IIB 
Calendar No. 155 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2112 
[Report No. 112–73] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 16, 2011 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 
Reported by Mr. KOHL, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 
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-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $8,004,000. 
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Se-
curity, $1,272,000. 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and 
Outreach, $1,209,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $35,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000). 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $5,310,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $760,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$19,288,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, $683,000. 
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. 121, 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 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, $209,505,000 (reduced by 
$342,000), to remain available until expended; of which 
$151,396,000 shall be available for payments to the Gen-
eral
Services
Administration
for
rent;
of
which 
$11,452,000 shall be available for payment to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security for building security activities; 
and of which $46,657,000 (reduced by $342,000) shall be
available for buildings operations and maintenance ex-
penses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated 
balances from prior years to cover shortfalls incurred in 
prior year rental payments: Provided further, That the 
Secretary is authorized to transfer funds from a Depart-
mental 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 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.), $3,393,000, to remain avail-
able 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, $23,900,000 (re-
duced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $2,390,000), to provide 
for necessary expenses for management support services 
to offices of the Department and for general administra-
tion and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not 
otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 
efficient work of the Department: Provided, That this ap-
propriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appropria-
tions 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 expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the pro-
grams funded by this Act, including programs involving 
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
branch, $3,289,000: Provided, That these funds 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 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 ap-
propriated to the Department by this Act shall be available 
to the Department for support of congressional relations 
activities. 
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Communica-
tions, $8,058,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $80,000,000, including such sums 
as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange-
ments with public agencies and private persons pursuant 
to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confiden-
tial operational expenses, including the payment of inform-
ants, 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, $35,204,000.
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, 
$760,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service, $70,000,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics
Service,
$149,500,000,
of
which
up
to 
$40,000,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
sus 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 exceed 25 percent of the 
total value of the land or interests transferred out of Fed-
eral ownership, $993,345,000 (increased by $2,000,000): 
Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
System and $2,000,000 for the Electronic Grants Infor-
mation System, are to remain available until expended. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized 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, $411,200,000, 
as follows: payments for cooperative 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 retirement and employees’ compensation 
costs for extension agents, $259,200,000; payments for 
extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith– 
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,600,000; payments for 
the nutrition and family education program for low-income 
areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,000,000; pay-
ments for the pest management program under section 
3(d) of the Act, $8,400,000; payments for New Tech-
nologies for Agriculture Extension under section 3(d) of 
the Act, $1,400,000; payments to upgrade research, exten-
sion, and teaching facilities at institutions eligible to re-
ceive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $16,700,000,
to remain available until expended; payments for youth- 
at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Smith–Lever 
Act, $7,100,000; payments for carrying out the provisions 
of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $3,400,000; payments for the feder-
ally-recognized Tribes Extension Program under section 
3(d) of the Smith–Lever Act, $2,600,000; payments for 
sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the 
Act, $4,000,000; payments for rural health and safety 
education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law 
92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,500,000; payments for co-
operative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 
3221), $36,000,000, provided that each institution re-
ceives no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organi-
zations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 7630, $1,500,000; for pay-
ments to carry out the food animal residue avoidance data-
base
program
as
authorized
by
U.S.C.
7642, 
$1,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension Ac-
tivities, $6,800,000. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants program authorized under section 406 of the Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), including necessary administra-
tive expenses, $8,000,000, as follows: for a competitive or-
ganic transition program, $4,000,000; and for the regional 
pest management centers program $4,000,000. 
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, 
$760,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection 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), 
$790,000,000, of which $2,000,000, to be available until 
expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks 
of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control 
of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to the ex-
tent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes 
or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of 
which $32,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which 
$54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
used to support avian health; of which $4,200,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for information 
technology infrastructure; of which $147,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for specialty crop 
pests; of which, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem 
pests; of which $52,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 
$2,300,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for
the
scrapie
program
for
indemnities;
of
which 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for
wildlife
services
methods
development;
of
which 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 
safety; and up to 25 percent of the screwworm program 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no 
funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucel-
losis 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 emergencies 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 Depart-
ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be avail-
able only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi-
cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani-
mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 
with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Pro-
tection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 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 alter-
ation 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 2012, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
ance, 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 reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
able until expended, without further appropriation, for 
providing such assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, 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, $3,200,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $77,500,000 (increased by $300,000): 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 build-
ing 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 $61,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 
and/or other uncontrollable 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 Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com-
modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 
related operating expenses, 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 administration of marketing agree-
ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to State departments of agriculture, 
bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies 
for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,331,000. 
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration, $37,000,000: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu-
ant 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 build-
ing. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $47,500,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 
and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 
exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees 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, $689,000.
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services author-
ized 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), 
$972,028,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 
Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 
shall remain available until expended: 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 build-
ing 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, 
$760,000.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,176,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary is author-
ized 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 
available until expended. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 
5106), $3,550,000. 
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), 
$3,605,000, 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: Pro-
vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 
in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 
12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 
seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian 
tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil 
loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 
U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land 
loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the 
Agricultural
Credit
Insurance
Fund,
as
follows: 
$1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm owner-
ship loans and $475,000,000 for farm ownership direct
loans; $1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed oper-
ating loans and $1,050,090,000 for direct operating loans; 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaran-
teed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly 
fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil 
eradication program loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll 
weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program 
loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
as follows: farm ownership, $22,800,000 for direct loans; 
farm operating loans, $26,100,000 for unsubsidized guar-
anteed operating loans, $59,120,000 for direct operating 
loans;
and
Indian
highly
fractionated
land
loans, 
$193,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$268,634,000, of which $260,730,000 shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 
operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed
loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro-
vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 
Agency, $68,016,000: Provided, That the funds made 
available under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common 
Information Management System: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 1506(i). 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here-
inafter provided.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 
as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim-
bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 
1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 
available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec-
tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
(15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 
Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 
transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice for information resource management activities of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com-
modity Credit Corporation business. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for 
site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations
and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 
of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
TITLE II 
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary
for
Natural
Resources
and
Environment, 
$760,000. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi-
sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), 
including preparation of conservation plans and establish-
ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including 
farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas-
ures for soil and water management as may be necessary 
to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con-
trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva-
tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of 
soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, 
water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials
program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 
cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alter-
ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build-
ings;
and
operation
and
maintenance
of
aircraft, 
$770,956,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be 
available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and 
improvement of buildings and public improvements at 
plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations 
and improvements to other buildings and other public im-
provements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, 
That when buildings or other structures are erected on 
non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is ob-
tained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of Section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $15,000,000 is pro-
vided. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Development, $760,000.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De-
velopment mission area, including activities with institu-
tions concerning the development and operation of agricul-
tural
cooperatives;
and
for
cooperative
agreements; 
$161,011,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that support the Rural Development mission area: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex-
pended to provide modest non-monetary awards to non- 
USDA employees: Provided further, That any balances 
available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Coopera-
tive Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this appropriation. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the 
rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $24,845,666,000
for loans to section 502 borrowers, of which $845,666,000 
shall be for direct loans, and of which $24,000,000,000 
shall
be
for
unsubsidized
guaranteed
loans;
and 
$58,617,000 for section 515 rental housing loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: 
$40,000,000 for 502 direct loans; and $20,000,000 for re-
pair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 
rental housing: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated in this paragraph, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account funds 
allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available 
through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$12,500,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 
farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail-
able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans-
ferred and merged with this account.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$400,000,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $890,000,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au-
thorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt 
incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental 
assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: 
Provided, That of this amount not less than $1,500,000 
is available for newly constructed units financed by section 
515 of the Housing Act of 1949, and not less than 
$2,500,000 is for newly constructed units financed under 
sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Pro-
vided further, That rental assistance agreements entered 
into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be 
funded for a one-year period: Provided further, That any 
unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one- 
year agreements may be transferred and used for the pur-
poses of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or reha-
bilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental 
assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: 
Provided further, That rental assistance provided under 
agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2012 for a 
farm labor multi-family housing project financed under 
section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for 
use in another project until such assistance has remained 
unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such 
project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assist-
ance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants 
who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, 
That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent 
practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family 
housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the 
Act. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not-
withstanding subsection (b) of such section, $11,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, which shall be avail-
able for rural housing vouchers to any low-income house-
hold (including those not receiving rental assistance) re-
siding in a property financed with a section 515 loan 
which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Pro-
vided, That the amount of such voucher shall be the dif-
ference between comparable market rent for the section 
515 unit and the tenant-paid rent for such unit: Provided 
further, That funds made available for such vouchers shall 
be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with 
current regulations and administrative guidance applicable 
to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Sec-
retary of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For
grants
and
contracts
pursuant
to
section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1490c), $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated under 
this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Mutual 
and Self-Help Housing Grants allocated by the Secretary 
for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal 
year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, for 
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 
repair made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1474, $32,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the 
amount of Rural Housing Assistance Grants allocated by 
the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones 
for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available through June 
30, 2012, for communities designated by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and grants for rural com-
munity facilities programs as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $18,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: 
Provided further, That such funds shall be used solely to 
develop the capacity and ability of private, non-profit com-
munity-based housing and community development orga-
nizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally
Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects 
to improve housing, community facilities, community and 
economic development projects in rural areas: Provided 
further, That such funds shall be made available to quali-
fied private, nonprofit and public intermediary organiza-
tions proposing to carry out a program of financial and 
technical assistance: Provided further, That such inter-
mediary organizations shall provide matching funds from 
other sources, including Federal funds for related activi-
ties, in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Community 
Facilities Program Account funds allocated by the Sec-
retary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the 
fiscal year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, 
for communities designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the 
rural
community
programs
described
in
section 
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 
this heading.
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by sec-
tions 306 and 310B and described in section 381E(d)(3) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$64,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
a grant to a qualified national organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural transportation in order to 
promote economic development: Provided further, That 
$2,250,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Au-
thority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Commu-
nity Advancement Program purpose as described in sec-
tion 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and rural Develop-
ment Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used 
for
administrative
expenses:
Provided
further,
That 
$3,400,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a 
grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech-
nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro-
mote economic development: Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated under this heading, the amount 
equal to the amount of Rural Business Program Account 
funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2012, for communities designated 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the rural business and cooperative 
development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Pro-
vided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not 
applicable to funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural De-
velopment, Rural Community Advancement Program ac-
count for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B 
and described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act be trans-
ferred and merged with this account and any other prior 
balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community 
Advancement Program account that the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate to transfer. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)), $14,758,000.
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING CANCELLATION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, 
for the purpose of promoting rural economic development 
and job creation projects, $33,077,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $155,000,000 shall not be ob-
ligated and $155,000,000 are hereby permanently can-
celled. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $22,500,000 of 
which, $2,000,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 
the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro-
gram: Provided, That, not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose pri-
mary focus is to provide assistance to small, socially dis-
advantaged producers and whose governing board and/or 
membership is comprised of at least 75 percent socially 
disadvantaged members; and of which $12,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for value-added ag-
ricultural product market development grants, as author-
ized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and 
grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized 
by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $1,300,000 (increased 
by $1,000,000): Provided, That the cost of loan guaran-
tees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and grants for the rural 
water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste man-
agement programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 
306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 
306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, $500,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$497,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of 
which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the
rural utilities program described in section 306E of such 
Act: Provided, That $65,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 
including water and waste disposal systems grants author-
ized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally-recognized 
Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and 
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State 
of Hawaii): Provided further, That funding provided for 
section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pur-
suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 2 percent of the funding pro-
vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alas-
ka and/or by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assist-
ance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 
and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such 
Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex-
treme need, of which $3,400,000 shall be made available 
for a grant to a qualified non-profit multi-state regional 
technical assistance organization, with experience in work-
ing with small communities on water and waste water 
problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to 
assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, 
in improving the planning, financing, development, oper-
ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 
and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali-
fied national Native American organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com-
munities:
Provided
further,
That
not
to
exceed 
$14,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi-
zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as-
sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste manage-
ment grants: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the 
amount of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac-
count funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be 
available through June 30, 2012, for communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the rural utilities programs 
described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That sec-
tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds 
made available under this heading: Provided further, That 
any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Com-
munity Advancement Program account programs author-
ized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B 
and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 
381E(d)(2) of such Act be transferred to and merged with 
this account and any other prior balances from the Rural 
Development, Rural Community Advancement Program 
account that the Secretary determines is appropriate to 
transfer. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 
made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 
$100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; 5 percent rural tele-
communications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $250,000,000; and for loans 
made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural tele-
communications loans, $295,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$30,000,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING CANCELLATION OF FUNDS) 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 
et seq., $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 
$689,000. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 
21; $18,770,571,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2013, of which such sums as are made avail-
able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 
amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available 
for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: 
Provided, That of the total amount available, $16,516,000 
shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided 
further, That section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by adding at 
the end before the period, ‘‘except section 21, and the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), ex-
cept sections 17 and 21’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,048,250,000, to remain available through September 
30,
2013:
Provided,
That
notwithstanding
section 
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $14,000,000 shall be used for infra-
structure, not less than $50,000,000 shall be used for 
management
information
systems,
not
less
than
$75,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer coun-
selors and other related activities, and not less than 
$7,500,000 shall be used for breastfeeding performance 
awards: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant 
formula except in accordance with the cost containment 
and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 
17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully 
reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or 
agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition
Act
of
2008
(7
U.S.C.
2011
et
seq.), 
$71,173,308,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2013, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times 
as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 
Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re-
quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 
That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available until expended,
notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $1,000,000 may be used to 
provide nutrition education services to state agencies and 
Federally recognized tribes participating in the Food Dis-
tribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading may 
be available to enter into contracts and employ staff to 
conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities re-
lated to program integrity provided that such activities are 
authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 
authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist-
ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec-
tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm-
ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $192,500,000 
(increased by $5,000,000), to remain available through 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That none of these funds 
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for commodities donated to the program: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 
2012 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall 
remain available through September 30, 2013: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under section 
27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs 
associated with the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri-
tion assistance program, $125,000,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided herein, $1,500,000 shall be used for 
the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 
amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246.
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 
the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$175,000,000 (reduced by $2,500,000): Provided, That 
the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse 
this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Fed-
eral agencies, public and private organizations and institu-
tions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricul-
tural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 
1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United 
States Agency for International Development: Provided 
further, That funds made available for middle-income 
country training programs, funds made available for the 
Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Tech-
nology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the 
purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency 
exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign
Agricultural Service, shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD 
FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,385,000, 
which shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided, That funds 
made available for the cost of agreements under title I 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be 
used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior 
notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities sup-
plied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II 
of said Act, $1,040,198,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,820,000; to cover common 
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 
$6,465,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of 
which $355,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION 
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $180,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com-
modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 
services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im-
plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 
amounts provided herein.
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 
costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 
activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 
in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 
$25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 
107–188; $3,654,148,000: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $856,041,000 shall be de-
rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended, and shall not include any 
fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed 
for fiscal year 2013 but collected in fiscal year 2012; 
$67,118,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended; $21,768,000 
shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 
section 740 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j–12), and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended; $5,706,000 shall be 
derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 
section 741 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j–21), and shall be credited to this account 
and
shall
remain
available
until
expended;
and 
$477,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; 
$12,364,000 shall be derived from food and feed recall 
fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by 
the Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111– 
353), and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $14,700,000 shall be derived 
from food reinspection fees authorized by section 743 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 
75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization 
Act (Public Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this 
account
and
remain
available
until
expended;
and 
$36,000,000 shall be derived from voluntary qualified im-
porter program fees authorized by section 743 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), 
as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act (Public 
Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, animal 
drug, animal generic drug, and tobacco product assess-
ments for fiscal year 2012 received during fiscal year 
2012, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 
2012 but credited for fiscal year 2012, shall be subject 
to the fiscal year 2012 limitations: Provided further, That 
in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under 
this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user 
fees that exceed the fiscal year 2012 limitation are appro-
priated and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated: (1) $799,820,000 shall be for 
the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and re-
lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(2) $1,031,205,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Eval-
uation and Research and related field activities in the Of-
fice of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $327,651,000 shall be for 
the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(4) $157,874,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary
Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $321,171,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 
$51,461,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research; (7) $454,751,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Tobacco Products and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 
$124,273,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 
which $37,073,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 
than the amounts paid to the General Services Adminis-
tration for rent; (9) not to exceed $177,130,000 shall be 
for payments to the General Services Administration for 
rent; and (10) $208,812,000 shall be for other activities, 
including the Office of the Commissioner; the Office of 
Foods; the Office of the Chief Scientist; the Office of Pol-
icy, Planning and Budget; the Office of International Pro-
grams; the Office of Administration; and central services 
for these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as de-
termined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That 
funds may be transferred from one specified activity to 
another with the prior approval of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress.
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 
42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 
where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in-
cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $171,930,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2013, including 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses 
for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission 
with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials.
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,000,000 (from assessments col-
lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 
as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 
limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re-
ceiverships. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING CANCELLATIONS, RECISSIONS AND 
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 461 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 456 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 
unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 
by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary 
balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 
Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital
equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis-
trative, and information technology services of primary 
benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the prior notification to the agency 
administrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without the prior 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That of annual in-
come amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the De-
partment of Agriculture allocated for the National Fi-
nance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 
4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital 
equipment, including equipment for the improvement and 
implementation of a financial management plan, informa-
tion technology, and other systems of the National Fi-
nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost 
of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That 
none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obliga-
tion unless the Secretary submits notification of the obli-
gation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notifica-
tion to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any 
obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is nec-
essary to respond to a declared state of emergency that 
significantly impacts the operations of the National Fi-
nance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National 
Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of 
the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess 
of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement 
when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to 
carry out programs of mutual interest between the two 
parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of in-
direct costs on grants and contracts with such institutions 
when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis 
for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in 
this Act. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 706. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poul-
try Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 
SEC. 707. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac-
quire new information technology systems or significant 
upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa-
tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer unless prior notification has been transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress: Provided further, That none of the funds avail-
able to the Department of Agriculture for information 
technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000
prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer. 
SEC. 708. Funds made available under section 1240I 
and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 
section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain 
available until expended to disburse obligations made in 
the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 
an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility 
that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under 
such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a bor-
rower under such Act. 
SEC. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998, none of the funds in this or any other Act 
may be used to prohibit the provision of in-kind support 
from non-Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) of such 
Act in the form of unrecovered indirect costs not otherwise 
charged against the grant, consistent with the indirect 
rate of cost approved for a recipient.
SEC. 711. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, unobligated balances remaining available at the 
end of the fiscal year from appropriations made available 
for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service 
Agency and the Rural Development mission area, shall re-
main available through September 30, 2013, for informa-
tion technology expenses. 
SEC. 712. The Secretary of Agriculture may author-
ize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to 
exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula 
specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant for-
mula to participants. 
SEC. 713. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 
travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 
of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 714. In the case of each program established 
or amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), other than by title I or 
subtitle A of title III of such Act, that is authorized or 
required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries 
and related administrative expenses, including tech-
nical assistance, associated with the implementation 
of the program, without regard to the limitation on 
the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 
contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 
not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 
for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained 
in such section. 
SEC. 715. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 
502 of the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary may use 
the authority described in subsections (h) and (j) of sec-
tion 538 of such Act. 
SEC. 716. Clause (ii) of section 524(b)(4)(B) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘certain fiscal 
years’’; and 
(2) in the text, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 717. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture made available in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 
2007 to carry out section 601 of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) for the cost of direct loans 
shall remain available until expended to disburse valid ob-
ligations made in fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 
2008. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act shall 
be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to 
carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of sec-
tion
14222
of
Public
Law
110–246
in
excess
of 
$948,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Enti-
tlement Commodities – $465,000,000; State Option Con-
tract – $5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities – 
$2,500,000; Disaster Relief – $5,000,000; Additional 
Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases –$206,000,000; 
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program – $20,000,000; Esti-
mated Future Needs – $196,713,000; and, Administrative 
Funds – $47,787,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used 
for salaries and expenses to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as 
amended by section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 in excess 
of $20,000,000, including the transfer of funds under sub-
section (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, until 
October 1, 2012: Provided further, That $133,000,000 
made available on October 1, 2012, to carry out section
19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act as amended by section 4304 of Public Law 
110–246 shall be excluded from the limitation described 
in subsection (b)(2)(A)(v) of section 14222 of Public Law 
110–246: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause (3) 
of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
612c), or for any surplus removal activities or price sup-
port activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act: Provided further, That of the 
available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(iv) of sec-
tion 14222 of Public Law 110–246, $150,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, 
not more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary 
expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 
panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 
of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego-
tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi-
tively awarded grants. 
SEC. 720. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural
research, education, or extension grant awards issued by 
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 
30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each 
award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of 
the
National
Agricultural
Research,
Extension,
and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds pro-
vided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be avail-
able to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant 
awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 721. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, develop, 
or publish a final rule or an interim final rule in further-
ance of, or otherwise to implement, the proposed rule enti-
tled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title 
XI of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; 
Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 
(June 22, 2010)). 
SEC. 722. The unobligated balances available for the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forestry Incen-
tives Program, as identified by Treasury Appropriation 
Fund Symbol 12X3336, $5,500,000 are rescinded, and 
the unobligated balances available for the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service, Great Plains Conservation
Program, as identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund 
Symbol 12X2268, $500,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 723. Of the unobligated balances provided pur-
suant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, $11,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 724. Section 1238E(a) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838e(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 725. (a) Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
(b) Section 1241(a)(6)(E) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(6)(E)) is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2014’’. 
SEC. 726. Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 (and fiscal 
year 2014 in the case of the programs specified in 
paragraphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7)),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2014’’.
SEC. 727. Section 1241(a)(7)(D) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)(D)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 
the following: 
(1) The Conservation Stewardship Program au-
thorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Se-
curity of Act 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in ex-
cess of $634,000,000. 
(2) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au-
thorized by section 14(h) of the Watershed Protec-
tion and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)). 
(3) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-
gram as authorized by sections 1241–1240H of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
3839aa-8) in excess of $1,400,000,000. 
(4) The Farmland Protection Program as au-
thorized by section 1238I of the Food Security Act 
of
1985
(16
U.S.C.
3838i)
in
excess
of 
$150,000,000. 
(5) The Grassland Reserve Program as author-
ized by sections 1238O–1238Q of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838o–3838q) in excess of 
209,000 acres in fiscal year 2012. 
(6) The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized 
by sections 1237–1237F of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837–3837f) to enroll in excess of 
185,800 acres in fiscal year 2012. 
(7) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act author-
ized by section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 
1985
(16
U.S.C.
3839bb–1))
in
excess
of 
$50,000,000. 
(8) The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat 
Incentives Program authorized by section 1240R of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb– 
5). 
(9) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program au-
thorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111). 
(10) The Bioenergy Program for Advanced 
Biofuels authorized by section 9005 of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8105) in excess of $55,000,000. 
(11) The Rural Energy for America Program 
authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107).
(12) The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance 
Program authorized by section 6022 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 2008s). 
(13) Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)) to provide a per-
formance-based premium discount in the crop insur-
ance program. 
(14) Agricultural Management Assistance Pro-
gram as authorized by section 524 of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524) in 
excess of $2,500,000 for the Natural Resources con-
servation Service. 
SEC. 729. The funds made available in Public Law 
111–344 through February 12, 2012 for trade adjustment 
for farmers are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 730. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the 
salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the emer-
gency food assistance program authorized by section 27(a) 
of the Food and Nutrition Stamp Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2036(a)) if such program exceeds $200,000,000. 
SEC. 731. (a) CLOSURE AND CONVEYANCE OF AGRI-
CULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE FACILITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may close up to 10 facilities of the
Agricultural Research Service, as proposed in the budget 
of the President for fiscal year 2012 submitted to Con-
gress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(b) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—With respect to an 
Agricultural Research Service facility to be closed pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may 
convey, with or without consideration, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to any real property, 
including improvements and equipment thereon, of the fa-
cility to an eligible entity specified in subsection (c). If 
the Agricultural Research Service facility consists of more 
than one parcel of real property, the Secretary may convey 
each parcel separately and to different eligible entities. 
(c) ENTITIES.—The following entities are eligible to 
receive real property under subsection (b): 
(1) Land-grant colleges and universities (as de-
fined in section 1404(13) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(13)). 
(2) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 
of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act 
of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)). 
(3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and 
universities (as defined in section 1404(10) of the
National
Agricultural
Research,
Extension,
and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(10)). 
(d) CONDITIONS ON RECEIPT.—As a condition of the 
conveyance of real property under subsection (b), the re-
cipient of the property must— 
(1) be located in the same State or territory of 
the United States in which the property is located; 
and 
(2) agree to accept and use the property for ag-
ricultural and natural resources research for a min-
imum of 25 years. 
SEC. 732. Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) FOOD DONATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each school and local edu-
cational agency participating in the school lunch 
program under this Act may donate any food not 
consumed under such program to eligible local food 
banks or charitable organizations. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall develop and pub-
lish guidance to schools and local educational
agencies participating in the school lunch pro-
gram under this Act to assist such schools and 
local educational agencies in donating food 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall up-
date such guidance as necessary. 
‘‘(3)
LIABILITY.—Any
school
or
local
edu-
cational agency making donations pursuant to this 
subsection shall be exempt from civil and criminal li-
ability to the extent provided under the Bill Emer-
son Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 
1791). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘eligible local food banks or charitable organizations’ 
means any food bank or charitable organization 
which is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
501(c)(3)).’’. 
SEC. 733. Notwithstanding this Act or any other Act, 
of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
of Agriculture from prior appropriations, with the excep-
tion of Rural Development and Domestic Food Programs, 
$63,000,000 in appropriated discretionary funds are here-
by rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Con-
current Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
SEC. 734. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Agriculture or 
the Food and Drug Administration shall be used to trans-
mit or otherwise make available to any non-Department 
of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human 
Services employee questions or responses to questions that 
are a result of information requested for the appropria-
tions hearing process. 
SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds, or in the case of the 
Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority 
provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agri-
culture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 
8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 
or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) 
notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of 
the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such au-
thority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro-
vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogram-
ming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection
tivity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 
other Act. 
SEC. 736. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex-
penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 
language as part of the President’s Budget submission to 
the Congress of the United States for programs under the 
jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or re-
flects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 
proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission 
identifies which additional spending reductions should 
occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted 
prior to the date of the convening of a committee of con-
ference for the fiscal year 2013 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 737. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 
by an executive branch agency to produce any pre-
packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 
in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti-
fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 
story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by that executive branch agency.
SEC. 738. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 
office funded by this act to any other agency or office of 
the Department for more than 30 days unless the individ-
ual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the 
receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of 
the employee for the period of assignment. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per-
sonnel to— 
(1) inspect horses under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 
(2) 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) implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 
9, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that was convicted (or had an officer or agent 
of such corporation acting on behalf of the corporation 
convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 
or State law within the preceding 24 months.
SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 
is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree-
ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 742. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0 
(increased by $2,390,000). 
SEC. 743. Each amount made available by titles I 
through VI (other than an amount required to be made 
available by a provision of law) is hereby reduced by 0.78 
percent. 
SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the Food and Drug Administration may be used 
to approve any application submitted under section 512
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360b) for approval of genetically engineered salmon. 
SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide assistance under title II of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) to the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). 
SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance 
loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731). 
SEC. 747. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Agriculture, the 
Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, or any other Federal Agency receiv-
ing funds under this Act to lease or purchase new light 
duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 
fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 
2011. 
SEC. 748. The amount otherwise provided by this Act 
for ‘‘Integrated Activities’’ is hereby increased by, and the 
amount otherwise provided by this Act for ‘‘National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture-research and education ac-
tivities’’ is hereby reduced (to be derived from amounts
for
competitive
grants
(7
U.S.C.
450i(b)))
by, 
$4,400,000, respectively. 
SEC. 749. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). 
SEC. 750. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to support any Know Your Farmer, 
Know Your Food initiative of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
SEC. 751. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide payments (or to pay the sala-
ries and expenses of personnel to provide payments) to the 
Brazil Cotton Institute. 
SEC. 752. For the cost of broadband loans, as author-
ized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936, to remain available until expended, there is hereby 
appropriated, and the amount otherwise provided by this 
Act for payments to the General Services Administration 
for rent under the heading ‘‘Agriculture Buildings and Fa-
cilities and Rental Payments’’ is hereby reduced by, 
$6,000,000. 
SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for mifepristone, commonly known as 
RU–486.
SEC. 754. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission to promulgate any final rules under para-
graph (13) or (14) of section 2(a) of the Commodity Ex-
change Act, as added by section 727 of the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, until 
12 months after the promulgation of final swap trans-
action reporting rules under section 21 of the Commodity 
Exchange Act. 
SEC. 755. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement the Departmental Regula-
tion of the Department of Agriculture entitled ‘‘Policy 
Statement on Climate Change Adaptation’’ (Departmental 
Regulation 1070–001 (June 3, 2011)). 
SEC. 756. For preventive measures authorized under 
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and the Soil Conservation and Do-
mestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.), including 
research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, 
the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing struc-
tures, and changes in use of land, there is hereby appro-
priated, and the amount otherwise provided by this Act 
for ‘‘Agricultural Programs—Agriculture Buildings and 
Facilities
and
Rental
Payments’’
is
reduced
by, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 757. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the construction of an ethanol blender 
pump or an ethanol storage facility. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 
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 end-
ing September 30, 2012, 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, $4,798,000: 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. 
OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Rela-
tions, $473,000, to support communication and consulta-
tion 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 Econo-
mist, $11,408,000. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $13,514,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, $8,946,000. 
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY 
COORDINATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Secu-
rity and Emergency Coordination, $1,421,000. 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and 
Outreach, $1,351,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $36,031,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $5,935,000: Provided, That no funds made 
available by this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR 
Act or Circular A–76 activities until the Secretary has sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives 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, $848,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$21,558,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, $764,000. 
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 Administrator 
of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 
40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the Depart-
ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations
and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
able for release to the Administrator of General Services, 
and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related 
costs, $230,416,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $164,470,000 shall be available for payments to the 
General Services Administration for rent; of which 
$13,800,000 for payment to the Department of Homeland 
Security for building security activities; and of which 
$52,146,000 for buildings operations and maintenance ex-
penses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated 
prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer 
available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in 
prior year rental payments for such agency or office: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer 
funds from a Departmental agency to this account to re-
cover 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 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.), $3,792,000, to remain avail-
able 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, $28,165,000, to 
provide for necessary expenses for management support 
services to offices of the Department and for general admin-
istration, 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: Provided, That this appropriation shall be re-
imbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for 
travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as re-
quired by 5 U.S.C. 551–558.
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 pro-
grams funded by this Act, including programs involving 
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
branch, $3,676,000: Provided, That these funds 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 by 
this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from the 
date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has noti-
fied 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 Depart-
ment for support of activities of congressional relations. 
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Communica-
tions, $8,105,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, $84,121,000, 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 Inspector General Act of 1978, and including 
not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational 
expenses, including the payment of informants, to be ex-
pended 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, $39,345,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Research, Education and Economics, $848,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice, $77,723,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $152,616,000, of which up to $41,639,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture.
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 exceed 25 percent of the total value 
of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,094,647,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for the operation and maintenance of air-
craft 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 of buildings and improvements, but 
unless otherwise 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 alter-
ing 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 fa-
cilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That ap-
propriations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Pro-
vided 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. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $709,825,000, as follows: to carry out 
the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a– 
i), $236,334,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research 
(16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), $32,934,000; for payments 
to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), $50,898,000, pro-
vided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; 
for special grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $4,181,000; for com-
petitive grants on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), 
$15,830,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 450(i)(b)), 
$265,987,000, to remain available until expended; for the
support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. 
3195), $2,944,000; for supplemental and alternative crops 
and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d), $833,000; for grants for re-
search pursuant to the Critical Agricultural Materials Act 
(7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.), $1,081,000, to remain available until 
expended; for the 1994 research grants program for 1994 
institutions pursuant to section 536 of Public Law 103– 
382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $1,801,000, to remain available 
until expended; for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 
3333), $961,000; for higher education graduate fellowship 
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), $3,774,000, to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for a program pursu-
ant to section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3151a), $4,790,000, to remain available until expended; for 
higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), 
$5,530,000; for a higher education multicultural scholars 
program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $1,239,000, to remain 
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education 
grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 
3241), $9,219,000; for competitive grants for the purpose 
of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3156 to indi-
vidual 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, $3,194,000;
for a secondary agriculture education program and 2-year 
post-secondary education, (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $981,000; for 
aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,920,000; for sus-
tainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 
5811), $14,471,000; for a program of capacity building 
grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to institutions eligible to re-
ceive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $19,336,000, 
to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for 
capacity building grants for non-land-grant colleges of agri-
culture (7 U.S.C. 3319i), $5,000,000, to remain available 
until expended; for competitive grants for policy research 
(7 U.S.C. 3155), $4,000,000, which shall be obligated within 
120 days of the enactment of this Act; for payments to the 
1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public 
Law 103–382, $3,335,000; for resident instruction grants 
for insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $898,000; for distance education 
grants for insular areas under section 1490 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362), $749,000; for a new era rural tech-
nology program pursuant to section 1473E of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319e), $856,000; for a competitive grants 
program for farm business management and benchmarking
(7 U.S.C. 5925f), $1,497,000; for a competitive grants pro-
gram regarding biobased energy (7 U.S.C. 8114), 
$2,246,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and 
Education Activities, $11,006,000, of which $2,645,000 for 
the Research, Education, and Economics Information Sys-
tem and $2,089,000 for the Electronic Grants Information 
System, are to remain available until expended. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 
HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and 
Universities Endowment Fund under section 1456 (7 
U.S.C. 3243) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, $10,000,000, to re-
main 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, $478,179,000, 
as follows: payments for cooperative 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 retirement and employees’ compensation 
costs for extension agents, $295,800,000; payments for ex-
tension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith- 
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $4,312,000; payments for 
the nutrition and family education program for low-income 
areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $67,934,000; payments 
for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the 
Act, $9,918,000; payments for the farm safety program 
under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,610,000; payments for New 
Technologies for Ag Extension under section 3(d) of the Act, 
$1,660,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and 
teaching facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds 
under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $19,730,000, to remain 
available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk pro-
grams under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, 
$7,975,000; for youth farm safety education and certifi-
cation extension grants, to be awarded competitively under 
section 3(d) of the Act, $461,000; payments for carrying 
out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $3,929,000; payments for 
the federally recognized Tribes Extension Program under 
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $3,039,000; payments 
for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of 
the Act, $4,696,000; payments for rural health and safety 
education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law
92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,735,000; payments for coop-
erative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 
3221), $42,592,000, provided that each institution receives 
no less than $1,000,000; payments to carry out the food ani-
mal 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 Extension Activities, 
$8,388,000. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $25,948,000, as follows: for competitive grants pro-
grams authorized under section 406 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
U.S.C. 7626), $17,964,000, including $8,982,000 for the 
water quality program, $2,994,000 for regional pest man-
agement centers, $1,996,000 for the methyl bromide transi-
tion program, and $3,992,000 for the organic transition 
program; for a competitive international science and edu-
cation grants program authorized under section 1459A of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b), to remain avail-
able until expended, $998,000; $998,000 for the regional
rural development centers program; and $5,988,000 for the 
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative authorized under 
section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, to remain available 
until September 30, 2013. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $848,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for rep-
resentation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the 
Foreign 
Service 
Act 
of 
1980 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4085), 
$820,110,000, of which $1,000,000, to be available until ex-
pended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of in-
sects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest 
animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to the extent nec-
essary to meet emergency conditions; of which $17,848,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be used for the 
cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt re-
tirement for active eradication zones; of which $7,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal
Disease Traceability; of which $891,000 shall be for activi-
ties under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, 
as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $48,733,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be used to support 
avian health; of which $4,474,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for information technology infrastruc-
ture; of which $153,950,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which 
$9,068,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which 
$58,962,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for tree and wood pests; of which $3,568,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the National Veteri-
nary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for 
indemnities; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for wildlife services methods development; 
of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for the wildlife services damage management pro-
gram for aviation safety; and of which $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for the screwworm 
program: 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 fur-
ther, That this appropriation shall be available for the oper-
ation 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 indus-
try of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other 
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or cor-
porations 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 8316) and sec-
tions 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 build-
ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 
the current replacement value of the building. 
In fiscal year 2012, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance,
goods, or services requested by States, other political sub-
divisions, 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 serv-
ices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 
be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until ex-
pended, without further appropriation, for providing such 
assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, 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, $3,176,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $82,211,000: 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.
100 
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 $62,101,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/ 
or other uncontrollable 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 expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
ment 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 administration of marketing agreements and orders 
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 
1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
101 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,198,000. 
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Pack-
ers and Stockyards Administration, $38,248,000: 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 cur-
rent replacement value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
require additional supervision and oversight, or other un-
controllable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food Safety, $770,000. 
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, in-
cluding 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), $1,006,503,000; and in 
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 
fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as au-
thorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 
funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication 
Infrastructure system shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time 
equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 
2012 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and en-
forcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: 
Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 
Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) 
for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
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ments, but the cost of altering any one building during the 
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace-
ment value of the building. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 
$848,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,181,781,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized 
to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the 
funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make pro-
gram payments for all programs administered by the Agen-
cy: 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 available 
until expended. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), 
$3,759,000.
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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), 
$3,817,000, 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: Pro-
vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 
in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 
12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) 
and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans 
(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C.
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1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans 
(25 U.S.C. 488), to be available from funds in the Agricul-
tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: farm ownership 
loans, $1,975,000,000, of which $1,500,000,000 shall be for 
unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $475,000,000 shall be 
for direct loans; operating loans, $2,519,982,000, of which 
$1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, 
and $1,019,982,000 shall be for direct loans; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation 
loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, 
$100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the 
pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll 
weevil eradication program loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: direct farm 
ownership 
loans, 
$22,800,000; 
operating 
loans, 
$83,525,000, of which $26,100,000 shall be for unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans, and $57,425,000 shall be for direct loans; 
and Indian highly fractionated land loans, $193,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$297,237,000, of which $289,728,000 shall be transferred to
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and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Fund Program Account for farm owner-
ship, operating and conservation direct loans and guaran-
teed loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro-
vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agen-
cy, $74,900,000: Provided, That the funds made available 
under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common Information 
Management System: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$1,000 shall be available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
and borrowing authority available to each such corporation 
or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations 
as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
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grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may 
be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, 
pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds available to 
the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to 
and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for informa-
tion resource management activities of the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor-
poration business.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site in-
vestigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and 
maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of 
section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
TITLE II 
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Natural Resources and Environment, $848,000. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions 
of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including 
preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga-
tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil 
and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
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tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant 
materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis-
semination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and 
interests therein for use in the plant materials program by 
donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement 
of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
maintenance of aircraft, $828,159,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2013: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
construction and improvement of buildings and public im-
provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro-
vided further, That when buildings or other structures are 
erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 
is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Rural Development, $848,000.
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De-
velopment mission area, including activities with institu-
tions concerning the development and operation of agricul-
tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$182,023,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
support the Rural Development mission area: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $5,000 may be expended to pro-
vide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees: 
Provided further, That any balances available from prior 
years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Serv-
ice, and the Rural Business—Cooperative Service salaries 
and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged 
with this appropriation. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural 
housing insurance fund, as follows: $24,900,000,000 for
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loans to section 502 borrowers, of which $900,000,000 shall 
be for direct loans, and of which $24,000,000,000 shall be 
for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $10,000,000 for section 
504 housing repair loans; $64,478,000 for section 515 rental 
housing; $130,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi- 
family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single 
family housing acquired property; and $5,000,000 for sec-
tion 523 self-help housing land development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $42,570,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $1,421,000; and repair, rehabilita-
tion, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$22,000,000: Provided, That hereafter, the Secretary may 
charge a guarantee fee of up to 4 percent on section 502 
guaranteed loans: Provided further, That to support the 
loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made 
available under this heading the Secretary may charge or 
adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guar-
antees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act 
of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such 
loans may not be subsidized: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated in this paragraph, the amount 
equal to the amount of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Pro-
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gram Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 
shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That any 
balances for a demonstration program for the preservation 
and revitalization of the section 515 multi-family rental 
housing properties as authorized by Public Law 109–97, 
Public Law 110–5, and Public Law 111–80 shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, 
Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program Account’’. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 
farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail-
able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans-
ferred and merged with this account. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$430,800,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’.
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RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $904,653,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as author-
ized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That 
of this amount not less than $2,000,000 is available for 
newly constructed units financed by section 515 of the 
Housing Act of 1949, and not less than $2,000,000 is for 
newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 
516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That 
rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: 
Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining 
at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred 
and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; mainte-
nance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; 
preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 
under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental as-
sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to 
fiscal year 2012 for a farm labor multi-family housing
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project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may 
not be recaptured for use in another project until such as-
sistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive 
months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking 
such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible 
tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the 
extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-
family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 
of the Act. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section, and for additional 
costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preserva-
tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing prop-
erties described in this paragraph, $13,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $11,000,000, shall be avail-
able for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household 
(including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in 
a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been 
prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That 
the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between
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comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the 
tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds 
made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the 
availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, administer such vouchers with current regulations 
and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 hous-
ing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that the amount 
made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not 
needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for 
the demonstration program for the preservation and revital-
ization of multi-family rental housing properties described 
in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be available 
for a demonstration program for the preservation and revi-
talization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has 
sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose 
of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income 
residents and farm laborers including reducing or elimi-
nating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, re-
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ducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial as-
sistance including advances, payments and incentives (in-
cluding the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 
on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 
revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds 
for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds 
for the preservation and revitalization demonstration pro-
gram may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a 
multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 
Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstra-
tion program under this heading to carry out such legisla-
tion with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 
in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may 
expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 
funds made available under this heading, for administra-
tive expenses for activities funded under this heading. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c),
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$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, 
the amount equal to the amount of Mutual and Self- Help 
Housing Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 
shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 
repair, supervisory and technical assistance, compensation 
for construction defects, and rural housing preservation 
made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m, $34,271,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated under this heading, the amount equal 
to the amount of Rural Housing Assistance Grants allo-
cated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available 
through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones: Provided further, That any balances to carry 
out a housing demonstration program to provide revolving 
loans for the preservation of low-income multi-family hous-
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ing projects as authorized in Public Law 108–447 and Pub-
lic Law 109–97 shall be transferred to and merged with 
the ‘‘Rural Housing Service, Multi-family Housing Revital-
ization Program Account’’. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act, $1,300,000,000. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act, $26,274,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $4,242,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and 
ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 
community development organizations, low-income rural 
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
facilities, community and economic development projects in 
rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public
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intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 
for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
vided: Provided further, That $5,938,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants 
for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106– 
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity 
building in the State rural development offices: Provided 
further, That $3,369,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for community facilities 
grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) 
of such Act: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Community Facilities Program Account funds al-
located by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available 
through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones for the rural community programs described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
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are not applicable to the funds made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That any prior balances in the 
Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Pro-
gram account for programs authorized by section 306 and 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of such Act be transferred 
and merged with this account and any other prior balances 
from the Rural Development, Rural Community Advance-
ment Program account that the Secretary determines is ap-
propriate to transfer. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by sections 
306 and 310B and described in sections 310B(f) and 
381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $79,665,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $475,000 shall be made available for 
a grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech-
nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro-
mote economic development and $2,900,000 shall be for 
grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa 
et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program 
purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated
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Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 
5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Pro-
vided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 
$250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
order to promote economic development: Provided further, 
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, the 
amount equal to the amount of Rural Business Program 
Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 
shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones for the rural business and 
cooperative development programs described in section 
381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
are not applicable to funds made available under this head-
ing: Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural 
Development, Rural Community Advancement Program ac-
count for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B 
and described in sections 310B(f) and 381E(d)(3) of such 
Act be transferred and merged with this account and any
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other prior balances from the Rural Development, Rural 
Community Advancement Program account that the Sec-
retary determines is appropriate to transfer. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), 
$20,661,000. For the cost of direct loans, $7,000,000, as au-
thorized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)), of which $1,000,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2012, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes and of which $2,000,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2012, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated under this heading, the amount equal 
to the amount of Rural Development Loan Fund Program 
Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 
shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones.
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,684,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
creation projects, $33,077,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $155,000,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $155,000,000 are rescinded. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $27,915,000, of which 
$2,250,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $2,938,000 shall be for grants for 
cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or 
groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 
groups and a majority of the boards of directors or gov-
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erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who 
are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which 
$16,005,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and 
grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized 
by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $4,500,000: Provided, That 
the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 
solid waste management programs authorized by sections 
306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in 
sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$509,295,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $422,000 shall be available for the rural utili-
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ties program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, 
and of which not to exceed $844,000 shall be available for 
the rural utilities program described in section 306E of 
such Act: Provided, That $67,200,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 
including water and waste disposal systems grants author-
ized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized Native 
American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Depart-
ment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): 
Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more 
than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical 
assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consor-
tium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105– 
83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as-
sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant
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to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 
makes a determination of extreme need, of which $5,750,000 
shall be made available for a grant to a qualified non-profit 
multi-state regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water 
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 
of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de-
velopment, operation, and management of water and waste 
water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 
be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 
tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, the amount equal 
to the amount of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program 
Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, 
shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Eco-
nomic Area Partnership Zones for the rural utilities pro-
grams described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated
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DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $282,686,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $28,570,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall 
be made available to those noncommercial educational tele-
vision broadcast stations that serve rural areas and are 
qualified for Community Service Grants by the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the Com-
munications Act of 1934, including associated translators 
and repeaters, regardless of the location of their main trans-
mitter, studio-to-transmitter links, and equipment to allow 
local control over digital content and programming through 
the use of high definition broadcast, multi-casting and 
datacasting technologies. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $8,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974.
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In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 
$770,000. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), 
except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; 
$18,151,176,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2013, of which such sums as are made available under 
section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, 
shall be merged with and available for the same time period 
and purposes as provided herein: Provided, That the total
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amount available, $1,000,000 shall be available to imple-
ment section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq): Provided further, That section 
14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 is amended by adding at the end before the period, 
‘‘except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,582,497,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2013: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
of the amounts made available under this heading, not less 
than $60,000,000 shall be used for breast-feeding peer coun-
selors and other related activities: Provided further, That 
funds made available for the purposes specified in section 
17(h)(10)(B) shall only be made available upon a deter-
mination by the Secretary that funds are available to meet 
caseload requirements: Provided further, That none of the 
funds provided in this account shall be available for the 
purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the 
cost containment and competitive bidding requirements
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specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided further, That 
none of the funds provided shall be available for activities 
that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government 
departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of 
such Act. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $80,402,722,000, 
of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2013, shall be placed in reserve for use only in 
such amounts and at such times as may become necessary 
to carry out program operations: Provided, That funds pro-
vided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 
16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$1,000,000 may be used to provide nutrition education serv-
ices to state agencies and Federally recognized tribes par-
ticipating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re-
quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 
That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available until expended, 
notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That funds made available
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under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and 
employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct 
activities related to program integrity provided that such 
activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance 
and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as au-
thorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency 
Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nu-
clear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966, $242,336,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That none of these funds 
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for commodities donated to the program: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2011 to 
support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, 
as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain 
available through September 30, 2013: Provided further,
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That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), 
the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated 
with the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 
Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 
assistance 
program, 
$140,130,000: 
Provided, 
That$2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 
4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by section 4401 
of Public Law 110–246. 
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act 
approved 
August 
3, 
1956 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1766), 
$176,347,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expend-
itures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and pri-
vate organizations and institutions under agreements exe-
cuted pursuant to the agricultural food production assist-
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ance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance 
programs of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment: Provided further, That funds made available for 
middle-income country training programs and up to 
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropria-
tion solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in inter-
national currency exchange rates, subject to documentation 
by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available 
until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR 
PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,666,000, 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro-
vided, That funds made available for the cost of agreements 
under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differen-
tial may be used interchangeably between the two accounts 
with prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress.
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FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ-
ing interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities supplied in 
connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 
Act, $1,562,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
MC GOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION 
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $188,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity 
Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, fa-
cilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 
such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts pro-
vided herein. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,465,000; to cover common over-
head expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the
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Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,129,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
and of which $336,000 shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of 
the Food and Drug Administration which are included in 
this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District 
of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency 
expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved 
by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec-
retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith-
standing 
section 
521 
of 
Public 
Law 
107–188; 
$3,859,402,000: Provided, That of the amount provided
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under this heading, $702,172,000 shall be derived from pre-
scription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended, and shall not include any fees pursuant to 21 
U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed for fiscal year 2013 
but collected in fiscal year 2012; $57,605,000 shall be de-
rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $21,768,000 shall be derived from 
animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $5,706,000 shall be derived from animal generic 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379f, and shall be 
credited to this account and shall remain available until 
expended; $477,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco prod-
uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s and shall be cred-
ited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$12,364,000 shall be derived from food and feed recall fees 
authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by the Food 
Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111–353), and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $14,700,000 shall be derived from food reinspection 
fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by the
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Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111–353), and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; and $71,066,000 shall be derived from voluntary 
qualified importer program fees authorized by section 743 
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 
75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act 
(Public Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That in addition and notwithstanding any other provision 
under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug 
user fees that exceed the fiscal year 2012 limitation are ap-
propriated and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That fees de-
rived from prescription drug, medical device, animal drug, 
animal generic drug, and tobacco product assessments for 
fiscal year 2012 received during fiscal year 2012, including 
any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 2012 but credited 
for fiscal year 2012, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2012 
limitations: Provided further, That none of these funds shall 
be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user 
fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated: (1) $944,979,000 shall 
be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Af-
fairs; (2) $978,205,000 shall be for the Center for Drug
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Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than 
$52,947,000 shall be available for the Office of Generic 
Drugs; (3) $328,886,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $166,365,000 shall be 
for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) 
$356,659,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radio-
logical Health and for related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $60,039,000 shall be for the Na-
tional Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $454,751,000 
shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not 
to exceed $133,879,000 shall be for Rent and Related activi-
ties, of which $43,981,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, 
other than the amounts paid to the General Services Ad-
ministration for rent; (9) not to exceed $209,392,000 shall 
be for payments to the General Services Administration for 
rent; and (10) $226,247,000 shall be for other activities, in-
cluding the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
the Office of Foods, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Prod-
ucts, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office 
of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central 
services for these offices: Provided further, That not to ex-
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ceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as 
determined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That 
funds be may transferred from one specified activity to an-
other with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where 
not otherwise provided, $8,982,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,000,000 (from assessments collected 
from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri-
cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during 
the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au-
thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
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tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver-
ships. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 204 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 170 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 
unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 
by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary bal-
ances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Cap-
ital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equip-
ment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, 
and information technology services of primary benefit to 
the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available by this Act or any 
other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
without the prior approval of the agency administrator: 
Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be
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available for obligation without written notification to and 
the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none of the 
funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 
Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De-
partment’s National Finance Center without written notifi-
cation to and prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 
711 of this Act: Provided further, That of annual income 
amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, 
the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the 
replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 
equipment for the improvement and implementation of a 
financial management plan, information technology, and 
other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any 
unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 
shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary sub-
mits written notification of the obligation to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That the limitation on the obliga-
tion of funds pending notification to Congressional Com-
mittees shall not apply to any obligation that, as deter-
144 
mined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a de-
clared state of emergency that significantly impacts the op-
erations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate em-
ployees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to 
continue operations of the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the United 
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the 
agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrange-
ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between 
the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay-
ment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such 
institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a 
similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
145 
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 706. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 
30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 
SEC. 707. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
new information technology systems or significant up-
grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi-
cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech-
nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer 
without written notification to and the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That none of the funds available 
to the Department of Agriculture for information technology 
shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt 
of written approval by the Chief Information Officer. 
SEC. 708. Funds made available under section 1240I 
and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and
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section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 709. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or 
prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the 
Rural Electrification Act, or any not-for-profit utility that 
is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such 
Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower 
under such Act. 
SEC. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998, none of the funds in this or any other Act may be 
used to prohibit the provision of in-kind support from non- 
Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) in the form of unre-
covered indirect costs not otherwise charged against the 
grant, consistent with the indirect rate of cost approved for 
a recipient. 
SEC. 711. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, unobligated balances remaining available at the end 
of the fiscal year from appropriations made available for 
salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agen-