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Union Calendar No. 153 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3049 
[Report No. 114–205] 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2015 
Mr. ADERHOLT, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$39,379,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
available for the Immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $498,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency 
Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed 
$23,590,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Administration, of which $22,786,000 
shall be available for Departmental Administration to pro-
vide for necessary expenses for management support serv-
ices to offices of the Department and for general adminis-
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tration, 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; not to exceed $3,064,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-
sional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this 
Act, including programs involving intergovernmental af-
fairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to 
exceed $4,471,000 shall be available for the Office of Com-
munications: Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office 
of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the 
Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appro-
priation for any office shall be increased or decreased by 
more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$11,000 of the amount made available under this para-
graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 
available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail-
able under this heading for Departmental Administration 
shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this 
Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings 
as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That 
funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
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the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may 
be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agri-
culture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the 
agency level: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able under this heading for the Office of Assistant Sec-
retary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 
30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless 
the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these 
funds by USDA agency. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $16,777,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for 
grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 
7 U.S.C. 3155. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $12,841,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $9,081,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $44,031,000, of which not less than 
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$27,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the De-
partment. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $6,028,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $893,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$23,871,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(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-
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ties, and for related costs, $54,730,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for buildings operations and mainte-
nance expenses: Provided, That the Secretary may use un-
obligated prior year balances of an agency or office that 
are no longer available for new obligation for the sole pur-
pose of covering shortfalls incurred in prior or current 
year rental payments for such agency or office. 
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.), $3,600,000, 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. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $95,643,000, including such sums 
as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange-
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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, $43,313,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$3,440,000. 
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, 
$893,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service, $78,058,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $161,206,000, of which up to 
$44,525,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
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sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 
for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur-
rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 
2204g(d) and (f). 
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, $1,122,454,000: Provided, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available for the operation 
and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to 
exceed one for replacement only: Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 
U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair 
of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro-
vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 
exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 
which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 
10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not 
to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one 
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