H. R. 2997 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 
An Act 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, $5,285,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this 
amount shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Relations, 
$1,000,000, to support communication and consultation activities 
with Federally Recognized Tribes, as well as other requirements 
established by law. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$13,032,000. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
$15,254,000.
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OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $9,436,000. 
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Security, 
$1,859,000. 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 
$1,700,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $61,579,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $6,566,000: Provided, That no funds made available by 
this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR Act or Circular A– 
76 activities until the Secretary has submitted to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the Department’s contracting out policies, including 
agency budgets for contracting out. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Civil Rights, $895,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$23,922,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration, $806,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL PAYMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services 
to the Department of Agriculture 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 
and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations 
suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and
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for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agri-
culture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $293,093,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which $184,812,000 shall 
be available for payments to the General Services Administration 
for rent; of which $13,500,000 for payment to the Department 
of Homeland Security for building security activities; and of which 
$94,781,000 for buildings operations and maintenance expenses: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall use $15,911,000 of these funds 
to cover shortfalls incurred in prior year rental payments: Provided 
further, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer funds from 
a Departmental agency to this account to recover the full cost 
of the space and security expenses of that agency that are funded 
by this account when the actual costs exceed the agency estimate 
which will be available for the activities and payments described 
herein. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), 
$5,125,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for 
Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any 
agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 
pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For Departmental Administration, $41,319,000, to provide for 
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of 
the Department 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 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 of the amount appro-
priated, $13,000,000 is for stabilization and reconstruction activities 
to be carried out under the authority provided by title XIV of 
the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) 
and other applicable laws. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
RELATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by 
this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs 
and liaison within the executive branch, $3,968,000: Provided, That 
these funds may be transferred to agencies of the Department
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of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel 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, unless the Secretary has notified the 
Committees on Appropriations 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 activities of congres-
sional relations. 
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Communications, 
$9,722,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $88,725,000, including such sums as may be necessary for 
contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and pri-
vate persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, 
to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu-
ant 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, 
$43,551,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND 
ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Research, Education and Economics, $895,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$82,478,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $161,830,000, of which up to $37,908,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service 
and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 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
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exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests trans-
ferred out of Federal ownership, $1,179,639,000, of which 
$44,138,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
in the table titled ‘‘Congressionally Designated Projects’’ in the 
statement of managers to accompany this Act: Provided, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available for the operation and mainte-
nance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replace-
ment only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alter-
ation, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless other-
wise provided, 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 appropriations here-
under 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 
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
lishing or operating any research facility or research project of 
the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of 
the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, 
$70,873,000, of which $70,873,000 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Congressionally Des-
ignated Projects’’ in the statement of managers to accompany this 
Act, to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for coopera-
tive forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other 
expenses, $788,243,000, of which $120,054,000 shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Congres-
sionally Designated Projects’’ in the statement of managers to 
accompany this Act, as follows: to carry out the provisions of the 
Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a–i), $215,000,000; for grants for 
cooperative forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), 
$29,000,000; for payments to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), 
$48,500,000, provided that each institution receives no less than 
$1,000,000; for special grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $89,029,000; for 
competitive grants on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), 
$16,185,000; 
for 
competitive 
grants 
(7 
U.S.C. 
450(i)(b)), 
$262,482,000, to remain available until expended; for the support
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of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $2,950,000; 
for supplemental and alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 
3319d), $835,000; for grants for research pursuant to the Critical 
Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.), $1,083,000, to 
remain available until expended; for the 1994 research grants pro-
gram for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 536 of Public Law 
103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $1,805,000, to remain available until 
expended; for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $983,000; 
for higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(6)), $3,859,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 
2209b); for a program pursuant to section 1415A of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3151a), $4,800,000, to remain available until expended; 
for higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), 
$5,654,000; for a higher education multicultural scholars program 
(7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $1,241,000, to remain available until expended 
(7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for Hispanic- 
serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $9,237,000; for competitive 
grants for the purpose of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 
3156 to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institu-
tions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded equally to 
each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, $3,200,000; for a secondary 
agriculture education program and 2-year post-secondary education 
(7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $983,000; for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), 
$3,928,000; for sustainable agriculture research and education (7 
U.S.C. 5811), $14,500,000; for a program of capacity building grants 
(7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to institutions eligible to receive funds under 
7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $18,250,000, 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, $3,342,000; 
for resident instruction grants for insular areas under section 1491 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $900,000; for distance education 
grants for insular areas under section 1490 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3362), $750,000; for a new era rural technology program 
pursuant to section 1473E of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319e), 
$875,000; for a competitive grants program for farm business 
management and benchmarking (7 U.S.C. 5925f), $1,500,000; for 
a competitive grants program regarding biobased energy (7 U.S.C. 
8114), $2,250,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and 
Education Activities, $45,122,000, of which $2,704,000 for the 
Research, Education, and Economics Information System and 
$2,136,000 for the Electronic Grants Information System, are to 
remain available until expended. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund author-
ized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and 
American Samoa, $494,923,000, of which $11,831,000 shall be for
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the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘Congressionally Designated Projects’’ in the statement of managers 
to accompany this Act, as follows: payments for cooperative exten-
sion 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 retirement and employees’ compensation 
costs for extension agents, $297,500,000; payments for extension 
work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 
343(b)(3)), $4,321,000; payments for the nutrition and family edu-
cation program for low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$68,070,000; payments for the pest management program under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $9,938,000; payments for the farm safety 
program under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,863,000; payments for 
New Technologies for Ag Extension under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$1,750,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching 
facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 
3221 and 3222, $19,770,000, to remain available until expended; 
payments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the 
Smith-Lever Act, $8,412,000; for youth farm safety education and 
certification extension grants, to be awarded competitively under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $486,000; payments for carrying out the 
provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $4,068,000; payments for the federally-recog-
nized Tribes Extension Program under section 3(d) of the Smith- 
Lever Act, $3,045,000; payments for sustainable agriculture pro-
grams under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,705,000; payments for 
rural health and safety education as authorized by section 502(i) 
of Public Law 92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,738,000; payments 
for cooperative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 
3221), $42,677,000, provided that each institution receives no less 
than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organizations pursuant to 
7 U.S.C. 7630, $1,784,000; payments to carry out the food animal 
residue avoidance database program as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
7642, $1,000,000; payments to carry out section 1672(e)(49) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925), as amended, $400,000; and for necessary expenses of Exten-
sion Activities, $20,396,000. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, 
including 
necessary 
administrative 
expenses, 
$60,022,000, 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), $45,148,000, 
including $12,649,000 for the water quality program, $14,596,000 
for the food safety program, $4,096,000 for the regional pest 
management centers program, $4,388,000 for the Food Quality 
Protection Act risk mitigation program for major food crop systems, 
$1,365,000 for the crops affected by Food Quality Protection Act 
implementation, $3,054,000 for the methyl bromide transition pro-
gram, and $5,000,000 for the organic transition program; for a 
competitive international science and education grants program 
authorized under section 1459A of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3292b), to remain available until expended, $3,000,000; for grants 
programs authorized under section 2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89–
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106, as amended, $732,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2011, for the critical issues program; $1,312,000 for the regional 
rural development centers program; and $9,830,000 for the Food 
and Agriculture Defense Initiative authorized under section 1484 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977, to remain available until September 30, 2011. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $895,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances 
and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4085), $904,953,000, of which $24,410,000 shall be for 
the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘Congressionally Designated Projects’’ in the statement of managers 
to accompany this Act, of which $2,058,000 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; of which $23,390,000 shall be used 
for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt 
retirement for active eradication zones; of which $5,300,000 shall 
be for a National Animal Identification program; of which 
$60,243,000 shall be used to prevent and control avian influenza 
and shall remain available until expended: Provided, That funds 
provided for the contingency fund to meet emergency conditions, 
information technology infrastructure, fruit fly program, emerging 
plant pests, cotton pests program, grasshopper and mormon cricket 
program, the plum pox program, the National Veterinary Stockpile, 
the National Animal Identification System, up to $1,500,000 in 
the scrapie program for indemnities, up to $1,000,000 for wildlife 
services methods development, up to $1,500,000 of the wildlife 
services operations program for aviation safety, and up to 25 percent 
of the screwworm program shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, 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 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 emer-
gencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production 
industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other 
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations 
of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, 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 sections 10411 and 
10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and
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8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds 
transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal 
year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided 
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant 
to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
buildings 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 fiscal year 2010, 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 organizations, 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 available 
until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such 
assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, 
$4,712,000, to remain available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$91,148,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one 
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $64,583,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: 
Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrol-
lable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up 
to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY 
(SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program 
expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating
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expenses, including $10,000,000 for replacement of a system to 
support commodity purchases, except for: (1) transfers to the 
Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 
Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this 
Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 for formulation and adminis-
tration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricul-
tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act 
of 1961. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activi-
ties under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,334,000. 
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration, $41,964,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for 
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $42,463,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing 
services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, 
this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Food Safety, $813,000. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed 
$50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant 
to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,018,520,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to 
this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accredita-
tion as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 
funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infra-
structure system shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That no fewer than 140 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2010 for purposes dedicated solely 
to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods 
of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That of the amount available
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under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be obligated to maintain the 
Humane Animal Tracking System as part of the Public Health 
Data Communication Infrastructure System: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, 
but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of 
the building. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND FOREIGN 
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $895,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For 
necessary 
expenses 
of 
the 
Farm 
Service 
Agency, 
$1,253,777,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use 
the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all 
programs administered by the Agency: Provided further, That other 
funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may 
be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further, 
That funds made available to county committees shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $4,369,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments 
to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a 
dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such program is carried 
out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity 
program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12).