cost, including estimates for development as well as mainte-
nance 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 managed in accordance with applicable 
lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject 
to the applicable Department’s capital planning and invest-
ment control requirements; and (3) has been reviewed by 
the Government Accountability Office and approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Provided further, That the agency shall submit a report by 
the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018 to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Government Account-
ability Office, that identifies for each project/investment 
that is operational (a) current performance against key in-
dicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance 
of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) 
current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, 
(d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending 
on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an as-
sessment of whether the investment continues to meet busi-
ness needs as intended as well as alternatives to the invest-
ment: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized 
to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the 
funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make pro-
gram payments for all programs administered by the Agen-
cy: Provided further, That other funds made available to 
the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
merged with this account: Provided further, That funds 
made available to county committees shall remain available 
until expended: 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 employ-
ees that would result in an office with two or fewer employ-
ees without prior notification and approval of the Commit-
tees 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), 
$3,904,000. 
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 
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 $1,530,000,000 for direct operating loans; 
emergency loans, $25,610,000; 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 
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, $61,812,000 for direct operating 
loans, $21,756,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating 
loans, emergency loans, $1,260,000 and $2,272,000 for In-
dian highly fractionated land loans to remain available 
until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$325,068,000: Provided, That of this amount, $314,998,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’, of 
which $8,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2019.
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-
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, $74,829,000: Provided, 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 
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, $874,107,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2019: 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, $5,600,000, 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 
and 1007–1009) and in accordance with the provisions of 
laws relating to the activities of the Department, 
$150,000,000, 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, $50,000,000 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. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $10,000,000 is pro-
vided: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended for watershed rehabilitation projects in states with 
high-hazard dams and other watershed structures and that 
have recently incurred flooding events which caused fatali-
ties. 
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 
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-
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 Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
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 
for cooperative agreements; $230,835,000: 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: $1,100,000,000 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: Provided, That section 
514(f)(3)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
1484(f)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘United States’’ and 
inserting ‘‘United States,’’ and by inserting before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘, or a person legally admitted to the 
United States and authorized to work in agriculture’’. 
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, $42,350,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $3,452,000; section 523 self-help hous-
ing land development loans, $368,000; section 524 site de-
velopment loans, $58,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and 
new 
construction 
of 
section 
515 
rental 
housing, 
$10,524,000: 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, 2018: Pro-
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), $14,710,000, 
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. 
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, $1,345,293,000, of which $40,000,000 shall be 
available until September 30, 2019; 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 any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 
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 2018 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 third 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 2018 for a 
project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental 
assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs. 
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, $47,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $25,000,000, 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 
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, $22,000,000 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-
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, 
$40,000,000, 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 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, $2,800,000,000 for direct loans 
and $148,287,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $4,849,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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, $43,778,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $4,000,000 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 
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, $77,342,000, 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 $6,000,000 shall be for 
grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa 
et seq.) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Community Advance-
ment 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 administra-
tive expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for busi-
ness grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native Amer-
ican Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified 
national organization to provide technical assistance for 
rural transportation in order to promote economic develop-
ment: 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 heading. 
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, $4,361,000, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), of which $557,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2018, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes; and of which $1,072,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2018, 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 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
creation projects, $45,000,000. 
The cost of grants authorized under section 313 of the 
Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting 
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), $27,550,000, of which 
$2,750,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
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 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a), of which 
$1,000,000 shall be for Agriculture Innovation Centers au-
thorized pursuant to section 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), $293,000: 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 the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 
solid waste management programs authorized by sections 
306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in 
sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$560,263,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural util-
ities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, 
and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for 
the rural utilities program described in section 306E of
such Act: Provided, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated 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 author-
ized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act and such grants may 
not exceed $1,000,000 notwithstanding section 306A(f)(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 Native American Tribes au-
thorized 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 assistance programs 
and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for 
section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant 
to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and tech-
nical assistance programs: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $40,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural 
water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of 
such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex-
treme need, of which $8,000,000 shall be made available for 
a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional tech-
nical assistance organization, with experience in working 
with small communities on water and waste water prob-
lems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist 
rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in im-
proving the planning, financing, development, operation, 
and management of water and waste water systems, and 
of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified na-
tional Native American organization to provide technical 
assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for con-
tracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit 
rider program to provide technical assistance for rural 
water systems: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants: Pro-
vided 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 Ac-
count 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 transferred to and 
merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
Grants Account: Provided further, That sections 381E–H 
and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment 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-
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, or improvement of
fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or ex-
isting) that utilize carbon sequestration 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, $863,000. 
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., $32,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
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, $5,000,000, 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 
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; 
$24,254,139,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2019, 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, $17,004,000 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 
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 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010 through 2018’’: 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 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘for fiscal year 2018’’: 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 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
year 2018’’. 
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), 
$6,175,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2019, of which $25,000,000 shall be placed in reserve, to 
remain available until expended, to be allocated as the Sec-
retary deemed necessary, notwithstanding section 17(i) of 
such Act, to support participation should cost or participa-
tion exceed budget estimates: Provided, That notwith-
standing section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 
shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other re-
lated activities, and $14,000,000 shall be used for infra-
structure: Provided further, 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 bidding requirements specified in section 17 of 
such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed 
by other Federal Government departments or agencies un-
less authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further, 
That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor 
moratorium 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.), $74,013,499,000, 
of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through De-
cember 31, 2019, 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-
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, 2019: 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, 2019: 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-
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, $322,139,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2019: 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 2018 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, 2019: 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, $153,841,000: 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. 
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, $3,796,000. 
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), 
$199,666,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall remain 
available until September 30, 2019, for overseas operations 
to include the payment of locally employed staff: Provided,
That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reim-
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, $149,000, 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-
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, 
$1,600,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development shall in each instance notify 
in writing the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress, the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House, and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate and make publicly available online the amount and 
use of authority in section 202(a) of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(a)) to notwithstand the minimum level 
of nonemergency assistance required by section 412(e)(2) of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) not later than 
15 days after the date of such action. 
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), $207,626,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the use 
of recently developed potable water technologies in school 
feeding projects: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and 
authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, 
subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein: 
Provided further, That of the amount made available under 
this heading, $10,000,000, shall remain available until ex-
pended for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 3207 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 
1726c). 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $8,845,000; to cover common over-
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 $6,382,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
and of which $2,463,000 shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses’’.
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES 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-
ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 
$25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 
107–188; $5,138,041,000: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $911,346,000 shall be derived 
from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379h, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $193,291,000 shall be derived
from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, 
and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $493,600,000 shall be derived from human 
generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $40,214,000 shall be derived from biosimilar bio-
logical product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, 
and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $18,093,000 shall be derived from animal 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $9,419,000 shall be derived from generic new ani-
mal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $672,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco prod-
uct user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That in addition to and notwith-
standing any other provision under this heading, amounts 
collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user 
fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological 
product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic new 
animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 
2018 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to 
this account and remain available until expended: Provided
further, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical 
device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, 
animal drug, and generic new animal drug assessments for 
fiscal year 2018, including any such fees collected prior to 
fiscal year 2018 but credited for fiscal year 2018, shall be 
subject to the fiscal year 2018 limitations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 
2018 of user fees specified under this heading and author-
ized for fiscal year 2019, prior to the due date for such fees, 
and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2019 
for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2018 
shall not be included in amounts under this heading: Pro-
vided further, That none of these funds shall be used to de-
velop, establish, or operate any program of user fees author-
ized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated: (1) $1,041,615,000 shall be for the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) 
$1,617,881,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation 
and Research and related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (3) $359,614,000 shall be for the Center 
for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) 
$197,252,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
Affairs; (5) $487,197,000 shall be for the Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be 
for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
$625,646,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (8) not to exceed $172,003,000 shall be for Rent 
and Related activities, of which $50,559,000 is for White 
Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the Gen-
eral Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed 
$237,671,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent; and (10) $335,831,000 shall be for 
other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Med-
icine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office 
of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, 
the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for 
these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 
of this amount shall be for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by 
the Commissioner: Provided further, That any transfer of 
funds pursuant to section 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 activi-
ties: 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 trans-
ferred to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Depart-
ment 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 otherwise made available for oversight of the Food 
and Drug Administration: Provided further, That of the 
total amount made available under this heading, 
$1,500,000 shall be used by the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
for consumer outreach and education regarding agricul-
tural biotechnology and biotechnology-derived food products 
and animal feed, including through publication and dis-
tribution of science-based educational information on the 
environmental, nutritional, food safety, economic, and hu-
manitarian impacts of such biotechnology, food products, 
and feed: Provided further, That funds may be transferred 
from one specified activity to another with the prior ap-
proval 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 
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, 
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. 
FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 
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’’, $60,000,000, 
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 
transferred pursuant to the previous proviso are not nec-
essary 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 au-
thority provided by law. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including 
the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the 
rental of space (to include multiple year leases), in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and elsewhere, $249,000,000, including 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses 
for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission 
with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of 
which not less than $48,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2019, shall be for the purchase of information
technology and of which not less than $2,700,000 shall be 
for expenses of the Office of the Inspector General: Provided, 
That notwithstanding the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, 
amounts provided under this heading are available for the 
liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments 
on leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and 
liquidating any lease obligations that should have been re-
corded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 
31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the preceding proviso, 
such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in a new 
no-year account in the Treasury, which may be established 
for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liqui-
dating such unpaid obligations: Provided further, That if 
any furlough or reduction-in-force of personnel at the Com-
mission occurs as a result of an action under 5 U.S.C. 7119, 
the Commission shall submit a report to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate no later than 30 days after the furlough or reduc-
tion-in-force occurs detailing the agency’s reasoning for con-
ducting a furlough or reduction-in-force: Provided further, 
That in the report the Commission shall explain why the 
furlough or reduction-in-force was the only reasonable 
course of action in response to an action taken under 5 
U.S.C. 7119: Provided further, That after the conclusion of
any furlough or reduction-in-force of the Commission in re-
sponse to an action taken under 5 U.S.C. 7119, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report that describes (1) the long-term cost of any pay 
increases the Commission must make in response to an ac-
tion taken under 5 U.S.C. 7119; and (2) the operational 
impact of the furlough or reduction-in-force. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $70,600,000 (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 
costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public 
safety. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 
balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act 
or any other available unobligated discretionary balances 
that are remaining available of the Department of Agri-
culture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of 
plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology serv-
ices of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department 
of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval 
of the agency administrator: Provided further, That none 
of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pur-
suant to this section shall be available for obligation with-
out written notification to and the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
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 expendi-
ture to make any changes to the Department’s National Fi-
nance Center without written notification to and prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress as required by section 717 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 717 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-
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: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall conduct and submit a detailed cost benefit analysis
to the Committees on Appropriations that includes a com-
plete analysis of the National Finance Center data center 
and two other operationally comparable data centers in 
both size and complexity in supported applications that de-
tails and provides: (1) the cost effectiveness of each center; 
(2) a security analysis of each center; and (3) each center’s 
Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program 
(FedRAMP) certifications status and the center’s dem-
onstrated history record and ability for maintaining Con-
tinuity of Operations Plan (COOP) functions and not miss 
critical operations: Provided further, That the cost-benefit 
analysis shall be submitted no later than 90 days after en-
actment of this Act to the Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, That not later than 90 days after submis-
sion of the cost-benefit analysis, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to the Committees on Appro-
priations a sufficiency review of the cost-benefit analysis, 
including any findings and recommendations relating to 
such review. 
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 
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 
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 
Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 
313(b)(2)(B) 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, 2019, 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, 2019, 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), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such 
Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were pro-
vided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be car-
ried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion— 
(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 $2,000,000 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. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural 
research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the
National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 
percent of total Federal funds provided under each award: 
Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this 
Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full 
allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under sec-
tion 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 714. (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, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 715. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this 
section referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 
other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of 
personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of the 
Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,266,582,000 (exclu-
sive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), 
as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commod-
ities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts— $5,000,000; 
Removal of Defective Commodities— $2,500,000; Adminis-
tration of Section 32 Commodity Purchases—$35,853,000: 
Provided, That of the total funds made available in the mat-
ter preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on Octo-
ber 1, 2018, such unobligated balances shall carryover into 
the next fiscal year and shall remain available until ex-
pended for any of the three stated purposes of section 32, 
except that any such carryover funds used in accordance 
with clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 
and may not be obligated until the Secretary of Agriculture 
provides written notification of the expenditures to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least two weeks in advance: Provided further, That, with 
the exception of any available carryover funds authorized 
in the first proviso of this section to be used for the purposes 
of clause (3) of section 32, none of the funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall 
be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of 
the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of 
section 32. 
SEC. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses
of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations lan-
guage as part of the President’s budget submission to the 
Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appro-
priations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the 
previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been 
enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless 
such budget submission identifies which additional spend-
ing reductions should occur in the event the user fees pro-
posals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening 
of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2019 appro-
priations Act. 
SEC. 717. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees 
available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be avail-
able for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
ming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized 
by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by sec-
tion 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89– 
106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, 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 employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 
in writing and receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days 
in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use 
of such authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for 
obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or
projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities 
referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, or the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writ-
ing and receives approval from the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 
days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of 
such funds or the use of such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Chairman of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and 
receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress before implementing any program 
or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year
unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or spe-
cifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available 
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for— 
(1) modifying major capital investments funding 
levels, including information technology systems, that 
involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current 
fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of 
$500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is 
less; 
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 
vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 
establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 
with five or more personnel; or 
(3) carrying out activities or functions that were 
not described in the budget request; unless the agencies 
funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days in advance of using the funds for these pur-
poses.
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives 
from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt 
of the notification as required in this section. 
SEC. 718. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any 
guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that 
does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal por-
tion of the loan. 
SEC. 719. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food 
and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be 
used to transmit or otherwise make available reports, ques-
tions, or responses to questions that are a result of informa-
tion requested for the appropriations hearing process to any 
non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health 
and Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee. 
SEC. 720. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, 
none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an
executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news 
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United 
States unless the story includes a clear notification within 
the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the 
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that ex-
ecutive branch agency. 
SEC. 721. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office 
funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency 
or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a 
fiscal year unless the individual’s employing agency or of-
fice is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period 
of assignment. 
SEC. 722. (a) There is hereby established in the Treas-
ury of the United States a Working Capital Fund (the 
Fund) to be administered by the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration (FDA), without fiscal year limitation, for the pay-
ment of salaries, travel, and other expenses necessary to the 
maintenance and operation of (1) a supply service for the 
purchase, storage, handling, issuance, packing, or shipping 
of stationery, supplies, materials, equipment, and blank 
forms, for which stocks may be maintained to meet, in 
whole or in part, the needs of the FDA and requisitions 
of other Government Offices, and (2) such other services as
the Commissioner of the FDA, subject to review by the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, determines may be 
performed more advantageously as central services. The 
Fund shall be reimbursed from applicable discretionary re-
sources, notwithstanding any otherwise applicable purpose 
limitations, available when services are performed or stock 
furnished, or in advance, on a basis of rates which shall 
include estimated or actual charges for personal services, 
materials, equipment, information technology, and other ex-
penses. Charges for equipment and information technology 
shall include costs associated with maintenance, repair, and 
depreciation (including improvement and replacement). 
(b) Of any discretionary resources appropriated in 
this Act for fiscal year 2018 for ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Salaries 
and Expenses’’, not to exceed $5,000,000 of amounts avail-
able as of September 30 may be transferred to and merged 
with the Fund established under subsection (a), notwith-
standing any otherwise applicable purpose limitations. 
(c) No amounts may be transferred pursuant to this 
section that are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the 
budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985.
SEC. 723. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Chair-
man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and 
the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress a detailed spending plan by program, project, 
and activity for all the funds made available under this 
Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the ex-
planatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SEC. 724. Of the unobligated balances from amounts 
made available for the supplemental nutrition program as 
authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1786), $800,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 725. The Secretary shall continue an inter-
mediary loan packaging program based on the pilot pro-
gram in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and re-
viewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Sec-
retary shall continue agreements with current intermediary 
organizations and with additional qualified intermediary 
organizations. The Secretary shall work with these organi-
zations to increase effectiveness of the section 502 single 
family direct loan program in rural communities and shall 
set aside and make available from the national reserve sec-
tion 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work 
of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review 
of such loans. 
SEC. 726. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
require budget authority and the program level has been 
established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran-
tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior to 
the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary 
notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance. 
SEC. 727. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec-
tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) shall 
be available for obligation without written notification to, 
and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds 
or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation 
only for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment nec-
essary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and in-
formation technology services of primary benefit to the 
agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
SEC. 728. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
‘‘variety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhanc-
ing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department 
of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 
(81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture 
amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as de fined in 
section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition of the term 
‘‘staple food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to increase the number of items that 
qualify as acceptable varieties in each staple food category 
so that the total number of such items in each staple food 
category exceeds the number of such items in each staple 
food category included in the final rule as published on De-
cember 15, 2016: Provided, That until the Secretary pro-
mulgates such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall 
apply the requirements regarding acceptable varieties and 
breadth of stock to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram retailers that were in effect on the day before the date 
of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–79). 
SEC. 729. None of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act may be used—
(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940); or 
(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, 
sale, or use of industrial hemp, or seeds of such plant, 
that is grown or cultivated in accordance with sub-
section section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 2014, 
within or outside the State in which the industrial 
hemp is grown or cultivated. 
SEC. 730. Funds provided by this or any prior Appro-
priations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initia-
tive under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available without 
regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in 
laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of 
such section: Provided, That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 
SEC. 731. For tree assistance payments under section 
1501(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(e)) 
to eligible orchardists or nursery tree growers (as defined 
in such section) of pecan trees with a tree mortality rate 
that exceeds 7.5 percent (adjusted for normal mortality) 
and is less than 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality), 
$15,000,000, to be available until expended, for losses in-
curred during the period beginning January 1, 2017 and 
ending December 31, 2017.
SEC. 732. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall have the same authority with respect 
to loans guaranteed under such section and eligible lenders 
for such loans as the Secretary has under subsections (h) 
and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1490p–2) with 
respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and eli-
gible lenders for such loans. 
SEC. 733. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement any 
rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing or 
requiring information intended for a prescribing health 
care professional, in the case of a drug or biological product 
subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to 
such professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) 
unless and until a Federal law is enacted to allow or re-
quire such distribution. 
SEC. 734. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowl-
edge receipt of a submission for an exemption for investiga-
tional use of a drug or biological product under section 
505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a
human embryo is intentionally created or modified to in-
clude a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission 
shall be deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, 
and the exemption may not go into effect. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to carry out the final rule 
promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration and 
put into effect November 16, 2015, in regards to the hazard 
analysis and risk-based preventive control requirements of 
the current good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis, 
and risk-based preventive controls for food for animals rule 
with respect to the regulation of the production, distribu-
tion, sale, or receipt of dried spent grain byproducts of the 
alcoholic beverage production process. 
SEC. 736. Funds made available under title II of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be 
used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate 
monitoring and controls, as determined by the Adminis-
trator, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is 
received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by 
food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inap-
propriate purposes. 
SEC. 737. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to 
carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246.
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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 State, Tribal, and local reentry courts 
under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10631 et seq.), the requirements under section 
2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part (34 U.S.C. 
10633(e)(1) and (2)). 
(3) For the prosecution drug treatment alter-
natives to prison program under part CC of title I of 
such Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10581), the requirements 
under the second sentence of section 2901(f) of such 
part (34 U.S.C. 10581(f)). 
SEC. 214. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime 
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-
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(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guanta´namo 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, Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 8102. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this Act may be used to transfer 
any individual detained at United States Naval Station 
Guanta´namo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the 
individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, 
or any other foreign entity except in accordance with sec-
tion 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92) and section 1034 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328).