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similar effects) on humans or 
animals as tetrahydrocannabinol 
(as determined by the Secretary 
in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human 
Services).’’. 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so 
amended), the following: 
‘‘(2) HEMP-DERIVED CANNABINOID
PROD-
UCT.—The term ‘hemp-derived cannabinoid product’ 
means any intermediate or final product derived 
from hemp, excluding industrial hemp, that— 
‘‘(A) contains cannabinoids in any form; 
and 
‘‘(B) is intended for human or animal use 
through any means of application or adminis-
tration, such as inhalation, ingestion, or topical 
application.’’. 
SEC. 761. If services performed by APHIS employees 
are determined by the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service to be in response to an 
animal disease outbreak, any premium pay that is funded, 
either directly or through reimbursement, shall be exempt-
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ed from the aggregate of basic pay and premium pay cal-
culated under section 5547 of title 5, United States Code, 
and any other provision of law limiting the aggregate 
amount of premium pay payable on a biweekly or calendar 
year basis: Provided, That this section shall take effect 
as if enacted on January 1, 2023. 
SEC. 762. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per-
sonnel— 
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 
(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation). 
SEC. 763. The National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering and Medicine (NASEM) were tasked with pro-
viding findings and recommendations on alcohol consump-
tion for the purposes of inclusion in the 2025 Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans as required by Section 772 of 
Division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 
(Public Law 117–328): Provided, That the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall consider the findings and recommendations 
of the NASEM report in the development of the 2025 Die-
tary Guidelines for Americans and further, both Secre-
taries shall ensure that the alcohol consumption rec-
ommendations in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Ameri-
cans shall be based on the preponderance of scientific and 
medical knowledge consistent with section 5341 of title 7 
of United States Code. 
SEC. 764. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the acceptable market name of any engineered animal 
approved prior to the effective date of the National Bio-
engineered Food Disclosure Standard (February 19, 
2019) shall include the words ‘‘genetically engineered’’ 
prior to the existing acceptable market name. 
SEC. 765. Of the unobligated balances from prior 
year appropriations made available for conservation activi-
ties under the heading ‘‘Natural Resources Conservation 
Service—Conservation Operations’’, $50,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concur-
rent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 766. The Secretary of Agriculture shall be in-
cluded as a member of the Committee on Foreign Invest-
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ment in the United States (CFIUS) on a case by case 
basis pursuant to the authorities in section 721(k)(2)(J) 
of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 
4565(k)(2)(J)) with respect to each covered transaction 
(as defined in section 721(a)(4) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4))) involving agricultural 
land, agriculture biotechnology, or the agriculture industry 
(including agricultural transportation, agricultural stor-
age, and agricultural processing), as determined by the 
CFIUS Chairperson in coordination with the Secretary of 
Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, notify the Committee on 
Foreign Investment in the United States of any agricul-
tural land transaction that the Secretary of Agriculture 
has reason to believe, based on information from or in co-
operation with the Intelligence Community, is a covered 
transaction (A) that may pose a risk to the national secu-
rity of the United States, with particular emphasis on cov-
ered transactions of an interest in agricultural land by for-
eign governments or entities of concern, as defined in 42 
U.S.C. 19221(a), including the People’s Republic of 
China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the 
Russian Federation, and the Islamic Republic of Iran; and 
(B) with respect to which a person is required to submit 
a report to the Secretary of Agriculture under section 2(a) 
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of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 3501(a)). 
SEC. 767. The agencies and offices of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture may reimburse the Office of the Gen-
eral Counsel (OGC), out of the funds provided in this Act, 
for costs incurred by OGC in providing services to such 
agencies or offices under time-limited agreements entered 
into with such agencies and offices: Provided, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided by law. 
SEC. 768. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used 
to 
implement, 
administer, 
or 
enforce 
the 
″Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for 
Certain Foods″ published on November 21, 2022 (87 Fed. 
Reg. 70910), or any other rule promulgated in accordance 
with section 204 of the FDA Food Safety Modernization 
Act (21 U.S.C. 2223) until the U.S. Food and Drug Ad-
ministration: 
(1) completes at least 4 pilot projects using nu-
merous products on the Food Traceability List, in 
coordination with farms and with food industry 
members operating restaurants, retail food establish-
ments, warehouses distributing to retail food estab-
lishments, farms, and restaurants, to 
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(A) measure the effectiveness of foodborne 
illness outbreak investigations conducted with-
out requiring tracing to a single lot code; and 
(B) identify and evaluate the feasibility 
and effectiveness of low-cost food tracing tech-
nologies; and 
(2) extends the compliance date for such rule to 
at least two years after the date on which the pilot 
projects required by section (A) are successfully 
completed allowing FDA to retrieve the information 
they need for an investigation/recall. 
SEC. 769. Within 120 days of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall de-
velop a plan, in consultation with the Department of State 
and the governments of Abraham Accords countries, to 
consider the location, duties, and personnel necessary to 
carry out the functions of an Abraham Accords Bureau 
within the Food and Drug Administration. 
SEC. 770. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
(b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Report-
ing Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106– 
78) is amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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SEC. 771. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
may be used to process Confirmation Request or Regu-
latory Status Review submissions by any entity subject to 
the ownership or control of the People’s Republic of China 
(PRC) or any other foreign country of concern as defined 
in 42 U.S.C. 19221(a) unless that entity had previously 
received a positive determination by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, until the Secretary of Agriculture reports to Con-
gress that the PRC abides by all agricultural bio-
technology commitments made under the Phase One eco-
nomic and trade agreement signed by the United States 
and the PRC on January 15, 2020. 
SEC. 772. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) amend the covered Food Packages to require the 
inclusion of peanut-containing foods for the purposes of 
early introduction of potentially allergenic foods; and 
(2) ensure that all such peanut-containing foods eligi-
ble are safe for consumption by infants. 
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out sub-
section (a) in a manner consistent with the recommenda-
tions for early introduction of peanut-containing foods in-
cluded in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020- 
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2025, published under section 301 of the National Nutri-
tion Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5341). 
(c) In this section, the term ‘‘covered Food Pack-
ages’’ means Food Packages I and II under section 246.10 
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, as amended by 
the rule entitled ‘‘Special Supplemental Nutrition Pro-
gram for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions 
to the WIC Food Packages’’ published by the Department 
of Agriculture in the Federal Register on April 18, 2024 
(89 Fed. Reg. 28488). 
SEC. 773. Hereafter, out of the funds made available 
to the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the AMS 
shall carry out regular testing of all inbound molasses at 
northern border ports of entry, and other ports as appro-
priate, for the purposes of verifying and validating the 
methodology and protocols of the inspection of such molas-
ses, including whether the molasses meets each statutory 
requirement, any relevant explanatory notes, and each 
property typical of molasses in the United States: Pro-
vided, Results of the testing shall be shared with Customs 
and Border Protection for any appropriate enforcement 
action, as necessary, and made publicly available upon re-
quest: Provided further, That within 180 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act AMS shall fully implement this 
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section and provide a briefing on the implementation to 
the Committees on Appropriations. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 774. $0. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 483 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9027 
[Report No. 118–583] 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2025, and for other pur-
poses. 
JULY 12, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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