112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2112 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Ag-
riculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes, 
namely: 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary 
of Agriculture, $4,293,000 (increased by $136,070,000) 
(reduced by $136,070,000): Provided, That not to exceed 
$11,000 of this amount shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, as determined by the Secretary. 
OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Rela-
tions, $423,000 to support communication and consulta-
tion activities with Federally Recognized Tribes, as well 
as other requirements established by law. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $10,707,000.
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $12,091,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $8,004,000. 
OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Se-
curity, $1,272,000. 
OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and 
Outreach, $1,209,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $35,000,000 (reduced by $1,000,000). 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $5,310,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $760,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$19,288,000.
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration, $683,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AND RENTAL 
PAYMENTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Adminis-
trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 
of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 
alterations and other actions needed for the Department 
and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con-
figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 
General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im-
provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili-
ties, and for related costs, $209,505,000 (reduced by 
$342,000), to remain available until expended; of which 
$151,396,000 shall be available for payments to the Gen-
eral 
Services 
Administration 
for 
rent; 
of 
which 
$11,452,000 shall be available for payment to the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security for building security activities; 
and of which $46,657,000 (reduced by $342,000) shall be
available for buildings operations and maintenance ex-
penses: Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated 
balances from prior years to cover shortfalls incurred in 
prior year rental payments: Provided further, That the 
Secretary is authorized to transfer funds from a Depart-
mental agency to this account to recover the full cost of 
the space and security expenses of that agency that are 
funded by this account when the actual costs exceed the 
agency estimate which will be available for the activities 
and payments described herein. 
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.), $3,393,000, 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.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For Departmental Administration, $23,900,000 (re-
duced by $5,000,000) (reduced by $2,390,000), to provide 
for necessary expenses for management support services 
to offices of the Department and for general administra-
tion and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not 
otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 
efficient work of the Department: Provided, That this ap-
propriation shall be reimbursed from applicable appropria-
tions in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding 
of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR 
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the pro-
grams funded by this Act, including programs involving 
intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive 
branch, $3,289,000: Provided, That these funds 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 by 
this appropriation may be obligated after 30 days from 
the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary
has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by 
USDA agency: Provided further, That no other funds ap-
propriated to the Department by this Act shall be available 
to the Department for support of congressional relations 
activities. 
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Communica-
tions, $8,058,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, $80,000,000, including such sums 
as may be necessary for contracting and other arrange-
ments with public agencies and private persons pursuant 
to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confiden-
tial operational expenses, including the payment of inform-
ants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector 
General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 
of Public Law 97–98. 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $35,204,000.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, 
$760,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service, $70,000,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $149,500,000, of which up to 
$40,000,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
sus of Agriculture. 
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 Fed-
eral ownership, $993,345,000 (increased by $2,000,000): 
Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available 
for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the pur-
chase 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 oth-
erwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building 
shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or green-
houses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and ex-
cept for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a 
cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering 
any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 
10 percent of the current replacement value of the build-
ing or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, 
That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act 
shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing 
facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That 
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 funds may be received from any State, other political 
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of 
establishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $600,800,000, as follows: to carry out 
the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a– 
i), $208,000,000; for grants for cooperative forestry re-
search (16 U.S.C. 582a through a–7), $30,000,000; for 
payments to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), 
$48,000,000, provided that each institution receives no 
less than $1,000,000; for special grants (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $1,250,000; for competitive grants for Inte-
grated Pest Management and Biological Control (7 U.S.C. 
450i(c)), $14,000,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)), $229,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for the support of animal health and disease pro-
grams (7 U.S.C. 3195), $4,000,000; for a program pursu-
ant to section 1415A of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3151a), $4,200,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for a higher education multicultural scholars pro-
gram (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)), $1,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education 
grants program for Hispanic–serving Institutions (7 
U.S.C. 3241), $7,800,000; for competitive grants for the
purpose of carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3156 
to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible in-
stitutions in Alaska and in Hawaii, with funds awarded 
equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii, 
$2,700,000; for secondary education, 2-year post-sec-
ondary education, and agriculture in the K-12 classroom 
(7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $900,000; for aquaculture grants (7 
U.S.C. 3322), $3,300,000; for sustainable agriculture re-
search and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $12,300,000; for 
a program of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 
3152(b)(4)) to institutions eligible to receive funds under 
7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $16,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for payments to the 
1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of Public 
Law 103–382, $2,800,000; for resident instruction grants 
for insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $900,000; for distance education 
grants for insular areas under section 1490 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362), $750,000; for com-
petitive grants for policy research (7 U.S.C. 3155), 
$3,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and 
Education Activities, $10,000,000, of which $2,500,000 
for the Research, Education, and Economics Information
System and $2,000,000 for the Electronic Grants Infor-
mation System, are to remain available until expended. 
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, $411,200,000, 
as follows: payments for cooperative extension work under 
the Smith–Lever Act, to be distributed under sections 3(b) 
and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public 
Law 93–471, for retirement and employees’ compensation 
costs for extension agents, $259,200,000; payments for 
extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith– 
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,600,000; payments for 
the nutrition and family education program for low-income 
areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,000,000; pay-
ments for the pest management program under section 
3(d) of the Act, $8,400,000; payments for New Tech-
nologies for Agriculture Extension under section 3(d) of 
the Act, $1,400,000; payments to upgrade research, exten-
sion, and teaching facilities at institutions eligible to re-
ceive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $16,700,000,
to remain available until expended; payments for youth- 
at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the Smith–Lever 
Act, $7,100,000; payments for carrying out the provisions 
of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $3,400,000; payments for the feder-
ally-recognized Tribes Extension Program under section 
3(d) of the Smith–Lever Act, $2,600,000; payments for 
sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the 
Act, $4,000,000; payments for rural health and safety 
education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law 
92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,500,000; payments for co-
operative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 
3221), $36,000,000, provided that each institution re-
ceives no less than $1,000,000; for grants to youth organi-
zations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 7630, $1,500,000; for pay-
ments to carry out the food animal residue avoidance data-
base program as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 7642, 
$1,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Extension Ac-
tivities, $6,800,000. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants program authorized under section 406 of the Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), including necessary administra-
tive expenses, $8,000,000, as follows: for a competitive or-
ganic transition program, $4,000,000; and for the regional 
pest management centers program $4,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING 
AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 
$760,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 
$790,000,000, of which $2,000,000, to be 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 ex-
tent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which 
$16,000,000, 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 $32,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which 
$54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
used to support avian health; of which $4,200,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for information 
technology infrastructure; of which $147,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for specialty crop 
pests; of which, $9,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem 
pests; of which $52,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which 
$2,300,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for wildlife services methods development; of which 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for the wildlife damage management program for aviation 
safety; and up to 25 percent of the screwworm program 
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That no 
funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucel-
losis 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 appropriation 
shall be available for the operation and maintenance of 
aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which 
two shall be for replacement only: Provided further, That,
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 Depart-
ment such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be avail-
able only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradi-
cation of contagious or infectious disease or pests of ani-
mals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 
with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Pro-
tection 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 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 alter-
ation 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 2012, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 
subdivisions, 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 services provided to the entity by the agency, and such 
fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
able until expended, 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, $3,200,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $77,500,000 (increased by $300,000): 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 build-
ing 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 $61,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
tive 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 Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com-
modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 
related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 
Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise 
provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 
for formulation and administration of marketing agree-
ments 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 State departments of agriculture, 
bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies 
for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,331,000. 
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration, $37,000,000: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available pursu-
ant 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 build-
ing. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $47,500,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 
and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 
exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food Safety, $689,000.
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services author-
ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 
Act, including 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), 
$972,028,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation 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 expended: Provided further, 
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 build-
ing during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent 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 
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 
$760,000.
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,176,500,000: Provided, That the Secretary is author-
ized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not 
the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make 
program payments for all programs administered by the 
Agency: Provided further, That other funds made available 
to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced 
to and merged with this account: Provided further, That 
funds made available to county committees shall remain 
available until expended. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101– 
5106), $3,550,000. 
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), 
$3,605,000, 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, 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 
Insurance 
Fund, 
as 
follows: 
$1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm owner-
ship loans and $475,000,000 for farm ownership direct
loans; $1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed oper-
ating loans and $1,050,090,000 for direct operating loans; 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaran-
teed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly 
fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil 
eradication program loans, $100,000,000: Provided, That 
the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll 
weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program 
loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and 
grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
as follows: farm ownership, $22,800,000 for direct loans; 
farm operating loans, $26,100,000 for unsubsidized guar-
anteed operating loans, $59,120,000 for direct operating 
loans; and Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$193,000. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$268,634,000, of which $260,730,000 shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, 
operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed
loans may be transferred among these programs: Pro-
vided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in ad-
vance of any transfer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management 
Agency, $68,016,000: Provided, That the funds made 
available under section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the Common 
Information Management System: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 1506(i). 
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby 
authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of 
funds and borrowing authority available to each such cor-
poration 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 programs set forth in the budget for the current 
fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as here-
inafter provided.
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the 
Federal 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 reim-
bursed, 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 sec-
tion 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
(15 U.S.C. 714i) for the conduct of its business with the 
Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be 
transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Serv-
ice for information resource management activities of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Com-
modity Credit Corporation business. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for 
site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations
and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 
of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, 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 
Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, 
$760,000. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provi-
sions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), 
including preparation of conservation plans and establish-
ment of measures to conserve soil and water (including 
farm irrigation and land drainage and such special meas-
ures for soil and water management as may be necessary 
to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to con-
trol agricultural related pollutants); operation of conserva-
tion plant materials centers; classification and mapping of 
soil; dissemination 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 alter-
ation or improvement of permanent and temporary build-
ings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$770,956,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2013: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be 
available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and 
improvement of buildings and public improvements at 
plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations 
and improvements to other buildings and other public im-
provements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further, 
That when buildings or other structures are erected on 
non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is ob-
tained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of Section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $15,000,000 is pro-
vided. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Rural Development, $760,000.
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; 
$161,011,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, funds appropriated under this section 
may be used for advertising and promotional activities 
that support the Rural Development mission area: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex-
pended to provide modest non-monetary awards to non- 
USDA employees: Provided further, That any balances 
available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, 
Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Coopera-
tive Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be trans-
ferred 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: $24,845,666,000
for loans to section 502 borrowers, of which $845,666,000 
shall be for direct loans, and of which $24,000,000,000 
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; and 
$58,617,000 for section 515 rental housing 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: 
$40,000,000 for 502 direct loans; and $20,000,000 for re-
pair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 
rental housing: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated in this paragraph, the amount equal to the amount 
of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account funds 
allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Part-
nership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available 
through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partner-
ship Zones. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$12,500,000, 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 and merged with this account.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$400,000,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
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, $890,000,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as au-
thorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt 
incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental 
assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: 
Provided, That of this amount not less than $1,500,000 
is available for newly constructed units financed by section 
515 of the Housing Act of 1949, and not less than 
$2,500,000 is for newly constructed units financed under 
sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949: Pro-
vided further, 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 the pur-
poses of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or reha-
bilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental 
assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: 
Provided further, That rental assistance provided under 
agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2012 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 remained 
unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such 
project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assist-
ance 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. 
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING REVITALIZATION PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized 
under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but not-
withstanding subsection (b) of such section, $11,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, which shall be avail-
able for rural housing vouchers to any low-income house-
hold (including those not receiving rental assistance) re-
siding in a property financed with a section 515 loan 
which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Pro-
vided, That the amount of such voucher shall be the dif-
ference 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 max-
imum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with 
current regulations and administrative guidance applicable 
to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Sec-
retary of the Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
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), $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the total amount appropriated under 
this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Mutual 
and Self-Help Housing Grants allocated by the Secretary 
for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal 
year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, for 
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For grants and contracts for very low-income housing 
repair made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 1474, $32,000,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the 
amount of Rural Housing Assistance Grants allocated by 
the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones 
for the fiscal year 2011, shall be available through June 
30, 2012, for communities designated by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and grants for rural com-
munity facilities programs as authorized by section 306 
and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $18,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 
of the amount appropriated 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, non-profit com-
munity-based housing and community development orga-
nizations, 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 quali-
fied private, nonprofit and public intermediary organiza-
tions proposing to carry out a program of financial and 
technical assistance: Provided further, That such inter-
mediary organizations shall provide matching funds from 
other sources, including Federal funds for related activi-
ties, in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided 
further, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Community 
Facilities Program Account funds allocated by the Sec-
retary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the 
fiscal year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, 
for communities designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the 
rural 
community 
programs 
described 
in 
section 
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment 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.
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 sec-
tions 306 and 310B and described in section 381E(d)(3) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$64,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
a grant to a qualified national organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural transportation in order to 
promote economic development: Provided further, That 
$2,250,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Au-
thority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.) for any Rural Commu-
nity Advancement Program purpose as described in sec-
tion 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and rural Develop-
ment Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used 
for administrative expenses: Provided further, That 
$3,400,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recog-
nized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a 
grant to a qualified national organization to provide tech-
nical assistance for rural transportation in order to pro-
mote economic development: Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated under this heading, the amount 
equal to the amount of Rural Business Program Account 
funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be avail-
able through June 30, 2012, for communities designated 
by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones for the rural business and cooperative 
development programs described in section 381E(d)(3) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Pro-
vided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not 
applicable to funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural De-
velopment, Rural Community Advancement Program ac-
count for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B 
and described in section 381E(d)(3) of such Act be trans-
ferred and merged with this account and any other prior 
balances from the Rural Development, Rural Community 
Advancement Program account that the Secretary deter-
mines is appropriate to transfer. 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)), $14,758,000.
For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, as author-
ized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 
9812(a)), of which $750,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2012, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes; and of which $1,500,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2012, for Mississippi Delta Regional counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying 
such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated under this heading, the amount 
equal to the amount of Rural Development Loan Fund 
Program Account funds allocated by the Secretary for 
Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal 
year 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, for 
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture 
as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $3,500,000 shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’.
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING CANCELLATION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as author-
ized 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, $155,000,000 shall not be ob-
ligated and $155,000,000 are hereby permanently can-
celled. 
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), $22,500,000 of 
which, $2,000,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for 
the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas pro-
gram: Provided, That, not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
for cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose pri-
mary focus is to provide assistance to small, socially dis-
advantaged producers and whose governing board and/or 
membership is comprised of at least 75 percent socially 
disadvantaged members; and of which $12,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for value-added ag-
ricultural product market development grants, as author-
ized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and 
grants, under the same terms and conditions as authorized 
by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $1,300,000 (increased 
by $1,000,000): Provided, That the cost of loan guaran-
tees, 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 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans and grants for the rural 
water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste man-
agement 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 Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act, $500,000,000, 
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 
$497,000 shall be available for the rural utilities 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 $65,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 
including water and waste disposal systems grants author-
ized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally-recognized 
Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and 
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State 
of Hawaii): Provided further, That funding provided for 
section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act may be provided to a consortium formed pur-
suant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 2 percent of the funding pro-
vided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alas-
ka and/or by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assist-
ance programs: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water 
and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such 
Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of ex-
treme need, of which $3,400,000 shall be made available 
for a grant to a qualified non-profit multi-state regional 
technical assistance organization, with experience in work-
ing 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, development, oper-
ation, and management of water and waste water systems, 
and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a quali-
fied national Native American organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal com-
munities: 
Provided 
further, 
That 
not 
to 
exceed 
$14,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this head-
ing shall be for contracting with qualified national organi-
zations for a circuit rider program to provide technical as-
sistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste manage-
ment grants: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated under this heading, the amount equal to the 
amount of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac-
count funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2011, shall be 
available through June 30, 2012, for communities des-
ignated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic 
Area Partnership Zones for the rural utilities programs 
described in section 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That sec-
tions 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 
any prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Com-
munity Advancement Program account programs author-
ized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B 
and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 
381E(d)(2) of such Act be transferred to and merged with 
this account and any other prior balances from the Rural 
Development, Rural Community Advancement Program 
account that the Secretary determines is appropriate to 
transfer. 
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans 
as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Elec-
trification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be 
made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans, 
$100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; 5 percent rural tele-
communications loans, $145,000,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $250,000,000; and for loans 
made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural tele-
communications loans, $295,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$30,000,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING CANCELLATION OF FUNDS) 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning 
services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa 
et seq., $15,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE IV 
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD, 
NUTRITION AND CONSUMER SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 
$689,000. 
FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et 
seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 
21; $18,770,571,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2013, of which such sums as are made avail-
able under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as 
amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available 
for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: 
Provided, That of the total amount available, $16,516,000 
shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nu-
trition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided 
further, That section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by adding at 
the end before the period, ‘‘except section 21, and the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), ex-
cept sections 17 and 21’’. 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special sup-
plemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,048,250,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2013: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), of the amounts made available under this 
heading, not less than $14,000,000 shall be used for infra-
structure, not less than $50,000,000 shall be used for 
management 
information 
systems, 
not 
less 
than
$75,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer coun-
selors and other related activities, and not less than 
$7,500,000 shall be used for breastfeeding performance 
awards: Provided further, That none of the funds provided 
in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant 
formula except in accordance with the cost containment 
and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 
17 of such Act: Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided shall be available for activities that are not fully 
reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or 
agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
$71,173,308,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2013, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times 
as may become necessary to carry out program operations: 
Provided, That funds provided herein shall be expended 
in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008: Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be subject to any work registration or workfare re-
quirements as may be required by law: Provided further, 
That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available until expended,
notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $1,000,000 may be used to 
provide nutrition education services to state agencies and 
Federally recognized tribes participating in the Food Dis-
tribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided fur-
ther, That funds made available under this heading may 
be available to enter into contracts and employ staff to 
conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities re-
lated to program integrity provided that such activities are 
authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assist-
ance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as 
authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Con-
sumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assist-
ance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by sec-
tion 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amend-
ments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–188); and the Farm-
ers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 
17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $192,500,000 
(increased by $5,000,000), to remain available through 
September 30, 2013: Provided, That none of these funds 
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for commodities donated to the program: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 
2012 to support the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall 
remain available through September 30, 2013: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under section 
27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs 
associated with the distribution of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri-
tion assistance program, $125,000,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided herein, $1,500,000 shall be used for 
the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 
amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246.
TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $158,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 
the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$175,000,000 (reduced by $2,500,000): Provided, That 
the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse 
this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Fed-
eral agencies, public and private organizations and institu-
tions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricul-
tural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 
1737) and the foreign assistance programs of the United 
States Agency for International Development: Provided 
further, That funds made available for middle-income 
country training programs, funds made available for the 
Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Tech-
nology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the 
purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency 
exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign
Agricultural Service, shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD 
FOR PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit 
program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83– 
480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,385,000, 
which shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Provided, That funds 
made available for the cost of agreements under title I 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may be 
used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior 
notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not oth-
erwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, in-
cluding interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act 
(Public Law 83–480, as amended), for commodities sup-
plied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II 
of said Act, $1,040,198,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION EXPORT (LOANS) 
CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For administrative expenses to carry out the Com-
modity Credit Corporation’s export guarantee program, 
GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,820,000; to cover common 
overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which 
$6,465,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of 
which $355,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 
‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION 
AND CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM GRANTS 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $180,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That the Com-
modity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the 
services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of im-
plementing such section, subject to reimbursement from 
amounts provided herein.
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration, including hire and purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related 
costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and 
activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space 
in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous 
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, author-
ized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted 
for solely on the Secretary’s certificate, not to exceed 
$25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 
107–188; $3,654,148,000: Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $856,041,000 shall be de-
rived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended, and shall not include any 
fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) assessed 
for fiscal year 2013 but collected in fiscal year 2012; 
$67,118,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended; $21,768,000 
shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 
section 740 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j–12), and shall be credited to this account 
and remain available until expended; $5,706,000 shall be 
derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 
section 741 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
(21 U.S.C. 379j–21), and shall be credited to this account 
and 
shall 
remain 
available 
until 
expended; 
and 
$477,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s and shall be credited 
to this account and remain available until expended; 
$12,364,000 shall be derived from food and feed recall 
fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by 
the Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 111– 
353), and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $14,700,000 shall be derived 
from food reinspection fees authorized by section 743 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 
75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization 
Act (Public Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended; and 
$36,000,000 shall be derived from voluntary qualified im-
porter program fees authorized by section 743 of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Public Law 75–717), 
as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act (Public 
Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account and 
remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, animal 
drug, animal generic drug, and tobacco product assess-
ments for fiscal year 2012 received during fiscal year 
2012, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 
2012 but credited for fiscal year 2012, shall be subject 
to the fiscal year 2012 limitations: Provided further, That 
in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under 
this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user 
fees that exceed the fiscal year 2012 limitation are appro-
priated and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated: (1) $799,820,000 shall be for 
the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and re-
lated field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(2) $1,031,205,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Eval-
uation and Research and related field activities in the Of-
fice of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $327,651,000 shall be for 
the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(4) $157,874,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary
Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $321,171,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) 
$51,461,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxi-
cological Research; (7) $454,751,000 shall be for the Cen-
ter for Tobacco Products and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 
$124,273,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 
which $37,073,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 
than the amounts paid to the General Services Adminis-
tration for rent; (9) not to exceed $177,130,000 shall be 
for payments to the General Services Administration for 
rent; and (10) $208,812,000 shall be for other activities, 
including the Office of the Commissioner; the Office of 
Foods; the Office of the Chief Scientist; the Office of Pol-
icy, Planning and Budget; the Office of International Pro-
grams; the Office of Administration; and central services 
for these offices: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and 
representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as de-
termined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That 
funds may be transferred from one specified activity to 
another with the prior approval of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress.
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 
42 U.S.C. 263b, export certification user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 381, and priority review user fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 360n may be credited to this account, to 
remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facili-
ties of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, 
where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), in-
cluding the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $171,930,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2013, including 
not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representa-
tion expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses 
for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission 
with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials.
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,000,000 (from assessments col-
lected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal 
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses 
as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this 
limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with re-
ceiverships. 
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING CANCELLATIONS, RECISSIONS AND 
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Depart-
ment of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this 
Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those 
specifically provided for, of not to exceed 461 passenger 
motor vehicles, of which 456 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles. 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer 
unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated 
by this Act or other available unobligated discretionary 
balances of the Department of Agriculture to the Working 
Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital
equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, adminis-
trative, and information technology services of primary 
benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture: 
Provided, That none of the funds made available by this 
Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working 
Capital Fund without the prior notification to the agency 
administrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without the prior 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That of annual in-
come amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the De-
partment of Agriculture allocated for the National Fi-
nance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 
4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital 
equipment, including equipment for the improvement and 
implementation of a financial management plan, informa-
tion technology, and other systems of the National Fi-
nance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost 
of the National Finance Center: Provided further, That 
none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obliga-
tion unless the Secretary submits notification of the obli-
gation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That 
the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notifica-
tion to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any 
obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is nec-
essary to respond to a declared state of emergency that 
significantly impacts the operations of the National Fi-
nance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National 
Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of 
the National Finance Center. 
SEC. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in 
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the 
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be 
used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative 
agreements or similar arrangements between the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess 
of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement 
when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to 
carry out programs of mutual interest between the two 
parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of in-
direct costs on grants and contracts with such institutions 
when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis 
for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in 
this Act. 
SEC. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made 
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available
until expended to disburse obligations made in the current 
fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Develop-
ment Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrifica-
tion and Telecommunication Loans program account, and 
the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 
SEC. 706. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poul-
try Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471). 
SEC. 707. None of the funds made available to the 
Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac-
quire new information technology systems or significant 
upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, without the approval of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Informa-
tion Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Informa-
tion Officer unless prior notification has been transmitted 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress: Provided further, That none of the funds avail-
able to the Department of Agriculture for information 
technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000
prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer. 
SEC. 708. Funds made available under section 1240I 
and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and 
section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall remain 
available until expended to disburse obligations made in 
the current fiscal year. 
SEC. 709. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid 
an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility 
that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under 
such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a bor-
rower under such Act. 
SEC. 710. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, for the purposes of a grant under section 412 of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998, none of the funds in this or any other Act 
may be used to prohibit the provision of in-kind support 
from non-Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) of such 
Act in the form of unrecovered indirect costs not otherwise 
charged against the grant, consistent with the indirect 
rate of cost approved for a recipient.
SEC. 711. Except as otherwise specifically provided 
by law, unobligated balances remaining available at the 
end of the fiscal year from appropriations made available 
for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service 
Agency and the Rural Development mission area, shall re-
main available through September 30, 2013, for informa-
tion technology expenses. 
SEC. 712. The Secretary of Agriculture may author-
ize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to 
exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula 
specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant for-
mula to participants. 
SEC. 713. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act may be used for first-class 
travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in 
contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 
of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 714. In the case of each program established 
or amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), other than by title I or 
subtitle A of title III of such Act, that is authorized or 
required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries 
and related administrative expenses, including tech-
nical assistance, associated with the implementation 
of the program, without regard to the limitation on 
the total amount of allotments and fund transfers 
contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and 
(2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall 
not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment 
for purposes of applying the limitation on the total 
amount of allotments and fund transfers contained 
in such section. 
SEC. 715. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 
502 of the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary may use 
the authority described in subsections (h) and (j) of sec-
tion 538 of such Act. 
SEC. 716. Clause (ii) of section 524(b)(4)(B) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘certain fiscal 
years’’; and 
(2) in the text, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 717. Appropriations to the Department of Agri-
culture made available in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 
2007 to carry out section 601 of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) for the cost of direct loans 
shall remain available until expended to disburse valid ob-
ligations made in fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 
2008. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act or any other Act shall 
be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to 
carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of sec-
tion 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of 
$948,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Enti-
tlement Commodities – $465,000,000; State Option Con-
tract – $5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities – 
$2,500,000; Disaster Relief – $5,000,000; Additional 
Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases –$206,000,000; 
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program – $20,000,000; Esti-
mated Future Needs – $196,713,000; and, Administrative 
Funds – $47,787,000: Provided, That none of the funds 
made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used 
for salaries and expenses to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as 
amended by section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 in excess 
of $20,000,000, including the transfer of funds under sub-
section (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, until 
October 1, 2012: Provided further, That $133,000,000 
made available on October 1, 2012, to carry out section
19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act as amended by section 4304 of Public Law 
110–246 shall be excluded from the limitation described 
in subsection (b)(2)(A)(v) of section 14222 of Public Law 
110–246: Provided further, That none of the funds appro-
priated or otherwise made available by this or any other 
Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause (3) 
of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
612c), or for any surplus removal activities or price sup-
port activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act: Provided further, That of the 
available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(iv) of sec-
tion 14222 of Public Law 110–246, $150,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 719. Of the funds made available by this Act, 
not more than $1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary 
expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, 
panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department 
of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with nego-
tiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competi-
tively awarded grants. 
SEC. 720. None of the funds in this Act shall be avail-
able to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural
research, education, or extension grant awards issued by 
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 
30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each 
award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds pro-
vided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be avail-
able to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant 
awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 721. None of the funds made available by this 
or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, develop, 
or publish a final rule or an interim final rule in further-
ance of, or otherwise to implement, the proposed rule enti-
tled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title 
XI of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; 
Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 
(June 22, 2010)). 
SEC. 722. The unobligated balances available for the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forestry Incen-
tives Program, as identified by Treasury Appropriation 
Fund Symbol 12X3336, $5,500,000 are rescinded, and 
the unobligated balances available for the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service, Great Plains Conservation
Program, as identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund 
Symbol 12X2268, $500,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 723. Of the unobligated balances provided pur-
suant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008, $11,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 724. Section 1238E(a) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838e(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 725. (a) Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
(b) Section 1241(a)(6)(E) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(6)(E)) is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal year 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2012 through 2014’’. 
SEC. 726. Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 (and fiscal 
year 2014 in the case of the programs specified in 
paragraphs (3)(B), (4), (6), and (7)),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2012 
through 2014’’.
SEC. 727. Section 1241(a)(7)(D) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)(D)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out 
the following: 
(1) The Conservation Stewardship Program au-
thorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Se-
curity of Act 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in ex-
cess of $634,000,000. 
(2) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au-
thorized by section 14(h) of the Watershed Protec-
tion and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)). 
(3) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-
gram as authorized by sections 1241–1240H of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
3839aa-8) in excess of $1,400,000,000. 
(4) The Farmland Protection Program as au-
thorized by section 1238I of the Food Security Act 
of 
1985 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3838i) 
in 
excess 
of 
$150,000,000. 
(5) The Grassland Reserve Program as author-
ized by sections 1238O–1238Q of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838o–3838q) in excess of 
209,000 acres in fiscal year 2012. 
(6) The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized 
by sections 1237–1237F of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837–3837f) to enroll in excess of 
185,800 acres in fiscal year 2012. 
(7) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act author-
ized by section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 
1985 
(16 
U.S.C. 
3839bb–1)) 
in 
excess 
of 
$50,000,000. 
(8) The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat 
Incentives Program authorized by section 1240R of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb– 
5). 
(9) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program au-
thorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111). 
(10) The Bioenergy Program for Advanced 
Biofuels authorized by section 9005 of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8105) in excess of $55,000,000. 
(11) The Rural Energy for America Program 
authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107).
(12) The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance 
Program authorized by section 6022 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 2008s). 
(13) Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)) to provide a per-
formance-based premium discount in the crop insur-
ance program. 
(14) Agricultural Management Assistance Pro-
gram as authorized by section 524 of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1524) in 
excess of $2,500,000 for the Natural Resources con-
servation Service. 
SEC. 729. The funds made available in Public Law 
111–344 through February 12, 2012 for trade adjustment 
for farmers are hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 730. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be used to pay the 
salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the emer-
gency food assistance program authorized by section 27(a) 
of the Food and Nutrition Stamp Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2036(a)) if such program exceeds $200,000,000. 
SEC. 731. (a) CLOSURE AND CONVEYANCE OF AGRI-
CULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE FACILITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may close up to 10 facilities of the
Agricultural Research Service, as proposed in the budget 
of the President for fiscal year 2012 submitted to Con-
gress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(b) CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—With respect to an 
Agricultural Research Service facility to be closed pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture may 
convey, with or without consideration, all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to any real property, 
including improvements and equipment thereon, of the fa-
cility to an eligible entity specified in subsection (c). If 
the Agricultural Research Service facility consists of more 
than one parcel of real property, the Secretary may convey 
each parcel separately and to different eligible entities. 
(c) ENTITIES.—The following entities are eligible to 
receive real property under subsection (b): 
(1) Land-grant colleges and universities (as de-
fined in section 1404(13) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(13)). 
(2) 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 
of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act 
of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)). 
(3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and 
universities (as defined in section 1404(10) of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(10)). 
(d) CONDITIONS ON RECEIPT.—As a condition of the 
conveyance of real property under subsection (b), the re-
cipient of the property must— 
(1) be located in the same State or territory of 
the United States in which the property is located; 
and 
(2) agree to accept and use the property for ag-
ricultural and natural resources research for a min-
imum of 25 years. 
SEC. 732. Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) FOOD DONATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each school and local edu-
cational agency participating in the school lunch 
program under this Act may donate any food not 
consumed under such program to eligible local food 
banks or charitable organizations. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall develop and pub-
lish guidance to schools and local educational
agencies participating in the school lunch pro-
gram under this Act to assist such schools and 
local educational agencies in donating food 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall up-
date such guidance as necessary. 
‘‘(3) LIABILITY.—Any school or local edu-
cational agency making donations pursuant to this 
subsection shall be exempt from civil and criminal li-
ability to the extent provided under the Bill Emer-
son Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 
1791). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘eligible local food banks or charitable organizations’ 
means any food bank or charitable organization 
which is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
501(c)(3)).’’. 
SEC. 733. Notwithstanding this Act or any other Act, 
of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
of Agriculture from prior appropriations, with the excep-
tion of Rural Development and Domestic Food Programs, 
$63,000,000 in appropriated discretionary funds are here-
by rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Con-
current Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
SEC. 734. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Agriculture or 
the Food and Drug Administration shall be used to trans-
mit or otherwise make available to any non-Department 
of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human 
Services employee questions or responses to questions that 
are a result of information requested for the appropria-
tions hearing process. 
SEC. 735. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agen-
cies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation 
or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds, or in the case of the 
Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority 
provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agri-
culture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 
8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that— 
(1) creates new programs; 
(2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
(3) increases funds or personnel by any means 
for any project or activity for which funds have been 
denied or restricted; 
(4) relocates an office or employees; 
(5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; 
or 
(6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or 
activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) 
notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of 
the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such au-
thority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or pro-
vided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from 
any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived 
by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded 
by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogram-
ming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection
tivity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any 
other Act. 
SEC. 736. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and ex-
penses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations 
language as part of the President’s Budget submission to 
the Congress of the United States for programs under the 
jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or re-
flects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees 
proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the 
submission of the Budget unless such Budget submission 
identifies which additional spending reductions should 
occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted 
prior to the date of the convening of a committee of con-
ference for the fiscal year 2013 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 737. Unless otherwise authorized by existing 
law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used 
by an executive branch agency to produce any pre-
packaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution 
in the United States unless the story includes a clear noti-
fication within the text or audio of the prepackaged news 
story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or 
funded by that executive branch agency.
SEC. 738. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 
office funded by this act to any other agency or office of 
the Department for more than 30 days unless the individ-
ual’s employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the 
receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of 
the employee for the period of assignment. 
SEC. 739. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of per-
sonnel to— 
(1) inspect horses under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603); 
(2) inspect horses under section 903 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or 
(3) implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 
9, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 740. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that was convicted (or had an officer or agent 
of such corporation acting on behalf of the corporation 
convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal 
or State law within the preceding 24 months.
SEC. 741. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum 
of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a 
grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor-
poration that any unpaid Federal tax liability that has 
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that 
is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agree-
ment with the authority responsible for collecting the tax 
liability. 
SPENDING REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
SEC. 742. The amount by which the applicable alloca-
tion of new budget authority made by the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives under sec-
tion 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ex-
ceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0 
(increased by $2,390,000). 
SEC. 743. Each amount made available by titles I 
through VI (other than an amount required to be made 
available by a provision of law) is hereby reduced by 0.78 
percent. 
SEC. 744. None of the funds made available by this 
Act to the Food and Drug Administration may be used 
to approve any application submitted under section 512
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360b) for approval of genetically engineered salmon. 
SEC. 745. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide assistance under title II of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) to the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). 
SEC. 746. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of per-
sonnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance 
loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731). 
SEC. 747. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Department of Agriculture, the 
Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, or any other Federal Agency receiv-
ing funds under this Act to lease or purchase new light 
duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s 
fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential 
Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 
2011. 
SEC. 748. The amount otherwise provided by this Act 
for ‘‘Integrated Activities’’ is hereby increased by, and the 
amount otherwise provided by this Act for ‘‘National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture-research and education ac-
tivities’’ is hereby reduced (to be derived from amounts
for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 22 450i(b))) by, 
$4,400,000, respectively. 
SEC. 749. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– 
140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). 
SEC. 750. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to support any Know Your Farmer, 
Know Your Food initiative of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
SEC. 751. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to provide payments (or to pay the sala-
ries and expenses of personnel to provide payments) to the 
Brazil Cotton Institute. 
SEC. 752. For the cost of broadband loans, as author-
ized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936, to remain available until expended, there is hereby 
appropriated, and the amount otherwise provided by this 
Act for payments to the General Services Administration 
for rent under the heading ‘‘Agriculture Buildings and Fa-
cilities and Rental Payments’’ is hereby reduced by, 
$6,000,000. 
SEC. 753. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for mifepristone, commonly known as 
RU–486.
SEC. 754. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used by the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission to promulgate any final rules under para-
graph (13) or (14) of section 2(a) of the Commodity Ex-
change Act, as added by section 727 of the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, until 
12 months after the promulgation of final swap trans-
action reporting rules under section 21 of the Commodity 
Exchange Act. 
SEC. 755. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement the Departmental Regula-
tion of the Department of Agriculture entitled ‘‘Policy 
Statement on Climate Change Adaptation’’ (Departmental 
Regulation 1070–001 (June 3, 2011)). 
SEC. 756. For preventive measures authorized under 
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and the Soil Conservation and Do-
mestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.), including 
research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, 
the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing struc-
tures, and changes in use of land, there is hereby appro-
priated, and the amount otherwise provided by this Act 
for ‘‘Agricultural Programs—Agriculture Buildings and 
Facilities 
and 
Rental 
Payments’’ 
is 
reduced 
by, 
$3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
SEC. 757. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used for the construction of an ethanol blender 
pump or an ethanol storage facility. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 16, 2011. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2112 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other pur-
poses.