H. R. 2617 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, 
and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. 
Sec. 6. Adjustments to compensation. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Agricultural Programs 
Title II—Farm Production and Conservation Programs 
Title III—Rural Development Programs 
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs 
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration 
Title VII—General Provisions 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Military Personnel 
Title II—Operation and Maintenance 
Title III—Procurement 
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds 
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs 
Title VII—Related Agencies 
Title VIII—General Provisions 
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil 
Title II—Department of the Interior 
Title III—Department of Energy
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Title IV—Independent Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Department of the Treasury 
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President 
Title III—The Judiciary 
Title IV—District of Columbia 
Title V—Independent Agencies 
Title VI—General Provisions—This Act 
Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide 
Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023 
Title I—Departmental Management, Intelligence, Situational Awareness, and Over-
sight 
Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations 
Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 
Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Department of the Interior 
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Legislative Branch 
Title II—General Provisions 
DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency 
Title II—United States Agency for International Development 
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 
Title IV—International Security Assistance 
Title V—Multilateral Assistance 
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance 
Title VII—General Provisions 
DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
Title I—Department of Transportation 
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
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DIVISION M—ADDITIONAL UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023 
DIVISION N—DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2023 
DIVISION O—EXTENDERS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 
Title I—National Cybersecurity Protection System Authorization Extension 
Title II—NDAA Technical Corrections 
Title III—Immigration Extensions 
Title IV—Environment and Public Works Matters 
Title V—Safety Enhancements 
Title VI—Extension of Temporary Order for Fentanyl-Related Substances 
Title VII—Federal Trade Commission Oversight of Horseracing Integrity and Safety 
Authority 
Title VIII—United States Parole Commission Extension 
Title IX—Extension of FCC Auction Authority 
Title X—Budgetary Effects 
DIVISION P—ELECTORAL COUNT REFORM AND PRESIDENTIAL 
TRANSITION IMPROVEMENT 
DIVISION Q—AVIATION RELATED MATTERS 
DIVISION R—NO TIKTOK ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES 
DIVISION S—OCEANS RELATED MATTERS 
DIVISION T—SECURE 2.0 ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION U—JOSEPH MAXWELL CLELAND AND ROBERT JOSEPH DOLE 
MEMORIAL VETERANS BENEFITS AND HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT 
ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION V—STRONG VETERANS ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION W—UNLEASHING AMERICAN INNOVATORS ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION X—EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT 
FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS’ FUND 
DIVISION Y—CONTRACT ACT OF 2022 
DIVISION Z—COVS ACT 
DIVISION AA—FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS 
DIVISION BB—CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMMERCE 
DIVISION CC—WATER RELATED MATTERS 
DIVISION DD—PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT 
DIVISION EE—POST OFFICE DESIGNATIONS 
DIVISION FF—HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
DIVISION GG—MERGER FILING FEE MODERNIZATION 
DIVISION HH—AGRICULTURE 
DIVISION II—PREGNANT WORKERS 
DIVISION JJ—NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES 
DIVISION KK—PUMP FOR NURSING MOTHERS ACT 
DIVISION LL—STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, AND TERRITORIAL FISCAL 
RECOVERY, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND DISASTER RELIEF FLEXIBILITY 
DIVISION MM—FAIRNESS FOR 9/11 FAMILIES ACT 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this 
Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as 
referring only to the provisions of that division.
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SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the 
Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about December 
19, 2022, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect 
to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through 
L of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a 
committee of conference. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 6. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment 
shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to cost of living adjustments 
for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2023. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH, AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$65,067,000 of which not to exceed $7,432,000 shall be available 
for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,396,000 
shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed 
$5,190,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations, 
of which $1,000,000 shall be to establish a Tribal Public Health 
Resource Center at a land grant university with existing indigenous 
public health expertise to expand current partnerships and collabo-
rative efforts with indigenous groups, including but not limited 
to, tribal organizations and institutions such as tribal colleges, 
tribal technical colleges, tribal community colleges and tribal univer-
sities, to improve the delivery of culturally appropriate public health 
services and functions in American Indian communities focusing 
on indigenous food sovereignty; not to exceed $9,280,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, 
of which $1,500,000 shall be for 7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed 
$28,422,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary for Administration, of which $26,716,000 shall be available 
for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses 
for management support services to offices of the Department and 
for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and 
other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided 
for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Depart-
ment: Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an agency
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in the Administration mission area for salaries and expenses are 
available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the 
Office; not to exceed $4,609,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovern-
mental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, 
including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
within the executive branch; and not to exceed $8,738,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Communications: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds 
appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That 
no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased 
by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$22,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for 
the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount 
made available under this heading for Departmental Administration 
shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act 
for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required 
by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs shall be 
transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded 
by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided 
further, That no funds made available under this heading for the 
Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 
obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, 
unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by 
USDA agency: Provided further, That during any 30 day notification 
period referenced in section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall take no action to begin implementation of the action 
that is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public 
announcement of such action in any form. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$28,181,000, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative 
agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155: Provided, That 
of the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000 shall 
be available to carry out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as 
amended by section 12504 of Public Law 115–334. 
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
$16,703,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $14,967,000.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $92,284,000, of which not less than $77,428,000 is for 
cybersecurity requirements of the department. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $7,367,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Civil Rights, $1,466,000: Provided, That funds made available 
by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
support staff for the Office. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$37,595,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to 
Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 
delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services 
to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs 
and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, 
and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department 
and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations 
suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and 
for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agri-
culture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $40,581,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to 
comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $7,581,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That appropriations and funds 
available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials 
Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department 
for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above 
Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and 
Protection, $21,800,000.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), $111,561,000, including 
such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange-
ments with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 
6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 
5 U.S.C. App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain 
confidential operational expenses, including the payment of inform-
ants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General 
pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95– 
452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food 
Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98). 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$60,537,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $5,556,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND 
ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Research, Education, and Economics, $2,384,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Research, 
Education, and Economics mission area for salaries and expenses 
are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office: Provided further, That of the amounts made available 
under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Office of the Chief Scientist. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$92,612,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $211,076,000, of which up to $66,413,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That 
amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be 
used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 
U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f). 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service 
and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase 
at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges 
where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be 
equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not
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exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests trans-
ferred out of Federal ownership, $1,744,279,000: Provided, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and 
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one 
for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construc-
tion, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building 
shall not exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 
which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings 
to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 
each, and except for four buildings to be constructed at a cost 
not to exceed $5,000,000 each, and the cost of altering any one 
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building or $500,000, whichever 
is greater: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available for entering into lease agreements at any Agricultural 
Research Service location for the construction of a research facility 
by a non-Federal entity for use by the Agricultural Research Service 
and a condition of the lease shall be that any facility shall be 
owned, operated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and 
shall be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease 
agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations 
contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replace-
ment of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided 
further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace-
ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 
(21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural 
Research Service location for the construction of a research facility 
by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricul-
tural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall 
be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Sec-
retary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary 
finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds may be received from any 
State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for 
the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or 
research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of 
the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, 
$74,297,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
$56,697,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act).
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for coopera-
tive forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other 
expenses, $1,094,121,000 which shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities’’ in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds 
for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 
institutions, Hispanic serving institutions education grants, capacity 
building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture 
and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, 
multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution chal-
lenge grants, grants management systems, tribal colleges education 
equity grants, and scholarships at 1890 institutions shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That each institution 
eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives 
no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education 
grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions 
be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia 
of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the 
States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for 
providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for Alaska Native 
and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular Areas 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided further, 
That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made 
available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 
3221 and 3222: Provided further, That not more than 5 percent 
of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry 
out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
3157 may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that 
authority. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund author-
ized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and 
American Samoa, $565,410,000 which shall be for the purposes, 
and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute 
of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for extension 
services at 1994 institutions and for facility improvements at 1890 
institutions shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 
for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided 
further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) 
and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section
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208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and 
employees’ compensation costs for extension agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, 
including 
necessary 
administrative 
expenses, 
$41,500,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, Integrated Activities’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for the Food and Agriculture 
Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2024: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension 
Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626). 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $1,617,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Marketing 
and Regulatory Programs mission area for salaries and expenses 
are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspec-
tion Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances 
and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4085), $1,171,071,000 of which up to $9,552,000 shall 
be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account 
in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congressionally 
Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described in sec-
tion 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act); of which $514,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, 
animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contin-
gency fund’’) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; 
of which $15,450,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost share 
purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of 
which $39,183,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $4,096,000 shall 
be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act 
of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $64,930,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian 
health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which 
$216,117,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for spe-
cialty crop pests, of which $8,500,000, to remain available until
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September 30, 2024, shall be for one-time control and management 
and associated activities directly related to the multiple-agency 
response to citrus greening; of which, $14,986,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem 
pests; of which $21,567,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which $44,067,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency 
preparedness and response; of which $62,562,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 
$6,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indem-
nities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 
safety: Provided, That of amounts available under this heading 
for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of amounts avail-
able under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 
shall remain available until expended; of which $24,527,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be used to carry out the 
science program and transition activities for the National Bio and 
Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas: Provided fur-
ther, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a 
brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that 
does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 
40 percent: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be avail-
able for the purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance 
of aircraft: Provided further, That in addition, in emergencies which 
threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of 
the United States, the Secretary may transfer from other appropria-
tions or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the 
Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available 
only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious 
or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and 
for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the 
Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 
431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), 
and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emer-
gency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with 
such transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for 
the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, 
but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building 
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current 
replacement value of the building. 
In fiscal year 2023, the agency is authorized to collect fees 
to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, 
or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, 
domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or 
individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any 
entity’s liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical 
assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, 
and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
able until expended, without further appropriation, for providing 
such assistance, goods, or services.
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and 
purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
2250, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2268a, 
$3,175,000, to remain available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$237,695,000, of which $7,504,000 shall be available for the pur-
poses of section 12306 of Public Law 113–79, and of which 
$1,000,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 779 of 
division A of Public Law 117–103: Provided, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 
115–334, of which $23,000,000 shall be for dairy business innovation 
initiatives established in Public Law 116–6 and the Secretary shall 
take measures to ensure an equal distribution of funds between 
these three regional innovation initiatives: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, 
but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of 
the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701), 
except for the cost of activities relating to the development or 
maintenance of grain standards under the United States Grain 
Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: 
Provided, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrol-
lable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up 
to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND SUPPLY 
(SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program 
expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating 
expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce 
as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and 
(3) not more than $21,501,000 for formulation and administration 
of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 
1961 (Public Law 87–128).
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PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and 
departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activi-
ties under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 
(7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obli-
gated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing 
services: Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, 
this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Food Safety, $1,117,000: Provided, That funds made available 
by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
support staff for the Office. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by 
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection 
Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed 
$10,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant 
to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,158,266,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to 
this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accredita-
tion as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 
funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infra-
structure system shall remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2023 for purposes dedicated solely 
to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods 
of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): Provided further, That 
the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementa-
tion of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified 
by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113– 
79: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one 
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building.
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TITLE II 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM PRODUCTION AND 
CONSERVATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Farm Production and Conservation, $1,727,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Farm Produc-
tion and Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are 
available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the 
Office. 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS CENTER 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conserva-
tion Business Center, $248,684,000: Provided, That $60,228,000 
of amounts appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to 
section 1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and merged 
with this account. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For 
necessary 
expenses 
of 
the 
Farm 
Service 
Agency, 
$1,215,307,000, of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for 
the hiring of new employees to fill vacancies and anticipated vacan-
cies at Farm Service Agency county offices and farm loan officers 
and shall be available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
not more than 50 percent of the funding made available under 
this heading for information technology related to farm program 
delivery may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and 
receives written or electronic notification of receipt from such 
Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each 
project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance 
capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, 
(b) the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project/invest-
ment, including estimates for development as well as maintenance 
and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates 
that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service 
Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in 
accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guid-
ance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning 
and investment 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
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fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 to the Committees on Appropria-
tions and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies 
for each project/investment that is operational (a) current perform-
ance against key indicators 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 oper-
ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of 
whether the investment continues to meet business needs as 
intended as well as alternatives to the investment: Provided further, 
That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, 
and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to make program payments for all programs administered 
by the Agency: 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 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, $696,594,000 shall be made avail-
able to county committees, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, any 
funds made available to county committees in the current fiscal 
year that the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency deems 
to exceed or not meet the amount needed for the county committees 
may be transferred to or from the Farm Service Agency for nec-
essary expenses: Provided further, That none of the funds available 
to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service 
Agency county offices: Provided further, That none of the funds 
available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently 
relocate county based employees that would result in an office 
with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $7,000,000. 
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), $7,500,000, 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: Provided, That such program is carried 
out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity 
program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12).
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GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS 
For necessary expenses to carry out direct reimbursement pay-
ments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers under 
section 1621 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 8792), $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 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. 5136), boll 
weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 
U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian 
highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available 
from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: 
$3,500,000,000 
for 
guaranteed 
farm 
ownership 
loans 
and 
$3,100,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $2,118,491,000 for 
unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,633,333,000 for 
direct operating loans; emergency loans, $4,062,000; Indian tribe 
land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 
$150,000,000; relending program, $61,426,000; Indian highly 
fractionated land loans, $5,000,000; 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: $249,000 for 
emergency loans, to remain available until expended; and 
$23,520,000 for direct farm operating loans, $11,228,000 for unsub-
sidized guaranteed farm operating loans, $10,983,000 for the re-
lending program, and $894,000 for Indian highly fractionated land 
loans. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $326,461,000: Pro-
vided, That of this amount, $305,803,000 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Sala-
ries and Expenses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insur-
ance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conserva-
tion direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among 
these programs: Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance 
of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, 
$66,870,000: Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading in this Act shall be available for compliance 
and integrity activities required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and
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shall be in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purpose: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, 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 irrigation 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 agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation 
plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemi-
nation 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. 2268a); purchase and erection 
or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary 
buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $941,124,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which up to 
$22,973,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and 
improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant mate-
rials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements 
to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed 
$250,000: Provided 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. 
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, 
including but not limited to surveys and investigations, 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, 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to 
$20,591,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, 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 thou-
sand 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): Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $10,000,000 shall be allocated to projects and activities
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that can commence promptly following enactment; that address 
regional priorities for flood prevention, agricultural water manage-
ment, inefficient irrigation 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 stabi-
lizing stream channels, tributaries, and banks to reduce erosion 
and sediment transport: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall remain avail-
able 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 REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act, $2,000,000 is provided. 
HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Healthy Forests 
Reserve Program under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571–6578), $7,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Urban Agriculture 
and Innovative Production Program under section 222 of subtitle 
A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 6923), as added by section 12302 of Public Law 115– 
334, $8,500,000. 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized 
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 Govern-
ment Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs 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 Federal 
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 necessary 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized
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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 
Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and 
used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource 
management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that 
are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate in writing 15 days prior to 
the obligation or commitment of any emergency funds from the 
Commodity Credit Corporation. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for site investigation and 
cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to 
comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 
U.S.C. 9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6961). 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Rural Development, $1,620,000: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to an agency in the Rural Development mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one 
administrative support staff for the Office. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration 
and implementation of Rural Development programs, including 
activities with institutions concerning the development and oper-
ation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$351,087,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under 
this heading, up to $5,000,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2024, shall be for the Rural Partners Network activities of 
the Department of Agriculture, and may be transferred to other 
agencies of the Department for such purpose, consistent with the 
missions and authorities of such agencies: Provided further, That 
of the amount made available under this heading, no less than 
$135,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used 
for information technology expenses: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under
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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 direct 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: $1,250,000,000 shall be for direct loans, $7,500,000 
shall be for a Single Family Housing Relending demonstration 
program for Native American Tribes, and $30,000,000,000 shall 
be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 504 
housing repair loans; $70,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
$400,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; 
$10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired prop-
erty; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development 
loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $46,375,000 
shall be for direct loans; Single Family Housing Relending dem-
onstration program for Native American Tribes, $2,468,000; section 
504 housing repair loans, $2,324,000; section 523 self-help housing 
land development loans, $267,000; section 524 site development 
loans, $208,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction 
of section 515 rental housing, $13,377,000: Provided, That to sup-
port 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 subsidized: 
Provided further, That applicants in communities that have a cur-
rent rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated 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 paragraph 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, 2023: Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit 
organizations and public housing authorities to facilitate the 
acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housing 
properties by such nonprofit organizations and public housing 
authorities that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multi-
family housing program for a period of time as determined by 
the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not be limited
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to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing 
authorities to earn a Return on Investment 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 referred 
to as ‘‘Asset Management Fee’’ of up to $7,500 per property. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $36,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for a demonstration program for the preservation and 
revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental 
housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family 
housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, 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 eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordi-
nating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other financial 
assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including 
the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) 
required by the Secretary: Provided, That the Secretary shall, as 
part of the preservation and revitalization agreement, obtain a 
restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restruc-
turing. 
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), $14,084,000, to remain available until 
expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm 
labor housing grants and contracts. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall 
be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed 
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, $1,487,926,000, 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 section 
521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That rental assistance agreements 
entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be 
funded for a one-year period: Provided further, That upon request 
by an owner of a project financed by an existing loan under section 
514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental assistance 
agreement for a period of 20 years or until the term of such 
loan has expired, subject to annual appropriations: Provided further, 
That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one- 
year agreements may be transferred and used for purposes of any 
debt reduction, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing 
projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 
under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance
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provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2023 
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 period 
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 another farm labor multi-family housing 
project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act: Provided 
further, That except as provided in the fourth proviso under this 
heading and notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the 
Secretary may recapture rental assistance provided under agree-
ments entered into prior to fiscal year 2023 for a project that 
the Secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance and 
use such recaptured funds for current needs. 
RURAL HOUSING VOUCHER ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under 
section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding sub-
section (b) of such section, $48,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the funds made available under this 
heading shall be available 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 or otherwise paid off 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 practicable, administer 
such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance 
applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Sec-
retary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
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 adminis-
trative 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), $32,000,000, 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, $48,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.
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RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 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 $650,000,000 for guaranteed 
loans. 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural community 
facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, $341,490,328, to remain available until expended, of which 
up to $325,490,328 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory 
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division 
A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That $6,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated 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 Fed-
erally 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 program 
of financial and technical assistance: Provided further, That such 
intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other 
sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount 
not less than funds provided: Provided further, That any unobligated 
balances from prior year appropriations under this heading for 
the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including 
amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made available to cover 
the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan guarantees under 
this heading in this fiscal year: Provided further, That no amounts 
may be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, or that were specified in the table titled ‘‘Community Project 
Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory 
statement for division A of Public Law 117-103 described in section 
4 in the matter preceding such division A: Provided further, That 
$10,000,000 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.
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RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural busi-
ness development programs authorized by section 310B and 
described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $86,520,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
made available for one grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order 
to promote economic development and $9,000,000 shall be for grants 
to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the 
Northern Border Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), 
and the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 U.S.C. 14101 et 
seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose 
as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used 
for administrative expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business 
grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, 
including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order 
to promote economic development: Provided further, That of the 
amount appropriated under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be for 
the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program (7 U.S.C. 
2008w): 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, $3,313,000, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), 
of which $331,000 shall be available through June 30, 2023, for 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which 
$663,000 shall be available through June 30, 2023, for Mississippi 
Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public 
Law 100–460): Provided, 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 paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose 
of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$75,000,000.
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The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the 
Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural eco-
nomic development and job creation projects shall not exceed 
$15,000,000. 
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), $28,300,000, of which $3,500,000 shall be 
for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer 
for rural areas program: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 
shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual 
cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvan-
taged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing 
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 agricul-
tural product market development grants, as authorized by section 
210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, of which 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Agri-
culture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 
of Public Law 107–171. 
RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by sec-
tion 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2008s), $25,000,000. 
For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under the same 
terms and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the principal amount 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), 
$20,000,000. 
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), $18,000: 
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. 
HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE 
For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section 
243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), as added by section 4206 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Sec-
retary to support projects that provide access to healthy food in 
underserved areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to 
revitalize low-income communities, $3,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That such costs of loans, including the 
cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
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RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, as follows: $1,420,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 
for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, including the cost 
of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, for rural water, waste water, waste disposal, 
and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 
306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 
306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, $596,404,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available 
for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) 
of such Act, and of which not to exceed $5,000,000 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 appro-
priated under this heading shall be for grants authorized by section 
306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
in addition to funding authorized by section 306A(i)(1) of such 
Act: Provided further, That $70,000,000 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 
authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That funding 
provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant 
to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not 
more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be 
used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance 
programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided 
for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance pro-
grams: Provided further, That not to exceed $37,500,000 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 deter-
mination of extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall be made avail-
able 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 problems, the principal 
purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with 
populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, 
development, operation, and management of water and waste water 
systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified 
national Native American organization to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $21,180,000 of the amount appropriated
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under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national 
organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$4,000,000 of the amounts made available under this heading shall 
be for solid waste management grants: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $2,724,000 of the amounts appropriated under this 
heading shall be available as the Secretary deems appropriate 
for water and waste direct one percent loans for distressed commu-
nities: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that any 
portion of the amount made available for one percent loans is 
not needed for such loans, the Secretary may use such amounts 
for grants authorized by section 306(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That if any funds 
made available for the direct loan subsidy costs remain unobligated 
after July 31, 2024, such unobligated balances may be used for 
grant programs funded under this heading: Provided further, That 
$10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall 
be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, 
High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized 
under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
918a): Provided further, That 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 ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as author-
ized by sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the Rural Electrifica-
tion Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, 940c–1, and 940g) shall 
be made as follows: guaranteed rural electric loans made pursuant 
to section 306 of that Act, $2,167,000,000; cost of money direct 
loans made pursuant to sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth 
of one percent in 4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that 
Act, $4,333,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to 
section 313A of that Act, $900,000,000; and for cost-of-money rural 
telecommunications loans made pursuant to section 305(d)(2) of 
that Act, $690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall 
be used for the construction, acquisition, design, engineering or 
improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether 
new or existing) that utilize carbon subsurface utilization and stor-
age systems. 
For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) 
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), 
including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural tele-
communications loans, $3,726,000. 
In addition, $11,500,000 to remain available until expended, 
to carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the energy efficiency 
measures supported by the funding in this paragraph shall con-
tribute in a demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which
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shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in 
rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $64,991,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which up to $4,991,000 
shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this 
account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/Congres-
sionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided under 
this heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities 
that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as estab-
lished by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sections 
601 and 602 of the Rural Electrification Act, $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the cost of direct loans 
shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974. 
For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot 
program established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) under the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), 
$363,512,317, to remain available until expended, of which up to 
$15,512,317 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table titled ‘‘Community Project Funding/ 
Congressionally Directed Spending’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this 
consolidated Act): Provided, That the Secretary may award grants 
described in section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes of carrying out 
such pilot program: Provided further, That the cost of direct loans 
shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That at least 90 percent of the households 
to be served by a project receiving a loan or grant under the 
pilot program shall be in a rural area without sufficient access 
to broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of such pilot 
program, a rural area without sufficient access to broadband shall 
be defined as twenty-five megabits per second downstream and 
three megabits per second upstream: Provided further, That to 
the extent possible, projects receiving funds provided under the 
pilot program must build out service to at least one hundred mega-
bits per second downstream, and twenty megabits per second 
upstream: Provided further, That an entity to which a loan or 
grant is made under the pilot program shall not use the loan 
or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service 
area by any entity that has received a broadband loan from the 
Rural Utilities Service unless such service is not provided sufficient 
access to broadband at the minimum service threshold: Provided 
further, That not more than four percent of the funds made available 
in this paragraph can be used for administrative costs to carry 
out the pilot program and up to three percent of funds made
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available in this paragraph may be available for technical assistance 
and pre-development planning activities to support the most rural 
communities: Provided further, That the Rural Utilities Service 
is directed to expedite program delivery methods that would imple-
ment this paragraph: Provided further, That for purposes of this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall adhere to the notice, reporting and 
service area assessment requirements set forth in section 701 of 
the Rural Electrification Act (7 U.S.C. 950cc). 
In addition, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
for the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950bb–3. 
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 Secretary 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $1,376,000: 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; $28,545,432,000 to remain available 
through September 30, 2024, of which such sums as are made 
available under section 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, $20,162,000 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, $21,005,000 shall be 
available to carry out studies and evaluations and shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $14,000,000 shall remain available until expended to 
carry out section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total grant amount 
provided to a farm to school grant recipient in fiscal year 2023 
shall not exceed $500,000: 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 educational 
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,
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or expansion of the school breakfast program: Provided further, 
That of the total amount available, $40,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture 
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, 
That of the total amount available, $2,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended to carry out activities authorized under sub-
sections (a)(2) and (e)(2) of section 21 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1(a)(2) and (e)(2)): 
Provided further, That of the total amount available, $3,000,000 
shall be available until September 30, 2024 to carry out section 
23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1793), of which 
$1,000,000 shall be for grants under such section to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American 
Samoa: Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2010 through 2024’’: Provided further, That section 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 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’: 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 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, 
AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,000,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for 
breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, and 
$14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Provided further, That 
the Secretary shall use funds made available under this heading 
to increase the amount of a cash-value voucher for women and 
children participants to an amount recommended by the National 
Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and adjusted for 
inflation: 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 Govern-
ment departments or agencies unless 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 require-
ment 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 Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $153,863,723,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2025, 
shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at
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such times as may become necessary to carry out program oper-
ations: Provided, That funds provided 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 
services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes partici-
pating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: 
Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, 
shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law 115– 
334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal organizations: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work 
registration or workfare requirements 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, 2024: Provided further, That funds made available 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, 2024: Provided 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 available under this heading may be used to enter into 
contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to 
conduct 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 authorized by sec-
tion 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 nuclear 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 Nutri-
tion Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966, $457,710,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2024: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 
to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, effective with funds made available 
in fiscal year 2023 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, 2024: 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 20 percent 
for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutri-
tion Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance 
program, $189,348,000: Provided, That of the funds provided herein, 
$2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public 
Law 107–171, as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110– 
246.
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TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND FOREIGN 
AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $932,000: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to any agency in the Trade 
and Foreign Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and 
expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support 
staff for the Office. 
OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius, 
$4,922,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses. 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and 
for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 
3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $237,330,000, of which no more than 
6 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2024, for 
overseas operations to include the payment of locally employed 
staff: Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, 
or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf 
of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institu-
tions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food 
production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign 
assistance programs of the United States Agency for International 
Development: Provided further, That funds made available for 
middle-income country training programs, funds made available 
for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology 
Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluc-
tuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-
mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, including 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, $1,750,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.
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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), $243,331,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the Commodity Credit Corporation 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, not more than 10 percent, 
but not less than $24,300,000, shall remain available until expended 
to purchase agricultural commodities as described in subsection 
3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(a)(2)). 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) CREDIT 
GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation’s Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 
$6,063,000, to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by 
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and 
in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for pay-
ment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 
92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose 
space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to 
amounts appropriated 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, authorized 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; $6,562,793,000: Provided, That of the 
amount provided under this heading, $1,310,319,000 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; $324,777,000 shall be derived from medical device
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user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to 
this account and remain available until expended; $582,500,000 
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; $41,600,000 shall be derived from 
biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j–52, and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $32,144,000 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 expended; $29,303,000 
shall be derived from generic new animal drug user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended; $712,000,000 shall be derived 
from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That in addition to and notwithstanding 
any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for 
prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic 
drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug 
user fees, and generic new animal drug user fees that exceed 
the respective fiscal year 2023 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 2023, including any such fees collected prior to 
fiscal year 2023 but credited for fiscal year 2023, shall be subject 
to the fiscal year 2023 limitations: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary may accept payment during fiscal year 2023 of user fees 
specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2024, 
prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such 
fees assessed for fiscal year 2024 for which the Secretary accepts 
payment in fiscal year 2023 shall not be included in amounts 
under this heading: Provided further, That none of these funds 
shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of 
user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated: (1) $1,196,097,000 shall be for 
the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than 
$15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of foreign seafood manufac-
turers 
and 
field 
examinations 
of 
imported 
seafood; 
(2) 
$2,289,290,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, of which no less than $10,000,000 shall be for pilots to 
increase unannounced foreign inspections and shall remain avail-
able until expended; (3) $489,594,000 shall be for the Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $287,339,000 shall be for 
the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $736,359,000 shall be for 
the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $76,919,000 
shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
$677,165,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and 
for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) 
$214,082,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which 
$55,893,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts
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paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) 
$236,166,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent; and (10) $359,782,000 shall be for other 
activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Oper-
ations, 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 representation expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: 
Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and 
for the administration of, 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 activities and shall 
not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further, That of the amounts that 
are made available under this heading for ‘‘other activities’’, and 
that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health 
and Human Services—Office of Inspector General’’ for oversight 
of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administra-
tion and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available 
for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided further, 
That funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another 
with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381, 
priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, 
food and feed recall fees, food reinspection 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 authorized 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), medical 
countermeasure priority review voucher user fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 360bbb–4a, and fees relating to over-the-counter mono-
graph drugs authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–72 shall be credited 
to this account, to remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alter-
ation, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not other-
wise provided, $12,788,000, to remain available until expended. 
FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described 
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’’, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appro-
priated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures 
Act, are to be derived from amounts transferred under section
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1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may be transferred by the Commis-
sioner 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 Commis-
sioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso 
are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may 
be transferred back to the account: Provided further, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $88,500,000 (from assessments collected from 
farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mort-
gage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year 
for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: 
Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated 
with receiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, 
That the purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit 
Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administra-
tion may exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the applica-
tion of the limitation provided in that clause of export loans 
described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a manner other 
than described in subclause (II) of the clause. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations made 
available to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase 
new passenger motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations 
for this purpose, so long as the total number of vehicles purchased 
in fiscal year 2023 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned 
or leased in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing 
additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such 
vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, to reduce oper-
ational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public 
safety: Provided further, That the Secretary may not increase the 
Department of Agriculture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless the 
Secretary notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress within 
30 days of the notification. 
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 avail-
able unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining avail-
able of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund 
for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and for the
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improvement, delivery, and implementation of Department finan-
cial, and administrative information technology services, and other 
support systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administra-
tive, and information technology services, including cloud adoption 
and migration, 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 adminis-
trator: Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available 
for obligation without 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 expenditure to make any changes 
to the Department’s National Finance Center without written 
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress as required by section 716 of 
this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 
by this Act or made available to the Department’s Working Capital 
Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to initiate, 
plan, develop, implement, or make any changes to remove or 
relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or functions of the offices 
of the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, 
co-located with or from the National Finance Center prior to written 
notification to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the require-
ments of section 716 of this Act: Provided further, That the National 
Finance Center Information Technology Services Division personnel 
and data center management responsibilities, and control of any 
functions, missions, and systems for current and future human 
resources management and integrated personnel and payroll sys-
tems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief Financial Officer 
and the Chief Information Officer shall remain in the National 
Finance Center and under the management responsibility and 
administrative control of the National Finance Center: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices of the 
Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to existing and new 
Departments and other government agencies National Finance 
Center shared services including, but not limited to, payroll, finan-
cial management, and human capital shared services and allow 
the National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades: Pro-
vided further, That of annual income amounts in the Working 
Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture attributable to the 
amounts in excess of the true costs of the shared services provided 
by the National Finance Center and budgeted for the National 
Finance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 percent 
for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 
equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of 
financial, administrative, and information technology services, and 
other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unfore-
seen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided 
further, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for 
obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the 
obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress: Provided further, That the limitations on the obligation
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of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall 
not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, 
is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that 
significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; 
or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a 
safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year 
unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements 
or similar arrangements between the United States Department 
of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent 
of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of 
such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual 
interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate 
payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institu-
tions 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 Agriculture 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 Development Loan Fund program account, the 
Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program 
account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department 
of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of 
the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive 
Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be trans-
ferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written 
notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That not-
withstanding section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, none 
of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for informa-
tion technology shall be obligated for projects, contracts, or other 
agreements over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by 
the Chief Information Officer: Provided further, That the Chief 
Information Officer may authorize an agency 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 requirements 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 expended to disburse obligations 
made in the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
former Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid 
an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification 
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
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assistance under section 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner 
as a borrower under such Act. 
SEC. 709. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropria-
tions made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for 
the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 
30, 2024, for information technology 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 contravention of sections 
301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 711. In the case of each program established or amended 
by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79) or by a suc-
cessor to that Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of title 
III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were 
provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried 
out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related 
administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associ-
ated with the implementation of the program, without regard 
to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund 
transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be 
considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes 
of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments 
and fund transfers contained in such section. 
SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more 
than $2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activi-
ties related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and 
task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels 
used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used 
to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 
SEC. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless 
such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging 
of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds nec-
essary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency 
or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, 
or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 714. 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 referred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,483,309,000 
(exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal years), as 
follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities— 
$485,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of 
Defective Commodities—$2,500,000; Administration of section 32 
Commodity Purchases—$37,178,000: Provided, That, of the total 
funds made available in the matter preceding this proviso that 
remain unobligated on October 1, 2023, such unobligated balances 
shall carryover into fiscal year 2024 and shall remain available
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until expended for any of the 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 any prior appropriations Act 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. 715. 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 language as part of the 
President’s budget submission to the Congress for programs under 
the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies 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 spending reductions should 
occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior 
to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for 
the fiscal year 2024 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 716. (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 cur-
rent 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 through 
a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as author-
ized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 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 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 reprogram-
ming 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
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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 activities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
activities, or projects as approved by Congress; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture 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 reprogram-
ming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture 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 specifically 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 posi-
tions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, 
office, branch, or similar entity with ten 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 purposes. 
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for 
any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture 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. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consoli-
dated 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 portion of the loan. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used 
to transmit or otherwise make available reports, questions, or 
responses to questions that are a result of information requested 
for the appropriations hearing process to any non-Department of
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Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or 
non-Farm Credit Administration employee. 
SEC. 719. 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 pre-
packaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared 
or funded by that executive branch agency. 
SEC. 720. No employee of the Department of Agriculture 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 office is fully reimbursed by the receiving 
agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for 
the period of assignment. 
SEC. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the 
Food and Drug Administration and the Chairman of the Farm 
Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropria-
tions 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 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter pre-
ceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SEC. 722. 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 require 
such distribution. 
SEC. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility or level 
of program assistance for Rural Development programs the Sec-
retary shall not include incarcerated prison populations. 
SEC. 724. 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 guarantees 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. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations 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 Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That the refunds 
or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only 
for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, including 
equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation of 
Departmental financial management, information technology, and 
other support systems necessary for the delivery of financial,
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administrative, and information technology services, including cloud 
adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies of the 
Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 726. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to implement, administer, or enforce the ‘‘variety’’ require-
ments of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhancing Retailer Standards 
in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)’’ pub-
lished 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 defined 
in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, 
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 December 15, 2016: Provided, That until the Secretary 
promulgates such regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply 
the requirements regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of 
stock to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 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. 727. 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 Sec-
retary 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 eligible lenders for such loans. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be available for the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any regulation 
that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 729. 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), 
$315,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts 
may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Reso-
lution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985. 
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any provision of law that regulates 
the calculation and payment of overtime and holiday pay for FSIS 
inspectors, the Secretary may charge establishments subject to the 
inspection requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 
21 U.S.C. 451 et seq., the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 
601 et seq, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 
et seq., for the cost of inspection services provided outside of an 
establishment’s approved inspection shifts, and for inspection serv-
ices provided on Federal holidays: Provided, That any sums charged 
pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay or 
holiday pay under section 1001(d) of the American Rescue Plan 
Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2, 135 Stat. 242): Provided further, 
That sums received by the Secretary under this paragraph shall, 
in addition to other available funds, remain available until expended
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to the Secretary without further appropriation for the purpose 
of funding all costs associated with FSIS inspections. 
SEC. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following 
factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable— 
(A) veterinary control and oversight; 
(B) disease history and vaccination practices; 
(C) livestock demographics and traceability; 
(D) epidemiological separation from potential sources 
of infection; 
(E) surveillance practices; 
(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and 
(G) emergency preparedness and response; and 
(2) promptly make publicly available the final reports of 
any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (1). 
(b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under its international trade agreements. 
SEC. 732. In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds made avail-
able by this Act may be used to implement section 3.7(f) of the 
Farm Credit Act of 1971 in a manner inconsistent with section 
343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. 
SEC. 733. In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds made avail-
able by this Act may be used to carry out any activities or incur 
any expense related to the issuance of licenses under section 3 
of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the renewal of 
such licenses, to class B dealers who sell Random Source dogs 
and cats for use in research, experiments, teaching, or testing. 
SEC. 734. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for this fiscal 
year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid 
waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 
306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project 
for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel products 
used in the project are produced in the United States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ means 
the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or 
unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal 
castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, 
valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construc-
tion materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category 
of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee of the Secretary 
finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of 
a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
more than 25 percent. 
(c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for 
a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall
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make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the 
request and information available to the Secretary or the designee 
concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input 
on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding 
based on the request. The Secretary or the designee shall make 
the request and accompanying information available by electronic 
means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the 
Department. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements. 
(e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water 
and Waste Disposal Program Account’’ for carrying out the provi-
sions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight 
of the requirements of this section. 
(f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project 
for which the engineering plans and specifications include use of 
iron and steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection 
if the plans and specifications have received required approvals 
from State agencies prior to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United States’’ 
and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several States, the District 
of Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional 
action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before 
Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as 
described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 
SEC. 736. Of the total amounts made available by this Act 
for direct loans and grants under the following headings: ‘‘Rural 
Housing 
Service—Rural 
Housing 
Insurance 
Fund 
Program 
Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Mutual and Self-Help Housing 
Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Assistance 
Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Pro-
gram Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Busi-
ness Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service— 
Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Cooperative Development 
Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural Microentre-
preneur Assistance Program’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water 
and Waste Disposal Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service— 
Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program 
Account’’; and ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Distance Learning, Tele-
medicine, and Broadband Program’’, to the maximum extent fea-
sible, at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assist-
ance in persistent poverty counties under this section, including, 
notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, 
any county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a 
population that does not exceed the authorized population limit 
by more than 10 percent: Provided, That for purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘persistent poverty counties’’ means any county that has 
had 20 percent or more of its population living in poverty over 
the past 30 years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial 
censuses, and 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5-year aver-
age, or any territory or possession of the United States: Provided 
further, That with respect to specific activities for which program 
levels have been made available by this Act that are not supported
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by budget authority, the requirements of this section shall be 
applied to such program level. 
SEC. 737. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of 
a submission for an exemption for investigational 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 include 
a heritable genetic modification. Any such submission shall be 
deemed to have not been received by the Secretary, and the exemp-
tion may not go into effect. 
SEC. 738. None of the funds made available by this or any 
other Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by 
the Food and Drug Administration entitled ‘‘Standards for the 
Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human 
Consumption,’’ and published on November 27, 2015, with respect 
to the regulation of entities that grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine 
grapes, hops, pulse crops, or almonds. 
SEC. 739. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2024, for a pilot program for the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to 
nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and 
enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans. 
SEC. 740. For school years 2022–2023 and 2023–2024, none 
of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement 
or enforce the matter following the first comma in the second 
sentence of footnote (c) of section 220.8(c) of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations, with respect to the substitution of vegetables for fruits 
under the school breakfast program established under section 4 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). 
SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this Act or 
any other Act may be used— 
(1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of the Agriculture 
Improvement Act of 2018; or 
(2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or use 
of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or cultivated 
in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 or subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 
within or outside the State in which the hemp is grown or 
cultivated. 
SEC. 742. There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for grants under section 12502 of Public 
Law 115–334. 
SEC. 743. There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to carry 
out section 3307 of Public Law 115–334. 
SEC. 744. The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching 
funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7632(g)). 
SEC. 745. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary 
to provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public 
housing authorities to provide technical assistance, including finan-
cial and legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers
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to facilitate the acquisition of RHS multi-family housing properties 
in areas where the Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable 
housing, by non-profit housing organizations and public housing 
authorities as authorized by law that commit to keep such prop-
erties in the RHS multi-family housing program for a period of 
time as determined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 746. There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000, to carry 
out section 4208 of Public Law 115–334, including for project loca-
tions in additional regions. 
SEC. 747. There is hereby appropriated $4,000,000 to carry 
out section 12301 of Public Law 115–334, Farming Opportunities 
Training and Outreach. 
SEC. 748. In response to an eligible community where the 
drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, 
as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe 
weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the 
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an 
additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the estab-
lished period provided under the Program in order to protect public 
health. 
SEC. 749. 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 Administrator, 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 inappropriate purposes. 
SEC. 750. In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, ARS facilities as described 
in the ‘‘Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
(APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural 
Research Service (ARS) Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare’’ 
(16–6100–0103–MU Revision 16–1) shall be inspected by APHIS 
for compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and its regulations 
and standards. 
SEC. 751. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to procure raw or processed poultry products imported 
into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for 
use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child 
and Adult Care Food Program under section 17 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under 
section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast 
program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 
et seq.). 
SEC. 752. For school year 2023–2024, only a school food 
authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food 
service account as of June 30, 2022, shall be required to establish 
a price for paid lunches in accordance with section 12(p) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)). 
SEC. 753. There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry 
out a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long- 
term operations and financial health by providing technical assist-
ance through analysis of current hospital management practices.
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SEC. 754. Any funds made available by this or any other Act 
that the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5921(g)(2)), as amended, shall be available for grants for bio-
technology risk assessment research: Provided, That the Secretary 
may transfer such funds among appropriations of the Department 
of Agriculture for purposes of making such grants. 
SEC. 755. There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to carry out 
section 1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(g)(4)(B)) as amended by section 
7209 of Public Law 115–334. 
SEC. 756. Hereafter, none of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act, may be used to pay the salaries or expenses 
of personnel to implement any activities related to the permitting 
of non-recording of observed violations of the Animal Welfare Act 
or its regulations on official inspection reports. 
SEC. 757. For necessary expenses associated with cotton 
classing activities pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 55, to include equipment 
and facility upgrades, and in addition to any other funds made 
available for this purpose, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That amounts 
made available in this section shall be treated as funds collected 
by fees authorized under Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 288, §5, 42 Stat. 1518, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 55). 
SEC. 758. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to move 
any staff office or any agency from the mission area in which 
it was located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or 
office within the Department in the absence of the enactment of 
specific legislation affirming such move. 
SEC. 759. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Nat-
ural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated 
under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood 
Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation 
Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and for the Emer-
gency Watershed Protection Program carried out pursuant to section 
403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to 
provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section 
1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)), 
notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section. 
SEC. 760. In administering the pilot program established by 
section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018 (Public Law 115–141), the Secretary of Agriculture may, for 
purposes of determining entities eligible to receive assistance, con-
sider those communities which are ‘‘Areas Rural in Character’’: 
Provided, That not more than 10 percent of the funds made avail-
able under the heading ‘‘Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and 
Broadband Program’’ for the purposes of the pilot program estab-
lished by section 779 of Public Law 115–141 may be used for 
this purpose. 
SEC. 761. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel— 
(1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
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(2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 
(3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 
SEC. 762. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 
1310, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible 
lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the 
Secretary, under the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301–1311). 
SEC. 763. Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and Drug 
Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
shall, not later than September 30, 2023, and following the review 
required under Executive Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; 
relating to regulatory planning and review), issue advice revising 
the advice provided in the notice of availability entitled ‘‘Advice 
About Eating Fish, From the Environmental Protection Agency 
and Food and Drug Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Avail-
ability’’ (82 Fed. Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that 
is consistent with nutrition science recognized by the Food and 
Drug Administration on the net effects of seafood consumption. 
SEC. 764. There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to carry out section 2103 of Public Law 
115–334: Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize the wetland 
compliance needs of areas with significant numbers of individual 
wetlands, wetland acres, and conservation compliance requests. 
SEC. 765. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
acceptable market name of any engineered animal approved prior 
to the effective date of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure 
Standard (February 19, 2019) shall include the words ‘‘genetically 
engineered’’ prior to the existing acceptable market name. 
SEC. 766. There is appropriated to the Department of Agri-
culture, for an additional amount for ‘‘Agricultural Programs— 
Processing, Research, and Marketing—Office of the Secretary’’, 
$5,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, for nec-
essary expenses, under such terms and conditions determined by 
the Secretary, related to testing soil, water, or agricultural products 
for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the request of 
an agricultural producer, assisting agricultural producers affected 
by PFAS contamination with costs related to mitigate the impacts 
to their operation that have resulted from such contamination and 
indemnifying agricultural producers for the value of unmarketable 
crops, livestock, and other agricultural products related to PFAS 
contamination: Provided, That the Secretary shall prioritize such 
assistance to agricultural producers in states and territories that 
have established a tolerance threshold for PFAS in a food or agricul-
tural product: Provided further, That, not later than 90 days after 
the end of fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall submit a report 
to the Congress specifying the type, amount, and method of such 
assistance by state and territory and the status of the amounts 
obligated and plans for further expenditure, and include improve-
ments that can be made to U.S. Department of Agriculture pro-
grams, either administratively or legislatively, to increase support 
for agricultural producers impacted by PFAS contamination and 
to enhance scientific knowledge on PFAS uptake in crops and
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livestock and PFAS mitigation and remediation methods and 
disseminate such knowledge to agricultural producers. 
SEC. 767. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2023, an amount 
of funds made available in title III under the headings of Rural 
Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help 
Housing Grants, Rural Housing Assistance Grants, Rural Commu-
nity Facilities Program Account, Rural Business Program Account, 
Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water 
and Waste Disposal Program Account, equal to the amount obli-
gated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such 
headings in the most recent fiscal year any such funds were obli-
gated under such headings for REAP Zones. 
SEC. 768. There is hereby appropriated $500,000 to carry out 
the duties of the working group established under section 770 
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 
116–6; 133 Stat. 89). 
SEC. 769. For an additional amount for the Office of the Sec-
retary, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue 
the Institute for Rural Partnerships as established in section 778 
of Public Law 117–103: Provided, That the Institute for Rural 
Partnerships shall continue to dedicate resources to researching 
the causes and conditions of challenges facing rural areas, and 
develop community partnerships to address such challenges: Pro-
vided further, That administrative or other fees shall not exceed 
one percent: Provided further, That such partnership shall coordi-
nate and publish an annual report. 
SEC. 770. Of the unobligated balances from prior year appro-
priations made available under the heading ‘‘Farm Service Agency— 
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account’’, $73,000,000 
are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 771. In addition to the amount of reimbursement for 
administrative and operating expenses available for crop insurance 
contracts described in subsection (a)(2)(F) of section III of the 2023 
Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) that cover agricultural 
commodities described in section 101 of title I of the Specialty 
Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note), there 
is hereby appropriated $25,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, to pay, with respect to such contracts for the 2021 
reinsurance year, an amount that is equal to the difference between 
the amount to be paid pursuant to the SRA for the applicable 
reinsurance year and the amount that would be paid if such con-
tracts were not subject to a reduction described in subsection 
(a)(2)(G) of section III of the SRA but subject to a reimbursement 
rate equal to 17.5 percent of the net book premium. 
SEC. 772. For an additional amount for the ‘‘Office of the 
Secretary’’, $1,300,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, to enter into an agreement with 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
to conduct a study of the eight topics and scientific questions 
related to alcohol previously published by USDA and HHS and 
other relevant topics: Provided, That the panel or panels established 
by the National Academies Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
to conduct the study shall operate in a fully transparent manner 
and include a balanced representation of individuals who have
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expertise in the health effects of alcohol consumption, are unbiased, 
and are free from conflicts of interests: Provided further, That 
the findings and recommendations of the study shall be based 
on the preponderance of the scientific and medical knowledge con-
sistent with section 5341 of title 7 of United States Code: Provided 
further, That not later than eighteen months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine shall submit its report to the Secretary 
of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
the Congress of its systematic review and data analysis of the 
eight research topics: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall ensure that the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
process includes a recommendation for alcohol and shall be based 
on the preponderance of scientific and medical knowledge consistent 
with section 5341 of title 7 of United States Code: Provided further, 
That the Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure the process is fully 
transparent and includes a balanced representation of individuals 
who are unbiased and free from conflicts of interest. 
SEC. 773. The Secretary, as part of the report on foreign land-
holding required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclo-
sure Act (Public Law 95–460), shall report to Congress on foreign 
investments in agricultural land in the United States, including 
the impact foreign ownership has on family farms, rural commu-
nities, and the domestic food supply: Provided, That within 3 years 
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
streamlined process for electronic submission and retention of 
disclosures made under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclo-
sure Act, including an internet database that contains disaggregated 
data from each disclosure submitted: Provided further, That all 
prior year disclosures of foreign investments in agricultural land 
in the United States are published in the database: Provided fur-
ther, That the plan includes a process to ensure the protection 
of personally identifiable information and that all disclosures of 
foreign investments in agricultural land on the USDA website be 
disaggregated by: (1) in any case in which such foreign person 
is an individual, the citizenship of such foreign person; and (2) 
in any case in which such foreign person is not an individual 
or a government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, 
the country in which such foreign person is created or organized, 
and the principal place of business of such foreign person. 
SEC. 774. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
common name ‘‘Kanpachi’’ shall serve as an acceptable market 
name under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
301 et seq.) for labeling and marketing of ocean-farmed Seriola 
rivoliana. 
SEC. 775. In this or any subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary 
of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture 
the operation of and all property required to operate the National 
Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas: Provided, 
That, such transfer of function shall include the transfer of up 
to 40 full time equivalent positions, to be completed within 120 
days of the effective date of the transfer of function, as jointly 
determined by the Secretaries. 
SEC. 776. (a) Section 260 of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1636i) is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’.
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(b) Section 942 of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 
1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635 note; Public Law 106–78) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 777. Section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘Access 
to Local Foods: Farm to School Program.’’ and inserting ‘‘Access 
to Local Foods: Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program’’. 
SEC. 778. Notwithstanding 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13), the Secretary 
shall consider a city or town to be a rural area for the purposes 
of eligibility for a guaranteed loan funded through the Rural 
Community Facilities Program Account if the project to be funded 
received a prior loan from such account in fiscal year 2021. 
SEC. 779. Of the unobligated balances in the ‘‘Nonrecurring 
Expenses Fund’’ established in section 742 of division A of Public 
Law 113–235, $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded not later than 
September 30, 2023. 
SEC. 780. Funds made available in the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) for the ‘‘Rural Community 
Facilities Program Account’’ under section 306 of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S.C. 1926, for the principal 
amount of direct loans are to remain available through fiscal year 
2028 for the liquidation of valid obligations incurred in fiscal year 
2018. 
SEC. 781. Of the unobligated balances from amounts made 
available to carry out section 749(g) of the Agricultural Appropria-
tions Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80), $80,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2023’’. 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of 
the Department of Commerce provided for by law, to carry out 
activities associated with facilitating, attracting, and retaining busi-
ness investment in the United States, and for engaging in trade 
promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and 
cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of 
United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 
of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent 
members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas 
and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transpor-
tation of employees of the International Trade Administration 
between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of
H. R. 2617—53 
title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United 
States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad 
for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, 
repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort 
claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in 
foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation 
expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official 
use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; not to exceed $325,000 
for purchase of armored vehicles without regard to the general 
purchase price limitations; obtaining insurance on official motor 
vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $625,000,000, of which $85,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024: Provided, That 
$12,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used 
by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 
3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further, That, of 
amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 
shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforce-
ment and compliance activities: Provided further, That the provi-
sions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) 
of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these 
activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under 
the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services 
provided as part of these activities: Provided further, That, of 
amounts provided under this heading, up to $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the purpose of carrying out 
a pilot fellowship program of the United States Commercial Service 
under which the Secretary of Commerce may make competitive 
grants to appropriate institutions of higher education or students 
to increase the level of knowledge and awareness of, and interest 
in employment with, that Service among minority students: Pro-
vided further, That any grants awarded under such program shall 
be made pursuant to regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, 
which shall require as a condition of the initial receipt of grant 
funds, a commitment by prospective grantees to accept full-time 
employment in the Global Markets unit of the International Trade 
Administration upon the completion of participation in the program. 
BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for export administration and national 
security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs 
associated with the performance of export administration field 
activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for 
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed 
overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens 
by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the 
manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 
28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; 
not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; 
awards of compensation to informers under the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 (subtitle B of title XVII of the John S. McCain
H. R. 2617—54 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019; Public 
Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2208; 50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), and as 
authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 
223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b)); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles 
for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with 
special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard 
to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $191,000,000, 
of which $76,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) 
and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities: Provided further, That payments 
and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services 
provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in 
covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information 
to the public with respect to the export administration and national 
security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export 
control programs of the United States and other governments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for 
trade adjustment assistance, and for grants authorized by sections 
27, 28, 29, and 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation 
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722, 3722a, 3722b, and 3723), as amended, 
$430,000,000 to remain available until expended, of which 
$50,000,000 shall be for grants under section 27, $41,000,000 shall 
be for grants under section 28, $41,000,000 shall be for grants 
under section 29 in amounts determined by the Secretary, and 
$2,500,000 shall be for grants under section 30: Provided, That 
any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of 
deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in pre-
vious years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 
505 of this Act. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic develop-
ment assistance programs as provided for by law, $68,000,000: 
Provided, That funds provided under this heading may be used 
to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works 
Employment Act of 1976; title II of the Trade Act of 1974; sections 
27 through 30 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3722–3723), as amended; and the Community 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Minority Business Development 
Agency in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
enterprises, as authorized by law, $70,000,000.
H. R. 2617—55 
ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, 
$130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
CURRENT SURVEYS AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, pre-
paring, and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $330,000,000: 
Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used 
for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, pre-
paring, and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs 
provided for by law, $1,155,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided, That, from amounts provided herein, 
funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activi-
ties. 
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National 
Telecommunications 
and 
Information 
Administration 
(NTIA), 
$62,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: Pro-
vided, That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of 
Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spec-
trum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and 
such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for 
costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized 
to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, 
or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all 
costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and 
related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences 
of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this para-
graph, and such funds received from other Government agencies 
shall remain available until expended. 
PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, PLANNING AND 
CONSTRUCTION 
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and 
unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available 
for the administration of all open grants until their expiration.
H. R. 2617—56 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trade-
mark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of 
suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $4,253,404,000, 
to remain available until expended: Provided, That the sum herein 
appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting 
collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the 
USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2023, so 
as to result in a fiscal year 2023 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That during fiscal year 
2023, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be 
less than $4,253,404,000, this amount shall be reduced accordingly: 
Provided further, That any amount received in excess of 
$4,253,404,000 in fiscal year 2023 and deposited in the Patent 
and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That the Director of USPTO shall 
submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts 
made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the 
preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent 
and Trademark Office ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ account: Provided 
further, That the budget of the President submitted for fiscal year 
2024 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
include within amounts provided under this heading for necessary 
expenses of the USPTO any increases that are expected to result 
from an increase promulgated through rule or regulation in offset-
ting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by 
the USPTO under any law in either fiscal year 2023 or fiscal 
year 2024: Provided further, That from amounts provided herein, 
not to exceed $13,500 shall be made available in fiscal year 2023 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further, 
That in fiscal year 2023 from the amounts made available for 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ for the USPTO, the amounts necessary 
to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contrib-
uted by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 
5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined 
by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management (OPM) for USPTO’s specific use, of basic pay, 
of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, 
and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, 
as determined by OPM for USPTO’s specific use of post-retirement 
life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all 
USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health 
Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance 
(FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and 
Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the Employees FEHB Fund, 
as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes
H. R. 2617—57 
of those accounts: Provided further, That any differences between 
the present value factors published in OPM’s yearly 300 series 
benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO’s 
specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO’s 
financial statements, where applicable: Provided further, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges 
assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only 
pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended 
by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (Public 
Law 112–29): Provided further, That within the amounts appro-
priated, $2,450,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Office of Inspector 
General’’ account for activities associated with carrying out inves-
tigations and audits related to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology (NIST), $953,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred 
to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this heading, $62,532,000 shall be used for 
the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately 
following the paragraph ‘‘NIST STRS Community Project Funding/ 
NIST External Projects’’ in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act): Provided further, That the amounts made available for the 
projects referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred 
for any other purpose: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer 
undergraduate research fellowship program participants. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, 
$212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
$175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for the Manufac-
turing USA Program. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including architec-
tural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance 
of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 
13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278c–278e), $462,285,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the amounts appropriated under this 
heading, $332,285,000 shall be used for the projects, and in the 
amounts, specified in the table immediately following the paragraph 
‘‘NIST Construction Community Project Funding/NIST Extramural 
Construction’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
H. R. 2617—58 
Provided further, That up to one percent of amounts made available 
for the projects referenced in the preceding proviso may be used 
for the administrative costs of such projects: Provided further, That 
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts 
made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget 
justification materials for fiscal year 2024 that the Secretary sub-
mits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget 
(as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National 
Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having 
a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and 
simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an 
estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for 
each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 
maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; pilot pro-
grams for State-led fisheries management, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law; grants, contracts, or other payments to 
nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities 
pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$4,500,997,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024: Pro-
vided, That fees and donations received by the National Ocean 
Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may 
be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
United 
States 
Code: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
in 
addition, 
$344,901,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled 
‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining 
to American Fisheries’’, which shall only be used for fishery activi-
ties related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program; Fisheries 
Data Collections, Surveys, and Assessments; Observers and 
Training; Fisheries Management Programs and Services; and Inter-
jurisdictional Fisheries Grants: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$71,299,000 shall be for payment to the ‘‘Department of Commerce 
Working 
Capital 
Fund’’: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
of 
the 
$4,868,898,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, 
$4,500,997,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $344,901,000 
is provided by transfer, and $23,000,000 is derived from recoveries 
of prior year obligations: Provided further, That of the amounts 
appropriated under this heading, $111,465,000 shall be used for 
the projects, and in the amounts, specified in the table immediately 
following the paragraph ‘‘NOAA Community Project Funding/NOAA 
Special Projects’’ in the explanatory statement described in section
H. R. 2617—59 
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): 
Provided further, That the amounts made available for the projects 
referenced in the preceding proviso may not be transferred for 
any other purpose: Provided further, That any deviation from the 
amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory state-
ment described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of 
funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject 
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided 
further, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits 
Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel 
and their dependents under the Dependents’ Medical Care Act 
(10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, 
including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, $1,653,630,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2025, except that funds provided for 
acquisition and construction of vessels and aircraft, and construction 
of facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
of the $1,666,630,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $1,653,630,000 is appropriated from the general fund and 
$13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: 
Provided further, That any deviation from the amounts designated 
for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in 
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated 
Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under 
this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures 
set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further, That the 
Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification mate-
rials for fiscal year 2024 that the Secretary submits to Congress 
in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted 
with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 
31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or 
construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and 
simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate 
of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of 
the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of 
Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2024: Provided, That, of the funds provided herein, 
the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Wash-
ington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the 
federally recognized Tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast 
(including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon 
and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endan-
gered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, 
for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of Tribal treaty 
fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation 
of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines 
to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further,
H. R. 2617—60 
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other 
merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: 
Provided further, That funds disbursed to States shall be subject 
to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contribu-
tions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. 
FISHERIES DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
For necessary expenses of administering the fishery disaster 
assistance programs authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (Public Law 94–265) and the 
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act (title III of Public Law 99–659), 
$300,000. 
FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95– 
372, not to exceed $349,000, to be derived from receipts collected 
pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
during fiscal year 2023, obligations of direct loans may not exceed 
$24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed 
$100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Mer-
chant Marine Act of 1936. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department 
of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 
for official reception and representation, $95,000,000: Provided, 
That no employee of the Department of Commerce may be detailed 
or assigned from a bureau or office funded by this Act or any 
other Act to offices within the Office of the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Commerce for more than 180 days in a fiscal year unless 
the individual’s employing bureau or office is fully reimbursed for 
the salary and expenses of the employee for the entire period 
of assignment using funds provided under this heading: Provided 
further, That amounts made available to the Department of Com-
merce in this or any prior Act may not be transferred pursuant 
to section 508 of this or any prior Act to the account funded 
under this heading, except in the case of extraordinary cir-
cumstances that threaten life or property. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization 
of the Herbert C. Hoover Building, $1,142,000. 
NONRECURRING EXPENSES FUND 
For necessary expenses for technology modernization projects 
and cybersecurity risk mitigation of the Department of Commerce, 
$35,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025: Pro-
vided, That amounts made available under this heading are in
H. R. 2617—61 
addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes: 
Provided further, That any unobligated balances of expired discre-
tionary funds transferred to the Department of Commerce Non-
recurring Expenses Fund, as authorized by section 111 of title 
I of division B of Public Law 116–93, may be obligated only after 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the 
planned use of funds. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in 
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.), $48,000,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropria-
tions and funds made available to the Department of Commerce 
by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the 
Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to the extent and in 
the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized 
only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary 
of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made 
available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries 
and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles 
as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized 
by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized 
by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 
SEC. 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce 
in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent 
by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to 
this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce 
shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days 
in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset 
(including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided 
for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Depart-
ment of Commerce. 
SEC. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2012 (Public Law 112–55), as amended by section 105 of 
title I of division B of Public Law 113–6, are hereby adopted 
by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2023: 
Provided, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System 
is $11,322,125,000, the life cycle cost of the Polar Follow On Pro-
gram is $6,837,900,000, the life cycle cost for the Geostationary 
Operational 
Environmental 
Satellite 
R-Series 
Program 
is 
$11,700,100,000, and the life cycle cost for the Space Weather 
Follow On Program is $692,800,000.
H. R. 2617—62 
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Commerce may furnish services (including but not 
limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) nec-
essary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement 
of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursu-
ant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other 
authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 
Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, 
and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from 
the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable 
or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement 
for services provided under this section or the authority under 
which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to 
$200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which 
initially bears the costs of such services. 
SEC. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent 
a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright 
infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. 
SEC. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, 
with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropria-
tions, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, 
or of any State, local government, Indian Tribal government, Terri-
tory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of 
any foreign government or international organization, for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute adminis-
tered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
SEC. 108. The National Technical Information Service shall 
not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document 
generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided 
information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such 
report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. 
Should a customer still require the Service to provide a printed 
or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be 
limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, 
and delivering such report or document. 
SEC. 109. To carry out the responsibilities of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Adminis-
trator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and coopera-
tive agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, 
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) 
receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis 
from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local govern-
ment, Tribal government, Territory, or possession or any subdivi-
sions thereof: Provided, That funds received for permitting and 
related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be depos-
ited under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ and shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024, for such purposes: Pro-
vided further, That all funds within this section and their cor-
responding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 
SEC. 110. Amounts provided by this Act or by any prior appro-
priations Act that remain available for obligation, for necessary 
expenses of the programs of the Economics and Statistics Adminis-
tration of the Department of Commerce, including amounts provided
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for programs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau 
of the Census, shall be available for expenses of cooperative agree-
ments with appropriate entities, including any Federal, State, or 
local governmental unit, or institution of higher education, to aid 
and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities which 
further the purposes for which such amounts have been made 
available. 
SEC. 111. Amounts provided by this Act for the Hollings Manu-
facturing Extension Partnership under the heading ‘‘National 
Institute of Standards and Technology—Industrial Technology Serv-
ices’’ shall not be subject to cost share requirements under 15 
U.S.C. 278k(e)(2): Provided, That the authority made available 
pursuant to this section shall be elective, in whole or in part, 
for any Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center that also 
receives funding from a State that is conditioned upon the applica-
tion of a Federal cost sharing requirement. 
SEC. 112. The Secretary of Commerce, or the designee of the 
Secretary, may waive— 
(1) in whole or in part, the matching requirements under 
sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing requirements 
under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the 
request of the grant applicant, for amounts made available 
under this Act under the heading ‘‘Operations, Research, and 
Facilities’’ 
under 
the 
heading 
‘‘National 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric Administration’’; and 
(2) up to 50 percent of the matching requirements under 
sections 306 and 306A, and the cost sharing requirements 
under section 315, of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the 
request of the grant applicant, for amounts made available 
under this Act under the heading ‘‘Procurement, Acquisition 
and Construction’’ under the heading ‘‘National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Commerce Appro-
priations Act, 2023’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Depart-
ment of Justice, $145,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2024, and of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice 
facilities shall remain available until expended. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, 
including planning, development, deployment and departmental
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direction, $138,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Attorney General may transfer up to $40,000,000 
to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice 
for information technology, to remain available until expended, 
for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided fur-
ther, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in 
addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act: 
Provided further, That any transfer pursuant to the first proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this 
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 
EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of immigration- 
related activities of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, 
$860,000,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited 
in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee’’ account, and of which not 
less than $29,000,000 shall be available for services and activities 
provided by the Legal Orientation Program: Provided, That not 
to exceed $50,000,000 of the total amount made available under 
this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2027, for 
build-out and modifications of courtroom space. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
$139,000,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen 
emergencies of a confidential character: Provided, That not to exceed 
$4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2024. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission 
as authorized, $14,591,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, upon the expiration of a term of office 
of a Commissioner, the Commissioner may continue to act until 
a successor has been appointed. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Depart-
ment of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed 
$20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under 
the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate 
of, the Attorney General; the administration of pardon and clemency 
petitions; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the 
District of Columbia, $1,138,000,000, of which not to exceed