Title V—Generalized System of Preferences 
Title VI—Judicial Redaction Authority Extension 
Title VII—Budgetary Effects 
DIVISION N—BUILD ACT 
DIVISION O—WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION FUNDING AND FOREST 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ACT 
DIVISION P—RAY BAUM’S ACT OF 2018 
DIVISION Q—KEVIN AND AVONTE’S LAW 
DIVISION R—TARGET ACT 
DIVISION S—OTHER MATTER 
Title I—Child Protection Improvements Act 
Title II—Save America’s Pastime Act 
Title III—Keep Young Athletes Safe Act 
Title IV—Consent of Congress to Amendments to the Constitution of the State of 
Arizona 
Title V—Stop School Violence Act 
Title VI—Fix NICS Act 
Title VII—State Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program 
Title VIII—Small Business Credit Availability Act 
Title IX—Small Business Access to Capital After a Natural Disaster Act 
Title X—Taylor Force Act 
Title XI—FARM Act 
Title XII—Tipped Employees 
Title XIII—Revisions to Pass-Through Period and Payment Rules 
DIVISION T—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
DIVISION U—TAX TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 
DIVISION V—CLOUD ACT 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed 
in the House section of the Congressional Record on or 
about March 22, 2018, and submitted by the Chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have 
the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
implementation of divisions A through L of this Act as if 
it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of con-
ference. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress 
for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter-
rorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall 
be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the Presi-
dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and trans-
mits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no ad-
justment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legisla-
tive Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating 
to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) dur-
ing fiscal year 2018.
(b) There is appropriated for payment to Emily Robin 
Minerva, heir of Louise McIntosh Slaughter, late a Rep-
resentative from the State of New York, $174,000. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PROCESSING, RESEARCH AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$46,532,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $800,000 shall be available for the Office of the As-
sistant to the Secretary for Rural Development: Provided, 
That funds made available by this Act to an agency in the 
Rural Development mission area for salaries and expenses 
are available to fund up to one administrative support staff 
for the Office; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed 
$4,711,000 shall be available for the Office of Partnerships 
and Public Engagement; not to exceed $23,105,000 shall be 
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Ad-
ministration, of which $22,301,000 shall be available for 
Departmental Administration to provide for necessary ex-
penses for management support services to offices of the De-
partment and for general administration, security, repairs 
and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and ex-
penses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the 
practical and efficient work of the Department: Provided 
further, That funds made available by this Act to an agency 
in the Administration mission area for salaries and ex-
penses are available to fund up to one administrative sup-
port staff for the Office; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-
sional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this 
Act, including programs involving intergovernmental af-
fairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to 
exceed $7,500,000 shall be available for the Office of Com-
munications: Provided further, That the Secretary of Agri-
culture 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 appro-
priation for any office shall be increased or decreased by 
more than 5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$11,000 of the amount made available under this para-
graph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be 
available for official reception and representation expenses,
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: 
Provided further, That the amount made available under 
this heading for Departmental Administration shall be re-
imbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for 
travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as re-
quired by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds 
made available under this heading for the Office of the As-
sistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be trans-
ferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded 
by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Pro-
vided further, That no funds made available under this 
heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congres-
sional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the 
date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has noti-
fied the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
mist, $19,786,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants 
or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 
U.S.C. 3155. 
OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, $15,222,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, $9,525,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $58,950,000, of which not less than 
$33,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the depart-
ment. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $6,028,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $901,000: Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil Rights 
mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$24,206,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(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 Administrator 
of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 
40 U.S.C. 121, 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, $64,414,000, to remain available until expended. 
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.), $3,503,000, 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 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 
$98,208,000, 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 In-
spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. 
App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain con-
fidential operational expenses, including the payment of in-
formants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspec-
tor General pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of 
the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97–98). 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $44,546,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$4,136,000. 
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, $800,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an
agency in the Research, Education, and Economics mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
one administrative support staff for the Office. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice, $86,757,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $191,717,000, of which up to $63,350,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture: Provided, That amounts made available for the 
Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current In-
dustrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and 
(f). 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 
Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for 
land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 
value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the 
grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value 
of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,202,766,000: 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 $500,000, except for headhouses 
or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, 
except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at 
a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for two 
buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed 
$3,000,000 each, and 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 or $500,000, which-
ever is greater: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available for entering into lease agreements 
at any Agricultural Research Service location for the con-
struction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for 
use by the Agricultural Research Service and a condition 
of the lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, oper-
ated, and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall 
be removed upon the expiration or termination of the lease 
agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter-
ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza-
tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Mary-
land: Provided further, That appropriations 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 here-
under shall be available for granting easements at any Ag-
ricultural Research Service location for the construction of 
a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and 
acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a con-
dition 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 ac-
ceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United 
States: Provided further, That funds may be received from 
any State, other political subdivision, organization, or in-
dividual for the purpose of establishing or operating any 
research facility or research project of the Agricultural Re-
search Service, as authorized by law. 
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 agricul-
tural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
where not otherwise provided, $140,600,000 to remain 
available until expended.
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, $887,171,000, 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 
Education Activities’’ in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for research 
grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 in-
stitutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of 
agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, 
veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural schol-
ars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, 
and grants management systems shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That each institution eli-
gible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program re-
ceives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds 
for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawai-
ian-serving institutions be made available to individual eli-
gible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with 
funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and 
Hawaii: 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: Pro-
vided further, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
made available by this or any other Act to carry out the 
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in car-
rying 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, $483,626,000, 
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 explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated 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 exten-
sion 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 sec-
tion 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for re-
tirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension 
agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $37,000,000, 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 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 
shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided 
further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
indirect costs shall not be charged against any Extension 
Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the 
Crop Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 
7626). 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $901,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an 
agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Programs mission
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
one administrative support staff for the Office. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health 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), 
$981,893,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of 
insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of 
pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to the extent 
necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which 
$11,520,000, 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 
$37,857,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $705,000 
shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Pro-
tection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which 
$62,840,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for information 
technology infrastructure; of which $178,170,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; 
of which, $9,326,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of 
which $16,523,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which 
$40,966,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for emergency preparedness and response; of which 
$56,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for tree and wood pests; of which $5,725,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the National Veteri-
nary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for 
indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management pro-
gram for aviation safety: Provided, That of amounts avail-
able under this heading for wildlife services methods devel-
opment, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That of amounts available under this 
heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall re-
main available until expended; of which $3,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for National Bio 
and Agro-Defense human capital development: Provided 
further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or admin-
ister 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 appro-
priation shall be available for the operation and mainte-
nance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed five, 
of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any 
segment of the agricultural production industry of the 
United States, the Secretary may transfer from other ap-
propriations or funds available to the agencies or corpora-
tions of the Department such sums as may be deemed nec-
essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the ar-
rest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or 
pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in 
accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal 
Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sec-
tions 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds 
transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding 
fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: 
Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair 
and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but 
unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one build-
ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of 
the current replacement value of the building.
In fiscal year 2018, 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 
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, $151,595,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113– 
79: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and re-
pair 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). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $61,227,000 (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 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers otherwise 
provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,705,000 
for formulation and administration of marketing agree-
ments and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961 
(Public Law 87–128). 
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)), $1,235,000. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (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, $800,000: Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to an agency in the Food Safety 
mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized 
by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products
Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 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), $1,056,844,000; 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 
2018 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and en-
forcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): Provided further, That not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Food Safety and Inspection Service shall issue equivalence 
determinations for all countries wishing to continue export-
ing Siluriformes to the United States: Provided further, 
That unless the requirements pursuant to the previous pro-
viso have been met, thereafter, none of the funds made avail-
able by this or any other Act may be used to inspect, at 
point of entry, Siluriformes from countries exporting to the 
United States until all requirements under section 557.2 
of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations have been met and
a final determination of equivalence final rule has been 
published in the Federal Register adding such countries to 
the list under section 327.2 of title 9, Code of Federal Regu-
lations: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $7,500,000 shall remain available until 
expended for public health veterinarian recruitment and re-
tention incentives: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion 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. 
TITLE II 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM 
PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Farm Production and Conservation, $901,000: 
Provided, That funds made available by this Act to an 
agency in the Farm Production and Conservation mission 
area for salaries and expenses are available to fund up to 
one administrative support staff for the Office.
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION BUSINESS 
CENTER 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and 
Conservation Business Center, $1,028,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That $145,000 of amounts 
appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 
1241(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) shall be transferred to and 
merged with this account. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,202,146,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent 
of the $78,013,000 made available under this heading for 
information technology related to farm program delivery, 
including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agri-
cultural Systems and other farm program delivery systems, 
may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and 
receives written or electronic notification of receipt from 
such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identi-
fies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the func-
tional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the 
mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle
324 
under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 
2008. 
SEC. 8089. (a) None of the funds provided for the Na-
tional Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropria-
tions Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accord-
ance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(d)) that— 
(1) creates a new start effort; 
(2) terminates a program with appropriated 
funding of $10,000,000 or more; 
(3) transfers funding into or out of the National 
Intelligence Program; or 
(4) transfers funding between appropriations, 
unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 
30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this 
notification period may be reduced for urgent national se-
curity requirements. 
(b) None of the funds provided for the National Intel-
ligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act 
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a 
reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with sec-
tion 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3024(d)) that results in a cumulative increase or 
decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accom-