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 sec-
tions 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and de-
scribed in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 
381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $472,700,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the rural utilities program described in section 
306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed 
$993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, That 
$45,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for loans and grants including water and 
waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 
306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) 
of such Act: Provided further, That funding provided for 
section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pur-
suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided fur-
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ther, That not more than 2 percent of the funding pro-
vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alas-
ka for training and technical assistance programs and not 
more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 
306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to sec-
tion 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical 
assistance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$20,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 
and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such 
Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex-
treme need, of which $6,500,000 shall be made available 
for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional 
technical assistance organization, with experience in work-
ing 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, development, oper-
ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 
and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali-
fied national Native American organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com-
munities: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
not 
to 
exceed 
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$16,897,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi-
zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as-
sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste manage-
ment grants: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 
this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as 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: loans made pursuant to section 306 of 
that Act, rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed un-
derwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 
5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursu-
ant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications 
loans, 
$690,000,000: 
Provided, 
That 
up 
to 
$2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisi-
tion, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating 
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plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon se-
questration systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
935), including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost 
of money rural telecommunications loans, $863,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$30,750,000, which shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
BROADBAND PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $26,991,000. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by 
section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,521,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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; for 
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rural community facilities, as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act; for grants for telemedi-
cine distance learning services in rural areas, as author-
ized by 7 U.S.C 950aaa et seq.; and for grants to finance 
broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Dis-
tance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits, as au-
thorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa; $122,692,000, to remain 
available until expended: 
Provided, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not 
applicable to the funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That any balances available for the very 
low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation 
grants in the ‘‘Rural Housing Assistance Grant’’ account, 
the rural community facilities grants in the ‘‘Rural Com-
munity Facilities Program Account’’, and the telemedicine 
and distance learning grants and broadband grants in the 
‘‘Distance Learning, Telemedicine and Broadband Pro-
gram’’ account shall be transferred to and merged with 
funds made available under this heading: Provided further, 
That of the amounts provided under this heading, not 
more than $60,000,000 shall be made available through 
June 30, 2018, for jurisdictions in the Appalachian region, 
as defined by 40 U.S.C. 14102(a)(1): Provided further, 
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That eligible activities under each of the Rural Housing 
Assistance Grants program, Rural Community Facilities 
program, and Distance Learning, Telemedicine and 
Broadband program accounts shall receive not less than 
15 percent of the amounts provided under this heading. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION, AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 
$800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
services mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to pay the salaries and expenses of up to one adminis-
trative support staff for the Office. 
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; $24,280,944,000 to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2019, of which such sums as are made avail-
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able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 
amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available 
for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: 
Provided, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 
shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided 
further, That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 
shall be available to provide competitive grants to State 
agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and 
schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater 
than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food 
safety, and to help support the establishment, mainte-
nance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount available, 
$23,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry 
out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, That sec-
tion 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010 through 2018’’: Provided further, That section 
9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first sen-
tence by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
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fiscal year 2018’’: Provided further, That section 9(h)(4) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2018’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,150,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2019: 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, 
and $13,600,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided in this ac-
count shall be available for the purchase of infant formula 
except in accordance with the cost containment and com-
petitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of 
such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds pro-
vided shall be available for activities that are not fully re-
imbursed by other Federal Government departments or 
agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That upon termination of a federally man-
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dated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and condi-
tions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the re-
quest of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
$73,609,950,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through December 31, 2019, 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 provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to 
provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 
Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any 
work registration or workfare requirements as may be re-
quired by law: Provided further, That funds made available 
for Employment and Training under this heading shall re-
main available through September 30, 2019: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading for 
section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the 
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Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2019: Provided further, That none 
of the funds made available under this heading may be 
obligated or expended in contravention of section 213A of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): 
Provided further, That, subject to section 731 of this Act, 
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 in-
tegrity provided that such activities are authorized by the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 
authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist-
ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec-
tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm-
ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $317,139,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2019: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim-
burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
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donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, effective with funds 
made available in fiscal year 2018 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, 2019: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may 
use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribu-
tion of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri-
tion assistance program, $148,541,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for 
the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 
amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 
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$875,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to pay the salaries and expenses of up to one adminis-
trative support staff for the Office. 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 
the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$195,268,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for ex-
penditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and 
private organizations and institutions under agreements 
executed pursuant to the agricultural food production as-
sistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assist-
ance programs of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development: Provided further, That funds made 
available for middle-income country training programs, 
funds made available for the Borlaug International Agri-
cultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and 
up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service ap-
propriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations 
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in international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-
mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re-
main available until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD 
FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $149,000, 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connec-
tion with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 
$1,400,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development shall in each instance 
notify in writing the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress, the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate and make publicly avail-
able online the amount and use of authority in section 
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202(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(a)) to 
notwithstand the minimum level of nonemergency assist-
ance required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) not later than 15 days after 
the date of such action. 
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 Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $201,626,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com-
modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 
services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im-
plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 
amounts provided herein. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,735,000; to cover common 
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 
$6,382,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
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appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, and of which $353,000 shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES 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 Ad-
ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 
costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 
activities of the Food and Drug Administration that are 
funded by this Act; for rental of special purpose space in 
the District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to 
amounts appropriated to the FDA Innovation Account, for 
carrying out the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) 
of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255); for 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac-
tivities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to 
be accounted for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not 
to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of 
Public Law 107–188; $5,145,945,000: Provided, That of 
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user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biologi-
cal product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic 
new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal 
year 2018 limitations are appropriated and shall be cred-
ited to this account and remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, 
medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological 
product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug as-
sessments for fiscal year 2018, including any such fees 
collected prior to fiscal year 2018 but credited for fiscal 
year 2018, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2018 limita-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 
payment during fiscal year 2018 of user fees specified 
under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2019, 
prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of 
such fees assessed for fiscal year 2019 for which the Sec-
retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2018 shall not be 
included in amounts under this heading: Provided further, 
That none of these funds shall be used to develop, estab-
lish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 
31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated: (1) $1,026,803,000 shall be for the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) 
$1,634,578,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua-
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tion and Research and related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $374,233,000 shall be for the 
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for re-
lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(4) $195,349,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary 
Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $487,836,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 
$63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research; (7) $625,646,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Tobacco Products and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 
$178,785,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 
which $51,973,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 
than the amounts paid to the General Services Adminis-
tration for rent; (9) not to exceed $237,871,000 shall be 
for payments to the General Services Administration for 
rent; and (10) $321,513,000 shall be for other activities, 
including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the 
Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of 
Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, 
the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for 
these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 
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of this amount shall be for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined 
by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs: 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 of the amounts that are made available under this 
heading for ‘‘other activities’’, and that are not derived 
from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and 
merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Office of Inspector General’’ for 
oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and 
Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds oth-
erwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug 
Administration: Provided further, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, $1,500,000 shall be 
used by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Agriculture, for consumer 
outreach and education regarding agricultural bio-
technology and biotechnology-derived food products and 
animal feed, including through publication and distribu-
tion of science-based educational information on the envi-
ronmental, nutritional, food safety, economic, and humani-
tarian impacts of such biotechnology, food products, and 
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feed: Provided further, That funds may be transferred 
from one specified activity to another with the prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 
42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 381, priority review user fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food 
reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer pro-
gram fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing 
facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription 
drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics 
provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), and medical countermeasure pri-
ority review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
360bbb–4a, shall be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Admin-
istration, where not otherwise provided, $8,771,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in-
cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases), 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $248,000,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the 
expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regu-
latory officials, of which not less than $49,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2019, shall be for the 
purchase of information technology and of which not less 
than $2,700,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of the 
Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the 
limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under 
this heading are available for the liquidation of obligations 
equal to current year payments on leases entered into 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any 
lease obligations that should have been recorded and liq-
uidated against accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, such 
amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a new 
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no-year account in the Treasury, which may be established 
for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liq-
uidating such unpaid obligations: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chairman 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may ad-
just the schedule of compensation and benefits for employ-
ees if the Chairman determines that furloughs or reduc-
tions-in-force may result from a collective bargaining 
agreement. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $68,600,000 (from assessments col-
lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 
as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 
limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re-
ceiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
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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 71 passenger 
motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, 
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 oper-
ational 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 unobli-
gated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this 
Act or any other available unobligated discretionary bal-
ances that are remaining available of the Department of 
Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisi-
tion of plant and capital equipment necessary for the deliv-
ery of financial, administrative, and information tech-
nology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the 
Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to re-
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