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H. R. 1976
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five
An Act
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109, $10,227,000, of which $7,500,000 to remain available until
expended, shall be available for InfoShare: Provided, That not to
exceed $11,000 of this amount, along with any unobligated balances
of representation funds in the Foreign Agricultural Service shall
be available for official reception and representation expenses, not
otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary.
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, including eco-
nomic analysis, risk assessment, cost benefit analysis, and the
functions of the World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized
by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and
including employment pursuant to the second sentence of the sec-
tion 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which
not to exceed $5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$3,948,000.
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culture Ω5æunder 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activi-
ties of the Department which are included in this Act,
$110,187,000, of which $20,216,000 shall be retained by
the Department for the operation, maintenance, and re-
pair of Agriculture buildings: Provided, That in the event
an agency within the Department should require modifica-
tion of space needs, the Secretary of Agriculture may
transfer a share of that agency’s appropriation made
available by this Act to this appropriation, or may transfer
a share of this appropriation to that agency’s appropria-
tion, but such transfers shall not exceed 5 percent of the
funds made available for space rental and related costs
to or from this account. In addition, for construction, re-
pair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of
fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the
programs of the Department, where not otherwise pro-
vided, $25,587,000, to remain available until expended;
making a total appropriation of $135,774,000.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES (USDA)
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory com-
mittees of the Department of Agriculture which are in-
cluded in this Act, Ω6æ$800,000 $650,000: Provided, That
no other funds appropriated to the Department in this Act
shall be available to the Department for support of activi-
ties of advisory committees.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the requirement of section 107(g)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9607(g), Ω7æand section 6001 of the Resource Conserva-
tion and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961,
$15,700,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That appropriations and funds available herein to
the Department for Hazardous Waste Management may
be transferred to any agency of the Department for its
use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above
Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For Personnel, Operations, Information Resources
Management, Civil Rights Enforcement, Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utilization, Administrative Law
Judges and Judicial Officer, Disaster Management and
Coordination, and Modernization of the Administrative
Process, $27,986,000, to provide for necessary expenses
for management support services to offices of the Depart-
ment and for general administration and disaster manage-
ment of the Department, repairs and alterations, and
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other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise
provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient
work of the Department, including employment pursuant
to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed
$10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall be reimbursed from
applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses
incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C.
551–558.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to
carry out the programs funded in this Act, including pro-
grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison
within the executive branch, Ω8æ$3,797,000:–Provided,
That no other funds appropriated to the Department in
this Act shall be available to the Department for support
of activities of congressional relations $1,764,000.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating
to the coordination of programs involving public affairs,
for the dissemination of agricultural information, and the
coordination of information, work, and programs author-
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ized by Congress in the Department, $8,198,000, includ-
ing employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of
which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000
may be used for farmers’ bulletins.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, including employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), and the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, $63,639,000, including such sums as may be
necessary for contracting and other arrangements with
public agencies and private persons pursuant to section
6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
including a sum not to exceed $50,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including a sum not to exceed
Ω9æ$95,000 $125,000 for certain confidential operational
expenses including the payment of informants, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Inspector General pur-
suant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public
Law 97–98Ω10æ: Provided, That funds transferred to the
Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceed-
ings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture
Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund,
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as a participating agency, as an equitable share from the
forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office
of Inspector General participates, or through the granting
of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited
to the credit of this account for law enforcement activities
authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, to remain available until expended.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $27,860,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Eco-
nomics to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Economic Research Service, the National Agricul-
tural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service
and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex-
tension Service, $520,000.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research
Service in conducting economic research and analysis, as
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, Ω11æ$53,131,000
$53,526,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
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available for employment pursuant to the second sentence
of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225).
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and
service work, including crop and livestock estimates, sta-
tistical coordination and improvements, and marketing
surveys, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws,
$81,107,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
available for employment pursuant to the second sentence
of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and not to exceed $40,000 shall be available for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re-
search Service to perform agricultural research and dem-
onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing,
and distribution (not otherwise provided for); home eco-
nomics or nutrition and consumer use including the acqui-
sition, preservation, and dissemination of agricultural in-
formation; and for acquisition of lands by donation, ex-
change, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100,
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Ω12æ$705,610,000 $707,000,000: Provided, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available for temporary em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and
not to exceed $115,000 shall be available for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That appropria-
tions hereunder shall be available for the operation and
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed
one for replacement only: Provided further, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7
U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair
of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro-
vided the cost of constructing any one building shall not
exceed $250,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses
which shall each be limited to $1,000,000, and except for
ten buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not
to exceed $500,000 each, and the cost of altering any one
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent
of the current replacement value of the building or
$250,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the
limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not
apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities
at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That the fore-
going limitations shall not apply to replacement of build-
ings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21
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U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That the foregoing limita-
tions shall not apply to the purchase of land at Beckley,
West Virginia: Provided further, That not to exceed
$190,000 of this appropriation may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for the Office of the Under
Secretary for Research, Education and Economics for the
scientific review of international issues involving agricul-
tural chemicals and food additives: Provided further, That
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing or operating any research facility or research
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized
by law: Provided further, That all rights and title of the
United States in the property known as USDA Houma
Sugar Cane Research Laboratory, consisting of approxi-
mately 20 acres in the City of Houma and 150 acres of
farmland in Chacahula, Louisiana, including facilities and
equipment, shall be conveyed to the American Sugar Cane
League Ω13æFoundation: Provided further, That all rights
and title of the United States in the Agricultural Research
Station at Brawley, California, consisting of 80 acres of
land, including facilities and equipment, shall be conveyed
to Imperial County, California: Provided further, That all
rights and title of the United States in the Pecan Genetics
and Improvement Research Laboratory, consisting of 84.2
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acres of land, including facilities and equipment, shall be
conveyed to Texas A&M University: Provided further, That
the property originally conveyed by the State of Tennessee
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Re-
search Service, in Lewisburg, Tennessee be conveyed to
the University of Tennessee.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
tion, processing or marketing of tobacco or tobacco prod-
ucts.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve-
ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural
research programs of the Department of Agriculture,
where not otherwise provided, $30,200,000, to remain
available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b): Provided, That
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing any research facility of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by lawΩ14æ: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading
for the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Re-
search, not less than $1,000,000 shall be available for the
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Grain Marketing Research Laboratory in Manhattan, Kan-
sas.
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND
EXTENSION SERVICE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
for 
other 
expenses, 
including 
Ω15æ$166,165,000
$171,304,000 to carry into effect the provisions of the
Hatch Act (7 U.S.C. 361a–361i); Ω16æ$20,185,000
$20,809,000 for grants for cooperative forestry research
(16 U.S.C. 582a–582–a7); Ω17æ$27,313,000 $28,157,000
for payments to the 1890 land-grant colleges, including
Tuskegee University (7 U.S.C. 3222); Ω18æ$31,930,000
$42,670,000 for special grants for agricultural research (7
U.S.C. 450i(c)); Ω19æ$11,599,000 $9,769,000 for special
grants for agricultural research on improved pest control
(7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); Ω20æ$98,165,000 $99,582,000 for
competitive 
research 
grants 
(7 
U.S.C. 
450i(b));
Ω21æ$5,051,000 $5,551,000 for the support of animal
health and disease programs (7 U.S.C. Ω22æ195 3195);
Ω23æ$1,150,000 $500,000 for supplemental and alter-
native 
crops 
and 
products 
(7 
U.S.C. 
3319d);
Ω24æ$500,000 for grants for research pursuant to the Criti-
cal Agricultural Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and
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section 1472 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until ex-
pended; $475,000 for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C.
3331–3336); $3,500,000 for higher education graduate
fellowships grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,350,000 for
higher education challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1));
$1,000,000 for a higher education minority scholars pro-
gram (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), to remain available until ex-
pended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); $4,000,000 for aquaculture
grants (7 U.S.C. 3322); Ω25æ$8,000,000 $8,112,000 for
sustainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C.
5811); Ω26æ$9,207,000 for a program of capacity building
grants to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of
August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), including
Tuskegee University, to remain available until expended (7
U.S.C. 2209b); Ω27æ$1,450,000 for payments to the 1994
Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public Law
103–382; and Ω28æ$6,289,000 $10,686,000 for necessary
expenses of Research and Education Activities, of which
not to exceed $100,000 shall be for employment under 5
U.S.C. 3109; in all, Ω29æ$389,172,000 $418,622,000.
None of the funds in the foregoing paragraph shall
be available to carry out research related to the produc-
In the Senate of the United States, 
November 19, 2013. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3304) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize and request 
the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. 
Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for 
acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize 
the award of the Medal of Honor to certain other veterans 
who were previously recommended for award of the Medal of 
Honor.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
On page 2, line 3, strike ‘‘AND REQUEST’’. 
On page 2, line 11, strike ‘‘and requested’’. 
On page 3, line 1, strike ‘‘AND REQUEST’’. 
On page 3, line 9, strike ‘‘and requested’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize 
the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. 
Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army 
for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to au-
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Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961: Provided, That ex-
penses shall be for operations and maintenance costs only
and that other hazardous waste management costs shall
be paid for by the USDA Hazardous Waste Management
appropriation in this Act.
TITLE II
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
Ω71æFor necessary salaries and expenses of the Of-
fice of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and En-
vironment to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Forest Service and the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service, $677,000.
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
to administer the laws enacted by Congress for the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, $677,000: Provided, That
none of these funds shall be available to administer laws
enacted by Congress for the Forest Service: Provided further,
That $350,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of
Agriculture to administer the laws enacted by Congress for
the Forest Service: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 245(c) of Public Law 103–354 (7 U.S.C. 6961(c)),
the Secretary of Agriculture may not delegate any authority
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thorize the award of the Medal of Honor to certain other 
veterans who were previously recommended for award of 
the Medal of Honor.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND PURPOSE.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Spending Reduction Enforcement Act of 1995’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide
a fair, nonpolitical process that will achieve at least
$45,000,000,000 in budget outlay reductions each fiscal
year until a balanced budget is reached (but in the year
in which the balanced budget is reached, only the amount
necessary to achieve a balance).
SEC. 2. THE COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an inde-
pendent commission to be known as the ‘‘Spending Reduc-
tion Commission’’ (referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(b) DUTIES.—The Commission shall propose cost
savings and changes in law to achieve at least
$45,000,000,000 of budget outlay reductions for the
budget year and each outyear until a balanced budget is
reached subject to the following guidelines. It should
attempt to:
(1) Eliminate redundant and outdated pro-
grams, as well as those whose missions can be effec-
tively accomplished by the private sector.
(2) Reduce those programs with excessive ad-
ministrative costs or can be consolidated with other
programs.
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out
its duties under this subsection.
(5) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commis-
sion may secure directly from any department or
agency of the United States information necessary
to enable it to carry out this subsection. Upon re-
quest of the Secretary, the head of that department
or agency shall furnish that information to the Com-
mission.
(6) MAILS.—The Commission may use the
United States mails in the same manner and under
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States.
(7) ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT
SERVICES.—
Upon request of the Secretary, the Administrator of
General Services shall provide to the Commission, on
a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out
its responsibilities under this subsection.
(8) REPORT.—Within 2 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to the Congress a report that contains the findings
of the Commission.
cluding the payment of informants, to be expended under
the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public
Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $27,860,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Eco-
nomics to administer the laws enacted by the Congress
for the Economic Research Service, the National Agricul-
tural Statistics Service, the Agricultural Research Service
and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex-
tension Service, $520,000.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research
Service in conducting economic research and analysis, as
authorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, $53,131,000: Pro-
vided, That this appropriation shall be available for em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).
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SEC. 714. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made
available in fiscal year 1996 shall remain available until
expended to cover obligations made in fiscal year 1996 for
the following accounts: the rural development loan fund
program account; the Rural Telephone Bank program ac-
count; the rural electrification and telecommunications
loans program account; and the rural economic develop-
ment loans program account.
SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to enroll
in excess of 100,000 acres in the fiscal year 1996 wetlands
reserve program, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 3837.
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to enroll
additional acres in the conservation reserve program au-
thorized by 16 U.S.C. 3831–3845.
SEC. 717. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1996 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall
be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
SEC. 718. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN
ACT.—None of the funds made available in this Act may
be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in
expending the funds the entity will comply with sections