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ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), 
and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, 
$20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice 
Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
Service, $1,410,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, and not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $17,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION 
For necessary expenses related to United States pris-
oners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service
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as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States 
Code, $1,867,461,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered 
‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement 
assistance’’ pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That the United States Mar-
shals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice 
Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $110,000,000, of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re-
quire additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
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or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most 
significant 
drug 
trafficking 
organizations, 
transnational organized crime, and money laundering or-
ganizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-gov-
ernmental agreements with State and local law enforcement 
agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of in-
dividuals involved in transnational organized crime and 
drug trafficking, $550,458,000, of which $50,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That any 
amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading 
may be used under authorities available to the organiza-
tions reimbursed from this appropriation. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States, $9,467,902,000, of which 
not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $284,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses.
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CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities, 
and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
conversion, modification, and extension of federally owned 
buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and 
operation and maintenance of secure work environment fa-
cilities and secure networking capabilities; $485,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses 
for conducting drug education and training programs, in-
cluding travel and related expenses for participants in such 
programs and the distribution of items of token value that 
promote the goals of such programs, $2,340,010,000, of 
which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, 
That, using amounts made available under this heading, 
the Drug Enforcement Administration shall continue to es-
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tablish and utilize data collection and sharing agreements 
with other Federal agencies and continue to consider other 
sources of information to properly assess the estimated rates 
of overdose deaths and abuse and the overall public health 
impact regarding covered controlled substances as required 
under section 306(i) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 826(i)), and shall report to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act regarding the establishment and 
utilization of such data collection and sharing agreements. 
BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and 
local law enforcement agencies with or without reimburse-
ment, including training in connection with the training 
and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement, $1,370,000,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the payment of attorneys’ fees as provided by section 
924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed
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$20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be 
available to investigate or act upon applications for relief 
from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of 
title 18, United States Code: Provided further, That such 
funds shall be available to investigate and act upon appli-
cations filed by corporations for relief from Federal fire-
arms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That no funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the 
functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or De-
partments. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions, and for the provi-
sion of technical assistance and advice on corrections re-
lated issues to foreign governments, $7,470,000,000 of which 
not less than $75,000,000 shall be for the programs and ac-
tivities authorized by the First Step Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–391): Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer to the Department of Health and Human Services
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL 
PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED 
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its 
administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed 
on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with 
the corporation’s current prescribed accounting system, and 
such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment 
of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system 
requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
acquired or produced, including selling and shipping ex-
penses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, con-
struction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protec-
tion, or disposition of facilities and other property belong-
ing to the corporation or in which it has an interest. 
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES 
OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN 
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND 
PROSECUTION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of vio-
lence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et
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seq.) (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322) (‘‘the 1994 
Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 
101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); the Prosecutorial Remedies and 
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act 
of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11101 et seq.) 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386) (‘‘the 2000 
Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department of Jus-
tice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) 
(‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Violence Against Women Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the 
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act of 2015 (Public Law 
114–22) (‘‘the 2015 Act’’); and the Abolish Human Traf-
ficking Act (Public Law 115–392); and for related victims 
services, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
which shall be derived by transfer from amounts available 
for obligation in this Act from the Fund established by sec-
tion 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 
(34 U.S.C. 20101), notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such 
Act of 1984, and merged with the amounts otherwise made 
available under this heading: Provided, That except as oth-
erwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds 
made available under this heading may be used for expenses
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related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: 
Provided further, That of the amount provided— 
(1) $215,000,000 is for grants to combat violence 
against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 
Act; 
(2) $36,500,000 is for transitional housing as-
sistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dat-
ing violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized 
by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; 
(3) $2,500,000 is for the National Institute of 
Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics for re-
search, evaluation, and statistics of violence against 
women and related issues addressed by grant pro-
grams of the Office on Violence Against Women, 
which shall be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evaluation 
and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office of 
Justice Programs; 
(4) $11,000,000 is for a grant program to pro-
vide services to advocate for and respond to youth vic-
tims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth 
exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and 
youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to 
middle and high school students through education 
and other services related to such violence: Provided,
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That unobligated balances available for the programs 
authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303, and 
41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 
2013 Act, shall be available for this program: Pro-
vided further, That 10 percent of the total amount 
available for this grant program shall be available for 
grants under the program authorized by section 2015 
of the 1968 Act: Provided further, That the definitions 
and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act 
shall apply to this program; 
(5) $53,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest 
policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of 
which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initia-
tive; 
(6) $37,500,000 is for sexual assault victims as-
sistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 
Act; 
(7) $43,500,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as au-
thorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $20,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act; 
(9) $45,500,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
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(10) $5,000,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $17,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated bal-
ances available for the programs authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 
Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall 
be available for this program; 
(12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to 
end violence against and abuse of women with dis-
abilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 
Act; 
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource 
Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 
domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 
the 1994 Act; 
(14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Evalua-
tion and Statistics’’ for administration by the Office 
of Justice Programs;
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(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian 
and Alaska Native women; 
(16) $4,000,000 is for grants to assist tribal gov-
ernments in exercising special domestic violence 
criminal jurisdiction, as authorized by section 904 of 
the 2013 Act: Provided, That the grant conditions in 
section 40002(b) of the 1994 Act shall apply to this 
program; and 
(17) $1,000,000 is for the purposes authorized 
under the 2015 Act. 
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 
(‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (34 
U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other 
Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (Pub-
lic Law 108–405); the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Victims of Child Abuse
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Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647); the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199); the Victims of Crime Act 
of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Pro-
tection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the 
Adam Walsh Act’’); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401); subtitle D of title II of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–296) 
(‘‘the 2002 Act’’); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–180); the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 
2013 Act’’); and other programs, $80,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which— 
(1) $43,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics 
programs, and other activities, as authorized by part 
C of title I of the 1968 Act; and 
(2) $37,000,000 is for research, development, and 
evaluation programs, and other activities as author-
ized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle 
D of title II of the 2002 Act, of which $5,000,000 is 
for research targeted toward developing a better un-
derstanding of the domestic radicalization phe-
nomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for 
effective intervention and prevention; $1,000,000 is 
for research to study the root causes of school violence 
to include the impact and effectiveness of grants made
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(1) $545,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memo-
rial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized 
by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (ex-
cept that section 1001(c), and the special rules for 
Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 
Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of 
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $12,000,000 
is for the Officer Robert Wilson III Memorial Initia-
tive on Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement 
Officer 
Resilience 
and 
Survivability 
(VALOR), 
$7,500,000 is for an initiative to support evidence- 
based policing, $8,000,000 is for an initiative to en-
hance prosecutorial decision-making, $2,400,000 is for 
the operationalization, maintenance and expansion of 
the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Sys-
tem, $2,500,000 is for an academic based training 
initiative to improve police-based responses to people 
with mental illness or developmental disabilities, 
$2,000,000 is for a student loan repayment assistance 
program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110– 
315, $15,500,000 is for prison rape prevention and 
prosecution grants to States and units of local govern-
ment, and other programs, as authorized by the Pris-
on Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (Public Law 108– 
79), $2,000,000 is for a grant program authorized by
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Kevin and Avonte’s Law, $3,000,000 is for a regional 
law enforcement technology initiative, $20,000,000 is 
for programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence, 
as authorized by Public Law 115–185, $2,000,000 is 
for a grant to provide a drug field testing and train-
ing initiative, $5,500,000 is for the Capital Litiga-
tion Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by 
section 426 of Public Law 108–405, and for grants 
for wrongful conviction review, $1,000,000 is for a 
collaborative mental health and anti-recidivism ini-
tiative, $100,000,000 is for grants for law enforce-
ment activities associated with the presidential nomi-
nating conventions, $2,000,000 is for a program to 
improve juvenile indigent defense, and $8,000,000 is 
for community-based violence prevention initiatives; 
(2) $150,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien 
Assistance 
Program, 
as 
authorized 
by 
section 
241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)): Provided, That no jurisdiction 
shall request compensation for any cost greater than 
the actual cost for Federal immigration and other de-
tainees housed in State and local detention facilities; 
(3) $85,000,000 for victim services programs for 
victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 
107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386, for programs au-
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thorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs au-
thorized under Public Law 113–4; 
(4) $14,000,000 for economic, high technology, 
white collar, and Internet crime prevention grants, 
including as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 
110–403, of which $2,500,000 is for competitive 
grants that help State and local law enforcement 
tackle intellectual property thefts, and $2,000,000 for 
a competitive grant program for training students in 
computer forensics and digital investigation; 
(5) $20,000,000 for sex offender management as-
sistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and 
related activities; 
(6) $27,500,000 for the Patrick Leahy Bullet-
proof Vest Partnership Grant Program, as authorized 
by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided, 
That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology’s Office 
of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing 
and evaluation programs; 
(7) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender 
Public Website; 
(8) $78,290,000 for grants to States to upgrade 
criminal and mental health records for the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which
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no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made 
under the authorities of the NICS Improvement 
Amendments Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–180) and 
Fix NICS Act of 2018; 
(9) $30,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic 
Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title 
I of the 1968 Act; 
(10) $136,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic 
programs and activities, of which— 
(A) $125,000,000 is for a DNA analysis 
and capacity enhancement program and for 
other local, State, and Federal forensic activities, 
including the purposes authorized under section 
2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act 
of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the Debbie Smith 
DNA Backlog Grant Program): Provided, That 
up to 4 percent of funds made available under 
this paragraph may be used for the purposes de-
scribed in the DNA Training and Education for 
Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and 
Court Officers program (Public Law 108–405, 
section 303); 
(B) $7,000,000 is for the purposes described 
in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA
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Testing Grant Program (Public Law 108–405, 
section 412); and 
(C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Foren-
sic Exam Program grants, including as author-
ized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405; 
(11) $48,000,000 for a grant program for com-
munity-based sexual assault response reform; 
(12) $12,000,000 for the court-appointed special 
advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 
1990 Act; 
(13) $38,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; 
(14) $90,000,000 for offender reentry programs 
and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act 
of 2007 (Public Law 110–199) and by the Second 
Chance Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–391), without regard to the time limitations 
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to 
exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, 
local, and tribal probation or parole supervision ef-
forts and strategies, $5,000,000 is for Children of In-
carcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and 
maintain parental and family relationships for in-
carcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduc-
tion strategy, and $4,500,000 is for additional rep-
lication sites employing the Project HOPE Oppor-
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tunity Probation with Enforcement model imple-
menting swift and certain sanctions in probation, 
and for a research project on the effectiveness of the 
model: Provided, That up to $7,500,000 of funds 
made available in this paragraph may be used for 
performance-based awards for Pay for Success 
projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay 
for Success programs implementing the Permanent 
Supportive Housing Model; 
(15) $67,500,000 for initiatives to improve po-
lice-community relations, of which $22,500,000 is for 
a competitive matching grant program for purchases 
of body-worn cameras for State, local and Tribal law 
enforcement, $28,000,000 is for a justice reinvestment 
initiative, for activities related to criminal justice re-
form and recidivism reduction, and $17,000,000 is for 
an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innova-
tion program; 
(16) $378,000,000 for comprehensive opioid 
abuse reduction activities, including as authorized by 
CARA, and for the following programs, which shall 
address opioid, stimulant, and substance abuse reduc-
tion consistent with underlying program authori-
ties—
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Provided, That, if a unit of local government uses any of 
the funds made available under this heading to increase the 
number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local govern-
ment will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforce-
ment officers who perform non-administrative public sector 
safety service. 
JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS 
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and De-
linquency Prevention Act of 1974 (‘‘the 1974 Act’’); the Om-
nibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (‘‘the 
1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Department 
of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109– 
162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the Missing Children’s Assistance 
Act (34 U.S.C. 11291 et seq.); the Prosecutorial Remedies 
and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today 
Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims of Child 
Abuse Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–647) (‘‘the 1990 Act’’); 
the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–248) (‘‘the Adam Walsh Act’’); the PRO-
TECT Our Children Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–401); 
the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 
(Public Law 113–4) (‘‘the 2013 Act’’); the Justice for All 
Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–324); the Ju-
venile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–385);
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and other juvenile justice programs, $315,000,000, to re-
main available until expended as follows— 
(1) $63,000,000 for programs authorized by sec-
tion 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and tech-
nical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organiza-
tions with the Federal grants process: Provided, That 
of the amounts provided under this paragraph, 
$500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration 
grant program to support emergency planning among 
State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential fa-
cilities; 
(2) $97,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; 
(3) $40,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as 
authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, 
pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— 
(A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth 
Program; 
(B) $500,000 shall be for an Internet site 
providing information and resources on children 
of incarcerated parents; 
(C) $2,000,000 shall be for competitive 
grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice 
system; 
(D) $10,000,000 shall be for an opioid-af-
fected youth initiative; and
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(E) $8,000,000 shall be for an initiative re-
lating to children exposed to violence; 
(4) $27,000,000 for programs authorized by the 
Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; 
(5) $85,000,000 for missing and exploited chil-
dren programs, including as authorized by sections 
404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 
102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–401) shall not apply for pur-
poses of this Act); and 
(6) $3,000,000 for child abuse training programs 
for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized 
by section 222 of the 1990 Act: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of each amount 
may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activi-
ties designed to benefit the programs or activities author-
ized: Provided further, That not more than 2 percent of the 
amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (3) and 
(6) may be used for training and technical assistance: Pro-
vided further, That the two preceding provisos shall not 
apply to grants and projects administered pursuant to sec-
tions 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and ex-
ploited children programs.
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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For payments and expenses authorized under section 
1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including 
amounts for administrative costs), to remain available 
until expended; and $24,800,000 for payments authorized 
by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assist-
ance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding 
section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attor-
ney General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for such disability and education payments, the At-
torney General may transfer such amounts to ‘‘Public Safe-
ty Officer Benefits’’ from available appropriations for the 
Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to 
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section.
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COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES 
COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control 
and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(‘‘the 1968 Act’’); the Violence Against Women and Depart-
ment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109–162) (‘‘the 2005 Act’’); the American Law Enforcement 
Heroes Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–37); and the SUP-
PORT for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 
115–271), $335,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That any balances made available 
through prior year deobligations shall only be available in 
accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That of the amount provided under this heading— 
(1) $245,000,000 is for grants under section 
1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (34 U.S.C. 10381) for 
the hiring and rehiring of additional career law en-
forcement officers under part Q of such title notwith-
standing subsection (i) of such section: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title 
(34 U.S.C. 10384(c)), funding for hiring or rehiring 
a career law enforcement officer may not exceed 
$125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Commu-
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nity Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from 
this limitation: Provided further, That within the 
amounts 
appropriated 
under 
this 
paragraph, 
$27,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, 
including hiring, equipment, training, anti-meth-
amphetamine activities, and anti-opioid activities: 
Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated 
under this paragraph, $6,500,000 is for community 
policing development activities in furtherance of the 
purposes in section 1701: Provided further, That of 
the amounts appropriated under this paragraph 
$38,000,000 is for regional information sharing ac-
tivities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 
Act, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
‘‘Research, Evaluation, and Statistics’’ for adminis-
tration by the Office of Justice Programs: Provided 
further, That within the amounts appropriated under 
this paragraph, no less than $3,000,000 is to support 
the Tribal Access Program: Provided further, That 
within the amounts appropriated under this para-
graph, $5,000,000 is for training, peer mentoring, 
and mental health program activities as authorized 
under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 
Wellness Act (Public Law 115–113);
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(2) $10,000,000 is for activities authorized by 
the POLICE Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–199); 
(3) $12,000,000 is for competitive grants to State 
law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures 
of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, 
laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall 
be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or in-
vestigate illicit activities, including precursor diver-
sion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; 
(4) $35,000,000 is for competitive grants to 
statewide law enforcement agencies in States with 
high rates of primary treatment admissions for her-
oin and other opioids: Provided, That these funds 
shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or 
investigate illicit activities, including activities re-
lated to the distribution of heroin or unlawful dis-
tribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin 
and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide 
collaboration; and 
(5) $33,000,000 is for competitive grants to be 
administered by the Community Oriented Policing 
Services Office for purposes authorized under the 
STOP School Violence Act (title V of division S of 
Public Law 115–141).
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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made 
available in this title for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds 
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
SEC. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were car-
ried to term, or in the case of rape or incest: Provided, That 
should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a 
court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null 
and void. 
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this 
title shall be used to require any person to perform, or fa-
cilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 
SEC. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall re-
move the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the 
effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical 
beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
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SEC. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation 
made available for the current fiscal year for the Depart-
ment of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as other-
wise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 
10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any trans-
fer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogram-
ming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation except in compliance with the 
procedures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 206. None of the funds made available under this 
title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the 
United States Marshals Service for the purpose of trans-
porting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to convic-
tion for crime under State or Federal law and is classified 
as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a 
prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of 
Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 
SEC. 207. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this 
Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable tele-
vision services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or elec-
tronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational 
purposes. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, mainte-
nance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or
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equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational 
programs. 
SEC. 208. None of the funds made available under this 
title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced 
information technology program having total estimated de-
velopment costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy 
Attorney General and the investment review board certify 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate that the information technology 
program has appropriate program management controls 
and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the 
program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of 
the Department of Justice. 
SEC. 209. The notification thresholds and procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations 
from the amounts designated for specific activities in this 
Act and in the report accompanying this Act, and to any 
use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title 
in previous years. 
SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, 
or approve a public-private competition under the Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor 
administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work per-
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formed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal 
Prison Industries, Incorporated. 
SEC. 211. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or ex-
penses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or addi-
tional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his des-
ignee that exempt that United States Attorney from the 
residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 212. At the discretion of the Attorney General, 
and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be 
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with 
respect to funds appropriated by this title under the head-
ings ‘‘Research, Evaluation and Statistics’’, ‘‘State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance’’, and ‘‘Juvenile Justice 
Programs’’— 
(1) up to 2 percent of funds made available to 
the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimburse-
ment programs may be used by such Office to provide 
training and technical assistance; and 
(2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for 
grant or reimbursement programs under such head-
ings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for 
research, evaluation, or statistical programs adminis-
tered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bu-
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reau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and 
merged with funds provided to the National Institute 
of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be 
used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical 
purposes, without regard to the authorizations for 
such grant or reimbursement programs. 
SEC. 213. Upon request by a grantee for whom the At-
torney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, 
the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appro-
priated in this or any other Act making appropriations for 
fiscal years 2017 through 2020 for the following programs, 
waive the following requirements: 
(1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and 
local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the require-
ments under section 2976(g)(1) of such part (34 
U.S.C. 10631(g)(1)). 
(2) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard 
communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison 
Rape 
Elimination 
Act 
of 
2003 
(34 
U.S.C. 
30305(c)(3)), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of 
such Act. 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime
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Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12109(a)) shall not apply to amounts made available by 
this or any other Act. 
SEC. 215. None of the funds made available under this 
Act, other than for the national instant criminal back-
ground check system established under section 103 of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer 
to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an indi-
vidual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or sus-
pects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless 
law enforcement personnel of the United States continu-
ously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 
SEC. 216. (a) None of the income retained in the De-
partment of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to 
title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 
527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 
2020, except up to $12,000,000 may be obligated for imple-
mentation of a unified Department of Justice financial 
management system. 
(b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances transferred to the capital account of the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Pub-
lic Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall 
be available for obligation in fiscal year 2020, and any use,
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standing 31 U.S.C. 3302 or any other statute affecting the 
crediting of collections, the Attorney General may credit, 
as a discretionary offsetting collection, to the Department 
of Justice Working Capital Fund, for fiscal year 2020, up 
to three percent of all amounts collected pursuant to civil 
debt collection litigation activities of the Department of 
Justice and, such amounts so credited in fiscal year 2020 
shall remain available until expended, shall be subject to 
the terms and conditions of that fund, and shall be used 
only for paying the costs of processing and tracking such 
litigation: Provided further, That any such amounts from 
the fund that the Attorney General determines are necessary 
to pay for the costs of processing and tracking civil debt 
collection litigation activities in fiscal year 2020 shall be 
transferred to other appropriations accounts in the Depart-
ment of Justice for paying the costs of such activities, and 
shall be in addition to any amounts otherwise made avail-
able for such purpose in those appropriations accounts: Pro-
vided further, That such transfer authority is in addition 
to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided 
further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to this section 
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section.
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SEC. 219. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
Congress a report that— 
(1) details the progress of the implementation of 
the Ashanti Alert Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–401; 
132 Stat. 5336) and the amendments made by that 
Act; and 
(2) establishes a deadline for full implementation 
of that Act and the amendments made by that Act, 
which shall be not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 220. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the total amount made available under the heading 
‘‘COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS (IN-
CLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)’’ under the heading ‘‘COM-
MUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES’’ under the heading 
‘‘DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE’’ in this title shall be in-
creased by $1,000,000, which shall be used by increasing 
by that amount the amount specified in paragraph (3) 
under such headings for competitive grants to State law en-
forcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor 
chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and 
laboratory dump seizures. 
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
the total amount made available for necessary expenses for
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information sharing technology under the heading ‘‘JUS-
TICE
INFORMATION
SHARING
TECHNOLOGY
(INCLUDING 
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)’’ under the heading ‘‘GENERAL AD-
MINISTRATION’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF 
JUSTICE’’ in this title shall be decreased by $1,000,000. 
SEC. 221. Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a 
report to the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate detailing the efforts 
of the Department of Justice to combat and enforce animal 
fighting and animal welfare statutes, which shall include— 
(1) a break down of the number of personnel 
dedicated to animal welfare crimes on a full-time 
basis, including their respective departmental compo-
nent; 
(2) a list of all cases involving animal welfare 
crimes that the Department of Justice has prosecuted 
since 2014; 
(3) a list of investigations that were referred to 
the Department of Justice that have been delayed or 
declined to be prosecuted by the Department of Justice 
and the reason for any deferral or declination; and 
(4) a qualitative description of how the Depart-
ment of Justice coordinates the efforts of the Depart-
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ment with other governmental partners to ensure 
proper enforcement of animal welfare laws. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Justice 
Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 
TITLE III 
SCIENCE 
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the Na-
tional Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and 
Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.), hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 
for official reception and representation expenses, and rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, 
$5,544,000. 
NATIONAL SPACE COUNCIL 
For necessary expenses of the National Space Council, 
in carrying out the purposes of Title V of Public Law 100– 
685 and Executive Order 13803, hire of passenger motor 
vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official re-
ception and representation expenses, $1,965,000: Provided, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Na-
tional Space Council may accept personnel support from
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Federal agencies, departments, and offices, and such Fed-
eral agencies, departments, and offices may detail staff 
without reimbursement to the National Space Council for 
purposes provided herein. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science research and develop-
ment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $6,905,700,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That, $1,945,000,000 shall be 
for Earth Science; $2,631,100,000 shall be for Planetary 
Science; 
$1,171,600,000 
shall 
be 
for 
Astrophysics; 
$423,000,000 shall be for the James Webb Space Telescope; 
and $735,000,000 shall be for Heliophysics: Provided fur-
ther, That the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
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tion shall use the Space Launch System as the launch vehi-
cle for the Jupiter Europa Clipper mission. 
AERONAUTICS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aeronautics research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $783,900,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2021. 
SPACE TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space technology research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title
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5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $1,076,400,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided, That $180,000,000 shall be for 
RESTORE–L: Provided further, That $100,000,000 shall 
be for the development and demonstration of a nuclear ther-
mal propulsion system, of which $70,000,000 shall be for 
the design of a flight demonstration system. 
EXPLORATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of exploration research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 
5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire 
of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, 
maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative 
aircraft, $6,222,600,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 
30, 
2021: 
Provided, 
That 
not 
less 
than 
$1,406,700,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew 
Vehicle: Provided further, That not less than $2,585,900,000
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shall be for the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle, 
which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric 
tons and which shall have core elements and an Exploration 
Upper Stage developed simultaneously: Provided further, 
That of the amounts provided for SLS, not less than 
$300,000,000 shall be for Exploration Upper Stage develop-
ment: Provided further, That $590,000,000 shall be for Ex-
ploration Ground Systems: Provided further, That the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual 
budget submission, a 5-year budget profile for an integrated 
system that includes the SLS, the Orion Multi-Purpose 
Crew Vehicle, and associated ground systems that will en-
sure an Exploration Mission-2 crewed launch as early as 
possible, as well as a system-based funding profile for a sus-
tained launch cadence beyond the initial crewed test launch: 
Provided further, That $1,640,000,000 shall be for explo-
ration research and development. 
SPACE OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of space operations research and 
development activities, including research, development, op-
erations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft con-
trol and communications activities, including operations,
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production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility 
planning and design; program management; personnel and 
related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as 
authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United 
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance 
and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, 
$4,150,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2021. 
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 
ENGAGEMENT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical edu-
cation research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support, and services; pro-
gram management; personnel and related costs, including 
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 
5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $112,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2021, of which 
$22,000,000 shall be for the Established Program to Stimu-
late Competitive Research and $47,000,000 shall be for the 
National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.
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SAFETY, SECURITY AND MISSION SERVICES 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space tech-
nology, exploration, space operations and education re-
search and development activities, including research, devel-
opment, operations, support, and services; maintenance and 
repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft 
control, and communications activities; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 
5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; pur-
chase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed 
$63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; 
and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation 
of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,934,800,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2021. 
CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND 
RESTORATION 
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities in-
cluding repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modifica-
tion of facilities, construction of new facilities and addi-
tions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, 
and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real 
property, as authorized by law, and environmental compli-
ance and restoration, $524,400,000, to remain available
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until September 30, 2025: Provided, That proceeds from 
leases deposited into this account shall be available for a 
period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided 
in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further, That such 
proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be avail-
able for obligation for fiscal year 2020 in an amount not 
to exceed $14,900,000: Provided further, That each annual 
budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross re-
ceipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected 
pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$40,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized 
shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until 
a prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration in this Act may be 
transferred between such appropriations, but no such ap-
propriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall
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be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. 
Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available 
for the same purposes and the same time period as the ap-
propriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant 
to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of 
funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation except in compliance with the procedures 
set forth in that section. 
The spending plan required by this Act shall be pro-
vided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity 
level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change 
of an amount established in that spending plan that meets 
the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall 
be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
section. 
Not more than 50 percent of the amounts made avail-
able in this Act for the Gateway; Advanced Cislunar and 
Surface Capabilities; Commercial LEO Development; and 
Lunar Discovery and Exploration, excluding the Lunar Re-
connaissance Orbiter, may be obligated until the Adminis-
trator submits a multi-year plan to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
that identifies estimated dates, by fiscal year, for Space
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Launch System flights to build the Gateway; the commence-
ment of partnerships with commercial entities for addi-
tional LEO missions to land humans and rovers on the 
Moon; and conducting additional scientific activities on the 
Moon. The multi-year plan shall include key milestones to 
be met by fiscal year to achieve goals for each of the lunar 
programs described in the previous sentence and funding 
required by fiscal year to achieve such milestones. 
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 
RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National 
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), 
and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.); services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of 
flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; 
and authorized travel; $6,769,670,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021, of which not to exceed 
$500,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
polar research and operations support, and for reimburse-
ment to other Federal agencies for operational and science 
support and logistical and other related activities for the 
United States Antarctic program: Provided, That receipts 
for scientific support services and materials furnished by 
the National Research Centers and other National Science
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Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to 
this appropriation. 
MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construc-
tion, commissioning, and upgrading of major research 
equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant 
to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
1861 et seq.), including authorized travel, $253,230,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES 
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathe-
matics and engineering education and human resources 
programs and activities pursuant to the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), including 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference 
rooms in the District of Columbia, $937,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2021. 
AGENCY OPERATIONS AND AWARD MANAGEMENT 
For agency operations and award management nec-
essary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.); services authorized by sec-
tion 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger 
motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as author-
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ized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States 
Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Colum-
bia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity for security guard services; $336,900,000: Provided, 
That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and rep-
resentation expenses: Provided further, That contracts may 
be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2020 for 
maintenance and operation of facilities and for other serv-
ices to be provided during the next fiscal year. 
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD 
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, 
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rent-
al of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the 
employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out sec-
tion 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 
U.S.C. 1863) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et 
seq.), $4,500,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$15,700,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2021.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the National Science 
Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such 
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any 
transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and 
shall not be available for obligation except in compliance 
with the procedures set forth in that section. 
The Director of the National Science Foundation 
(NSF) shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days 
in advance of any planned divestment through transfer, de-
commissioning, termination, or deconstruction of any NSF- 
owned facilities or any NSF capital assets (including land, 
structures, and equipment) valued greater than $2,500,000. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Science Appropriations 
Act, 2020’’.
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TITLE IV 
RELATED AGENCIES 
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil 
Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$10,200,000: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated 
in this paragraph may be used to employ any individuals 
under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations exclusive of one special as-
sistant for each Commissioner: Provided further, That none 
of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used 
to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, 
with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 
billable days: Provided further, That the Chair may accept 
and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the 
Commission: Provided further, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity 
or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of 
the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1975a). 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Em-
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ployment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the 
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 
2008 (Public Law 110–233), the ADA Amendments Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–325), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair 
Pay Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–2), including services 
as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 
1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary 
awards to private citizens; and up to $30,500,000 for pay-
ments to State and local enforcement agencies for author-
ized services to the Commission, $384,500,000: Provided, 
That the Commission is authorized to make available for 
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed 
$2,250 from available funds: Provided further, That the 
Commission may take no action to implement any work-
force repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until 
such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified 
of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming 
requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the Chair may accept and use any gift or donation 
to carry out the work of the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception 
and representation expenses, $99,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $425,500,000, of which $388,200,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$5,300,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $22,000,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help 
and information technology; $4,500,000 is for a Pro Bono 
Innovation Fund; and $1,500,000 is for loan repayment as-
sistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Corporation 
may continue to provide locality pay to officers and em-
ployees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Fed-
eral Government to Washington, DC-based employees as au-
thorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, not-
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withstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corpora-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2996d(d)): Provided further, That the 
authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be ap-
plicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided fur-
ther, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency 
of the United States Government. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions 
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 
105–119, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the 
Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same 
terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that 
all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 
shall be deemed to refer instead to 2019 and 2020, respec-
tively. 
MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Com-
mission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), $3,616,000.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger 
motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consult-
ants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $54,000,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000 
shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses. 
TRADE ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For activities of the United States Trade Representa-
tive authorized by section 611 of the Trade Facilitation and 
Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4405), including 
transfers, $15,000,000, to be derived from the Trade En-
forcement Trust Fund: Provided, That any transfer pursu-
ant to subsection (d)(1) of such section shall be treated as 
a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act. 
STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, 
as authorized by the State Justice Institute Act of 1984 (42 
U.S.C. 10701 et seq.) $6,300,000, of which $500,000 shall
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remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided, That 
not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception 
and representation expenses: Provided further, That, for the 
purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Insti-
tute shall be considered an agency of the United States Gov-
ernment. 
TITLE V 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes 
not authorized by the Congress. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under 
this Act for any consulting service through procurement 
contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law.
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SEC. 504. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall 
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the applica-
tion of each provision to persons or circumstances other 
than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected 
thereby. 
SEC. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, 
or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in fiscal year 2020, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a 
new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a pro-
gram, 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 em-
ployees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs, or ac-
tivities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or ac-
tivities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) aug-
ments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 
percent funding for any program, project, or activity, or 
numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any
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general savings, including savings from a reduction in per-
sonnel, which would result in a change in existing pro-
grams, projects, or activities as approved by Congress; un-
less the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of 
funds. 
SEC. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a 
court or Federal agency that any person intentionally af-
fixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or 
any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold 
in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the 
United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any 
contract or subcontract made with funds made available in 
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineli-
gibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(b)(1) To the extent practicable, with respect to author-
ized purchases of promotional items, funds made available 
by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manu-
factured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its 
territories or possessions. 
(2) The term ‘‘promotional items’’ has the meaning 
given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item 
(1)(f)(3).
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SEC. 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Jus-
tice, the National Science Foundation, and the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of bal-
ances of appropriations at the account level. For unobli-
gated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed 
balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the 
amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation 
from which the balances were derived. For balances that are 
obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall sepa-
rately identify amounts by the year of obligation. 
(b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be sub-
mitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. 
(c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any 
aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection 
(a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the 
department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the max-
imum extent practicable under such accounting system and 
shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the ex-
tent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 
SEC. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, per-
sonnel actions taken in response to funding reductions in-
cluded in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budg-
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etary resources available to such department or agency: 
Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between ap-
propriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this 
section is provided in addition to authorities included else-
where in this Act: Provided further, That use of funds to 
carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming 
of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with 
the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further, 
That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall 
also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of 
loan collateral or grant property. 
SEC. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall 
be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or to-
bacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any 
foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco 
or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not 
applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the 
same type. 
SEC. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by 
section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98– 
473 (34 U.S.C. 20101) in any fiscal year in excess of 
$3,177,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until 
the following fiscal year: Provided, That notwithstanding
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section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from 
the Fund for obligation: (1) $10,000,000 shall be transferred 
to the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General 
and remain available until expended for oversight and au-
diting purposes; and (2) 5 percent shall be available to the 
Office for Victims of Crime for grants, consistent with the 
requirements of the Victims of Crime Act, to Indian tribes 
to improve services for victims of crime. 
SEC. 511. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate 
against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of stu-
dents who participate in programs for which financial as-
sistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or 
legal guardians of such students. 
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 
SEC. 513. (a) The Inspectors General of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National 
Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation 
shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are
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appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Con-
gress on the progress of such audits, which may include pre-
liminary findings and a description of areas of particular 
interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and 
every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. 
(b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit 
described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is com-
pleted, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Di-
rector, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results 
of the audit available to the public on the Internet website 
maintained by the Department, Administration, Founda-
tion, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made 
available in redacted form to exclude— 
(1) any matter described in section 552(b) of 
title 5, United States Code; and 
(2) sensitive personal information for any indi-
vidual, the public access to which could be used to 
commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or 
unlawful purposes. 
(c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded 
by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a state-
ment to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, 
the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, 
certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract 
will be made available through a subcontract or in any
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other manner to another person who has a financial interest 
in the person awarded the grant or contract. 
(d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this 
section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Office of Government Eth-
ics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, 
substantially similar to the requirements in such sub-
sections, consistently apply under the executive branch eth-
ics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and enti-
ties. 
SEC. 514. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available under this Act may be used by the De-
partments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 
Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact 
information system, as defined for security categorization 
in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s 
(NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publica-
tion 199, ‘‘Standards for Security Categorization of Federal 
Information and Information Systems’’ unless the agency 
has— 
(1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the infor-
mation systems against criteria developed by NIST 
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to in-
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form acquisition decisions for high-impact and mod-
erate-impact information systems within the Federal 
Government; 
(2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the pre-
sumptive awardee against available and relevant 
threat information provided by the FBI and other ap-
propriate agencies; and 
(3) in consultation with the FBI or other appro-
priate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any 
risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the 
acquisition of such system, including any risk associ-
ated with such system being produced, manufactured, 
or assembled by one or more entities identified by the 
United States Government as posing a cyber threat, 
including but not limited to, those that may be 
owned, directed, or subsidized by the People’s Repub-
lic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Demo-
cratic People’s Republic of Korea, or the Russian Fed-
eration. 
(b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available under this Act may be used to acquire a high- 
impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed 
and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the as-
sessing entity described in subsection (a) has—
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(1) developed, in consultation with NIST, the 
FBI, and supply chain risk management experts, a 
mitigation strategy for any identified risks; 
(2) determined, in consultation with NIST and 
the FBI, that the acquisition of such system is in the 
national interest of the United States; and 
(3) reported that determination to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate and the agency Inspector Gen-
eral. 
SEC. 515. None of the funds made available in this 
Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or jus-
tify the use of torture by any official or contract employee 
of the United States Government. 
SEC. 516. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available under this Act or any other Act may be 
expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instru-
mentality of the United States to pay administrative ex-
penses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United 
States in connection with requiring an export license for 
the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or 
attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 
of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Traf-
ficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed
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on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions 
of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting 
party for such articles. 
(b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export 
license— 
(1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any 
Shipper’s Export Declaration or notification letter re-
quired by law, or from being otherwise eligible under 
the laws of the United States to possess, ship, trans-
port, or export the articles enumerated in subsection 
(a); and 
(2) does not permit the export without a license 
of— 
(A) fully automatic firearms and compo-
nents and parts for such firearms, other than for 
end use by the Federal Government, or a Provin-
cial or Municipal Government of Canada; 
(B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or 
complete breech mechanisms for any firearm list-
ed in Category I, other than for end use by the 
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Munic-
ipal Government of Canada; or 
(C) articles for export from Canada to an-
other foreign destination.
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(c) In accordance with this section, the District Direc-
tors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent 
or temporary export without a license of any unclassified 
articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use 
in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary 
import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use 
in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian 
citizen. 
(d) The President may require export licenses under 
this section on a temporary basis if the President deter-
mines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that 
the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained 
inadequate import controls for the articles specified in sub-
section (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles 
has and continues to take place for use in international 
terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another na-
tion. The President shall terminate the requirements of a 
license when reasons for the temporary requirements have 
ceased. 
SEC. 517. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any 
other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds 
to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any 
officer or employee of the United States to deny any appli-
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cation submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and 
qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for 
a permit to import United States origin ‘‘curios or relics’’ 
firearms, parts, or ammunition. 
SEC. 518. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multi-
lateral trade agreement the text of— 
(1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United 
States–Singapore Free Trade Agreement; 
(2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United 
States–Australia Free Trade Agreement; or 
(3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United 
States–Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 
SEC. 519. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security 
letter in contravention of any of the following laws author-
izing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national 
security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 
1978; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986; 
The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act 
of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; USA FREEDOM Act of 
2015; and the laws amended by these Acts. 
SEC. 520. If at any time during any quarter, the pro-
gram manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the 
Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aero-
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nautics and Space Administration, or the National Science 
Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable 
cause to believe that the total program cost has increased 
by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall imme-
diately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or 
Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall 
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall in-
clude in such notice: the date on which such determination 
was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; 
the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future 
cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance 
or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes 
have contributed to the increase in total program costs or 
procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or pro-
curement costs; and a statement validating that the project’s 
management structure is adequate to control total project 
or procurement costs. 
SEC. 521. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made 
available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence 
or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifi-
cally authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094) dur-
ing fiscal year 2020 until the enactment of the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020.
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SEC. 522. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used to enter into a 
contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award 
a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective con-
tractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency award-
ing the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge 
and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal 
tax returns required during the three years preceding the 
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense 
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more 
than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any 
unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability re-
mains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of 
an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has 
been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not 
in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous 
administrative or judicial proceeding. 
(RESCISSIONS) 
SEC. 523. (a) Of the unobligated balances from prior 
year appropriations available to the Department of Com-
merce, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later 
than September 30, 2020, from the following accounts in 
the specified amounts—
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(1) ‘‘Economic Development Administration, 
Economic 
Development 
Assistance 
Programs’’, 
$10,000,000; and 
(2) ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration, Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture 
Fund’’, $5,000,000. 
(b) Of the unobligated balances available to the De-
partment of Justice, the following funds are hereby re-
scinded, not later than September 30, 2020, from the fol-
lowing accounts in the specified amounts— 
(1) ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’, $100,000,000; 
(2) ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, $71,974,000 including from, but not 
limited to, fees collected to defray expenses for the au-
tomation of fingerprint identification and criminal 
justice information services and associated costs; and 
(3) ‘‘State and Local Law Enforcement Activi-
ties, Office of Justice Programs’’, $70,000,000. 
(c) Of the unobligated balances available to the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration from prior 
year 
appropriations 
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘Science’’, 
$70,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
(d) The Departments of Commerce and Justice and the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
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Representatives and the Senate a report no later than Sep-
tember 1, 2020, specifying the amount of each rescission 
made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c). 
(e) The amounts rescinded in subsections (a), (b), and 
(c) shall not be from amounts that were designated by the 
Congress as an emergency or disaster relief requirement 
pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
SEC. 524. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline 
travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301– 
10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 525. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance 
of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or 
agency, who are stationed in the United States, at any sin-
gle conference occurring outside the United States unless— 
(1) such conference is a law enforcement training 
or operational conference for law enforcement per-
sonnel and the majority of Federal employees in at-
tendance are law enforcement personnel stationed out-
side the United States; or 
(2) such conference is a scientific conference and 
the department or agency head determines that such
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attendance is in the national interest and notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate within at least 15 days 
of that determination and the basis for that deter-
mination. 
SEC. 526. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available in this or any other Act may be used to 
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or 
within the United States, its territories, or possessions 
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— 
(1) is not a United States citizen or a member 
of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at 
the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 
SEC. 527. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or 
imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control 
of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 528. The Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States receiving funds appro-
priated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts and include in its annual performance 
plan and performance and accountability reports the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Details on future action the department, 
agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve 
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. 
(2) The method that the department, agency, or 
instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in 
expired grant accounts.
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(3) Identification of undisbursed balances in ex-
pired grant accounts that may be returned to the 
Treasury of the United States. 
(4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the 
total number of expired grant accounts with 
undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal 
year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality 
and the total finances that have not been obligated to 
a specific project remaining in the accounts. 
SEC. 529. (a) None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA), the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy (OSTP), or the National Space Council 
(NSC) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or 
execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of 
any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilat-
erally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned com-
pany unless such activities are specifically authorized by 
a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors 
at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. 
(c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall not apply to activities which NASA, OSTP, or
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NSC, after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, have certified— 
(1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of 
technology, data, or other information with national 
security or economic security implications to China 
or a Chinese-owned company; and 
(2) will not involve knowing interactions with 
officials who have been determined by the United 
States to have direct involvement with violations of 
human rights. 
(d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall 
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, no later than 30 days prior to the 
activity in question and shall include a description of the 
purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, 
and its location and timing. 
SEC. 530. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel 
to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation 
of any model of shotgun if— 
(1) all other requirements of law with respect to 
the proposed importation are met; and 
(2) no application for the importation of such 
model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been
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denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 
2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particu-
larly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting 
purposes. 
SEC. 531. (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. 
(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, adjudication, or other law 
enforcement- or victim assistance-related activity. 
SEC. 532. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the 
National Science Foundation, the Commission on Civil 
Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
the International Trade Commission, the Legal Services 
Corporation, the Marine Mammal Commission, the Offices 
of Science and Technology Policy and the United States 
Trade Representative, the National Space Council, and the 
State Justice Institute shall submit spending plans, signed 
by the respective department or agency head, to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
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and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 533. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms 
Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of rati-
fication for the Treaty. 
SEC. 534. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive 
fees for contractor performance that has been judged to be 
below satisfactory performance or for performance that does 
not meet the basic requirements of a contract, unless the 
Agency determines that any such deviations are due to un-
foreseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are 
not significant within the overall scope of the project and/ 
or program and unless such awards or incentive fees are 
consistent with 16.401(e)(2) of the FAR. 
SEC. 535. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (‘‘Legit-
imacy of Industrial Hemp Research’’) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) by the Department of Jus-
tice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 
SEC. 536. None of the funds made available under this 
Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect 
to any of the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
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California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Geor-
gia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, 
New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North 
Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is-
land, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, 
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyo-
ming, or with respect to the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, or Puerto Rico, to prevent 
any of them from implementing their own laws that author-
ize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of med-
ical marijuana. 
SEC. 537. The Department of Commerce, the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National 
Science Foundation shall provide a quarterly report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any 
employee of such Department or agency, including the pur-
pose of such travel. 
SEC. 538. None of the funds provided in this Act shall 
be available for obligation for the James Webb Space Tele-
scope (JWST) after December 31, 2019, if the individual 
identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of
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title 51, United States Code, as responsible for JWST deter-
mines that the formulation and development costs (with de-
velopment cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, 
United States Code) are likely to exceed $8,802,700,000, un-
less the program is modified so that the costs do not exceed 
$8,802,700,000. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020’’. 
DIVISION B—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 
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 the fiscal year end-
ing 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, 
$46,782,000, of which not to exceed $6,030,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary: Pro-
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vided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency 
in the Rural Development mission area for salaries and ex-
penses are available to fund up to one administrative sup-
port 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 Partnerships 
and Public Engagement; not to exceed $23,176,000 shall be 
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Ad-
ministration, of which $22,301,000 shall be available for 
Departmental Administration to provide for necessary ex-
penses for management support services to offices of the De-
partment and for general administration, security, repairs 
and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and ex-
penses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the 
practical and efficient work of the Department: Provided 
further, That funds made available by this Act to an agency 
in the Administration mission area for salaries and ex-
penses are available to fund up to one administrative sup-
port staff for the Office; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-
sional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this 
Act, including programs involving intergovernmental af-
fairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to 
exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Com-
munications: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agri-
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culture 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 appro-
priation 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 para-
graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under 
this heading for Departmental Administration shall be re-
imbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for 
travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as re-
quired by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading for the Office of the As-
sistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be trans-
ferred 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 noti-
fied the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under
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this heading, $3,000,000 shall be made available to the Of-
fice of the Secretary to carry out the duties of the working 
group established under section 770 of the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 
116–6; 133 Stat. 89). 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
mist, $24,286,000, of which $8,000,000 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 Pro-
gram Analysis, $9,525,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $101,400,000, of which not less than 
$48,950,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the depart-
ment.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $13,500,000. 
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 Office. 
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 Administrator 
of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 
40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the Depart-
ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations 
and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
able for release to the Administrator of General Services, 
and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
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pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related 
costs, $331,114,000, to remain available 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.), $3,503,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 
herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Manage-
ment 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 Gen-
eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral 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 con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of in-
formants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspec-
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tor General pursuant to the Inspector General 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 Sec-
retary for Research, Education, and Economics, $800,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an 
agency in the Research, Education, and Economics mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
one administrative support staff for the Office. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice, $86,757,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $175,294,000, of which up to $45,300,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture: Provided, That amounts made available for the
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Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current In-
dustrial 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 Federal ownership, 
$1,424,966,000, of which $41,100,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be used to carry out the science pro-
gram at the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility lo-
cated in Manhattan, Kansas: 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 build-
ings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, 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
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be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed 
$1,100,000 each, and except for two buildings to be con-
structed 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 replacement value of 
the building or $500,000, whichever is greater: Provided 
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 
for entering into lease agreements at any Agricultural Re-
search 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 removed upon the expi-
ration or termination of the lease agreement: Provided fur-
ther, That the limitations on alterations contained in this 
Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of ex-
isting facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for grant-
ing easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Cen-
ter: 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 fur-
ther, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for 
granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service 
location for the construction of a research facility by a non-
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Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricul-
tural Research 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 may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law: Provided further, That amounts made available 
under this heading may be used to provide public access 
to a river at a research facility of the Agricultural Research 
Service. 
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 agricul-
tural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
where not otherwise provided, $304,800,000 to remain 
available until expended, of which $166,900,000 shall be al-
located for ARS facilities co-located with university part-
ners.
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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, $937,649,000, which shall be for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and 
Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this Act: 
Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 institu-
tions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity 
building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agri-
culture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine 
loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship 
and institution challenge grants, and grants management 
systems shall remain 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 further, That funds for education grants for Alas-
ka Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be 
made available to individual eligible institutions or con-
sortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally 
to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided fur-
ther, 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,
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That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made avail-
able by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture 
and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may 
be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay adminis-
trative 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, $509,082,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accompanying 
this Act: Provided, That funds for facility improvements at 
1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, 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 coop-
erative 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
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Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and 
employees’ 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 Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds for the 
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2021: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, indirect costs shall 
not be charged against any Extension Implementation Pro-
gram Area grant awarded under the Crop Protection/Pest 
Management 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 Sec-
retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $901,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an 
agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
one administrative support staff for the Office.
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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 rep-
resentation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the 
Foreign 
Service 
Act 
of 
1980 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4085), 
$1,027,916,000, 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 expended, shall be 
for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $705,000 
shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Pro-
tection Act of 1970, 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 re-
main available until expended, shall be for information 
technology infrastructure; of which $186,013,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; 
of which, $13,826,000, to remain available until expended,
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shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of 
which $16,523,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which 
$40,966,000, to remain available 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 Veteri-
nary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain avail-
able 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 pro-
gram for aviation safety: Provided, That of amounts avail-
able under this heading for wildlife services methods devel-
opment, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of amounts available under this 
heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall re-
main available until expended; of which $20,800,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be used to carry out 
the 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 appropria-
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tion 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 appropriations or 
funds available to the agencies or corporations of the De-
partment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be 
available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi-
cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani-
mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 
with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Pro-
tection 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 preceding 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 repair and alteration of 
leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise 
provided 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. 
In fiscal year 2020, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance,
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goods, or services requested by States, other political sub-
divisions, 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 serv-
ices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 
be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until ex-
pended, 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. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $181,549,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113– 
79: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and re-
pair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering 
any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10
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percent of the current replacement value of the building: 
Provided further, That up to $4,454,000 of this appropria-
tion may be used for United States Warehouse Act activities 
to supplement amounts made available by the United States 
Warehouse Act. 
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 $61,227,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
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 August 
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity 
program expenses as authorized therein, and other related 
operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 
Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise 
provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,705,000
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for formulation and administration of marketing agree-
ments 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 mar-
keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000. 
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 activities 
require additional supervision and oversight, or other un-
controllable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary 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 Office.
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FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized 
by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, in-
cluding 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), $1,054,344,000; and in 
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 
fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as au-
thorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion 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 ex-
pended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time 
equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 
2020 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and en-
forcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): Provided further, That the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementa-
tion of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further 
clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Pub-
lic Law 113–79: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be available 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
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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 Sec-
retary for Farm Production and Conservation, $901,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an 
agency in the Farm Production and Conservation mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
one administrative support staff for the Office. 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS 
CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 
Conservation Business Center, $206,530,000: Provided, 
That $60,228,000 of amounts appropriated for the current 
fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) 
shall be transferred to and merged with this account.
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FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,127,837,000, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall be 
for the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies at Farm 
Service Agency county offices and farm loan officers and 
shall be available until September 30, 2021, and of which 
$5,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 310I of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1936c): Provided, That not more than 50 percent 
of the funding made available under this heading for infor-
mation technology related to farm program delivery may 
be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives 
written or electronic notification of receipt from such Com-
mittees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each 
project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and per-
formance capabilities to be delivered and the mission bene-
fits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost for the 
entirety of the project/investment, including estimates for 
development as well as maintenance and operations, and 
(c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each 
project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service 
Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being man-
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aged in accordance with applicable lifecycle management 
policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable De-
partment’s capital planning and investment control re-
quirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government 
Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of 
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 to the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, 
that identifies for each project/investment that is oper-
ational (a) current performance against key indicators of 
customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service 
level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current per-
formance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a de-
tailed breakdown of current and planned spending on oper-
ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment 
of whether the investment continues to meet business needs 
as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use the 
services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program pay-
ments for all programs administered by the Agency: Pro-
vided further, That other funds made available to the Agen-
cy for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged 
with this account: Provided further, That funds made avail-
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able to county committees shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That none of the funds available 
to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm 
Service Agency county offices: Provided further, That none 
of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be 
used to permanently relocate county based employees that 
would result in an office with two or fewer employees with-
out prior notification and approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), 
$5,545,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 
groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 
$6,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 
products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary
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in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 
12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) 
and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency 
loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition 
loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), 
guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and 
Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to 
be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insur-
ance Fund, as follows: $2,750,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership di-
rect loans; $1,960,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed op-
erating loans and $1,550,133,000 for direct operating loans; 
emergency loans, $37,668,000; Indian tribe land acquisi-
tion loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 
$150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, 
$60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the
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pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll 
weevil eradication program loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: 
farm operating loans, $58,440,000 for direct operating 
loans, $20,972,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating 
loans, emergency loans, $2,023,000 and $2,745,000 for In-
dian highly fractionated land loans, and $60,000 for boll 
weevil eradication loans, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$319,762,000: Provided, That of this amount, $294,114,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro-
vided further, That of this amount $16,081,000 shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, Sal-
aries and Expenses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, op-
erating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans 
may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
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gress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any trans-
fer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agen-
cy, $58,361,000: Provided, That $2,000,000 shall be avail-
able for compliance and integrity activities required under 
section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)) in addition to other amounts 
provided: Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions 
of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including 
preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga-
tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil 
and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant 
materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis-
semination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and 
interests therein for use in the plant materials program by
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donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement 
of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
maintenance of aircraft, $835,228,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2021: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
construction and improvement of buildings and public im-
provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro-
vided further, That when buildings or other structures are 
erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 
is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, $11,200,000, shall remain available until expended for 
the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 
for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary 
purpose of providing water to rural communities. 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive meas-
ures, including but not limited to surveys and investiga-
tions, engineering operations, works of improvement, and 
changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001–1005
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and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provisions of 
laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
$175,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That for funds provided by this Act or any other 
prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the watershed 
or subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand 
acres in which such activities can be undertaken shall only 
apply for activities undertaken for the primary purpose of 
flood prevention (including structural and land treatment 
measures): Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $70,000,000 shall be allocated 
to projects and activities that can commence promptly fol-
lowing enactment; that address regional priorities for flood 
prevention, agricultural water management, inefficient ir-
rigation systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed 
protection; or that address authorized ongoing projects 
under the authorities of section 13 of the Flood Control Act 
of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 78–534) with a primary 
purpose of watershed protection by preventing floodwater 
damage and stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and 
banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport. 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
and borrowing authority available to each such corporation
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or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations 
as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may 
be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
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-
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tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor-
poration business. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site in-
vestigation 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). 
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, $800,000. 
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
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for cooperative agreements; $242,005,000: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appro-
priated under this heading may be used for advertising and 
promotional activities that support Rural Development 
programs: Provided further, That in addition to any other 
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. 
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 direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 504 hous-
ing repair loans; $40,000,000 for section 515 rental hous-
ing; $230,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed 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; and $5,000,000 for 
section 524 site development loans.
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For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $90,000,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $4,679,000; section 523 self-help hous-
ing land development loans, $577,000; section 524 site de-
velopment loans, $546,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and 
new 
construction 
of 
section 
515 
rental 
housing, 
$12,144,000: Provided, 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 provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be sub-
sidized: Provided further, That applicants in communities 
that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treat-
ed 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 para-
graph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 
shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose 
homes will be built pursuant 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, 2020: Pro-
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vided further, That the Secretary shall implement provi-
sions to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and 
public housing authorities to facilitate the acquisition of 
Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housing prop-
erties by such nonprofit organizations and public housing 
authorities that commit to keep such properties in the RHS 
multifamily housing program for a period of time as deter-
mined by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but 
not be limited to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities 
and public housing authorities to earn a Return on Invest-
ment on their own resources to include proceeds from low 
income housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, 
grants, and developer loans at favorable rates and terms, 
invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of organiza-
tional costs associated with owner’s oversight of asset re-
ferred to as ‘‘Asset Management Fee’’ of up to $7,500 per 
property. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $18,583,000, 
to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor 
housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and 
contracts: Provided, That any balances available for the 
Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and 
merged with this account.
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In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$412,254,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
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, $1,375,000,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2021; 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 sec-
tion 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That rental assistance 
agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal 
year shall be funded for a one-year period: Provided further, 
That upon request by an owner of a project financed by 
an existing loan 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
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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-
vided further, That rental assistance provided under agree-
ments entered into prior to fiscal year 2020 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 12 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 an-
other farm labor multi-family housing project financed 
under section 514 or 516 of the Act: Provided further, That 
except as provided in the fourth 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 2020 for a 
project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental 
assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs.
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MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
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, and for additional 
costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preserva-
tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing prop-
erties described in this paragraph, $56,500,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $32,000,000, shall be avail-
able for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household 
(including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in 
a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been 
prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That 
the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between 
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the 
tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided 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 prac-
ticable, administer such vouchers with current regulations 
and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 hous-
ing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that the amount
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made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not 
needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for 
the demonstration program for the preservation and revital-
ization of multi-family rental housing properties described 
in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $24,500,000 shall be available 
for a demonstration program for the preservation and revi-
talization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, 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 laborers including reducing or elimi-
nating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, re-
ducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial as-
sistance including advances, payments and incentives (in-
cluding the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 
on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 
revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds 
for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds 
for the preservation and revitalization demonstration pro-
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gram may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a 
multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 
Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstra-
tion program under this heading to carry out such legisla-
tion with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: 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. 
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), 
$30,000,000, 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, 
$45,000,000, 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
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described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans 
and $500,000,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act, $45,778,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $6,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated 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 community-based housing and 
community development organizations, low-income rural 
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
facilities, community and economic development projects in 
rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 
for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
vided: Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants
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for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106– 
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity 
building in the State rural development offices: Provided 
further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for community facilities 
grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) 
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 made available under this 
heading. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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, $65,475,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
one grant to a qualified national organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural transportation in order to 
promote economic development and $9,000,000 shall be for 
grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa
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et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Com-
mission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Commu-
nity 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 ad-
ministrative expenses: Provided 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 quali-
fied national organization to provide technical assistance 
for rural transportation in order to promote economic de-
velopment: 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 head-
ing. 
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), $18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,219,000, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), of which $557,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2020, for Federally Recognized Native American
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Tribes; and of which $1,072,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2020, 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 transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
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. 
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), $15,600,000, of which 
$2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
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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 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to sec-
tion 6402 of Public Law 107–171. 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program 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), $706,000: Provided, That the cost 
of loan guarantees, 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 the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants 
for rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid 
waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 
306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sec-
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tions 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $484,980,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which 
not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be available for the rural util-
ities program described in section 306E of such Act: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for grants authorized 
by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act in addition to funding authorized by sec-
tion 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That 
$68,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for loans and grants including water and waste 
disposal 
systems 
grants 
authorized 
by 
section 
306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Na-
tive American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: 
Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more 
than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical
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assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consor-
tium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105– 
83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $30,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as-
sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant 
to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 
makes a determination of extreme need, of which $8,000,000 
shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit 
multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water 
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 
of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de-
velopment, operation, and management 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 further, That not to exceed 
$19,570,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That not
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to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management 
grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 
19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): 
Provided further, That any prior year balances for high- 
energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High 
Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided further, That sec-
tions 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development 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 direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935, 936, and 940g) 
shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to sections 
305, 306, and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, 
rural electric, $5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 
loans pursuant to section 313A, $750,000,000; 5 percent 
rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural tele-
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communications loans, and for loans made pursuant to sec-
tion 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be 
used for the construction, acquisition, design and engineer-
ing or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating 
plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sub-
surface utilization and storage systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 
305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935), 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money 
rural telecommunications loans, $3,795,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$33,270,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $29,851,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $34,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants
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authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be pro-
vided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for 
a consortium as established by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $5,340,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $30,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa. 
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, 
$800,000: Provided, That funds made available by this Act 
to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
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mission area for salaries and expenses are available 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; 
$23,602,569,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2021, 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, $12,475,000 shall be available to carry 
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, $30,000,000 shall be available to provide competi-
tive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local edu-
cational 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 establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school 
breakfast program: Provided further, That of the total
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amount available, $28,000,000 shall remain available until 
expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Ap-
propriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided 
further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010 through 2020’’: Provided further, That sec-
tion 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘For fiscal year 2020’’: 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 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal 
year 2020’’. 
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), 
$6,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2021: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
not less than $80,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding 
peer 
counselors 
and 
other 
related 
activities, 
and
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$19,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Provided fur-
ther, 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 bid-
ding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Pro-
vided 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 federally mandated vendor morato-
rium 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.), $69,163,287,000, 
of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through De-
cember 31, 2021, shall be placed in reserve for use only in 
such amounts and at such times as may become necessary 
to carry out program operations: Provided, That funds pro-
vided 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 nutrition education serv-
ices to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes par-
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ticipating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re-
quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 
That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2021: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able 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, 2021: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading may be obligated or expended in contravention 
of section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading may be used to enter into contracts 
and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to con-
duct 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 assistance 
and 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); the Emergency 
Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nu-
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clear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966, $344,248,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2021: Provided, That none of these funds 
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for commodities donated to the program: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2020 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, 2021: 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 15 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, $160,891,000: 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, 
$875,000: 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, $4,775,000, 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), 
$217,920,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2021, 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 funds made available for middle-income country 
training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug 
International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellow-
ship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offset-
ting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, 
subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice, shall remain available until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR 
PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $142,000, shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ-
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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, 
$1,716,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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), $210,255,000, 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 
not less than $15,000,000, 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, $6,381,000, to cover common over-
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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, of which $6,063,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
and of which $318,000 shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
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; in addition to amounts appro-
priated to the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out 
the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st 
Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255); for miscellaneous 
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
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available until expended: Provided further, That in addi-
tion to and notwithstanding any other provision under this 
heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, 
medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, bio-
similar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, 
and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed the re-
spective fiscal year 2020 limitations are appropriated and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That fees derived from prescrip-
tion drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar 
biological product, animal drug, and generic new animal 
drug assessments for fiscal year 2020, including any such 
fees collected prior to fiscal year 2020 but credited for fiscal 
year 2020, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2020 limita-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept pay-
ment during fiscal year 2020 of user fees specified under 
this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2021, prior to 
the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees 
assessed for fiscal year 2021 for which the Secretary accepts 
payment in fiscal year 2020 shall not be included in 
amounts under this heading: Provided further, That none 
of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate 
any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: 
(1) $1,081,356,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety
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and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than 
$16,000,000 shall be used for inspections of foreign seafood 
manufacturers and field examinations of imported seafood; 
(2) $1,967,193,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evalua-
tion and Research and related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $419,302,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) 
$240,966,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (5) $580,486,000 shall be for the Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $66,712,000 shall be 
for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
$661,739,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (8) $189,634,000 shall be for Rent and Related ac-
tivities, of which $54,889,000 is for White Oak Consolida-
tion, other than the amounts paid to the General Services 
Administration for rent; (9) $239,382,000 shall be for pay-
ments to the General Services Administration for rent; and 
(10) $314,672,000 shall be for other activities, including the 
Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office 
of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and
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Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory Pol-
icy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Sci-
entist, and central services for these offices: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses, not other-
wise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to sec-
tion 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: 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 
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
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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), and medical countermeasure priority re-
view voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, 
and, contingent upon the enactment of the Over-the-Counter 
Monograph User Fee Act of 2019, fees relating to over-the- 
counter monograph drugs authorized by part 10 of sub-
chapter C of Chapter VII of the Federal Food, Drug and 
Cosmetic Act 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, $11,788,000, to re-
main available until expended.
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FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de-
scribed under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures 
Act, in addition to amounts available for such purposes 
under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, $75,000,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated 
pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures 
Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under sec-
tion 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by 
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the appropriation 
for ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services Food and 
Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses’’ solely for the 
purposes provided in such Act: Provided further, That upon 
a determination by the Commissioner that funds trans-
ferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not necessary 
for the purposes provided, such amounts may be transferred 
back to the account: Provided further, That such transfer 
authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $77,000,000 (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. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger 
motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That notwith-
standing this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to 
be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational
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proval of the Committees on Appropriations 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 Department’s Working Capital 
Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to ini-
tiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes to re-
move or relocate any systems, missions, or functions of the 
offices of the Chief Financial Officer or any personnel 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 accordance with the re-
quirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided further, That 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer shall actively market to existing and new 
Departments and other government agencies National Fi-
nance Center shared services including, but not limited to, 
payroll, financial management, and human capital shared 
services and allow the National Finance Center to perform 
technology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual in-
come amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess 
of the true costs of the shared services provided by the Na-
tional Finance Center and budgeted for the National Fi-
nance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 
percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equip-
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ment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, 
and implementation of financial, administrative, and in-
formation technology services, and other systems of the Na-
tional Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraor-
dinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available 
for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notifica-
tion of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the limi-
tations on the obligation of funds pending notification to 
Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation 
that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to re-
spond 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. 
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
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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-
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
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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 ap-
proval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided further, 
That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agen-
cy 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 measured against the performance plan require-
ments described in the explanatory statement accom-
panying 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. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an 
insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that 
is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such
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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, 2021, for information tech-
nology expenses: Provided, That except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided by law, unobligated balances from appro-
priations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain 
available through September 30, 2021, 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.