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Union Calendar No. 80 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3164 
[Report No. 116–107] 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 6, 2019 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed. 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, 
and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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 fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$45,112,000, of which not to exceed $4,850,000 shall be 
available for the Immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $1,448,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Homeland Security; not to exceed $6,211,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Partnerships and Public En-
gagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 
2279(c)(5); not to exceed $22,251,000 shall be available 
for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion, of which $21,376,000 shall be available for Depart-
mental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 
for management support services to offices of the Depart-
ment and for general administration, security, repairs and 
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alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical 
and efficient work of the Department: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Ad-
ministration mission area for salaries and expenses are 
available to fund up to one administrative support staff 
for the Office; not to exceed $3,091,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Re-
lations and Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the 
programs funded by this Act, including programs involv-
ing intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the execu-
tive branch; and not to exceed $7,261,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of Communications: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer 
funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Sec-
retary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: 
Provided further, That no appropriation for any office 
shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $22,000 of the 
amount made available under this paragraph for the Im-
mediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided 
further, That the amount made available under this head-
ing for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed 
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from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel ex-
penses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 
5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovern-
mental Affairs may be transferred to agencies of the De-
partment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain 
personnel at the agency level. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $21,013,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for 
grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 
7 U.S.C. 3155. 
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, $15,222,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $9,525,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $101,400,000. 
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $6,028,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $901,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 
Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$24,206,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(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 Adminis-
trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 
of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 
alterations and other actions needed for the Department 
and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con-
figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 
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General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im-
provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili-
ties, and for related costs, $331,114,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq.), $5,288,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 
herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Man-
agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart-
ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to 
the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 
$98,208,000, 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 In-
spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 
U.S.C. App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for 
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certain confidential operational expenses, including the 
payment of informants, to be expended under the direction 
of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 
(Public Law 97–98). 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $41,242,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$4,136,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 
$800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service, $87,757,000: Provided, That the term ‘‘necessary 
expenses’’ does not include any expenditure of funds to 
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relocate the Economic Research Service outside the Na-
tional Capital Region. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $180,794,000, of which up to 
$45,300,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 
for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur-
rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 
2204g(d) and (f). 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 
Service 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 Fed-
eral ownership, $1,347,516,000, of which $13,100,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be used for transi-
tion and equipment purchases for the National Bio and 
Agro-Defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: Pro-
vided, That of the amounts available to the Agricultural 
Research Service for the National Bio and Agro-Defense 
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Facility, no funds may be obligated above the amount pro-
vided for the facility in P.L. 116–6 until the Secretary 
of Agriculture submits to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress, and receives written or 
electronic notification of receipt from such Committees, a 
strategic plan as required in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft 
and the purchase 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 con-
struction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improve-
ments, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of con-
structing any one building shall not exceed $500,000, ex-
cept for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be 
limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be con-
structed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 
each, and except for two buildings to be constructed at 
a cost not to exceed $3,000,000 each, and the cost of alter-
ing any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 
10 percent of the current replacement value of the build-
ing or $500,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for enter-
ing into lease agreements at any Agricultural Research 
Service location for the construction of a research facility 
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by a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Re-
search Service and a condition of the lease shall be that 
any facility shall be owned, operated, and maintained by 
the non-Federal entity and shall be removed upon the ex-
piration or termination of the lease agreement: 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 fur-
ther, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for 
granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research 
Center: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations 
shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry 
out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided 
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 
for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Serv-
ice location for the construction of a research facility by 
a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the 
Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the ease-
ments shall be that upon completion the facility shall be 
accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of 
funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the 
facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided 
further, That funds may be received from any State, other 
political subdivision, organization, or individual for the 
purpose of establishing or operating any research facility 
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or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, 
as authorized by law. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-
provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri-
cultural research programs of the Department of Agri-
culture, where not otherwise provided, $50,000,000 to re-
main available until expended. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $1,033,007,000, which shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research 
and Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 
institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capac-
ity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the 
agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medi-
cine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fel-
lowship and institution challenge grants, and grants man-
agement systems shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive 
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funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less 
than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for edu-
cation grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian- 
serving institutions be made available to individual eligible 
institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds 
awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Ha-
waii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 
1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions 
eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: 
Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the 
amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry 
out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 
7 U.S.C. 3157 may be retained by the Secretary of Agri-
culture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out that authority: Provided further, 
That none of these funds may be used to relocate the Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture outside the Na-
tional Capital Region. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 
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Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $541,086,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That funds for facility im-
provements at 1890 institutions shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible 
to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative ex-
tension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, 
That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) 
and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) 
and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be avail-
able for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for 
extension agents: Provided further, That none of these 
funds may be used to relocate the National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture outside the National Capital Region. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $40,000,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 
for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall re-
main available until September 30, 2021: Provided further, 
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That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect 
costs shall not be charged against any Extension Imple-
mentation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626): 
Provided further, That none of these funds may be used 
to relocate the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
outside the National Capital Region. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING 
AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 
$800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Pro-
grams mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 
$1,034,011,000, of which $470,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for the control of out-
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breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for 
control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to 
the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of 
which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for 
cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradi-
cation zones; of which $37,857,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Serv-
ices; of which $1,000,000 shall be for activities under the 
authority of the Horse Protection Act, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1831); of which $62,840,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of 
which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for information technology infrastructure; of 
which $186,513,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $12,826,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop 
and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $17,523,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for zoonotic dis-
ease management; of which $40,966,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be for emergency preparedness 
and response; of which $60,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 
$5,725,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 
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$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 
$2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 
safety; of which $17,800,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be used to carry out the science program 
and transition activities for the National Bio and Agro- 
Defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: Provided, 
That of the amounts available to the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service for the National Bio and Agro- 
Defense Facility, no funds may be obligated above the 
amount provided for the facility in P.L. 116–6 until the 
Secretary of Agriculture submits to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives 
written or electronic notification of receipt from such 
Committees, a strategic plan as required in the report ac-
companying this Act: Provided further, That of amounts 
available under this heading for wildlife services methods 
development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That of amounts available under 
this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That no 
funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucel-
losis eradication program for the current fiscal year that 
does not require minimum matching by the States of at 
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