In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 18, 2015. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 2029) entitled ‘‘An Act making ap-
propriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year end-
ing September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.’’, with the 
following 
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 
Ω1æIn lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
Senate amendment, insert the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
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. 
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. 
Sec. 6. Availability of funds. 
Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences. 
Sec. 8. Corrections. 
Sec. 9. Adjustments to compensation. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2016 
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 Agencies and Food and Drug Administration 
Title VII—General Provisions 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
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, 
2016 
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/Global War on Terrorism 
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil 
Title II—Department of the Interior 
Title III—Department of Energy 
Title IV—Independent Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Department of the Treasury 
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the Presi-
dent 
Title III—The Judiciary 
Title IV—District of Columbia 
Title V—Independent Agencies 
Title VI—General Provisions—This Act 
Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide 
Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Departmental Management and Operations 
Title II—Security, Enforcement, and Investigations 
Title III—Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery 
Title IV—Research, Development, Training, and Services 
Title V—General Provisions
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Department of the Interior 
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION H—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Legislative Branch 
Title II—General Provisions 
DIVISION J—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION K—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency 
Title II—United States Agency for International Development 
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 
Title IV—International Security Assistance 
Title V—Multilateral Assistance 
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance 
Title VII—General Provisions 
Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism 
Title IX—Other Matters 
DIVISION L—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
Title I—Department of Transportation 
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
DIVISION M—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2016 
DIVISION N—CYBERSECURITY ACT OF 2015 
DIVISION O—OTHER MATTERS 
DIVISION P—TAX-RELATED PROVISIONS 
DIVISION Q—PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 
2015 
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 of Representatives section of the Congressional 
Record on or about December 17, 2015 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, 2016.
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. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIF-
FERENCES. 
If, for fiscal year 2016, new budget authority provided 
in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending 
limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget 
Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit 
in such category for fiscal year 2016 shall be made by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the 
amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments 
shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted dis-
cretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 8. CORRECTIONS. 
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public 
Law 114–53) is amended—
(1) by changing the long title so as to read: 
‘‘Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other pur-
poses.’’; 
(2) by inserting after the enacting clause (before 
section 1) the following: ‘‘DIVISION A—TSA 
OFFICE 
OF 
INSPECTION 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 2015’’; 
(3) by inserting after section 8 (before the state-
ment of appropriations) the following: ‘‘DIVISION 
B—CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS 
RESOLUTION, 2016’’; and 
(4) by inserting after section 150 (before the 
short title) the following new section: ‘‘SEC. 151. Ex-
cept as expressly provided otherwise, any reference in 
this division to ‘this Act’ shall be treated as referring 
only to the provisions of this division.’’. 
SEC. 9. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjust-
ment shall be made under section 601(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4501) (relating to 
cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during 
fiscal year 2016.
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 
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, 
$45,555,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary, of which 
not to exceed $250,000 shall be available for the Military 
Veterans Agricultural Liaison; not to exceed $502,000 shall 
be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed 
$1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Se-
curity and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed 
$1,209,000 shall be available for the Office of Advocacy and 
Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of 
which $25,124,000 shall be available for Departmental Ad-
ministration to provide for necessary expenses for manage-
ment support services to offices of the Department and for 
general administration, security, repairs 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 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, 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 decreased 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 offi-
cial reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided fur-
ther, That the amount made available under this heading 
for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from 
applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses in-
cident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 
551–558: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for the Office of the 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 Congressional 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 alloca-
tion of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, That 
within 180 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress the report required in 
section 7 U.S.C. 6935(b)(3). 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
mist, $17,777,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants 
or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 
U.S.C. 3155, and of which $1,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017, shall be for the purpose set forth 
under this heading in the explanatory statement described 
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of the con-
solidated Act). 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $13,317,000.
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, $9,392,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $44,538,000, of which not less than 
$28,000,000 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, $898,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$24,070,000. 
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, $64,189,000, to remain available until expended, 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 or current 
year rental payments for such agency or office. 
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.), $3,618,000, 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.
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $168,443,000, of which up to $42,177,000 
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, 
$1,143,825,000: 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 
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 funds may be re-
ceived from any State, other political subdivision, organiza-
tion, or individual for the purpose of establishing or oper-
ating any research facility or research project of the Agri-
cultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided 
further, That of the appropriations hereunder, $57,192,000 
may not be obligated until 30 days after the Secretary of 
Agriculture certifies in writing to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress that the Agricul-
tural Research Service has updated its animal care policies 
and that all Agricultural Research Service research facili-
ties at which animal research is conducted have a fully 
functioning Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, 
including all appropriate and necessary record keeping: 
Provided further, That such certification shall set forth in 
detail the factual basis for the certification and the Depart-
ment’s plan for ensuring these changes are maintained in 
the future: Provided further, That such certification shall 
be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Ap-
propriations 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 agricul-
tural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
where not otherwise provided, $212,101,000 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, $819,685,000, 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, $475,891,000, 
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, $30,900,000, 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, 2017: 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, $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), 
$894,415,000, 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 
$35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 
shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Pro-
tection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which 
$55,340,000, 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 $158,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; 
of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of 
which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, 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 $2,500,000, 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, $4,990,000 
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 five, of which 
two shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That 
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 2016, 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, $81,223,000: 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). 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $60,982,000 (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 $20,489,000 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)), $1,235,000.
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Pack-
ers and Stockyards Administration, $43,057,000: 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 $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, $816,000. 
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), $1,014,871,000; 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 
2016 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 as further clarified by the amendments 
made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided fur-
ther, 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 per-
cent of the current replacement value of the building.
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, 
$898,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,200,180,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent 
of the $129,546,000 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 a 
plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/in-
vestment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance 
capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be 
realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates 
for development as well as maintenance and operations, 
and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each 
project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service 
Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being man-
aged in accordance with applicable lifecycle management
policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable De-
partment’s capital planning and investment control re-
quirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government 
Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of 
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016 to the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, 
that identifies for each project/investment that is oper-
ational (a) current performance against key indicators of 
customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service 
level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current per-
formance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a de-
tailed breakdown of current and planned spending on oper-
ational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment 
of whether the investment continues to meet business needs 
as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary is authorized to use the 
services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program pay-
ments for all programs administered by the Agency: Pro-
vided further, That other funds made available to the Agen-
cy for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged 
with this account: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able to county committees shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That none of the funds available 
to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm 
Service Agency county offices: Provided further, That none 
of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be 
used to permanently relocate county based employees that 
would result in an office with two or fewer employees with-
out prior notification and approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
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), 
$3,404,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 
groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 
$6,500,000, 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-
ance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership di-
rect loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed op-
erating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; 
emergency loans, $34,667,000; 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, 
$60,000,000: 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 operating loans, $53,961,000 for direct operating 
loans, $14,352,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating 
loans, and emergency loans, $1,262,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
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 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agen-
cy, $74,829,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, 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. 
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 
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, $898,000.
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 
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, $850,856,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2017: 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: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for 
the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 
for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary 
purpose of providing water to rural communities: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading, $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended 
for the authorities under section 13 of the Flood Control 
Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 78–534) for author-
ized ongoing projects with a primary purpose of watershed 
protection by stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and 
banks to reduce erosion and sediment transport. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 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.
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; 
$225,835,000: Provided, That no less than $19,500,000 shall 
be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Pro-
vided further, 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 further, That 
any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utili-
ties Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Busi-
ness–Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts 
shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. 
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; $26,278,000 for section 504 hous-
ing repair loans; $28,398,000 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; $5,000,000 for section 523 self- 
help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for 
section 524 site 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, $60,750,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $3,424,000; and repair, rehabilita-
tion, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$8,414,000: 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 amounts available under this para-
graph 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, 2016. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$15,125,000, 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, 
$417,854,000 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) 
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, $1,389,695,000; 
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 
rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period: 
Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining 
at the end of such one-year agreements may be transferred 
and used for purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, 
repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preserva-
tion; and rental assistance activities authorized under title 
V of the Act: Provided further, That rental assistance pro-
vided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 
2016 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 assistance has re-
mained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if 
such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such as-
sistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants 
who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, 
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: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, 
up to $75,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 
2017, for renewal of rental assistance agreements within the
12-month contract period: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress quarterly reports on the number 
of renewals approved pursuant to the preceding proviso, on 
the amount of rental assistance available, and the antici-
pated need for rental assistance for the remainder of the 
fiscal year: Provided further, That except as provided in 
the second proviso under this heading and notwithstanding 
any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture 
rental assistance provided under agreements entered into 
prior to fiscal year 2016 for a project that the Secretary 
determines no longer needs rental assistance and use such 
recaptured funds for current needs as well as unmet rental 
assistance needs from fiscal year 2015. 
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, $37,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $15,000,000, 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-
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, $22,000,000 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 
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), 
$27,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
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, 
$32,239,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans 
and $148,305,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, 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, $38,778,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $4,000,000 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 $5,778,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants 
for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
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 $4,000,000 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 sections 381E–H and 
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
are not applicable to the funds made available under this 
heading: Provided further, That for the purposes of deter-
mining eligibility or level of program assistance the Sec-
retary shall not include incarcerated prison populations. 
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 section 
310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of 
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $62,687,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
one grant to a qualified national organization 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 Community 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 administrative expenses: Pro-
vided 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 qualified national organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
order to promote economic development: Provided further, 
That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of pro-
gram assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated 
prison populations: Provided further, That sections 381E– 
H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act are not applicable to funds made available under 
this heading. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,217,000, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), of which $531,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2016, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2016, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,468,000 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, $179,000,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $179,000,000 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), $22,050,000, of which 
$2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for 
cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or
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 
$10,750,000, 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. 1632a). 
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), $500,000: 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,
$522,365,000, 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 not to exceed $10,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for grants 
authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act in addition to funding author-
ized by section 306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, 
That $64,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for loans and grants including water and 
waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 
306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, and Federally Recognized Na-
tive American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1): Provided 
further, That funding provided for section 306D of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be pro-
vided 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 as-
sistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the fund-
ing provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium 
formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for 
training and technical assistance programs: Provided fur-
ther, That not to exceed $20,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for technical assistance 
grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to sec-
tion 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a 
determination of extreme need, of which $6,500,000 shall 
be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit 
multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water 
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 
of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de-
velopment, operation, and management of water and waste 
water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 
be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 
tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$16,397,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management 
grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND HOMELAND SECURITY 
COUNCIL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the National Security Coun-
cil and the Homeland Security Council, including services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $12,800,000. 
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 
U.S.C. 107, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$96,116,000, of which not to exceed $7,994,000 shall remain 
available until expended for continued modernization of in-
formation resources within the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent. 
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management 
and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to carry out the 
provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
and to prepare and submit the budget of the United States 
Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, $95,000,000, of which not to exceed 
$3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: