System’’ means the Harmonized Com-
modity Description and Coding System.
(6) INDIRECT MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘indirect 
material’’ means a good used in the production, test-
ing, or inspection of a good but not physically incor-
porated into the good, or a good used in the mainte-
nance of buildings or the operation of equipment as-
sociated with the production of a good, including—
(A) fuel and energy; 
(B) tools, dies, and molds; 
(C) spare parts and materials used in the 
maintenance of equipment or buildings; 
(D) lubricants, greases, compounding ma-
terials, and other materials used in production 
or used to operate equipment or buildings; 
(E) gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, 
safety equipment, and supplies; 
(F) equipment, devices, and supplies used 
for testing or inspecting the good; 
(G) catalysts and solvents; and 
(H) any other goods that are not incor-
porated into the good but the use of which in 
the production of the good can reasonably be 
demonstrated to be a part of that production.
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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 the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Agriculture, $3,468,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$11,000 of this amount shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, as determined by the Secretary. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, in-
cluding economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit 
analysis, energy and new uses, and the functions of the 
World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), 
$8,716,000. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $13,670,000.
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OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $7,749,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $14,993,000. 
COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Com-
puting Environment for the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service, the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, 
and the Rural Development mission areas for information 
technology, systems, and services, $133,155,000 (reduced 
by $8,656,000) (reduced by $3,500,000) (reduced by 
$20,000,000), to remain available until expended, for the 
capital asset acquisition of shared information technology 
systems, including services as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
6915–16 and 40 U.S.C. 1421–28: Provided, That obliga-
tion of these funds shall be consistent with the Depart-
ment of Agriculture Service Center Modernization Plan of 
the county-based agencies, and shall be with the concur-
rence of the Department’s Chief Information Officer. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $5,785,000: Provided, That the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer shall actively market and expand cross-
servicing activities of the National Finance Center: Pro-
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vided further, That no funds made available by this appro-
priation may be obligated for FAIR Act or Circular A–
76 activities until the Secretary has submitted to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
report on the Department’s contracting out policies, in-
cluding agency budgets for contracting out. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $397,000 (in-
creased by $411,000). 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Administration, $678,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL 
PAYMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-
trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities 
of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 
alterations and other actions needed for the Department
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and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con-
figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 
General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im-
provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili-
ties, and for related costs, as follows: for payments to the 
General Services Administration, $124,332,000 (reduced 
by $800,000), for buildings operations and maintenance, 
$32,559,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed 5 percent of amounts which are 
made available for space rental and related costs for the 
Department of Agriculture in this Act may be transferred 
between such appropriations to cover the costs of new or 
replacement space 15 days after notice thereof is trans-
mitted to the Appropriations Committees of both Houses 
of Congress. 
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 Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $15,713,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That appropriations 
and funds available herein to the Department for Haz-
ardous Materials Management may be transferred to any
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agency of the Department for its use in meeting all re-
quirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and 
non-Federal lands. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For Departmental Administration, $38,592,000 (in-
creased by $2,005,000), to provide for necessary expenses 
for management support services to offices of the Depart-
ment and for general administration, security, repairs and 
alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 
and efficient work of the Department: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appro-
priations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the 
holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to 
carry out the programs funded by this Act, including pro-
grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
within the executive branch, $3,796,000: Provided, That 
these funds may be transferred to agencies of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain per-
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sonnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no funds 
made available by this appropriation may be obligated 
after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, un-
less the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of 
these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That no 
other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act 
shall be available to the Department for support of activi-
ties of congressional relations. 
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out services relating 
to the coordination of programs involving public affairs, 
for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the 
coordination of information, work, and programs author-
ized by Congress in the Department, $9,245,000: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used for 
farmers’ bulletins. 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $77,314,000 (increased by 
$800,000), including such sums as may be necessary for 
contracting and other arrangements with public agencies 
and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the In-
spector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed
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$125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses as 
well as the payment of informants, to be expended under 
the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public 
Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98. 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $34,700,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics to administer the laws enacted by the Congress 
for the Economic Research Service, the National Agricul-
tural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, 
and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex-
tension Service, $597,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service in conducting economic research and analysis, as 
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, $71,402,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and 
service work, including crop and livestock estimates, sta-
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tistical coordination and improvements, marketing sur-
veys, and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 
1621–1627 
and 
2204g, 
and 
other 
laws, 
$129,800,000, of which up to $25,279,000 shall be avail-
able until expended for the Census of Agriculture. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
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, $1,014,000,000: Provided, That ap-
propriations 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 construction, alteration, and repair
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of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro-
vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 
exceed $375,000, except 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 replacement value of the building or 
$375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the 
limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not 
apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities 
at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropria-
tions hereunder shall be available for granting easements 
at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided 
further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to 
replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of 
April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That 
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law. 
None of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available to carry out research related to the pro-
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duction, processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco 
products. 
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, $35,900,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND 
EXTENSION SERVICE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $594,772,000 (increased by $600,000) 
(increased by $2,000,000), as follows: to carry out the pro-
visions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a–i), 
$180,148,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research 
(16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), $21,884,000; for payments 
to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee Uni-
versity and West Virginia State College (7 U.S.C. 3222), 
$36,000,000, of which $1,507,496 shall be made available 
only for the purpose of ensuring that each institution shall 
receive no less than $1,000,000; for special grants for ag-
ricultural research (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $101,241,000; for 
special grants for agricultural research on improved pest
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control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $15,194,000; for competitive 
research grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $149,248,000; for the 
support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 
3195), $5,065,000; for supplemental and alternative crops 
and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $1,188,000; for the 1994 
research grants program for 1994 institutions pursuant 
to section 536 of Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $998,000, to remain available until expended; for 
rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $1,000,000; 
for higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(6)), $3,222,000, to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for higher education challenge 
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $4,888,000; for a higher 
education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(5)), $992,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for an education grants program for Hispanic-
serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $4,073,000 (in-
creased by $600,000); for noncompetitive grants for the 
purpose of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3242 
(section 759 of Public Law 106–78) to individual eligible 
institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in Alaska 
and in Hawaii, with funds awarded equally to each of the 
States of Alaska and Hawaii, $2,997,000; for a secondary 
agriculture education program and 2-year post-secondary 
education (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $994,000; for aquaculture
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grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,996,000; for sustainable agri-
culture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), 
$13,661,000; for a program of capacity building grants 
(7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to colleges eligible to receive funds 
under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 
328), including Tuskegee University and West Virginia 
State College, $9,479,000 (increased by $2,000,000), to 
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for pay-
ments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 
534(a)(1) of Public Law 103–382, $1,689,000; and for 
necessary expenses of Research and Education Activities, 
$36,815,000. 
None of the funds appropriated under this heading 
shall be available to carry out research related to the pro-
duction, processing, or marketing of tobacco or tobacco 
products: Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply 
to research on the medical, biotechnological, food, and in-
dustrial uses of tobacco. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $9,000,000. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $438,242,000
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(increased by $1,500,000), as follows: payments for coop-
erative extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be 
distributed 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, $275,940,000; payments for extension work at the 
1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 
343(b)(3)), $3,273,000; payments for the nutrition and 
family education program for low-income areas under sec-
tion 3(d) of the Act, $58,185,000; payments for the pest 
management program under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$10,689,000; payments for the farm safety program under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $5,489,000; payments to upgrade 
research, extension, and teaching facilities at the 1890 
land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University and 
West Virginia State College, as authorized by section 1447 
of Public Law 95–113 (7 U.S.C. 3222b), $13,500,000 (in-
creased by $1,500,000), to remain available until ex-
pended; payments for youth-at-risk programs under sec-
tion 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $8,426,000; for youth 
farm safety education and certification extension grants, 
to be awarded competitively under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$496,000; payments for carrying out the provisions of the 
Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
1671 et seq.), $4,093,000; payments for Indian reserva-
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tion agents under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, 
$1,983,000; payments for sustainable agriculture pro-
grams under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,843,000; pay-
ments for cooperative extension work by the colleges re-
ceiving the benefits of the second Morrill Act (7 U.S.C. 
321–326 and 328) and Tuskegee University and West Vir-
ginia State College, $31,908,000, of which $1,724,884 
shall be made available only for the purpose of ensuring 
that each institution shall receive no less than $1,000,000; 
and for necessary expenses of extension activities, 
$19,417,000. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $62,942,000, as follows: for competitive grants 
programs authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 
(7 U.S.C. 7626), $43,942,000, including $12,887,000 for 
the water quality program, $14,870,000 for the food safe-
ty program, $4,501,000 for the regional pest management 
centers program, $4,857,000 for the Food Quality Protec-
tion Act risk mitigation program for major food crop sys-
tems, $1,487,000 for the crops affected by Food Quality 
Protection Act implementation, $3,229,000 for the methyl 
bromide transition program, and $2,111,000 for the or-
ganic transition program; for a competitive international