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, 
$1,527,000: 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, $210,000,000, of which 
$1,000,000 shall be for the implementation of section 773 
of Public Law 117–328: Provided, That $70,740,000 of 
amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant 
to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred 
to and merged with this account. 
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FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,100,000,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall 
be for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and 
anticipated vacancies at Farm Service Agency county of-
fices and farm loan officers and shall be available until 
September 30, 2027: Provided, That the agency shall sub-
mit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 
year 2026 to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress that identifies for each project/invest-
ment that is operational (a) current performance against 
key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current per-
formance of service level agreements or other technical 
metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established 
cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and 
planned spending on operational enhancements or up-
grades, 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 
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funds made available to the Agency for authorized activi-
ties may be advanced to and merged with this account: 
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, $696,594,000 shall be made available to 
county offices, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding pro-
viso, any funds made available to county offices in the cur-
rent fiscal year that the Administrator of the Farm Serv-
ice Agency deems to exceed or not meet the amount need-
ed for the county offices may be transferred to or from 
the Farm Service Agency for necessary expenses: Provided 
further, That none of the funds available in this or any 
other Act shall be used to close Farm Service Agency 
county offices: Provided further, That none of the funds 
available in this or any other Act shall be used to perma-
nently relocate county based employees that would result 
in an office with two or fewer employees without prior no-
tification and approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress. 
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), $6,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary of Agri-
culture may determine that United States territories and 
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Federally recognized Indian tribes are ‘‘States’’ for the 
purposes of Subtitle A of such Act. 
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), 
$8,000,000, 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-
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-
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gency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land ac-
quisition loans (25 U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans (7 
U.S.C. 1989), direct conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 
et seq.), and relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c) to be 
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $1,966,970,000 for farm ownership 
direct loans; $2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed 
operating loans and $1,100,000,000 for direct operating 
loans; emergency loans, $37,000,000; Indian tribe land ac-
quisition loans, $20,000,000; direct conservation loans, 
$300,000,000; relending program, $7,705,000; and for 
boll weevil eradication program loans, $5,000,000: Pro-
vided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm 
to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication 
program loans. 
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: $2,572,000 for emergency loans, to remain 
available until expended; and $24,981,000 for direct farm 
ownership loans, $2,661,000 for the relending program, 
and $18,000 for boll weevil eradication program loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
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$326,053,000: 
Provided, 
That 
of 
this 
amount, 
$305,803,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 
operating, conservation, and emergency direct loans and 
loan guarantees may be transferred among these pro-
grams: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days 
in advance of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 
Agency, $60,000,000: Provided, That $1,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading in this Act shall 
be available for compliance and integrity activities re-
quired under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall 
be in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such pur-
pose: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
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NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi-
sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), 
including preparation of conservation plans and establish-
ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including 
farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas-
ures for soil and water management as may be necessary 
to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con-
trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva-
tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of 
soil; dissemination 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. 2268a); purchase and erection or alter-
ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build-
ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$850,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, of which $34,625,000 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construc-
tion and improvement of buildings and public improve-
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ments at plant materials centers, except that the cost of 
alterations and improvements to other buildings and other 
public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided 
further, That when buildings or other structures are erect-
ed on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 
is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount available under this head-
ing, $4,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses to carry 
out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Pro-
gram under section 222 of subtitle A of title II of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6923), as amended by section 12302 of Public Law 
115–334: Provided further, That for grants provided 
through the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production 
Program, grant recipients shall be subject to a fifty per-
cent cost-share requirement. 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
ures, including but not limited to surveys and investiga-
tions, engineering operations, works of improvement, and 
changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001– 
1005 and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provi-
sions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
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vided, That for funds provided by this Act or any other 
prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the water-
shed or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty 
thousand acres in which such activities can be undertaken 
shall only apply for activities undertaken for the primary 
purpose of flood prevention (including structural and land 
treatment measures). 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $7,000,000 is pro-
vided. 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration or agency and in accord with law, and to make 
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here-
inafter provided. 
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FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums 
as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reim-
bursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 
1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds 
available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under sec-
tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
(15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 
Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 
transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice for information resource management activities of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com-
modity Credit Corporation business: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate in writing 15 days prior 
to the obligation, commitment, transfer, or cancelation of 
any emergency funds from the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration: Provided further, That such written notification 
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TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Development, $1,620,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to an agency in 
the Rural Development mission area for salaries and ex-
penses are available to fund up to one administrative sup-
port staff for the Office. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of Rural Development pro-
grams, including activities with institutions concerning the 
development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; 
and for cooperative agreements; $305,000,000: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, 
no less than $50,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be used for information technology expenses: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, funds appropriated under this heading may 
be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
support Rural Development programs: Provided further, 
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That in addition to any other funds appropriated for pur-
poses authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under 
such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately be 
credited to this account and will remain available until ex-
pended for such purposes: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, $2,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for the Sec-
retary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot program that 
assists rural hospitals to improve longterm operations and 
financial health, including strategies to expand and sus-
tain access to maternal health care services, by providing 
technical assistance through analysis of current hospital 
management practices. 
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: $880,000,000 
shall be for section 502 direct loans; $6,000,000 shall be 
for a Single Family Housing Relending demonstration 
program 
for 
Native 
American 
Tribes; 
and 
$25,000,000,000, which shall remain available until Sep-
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tember 30, 2027, shall be for section 502 unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans; $25,000,000 for section 504 housing re-
pair loans; $60,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
$400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single fam-
ily housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 
self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 
for section 524 site 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, $84,480,000 shall be for direct loans; Single 
Family Housing Relending demonstration program for 
Native American Tribes, $2,963,000; section 504 housing 
repair loans, $4,333,000; section 523 self-help housing 
land development loans, $862,000; section 524 site devel-
opment loans, $491,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and 
new 
construction 
of 
section 
515 
rental 
housing, 
$18,156,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That to support the loan program level for section 
538 guaranteed loans made available under 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 
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subsidized: Provided further, That applicants in commu-
nities that have a current rural area waiver under section 
541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall 
be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 
502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: 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 individ-
uals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program 
funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant author-
ized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 
1, 2026: Provided further, That the Secretary shall imple-
ment provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit organi-
zations and public housing authorities to facilitate the ac-
quisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily 
housing properties by such nonprofit organizations and 
public housing authorities that commit to keep such prop-
erties in the RHS multifamily housing program for a pe-
riod of time as determined by the Secretary, with such 
incentives to include, but not be limited to, the following: 
allow such nonprofit entities and public housing authori-
ties to earn a Return on Investment on their own re-
sources to include proceeds from low income housing tax 
credit syndication, own contributions, grants, and devel-
oper loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; 
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and allow reimbursement of organizational costs associ-
ated with owner’s oversight of asset referred to as ‘‘Asset 
Management Fee’’ of up to $7,500 per property. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
demonstration program for the preservation and revital-
ization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
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 pur-
pose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-in-
come residents and farm laborers including reducing or 
eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordi-
nating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other fi-
nancial assistance including advances, payments and in-
centives (including the ability of owners to obtain reason-
able returns on investment) required by the Secretary: 
Provided, That the Secretary shall, as part of the preser-
vation and revitalization agreement, obtain a restrictive 
use agreement consistent with the terms of the restruc-
turing. 
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In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), 
$12,261,000, to remain available until expended for direct 
farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$412,254,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
of the Housing Act of 1949 or agreements entered into 
in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible house-
holds as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949, $1,715,000,000, and in addition such 
sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) 
of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 
1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under sec-
tion 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That amounts made 
available under this heading shall be available for renewal 
of rental assistance agreements for a maximum of 1,000 
units where the Secretary determines that a maturing loan 
for a project cannot reasonably be restructured with an-
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other USDA loan or modification and the project was op-
erating with rental assistance under section 521 of the 
Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may enter into rental assistance contracts in maturing 
properties with existing rental assistance agreements not-
withstanding any provision of section 521 of the Housing 
Act of 1949, for a term of at least 10 years but not more 
than 20 years: Provided further, That any agreement to 
enter into a rental assistance contract under section 521 
of the Housing Act of 1949 for a maturing property shall 
obligate the owner to continue to maintain the project as 
decent, safe, and sanitary housing and to operate the de-
velopment in accordance with the Housing Act of 1949, 
except that rents shall be based on current Fair Market 
Rents as established by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development pursuant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart A, 
42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535d, to determine the maximum 
initial rent and adjusted annually by the Operating Cost 
Adjustment Factor pursuant to 24 CFR 888 Subpart B, 
unless the Agency determines that the project’s budget- 
based needs require a higher rent, in which case the Agen-
cy may approve a budget-based rent level: Provided fur-
ther, That rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for 
a one year period: Provided further, That upon request by 
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an owner under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Sec-
retary may renew the rental assistance agreement for a 
period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has ex-
pired, subject to annual appropriations: Provided further, 
That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of 
such one-year agreements may be transferred and used 
for purposes of any debt reduction, maintenance, repair, 
or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and 
rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the 
Act: Provided further, That rental assistance provided 
under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2026 
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 assistance has re-
mained unused for a period of twelve consecutive months, 
if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such 
assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible ten-
ants 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: Provided further, That except as provided in 
the eighth proviso under this heading and notwithstanding 
any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recap-
ture rental assistance provided under agreements entered 
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into prior to fiscal year 2026 for a project that the Sec-
retary determines no longer needs rental assistance and 
use such recaptured funds for current needs. 
RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not-
withstanding subsection (b) of such section, $48,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
funds made available under this heading shall be available 
for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household 
(including those not receiving rental assistance) residing 
in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has 
been prepaid or otherwise paid off after September 30, 
2005 and is not receiving stand-alone section 521 rental 
assistance: Provided further, That the amount of such 
voucher shall be the difference between comparable market 
rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for 
such unit: Provided further, That funds made available for 
such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
to the maximum extent practicable, administer such 
vouchers with current regulations and administrative guid-
ance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered 
by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided further, That in addition to any 
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other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more 
than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made 
available under this heading, for administrative 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), $20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $1,000,000,000 for di-
rect loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
for rural community facilities programs as authorized by 
section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the 
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Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$481,323,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which up to $467,323,407 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That $6,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated 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 facilities, community and economic 
development projects in rural areas: Provided further, 
That such funds shall be made available to qualified pri-
vate, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations pro-
posing to carry out a program of financial and technical 
assistance: Provided further, That such intermediary orga-
nizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, 
including Federal funds for related activities, in an 
amount not less than funds provided: Provided further, 
That any unobligated balances from prior year appropria-
tions under this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan 
guarantees and grants, including amounts deobligated or 
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cancelled, may be made available to cover the subsidy costs 
for direct loans and or loan guarantees under this heading 
in this fiscal year: Provided further, That no amounts may 
be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an 
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolu-
tion on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or that were specified 
in the tables titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statements 
for division A of Public Law 117–103, division A of Public 
Law 117–328, and division B of Public Law 118–42, as 
described in section 4 in the matter preceding each such 
division: Provided further, That $8,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for com-
munity facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by 
section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further, That sec-
tions 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 
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. 
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RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 310B of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)), $2,000,000,000. 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by sec-
tion 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and 
(g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $57,200,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, $4,000,000 shall be for grants to the 
Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the 
Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 
et seq.), the Southwest Border Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 15301 et seq.), and the Appalachian Regional 
Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Com-
munity Advancement Program purpose as described in 
section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act: Provided further, That of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading, no less than $100,000 shall 
be made available for one or more qualified state tech-
nology council to promote private-sector economic develop-
ment in the bio-sciences: Provided 
further, 
That 
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$4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a 
grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech-
nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro-
mote economic development: Provided further, That sec-
tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made 
available under this heading. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac-
count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), $9,000,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $3,065,000, as author-
ized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Ac-
count (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which $573,000 shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2026, for Federally Recognized Na-
tive American Tribes; and of which $1,147,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2026, for Mississippi Delta Re-
gion counties (as determined in accordance 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. 
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In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification 
Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic develop-
ment and job creation projects, $50,000,000. 
The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) 
of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of pro-
moting rural economic development and job creation 
projects shall not exceed $10,000,000. 
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), $16,600,000, of 
which $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 
the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro-
gram: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 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 di-
rectors or governing boards of which are comprised of in-
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dividuals who are members of socially disadvantaged 
groups; and of which $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product 
market development grants, as authorized by section 210A 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of which 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to 
section 6402 of Public Law 107–171. 
RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of direct loans as author-
ized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s), $15,000,000. 
For the cost of loans and grants, $3,269,000 under 
the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the principal amount 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), $50,000,000. 
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RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
as 
follows: 
$860,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for guar-
anteed loans. 
For the direct cost of direct loans, loan guarantees 
and grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as de-
fined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, for 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, 
$346,040,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which up to $109,103,564 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall 
be available for the rural utilities program described in 
section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided, That not to 
exceed $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
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heading shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306E of such Act: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $9,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for grants authorized 
by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act in addition to funding authorized by sec-
tion 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That 
$20,000,000 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, and the Department 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 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 Consoli-
dated 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 pro-
vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium 
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formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for 
training and technical assistance programs: Provided fur-
ther, That $35,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading 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 de-
termination of extreme need, of which $10,000,000 shall 
be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit 
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 popu-
lations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financ-
ing, development, 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 tribal communities: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $23,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for contracting with qualified na-
tional organizations for a circuit rider program to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made 
available under this heading shall be for solid waste man-
agement grants: Provided further, That not to exceed 
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$3,130,000 of the amounts appropriated under this head-
ing shall be available as the Secretary deems appropriate 
for water and waste direct one percent loans for distressed 
communities: Provided further, That if the Secretary de-
termines that any portion of the amount made available 
for one percent loans is not needed for such loans, the 
Secretary may use such amounts for grants authorized by 
section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act: Provided further, That if any funds made 
available for the direct loan subsidy costs remain unobli-
gated after July 31, 2026, such unobligated balances may 
be used for grant programs funded under this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees 
as authorized by sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 
936, 940c–1, and 940g) shall be made as follows: guaran-
teed rural electric loans made pursuant to section 306 of 
that Act, $2,167,000,000; cost of money direct loans made 
pursuant to sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of 
one percent in 4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), 
of that Act, $4,333,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 
loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act, $910,000,000; 
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and for cost-of-money rural telecommunications loans 
made pursuant to section 305(d)(2) of that Act, and for 
loans made pursuant to Section 306 of that Act, 
$550,000,000. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305(d)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), including the cost of modifying loans, 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, 
$5,720,000. 
In addition, $5,040,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Pro-
vided, That the energy efficiency measures supported by 
the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a demon-
strable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$33,270,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 
et seq., $30,157,000, to remain available until expended, 
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of which up to $10,157,029 shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified for this account in the table ti-
tled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be 
made available for grants authorized by section 379G of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Pro-
vided further, That funding provided under this heading 
for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act may only be provided to enti-
ties that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium 
as established by this section. 
For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant 
pilot program established by section 779 of division A of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 
115–141) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), $90,750,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which up to $750,000 shall 
be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this 
account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding’’ 
in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That the 
Secretary may award grants described in section 601(a) 
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes of carrying out such 
pilot program: Provided further, That the cost of direct 
loans shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
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Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That at least 90 
percent of the households to be served by a project receiv-
ing a loan or grant under the pilot program shall be in 
a rural area without sufficient access to broadband: Pro-
vided further, That for purposes of such pilot program, 
a rural area without sufficient access to broadband shall 
be defined as twenty-five megabits per second downstream 
and three megabits per second upstream: Provided further, 
That to the extent possible, projects receiving funds pro-
vided under the pilot program must build out service to 
at least one hundred megabits per second downstream, 
and twenty megabits per second upstream: Provided fur-
ther, That an entity to which a loan or grant is made 
under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant 
to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service 
area by any entity that has received a broadband loan 
from the Rural Utilities Service unless such service is not 
provided sufficient access to broadband at the minimum 
service threshold: Provided further, That not more than 
four percent of the funds made available in this paragraph 
can be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot 
program and up to three percent of funds made available 
in this paragraph may be available for technical assistance 
and pre-development planning activities to support the 
most rural communities: Provided further, That the Rural 
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Utilities Service is directed to expedite program delivery 
methods that would implement this paragraph: Provided 
further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall adhere to the notice, reporting and service area as-
sessment requirements set forth in section 701 of the 
Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc). 
In addition, $15,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for the Community Connect Grant Program au-
thorized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3. 
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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, 
$1,127,000: 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 fund up to one administrative 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; $35,784,402,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2027, of which such sums as are made avail-
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, $18,004,000 
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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, $21,005,000 
shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That of the total amount available, $5,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended to carry out section 18(g) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total 
grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient 
in fiscal year 2026 shall not exceed $500,000: Provided 
further, That of the total amount available, $10,000,000 
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, 
$4,196,000 shall be available for food safety education in-
cluding activities that support sections 17 and 21 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786, 1790) and 
to support the safe distribution of USDA Foods, as de-
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fined in 7 CFR 250.2: Provided further, That section 
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 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 
through 2026’’: 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 sentence by 
striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal 
year 2026’’: 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 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 
2026’’. 
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), 
$7,697,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2027: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for 
breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall use funds made 
available under this heading to provide a cash-value vouch-
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er for women and children participants that is set at an 
amount equal to 267 percent of the amount provided for 
such voucher in fiscal year 2020 for children participants, 
and 428 percent of the amount provided for such voucher 
in such fiscal year for women participants: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds provided in this account shall 
be available for the purchase of infant formula except in 
accordance with the cost containment and competitive bid-
ding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall require State agen-
cies to authorize fresh, frozen, canned, and dried fruit and 
vegetables for Food Packages III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII 
under the special supplemental nutrition program for 
women, infants, and children established under section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786): Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds provided shall be 
available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by 
other Federal Government departments or agencies unless 
authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further, 
That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor 
moratorium and subject to terms and conditions estab-
lished by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the re-
quirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a 
State agency. 
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SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
$118,141,341,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2028, 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 of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2027, shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public 
Law 115–334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal 
organizations: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $4,000,000 shall be used to 
carry out section 4208 of Public Law 115–334: 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-
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main available through September 30, 2027: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading for 
section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available 
through September 30, 2027: 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 funds made available under this 
heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ 
staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activi-
ties related to program integrity provided that such activi-
ties 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, $516,070,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2027: Pro-
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vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim-
burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, effective with funds 
made available in fiscal year 2026 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, 2027: 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 20 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, $135,348,000: 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. 
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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, 
$932,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office. 
OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex 
Alimentarius, $4,922,000, including not to exceed 
$40,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 
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), 
$227,330,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2027, for overseas op-
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erations to include the payment of locally employed staff: 
Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, 
or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on 
behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organiza-
tions and institutions under agreements executed pursu-
ant to the agricultural food production assistance pro-
grams (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance pro-
grams of the United States Agency for International De-
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 
international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-
mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re-
main available until expended. 
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 necessary expenses and com-
modities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad 
under title II of said Act, $900,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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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), $220,306,000, 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: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, not more than 
10 percent, but not less than $22,000,000, shall remain 
available until expended to purchase agricultural commod-
ities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
1736o–1(a)(2)). 
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, $6,063,000, 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, which shall 
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be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural 
Service, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
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TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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 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, author-
ized 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; $6,682,889,000: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $1,543,267,000 shall be de-
rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended; $445,807,000 shall be de-
rived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and re-
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main available until expended; $665,439,000 shall be de-
rived from human generic drug user fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended; $55,731,000 shall be 
derived from biosimilar biological product user fees au-
thorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, and shall be credited to 
this account and remain available until expended; 
$34,143,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; 
$26,502,000 shall be derived from generic new animal 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $712,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco prod-
uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That in addition to 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 biologi-
cal product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic 
new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal 
year 2026 limitations are appropriated and shall be cred-
ited to this account and remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, 
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medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological 
product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug as-
sessments for fiscal year 2026, including any such fees 
collected prior to fiscal year 2026 but credited for fiscal 
year 2026, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2026 limita-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 
payment during fiscal year 2026 of user fees specified 
under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2027, 
prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of 
such fees assessed for fiscal year 2027 for which the Sec-
retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2026 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) $1,232,115,000 shall be for the 
Human Foods Program and related field activities in the 
Office of Inspections and Investigations, of which no less 
than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of foreign 
seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported 
seafood; (2) $2,359,451,000 shall be for the Center for 
Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities 
in the Office Inspection and Investigations, of which no 
less than $10,000,000 shall be for pilots to increase unan-
nounced foreign inspections and shall remain available 
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until expended; (3) $549,858,000 shall be for the Center 
for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field 
activities in the Office of Inspection and Investigations; 
(4) $244,692,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary 
Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 
Inspection and Investigations; (5) $859,992,000 shall be 
for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and 
for related field activities in the Office of Inspection and 
Investigations; (6) $67,453,000 shall be for the National 
Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $684,324,000 shall 
be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related 
field activities in the Office of Inspection and Investiga-
tions; (8) $164,737,000 shall be for Rent and Related ac-
tivities, of which $48,061,000 is for White Oak Consolida-
tion, other than the amounts paid to the General Services 
Administration for rent; (9) $199,000,000 shall be for 
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; 
and (10) $321,267,000 shall be for other activities, includ-
ing the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Op-
erations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central 
services for these offices: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception 
and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
as determined by the Commissioner: Provided further, 
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That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and for the ad-
ministration of, 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 ac-
tivities and shall not exceed $2,000,000: 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 funds may be 
transferred from one specified activity to another with the 
prior approval 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 
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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), medical countermeasure priority 
review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb– 
4a, and fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–72 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, $1,000,000 to re-
main available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, $335,000,000, 
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 
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Commission with foreign governmental and other regu-
latory officials, of which not less than $80,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2028, and of which 
not less than $4,218,000 shall be for expenses of the Of-
fice of the Inspector General: Provided, That notwith-
standing the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts pro-
vided 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 further, That for the purpose of recording and 
liquidating any lease obligations that should have been re-
corded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 
31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the preceding pro-
viso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded 
in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been es-
tablished for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for 
and liquidating such unpaid obligations. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $106,500,000 (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-
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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: Provided further, That the purposes of section 
3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may 
exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the applica-
tion of the limitation provided in that clause of export 
loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a 
manner other than described in subclause (II) of the 
clause. 
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TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations 
made available to the Department of Agriculture in this 
Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition 
to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the 
total number of U.S. based vehicles purchased in fiscal 
year 2026 does not exceed the number of U.S. based vehi-
cles owned or leased in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, 
prior to purchasing additional U.S. based motor vehicles, 
the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are nec-
essary for transportation safety, to reduce operational 
costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public 
safety: Provided further, That the Secretary may not in-
crease the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. based vehicle 
fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in 
writing, and receives approval from, the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 30 days 
of the notification. 
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 
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Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisi-
tion of property, plant and equipment and for the improve-
ment, delivery, and implementation of Department finan-
cial, and administrative information technology services, 
and other support systems necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology serv-
ices, including cloud adoption and migration, 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 without the prior approval of the agency ad-
ministrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without written no-
tification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the 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 Department’s National Finance 
Center without written notification to and prior approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress as required by section 716 of this Act: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act 
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or made available to the Department’s Working Capital 
Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to 
initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes 
to remove or relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or 
functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Officer and 
the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or from the 
National Finance Center prior to written notification to 
and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the 
requirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the National Finance Center Information Tech-
nology Services Division personnel and data center man-
agement responsibilities, and control of any functions, 
missions, and systems for current and future human re-
sources management and integrated personnel and payroll 
systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall remain 
in the National Finance Center and under the manage-
ment responsibility and administrative control of the Na-
tional Finance Center: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial 
Officer shall actively market to existing and new Depart-
ments and other government agencies National Finance 
Center shared services including, but not limited to, pay-
roll, financial management, and human capital shared 
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services and allow the National Finance Center to perform 
technology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual in-
come amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the De-
partment of Agriculture allocated for the National Fi-
nance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 
4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital 
equipment, including equipment for the improvement, de-
livery, and implementation of financial, administrative, 
and information technology services, and other systems of 
the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, 
extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Pro-
vided further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be 
available for obligation unless the Secretary submits writ-
ten notification of the obligation to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That the limitations on the obligation of funds pending 
notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply 
to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, 
is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency 
that significantly impacts the operations of the National 
Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National 
Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of 
the National Finance Center. 
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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 ar-
rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 
between the two parties. This does not preclude appro-
priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 
with such institutions when such indirect costs are com-
puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro-
priations 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. 
SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac-
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quire new information technology systems or significant 
upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa-
tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer without written notification to and the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, 
none of the funds available to the Department of Agri-
culture for information technology shall be obligated for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 
prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer: Provided further, That the Chief Information 
Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without 
written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 
based upon the performance of an agency measured 
against the performance plan requirements described in 
the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113– 
235. 
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SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in 
the current fiscal year shall remain available until ex-
pended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has 
repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan 
under the Rural Electrification 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 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner 
as a borrower under such Act. 
SEC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated bal-
ances from appropriations made available for salaries and 
expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall 
remain available through September 30, 2027, for infor-
mation technology expenses. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 
travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 
of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 711. In the case of each program established 
or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113–79) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title 
I of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts 
were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required 
to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries 
and related administrative expenses, including tech-
nical assistance, associated with the implementation 
of the program, without regard to the limitation on 
the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 
contained in 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. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, 
not more than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary 
expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 
panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 
of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego-
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tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi-
tively awarded grants. 
SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this 
section referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), 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 section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section 
referred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,667,049,000 
(exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal 
years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement 
Commodities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts— 
$5,000,000; 
Removal 
of 
Defective 
Commodities— 
$2,500,000; Administration of section 32 Commodity Pur-
chases—$40,971,000: Provided, That of the total funds 
made available in the matter preceding this proviso that 
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