HR 2112 PP 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Agriculture, $4,293,000 (increased by $136,070,000) 
(reduced by $136,070,000): 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, $423,000 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 
Economist, $10,707,000. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $12,091,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $8,004,000. 
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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. 
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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 
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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-
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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. 
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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. 
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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-
chase 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 oth-
erwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building 
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shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or green-
houses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and ex-
cept for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a 
cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering 
any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 
10 percent of the current replacement value of the build-
ing or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, 
That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act 
shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing 
facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 
easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: 
Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not 
apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the 
Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, 
That funds may be received from any State, other political 
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of 
establishing 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, $600,800,000, as follows: to carry out 
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the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a– 
i), $208,000,000; for grants for cooperative forestry re-
search (16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), $30,000,000; for 
payments
to
eligible
institutions
(7
U.S.C.
3222), 
$48,000,000, provided that each institution receives no 
less than $1,000,000; for special grants (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $1,250,000; for competitive grants for Inte-
grated Pest Management and Biological Control (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $14,000,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)), $229,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for the support of animal health and disease pro-
grams (7 U.S.C. 3195), $4,000,000; for a program pursu-
ant to section 1415A of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3151a), $4,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for a higher education multicultural scholars pro-
gram (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $1,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education 
grants
program
for
Hispanic–serving
Institutions
(7 
U.S.C. 3241), $7,800,000; for competitive grants for the 
purpose of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3156 
to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible in-
stitutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded 
equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, 
$2,700,000; for secondary education, 2-year post-sec-
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ondary education, and agriculture in the K-12 classroom 
(7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $900,000; for aquaculture grants (7 
U.S.C. 3322), $3,300,000; for sustainable agriculture re-
search and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $12,300,000; for 
a
program
of
capacity
building
grants
(7
U.S.C. 
3152(b)(4)) to institutions eligible to receive funds under 
7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $16,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the 
1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public 
Law 103–382, $2,800,000; 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), $900,000; for distance education 
grants for insular areas under section 1490 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362), $750,000; for com-
petitive grants for policy research (7 U.S.C. 3155), 
$3,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and 
Education Activities, $10,000,000, of which $2,500,000 
for the Research, Education, and Economics Information 
System and $2,000,000 for the Electronic Grants Infor-
mation System, are to remain available until expended. 
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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 
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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. 
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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 
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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 
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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, 
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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). 
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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-
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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. 
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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. 
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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. 
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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 
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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 
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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. 
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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 
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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 
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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. 
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(6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991; 
(7) under section 157 of title 23, United States 
Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the en-
actment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century; 
(8) under section 105 of title 23, United States 
Code, as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, 
but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each 
of those fiscal years; 
(9) for Federal-aid highway programs for which 
obligation authority was made available under the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century or 
subsequent public laws for multiple years or to re-
main available until used, but only to the extent that 
the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; 
(10) under section 105 of title 23, United States 
Code, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2010; and 
(11) under section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Leg-
acy for Users, to the extent that funds obligated in ac-
cordance with that section were not subject to a limi-
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