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Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) trans-
fers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than 
$20,705,000 for formulation and administration of mar-
keting agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural 
Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–128). 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 
marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,235,000. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 
and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 
exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food Safety, $800,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food
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Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services author-
ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 
Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,054,344,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 
Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2020 for purposes dedi-
cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et 
seq.): Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspec-
tion Service shall continue implementation of section 
11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the 
amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–
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79: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building. 
TITLE II 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM 
PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, 
$901,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Farm Production and Conserva-
tion mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS 
CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 
Conservation Business Center, $206,530,000: Provided, 
That $60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the cur-
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rent fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3841(a)) shall be transferred to and merged with this ac-
count. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,122,837,000, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall 
be for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies at 
Farm Service Agency county offices and farm loan officers 
and shall be available until September 30, 2021: Provided, 
That of the funds included under this heading, 
$30,000,000 shall be available until expended for tem-
porary staff and information technology software develop-
ment related to implementation of the Agriculture Im-
provement Act of 2018: Provided further, That not more 
than 50 percent of the funding made available under this 
heading for information technology related to farm pro-
gram delivery may be obligated until the Secretary sub-
mits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress, and receives written or electronic notification 
of receipt from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure 
that: (1) identifies for each project/investment over 
$25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities
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to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) 
the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project/ 
investment, 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-
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 2020 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: