In the Senate of the United States, 
March 20, 2013. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 933) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.’’, do 
pass with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike all after the enacting clause, and insert in lieu 
thereof: 
SHORT TITLE 
SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated 
and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013’’. 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
SEC. 2. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
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Sec. 5. Availability of funds. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2013 
Title I—Agricultural Programs 
Title II—Conservation Programs 
Title III—Rural Development Programs 
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs 
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration 
Title VII—General provisions 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related agencies 
Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2013 
Title I—Military Personnel 
Title II—Operation and Maintenance 
Title III—Procurement 
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds 
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs 
Title VII—Related agencies 
Title VIII—General provisions 
Title IX—Overseas contingency operations 
DIVISION D—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 
Title I—Departmental management and operations 
Title II—Security, enforcement, and investigations 
Title III—Protection, preparedness, response, and recovery 
Title IV—Research and development, training, and services 
Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION E—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related agencies 
Title IV—Overseas contingency operations 
Title V—General provisions 
DIVISION F—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 
Title I—General Provisions 
Title II—Energy and Water Development
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Title III—Financial Services and General Government 
Title IV—Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Title V—Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agen-
cies 
Title VI—Legislative Branch 
Title VII—Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Title VIII—Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies 
DIVISION G—OTHER MATTERS 
REFERENCES 
SEC. 3. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in division A, B, C, D, 
or E of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the 
provisions of that division. 
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT 
SEC. 4. The explanatory statement regarding this Act 
printed in the Senate section of the Congressional Record 
on or about March 11, 2013, by the Chairwoman of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate shall have the 
same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and im-
plementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory 
statement of a committee of conference. 
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
SEC. 5. Each amount designated in this Act by the 
Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War 
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts and 
transmits such designations to the Congress.
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DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013 
The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$46,388,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $498,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal 
Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordina-
tion; not to exceed $1,422,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,046,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration, of which $24,242,000 shall be available 
for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary
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expenses for management support services to offices of the 
Department and for general administration, security, re-
pairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and 
expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the 
practical and efficient work of the Department; not to ex-
ceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the pro-
grams funded by this Act, including programs involving 
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
branch; and not to exceed $9,006,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Communications: Provided, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated 
for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other 
office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further, That 
no appropriation for any office shall be increased or de-
creased by more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this 
paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made avail-
able under this heading for Departmental Administration 
shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this 
Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings 
as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That
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funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 
transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture 
funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency 
level: Provided further, That no funds made available under 
this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Con-
gressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from 
the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has 
notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agen-
cy. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
mist, $16,008,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants 
or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 
U.S.C. 3155 and shall be obligated within 90 days of the 
enactment of this Act. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $14,225,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, $9,049,000.
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OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $44,031,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $6,247,000: Provided, That no funds made 
available by this appropriation may be obligated for FAIR 
Act or Circular A–76 activities until the Secretary has sub-
mitted to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives a report on 
the Department’s contracting out policies, including agency 
budgets for contracting out. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $893,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$22,692,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL 
PAYMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant
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to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator 
of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 
40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the Depart-
ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations 
and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
able for release to the Administrator of General Services, 
and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related 
costs, $271,336,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $175,694,000 shall be available for payments to the 
General Services Administration for rent; of which 
$13,473,000 is for payments to the Department of Home-
land Security for building security activities; and of which 
$82,169,000 is for buildings operations and maintenance 
expenses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated 
prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer 
available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in 
prior year rental payments for such agency or office: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer 
funds from a Departmental agency to this account to re-
cover the full cost of the space and security expenses of that 
agency that are funded by this account when the actual 
costs exceed the agency estimate which will be available for 
the activities and payments described herein.
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,992,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 
funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 
Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 
of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 
pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 
lands. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, $89,016,000, including such sums as may 
be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with 
public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 
6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including 
not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational 
expenses, including the payment of informants, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu-
ant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 
97–98.
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $45,074,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$3,405,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Research, Education and Economics, $893,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice, $77,397,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $179,477,000, of which up to $62,500,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture. 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 
Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for 
land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 
value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the
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grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value 
of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,101,853,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for the operation and maintenance of air-
craft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement 
only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, 
alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one 
building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses 
or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, 
and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved 
at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of alter-
ing any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 
10 percent of the current replacement value of the building 
or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That 
the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall 
not apply to modernization or replacement of existing fa-
cilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That ap-
propriations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Pro-
vided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply 
to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of 
April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting
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easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for 
the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal enti-
ty for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research 
Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon 
completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, 
subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary 
finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the 
United States: Provided further, That section 732(b) of divi-
sion A of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 587) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The con-
veyance authority provided by this subsection expires Sep-
tember 30, 2013, and all conveyances under this subsection 
must be completed by that date.’’: Provided further, That 
funds may be received from any State, other political sub-
division, organization, or individual for the purpose of es-
tablishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $738,638,000, which shall be for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and
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Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this Act: 
Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 institu-
tions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity 
building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agri-
culture and food research initiative, Critical Agricultural 
Materials Act, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multi-
cultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution chal-
lenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That each insti-
tution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen pro-
gram receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, 
That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Na-
tive Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to in-
dividual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institu-
tions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of 
Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for edu-
cation grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available 
to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 
and 3222. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.
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EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $475,854,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accompanying 
this Act: Provided, That funds for facility improvements at 
1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds 
under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no 
less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for coop-
erative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith- 
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of 
Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and 
employees’ compensation costs for extension agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $21,482,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in the 
report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds for the 
Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2014.
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $893,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for rep-
resentation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the 
Foreign 
Service 
Act 
of 
1980 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4085), 
$821,851,000, of which $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for the control of out-
breaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for 
control of pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to 
the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which 
$15,970,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes 
or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which 
$36,858,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $696,000 
shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Pro-
tection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which 
$52,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
used to support avian health; of which $4,335,000, to re-
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main available until expended, shall be for information 
technology infrastructure; of which $153,950,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; 
of which, $9,068,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of 
which $56,638,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $2,750,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for the National 
Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program 
for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage manage-
ment program for aviation safety: Provided, That of 
amounts available under this heading for wildlife services 
methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of amounts available 
under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,971,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a 
brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year 
that does not require minimum matching by the States of 
at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for the operation and maintenance 
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which 
two shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That
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in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of 
the agricultural production industry of this country, the 
Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds 
available to the agencies or corporations of the Department 
such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only 
in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of con-
tagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, 
or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 
10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any 
unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emer-
gency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged 
with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That ap-
propriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 
(7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided 
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
of the building. 
In fiscal year 2013, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, 
goods, or services requested by States, other political sub-
divisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign 
governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are
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structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is 
reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or serv-
ices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 
be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until ex-
pended, without further appropriation, for providing such 
assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $78,863,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
of the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
U.S.C. 9701).
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LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,592,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/ 
or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND 
SUPPLY (SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity 
program expenses as authorized therein, and other related 
operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 
Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 
this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 for formulation 
and administration of marketing agreements and orders 
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 
1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,331,000.
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GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Pack-
ers and Stockyards Administration, $40,261,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 
(7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 
and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the cur-
rent replacement value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
require additional supervision and oversight, or other un-
controllable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food Safety, $811,000. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized 
by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products
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Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, in-
cluding not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances 
and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved 
August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,001,427,000; and in 
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 
fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as au-
thorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 
funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication 
Infrastructure system shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time 
equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 
2013 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and en-
forcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: 
Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 
Public Law 110–246: Provided further, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) 
for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
ments, but the cost of altering any one building during the 
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace-
ment value of the building.
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 
$893,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,208,290,000: Provided, That the Secretary is authorized 
to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the 
funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make pro-
gram payments for all programs administered by the Agen-
cy: Provided further, That other funds made available to 
the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and 
merged with this account: Provided further, That funds 
made available to county committees shall remain available 
until expended. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), 
$4,369,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 
groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of
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the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 
$5,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 
products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 
in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 
12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) 
and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency 
loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition 
loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), 
guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and 
Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to 
be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insur-
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ance Fund, as follows: $1,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $475,000,000 for farm ownership di-
rect loans; $1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed op-
erating loans and $1,050,090,000 for direct operating loans; 
emergency loans, $34,658,000; Indian tribe land acquisi-
tion loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 
$150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, 
$100,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the 
pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll 
weevil eradication program loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: 
farm ownership, $20,140,000 for direct loans; farm oper-
ating loans, $58,490,000 for direct operating loans, 
$17,850,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, 
emergency loans, $1,317,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; and Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$173,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$312,897,000, of which $304,977,000 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’.
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Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, op-
erating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans 
may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any trans-
fer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agen-
cy, $74,900,000: Provided, That the funds made available 
under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common Information 
Management System: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$1,000 shall be available for official reception and represen-
tation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i). 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
and borrowing authority available to each such corporation 
or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations 
as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.
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FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may 
be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, 
pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds available to 
the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to 
and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for informa-
tion resource management activities of the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor-
poration business. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site in-
vestigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and
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maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of 
section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
TITLE II 
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Natural Resources and Environment, $893,000. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions 
of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including 
preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga-
tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil 
and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant 
materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis-
semination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and 
interests therein for use in the plant materials program by 
donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to
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exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement 
of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
maintenance of aircraft, $830,998,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2014: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
construction and improvement of buildings and public im-
provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro-
vided further, That when buildings or other structures are 
erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 
is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $14,700,000 is pro-
vided. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Rural Development, $893,000.
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the adminis-
tration and implementation of programs in the Rural De-
velopment mission area, including activities with institu-
tions concerning the development and operation of agricul-
tural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$206,857,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities that 
support the Rural Development mission area: Provided fur-
ther, That any balances available from prior years for the 
Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the 
Rural Business—Cooperative Service salaries and expenses 
accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appro-
priation. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural 
housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be 
for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $27,952,000 for section 504 hous-
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ing repair loans; $31,277,000 for section 515 rental hous-
ing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family 
housing acquired property; and $5,000,000 for section 523 
self-help housing land development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $53,730,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $3,821,000; and repair, rehabilita-
tion, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$11,000,000: Provided, That to support the loan program 
level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under 
this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees 
to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant 
to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be sub-
sidized: Provided further, That applicants in communities 
that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treat-
ed as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 
guaranteed loans provided under this heading: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated in this para-
graph, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Housing 
Insurance Fund Program Account funds allocated by the
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Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for 
the fiscal year 2012, shall be available through June 30, 
2013, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts available under this 
paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than 
$5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals 
whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded 
with a mutual and self help housing grant authorized by 
section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2013. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$16,526,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 
farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail-
able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this account. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$410,627,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2)
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or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $907,128,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as author-
ized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That 
of this amount not less than $3,000,000 is available for 
newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 
516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That 
rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: 
Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining 
at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred 
and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; mainte-
nance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; 
preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 
under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental as-
sistance provided under agreements entered into prior to 
fiscal year 2013 for a farm labor multi-family housing 
project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may 
not be recaptured for use in another project until such as-
sistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive 
months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking 
such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible
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tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the 
extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi- 
family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 
of the Act. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section, and for additional 
costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preserva-
tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing prop-
erties described in this paragraph, $27,782,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $10,000,000, shall be avail-
able for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household 
(including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in 
a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been 
prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That 
the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between 
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the 
tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds 
made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the 
availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
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ticable, administer such vouchers with current regulations 
and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 hous-
ing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that the amount 
made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not 
needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for 
the demonstration program for the preservation and revital-
ization of multi-family rental housing properties described 
in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $17,782,000 shall be available 
for a demonstration program for the preservation and revi-
talization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has 
sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose 
of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income 
residents and farm laborers including reducing or elimi-
nating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, re-
ducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial as-
sistance including advances, payments and incentives (in-
cluding the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 
on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and
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revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds 
for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds 
for the preservation and revitalization demonstration pro-
gram may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a 
multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 
Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstra-
tion program under this heading to carry out such legisla-
tion with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 
in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may 
expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 
funds made available under this heading, for administra-
tive expenses for activities funded under this heading. 
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), 
$30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, 
the amount equal to the amount of Mutual and Self-Help 
Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be avail-
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able through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for very low-income housing repair and 
rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, 
$33,136,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, 
the amount equal to the amount of Rural Housing Assist-
ance Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be 
available through June 30, 2013, for communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect loans as authorized by section 306 and described in 
section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and 
$57,481,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
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sional Budget Act of 1974, $3,880,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act, $28,428,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $6,121,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and 
ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 
community development organizations, low-income rural 
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
facilities, community and economic development projects in 
rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 
for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
vided: Provided further, That $5,938,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants 
for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
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ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106– 
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity 
building in the State rural development offices: Provided 
further, That $3,369,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for community facilities 
grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) 
of such Act: Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated under this heading, the amount equal to the 
amount of Rural Community Facilities Program Account 
funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by 
the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
are not applicable to the funds made available under this 
heading. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by sections 
306 and 310B and described in subsections (f) and (g) of 
section 310B and section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $85,904,000, to remain
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available until expended: Provided, That of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading, not to exceed $1,000,000 
shall be made available for two grants to qualified national 
organizations to provide technical assistance for rural 
transportation in order to promote economic development 
and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional 
Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Commu-
nity Advancement Program purpose as described in section 
381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for ad-
ministrative expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 
business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native 
American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a quali-
fied national organization to provide technical assistance 
for rural transportation in order to promote economic de-
velopment: Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated under this heading, the amount equal to the 
amount of Rural Business Program Account funds allocated 
by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership 
Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be available through 
June 30, 2013, for communities designated by the Secretary 
of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones 
for the rural business and cooperative development pro-
grams described in section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated
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Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That 
sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made 
available under this heading. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), 
$18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $6,052,000, as authorized 
by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), 
of which $900,000 shall be available through June 30, 2013, 
for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of 
which $2,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2013, 
for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in ac-
cordance with Public Law 100–460): Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account funds 
allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be available 
through June 30, 2013, for communities designated by the
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Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,438,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
creation projects, $33,077,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $180,000,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $180,000,000 are rescinded. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $27,706,000, of which 
$2,250,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,456,000 shall be for grants for 
cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or
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groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 
groups and a majority of the boards of directors or gov-
erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who 
are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which 
$15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under 
the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $3,400,000: Provided, That the cost 
of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 
solid waste management programs authorized by sections 
306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in 
sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act,
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$524,466,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural util-
ities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, 
and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for 
the rural utilities program described in section 306E of 
such Act: Provided, That $66,500,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 
including water and waste disposal systems grants author-
ized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized Native 
American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Depart-
ment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): 
Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more 
than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical 
assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consor-
tium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105– 
83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount