‘‘(ii) processing techniques involving coagulation 
of the protein of milk or products obtained from 
milk to produce an end-product with similar phys-
ical, chemical, and organoleptic characteristics as the 
product described in subclause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) including the addition of safe and suitable 
non-milk derived ingredients of the type permitted in 
the standards of identity described in clause (B) as 
natural cheese; or 
‘‘(B) in accordance with standards of identity under 
part 133 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulations), other than the standards described 
in subparagraph (2) or any future standards adopted by 
the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (2)(I).’’. 
(b) Labeling.—Section 403 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(z) If its label or labeling includes the term ‘natural 
cheese’ as a factual descriptor of a category of cheese un-
less the food meets the definition of natural cheese under 
section 201(ss), except that nothing in this paragraph 
shall prohibit the use of the term ‘natural’ or ‘all-natural’, 
or a similar claim or statement with respect to a food in 
a manner that is consistent with regulations, guidance, or 
policy statements issued by the Secretary.’’. 
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(c) National Uniformity.—Section 403A(a)(2) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343– 
1(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 403(x)’’ and inserting 
‘‘403(x), or 403(z)’’. 
SEC. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility 
or level of program assistance for Rural Housing Service 
programs the Secretary shall not include incarcerated 
prison populations. 
SEC. 724. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
require budget authority and the program level has been 
established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran-
tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior 
to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Sec-
retary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in ad-
vance. 
SEC. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec-
tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) 
shall be available for obligation without written notifica-
tion to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That 
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the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for 
obligation only for the acquisition of property, plant and 
equipment, including equipment for the improvement, de-
livery, and implementation of Departmental financial 
management, information technology, and other support 
systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administra-
tive, and information technology services, including cloud 
adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies 
of the Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 726. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
‘‘variety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhanc-
ing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department 
of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 
2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agri-
culture amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as de-
fined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition 
of the term ‘‘staple food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of 
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to increase the num-
ber of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each 
staple food category so that the total number of such items 
in each staple food category exceeds the number of such 
items in each staple food category included in the final 
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rule as published on December 15, 2016: Provided, That 
until the Secretary promulgates such regulatory amend-
ments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements regard-
ing acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supple-
mental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
SEC. 727. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 
502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall have the same authority 
with respect to loans guaranteed under such section and 
eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under 
subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect to loans guaranteed under 
such section 538 and eligible lenders for such loans. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be available for the 
United States Department of Agriculture to propose, fi-
nalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new user fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 729. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act thereafter may be used to write, prepare, 
or publish a proposed rule, final rule, or an interim final 
rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement or en-
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force the final rule entitled ‘‘Transparency in Poultry 
Grower Contracting and Tournaments,’’ published by the 
Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on No-
vember 28, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 83210 et seq.), the final 
rule entitled ‘‘Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity 
Under the Packers and Stockyards Act,’’ published by the 
Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on 
March 6, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 16092 et seq.), the advanced 
notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ‘‘Poultry Growing 
Tournament Systems: Fairness and Related Concerns,’’ 
published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal 
Register on June 8, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 34814) (also 
identified in the White House Office of Management and 
Budget’s Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and De-
regulatory Actions as ‘‘Poultry Grower Payment Systems 
and Capital Improvement Systems (AMS-FTPP-22- 
0046),’’ RIN 0581-AE18), the rulemaking identified in 
the White House Office of Management and Budget’s Fall 
2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Ac-
tions as ‘‘Unfair Practices, Undue Preferences, and Harm 
to Competition Under the Packers and Stockyards Act 
(AMS-FTPP-21-0046),’’ RIN 0581-AE04, or any subse-
quent substantially similar rulemaking effort, except that 
funds may be used to, and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall, withdraw or rescind any such proposed rules, ad-
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