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, 
$46,532,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not 
to exceed $800,000 shall be available for the Office of the 
Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development: Pro-
vided, 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; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to 
exceed $4,711,000 shall be available for the Office of Part-
nerships and Public Engagement; not to exceed 
$23,105,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assist-
ant Secretary for Administration, of which $22,301,000 
shall be available for Departmental Administration to pro-
vide for necessary expenses for management support serv-
ices to offices of the Department and for general adminis-
tration, security, repairs and alterations, and other mis-
cellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided 
for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of 
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the Department: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able by this Act to an agency in the Administration mis-
sion area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office; not 
to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry 
out the programs funded by this Act, including programs 
involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the 
executive branch; and not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Communications: Provided fur-
ther, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office 
of the Secretary 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 per-
cent: Provided further, That not to exceed $11,000 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 
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 
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available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred 
to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by 
this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Pro-
vided further, That no funds made available under this 
heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-
sional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the 
date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has 
notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA 
agency. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $19,786,000, of which $4,000,000 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. 
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $63,950,000, of which not less than 
$38,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the de-
partment. 
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-
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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 
General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im-
provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili-
ties, and for related costs, $58,330,000, 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 Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,503,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 
funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 
Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 
of the Department 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 
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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 
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, $45,146,000. 
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-
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able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service, $86,757,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $174,767,000, 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, $1,300,966,000, of which $10,600,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be used to carry out 
the science program at the National Bio- and Agro-de-
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fense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas; of which not 
less than $2,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
dryland agriculture research program; and of which not 
less than $7,000,000 shall be available for purposes of en-
tering into a management, operations, and research sup-
port contract to expedite the hiring of a capable workforce 
for the commissioning of the Central Utility Plant and in 
support of operations and management of the National 
Bio- and Agro-defense Facility: Provided, That appropria-
tions 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 appro-
priations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 
U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair 
of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise pro-
vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 
exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 
which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 
buildings to be constructed 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 altering any one building during the fiscal 
year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace-
ment value of the building or $500,000, whichever is 
greater: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
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shall be available for entering into lease agreements at any 
Agricultural Research Service location for the construction 
of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by 
the Agricultural Research 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 re-
moved upon the expiration or termination of the lease 
agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter-
ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza-
tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, 
Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available for granting easements at the 
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, 
That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace-
ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 
24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at any Agricultural Research Service location for 
the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 
entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re-
search Service and a condition of the easements 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 
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may be received from any State, other political subdivi-
sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
lishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law. 
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, $898,535,000, 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 explanatory statement 
described in section 769 of this Act: Provided, That funds 
for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants 
for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant 
colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research 
initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicul-
tural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution chal-
lenge grants, and grants management systems shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That each 
institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen 
program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided fur-
ther, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native 
and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made avail-
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able to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligi-
ble institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the 
States of Alaska and Hawaii: 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 Re-
search Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained 
by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs 
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority. 
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 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $486,692,000, 
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 explanatory 
statement described in section 769 of this Act: Provided, 
That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
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That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 
3221 for cooperative extension 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 available for retirement and employ-
ees’ compensation costs for extension agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $38,000,000, 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 explanatory statement described in section 769 of this 
Act: Provided, That funds for the Food and Agriculture 
Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 
30, 2020: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be charged 
against any Extension Implementation Program Area 
grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest Manage-
ment Program (7 U.S.C. 7626). 
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, 
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$901,000: 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), 
$1,000,493,000, of which $470,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for the control of out-
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 for cost share 
purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication 
zones; of which $37,857,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of 
which $705,000 shall be for activities under the authority 
of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1831); of which $62,840,000, to remain available 
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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 $178,170,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $11,826,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop 
and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $16,523,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for zoonotic dis-
ease management; of which $41,466,000, 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 
$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: Provided, That of amounts available under this 
heading for wildlife services methods development, 
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That of amounts available under this head-
ing for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain 
available until expended; of which $13,600,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be used to carry out the 
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science program at the National Bio- and Agro-defense 
Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: Provided further, 
That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer 
a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal 
year that does not require minimum matching by the 
States of at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be available for the operation and 
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 
five, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided 
further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten 
any segment of the agricultural production industry of the 
United States, the Secretary may transfer from other ap-
propriations or funds available to the agencies or corpora-
tions of the Department such sums as may be deemed nec-
essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the 
arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease 
or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses 
in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Ani-
mal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and 
sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of 
funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the pre-
ceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 
amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
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repair and alteration of leased buildings and improve-
ments, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering 
any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 
10 percent of the current replacement value of the build-
ing. 
In fiscal year 2019, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 
foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 
fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such 
fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such 
fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
able until expended, without further appropriation, for 
providing such assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $155,845,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113– 
79; and of which $7,000,000 shall be available for mar-
keting activities authorized under section 204(b) of the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)) 
to provide to State departments of agriculture, State coop-
erative extension services, institutions of higher education, 
and nonprofit organizations grants to carry out programs 
and provide technical assistance to promote innovation, 
process improvement, and marketing relating to dairy 
products: Provided, That this appropriation shall be avail-
able pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration 
and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost 
of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall 
not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
of the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
U.S.C. 9701). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $60,982,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
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tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 
and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may 
exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND 
SUPPLY (SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com-
modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 
related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 
Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) trans-
fers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than 
$20,489,000 for formulation and administration of mar-
keting agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural 
Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–128). 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 
marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,235,000. 
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LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 
and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 
exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food Safety, $800,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food 
Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services author-
ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 
Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,049,344,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
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oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 
Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2019 for purposes dedi-
cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et 
seq.): Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspec-
tion Service shall continue implementation of section 
11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the 
amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113– 
79: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building. 
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TITLE II 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM 
PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, 
$901,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Farm Production and Conserva-
tion mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS 
CENTER 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 
Conservation Business Center, $1,028,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $149,000 of 
amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant 
to section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred 
to and merged with this account. 
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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, $8,845,000; to cover common 
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 
$6,382,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, and of which $2,463,000 shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
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