FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,202,146,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent 
of the $44,691,000 made available under this heading for 
information technology related to farm program delivery, 
including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Ag-
ricultural Systems and other farm program delivery sys-
tems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress, and receives written or electronic notification of re-
ceipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that 
(1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) 
the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 
and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated 
lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well 
as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to 
be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, 
(a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information 
Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance 
with applicable lifecycle management policies and guid-
ance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s cap-
ital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) 
has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Of-
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fice and approved by the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the 
agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quar-
ter of fiscal year 2019 to the Committees on Appropria-
tions and the Government Accountability Office, that iden-
tifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) 
current performance against key indicators of customer 
satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agree-
ments or other technical metrics, (c) current performance 
against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed 
breakdown of current and planned spending on oper-
ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment 
of whether the investment continues to meet business 
needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: 
Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use 
the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program 
payments for all programs administered by the Agency: 
Provided further, That other funds made available to the 
Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
merged with this account: Provided further, That funds 
made available to county committees shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That none of the 
funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used 
to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided fur-
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ther, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service 
Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based 
employees that would result in an office with two or fewer 
employees without prior notification and approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 
5106), $3,904,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 
groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 
$6,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 
products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 
in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
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tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 
12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et 
seq.) and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emer-
gency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land ac-
quisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 
U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 
1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans 
(25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the Agricul-
tural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,750,000,000 
for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 
for farm ownership direct loans; $1,960,000,000 for un-
subsidized 
guaranteed 
operating 
loans 
and 
$1,530,000,000 for direct operating loans; emergency 
loans, $37,668,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, 
$20,000,000; 
guaranteed 
conservation 
loans, 
$150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program 
loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall 
deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose 
of boll weevil eradication program loans. 
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For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
as follows: farm operating loans, $59,670,000 for direct 
operating loans, $21,168,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 
operating loans, emergency loans, $1,567,000 and 
$2,134,000 for Indian highly fractionated land loans to 
remain available until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$325,068,000: 
Provided, 
That 
of 
this 
amount, 
$314,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’, of which $8,000,000 shall be available until Sep-
tember 30, 2020. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 
operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed 
loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro-
vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of any transfer. 
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