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 facilities 
at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropria-
tions hereunder shall be available for granting easements 
at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided 
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 
easements at any Agricultural Research Service location 
for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 
entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re-
search 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 funds 
may be received from any State, other political subdivi-
sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
lishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law: Provided further, That of the appropriations here-
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under, $56,123,000 may not be obligated until thirty days 
after the Secretary of Agriculture certifies in writing to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress that the Agricultural Research Service has updated 
its animal care policies and that all Agricultural Research 
Service research facilities at which animal research is con-
ducted have a fully functioning Institutional Animal Care 
and Use Committee, including all appropriate and nec-
essary record keeping: Provided further, That such certifi-
cation shall set forth in detail the factual basis for the 
certification and the Department’s plan for ensuring these 
changes are maintained in the future: Provided further, 
That such certification shall be subject to prior consulta-
tion with the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-
provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agri-
cultural research programs of the Department of Agri-
culture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to re-
main available until expended. 
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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, $781,510,000, which shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research 
and Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 
institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, the 
agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medi-
cine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fel-
lowship and institution challenge grants, and grants man-
agement systems shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive 
funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less 
than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for edu-
cation grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian- 
serving institutions be made available to individual eligible 
institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds 
awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Ha-
waii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 
1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions 
eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: 
Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the 
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amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry 
out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 
7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Ag-
riculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out that authority. 
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. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $472,051,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That funds for facility im-
provements at 1890 institutions shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible 
to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative ex-
tension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, 
That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) 
and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) 
and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be avail-
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able 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, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 
for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall re-
main available until September 30, 2017. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING 
AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 
$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 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 
$870,945,000, of which $470,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for the control of out-
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