H. R. 83 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
An Act 
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated and Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. 
Sec. 6. Availability of funds. 
Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences. 
Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation. 
Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas. 
Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act. 
Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Agricultural Programs 
Title II—Conservation Programs 
Title III—Rural Development Programs 
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs 
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration 
Title VII—General Provisions 
Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 
Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Military Personnel 
Title II—Operation and Maintenance 
Title III—Procurement 
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds
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Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs 
Title VII—Related Agencies 
Title VIII—General Provisions 
Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations 
Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil 
Title II—Department of the Interior 
Title III—Department of Energy 
Title IV—Independent Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of the Treasury 
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President 
Title III—The Judiciary 
Title IV—District of Columbia 
Title V—Independent Agencies 
Title VI—General Provisions—This Act 
Title VII—General Provisions—Government-Wide 
Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of the Interior 
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Legislative Branch 
Title II—General Provisions 
DIVISION I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency 
Title II—United States Agency for International Development 
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 
Title IV—International Security Assistance 
Title V—Multilateral Assistance 
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance 
Title VII—General Provisions 
Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations 
Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Transportation
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Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act 
DIVISION L—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2015 
DIVISION M—EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE CLARIFICATION ACT OF 
2014 
DIVISION N—OTHER MATTERS 
DIVISION O—MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION REFORM 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of Contents. 
TITLE I—MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN RULES 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 
Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. 
Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. 
Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. 
Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. 
Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded per-
centage. 
Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding 
improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. 
Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. 
Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. 
Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability pur-
poses. 
Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer 
pension plans. 
Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. 
Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions 
Sec. 121. Mergers. 
Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. 
Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. 
TITLE II—REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR DEEPLY TROUBLED PLANS 
Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and ap-
proval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in 
critical and declining status. 
DIVISION P—OTHER RETIREMENT-RELATED MODIFICATIONS 
Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations. 
Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age. 
Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to 
certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is pro-
viding services with respect to children. 
DIVISION Q—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 
Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division. 
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 
House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on 
or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with 
respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions 
A through K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement 
of a committee of conference.
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SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall 
be available only if the President subsequently so designates all 
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
(b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for 
Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if 
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all 
such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIFFERENCES. 
If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in appro-
priations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any 
category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences 
with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discre-
tionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2015 shall 
be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
in the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments 
shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary 
spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 8. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment 
shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost of living adjustments 
for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015. 
SEC. 9. STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE INSULAR AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN.—The term ‘‘comprehen-
sive energy plan’’ means a comprehensive energy plan prepared 
and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of 
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations for certain 
insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes’’, 
approved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492). 
(2) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘energy action plan’’ 
means the plan required by subsection (d). 
(3) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term ‘‘Freely Associ-
ated States’’ means the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 
(4) INSULAR AREAS.—The term ‘‘insular areas’’ means Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
(6) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the team established 
by the Secretary under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering
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Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, 
and financial experts— 
(1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy 
needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; 
and 
(2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated 
States in implementing such plan. 
(c) PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANIZATIONS.—In 
establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including 
regional utility organizations. 
(d) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—In accordance with subsection (b), 
the energy action plan shall include— 
(1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy 
plan where applicable, to— 
(A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped 
to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from 
ports outside the United States; 
(B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; 
and 
(C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and 
overall energy efficiency; 
(2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations 
and identification and prioritization of specific projects; 
(3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and 
sustaining projects; and 
(4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementa-
tion. 
(e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually 
thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing 
progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the 
energy action plan. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted 
by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report 
of the team. 
(g) APPROVAL
OF SECRETARY REQUIRED.—The energy action 
plan shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the 
energy action plan. 
SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL RESOURCES 
ACT. 
Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2014, 
except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2019’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended 
pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘ ‘ending on December 31, 2019’ ’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
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SEC. 11. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. 
(a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 
31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, $372,000,000 shall 
be available to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in 
addition to amounts made available for payments in lieu of taxes 
by the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
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, 
$45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $502,000 
shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed 
$1,496,000 shall be available 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 
$25,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available 
for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 
for management support services to offices of the Department and 
for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and 
other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided 
for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Depart-
ment; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out 
the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving 
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; 
and not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Communications: 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 appropriation 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 paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary 
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That the amount made available 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 trans-
ferred 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 under this heading for the Office 
of Assistant Secretary 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 Appropriations 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, 
$17,377,000, 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 Division, 
$13,317,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $9,392,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for 
cybersecurity requirements of the Department. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
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, $898,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$24,070,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services 
to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs 
and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, 
and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department
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and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations 
suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and 
for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agri-
culture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, 
to remain available until expended, for buildings operations and 
maintenance expenses: 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 or current year rental payments for such agency or office. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), 
$3,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for 
Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any 
agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 
pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may be necessary for 
contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and pri-
vate persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, 
to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu-
ant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97– 
98. 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$44,383,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000. 
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, $898,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$85,373,000.
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That 
amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be 
used to conduct Current 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 trans-
ferred out of Federal ownership, $1,132,625,000: Provided, That 
appropriations 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 here-
under shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construc-
tion, 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 altering any one building during 
the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace-
ment value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Pro-
vided 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 appropria-
tions 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 appropriations hereunder shall be available 
for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service loca-
tion for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 
entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research 
Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon comple-
tion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to 
the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that accept-
ance of the facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That funds may be received from any State, other political 
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
lishing or operating any research facility or research project of 
the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided 
further, That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
of Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of the 
United States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of Agricultural 
Research Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not 
more than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not 
exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease for one 
or more additional 20-year periods.
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of 
the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, 
$45,000,000 to remain available until expended. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for coopera-
tive forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other 
expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities’’ in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds 
for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 
institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agri-
culture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary 
medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellow-
ship and institution challenge grants, and grants management sys-
tems shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen 
program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That 
funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian- 
serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institu-
tions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally 
to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, 
That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made 
available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 
3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not more than 5 percent 
of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry 
out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that 
authority. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund author-
ized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and 
American Samoa, $471,691,000, which shall be for the purposes, 
and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for facility improve-
ments at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 
7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than
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$1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for cooperative extension 
under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) 
and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available 
for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension 
agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, 
including 
necessary 
administrative 
expenses, 
$30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, Integrated Activities’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for the Food and Agriculture 
Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 
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, $898,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances 
and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4085), $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain avail-
able 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 extent necessary 
to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, 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 $35,339,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 
shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection 
Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $52,340,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian 
health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which 
$156,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for spe-
cialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; 
of which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, 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 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: Provided, 
That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services 
methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until
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expended: Provided further, That of amounts available under this 
heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That no funds shall be used 
to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for 
the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching 
by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance 
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two 
shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That in addition, 
in 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 Department such sums as may be deemed nec-
essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest 
and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani-
mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sec-
tions 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection 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 
alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless other-
wise 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 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees 
to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, 
or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, 
domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or 
individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any 
entity’s liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, 
and such fees shall be 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 maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, 
$3,175,000, to remain available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$81,192,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one 
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: 
Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrol-
lable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up 
to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY 
(SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program 
expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 
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 $20,186,000 for formulation and administration of marketing 
agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activi-
ties under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000. 
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for 
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not 
exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing 
services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, 
this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Food Safety, $816,000.
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FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed 
$50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant 
to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,016,474,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to 
this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accredita-
tion as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 
funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infra-
structure system shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2015 for purposes dedicated solely 
to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods 
of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspec-
tion Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 
Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made 
in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, 
but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of 
the building. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND FOREIGN 
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For 
necessary 
expenses 
of 
the 
Farm 
Service 
Agency, 
$1,200,180,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent of the 
$132,364,000 made available under this heading for information 
technology related to farm program delivery, including the Mod-
ernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) 
and other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until 
the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan 
for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over 
$25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be deliv-
ered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated 
lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as mainte-
nance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) dem-
onstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the 
Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being 
managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management poli-
cies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s 
capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has 
been submitted to the Government Accountability Office: Provided 
further, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the
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fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropria-
tions and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies 
for each project/investment that is operational (a) current perform-
ance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current 
performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, 
(c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, 
(d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on oper-
ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of 
whether the investment continues to meet business needs as 
intended as well as alternatives to the investment: Provided further, 
That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, 
and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration 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 avail-
able to county committees shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That none of the funds available to the Farm 
Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county 
offices: Provided further, That none of the funds available to the 
Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county 
based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer 
employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $3,404,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), $5,526,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments 
to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a 
dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That such program is carried 
out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity 
program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating 
(7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 
et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll
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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: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed 
farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct 
loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans 
and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, 
$34,667,000; 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, $60,000,000: 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 operating 
loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsub-
sidized guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of 
which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insur-
ance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conserva-
tion direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among 
these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, 
$74,829,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available 
for official reception 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 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 Govern-
ment 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 hereinafter 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.
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COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary 
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 
Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and 
used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource 
management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that 
are not related to Commodity 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, $898,000. 
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 irrigation 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 agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemi-
nation 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, $846,428,000,
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to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 
for construction and improvement of buildings and public improve-
ments at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations 
and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements 
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 obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities 
under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing 
watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to 
rural communities. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Rural Development, $898,000. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission 
area, including activities with institutions concerning the develop-
ment and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative 
agreements; $224,201,000: Provided, That no less than $15,000,000 
shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and 
promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission 
area: Provided further, That any balances available from prior 
years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, 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 direct 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: $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and 
$24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; 
$26,279,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for
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section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed 
multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single 
family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self- 
help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 
524 site development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $66,420,000 
shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, 
$3,687,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of sec-
tion 515 rental housing, $9,800,000: Provided, 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 guarantees 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 applicants in communities that have a cur-
rent rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural area 
for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this 
heading: Provided further, That of the amounts available under 
this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 
shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes 
will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and 
self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 until June 1, 2015. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain 
available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and 
domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided, That 
any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall 
be transferred to and merged with this account. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $415,100,000 shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural 
Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
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, $1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as may 
be necessary, as authorized 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 rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: Provided 
further, That rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within 
the 12-month contract period: Provided further, That any unex-
pended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements 
may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; 
maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation 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 2015 for a farm
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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 assistance 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 prac-
ticable, 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 notwithstanding sub-
section (b) of such section, and for additional costs to conduct 
a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of multi-family rental housing properties described in this para-
graph, $24,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000, 
shall be available 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 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 appro-
priations: 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 Secretary of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further, 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 preserva-
tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties 
described in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be available 
for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization 
of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing prop-
erties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, 
as the Secretary deems appropriate, 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 
eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, 
reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance 
including advances, payments and incentives (including 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 restruc-
turing: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that 
additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are 
needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration 
program may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-
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family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the 
demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use 
funds made available for the demonstration program under this 
heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations 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 adminis-
trative 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), $27,500,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing 
preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $32,239,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed 
loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs 
as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $26,778,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $4,000,000 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, nonprofit community-based housing and commu-
nity 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 intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program 
of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such 
intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other 
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That $5,778,000 
of the amount appropriated 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 $4,000,000
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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 sections 
381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment 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 busi-
ness development programs authorized by section 310B and 
described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $74,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
made available for one grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order 
to promote economic development and $3,000,000 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 Farm and Rural Development 
Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administra-
tive expenses: Provided 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 for purposes of deter-
mining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall 
not include incarcerated prison populations: 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 heading. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by 
the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 
1936b), $18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), 
of which $531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which 
$1,021,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi 
Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public 
Law 100–460): Provided, That such costs, including the cost of 
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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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, $179,000,000 shall not be obligated and $179,000,000 
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), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be 
for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer 
for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 
shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 
cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvan-
taged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing 
boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members 
of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $10,750,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricul-
tural product market development grants, as authorized by section 
231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, 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), 
$1,350,000: Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, 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 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 Develop-
ment Act, $464,857,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which not to exceed $1,000,000 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 $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal 
systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized
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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 consortium formed pursuant 
to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical 
assistance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 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 extreme need, of which $6,000,000 shall 
be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State 
regional technical assistance organization, with experience in 
working with small communities on water and waste water prob-
lems, 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, 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 $15,919,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting 
with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste 
management grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, 
and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided 
further, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants 
authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural 
Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided fur-
ther, 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 ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as author-
ized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made 
pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; 
guaranteed 
underwriting 
loans 
pursuant 
to 
section 
313A, 
$500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of 
money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant 
to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans,
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$690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used 
for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled 
electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize 
carbon sequestration systems. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication 
loans, $24,077,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in 
rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $22,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall 
be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding 
provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided 
to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium 
as established by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 
of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, 
for a grant program to finance broadband transmission 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 Secretary 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000. 
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; $21,300,170,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2016, 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 of the total amount 
available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided
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further, That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be 
available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for sub-
grants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the 
equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, 
and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion 
of the school breakfast program: Provided further, That of the 
total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropria-
tions Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80). 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, 
AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,623,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for 
breastfeeding 
peer 
counselors 
and 
other 
related 
activities, 
$14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be 
used for management information systems, and $25,000,000 shall 
be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and activities: 
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 depart-
ments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: 
Provided further, That upon termination of a federally mandated 
vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established 
by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 
7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $81,837,570,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, 
shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at 
such times as may become necessary to carry out program oper-
ations: Provided, That funds provided 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, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education 
services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes partici-
pating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 
work registration or workfare requirements as may be required 
by law: Provided further, That funds made available for Employ-
ment and Training under this heading shall remain available 
through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administra-
tion of nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), and a study of the removal 
of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) shall be available
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until expended: Provided further, That funds made available under 
this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 
30, 2016: Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading for employment and training pilot projects, as provided 
in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), 
shall remain available through September 30, 2018: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading may be used 
to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evalua-
tions, 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 authorized by sec-
tion 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 nuclear 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 Nutri-
tion Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966, $278,501,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven 
additional States that have plans approved by the Department 
for the commodity supplemental food program but are not currently 
participating: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, effective with funds made available 
in fiscal year 2015 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, 2016: 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 Nutri-
tion Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance 
program, $150,824,000: Provided, That of the funds provided herein, 
$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.
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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 $250,000 for representation allowances and 
for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $181,423,000: Provided, That the Service 
may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation 
for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and 
private organizations and institutions under agreements executed 
pursuant to the agricultural 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 pro-
grams, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricul-
tural Science and Technology 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 Agricul-
tural Service, shall remain available until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR PROGRESS 
PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER 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, $2,528,000, shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses’’: Provided, That of the unobligated balances provided 
pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are 
rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be rescinded 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, as amended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including interest 
thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480), for 
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under 
title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, amounts made available under this heading shall be used 
to provide not less than the minimum level of funding required 
by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) 
to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title 
II of such Act.
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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 Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $191,626,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is 
authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for 
the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement 
from amounts provided herein. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 
$6,748,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by 
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and 
in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 
$6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropria-
tion for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and 
of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCY 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 Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for pay-
ment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 
92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration 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 
Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding 
section 521 of Public Law 107–188; $4,443,356,000: Provided, That 
of the amount provided under this heading, $798,000,000 shall 
be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379h, and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $128,282,000 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; $312,116,000 
shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from 
biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j–52, and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug
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user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; $6,944,000 
shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended; $566,000,000 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: Provided further, That in addition and notwithstanding 
any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for 
prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic 
drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug 
user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respec-
tive fiscal year 2015 limitations are appropriated and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical 
device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal 
drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, 
including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but 
credited for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal year 
2015 limitations: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 
payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees specified under this 
heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date 
for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal 
year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 
2015 shall not be included in amounts under this heading: 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) 
$903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua-
tion and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regu-
latory Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the Center 
for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for 
the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 
shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 
$163,079,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which 
$47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts 
paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to 
exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for other 
activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office 
of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regu-
latory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief 
Scientist, 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 determined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That any 
transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from
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amounts made available under this heading for other activities: 
Provided further, That of the amounts that are made available 
under this heading for ‘‘other activities’’, and that are not derived 
from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health and Human 
Services—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight of the programs 
and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall 
be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight 
of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided further, That funds 
may be transferred from one specified activity to another with 
the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations 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, 
priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, 
food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary 
qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j– 
31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, 
prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), and third-party logistics 
provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
360eee–3(c)(1), shall be credited to this account, to remain available 
until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used 
by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise pro-
vided, $8,788,000, to remain available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from 
farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mort-
gage 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 receiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropria-
tions and authorizations made for the Department 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 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for 
replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That
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notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be nec-
essary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and 
for the protection of life, property, and public safety. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances 
of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other avail-
able unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining avail-
able of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund 
for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for 
the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology 
services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of 
Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until 
expended: 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 adminis-
trator: Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be 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 Department’s National Finance Center without written 
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress as required by section 719 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 tech-
nology, and other systems of the National Finance 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 obligation unless the Secretary submits 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 obligation of funds pending notification 
to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, 
as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a 
declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the oper-
ations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees 
of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue oper-
ations 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 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
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payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institu-
tions 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 Agriculture 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 Development Loan Fund program account, the 
Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program 
account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of 
the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive 
Information 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 trans-
ferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written 
notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That none 
of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for informa-
tion technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior 
to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: 
Provided further, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize 
an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the 
Chief Information Officer for projects up to $250,000 based upon 
the performance of an agency measured against the performance 
plan requirements described in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act). 
SEC. 707. 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 obliga-
tions made in the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 708. 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 borrower 
under such Act. 
SEC. 709. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to 
section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 710. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropria-
tions made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for 
the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 
30, 2016, for information technology expenses: Provided, That except 
as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available 
through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses. 
SEC. 711. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State 
agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum
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amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when 
issuing liquid infant formula to participants. 
SEC. 712. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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 Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 713. In the case of each program established or amended 
by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), other than 
by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for 
which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is author-
ized 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 technical assistance, associ-
ated 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. 714. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 
than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activi-
ties related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and 
task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels 
used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used 
to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 
SEC. 715. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
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 notwith-
standing section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, 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 available to pay full 
allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 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 Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by 
section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) in excess of $73,000,000. 
(2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Security Act 
of 
1985 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3839aa–3839aa–8) 
in 
excess 
of 
$1,347,000,000: Provided, That this limitation shall apply only 
to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B)). 
(3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized 
by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in excess of 7,741,000 acres. 
(4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by 
section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
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of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $23,000,000 in new 
obligational authority. 
(5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased 
Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by 
section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in excess of $30,000,000. 
SEC. 717. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this 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)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess 
of $959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement 
Commodities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; 
Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000: 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 in this fiscal 
year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that excludes the 
transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be transferred under sub-
section (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, until October 
1, 2015: Provided further, That $122,000,000 made available on 
October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be 
excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) 
of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated 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 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74– 
320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any surplus removal activi-
ties or price support activities under section 5 of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided further, That of the avail-
able unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110–246, $203,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel 
who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the 
President’s budget submission to the Congress for programs under 
the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects 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 conference for 
the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this 
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the cur-
rent fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury 
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as author-
ized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b)
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of the Department of Agriculture 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 or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and 
receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogram-
ming of such funds or the use of such authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 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 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 reprogramming or use of the 
authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess 
of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and 
receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogram-
ming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval 
from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
before implementing any program or activity not carried out during 
the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded 
by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 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 derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for— 
(1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, 
including information technology systems, that involves 
increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for 
the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent 
of the total cost, whichever is less; 
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant posi-
tions or agency activities or functions to establish a center,
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office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; 
or 
(3) carrying out activities or functions that were not 
described in the budget request; 
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes. 
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for 
any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic 
mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this 
section. 
SEC. 720. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the 
Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business 
and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent 
of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan. 
SEC. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used 
to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department 
of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, 
or non-Farm Credit Administration employee questions or responses 
to questions that are a result of information requested for the 
appropriations hearing process. 
SEC. 722. 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 prepackaged news story intended 
for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story 
includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the pre-
packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared 
or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 723. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may 
be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this 
Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department 
for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual’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. 724. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide 
nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 
1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
SEC. 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry 
out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 
SEC. 726. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the pur-
poses of section 727 of division A of Public Law 112–55. 
SEC. 727. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the 
Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm 
Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed 
spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds 
made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, 
as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
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SEC. 728. Funds made available under title II of the Food 
for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide 
assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, 
as determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for Inter-
national Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food 
aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by 
food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate 
purposes. 
SEC. 729. The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in 
effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 
502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agree-
ments with current intermediary organizations and not later than 
90 days after enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements 
that increase the number of participating intermediary organiza-
tions to not less than 10. The Secretary shall work with these 
organizations to increase the effectiveness of the section 502 single 
family direct loan program in rural communities and shall set 
aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 
loans an amount necessary to support the work of such inter-
mediaries and provide a priority for review of such loans. 
SEC. 730. For loans and loan guarantees that do not require 
budget authority and the program level has been established in 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program 
level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 
percent: Provided, That prior to the Secretary implementing such 
an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days 
in advance. 
SEC. 731. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule 
or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement 
or enforce the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations 
Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy 
Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ published by the 
Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 
2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual 
cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to publish a final or interim final rule 
in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections 201.2(l), 
201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, 
as proposed to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
by such proposed rule: Provided further, That none of the funds 
made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, 
enforce, or to take regulatory action other than rescission or repeal 
based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), 
of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish 
a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to 
implement, the definitions or criteria specified in such sections: 
Provided further, That sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), 
of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act) are hereby indefinitely declared 
null and void and shall have no force under the laws, and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and
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201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
effect on such date). 
SEC. 732. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public 
Law 107–76) shall be available for obligation without written 
notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds 
or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only 
for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for 
the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology 
services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of 
Agriculture. 
SEC. 733. For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year there-
after, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 113–79 shall not 
be considered the same loss for the purposes of 7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) 
and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n). 
SEC. 734. Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug 
Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the Commissioner, 
$20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the Food 
and Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January 
2013 entitled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- 
Evaluation and Labeling’’: Provided, That if the Food and Drug 
Administration fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, 
such funds shall be made available for obligation to the Food 
and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation for the 
purpose of assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to combat 
the diversion and illegal sales of controlled substances. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel to carry out section 307(b) of division 
C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681– 
640) in excess of $4,000,000. 
SEC. 736. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to procure processed poultry products imported into the 
United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the 
school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Food 
Care Program under section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the 
Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program under 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
SEC. 737. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 
1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible 
lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the 
Secretary, under the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 
SEC. 738. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, 
whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State 
of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction of the United States 
over the lands and properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs 
campus in the State of Arkansas that are under the supervision 
or control of the Secretary.
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(b) TERMS.—Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section 
may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary 
deems advisable— 
(1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas 
a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance 
thereof; or 
(2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Jefferson Labs cam-
pus’’ means the lands and properties of the National Center for 
Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory. 
(d) AGREEMENT REGARDING JEFFERSON COUNTY TECHNOLOGY 
RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may hereafter enter into 
an agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of 
such State or a public or private entity with respect to the 
establishment or operation of a technology research and 
commercialization center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proxi-
mate to the Jefferson Labs campus. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
EXPENDITURE
OF
FUNDS.—Pursuant to 
such agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain 
funds from such entity and use such funds, in addition to 
such other funds as are made available by this act or future 
acts for the operation of the National Center for Toxicological 
Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds 
received from such entity shall be deemed to be appropriated 
for such purposes and shall remain available until expended. 
(3) PURPOSES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds described by paragraph (2) 
shall be available to defray— 
(i) 
the 
costs 
of 
creating, 
upgrading, 
and 
maintaining connections between such center and 
roads, communications facilities, and utilities that are 
on the Jefferson Labs campus; and 
(ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and 
new constructions of roads, communications facilities, 
and utilities on such campus as may be necessary 
for such agreement. 
(B) OTHER ACTS.—For purposes of this and any subse-
quent Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research shall be deemed to include the purposes 
listed in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 739. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2015, an amount 
of funds made available in title III as follows: (a) with respect 
to funds under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund 
Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural 
Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Development Loan 
Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Pro-
gram Account the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in 
REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings 
during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect to funds under 
the headings of Rural Business Program Account, and Rural 
Housing Assistance Grants the set aside shall equal the amount 
obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under 
such headings in the most recent fiscal year funds were obligated 
under the heading.
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SEC. 740. In response to an eligible community where the 
drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, 
as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe 
weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the 
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an 
additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the estab-
lished period provided under the Program in order to protect public 
health. 
SEC. 741. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this 
or any other 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. 742. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Nonrecurring expenses 
fund’’ (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated balances of expired 
discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding fiscal 
year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department 
of Agriculture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other 
Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal 
year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available 
for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided 
further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available 
until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be 
available for such purposes, for facilities infrastructure capital 
acquisition necessary for the operation of the Department of Agri-
culture, subject to approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may be obli-
gated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days 
in advance of the planned use of funds. 
SEC. 743. There is hereby appropriated for the ‘‘Emergency 
Watershed Protection Program’’, $78,581,000, to remain available 
until expended; for the ‘‘Emergency Forestry Restoration Program’’, 
$3,203,000, to remain available until expended; and for the ‘‘Emer-
gency Conservation Program’’, $9,216,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That funds under this section are for necessary 
expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), and are designated by the Congress as 
being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 744. Of the funding provided in section 743 of division 
A of Public Law 113–76, not more than $75,000 may be used 
for administrative purposes, including a modification to an existing 
contract to allow reimbursement for travel and other administrative 
purposes. 
SEC. 745. Of the unobligated balances identified by Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 746. The unobligated balances identified by Treasury 
Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded. 
SEC. 747. Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 514’’ and inserting ‘‘a commodity 
promotion law’’. 
SEC. 748. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to 
section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
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of 2002, as amended, (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1)), $8,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
SEC. 749. Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations 
Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b) shall be made available without regard to section 7128 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the 
matching requirements in laws in effect on the date before the 
date of enactment of such section: Provided, That the requirements 
of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 
SEC. 750. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel— 
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 
(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
SEC. 751. For the period beginning on the date of enactment 
of this Act through school year 2015–2016, with respect to the 
school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the school 
breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final regulations published by 
the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 
26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow 
States to grant an exemption from the whole grain requirements 
that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States shall 
establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable 
amount of time, to requests for an exemption: Provided, That school 
food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, 
in procuring specific whole grain products which are acceptable 
to the students and compliant with the whole grain-rich require-
ments: Provided further, That school food authorities shall comply 
with the applicable grain component or standard with respect to 
the school lunch or school breakfast program that was in effect 
prior to July 1, 2014. 
SEC. 752. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel to implement any regulations under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 
et seq.), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), 
the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–296), 
or any other law that would require a reduction in the quantity 
of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and 
snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in section 
220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
regulations)) until the latest scientific research establishes the 
reduction is beneficial for children. 
SEC. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, or to pay 
the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude or restrict, the 
eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables (except 
for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided 
under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, 
Infants, and Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act
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used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary 
expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Sec-
retary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate 
of necessity for confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
by law, $5,610,063,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, 
$34,539,965,000: Provided, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be 
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, 
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
confidential military purposes. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense (other than the military departments), as author-
ized by law, $30,824,752,000: Provided, That not more than 
$15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative 
Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States 
Code: Provided further, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be 
used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended 
on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
military purposes: Provided further, That of the funds provided 
under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made avail-
able for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agree-
ment Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available 
for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D): Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of 
a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military depart-
ment, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces 
into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further, 
That $8,881,000, to remain available until expended, is available 
only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may
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be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation 
and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and 
evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available 
for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That any ceiling on the investment item unit 
cost of items that may be purchased with operation and mainte-
nance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding 
proviso: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided elsewhere in this Act. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $2,513,393,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equip-
ment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; 
care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and 
equipment; and communications, $1,021,200,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities 
and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, 
supplies, and equipment; and communications, $270,846,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE RESERVE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and 
administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and 
equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transpor-
tation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, sup-
plies, and equipment; and communications, $3,026,342,000. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, oper-
ation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; 
travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for 
Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, 
regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in
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replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including 
the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, 
may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, 
appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
$5,846,558,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2017. 
PROCUREMENT, MARINE CORPS 
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and 
modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare 
parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase 
of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion 
of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, 
and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, 
$935,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2017. 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and 
equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground han-
dling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories 
therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private 
plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in 
such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for 
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may 
be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval 
of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equip-
ment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing pur-
poses including rents and transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, 
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, 
spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts 
and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned 
equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of struc-
tures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and 
transportation of things, $4,629,662,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2017. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, AIR FORCE 
For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and
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training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United 
States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, AIR FORCE 
For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground elec-
tronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and 
spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger 
motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Govern-
ment-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, 
erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing 
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, 
and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; 
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway, $16,781,266,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2017. 
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for 
procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, 
materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; 
the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation 
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of 
land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests 
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior 
to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor- 
owned equipment layaway, $4,429,303,000, to remain available for 
obligation until September 30, 2017. 
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT PURCHASES 
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sec-
tions 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 
1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2078, 2091, 2092, and 2093), $51,638,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
TITLE IV 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, 
test 
and 
evaluation, 
including 
maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment,
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$6,675,565,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2016. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, 
test 
and 
evaluation, 
including 
maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$15,958,460,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That funds appropriated in this paragraph 
which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique 
operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR FORCE 
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, 
development, 
test 
and 
evaluation, 
including 
maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$23,643,983,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2016. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic 
and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; 
advanced research projects as may be designated and determined 
by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, 
$17,225,889,000, to remain available for obligation until September 
30, 2016: Provided, That of the funds made available in this para-
graph, $225,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program 
shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, 
development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept dem-
onstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to 
full-scale production: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid 
Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, 
test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: 
Provided further, That this transfer authority is in addition to 
any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer 
than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, 
notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details 
of any such transfer. 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE 
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evalua-
tion, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evalua-
tion, including initial operational test and evaluation which is con-
ducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint oper-
ational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in