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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 reimbursed, 
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 section 11 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to 
and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for informa-
tion resource management activities of the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor-
poration business: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
and Senate in writing 15 days prior to the obligation or 
commitment of any emergency funds from the Commodity 
Credit Corporation or the transfer or cancellation of any 
previously obligated Commodity Credit Corporation funds: 
Provided further, That such written notification shall in-
clude a detailed spend plan for the anticipated uses of such 
funds and an expected timeline for program execution if
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such obligation, commitment, transfer, or cancellation ex-
ceeds $100,000,000. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site 
investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and 
maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of 
section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6961).
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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 Sec-
retary 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 expenses are 
available to fund up to one administrative support 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; $351,087,000: Provided, That of 
the amount made available under this heading, no less than 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
used for information technology expenses: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds ap-
propriated under this heading may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support Rural Development 
programs: Provided further, That in addition to any other
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funds appropriated for purposes 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 expended for such purposes: Pro-
vided further, That of the amount made available under this 
heading, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a pilot 
program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term 
operations and financial health by providing technical as-
sistance 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: $1,000,000,000 shall be 
for section 502 direct loans; $5,000,000 shall be for a Single 
Family Housing Relending demonstration program for Na-
tive American Tribes; and $25,000,000,000 shall be for sec-
tion 502 unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $25,000,000 for 
section 504 housing repair loans; $50,000,000 for section 
515 rental housing; $400,000,000 for section 538 guaran-
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teed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit 
sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 
for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; 
$5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans; and 
$15,000,000 for section 514 direct farm labor housing loans. 
For the cost of direct loans, guaranteed loans, and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
follows: section 502 direct loans, $130,600,000, of which 
$32,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2027; Single Family Housing Relending demonstration 
program for Native American Tribes, $2,469,000; section 
504 housing repair loans, $4,333,000; repair, rehabilita-
tion, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$15,130,000, to remain available until expended; section 
523 self-help housing land development loans, $657,000; sec-
tion 524 site development loans, $502,000; section 514 farm 
labor housing loans, $4,761,000, to remain available until 
expended; and farm labor housing grants, as authorized by 
section 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 
1486), $7,500,000, 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 provi-
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sions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et 
seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: 
Provided further, That applicants in communities that have 
a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Hous-
ing 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: Provided further, That of the 
amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 di-
rect loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for 
direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pur-
suant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help 
housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act 
of 1949 until June 1, 2026: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall implement provisions to provide incentives to 
nonprofit organizations and public housing authorities to 
facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) 
multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit organiza-
tions and public housing authorities that commit to keep 
such properties in the RHS multifamily housing program 
for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, with 
such incentives to include, but not be limited to, the fol-
lowing: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing 
authorities to earn a Return on Investment on the owner’s 
initial equity contributions, as defined by the Secretary, in-
vested in the transaction; and allow reimbursement of orga-
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nizational costs associated 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, $34,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, for a demonstration 
program for the preservation and revitalization of the sec-
tions 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing prop-
erties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing 
loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the 
purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to 
preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and 
affordable housing for low-income residents and farm labor-
ers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring 
loan payments, subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing 
loan debt; and other financial assistance including ad-
vances, payments and incentives (including the ability of 
owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required 
by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary shall, as 
part of the preservation and revitalization agreement, ob-
tain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms 
of the restructuring. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
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$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 households 
as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing 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 section 521(a)(2) 
of the Act: Provided, That amounts made available under 
this heading shall be available for renewal of rental assist-
ance agreements for a maximum of 5,000 units where the 
Secretary determines that a maturing loan for a project 
cannot reasonably be restructured with another USDA loan 
or modification and the project was operating 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 notwithstanding 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 fur-
ther, That any agreement to enter into a rental assistance
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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 hous-
ing and to operate the development in accordance with the 
Housing Act of 1949, except that rents shall be based on 
current Fair Market Rents as established by the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 24 
CFR 888 Subpart A, 42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535d, to deter-
mine 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 Agency may approve a budget-based rent level: Pro-
vided further, That rental assistance agreements entered 
into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be fund-
ed for a one year period: Provided further, That upon re-
quest by an owner under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the 
Secretary may renew the rental assistance agreement for 
a period of 20 years or until the term of such loan has 
expired, 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 pur-
poses of any debt reduction, maintenance, repair, or reha-
bilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental 
assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Pro-
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vided further, That rental assistance provided under agree-
ments 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 remained unused for a pe-
riod of twelve consecutive months, if such project has a 
waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project 
has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving 
such assistance: Provided further, 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 recapture rental assistance provided under 
agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2026 for a 
project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental 
assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs: 
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 information technology improvements under 
this heading.
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RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section, $48,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the funds 
made available under this heading shall be available for 
rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (in-
cluding 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 sec-
tion 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Pro-
vided 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 guidance applicable to sec-
tion 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Pro-
vided 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
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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), 
$25,000,000, 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, 
$35,000,000, 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, $1,250,000,000 for direct 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 sec-
tion 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, $217,436,000, to 
remain available until expended, of which $199,436,000
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shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts specified in 
the table titled ‘‘Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided, That $5,000,000 
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 com-
munity-based housing and community development organi-
zations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Rec-
ognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to 
improve housing, community facilities, community and eco-
nomic development projects in rural areas: Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be made available to qualified 
private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations 
proposing 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 appropriations under 
this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees 
and grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled, 
may be made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct 
loans, loan guarantees and or grants under this heading 
in this fiscal year: Provided further, That no amounts may
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be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That amounts speci-
fied in the tables titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Con-
gressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory state-
ments accompanying prior year Agriculture, Rural Devel-
opment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Acts, as described in section 4 in the 
matter preceding division A of such Acts, may not be made 
available pursuant to the fifth proviso until at least three 
fiscal years after the fiscal year in which such funds were 
originally made available: Provided further, That no 
amounts may be made available pursuant to the preceding 
proviso without prior notification and approval of the Com-
mittees of Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro-
vided further, That $13,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be available for community facili-
ties grants, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which 
$8,000,000 shall be for grants to tribal colleges as author-
ized by section 306(a)(25) of such Act: Provided further, 
That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds
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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. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of guar-
anteed loans as authorized by section 310B of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)), $1,750,000,000. 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by section 
310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of 
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $55,575,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, $15,575,000 shall be for business and industry 
guaranteed loans: Provided further, That of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading, $26,000,000 shall be for 
rural business development grants as authorized by section 
310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available 
for one grant to a qualified national organization to pro-
vide technical assistance for rural transportation in order
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to promote economic development: Provided further, That 
of 
the 
amount 
appropriated 
under 
this 
heading, 
$10,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Au-
thority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Re-
gional 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 Community Advancement Program 
purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 
5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Pro-
vided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 
$250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
order to promote economic development: Provided further, 
That sections 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 authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), $13,000,000.
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For the cost of direct loans, $2,954,000, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), of which $295,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2026, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes; and of which $591,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2026, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
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 authorized 
under section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for 
the purpose of promoting rural economic development 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.
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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), $24,800,000, of which 
$3,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
vided, 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 directors or gov-
erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who 
are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which 
$12,500,000, 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 $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for Agriculture Innova-
tion Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of Public 
Law 107–171. 
RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized 
by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s), $19,515,000. 
For the cost of loans and grants, $5,000,000 under the 
same terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E
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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), $100,000,000. 
HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE 
For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with 
section 243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), 
as added by section 4206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, 
for necessary expenses of the Secretary to support projects 
that provide access to healthy food in underserved areas, 
to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low- 
income communities, $500,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That such costs of loans, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
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
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a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assist-
ance organization, with experience in working with small 
communities on water and waste water problems, the prin-
cipal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural commu-
nities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the 
planning, financing, development, operation, and manage-
ment 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 fur-
ther, That $23,900,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national 
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide tech-
nical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further, 
That $4,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading shall be for solid waste management grants: Pro-
vided further, That $240,400,000 of the amounts made 
available under this heading shall be for grants pursuant 
to section 306(a)(2)(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That $8,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be trans-
ferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants au-
thorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): Provided further, That if any
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funds made available for the direct loan subsidy costs under 
this heading remain unobligated after July 31, 2026, such 
unobligated balances may be used for grant programs fund-
ed under this heading: Provided further, That any unobli-
gated balances from prior year appropriations under this 
heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and 
grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be 
made available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans, 
loan guarantees and or grants under this heading in this 
fiscal year: Provided further, That no amounts may be 
made available pursuant to the two preceding provisos from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on 
the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985: Provided further, That sections 381E– 
H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act are not applicable to the funds made available 
under this heading. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of 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: guaranteed
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rural electric loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, $2,667,000,000; cost of money direct loans made pursu-
ant to sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of one per-
cent in 4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that 
Act, $4,333,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursu-
ant to section 313A of that Act, $900,000,000; for cost-of- 
money rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to 
section 305(d)(2) of that Act, $350,000,000; and for guaran-
teed rural telecommunications loans made pursuant to sec-
tion 306 of that Act, $200,000,000: Provided, That up to 
$2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisi-
tion, design, engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled 
electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that 
utilize carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems. 
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, $3,570,000. 
In addition, $4,200,000 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): Provided, 
That the energy efficiency measures supported by the fund-
ing in this paragraph shall contribute in a demonstrable 
way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
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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 serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $40,610,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $610,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the 
amounts, specified for this account in the table titled ‘‘Con-
gressionally Directed Spending’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made 
available for grants authorized by section 379G of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided fur-
ther, That funding provided under this heading for grants 
under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may only be provided to entities 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.), $35,000,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may 
award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural Elec-
trification 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 sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided 
further, That at least 90 percent of the households to be 
served by a project receiving a loan or grant under the pilot 
program shall be in a rural area without sufficient access 
to broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of such 
pilot program, a rural area without sufficient access to 
broadband shall be defined as twenty-five megabits per sec-
ond downstream and three megabits per second upstream: 
Provided further, That to the extent possible, projects receiv-
ing funds provided under the pilot program must build out 
service to at least one hundred megabits per second down-
stream, and twenty megabits per second upstream: Pro-
vided further, 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 serv-
ice 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
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be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot pro-
gram 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 
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 assess-
ment requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural 
Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc). 
In addition, $20,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, 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 Sec-
retary 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; 
$36,285,902,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2027, of which such sums as are made available under sec-
tion 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 shall be available to carry
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out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $21,918,000 shall be available to carry out stud-
ies and evaluations and shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That of the total amount avail-
able, $5,000,000 shall remain 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 avail-
able, $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 estab-
lishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast 
program: Provided further, That of the total amount avail-
able, $1,500,000 shall remain available until expended to 
carry out activities authorized under subsections (a)(2) and 
(e)(2) of section 21 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(2) and (e)(2)): 
Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Rus-
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sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘2010 through 2027’’: Provided fur-
ther, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2025’’ 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 2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘For fiscal year 2026’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$8,200,000,000, 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, 
and 
$14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, including in-
vestments to develop strategies to improve timely program 
data collection and reporting: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading may be used to award
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grants and cooperative agreements to State agencies or 
other entities: Provided further, That the Secretary shall use 
funds made available under this heading to maintain the 
amount for the cash-value voucher for women and children 
participants at an amount recommended by the National 
Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and ad-
justed for inflation: Provided further, 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 bidding requirements 
specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided 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 fed-
erally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms 
and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary 
may waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the 
request of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nu-
trition 
Act 
of 
2008 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2011 
et 
seq.), 
$118,139,341,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2027, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as
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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 nutri-
tion education services to State agencies and Federally Rec-
ognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Pro-
gram on Indian Reservations: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $3,000,000, to re-
main 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 head-
ing, $3,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 4208 of 
Public Law 115–334: Provided further, That this appro-
priation shall be subject to any work registration or 
workfare requirements as may be required by law: Provided 
further, That funds made available for Employment and 
Training under this heading shall remain available through 
September 30, 2027: Provided further, 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 con-
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travention of section 213A of the Immigration and Nation-
ality 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, evalua-
tions, or to conduct activities related to program integrity 
provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster and com-
modity assistance, $516,070,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2027, of which $425,000,000 shall 
be for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, as au-
thorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note), $80,000,000 
shall be for the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, 
$1,070,000 shall be for assistance for the nuclear affected 
islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact 
of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–188), and $10,000,000 shall be for the Farmers’ Market 
Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966: Provided, That none of these 
funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2026
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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 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), 
the Secretary may use up to 20 percent for costs associated 
with the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and 
Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition 
assistance program, $177,348,000: Provided, That of the 
funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the pur-
poses 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 Sec-
retary 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 Af-
fairs mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
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 representation 
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 remain 
available until September 30, 2027, for overseas operations 
to include the payment of locally employed staff: Provided, 
That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reim-
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burse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf 
of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and 
institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the ag-
ricultural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 
1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United 
States Agency for International Development: Provided fur-
ther, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
the Cochran Fellowship Program, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
3293, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and 
Technology Fellowship program, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
3319j, and up to $2,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations 
in international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-
mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ-
ing interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connection with 
dispositions 
abroad 
under 
title 
II 
of 
said 
Act, 
$1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount made available under this head-
ing, $1,000,000, shall be for the Secretary of Agriculture,
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in consultation with the Secretary of State and heads of 
other relevant Federal departments and agencies as appli-
cable, to conduct an interagency review and, within 60 days 
of enactment of this Act, provide a detailed report outlining 
the process and agency needs to support a transfer of the 
Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for Inter-
national Development to the Foreign Agricultural Service 
within the Department of Agriculture: Provided further, 
That such report shall include the requirements outlined in 
the section entitled ‘‘Food for Peace Interagency Review and 
Report’’ in the report accompanying this Act and shall also 
address any other needs that the Department of Agriculture 
believes will be required to support successful implementa-
tion of such program transfer. 
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 Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $240,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity 
Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, fa-
cilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 
such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts pro-
vided herein: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this heading, not more than 10 percent, but
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not less than $24,000,000, shall remain available until ex-
pended to purchase agricultural commodities 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 over-
head expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be paid to 
the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Sala-
ries 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 Adminis-
tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant 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, authorized and approved 
by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec-
retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith-
standing 
section 
521 
of 
Public 
Law 
107–188; 
$7,015,038,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $1,543,226,000 shall be derived from 
prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, 
and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $445,808,000 shall be derived from medical 
device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
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pended; $665,438,000 shall be derived 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 ex-
pended; $55,731,000 shall be derived from biosimilar bio-
logical product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, 
and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $34,142,000 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 ex-
pended; $26,503,000 shall be derived from generic new ani-
mal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $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 biological 
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 credited to 
this account and remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical 
device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product,
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animal drug, and generic new animal drug assessments 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 limitations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 
2026 of user fees specified under this heading and author-
ized 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 Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2026 
shall not be included in amounts under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used to de-
velop, establish, or operate any program of user fees author-
ized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated: (1) $1,171,319,000 shall be for the 
Human Foods Program and for related field activities, in-
cluding inspections, investigations, and import operations, 
conducted by the Human Foods Program, the Office of In-
spections and Investigations, or the Office of the Chief Sci-
entist, of which no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for 
inspections of foreign seafood manufacturers and field ex-
aminations of imported seafood; (2) $2,497,463,000 shall be 
for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and for 
related field activities, including inspections, investiga-
tions, and import operations, conducted by the Center, the 
Office of Inspections and Investigations, or the Office of the
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Chief Scientist, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be 
for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections and 
shall remain available until expended; (3) $625,756,000 
shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Re-
search and for related field activities, including inspections, 
investigations, and import operations, conducted by the 
Center, the Office of Inspections and Investigations, or the 
Office of the Chief Scientist; (4) $286,442,000 shall be for 
the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field ac-
tivities, including inspections, investigations, and import 
operations, conducted by the Center, the Office of Inspec-
tions and Investigations, or the Office of the Chief Scientist; 
(5) $863,358,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health and for related field activities, includ-
ing inspections, investigations, and import operations, con-
ducted by the Center, the Office of Inspections and Inves-
tigations, or the Office of the Chief Scientist; (6) 
$77,740,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research; (7) $689,258,000 shall be for the Center 
for Tobacco Products and for related field activities, includ-
ing inspections, investigations, and import operations, con-
ducted by the Center, the Office of Inspections and Inves-
tigations, or the Office of the Chief Scientist; (8) 
$434,455,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 
which $55,112,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other
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than the amounts paid to the General Services Administra-
tion for rent; (9) $219,639,000 shall be for payments to the 
General Services Administration for rent; and (10) 
$369,267,000 shall be for other activities, including the Of-
fice of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of 
the Chief Scientist, the Office of the Chief Medical Officer, 
and central services for these offices: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official 
reception and representation expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided 
further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and for 
the administration 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 activities 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
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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 rein-
spection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program 
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 author-
ized 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 author-
ized 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 Adminis-
tration, where not otherwise provided, $5,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $106,500,000 (from assessments collected 
from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri-
cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during 
the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au-
thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver-
ships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed this 
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro-
vided 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 ex-
empt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the application 
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 vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2026 does 
not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in fiscal 
year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional 
motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehi-
cles are necessary for transportation safety, to reduce oper-
ational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and 
public safety: Provided further, That the Secretary may not 
increase the Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the 
2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, and re-
ceives 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 unobligated 
balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act 
or any other available unobligated discretionary balances 
that are remaining available of the Department of Agri-
culture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of 
property, plant and equipment and for the improvement,
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delivery, and implementation of Department financial, and 
administrative information technology services, and other 
support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, ad-
ministrative, and information technology services, includ-
ing cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to 
the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such trans-
ferred 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 administrator: 
Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be 
available for obligation without written notification to and 
the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 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 De-
partment’s National Finance Center without written notifi-
cation to and prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 
716 of this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated by this Act or made available to the Depart-
ment’s Working Capital Fund shall be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement,
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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-lo-
cated 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 ac-
cordance with the requirements of section 716 of this Act: 
Provided further, That the National Finance Center Infor-
mation Technology Services Division personnel and data 
center management responsibilities, and control of any 
functions, missions, and systems for current and future 
human resources management and integrated personnel and 
payroll systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief 
Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall 
remain in the National Finance Center and under the man-
agement responsibility and administrative control of the 
National 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, payroll, 
financial management, and human capital shared services 
and allow the National Finance Center to perform tech-
nology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual income 
amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department
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of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of the 
true costs of the shared services provided by the National 
Finance Center and budgeted for the National Finance Cen-
ter, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent for 
the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, includ-
ing equipment for the improvement, delivery, and imple-
mentation of financial, administrative, and information 
technology services, and other systems of the National Fi-
nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost 
of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That 
none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obliga-
tion unless the Secretary submits written notification of the 
obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the limitations 
on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congres-
sional 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. 
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.
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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 arrange-
ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between 
the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay-
ment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such 
institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a 
similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations 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 De-
partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
new information technology systems or significant up-
grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi-
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cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech-
nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer 
without written notification to and the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 11319 
of title 40, United States Code, none of the funds available 
to the Department of Agriculture for information technology 
shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other agreements 
over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the 
Chief Information 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 meas-
ured against the performance plan requirements described 
in the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 
113–235. 
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.
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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 util-
ity 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 balances 
from appropriations made available for salaries and ex-
penses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain 
available through September 30, 2027, for information tech-
nology expenses. 
SEC. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel 
by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in con-
travention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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 or 
subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which 
indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is au-
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thorized 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 technical 
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 ex-
penses of activities related to all advisory committees, pan-
els, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
awarded grants. 
SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer net-
work unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, 
and exchanging of pornography.
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(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 re-
ferred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,574,028,000 (exclu-
sive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), 
as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commod-
ities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; 
Removal of Defective Commodities—$1,660,000; Adminis-
tration of section 32 Commodity Purchases—$37,178,000: 
Provided, That, of the total funds made available in the 
matter preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on 
October 1, 2026, such unobligated balances shall carryover 
into fiscal year 2027 and shall remain available until ex-
pended for any of the purposes of section 32, except that 
any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause 
(3) of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may 
not be obligated until the Secretary of Agriculture provides
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written notification of the expenditures to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least two 
weeks in advance: Provided further, That, with the excep-
tion of any available carryover funds authorized in any 
prior appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of 
clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be 
used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the 
Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section 
32. 
SEC. 715. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 
of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations lan-
guage as part of the President’s budget submission to the 
Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appro-
priations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the 
previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been 
enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless 
such budget submission identifies which additional spend-
ing reductions should occur in the event the user fees pro-
posals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening 
of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2026 appro-
priations Act.
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SEC. 716. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
ming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized 
by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by sec-
tion 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act 
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89– 
106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 
in writing and receives approval from the Committees on
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Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use 
of such authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or 
projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities 
referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 
in writing and receives approval from the Committees on
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Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds 
or the use of such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and 
receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress before implementing any program 
or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year 
unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or spe-
cifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for— 
(1) modifying major capital investments funding 
levels, including information technology systems, that 
involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current 
fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is 
less; 
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 
vacant positions or agency activities or functions to