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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions 
of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including 
preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga-
tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil 
and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant 
materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis-
semination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and 
interests therein for use in the plant materials program by 
donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement 
of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
maintenance of aircraft, $830,998,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
construction and improvement of buildings and public im-
provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro-
vided further, That when buildings or other structures are 
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erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 
is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $14,700,000 is pro-
vided. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Rural Development, $893,000. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De-
velopment mission area, including activities with institu-
tions concerning the development and operation of agricul-
tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$206,857,000: Provided, 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 fur-
ther, That any balances available from prior years for the 
Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the 
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Rural Business—Cooperative Service salaries and expenses 
accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appro-
priation. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural 
housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be 
for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $27,952,000 for section 504 hous-
ing repair loans; $31,277,000 for section 515 rental hous-
ing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family 
housing acquired property; and $5,000,000 for section 523 
self-help housing land development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $53,730,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $3,821,000; and repair, rehabilita-
tion, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$11,000,000: Provided, That to support the loan program 
level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under 
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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 sub-
sidized: Provided further, That applicants in communities 
that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treat-
ed as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 
guaranteed loans provided under this heading: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated in this para-
graph, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Housing 
Insurance Fund Program Account funds allocated by the 
Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for 
the fiscal year 2012, shall be available through June 30, 
2013, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones: Pro-
vided 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, 2013. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$16,526,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 
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farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail-
able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this account. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$410,627,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $907,128,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as author-
ized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That 
of this amount not less than $3,000,000 is available for 
newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 
516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That 
rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: 
Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining 
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at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred 
and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; mainte-
nance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; 
preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 
under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental as-
sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to 
fiscal year 2013 for a farm labor multi-family housing 
project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may 
not be recaptured for use in another project until such as-
sistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive 
months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking 
such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible 
tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the 
extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi- 
family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 
of the Act. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section, and for additional 
costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preserva-
tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing prop-
erties described in this paragraph, $27,782,000, to remain 
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rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has 
sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose 
of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income 
residents and farm laborers including reducing or elimi-
nating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, re-
ducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial as-
sistance including advances, payments and incentives (in-
cluding the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 
on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 
revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds 
for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds 
for the preservation and revitalization demonstration pro-
gram may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a 
multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 
Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstra-
tion program under this heading to carry out such legisla-
tion with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 
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in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may 
expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 
funds made available under this heading, for administra-
tive expenses for activities funded under this heading. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, 
the amount equal to the amount of Mutual and Self-Help 
Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones. 
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, 
$33,136,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, 
the amount equal to the amount of Rural Housing Assist-
ance Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be 
available through June 30, 2013, for communities des-
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ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and 
$57,481,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $3,880,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act, $28,428,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $6,121,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and 
ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 
community development organizations, low-income rural 
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
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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 pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 
for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
vided: Provided further, That $5,938,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants 
for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106– 
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity 
building in the State rural development offices: Provided 
further, That $3,369,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for community facilities 
grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) 
of such Act: Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated under this heading, the amount equal to the 
amount of Rural Community Facilities Program Account 
funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
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381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
are not applicable to the funds made available under this 
heading. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by sections 
306 and 310B and described in subsections (f) and (g) of 
section 310B and section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $85,904,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading, not to exceed $1,000,000 
shall be made available for two grants to qualified national 
organizations 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 Commu-
nity 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 ad-
ministrative 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 quali-
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for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in ac-
cordance 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: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account funds 
allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be available 
through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,438,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
creation projects, $33,077,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
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Electrification Act of 1936, $180,000,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $180,000,000 are rescinded. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $27,706,000, of which 
$2,250,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,456,000 shall be for grants for 
cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or 
groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 
groups and a majority of the boards of directors or gov-
erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who 
are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, 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), $3,400,000: Provided, That the cost 
of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
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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 
Development 
Act, 
$524,466,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural util-
ities 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 appro-
priated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 
including water and waste disposal systems grants author-
ized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized Native 
American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Depart-
ment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): 
Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
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be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more 
than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical 
assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consor-
tium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105– 
83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as-
sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant 
to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 
makes a determination of extreme need, of which $5,750,000 
shall be made available for a grant to a qualified non-profit 
multi-state regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water 
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 
of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de-
velopment, operation, and management of water and waste 
water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 
be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 
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tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste management 
grants: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account funds 
allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be available 
through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones for the rural utilities programs described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants au-
thorized 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 sec-
tion 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: Pro-
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vided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not appli-
cable to the funds made available under this heading. 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans as authorized by section 1006a of title 16 of the 
United States Code, except for the limitations contained in 
the last sentence of such section, for projects whose features 
include agricultural water supply benefits, groundwater 
protection, environmental enhancement and flood control, 
$40,000,000: Provided, That such loans shall be made by 
the Rural Utilities Service. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 
made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 
$100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; guaranteed under-
writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; cost 
of money rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: 
Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the 
construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled 
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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, 
$34,467,000, 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 telecommuni-
cation loans, $42,239,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $24,950,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be pro-
vided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for 
a consortium as established by this section: Provided fur-
ther, That $3,000,000 shall be made available to those non-
commercial educational television broadcast stations that 
serve rural areas and are qualified for Community Service 
Grants by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under 
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section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 1934, includ-
ing associated translators and repeaters, regardless of the 
location of their main transmitter, studio-to-transmitter 
links, and equipment to allow local control over digital con-
tent and programming through the use of high-definition 
broadcast, multi-casting and datacasting technologies. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 
$811,000. 
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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; 
$19,916,436,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2014, 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, $16,504,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $35,000,000 shall be available to provide competi-
tive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment 
needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and 
to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expan-
sion of the school breakfast program. 
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$7,046,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2014: Provided, That notwithstanding section 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, and $35,000,000 shall be 
used for management information systems: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available for the purposes specified 
in section 17(h)(10)(B)(i) and section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall 
only be made available upon a determination by the Sec-
retary that funds are available to meet caseload require-
ments without the use of funds in the contingency reserve 
that are without fiscal year limitation: Provided further, 
That none of the funds provided in this account shall be 
available for the purchase of infant formula except in ac-
cordance 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 
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Government departments or agencies unless authorized by 
section 17 of such Act. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $77,290,160,000, 
of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2014, shall be placed in reserve for use only in 
such amounts and at such times as may become necessary 
to carry out program operations: Provided, That funds pro-
vided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 
16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, 
That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education serv-
ices to state agencies and Federally recognized tribes par-
ticipating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re-
quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 
That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available until expended, 
notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and 
employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct 
activities related to program integrity provided that such 
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activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance 
and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as au-
thorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency 
Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nu-
clear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966, $253,952,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2014: Provided, That none of these funds 
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for commodities donated to the program: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2013 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, 2014: 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)), 
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the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated 
with the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 
Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 
assistance program, $143,505,000: Provided, That of the 
funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the pur-
poses of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended 
by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act 
approved 
August 
3, 
1956 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1766), 
$176,789,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expend-
itures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and pri-
vate organizations and institutions under agreements exe-
cuted pursuant to the agricultural food production assist-
ance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance 
programs of the United States Agency for International De-
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velopment: Provided further, That funds made available for 
middle-income country training programs, funds made 
available for the Borlaug International Agricultural 
Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to 
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropria-
tion solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in inter-
national currency exchange rates, subject to documentation 
by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available 
until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR 
PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,806,000, 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro-
vided, That funds made available for the cost of agreements 
under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differen-
tial may be used interchangeably between the two accounts 
with prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
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FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ-
ing interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities supplied in 
connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said 
Act, $1,435,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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), $184,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity 
Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, fa-
cilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 
such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts pro-
vided herein. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,806,000; to cover common over-
head expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the 
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Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,452,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
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 Adminis-
tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of 
the Food and Drug Administration which are included in 
this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District 
of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency 
expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved 
by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec-
retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith-
standing 
section 
521 
of 
Public 
Law 
107–188; 
$4,223,295,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $718,669,000 shall be derived from pre-
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pended; $15,367,000 shall be derived from food reinspection 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; and 
amounts derived from voluntary qualified importer pro-
gram fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That in addition and notwith-
standing 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 respective fiscal year 2013 
limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical de-
vice, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for 
fiscal year 2013 received during fiscal year 2013, including 
any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 2013 but credited 
for fiscal year 2013, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2013 
limitations: Provided further, That none of these funds shall 
be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user 
fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated: (1) $887,162,000 shall 
be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Af-
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fairs; (2) $1,261,369,000 shall be for the Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $329,708,000 shall be for 
the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(4) $167,576,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Med-
icine and for related field activities in the Office of Regu-
latory Affairs; (5) $393,988,000 shall be for the Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health and for related field ac-
tivities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $59,429,000 
shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; 
(7) $482,398,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Prod-
ucts and for related field activities in the Office of Regu-
latory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $168,971,000 shall be for 
Rent and Related activities, of which $61,713,000 is for 
White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to 
the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to ex-
ceed $213,352,000 shall be for payments to the General 
Services Administration for rent; and (10) $259,342,000 
shall be for other activities, including the Office of the Com-
missioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Vet-
erinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Prod-
ucts, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office 
of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central 
services for these offices: Provided further, That the Sec-
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retary may, prior to the due date for such fees, accept pay-
ment of 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 authorized for fiscal year 2014, and that amounts 
of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2014 for which the Sec-
retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2013 shall not be in-
cluded in amounts provided under this heading: 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 amounts made 
available under this heading for other activities: Provided 
further, That funds may be transferred from one specified 
activity to another with the prior approval of the Commit-
tees 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, and priority review user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended. 
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where 
not otherwise provided, $5,320,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $63,300,000 (from assessments collected 
from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri-
cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during 
the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au-
thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver-
ships. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 204 passenger 
motor vehicles of which 170 shall be for replacement only, 
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and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That notwith-
standing this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to 
be necessary 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 available unobligated discretionary balances 
of the Department of Agriculture that are remaining avail-
able at the end of the fiscal year, 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 with-
out the prior approval of the agency administrator: Pro-
vided 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 
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funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the 
Department’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the De-
partment’s National Finance Center without written notifi-
cation to and prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 
726 of this Act: Provided further, That of annual income 
amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, 
the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the 
replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 
equipment for the improvement and implementation of a 
financial management plan, information technology, and 
other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any 
unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 
shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary sub-
mits written notification of the obligation to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That the limitation on the obliga-
tion of funds pending notification to Congressional Com-
mittees shall not apply to any obligation that, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a de-
clared state of emergency that significantly impacts the op-
erations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate em-
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ployees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to 
continue operations of the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the United 
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the 
agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrange-
ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between 
the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay-
ment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such 
institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a 
similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
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SEC. 706. Funds made available by this Act 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 Ad-
ministrator of the U.S. Agency for International Develop-
ment, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is re-
ceived by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food 
shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappro-
priate purposes. 
SEC. 707. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
new information technology systems or significant up-
grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi-
cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech-
nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer 
without written notification to and the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That none of the funds available 
to the Department of Agriculture for information technology 
shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt 
of written approval by the Chief Information Officer. 
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SEC. 708. Funds made available under section 1240I 
and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 
section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year. 
SEC. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an 
insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Elec-
trification 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. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998, none of the funds in this or any other Act may be 
used to prohibit the provision of in-kind support from non- 
Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) of such Act in the 
form of unrecovered indirect costs not otherwise charged 
against the grant, consistent with the indirect rate of cost 
approved for a recipient. 
SEC. 711. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, unobligated balances from appropriations made avail-
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able for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Serv-
ice Agency and the Rural Development mission area, shall 
remain available through September 30, 2014, for informa-
tion technology expenses. 
SEC. 712. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize 
a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed 
the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 
7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to par-
ticipants. 
SEC. 713. 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 con-
travention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 714. In the case of each program established or 
amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–246), other than by title I or subtitle 
A of title III of such Act, that is authorized or required 
to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and 
related administrative expenses, including technical 
assistance, associated with the implementation of the 
program, without regard to the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 
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section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 
not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 
for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 
such section. 
SEC. 715. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the requirements pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1) may be 
waived for any amounts higher than those specified under 
this authority for fiscal year 2009. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds made available in fiscal 
year 2013 or preceding fiscal years for programs authorized 
under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in 
excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible com-
modities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson 
Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1): Provided, 
That any such funds made available to reimburse the Com-
modity Credit Corporation shall only be used pursuant to 
section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian 
Trust Act. 
SEC. 717. Of the funds made available by this Act, not 
more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex-
penses of activities related to all advisory committees, pan-
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els, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
awarded grants. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 
research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 
percent of total Federal funds provided under each award: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this 
Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full 
allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under sec-
tion 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 719. For an additional amount for ‘‘Food and 
Drug 
Administration, 
Salaries 
and 
Expenses’’, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$40,000,000 is for one-time activities directly related to im-
plementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, and of 
which $10,000,000 is for one-time activities directly related 
to improving the safety of the human drug supply. 
SEC. 720. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to 
carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 
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SEC. 721. 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 au-
thorized by section 14(h) of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)); 
(2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-
gram as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
3839aa–8) in excess of $1,400,000,000; 
(3) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act author-
ized by section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 
1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1)) in excess of 
$73,000,000; and 
(4) Agricultural Management Assistance Pro-
gram as authorized by section 524 of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524) in 
excess of $2,500,000 for the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service. 
SEC. 722. 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)(v) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110–246 in excess of $981,000,000, as follows: 
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Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities— 
$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Re-
moval 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 by sec-
tion 4304 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $41,000,000, 
including the transfer of funds under subsection (c) of sec-
tion 14222 of Public Law 110–246, until October 1, 2013: 
Provided further, That $117,000,000 made available on Oc-
tober 1, 2013, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as amended by 
section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 shall be excluded from 
the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(vi) of sec-
tion 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 Agri-
culture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjust-
ment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74–320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as 
amended), or for any surplus removal activities or price 
support activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act: Provided further, That of the 
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available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(v) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110–246, $150,000,000 are hereby re-
scinded. 
SEC. 723. Subject to authorizing legislation by the 
House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Secretary may 
reserve, through April 1, 2013, up to 5 percent of the fund-
ing available for the following items for projects in areas 
that are engaged in strategic regional development planning 
as defined by the Secretary: business and industry guaran-
teed loans; rural development loan fund; rural business en-
terprise grants; rural business opportunity grants; rural 
economic development program; rural microenterprise pro-
gram; biorefinery assistance program; rural energy for 
America program; value-added producer grants; broadband 
program; water and waste program; and rural community 
facilities program. 
SEC. 724. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for 
the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 
112–55. 
SEC. 725. 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 lan-
guage as part of the President’s budget submission to the 
Congress of the United States for programs under the juris-
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diction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects 
a reduction from the previous year due to user fees pro-
posals that have not been enacted into law prior to the sub-
mission of the budget unless such budget submission identi-
fies 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 2014 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 726. (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 current fiscal year, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as 
authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the De-
partment of Agriculture, through use of the authority pro-
vided by section 702(b) 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; 
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(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies, 
in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the re-
programming 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 of the United States derived by the collec-
tion of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activi-
ties, 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— 
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(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission (as the case may be) notifies, in writing, 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least 30 days in advance of the re-
programming or transfer of such funds or the use of 
such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writ-
ing 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 pro-
gram or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded 
by any other Act. 
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(d) As described in this section, no funds may be used 
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Chairman 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 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. 727. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
Consolidated 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 por-
tion of the loan. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Agriculture or the 
Food and Drug Administration shall be used to transmit 
or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Ag-
riculture or non-Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices employee questions or responses to questions that are 
a result of information requested for the appropriations 
hearing process. 
SEC. 729. 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 
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States unless the story includes a clear notification within 
the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the 
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that ex-
ecutive branch agency. 
SEC. 730. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture 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 30 days unless 
the individual’s employing agency or office is fully reim-
bursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and 
expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. 
SEC. 731. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any area eligible for rural housing programs of the Rural 
Housing Service on September 30, 2012, shall remain eligi-
ble for such programs until September 30, 2013. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any cor-
poration that was convicted (or had an officer or agent of 
such corporation acting on behalf of the corporation con-
victed) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 
or State law within the preceding 24 months, where the 
awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the 
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the cor-
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poration, or such officer or agent, and made a determina-
tion that this further action is not necessary to protect the 
interests of the Government. 
SEC. 733. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is 
not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree-
ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 
tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension 
or debarment of the corporation and made a determination 
that this further action is not necessary to protect the inter-
ests of the Government. 
SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans 
for mohair under section 1201 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731). 
SEC. 735. In the event that a determination of non- 
regulated status made pursuant to section 411 of the Plant 
Protection Act is or has been invalidated or vacated, the 
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Secretary of Agriculture shall, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, upon request by a farmer, grower, farm 
operator, or producer, immediately grant temporary per-
mit(s) or temporary deregulation in part, subject to nec-
essary and appropriate conditions consistent with section 
411(a) or 412(c) of the Plant Protection Act, which interim 
conditions shall authorize the movement, introduction, con-
tinued cultivation, commercialization and other specifically 
enumerated activities and requirements, including meas-
ures designed to mitigate or minimize potential adverse en-
vironmental effects, if any, relevant to the Secretary’s eval-
uation of the petition for non-regulated status, while ensur-
ing that growers or other users are able to move, plant, cul-
tivate, introduce into commerce and carry out other author-
ized activities in a timely manner: Provided, That all such 
conditions shall be applicable only for the interim period 
necessary for the Secretary to complete any required anal-
yses or consultations related to the petition for non-regu-
lated status: Provided further, That nothing in this section 
shall be construed as limiting the Secretary’s authority 
under section 411, 412 and 414 of the Plant Protection Act. 
SEC. 736. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to pay for mitigation associ-
ated with the removal of Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission Project number 2342. 
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SEC. 737. Of the unobligated balance of funds available 
to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of broadband 
loans under the heading ‘‘Rural Development Programs— 
Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning, Telemedicine, 
and Broadband Program’’ in prior appropriation Acts, 
$25,320,000 is rescinded. 
SEC. 738. Of the unobligated balances provided pursu-
ant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104), $28,045,000 are 
hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 739. Funds received by the Secretary of Agri-
culture in the global settlement of any Federal litigation 
concerning Federal mortgage loans during fiscal year 2012 
may be expended, in addition to any other available funds, 
by the Rural Housing Service to pay for costs associated 
with servicing single family housing loans guaranteed by 
the Rural Housing Service and such funds shall remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 740. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the 
Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by 
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program, project, and activity for the funds made available 
under this Act. 
SEC. 741. There is hereby appropriated for the ‘‘Emer-
gency Conservation Program’’, $11,100,000, to remain 
available until expended; for the ‘‘Emergency Forestry Res-
toration Program’’, $14,200,000, to remain available until 
expended; and for the ‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection 
Program’’, $65,454,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not less than $48,257,000 made 
available for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program 
under this general provision are provided for necessary ex-
penses for a major disaster declaration issued under the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et. seq.). 
SEC. 742. 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, ‘‘Implementation of Regulations 
Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and 
Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ (75 
Fed. Reg. 35338 (June 22, 2010)) unless the combined an-
nual cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed 
$100,000,000 or such rules have already been published in 
compliance with Section 721 of the Consolidated and Fur-
ther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, Public Law 
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112–55: Provided, That no funds made available by this 
or any other Act be used to publish a final or interim final 
rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, proposed 
sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 
201.211, 201.213, or 201.214 of ‘‘Implementation of Regula-
tions Required Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation 
and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ 
(75 Fed. Reg. 35338 (June 22, 2010)): Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to implement such rules until 60 days from 
the publication date of such rules: Provided further, That 
none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to enforce or to take regulatory action based on or in fur-
therance of sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of 
Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as they exist 
at the time this Act is passed, or to write, prepare, or pub-
lish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or other-
wise to implement, the definitions or criteria embodied in 
these sections: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall, within 60 days, rescind sections 201.2(o), 
201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of Title 9 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 743. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act— 
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(1) the amount made available for buildings op-
erations and maintenance expenses in the matter be-
fore the first proviso under the heading ‘‘AGRI-
CULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL 
PAYMENTS’’ under the heading ‘‘AGRICULTURAL 
PROGRAMS’’ in title I shall be $52,169,000; 
(2) the amount made available for necessary ex-
penses to carry out services authorized by the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act in the mat-
ter before the first proviso under the heading ‘‘FOOD 
SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS’’ in title I shall 
be $1,056,427,000; and 
(3) the amount made available to provide com-
petitive grants to State agencies in the second proviso 
under the heading ‘‘CHILD
NUTRITION
PROGRAMS’’ 
under the heading ‘‘FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE’’ 
under the heading ‘‘DOMESTIC FOOD PRO-
GRAMS’’ in title IV shall be $10,000,000. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
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DIVISION 
B—COMMERCE, 
JUSTICE, 
SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES AP-
PROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and 
Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2013, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for 
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, 
without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United 
States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members 
of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and 
employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transpor-
tation of employees of the International Trade Administra-
tion between two points abroad, without regard to section 
40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citi-
zens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; 
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rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, 
and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; pur-
chase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition 
structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 
of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in 
foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official rep-
resentation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor 
vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per 
vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and 
rental of tie lines, $482,538,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2014, of which $11,360,000 is to be derived 
from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade 
Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
United States Code: Provided, That, of amounts provided 
under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for 
China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement 
and compliance activities: Provided further, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 
108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose 
of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual 
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall in-
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clude payment for assessments for services provided as part 
of these activities. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and 
national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
including costs associated with the performance of export 
administration field activities both domestically and 
abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of im-
mediate families of employees stationed overseas; employ-
ment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract 
for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner 
authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign 
countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation 
expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers 
under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as au-
thorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 
Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law 
enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible 
for purchase without regard to any price limitation other-
wise established by law, $101,796,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That the provisions of the first 
sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the 
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Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying 
out these activities: Provided further, That payments and 
contributions collected and accepted for materials or serv-
ices provided as part of such activities may be retained for 
use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing 
information to the public with respect to the export admin-
istration and national security activities of the Department 
of Commerce and other export control programs of the 
United States and other governments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan 
guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3721), and 
for grants, and for the cost of loan guarantees authorized 
by section 27 (15 U.S.C. 3722) of such Act, $187,300,000, 
to remain available until expended; of which $5,000,000 
shall be for projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United 
States, of a source of employment located outside the United 
States; of which $5,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees 
under section 26; and of which up to $5,000,000 shall be 
for loan guarantees under section 27: Provided, That the 
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costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these 
funds for loan guarantees under such sections 26 and 27 
combined are available to subsidize total loan principal, 
any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed 
$70,000,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$37,500,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act 
of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act 
of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
other agreements with public or private organizations, 
$28,689,000. 
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ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $100,228,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $256,255,000: Provided, That, from amounts provided 
herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and 
marketing activities. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic cen-
suses and programs, provided for by law, $667,953,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That 
$649,953,000 is appropriated from the general fund and 
$18,000,000 is derived from available unobligated balances 
from the Census Working Capital Fund: Provided further, 
That from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for 
promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,000,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac-
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count for activities associated with carrying out investiga-
tions and audits related to the Bureau of the Census. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration (NTIA), $45,994,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2014: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge 
Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
ment, analysis, operations, and related services, and such 
fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for 
costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collec-
tions all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from 
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in tele-
communications research, engineering, and related activi-
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
paragraph, and such funds received from other Government 
agencies shall remain available until expended. 
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PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND 
CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries 
and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated 
are available for the administration of all open grants until 
their expiration. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including 
defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
USPTO, $2,933,241,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections 
of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO 
under any law are received during fiscal year 2013, so as 
to result in a fiscal year 2013 appropriation from the gen-
eral fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during 
fiscal year 2013, should the total amount of such offsetting 
collections be less than $2,933,241,000 this amount shall be 
reduced accordingly: Provided further, That any amount re-
ceived in excess of $2,933,241,000 in fiscal year 2013 and 
deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund 
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shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate for any amounts made available 
by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be 
treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act 
and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure ex-
cept in compliance with the procedures set forth in that sec-
tion: Provided further, That from amounts provided herein, 
not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 
2013 for official reception and representation expenses: Pro-
vided further, That in fiscal year 2013 from the amounts 
made available for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the 
USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference 
between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the 
USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as de-
fined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the 
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s spe-
cific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter 
III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value 
of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by 
OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement life insur-
ance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 
USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees 
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Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group 
Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, 
and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be avail-
able for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Provided 
further, That any differences between the present value fac-
tors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series benefit letters and 
the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s specific use 
shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s finan-
cial statements, where applicable: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and 
surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available 
for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, 
United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy- 
Smith America Invents Act (Public Law 112–29): Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 
shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector General’’ ac-
count for activities associated with carrying out investiga-
tions and audits related to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST), $621,173,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$9,000,000 may be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital 
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Fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That NIST may provide local transportation for sum-
mer undergraduate research fellowship program partici-
pants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology serv-
ices, $143,000,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $128,500,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership, and of which $14,500,000 shall be 
for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
U.S.C. 278c–278e), $60,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce shall 
include in the budget justification materials that the Sec-
retary submits to Congress in support of the Department 
of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards 
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and Technology construction project having a total multi- 
year program cost of more than $5,000,000 and simulta-
neously the budget justification materials shall include an 
estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project 
for each of the five subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$3,112,614,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2014, except that funds provided for cooperative enforce-
ment shall remain available until September 30, 2015: Pro-
vided, That fees and donations received by the National 
Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanc-
tuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and ex-
penses associated with those activities, notwithstanding sec-
tion 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, 
That in addition, $119,064,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Prod-
ucts and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’, 
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which shall only be used for fishery activities related to Co-
operative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and 
Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, 
and Fish Information Networks: Provided further, That of 
the $3,246,678,000 provided for in direct obligations under 
this heading $3,112,614,000 is appropriated from the gen-
eral fund, $119,064,000 is provided by transfer and 
$15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obliga-
tions: Provided further, That the total amount available for 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cor-
porate services administrative support costs shall not exceed 
$212,664,000: Provided further, That any deviation from 
the amounts designated for specific activities in the state-
ment accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated bal-
ances of funds provided under this heading in previous 
years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 
505 of this Act: Provided further, That in allocating grants 
under sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Act of 1972, as amended, no coastal State shall receive 
more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent of increased 
funds appropriated over the previous fiscal year: Provided 
further, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses 
under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and 
Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical 
care of retired personnel and their dependents under the 
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Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums 
as may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,926,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2015, except that funds provided for construction of facili-
ties shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the $1,941,036,000 provided for in direct obligations 
under this heading, $1,926,036,000 is appropriated from 
the general fund and $15,000,000 is provided from recov-
eries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That any 
deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the statement accompanying this Act, or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading 
in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth 
in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall include in budget justification 
materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support 
of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with 
the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acqui-
sition or construction project having a total of more than 
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$5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification 
shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for 
each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: 
Provided further, That, within the amounts appropriated, 
$1,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying out 
investigations and audits related to satellite procurement, 
acquisition and construction. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That, of the 
funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may 
issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, 
Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recog-
nized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (in-
cluding Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of 
salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threat-
ened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as 
at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations nec-
essary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native 
subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal 
salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be de-
veloped by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, 
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and 
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other merit principles and shall not be available for mar-
keting activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to 
States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent 
of the Federal funds. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available 
until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, during fiscal year 2013, obligations of direct loans 
may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota 
loans and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional direct 
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be used for direct loans for any new fishing 
vessel that will increase the harvesting capacity in any 
United States fishery. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the De-
partment of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, 
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$56,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Commerce 
shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and manu-
facturing growth and shall produce an annual report on 
related incentive strategies, implementation plans and pro-
gram results. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For expenses necessary for the renovation and mod-
ernization 
of 
Department 
of 
Commerce 
facilities, 
$2,040,000, to remain available until expended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $28,753,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the 
activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 
1514), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the 
Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for 
advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the 
certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Commerce by 
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this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire 
of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 
and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uni-
forms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 
5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at 
least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of 
any capital asset (including land, structures, and equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other 
law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
title or from actions taken for the care and protection of 
loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within 
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the total budgetary resources available to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a re-
programming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 105. (a) Section 105(f) of the Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 
(Public Law 112–55) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (e)’’. 
(b) The requirements set forth by section 105 of the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section, are hereby adopted by ref-
erence. 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Secretary may furnish services (including but not lim-
ited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) 
necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and im-
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provement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are 
authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative 
Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in 
the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other 
buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of 
which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Adminis-
trator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimburse-
ment for services provided under this section or the author-
ity under which the use or occupancy of the space is author-
ized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation 
or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 107. Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, 
copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over 
its networks. 
SEC. 108. The Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits 
of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or posses-
sion, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any for-
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eign government or international organization, for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute 
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 109. The Department of Commerce shall provide 
a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official 
travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, including the purpose of such travel. 
SEC. 110. Section 113(b)(3) of division B of Public 
Law 112–55 is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $110,822,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
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(4) $35,000,000 is for regional information shar-
ing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of 
the 1968 Act. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) 
(‘‘the 1994 Act’’); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Justice for All 
Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–405); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 (Public Law 109–164); the Violence Against Women 
and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 
(Public Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Adam Walsh 
Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 
248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking 
and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386); 
the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (Public 
Law 110–180); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) (‘‘the 2002 Act’’); 
the Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the 
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–403); the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Mentally 
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tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 214. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice 
Programs’’— 
(1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimburse-
ment programs may be used by such Office to provide 
training and technical assistance; and 
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 
grant or reimbursement programs under such head-
ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 
research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bu-
reau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and 
merged with funds provided to the National Institute 
of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
used by them for research, evaluation or statistical 
purposes, without regard to the authorizations for 
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ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $570,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2014. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space research and technology 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $642,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2014. 
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of the Air Force, $529,263,000, 
to remain available until transferred: Provided, That the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that 
such funds are required for environmental restoration, re-
duction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe 
buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, 
or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available 
by this appropriation to other appropriations made avail-
able to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with 
and to be available for the same purposes and for the same 
time period as the appropriations to which transferred: 
Provided further, That upon a determination that all or 
part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are 
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such 
amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That the transfer authority provided 
under this heading is in addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided elsewhere in this Act. 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE-WIDE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the Department of Defense, $11,133,000, to remain 
available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are re-
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ant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Research, Develop-
ment, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide’’, $112,387,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Over-
seas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS 
DEFENSE WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Working Cap-
ital Funds’’, $243,600,000: Provided, That such amount is 
designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Oper-
ations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Defense Health Pro-
gram’’, $993,898,000, which shall be for operation and 
maintenance: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 
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(4) ‘‘Department of Transportation—Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration—Motor Carrier 
Safety Grants—(Liquidation of Contract Authoriza-
tion)—(Limitation on Obligations)—(Highway Trust 
Fund)’’; Provided, Section 131 of Division C of Pub-
lic Law 112–55 is hereby deleted; and 
(5) ‘‘Department of Transportation—National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration—Operations 
and Research—(Liquidation of Contract Authoriza-
tion)—(Limitation on Obligations)—(Highway Trust 
Fund)’’. 
(b) Section 120 of division C of Public Law 112–55 
shall not apply to amounts made available by this division. 
(c) During the period covered by this division, section 
1102 of Public Law 112–141 shall be applied— 
(1) in subsection (b)(10), as if the limitation ap-
plicable through fiscal year 2011 applied through fis-
cal year 2012; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(5), by treating the reference 
to section 204 of title 23, United States Code, as a 
reference to sections 202 and 204 of such title. 
SEC. 1802. Notwithstanding sections 1101 and 1104, 
the language under the heading ‘‘Department of Transpor-
tation—National Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
tion—Highway Traffic Safety Grants—(Liquidation of 
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