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Union Calendar No. 255 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5384 
[Report No. 109–463] 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2006 
Mr. BONILLA, 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 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for 
other purposes. 
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-
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tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Agriculture, $5,499,000: Provided, That not to exceed 
$11,000 of this amount shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, as determined by the Secretary. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, in-
cluding economic analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit 
analysis, energy and new uses, and the functions of the 
World Agricultural Outlook Board, as authorized by the 
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), 
$11,226,000. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $14,795,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $8,479,000. 
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HOMELAND SECURITY STAFF 
For necessary expenses of the Homeland Security 
Staff, $954,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $16,936,000. 
COMMON COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses to acquire a Common Com-
puting Environment for the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service, the Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, 
and Rural Development mission areas for information 
technology, systems, and services, $68,971,000, of which 
$4,494,127 is for rural development-related activities, 
$14,494,273 is for Natural Resource Conservation Serv-
ice-related activities, and $49,982,600 is for Farm Service 
Agency-related activities, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the capital asset acquisition of shared informa-
tion technology systems, including services as authorized 
by 7 U.S.C. 6915–16 and 40 U.S.C. 1421–28: Provided, 
That obligation of these funds shall be consistent with the 
Department of Agriculture Service Center Modernization 
Plan of the county-based agencies, and shall be with the 
concurrence of the Department’s Chief Information Offi-
cer: Provided further, That of the funds provided under 
this section, $410,000 shall be available to process data 
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to acquire fourband digital color infrared imagery of the 
entire State of New Mexico. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $5,991,000: Provided, That no funds 
made available by this appropriation may be obligated for 
FAIR Act or Circular A–76 activities until the Secretary 
has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress and the Committee on Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives a report on 
the Department’s contracting out policies, including agen-
cy budgets for contracting out. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $836,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$22,650,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Administration, $736,000. 
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AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL 
PAYMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-
trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture under 40 U.S.C. 486, 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, $209,814,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $155,851,000 shall be avail-
able for payments to the General Services Administration 
for rent and the Department of Homeland Security for 
building security: Provided, That amounts which are made 
available for space rental and related costs for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture in this Act may be transferred be-
tween such appropriations to cover the costs of additional, 
new, or replacement space 15 days after notice thereof is 
transmitted to the Appropriations Committees of both 
Houses of Congress. 
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