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ministration for rent; (9) not to exceed $209,392,000 shall 
be for payments to the General Services Administration for 
rent; and (10) $226,247,000 shall be for other activities, in-
cluding the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
the Office of Foods, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Prod-
ucts, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office 
of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central 
services for these offices: Provided further, That not to ex-
ceed $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 
funds be may transferred from one specified activity to an-
other with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that discloses, with respect to all 
drugs, devices, and biological products approved, cleared, 
or licensed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
or the Public Health Service Act during calendar year 
2011, including such drugs, devices, and biological products 
so approved, cleared, or licensed using funds made available 
under this Act: (1) the average number of calendar days 
that elapsed from the date that drug applications (includ-
ing any supplements) were submitted to such Secretary 
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under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355) until the date that the drugs were ap-
proved under such section 505; (2) the average number of 
calendar days that elapsed from the date that applications 
for device clearance (including any supplements) under sec-
tion 510(k) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k)) or for premarket 
approval (including any supplements) under section 515 of 
such Act (21 U.S.C. 360e) were submitted to such Secretary 
until the date that the devices were cleared under such sec-
tion 510(k) or approved under such section 515; and (3) 
the average number of calendar days that elapsed from the 
date that biological license applications (including any sup-
plements) were submitted to such Secretary under section 
351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) until 
the date that the biological products were licensed under 
such section 351. 
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to remain 
available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where 
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not otherwise provided, $8,982,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,000,000 (from assessments collected 
from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri-
cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during 
the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au-
thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver-
ships. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 204 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 170 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 
unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 
by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary bal-
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ances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Cap-
ital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equip-
ment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, 
and information technology services of primary benefit to 
the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: Provided, 
That none of the funds made available by this Act or any 
other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund 
without the prior approval of the agency administrator: 
Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund 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 De-
partment’s National Finance Center without written notifi-
cation to and prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 
711 of this Act: Provided further, That of annual income 
amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department 
of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, 
the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the 
replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including 
equipment for the improvement and implementation of a 
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financial management plan, information technology, and 
other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any 
unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 
shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary sub-
mits written notification of the obligation to the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate: Provided further, That the limitation on the obliga-
tion of funds pending notification to Congressional Com-
mittees shall not apply to any obligation that, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a de-
clared state of emergency that significantly impacts the op-
erations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate em-
ployees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to 
continue operations of the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the United 
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the 
agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrange-
ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between 
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the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay-
ment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such 
institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a 
similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available 
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 706. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated 
by this Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 
30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 
SEC. 707. None of the funds made available to the De-
partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
new information technology systems or significant up-
grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi-
cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech-
nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
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propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer 
without written notification to and the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That none of the funds available 
to the Department of Agriculture for information technology 
shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt 
of written approval by the Chief Information Officer. 
SEC. 708. Funds made available under section 1240I 
and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 
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. 709. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or 
prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the 
Rural Electrification Act, or any not-for-profit utility that 
is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such 
Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower 
under such Act. 
SEC. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
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1998, none of the funds in this or any other Act may be 
used to prohibit the provision of in-kind support from non- 
Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) in the form of unre-
covered indirect costs not otherwise charged against the 
grant, consistent with the indirect rate of cost approved for 
a recipient. 
SEC. 711. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, unobligated balances remaining available at the end 
of the fiscal year from appropriations made available for 
salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agen-
cy and the Rural Development mission area, shall remain 
available through September 30, 2013, for information tech-
nology expenses. 
SEC. 712. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize 
a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed 
the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 
7 C.F.R. 246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to par-
ticipants. 
SEC. 713. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office 
funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency 
or office of the Department for more than 30 days unless 
the individual’s employing agency or office is fully reim-
bursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and 
expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. 
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SEC. 714. In the case of each program established or 
amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–246), 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, associated with the implementation of the 
program, without regard to the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 
section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 
not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 
for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in 
such section. 
SEC. 715. Funds provided by this Act may be used 
notwithstanding the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1). 
SEC. 716. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to close or relocate a Rural 
Development office unless or until the Secretary of Agri-
culture determines the cost effectiveness and/or enhancement 
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of program delivery or that the closing or relocation would 
result in cost savings: Provided, That not later than 120 
days before the date of the proposed closure or relocation, 
the Secretary notifies in writing the Committees on Appro-
priation of the House and Senate, and the members of Con-
gress from the State in which the office is located of the 
proposed closure or relocation and provides a report that 
describes the justifications for such closures and relocations. 
SEC. 717. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture made available in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 
to carry out section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) for the cost of direct loans shall 
remain available until expended to disburse valid obliga-
tions. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds made available in fiscal 
year 2012 or preceding fiscal years for programs authorized 
under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in 
excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to reimburse the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible com-
modities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson 
Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1): Provided, 
That any such funds made available to reimburse the Com-
modity Credit Corporation shall only be used pursuant to 
section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian 
Trust Act. 
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SEC. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, not 
more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex-
penses of activities related to all advisory committees, pan-
els, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
awarded grants. 
SEC. 720. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
school food authorities which received a grant for equipment 
assistance under the grant program carried out pursuant 
to the heading ‘‘Food and Nutrition Service Child Nutrition 
Programs’’ in title I of division A of the American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) shall 
be eligible to receive a grant under section 749 (j) of the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Adminis-
tration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 
(Public Law 111–80). 
SEC. 721. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to 
carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 
SEC. 722. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 to 
the Farm Service Agency to carry out a pilot program to 
demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the 
rate of growth of re-forested hardwood trees on private non- 
industrial forests lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the 
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Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina 
in 2005. 
SEC. 723. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any 
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by 
the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
a reprogramming of funds, or in the case of the Department 
of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by sec-
tion 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act 
of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89– 
106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; 
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (as the case may be) no-
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tifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in ad-
vance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use 
of such authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by 
this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts 
in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collec-
tion of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activi-
ties, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use 
of the authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving 
funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
that: 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agri-
culture or the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
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ices (as the case may be) notifies, in writing, the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogram-
ming 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 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) 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 in writ-
ing from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress confirmation of receipt of the notification re-
quired in this section. 
SEC. 724. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 
of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations lan-
guage as part of the President’s Budget submission to the 
Congress of the United States for programs under the juris-
diction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects 
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a reduction from the previous year due to user fees pro-
posals that have not been enacted into law prior to the sub-
mission of the Budget unless such Budget submission identi-
fies 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 2013 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 725. The Secretary may reserve, through April 
1, 2012, up to 5 percent of the funding available for the 
following items for projects in areas that are engaged in 
strategic regional development planning as defined by the 
Secretary: business and industry guaranteed loans; rural 
development loan fund; rural business enterprise grants; 
rural business opportunity grants; rural economic develop-
ment program; rural microenterprise program; biorefinery 
assistance program; rural energy for America program; 
value-added producer grants; broadband program; water 
and waste program; and rural community facilities pro-
gram. 
SEC. 726. 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 the 
following: 
(1) The Conservation Stewardship Program au-
thorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Secu-
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rity of Act 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in excess 
of $809,000,000; 
(2) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au-
thorized by section 14(h) of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)); 
(3) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-
gram as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
3839aa–8) in excess of $1,400,000,000: Provided, 
That up to $20,000,000 of the funds made available 
for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa(8)) may 
be transferred to a program as authorized by 16 
U.S.C. 1301–1311 to enroll agricultural lands that 
experienced significant flooding, as determined by the 
Secretary, in calendar year 2011: Provided further, 
That no more than $10,000,000 may be used for 
agreements entered into with owners or operators in 
any one State; 
(4) The Farmland Protection Program as au-
thorized by section 1238I of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i) in excess of $150,000,000; 
(5) The Grassland Reserve Program as author-
ized by sections 1238O–1238Q of the Food Security 
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Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838o–3838q) in excess of 
140,907 acres in fiscal year 2012; 
(6) The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized by 
sections 1237–1237F of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3837–3837f) to enroll in excess of 185,800 
acres in fiscal year 2012; 
(7) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act author-
ized by section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1)) in excess of $50,000,000; 
(8) The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat In-
centives Program authorized by section 1240R of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5); 
(9) The Bioenergy Program for Advanced 
Biofuels authorized by section 9005 of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8105) in excess of $75,000,000; 
(10) The Rural Energy for America Program 
authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) in ex-
cess of $34,000,000; 
(11) Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)) to provide a per-
formance-based premium discount in the crop insur-
ance program; 
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propriated 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 or 
officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 
out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjust-
ment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74–320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, 
as amended), or for any surplus removal activities or 
price support activities under section 5 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided fur-
ther, That of the available unobligated balances under 
(b)(2)(A)(iv) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, 
$150,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 
727. 
Hereafter, 
notwithstanding 
section 
310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment 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. 728. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Agriculture or the 
Food and Drug Administration shall be used to transmit 
or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Ag-
riculture or non-Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices employee questions or responses to questions that are 
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a result of information requested for the appropriations 
hearing process. 
SEC. 729. (a) Clause (ii) of section 524(b)(4)(B) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘certain fiscal years’’; 
and 
(2) in the text, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014’’. 
(b) Section 1238E(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3838e(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
(c) Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
(d) Section 1241(a)(6)(E) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(6)(E)) is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2014’’. 
(e) Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 (and fiscal year 
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2014 in the case of the programs specified in para-
graphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7)),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2014’’. 
(f) Section 1241(a)(7)(D) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)(D)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 730. Any unobligated funds included under 
Treasury symbol codes 12X3336, 12X2268, 12X0132, 
12X2271, 12X2277, 12X1404, 12X1501, and 12X1336 are 
hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 731. Of the unobligated balances provided pursu-
ant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008, $11,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 732. There is hereby appropriated for the ‘‘Emer-
gency Conservation Program’’, for expenses resulting from 
a major disaster designation pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5122(2)), $78,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That this amount is designated by Con-
gress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended: 
Provided further, That there is hereby appropriated for the 
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‘‘Emergency Forest Restoration Program’’, for expenses re-
sulting from a major disaster designation pursuant to the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), $49,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That this amount is 
designated by Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), 
as amended: Provided further, That there is hereby appro-
priated for the ‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection Pro-
gram’’, for expenses resulting from a major disaster des-
ignation pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), 
$139,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided 
further, That this amount is designated by Congress as 
being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) 
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 
SEC. 733. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act— 
(1) the amount provided under section 732 for 
the emergency conservation program for expenses re-
sulting from a major disaster designation pursuant to 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
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Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) is increased by 
$48,700,000; and 
(2) the amount provided under section 732 for 
the emergency watershed protection program for ex-
penses resulting from a major disaster designation 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) is 
increased by $61,200,000. 
(b) The additional amounts provided under subsection 
(a)— 
(1) are designated by Congress as being for dis-
aster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(D)); 
(2) are subject to the same terms and conditions 
as any other amounts provided under section 732 for 
the same purposes; and 
(3) shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 734. Unobligated balances not to exceed 
$31,000,000 for the ‘‘Emergency Watershed Protection Pro-
gram’’ provided in Public Law 108–199, Public Law 109– 
234, and Public Law 110–28 shall be available for the pur-
poses of such program for disasters occurring in 2011, and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That the 
amounts made available by this section are designated by 
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Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 99– 
177), as amended. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement an interim final or final 
rule that— 
(1) sets any maximum limits on the serving of 
vegetables in school meal programs established under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and by section 4 of the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773); or 
(2) is inconsistent with the recommendations of 
the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 
vegetables. 
SEC. 736. For fiscal year 2012, section 363 of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
2006e) shall not apply to a project funded under the com-
munity facilities programs authorized under such Act. 
SEC. 737. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate a report describing plans to implement reduc-
tions to salaries and expenses accounts included in this Act. 
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SEC. 738. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
direct payments under section 1103 or 1303 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 
8753) to any person or legal entity that has an average 
adjusted gross income (as defined in section 1001D of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a)) in excess 
of $1,000,000. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, 
SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for De-
partments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Re-
lated Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2012, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses for international trade activi-
ties of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, 
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including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for 
the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, 
without regard to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical 
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of 
employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily 
posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of 
the International Trade Administration between two points 
abroad, without regard to 49 U.S.C. 40118; employment of 
Americans and aliens by contract for services; rental of 
space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and ex-
penses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or 
construction of temporary demountable exhibition struc-
tures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner 
authorized in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when 
such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed 
$245,250 for official representation expenses abroad; pur-
chase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not 
to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on offi-
cial motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $441,104,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2013, of which 
$9,439,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used 
by the International Trade Administration, notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 3302: 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 
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Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply 
in carrying out these activities without regard to section 
5412 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 
1988 (15 U.S.C. 4912); and that for the purpose of this 
Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Edu-
cational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include 
payment for assessments for services provided as part of 
these activities: Provided further, That up to $2,500,000 
from amounts provided herein may be available for nec-
essary expenses of the Commercial Law Development Pro-
gram, including those authorized under section 636(a) of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(a)). 
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 im-
mediate families of employees stationed overseas; employ-
ment of Americans and aliens by contract for services 
abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized 
in the first paragraph of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims 
arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $11,250 for official 
representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to 
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informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, 
and as authorized by 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, $98,138,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which $31,279,000 shall be for in-
spections and other activities related to national security: 
Provided, 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: Pro-
vided 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 pub-
lic 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 gov-
ernments. 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
For grants for economic development assistance as pro-
vided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, and for grants au-
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thorized by section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), as added 
by section 603 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization 
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–358), $220,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be for 
economic adjustment assistance grants under section 209 of 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3149) to support innovative, utility-adminis-
tered energy efficiency programs for small businesses. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Development 
Assistance Programs’’ for expenses related to disaster relief, 
long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in 
areas that received a major disaster designation in 2011 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5122(2)), 
$135,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by Congress as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Economic Development 
Assistance Programs’’ for expenses related to disaster relief, 
long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure in 
areas that received a major disaster designation in 2011 
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
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Emergency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5122(2)), 
$365,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such amount is designated by Congress as being 
for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (Public Law 99–177), as amended. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
$37,166,000: Provided, That these funds 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, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act 
of 1977. 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 
MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce 
in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
other agreements with public or private organizations, 
$29,732,000. 
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ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of eco-
nomic and statistical analysis programs of the Department 
of Commerce, $95,119,000. 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, ana-
lyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for by 
law, $253,336,000: Provided, That from amounts provided 
herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and 
marketing activities. 
PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to collect and publish statistics 
for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, 
$690,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013: Provided, That from amounts provided herein, funds 
may be used for additional promotion, outreach, and mar-
keting activities: Provided further, That within the amounts 
appropriated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office 
of the Inspector General for activities associated with car-
rying out investigations and audits related to the Bureau 
of the Census. 
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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
National Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration (NTIA), $45,568,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of Commerce shall charge 
Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum manage-
ment, 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 Com-
merce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collec-
tions all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from 
other Government agencies for all costs incurred in tele-
communications research, engineering, and related activi-
ties by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of 
NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
paragraph, 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 
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are hereafter available for the administration of all open 
grants until their expiration. 
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and 
Trademark 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, $2,706,313,000 to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections 
assessed and collected pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 
U.S.C. 41 and 376 are received during fiscal year 2012, 
so as to result in a fiscal year 2012 appropriation from 
the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further, That 
during fiscal year 2012, should the total amount of offset-
ting fee collections and the surcharge provided herein be less 
than $2,706,313,000 this amount shall be reduced accord-
ingly: Provided further, That any amount received in excess 
of $2,706,313,000 in fiscal year 2012 and deposited in the 
Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That the Direc-
tor of the Patent and Trademark Office shall submit a 
spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
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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 ex-
penditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth 
in that section: Provided further, That from amounts pro-
vided herein, not to exceed $750 shall be made available 
in fiscal year 2012 for official reception and representation 
expenses: Provided further, That in fiscal year 2012 from 
the amounts made available for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ 
for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay: (1) the dif-
ference between the percentage of basic pay contributed 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 Personnel 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 insur-
ance 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 Employees 
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Life Insurance Fund, and the Employees Health Benefits 
Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the author-
ized purposes 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 PTO’s specific use shall be recognized as 
an imputed cost on PTO’s financial statements, where ap-
plicable: Provided further, That sections 801, 802, and 803 
of division B, Public Law 108–447 shall remain in effect 
during fiscal year 2012: Provided further, That the Director 
may, this year, reduce by regulation fees payable for docu-
ments in patent and trademark matters, in connection with 
the filing of documents filed electronically in a form pre-
scribed by the Director: Provided further, That there shall 
be a surcharge of 15 percent, as provided for by section 11(i) 
of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act: Provided further, 
That hereafter the Director shall reduce fees for providing 
prioritized examination of utility and plant patent appli-
cations by 50 percent for small entities that qualify for re-
duced fees under 35 U.S.C. 41(h)(1), so long as the fees of 
the prioritized examination program are set to recover the 
estimated cost of the program: Provided further, That the 
receipts collected as a result of these surcharges shall be 
available within the amounts provided herein to the United 
States Patent and Trademark Office without fiscal year 
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limitation, for all authorized activities and operations of 
the Office: Provided further, That within the amounts ap-
propriated, $1,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of 
Inspector General for activities associated with carrying out 
investigations and audits related to the USPTO. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, $500,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may 
be transferred to the ‘‘Working Capital Fund’’: Provided, 
That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses. 
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Industrial Technology 
Services, $120,000,000 to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amounts appropriated herein, 
$120,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Ex-
tension Partnership. 
CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES 
For construction of new research facilities, including 
architectural and engineering design, and for renovation 
and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise pro-
vided for the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
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nology, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e, $60,000,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
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; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, 
$3,134,327,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement, 
which shall remain available until September 30, 2014: 
Provided, That fees and donations received by the National 
Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanc-
tuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and ex-
penses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 
U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in addition, 
$109,098,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund en-
titled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Re-
search Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided fur-
ther, That of the $3,250,425,000 provided for in direct obli-
gations under this heading $3,134,327,000 is appropriated 
from the general fund, and $109,098,000 is provided by 
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transfer and $7,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior 
year obligations: Provided further, That payments of funds 
made available under this heading to the Department of 
Commerce Working Capital Fund including Department of 
Commerce General Counsel legal services shall not exceed 
$41,105,000: Provided further, That the total amount avail-
able for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion corporate services administrative support costs shall 
not exceed $219,291,000: Provided further, That any devi-
ation from the amounts designated for specific activities in 
the explanatory statement accompanying this 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 allocating grants under sections 306 and 306A of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, no 
coastal State shall receive more than 5 percent or less than 
1 percent of increased funds appropriated over the previous 
fiscal year. 
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 Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may 
be necessary. 
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PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), $1,833,594,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014, except funds provided for construction of 
facilities which shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the $1,841,594,000 provided for in direct ob-
ligations under this heading, $1,833,594,000 is appro-
priated from the general fund and $8,000,000 is provided 
from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, 
That any deviation from the amounts designated for spe-
cific activities in the explanatory statement accompanying 
this Act, or any use of deobligated balances of funds pro-
vided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject 
to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include 
in budget justification materials 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 NOAA Procurement, Acquisition or Construction 
project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simulta-
neously the budget justification shall include an estimate 
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of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each 
of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2013: Provided, That of the 
funds provided herein the Secretary of Commerce may issue 
grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, 
California, and Alaska, and Federally recognized tribes of 
the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska) 
for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and 
steelhead populations, for restoration of populations that 
are listed as threatened or endangered, or identified by a 
State as at-risk to be so-listed, for maintaining populations 
necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or na-
tive subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coast-
al salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be 
developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further, 
That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and 
other merit principles and shall not be available for mar-
keting activities: Provided further, That funds disbursed to 
States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent 
of the Federal funds. 
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FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND 
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public 
Law 95–372, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from re-
ceipts 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 2012, obligations of direct loans 
may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota 
loans and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional direct 
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available under this 
heading may be used for direct loans for any new fishing 
vessel that will increase the harvesting capacity in any 
United States fishery. 
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the departmental manage-
ment of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, 
including not to exceed $5,000 for official reception and 
representation, $56,726,000. 
RENOVATION AND MODERNIZATION 
For expenses necessary, including blast windows, for 
the renovation and modernization of Department of Com-
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merce facilities, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) (as amended), $26,946,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
SEC. 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
appropriations and funds made available to the Depart-
ment 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 Com-
merce that such payments are in the public interest. 
SEC. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropria-
tions 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 uni-
forms 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 Depart-
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ment of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between 
such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be in-
creased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Pro-
vided, 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 expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section: Provided further, That the Secretary of Com-
merce 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 equip-
ment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other 
law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce: 
Provided further, That for the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration this section shall provide for trans-
fers among appropriations made only to the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration and such appropria-
tions may not be transferred and reprogrammed to other 
Department of Commerce bureaus and appropriation ac-
counts. 
SEC. 104. Any costs incurred by a department or agen-
cy funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
title or from actions taken for the care and protection of 
loan collateral or grant property shall be absorbed within 
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the total budgetary resources available to such department 
or agency: Provided, That the authority to transfer funds 
between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to 
carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities 
included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further, That use 
of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a re-
programming 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. 
SEC. 105. The requirements set forth by section 112 
of division B of Public Law 110–161 are hereby adopted 
by reference. 
SEC. 106. Notwithstanding any other law, the Sec-
retary may furnish services (including but not limited to 
utilities, telecommunications, and security services) nec-
essary to support the operation, maintenance, and improve-
ment of space that persons, firms or organizations are au-
thorized pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use 
Act of 1976 or other authority to use or occupy in the Her-
bert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other build-
ings, 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, as amended, on a re-
imbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as 
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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 appro-
priation or fund which initially bears the costs of such serv-
ices. 
SEC. 107. 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. 108. The administration of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with 
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits 
of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, 
personnel, and facilities of any department, agency or in-
strumentality of the United States, or of any State, local 
government, Indian tribal government, Territory or posses-
sion, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any for-
eign government or international organization for purposes 
related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute 
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
SEC. 109. All balances in the Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Fund, whether unobligated or unavailable, are hereby 
permanently cancelled, and notwithstanding section 308(b) 
of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended 
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(16 U.S.C. 1456a), any future payments to the Fund made 
pursuant to sections 307 (16 U.S.C. 1456) and 308 (16 
U.S.C. 1456a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972, as amended, shall, in this fiscal year and any future 
fiscal years, be treated in accordance with the Federal Cred-
it Reform Act of 1990, as amended. 
SEC. 110. There is established in the Treasury a non- 
interest bearing fund to be known as the ‘‘Fisheries Enforce-
ment Asset Forfeiture Fund’’, which shall consist of all 
sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property 
for violations of any provisions of 16 U.S.C. chapter 38 
or of any other marine resource law enforced by the Sec-
retary of Commerce, including the Lacey Act Amendments 
of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) and with the exception 
of collections pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1437, which are cur-
rently deposited in the Operations, Research, and Facilities 
account: Provided, That all unobligated balances that have 
been collected pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1861 or any other ma-
rine resource law enforced by the Secretary of Commerce 
with the exception of 16 U.S.C. 1437 shall be transferred 
from the Operations, Research, and Facilities account into 
the Fisheries Enforcement Asset Forfeiture Fund and shall 
remain available until expended. 
SEC. 111. There is established in the Treasury a non- 
interest bearing fund to be known as the ‘‘Sanctuaries En-
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forcement Asset Forfeiture Fund’’, which shall consist of all 
sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property 
for violations of any provisions of 16 U.S.C. chapter 38, 
which are currently deposited in the Operations, Research, 
and Facilities account: Provided, That all unobligated bal-
ances that have been collected pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1437 
shall be transferred from the Operations, Research, and Fa-
cilities account into the Sanctuaries Enforcement Asset 
Forfeiture Fund and shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is 
authorized to receive and expend funds made available by 
any Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, public or 
private organization, or individual to carry out any statute 
administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration: Provided, That use of funds to carry out this 
section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obliga-
tion or expenditure except in compliance with the proce-
dures set forth in that section. 
SEC. 113. (a) The Secretary of State shall ensure par-
ticipation in the Commission for the Conservation and 
Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the West-
ern and Central Pacific Ocean (‘‘Commission’’) and its sub-
sidiary bodies by American Samoa, Guam, and the North-
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ern Mariana Islands (collectively, the U.S. Participating 
Territories) to the same extent provided to the territories 
of other nations. 
(b) The U.S. Participating Territories are each au-
thorized to use, assign, allocate, and manage catch limits 
of highly migratory fish stocks, or fishing effort limits, 
agreed to by the Commission for the participating terri-
tories of the Convention for the Conservation and Manage-
ment of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and 
Central Pacific Ocean, through arrangements with U.S. 
vessels with permits issued under the Pelagics Fishery Man-
agement Plan of the Western Pacific Region. Vessels under 
such arrangements are integral to the domestic fisheries of 
the U.S. Participating Territories provided that such ar-
rangements shall impose no requirements regarding where 
such vessels must fish or land their catch and shall be fund-
ed by deposits to the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries 
Fund in support of fisheries development projects identified 
in a Territory’s Marine Conservation Plan and adopted 
pursuant to section 204 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1824). The 
Secretary of Commerce shall attribute catches made by ves-
sels operating under such arrangements to the U.S. Partici-
pating Territories for the purposes of annual reporting to 
the Commission. 
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(c) The Western Pacific Regional Fisheries Manage-
ment Council— 
(1) is authorized to accept and deposit into the 
Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund funding 
for arrangements pursuant to subsection (b); 
(2) shall use amounts deposited under paragraph 
(1) that are attributable to a particular U.S. Partici-
pating Territory only for implementation of that Ter-
ritory’s Marine Conservation Plan adopted pursuant 
to section 204 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1824); and 
(3) shall recommend an amendment to the 
Pelagics Fishery Management Plan for the Western 
Pacific Region, and associated regulations, to imple-
ment this section. 
(d) Subsection (b) shall remain in effect until such 
time as— 
(1) the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Man-
agement Council recommends an amendment to the 
Pelagics Fishery Management Plan for the Western 
Pacific Region, and implementing regulations, to the 
Secretary of Commerce that authorize use, assign-
ment, allocation, and management of catch limits of 
highly migratory fish stocks, or fishing effort limits, 
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established by the Commission and applicable to U.S. 
Participating Territories; 
(2) the Secretary of Commerce approves the 
amendment as recommended; and 
(3) such implementing regulations become effec-
tive. 
SEC. 114. (a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a report of the find-
ings of the research objectives described in subsection (b). 
(b) RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE.—The National 
Aquatic Animal Health Task Force shall establish Infec-
tious Salmon Anemia research objectives, in collaboration 
the with the Government of Canada, and Federal, State, 
and tribal governments, including the Department of Fish 
and Wildlife of Washington and the Department of Fish 
and Game of Alaska, to assess— 
(1) the prevalence of Infectious Salmon Anemia 
in both wild and aquaculture salmonid populations 
throughout Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, 
and Idaho; 
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(2) genetic susceptibility by population and spe-
cies; 
(3) susceptibility of populations to Infectious 
Salmon Anemia from geographic and oceanographic 
factors; 
(4) potential transmission pathways between in-
fectious Canadian sockeye and uninfected salmonid 
populations in United States waters; 
(5) management strategies to rapidly respond to 
potential Infectious Salmon Anemia outbreaks in both 
wild and aquaculture populations, including securing 
the water supplies at conservation hatcheries to pro-
tect hatchery fish from exposure to the Infectious 
Salmon Anemia virus present in incoming surface 
water; 
(6) potential economic impacts of Infectious 
Salmon Anemia; 
(7) any role foreign salmon farms may have in 
spreading Infectious Salmon Anemia to wild popu-
lations; 
(8) the identity of any potential Federal, State, 
tribal, and international research partners; 
(9) available baseline data, including baseline 
data available from a collaborating entity; and 
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(10) other Infectious Salmon Anemia research 
priorities, as determined by the Task Force. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
Department of Justice, $115,886,000, of which not to exceed 
$4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of 
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That the Attorney General is authorized to trans-
fer funds appropriated within General Administration to 
any office in this account: Provided further, That 
$18,903,000 is for Department Leadership; $8,311,000 is 
for 
Intergovernmental 
Relations/External 
Affairs; 
$12,925,000 is for Executive Support/Professional Respon-
sibility; and $75,747,000 is for the Justice Management Di-
vision: Provided further, That any change in amounts spec-
ified in the preceding proviso greater than 5 percent shall 
be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Commit-
tees on Appropriations consistent with the terms of section 
505 of this Act: Provided further, That this transfer author-
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ity is in addition to transfers authorized under section 505 
of this Act. 
NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER 
For necessary expenses of the National Drug Intel-
ligence Center, including reimbursement of Air Force per-
sonnel for the National Drug Intelligence Center to support 
the Department of Defense’s counter-drug intelligence re-
sponsibilities, $20,000,000: Provided, That the National 
Drug Intelligence Center shall maintain the personnel and 
technical resources to provide timely support to law enforce-
ment authorities and the intelligence community by con-
ducting document and computer exploitation of materials 
collected in Federal, State, and local law enforcement activ-
ity associated with counter-drug, counterterrorism, and na-
tional security investigations and operations. 
JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING TECHNOLOGY 
For necessary expenses for information sharing tech-
nology, including planning, development, deployment and 
departmental direction, $47,000,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
TACTICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 
For the costs of developing and implementing a na-
tionwide Integrated Wireless Network supporting Federal 
law enforcement communications, and for the costs of oper-
ations and maintenance of existing Land Mobile Radio leg-
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acy systems, $87,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Attorney General shall transfer 
to this account all funds made available to the Department 
of Justice for the purchase of portable and mobile radios: 
Provided further, That any transfer made under the pre-
ceding proviso shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. 
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND APPEALS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses necessary for the administration of par-
don and clemency petitions and immigration-related activi-
ties, $294,082,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
fees deposited in the ‘‘Immigration Examinations Fee’’ ac-
count. 
DETENTION TRUSTEE 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Detention Trust-
ee, $1,563,453,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That the Trustee shall be responsible for managing 
the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be 
considered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law en-
forcement assistance’’ pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 4013(b). 
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, $84,199,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet 
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. 
UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
Commission as authorized, $12,577,000. 
LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES 
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, includ-
ing 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; and 
rent of private or Government-owned space in the District 
of Columbia, $846,099,000, of which not to exceed 
$10,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,500 shall be avail-
able to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and 
representation expenses: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by 
the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require 
additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Divi-
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sion, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ from 
available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the 
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to 
such circumstances: Provided further, That any transfer 
pursuant to the previous proviso shall be treated as a re-
programming under section 505 of this Act and shall not 
be available for obligation or expenditure except in compli-
ance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as 
may be necessary shall be available to reimburse the Office 
of Personnel Management for salaries and expenses associ-
ated with the election monitoring program under section 
8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973f): Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts provided under this 
heading for the election monitoring program $3,390,000, 
shall remain available until expended. 
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the De-
partment of Justice associated with processing cases under 
the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to 
exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine In-
jury Compensation Trust Fund. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION 
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust 
and kindred laws, $159,587,000, to remain available until 
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expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings 
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 
of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection 
(and estimated to be $108,000,000 in fiscal year 2012), 
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from 
the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collec-
tions are received during fiscal year 2012, so as to result 
in a final fiscal year 2012 appropriation from the general 
fund estimated at $51,587,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS 
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United 
States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooper-
ative agreements, $1,891,532,000: Provided, That of the 
total amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,000 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, not less than 
$43,184,000 shall be used for salaries and expenses for as-
sistant U.S. Attorneys to carry out section 704 of the Adam 
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 
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109–248) concerning the prosecution of offenses relating to 
the sexual exploitation of children. 
UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND 
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee 
Program, as authorized, $234,115,000, to remain available 
until expended and to be derived from the United States 
Trustee System Fund: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be avail-
able in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds 
due depositors: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $234,115,000 of offsetting collec-
tions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 589a(b) shall be retained and 
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That the 
sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced 
as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 
2012, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2012 appropria-
tion from the Fund estimated at $0. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
COMMISSION 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including serv-
ices as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, $2,071,000. 
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FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES 
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of con-
tracts for the procurement and supervision of expert wit-
nesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, 
and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$10,000,000 may be made available for construction of 
buildings for protected witness safesites: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $3,000,000 may be made available for 
the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehi-
cles for witness security caravans: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $11,000,000 may be made available for the 
purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure 
telecommunications equipment and a secure automated in-
formation network to store and retrieve the identities and 
locations of protected witnesses. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations 
Service, $11,227,000: Provided, That notwithstanding sec-
tion 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney 
General that emergent circumstances require additional 
funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention ac-
tivities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney 
General may transfer such amounts to the Community Re-
lations Service, from available appropriations for the cur-
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rent fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be 
necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided fur-
ther, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expendi-
ture except in compliance with the procedures set forth in 
that section. 
ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND 
For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(B), 
(F), and (G), $20,990,000, to be derived from the Depart-
ment of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. 
UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
Service, $1,111,041,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
shall be available for necessary expenses for increased dep-
uty marshals and staff related to Southwest border enforce-
ment until September 30, 2012; of which not to exceed 
$6,000 shall be available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall remain available until expended. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction in space controlled, occupied or uti-
lized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner 
holding and related support, $20,250,000, of which 
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$8,250,000 shall be available for detention upgrades at Fed-
eral courthouses located in the Southwest border region, to 
remain available until expended; of which not less than 
$9,696,000 shall be available for the costs of courthouse secu-
rity equipment, including furnishings, relocations, and tele-
phone systems and cabling. 
NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of 
the National Security Division, $86,007,000; of which not 
to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination 
by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances re-
quire additional funding for the activities of the National 
Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such 
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for 
the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as 
may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Pro-
vided further, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding 
proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 
505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation 
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
forth in that section. 
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INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT 
For necessary expenses for the identification, inves-
tigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the 
most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money 
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to in-
clude inter-governmental agreements with State and local 
law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
trafficking, $516,962,000, of which $50,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended: Provided, That any 
amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading 
may be used under authorities available to the organiza-
tions reimbursed from this appropriation. 
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of 
crimes against the United States, $7,785,000,000, of which 
not to exceed $150,000,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That not to exceed $153,750 shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For all necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
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related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities 
and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; 
conversion, modification and extension of Federally owned 
buildings; and preliminary planning and design of projects; 
$75,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet un-
foreseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant 
to 28 U.S.C. 530C; and expenses for conducting drug edu-
cation and training programs, including travel and related 
expenses for participants in such programs and the dis-
tribution of items of token value that promote the goals of 
such programs, $1,900,084,000; of which not to exceed 
$75,000,000 shall remain available until expended; and of 
which not to exceed $75,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equip-
ment, furniture, and information technology requirements, 
related to construction or acquisition of buildings; and op-
eration and maintenance of secure work environment facili-
ties and secure networking capabilities; $10,000,000, to re-
main available until expended. 
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BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND 
EXPLOSIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, Firearms and Explosives, not to exceed $30,000 for 
official reception and representation expenses; for training 
of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without 
reimbursement, including training in connection with the 
training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire 
accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assist-
ance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or 
without reimbursement, $1,090,292,000, of which not to ex-
ceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attor-
neys’ fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, 
United States Code; and of which not to exceed $20,000,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no 
funds appropriated herein shall be available for salaries or 
administrative expenses in connection with consolidating or 
centralizing, within the Department of Justice, the records, 
or any portion thereof, of acquisition and disposition of 
firearms maintained by Federal firearms licensees: Pro-
vided further, That no funds appropriated herein shall be 
used to pay administrative expenses or the compensation 
of any officer or employee of the United States to implement 
an amendment or amendments to 27 CFR 478.118 or to 
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change the definition of ‘‘Curios or relics’’ in 27 CFR 
478.11 or remove any item from ATF Publication 5300.11 
as it existed on January 1, 1994: Provided further, That 
none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to 
investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal 
firearms disabilities under 18 U.S.C. 925(c): Provided fur-
ther, That such funds shall be available to investigate and 
act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from 
Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 
18, United States Code: Provided further, That no funds 
made available by this or any other Act may be used to 
transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agen-
cies or Departments in fiscal year 2012: Provided further, 
That, beginning in fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, no funds 
appropriated under this or any other Act may be used to 
disclose part or all of the contents of the Firearms Trace 
System database maintained by the National Trace Center 
of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives 
or any information required to be kept by licensees pursu-
ant to section 923(g) of title 18, United States Code, or re-
quired to be reported pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (7) 
of such section 923(g), except to: (1) a Federal, State, local, 
or tribal law enforcement agency, or a Federal, State, or 
local prosecutor; or (2) a foreign law enforcement agency 
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solely in connection with or for use in a criminal investiga-
tion or prosecution; or (3) a Federal agency for a national 
security or intelligence purpose; unless such disclosure of 
such data to any of the entities described in (1), (2) or (3) 
of this proviso would compromise the identity of any under-
cover law enforcement officer or confidential informant, or 
interfere with any case under investigation; and no person 
or entity described in (1), (2) or (3) shall knowingly and 
publicly disclose such data; and all such data shall be im-
mune from legal process, shall not be subject to subpoena 
or other discovery, shall be inadmissible in evidence, and 
shall not be used, relied on, or disclosed in any manner, 
nor shall testimony or other evidence be permitted based 
on the data, in a civil action in any State (including the 
District of Columbia) or Federal court or in an administra-
tive proceeding other than a proceeding commenced by the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to en-
force the provisions of chapter 44 of such title, or a review 
of such an action or proceeding; except that this proviso 
shall not be construed to prevent: (A) the disclosure of statis-
tical information concerning total production, importation, 
and exportation by each licensed importer (as defined in 
section 921(a)(9) of such title) and licensed manufacturer 
(as defined in section 921(a)(10) of such title); (B) the shar-
ing or exchange of such information among and between 
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Federal, State, local, or foreign law enforcement agencies, 
Federal, State, or local prosecutors, and Federal national 
security, intelligence, or counterterrorism officials; or (C) 
the publication of annual statistical reports on products 
regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, including total production, importation, and 
exportation by each licensed importer (as so defined) and 
licensed manufacturer (as so defined), or statistical aggre-
gate data regarding firearms traffickers and trafficking 
channels, or firearms misuse, felons, and trafficking inves-
tigations: Provided further, That no funds made available 
by this or any other Act shall be expended to promulgate 
or implement any rule requiring a physical inventory of 
any business licensed under section 923 of title 18, United 
States Code: Provided further, That no funds under this Act 
may be used to electronically retrieve information gathered 
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923(g)(4) by name or any personal 
identification code: Provided further, That no funds author-
ized or made available under this or any other Act may 
be used to deny any application for a license under section 
923 of title 18, United States Code, or renewal of such a 
license due to a lack of business activity, provided that the 
applicant is otherwise eligible to receive such a license, and 
is eligible to report business income or to claim an income 
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tax deduction for business expenses under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System 
for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Fed-
eral penal and correctional institutions, including purchase 
(not to exceed 835, of which 808 are for replacement only) 
and hire of law enforcement and passenger motor vehicles, 
and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on 
corrections 
related 
issues 
to 
foreign 
governments, 
$6,589,781,000: Provided, That the Attorney General may 
transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion such amounts as may be necessary for direct expendi-
tures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates 
of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided 
further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, 
where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal 
agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine 
the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Fed-
eral Prison System, furnish health services to individuals 
committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $4,500 shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
further, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain avail-
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able for necessary operations until September 30, 2013: 
Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for con-
tract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to make payments in advance for 
grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other 
expenses authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (8 U.S.C. 1522 note), for the 
care and security in the United States of Cuban and Hai-
tian entrants: Provided further, That the Director of the 
Federal Prison System may accept donated property and 
services relating to the operation of the prison card program 
from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such pro-
gram in the past notwithstanding the fact that such not- 
for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the 
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-re-
lease services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of 
new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and re-
modeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and 
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident 
thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, re-
modeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities 
at existing penal and correctional institutions, including 
all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force 
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tration, shall be available until September 30, 2017, and 
shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of 
this Act. 
EDUCATION 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
carrying out aerospace and aeronautical education research 
and development activities, including research, develop-
ment, operations, support, and services; program manage-
ment; personnel and related costs, uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and 
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of 
mission and administrative aircraft, $138,400,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2013. 
CROSS AGENCY SUPPORT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, explo-
ration, space operations and education research and devel-
opment activities, including research, development, oper-
ations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, fa-
cility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, 
and communications activities; program management; per-
sonnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances 
therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902; travel ex-
penses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not 
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation 
Act of 1974, $396,106,000, of which $370,506,000 is for 
basic field programs and required independent audits; 
$4,200,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which 
such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct 
additional audits of recipients; $17,000,000 is for manage-
ment and grants oversight; $3,400,000 is for client self-help 
and information technology; and $1,000,000 is for loan re-
payment assistance: Provided, That the Legal Services Cor-
poration may continue to provide locality pay to officers 
and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by 
the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employ-
ees as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5304, notwithstanding section 
1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C. 
2996(d): Provided further, That the authorities provided in 
section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Serv-
ices Corporation. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION—LEGAL SERVICES 
CORPORATION 
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal 
Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose pro-
hibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions 
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SEC. 533. (a) None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available in this or any other Act may be used 
to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United 
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual 
described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or 
imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control 
of the Department of Defense. 
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any modification of facilities at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
(c) An individual described in this subsection is any 
individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— 
(1) is not a citizen of the United States or a 
member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
(2) is— 
(A) in the custody or under the effective 
control of the Department of Defense; or 
(B) otherwise under detention at United 
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
SEC. 534. None of the funds made available under this 
Act may be distributed to the Association of Community 
Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or its subsidi-
aries. 
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