In the Senate of the United States,
October 25, 2001.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2330) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.’’, do pass
with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary
of Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $2,992,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $11,000 of this amount shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further,
That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and
expenses of personnel of the Department of Agriculture to
carry out section 793(c)(1)(C) of Public Law 104–127: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available by
this Act may be used to enforce section 793(d) of Public
Law 104–127.
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, includ-
ing economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit anal-
ysis, energy and new uses, and the functions of the World
Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and includ-
ing employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
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706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which
not to exceed $5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109, $7,648,000.
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, including employment pursuant to the second sentence
of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,766,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, including employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $6,978,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, including employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,261,000.
COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Com-
puting Environment for the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service, the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service
and Rural Development mission areas for information tech-
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nology, systems, and services, $59,369,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, for the capital asset acquisition of
shared information technology systems, including services
as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 6915–16 and 40 U.S.C. 1421–
28: Provided, That obligation of these funds shall be con-
sistent with the Department of Agriculture Service Center
Modernization Plan of the county-based agencies, and shall
be with the concurrence of the Department’s Chief Informa-
tion Officer.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, including employment pursuant to the second
sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,335,000: Provided, That the
Chief Financial Officer shall actively market and expand
cross-servicing activities of the National Finance Center.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out the
programs funded by this Act, $647,000.
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AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL
PAYMENTS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator
of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under
40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the Depart-
ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations
and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
able for release to the Administrator of General Services,
and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
pair of Agriculture buildings, $187,581,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of
Agriculture may transfer a share of that agency’s appro-
priation made available by this Act to this appropriation,
or may transfer a share of this appropriation to that agen-
cy’s appropriation to cover the costs of new or replacement
space for such agency, but such transfers shall not exceed
5 percent of the funds made available for space rental and
related costs to or from this account.
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601
et seq., and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act,
42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., $15,665,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds
available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials
Management may be transferred to any agency of the De-
partment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant
to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For Departmental Administration, $37,079,000, to
provide for necessary expenses for management support
services to offices of the Department and for general admin-
istration and disaster management of the Department, re-
pairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and
expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the
practical and efficient work of the Department, including
employment pursuant to the second sentence of section
706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which
not to exceed $10,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109: Provided, That this appropriation shall be reim-
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bursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel
expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by
5 U.S.C. 551–558.
OUTREACH FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 2501 of
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 2279), $3,493,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out
the programs funded by this Act, including programs in-
volving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the ex-
ecutive branch, $3,684,000: Provided, That these funds may
be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture
funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency
level: Provided further, That no other funds appropriated
to the Department by this Act shall be available to the De-
partment for support of activities of congressional relations.
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry on services relating to
the coordination of programs involving public affairs, for
the dissemination of agricultural information, and the co-
ordination of information, work, and programs authorized
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by Congress in the Department, $8,894,000, including em-
ployment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not
to exceed $10,000 shall be available for employment under
5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $2,000,000 may be used
for farmers’ bulletins.
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, including employment pursuant to the second sen-
tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C.
2225), and the Inspector General Act of 1978, $70,839,000,
including such sums as may be necessary for contracting
and other arrangements with public agencies and private
persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, including not to exceed $50,000 for employ-
ment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; and including not to exceed
$125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, in-
cluding the payment of informants, to be expended under
the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public
Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General
Counsel, $32,627,000.
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH,
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
to administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Eco-
nomic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statis-
tics Service, the Agricultural Research Service, and the Co-
operative State Research, Education, and Extension Serv-
ice, $573,000.
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice in conducting economic research and analysis, as au-
thorized by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621–1627) and other laws, $67,200,000: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225).
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service in conducting statistical reporting and
service work, including crop and livestock estimates, statis-
tical coordination and improvements, marketing surveys,
and the Census of Agriculture, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1621–1627, Public Law 105–113, and other laws,
$113,786,000, of which up to $25,350,000 shall be available
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until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided,
That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Or-
ganic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$40,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C.
3109.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to enable the Agricultural Re-
search Service to perform agricultural research and dem-
onstration relating to production, utilization, marketing,
and distribution (not otherwise provided for); home econom-
ics or nutrition and consumer use including the acquisition,
preservation, and dissemination of agricultural informa-
tion; and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange,
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for
land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal
value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the
grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value
of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership,
$999,438,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder
shall be available for temporary employment pursuant to
the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $115,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided
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further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
chase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available
pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration,
and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless other-
wise provided, the cost of constructing any one building
shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or green-
houses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except
for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost
not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per-
cent of the current replacement value of the building or
$375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the
limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not
apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities
at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropria-
tions hereunder shall be available for granting easements
at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, including an
easement to the University of Maryland to construct the
Transgenic Animal Facility which upon completion shall
be accepted by the Secretary as a gift: Provided further,
That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace-
ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24,
1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds may