104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1976
AN ACT
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, 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
of Agriculture, and not to exceed $75,000 for employment
under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $10,227,000, of which $7,500,000
shall be available for InfoShare: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $11,000 of this amount, along with any unobligated
balances of representation funds in the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as de-
termined by the Secretary.
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
CHIEF ECONOMIST
For necessary expenses of the Chief Economist, in-
cluding economic analysis, risk assessment, cost benefit
analysis, and the functions of the World Agricultural Out-
look Board, as authorized by the Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622g), and including employment
pursuant to the second sentence of the section 706(a) of
the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not
to exceed $5,000 is for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109,
$3,948,000.
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, including employment pursuant to the second sen-
tence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $25,000 is for em-
ployment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $11,846,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and
Program Analysis, including employment pursuant to the
second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of
1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $5,000 is
for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $5,899,000.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, including employment pursuant to the sec-
ond sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2225), of which not to exceed $10,000 is for
employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109, $4,133,000: Provided,
That the Chief Financial Officer shall reinstate and mar-
ket cross-servicing activities of the National Finance Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated
or otherwise made available by this Act shall be used to
obtain, modify, re-engineer, license, operate, implement, or
expand commercial off-the-shelf financial management
software systems or existing commercial off-the-shelf sys-
tem financial management contracts, beyond general ledg-
er systems and accounting support software, at the Na-
tional Finance Center until thirty legislative days after the
Secretary of Agriculture submits to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations a complete and thorough
cost-benefit analysis and a certification by the Secretary
of Agriculture that this analysis provides a detailed and
accurate cost-benefit analysis comparison between obtain-
ing or expanding commercial off-the-shelf software sys-
tems and conducting identical or comparable software sys-
tems acquisitions, re-engineering, or modifications in-
house.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Administration to carry out
the programs funded in this Act, $596,000.
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
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-
trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture, for programs and activities of the Department
which are included in this Act, $110,187,000, of which
$20,216,000 shall be retained by the Department for the
operation, maintenance, and repair of Agriculture build-
ings: Provided, That in the event an agency within the
Department should require modification of space needs,
the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer a share of that
agency’s appropriation made available by this Act to this
appropriation, or may transfer a share of this appropria-
tion to that agency’s appropriation, but such transfers
shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds made available for
space rental and related costs to or from this account. In
addition, for construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities
as necessary to carry out the programs of the Department,
where not otherwise provided, $25,587,000, to remain
available until expended; making a total appropriation of
$135,774,000.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES (USDA)
For necessary expenses for activities of advisory com-
mittees of the Department of Agriculture which are in-
cluded in this Act, $800,000: Provided, That no other
funds appropriated to the Department in this Act shall
be available to the Department for support of activities
of advisory committees.
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the requirement of section 107(g)
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9607(g), section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6961, $15,700,000,
to remain available until expended: Provided, That appro-
priations and funds available herein to the Department for
Hazardous Waste Management may be transferred to any
agency of the Department for its use in meeting all re-
quirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and
non-Federal lands.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
For Personnel, Operations, Information Resources
Management, Civil Rights Enforcement, Small and Dis-