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vided, That hereafter, facilities to house bonsai collections
at the National Arboretum may be constructed with funds
accepted under the provisions of Public Law 94–129 (20
U.S.C. 195) and the limitation on construction contained
in the Act of August 24, 1912 (40 U.S.C. 68) shall not
apply to the construction of such facilities: Provided fur-
ther, That funds may be received from any State, other
political subdivision, organization, or individual for the
purpose of establishing any research facility of the Agri-
cultural Research Service, as authorized by law.
COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH SERVICE
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and
for other expenses, including $171,304,000 to carry into
effect the provisions of the Hatch Act approved March 2,
1887, as amended, including administration by the United
States Department of Agriculture, penalty mail costs of
agricultural experiment stations under section 6 of the
Hatch Act of 1887, as amended, and payments under sec-
tion 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C.
301n.); $18,809,000 $22,809,000 for grants for coopera-
tive forestry research under the Act approved October 10,
1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a–582–a7), as amended, including
administrative expenses, and payments under section
1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7 U.S.C. 301n.);
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$28,157,000 for payments to the 1890 land-grant colleges,
including Tuskegee University, for research under section
1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222), as
amended, including administration by the United States
Department of Agriculture, and penalty mail costs of the
1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University;
$50,070,000 $71,117,000 for contracts and grants for ag-
ricultural research under the Act of August 4, 1965, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 450i); $114,000,000 $102,500,000 for
competitive research grants under section 2(b) of the Act
of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), includ-
ing administrative expenses; $5,551,000 for the support
of animal health and disease programs authorized by sec-
tion 1433 of Public Law 95–113, including administrative
expenses; $2,168,000 $650,000 for supplemental and al-
ternative crops and products as authorized by the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d); $400,000 $600,000 for
grants for research pursuant to the Critical Agricultural
Materials Act of 1984 (7 U.S.C. 178) and section 1472
of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, as amended (7
U.S.C. 3318), to remain available until expended;
$475,000 for rangeland research grants as authorized by
subtitle M of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
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sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended;
$3,500,000 for higher education graduate fellowships
grants under section 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)), including ad-
ministrative expenses; $1,500,000 for higher education
challenge grants under section 1417(b)(1) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), including
administrative expenses; $1,000,000 for a higher edu-
cation minority scholar program under section 1417(b)(5)
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C.
3152(b)(5)), 
including 
administrative 
expenses;
$4,000,000 for grants as authorized by section 1475 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 and other Acts; $6,825,000
$8,000,000 for sustainable agriculture research and edu-
cation, as authorized by section 1621 of Public Law 101–
624 (7 U.S.C. 5811), including administrative expenses;
and $20,827,000 $20,689,000 for necessary expenses of
Cooperative State Research Service activities, including
coordination and program leadership for higher education
work of the Department, administration of payments to
State agricultural experiment stations, funds for employ-
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ment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), of which
$10,550,000 shall be for a program of capacity building
grants to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act
of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), includ-
ing Tuskegee University, of which not to exceed $100,000
shall be for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109; in all,
$428,586,000 $441,852,000.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improve-
ment, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities and for grants to States and other eligi-
ble recipients for such purposes, as necessary to carry out
the agricultural research, extension, and teaching pro-
grams of the Department of Agriculture, where not other-
wise provided, $37,750,000 $56,874,000, to remain avail-
able until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b).
EXTENSION SERVICE
Payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, and American Samoa: For payments for coop-
erative agricultural extension work under the Smith-Lever
Act, as amended, 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 and for costs of penalty mail for coop-
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erative extension agents and State extension directors,
$274,582,000 $270,593,000; payments for the nutrition
and family education program for low-income areas under
section 3(d) of the Act, $64,961,000 $61,431,000; pay-
ments for the pest management program under section
3(d) of the Act, $8,459,000; payments for the farm safety
and rural health programs under section 3(d) of the Act,
$2,698,000 $2,988,000; payments for the pesticide impact
assessment program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$3,363,000; payments to upgrade 1890 land-grant college
research and extension facilities as authorized by section
1447 of Public Law 95–113, as amended (7 U.S.C.
3222b), $7,901,000, to remain available until expended;
payments for the rural development centers under section
3(d) of the Act, $938,000 $950,000; payments for a
groundwater quality program under section 3(d) of the
Act, $11,234,000; payments for the Agricultural Tele-
communications Program, as authorized by Public Law
101–624 (7 U.S.C. 5926), $1,206,000 $1,221,000; pay-
ments for youth-at-risk programs under section 3(d) of the
Act, $10,000,000; payments for a Nutrition Education
Initiative under section 3(d) of the Act, $5,000,000; pay-
ments for a food safety program under section 3(d) of the
Act, $1,975,000; payments for carrying out the provisions
of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978,
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$3,341,000; payments for Indian reservation agents under
section 3(d) of the Act, $1,750,000; payments to establish
and operate centers of rural technology development as au-
thorized by section 2347 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C.
1932), $2,000,000; payments for sustainable agriculture
programs under section 3(d) of the Act, $2,963,000; pay-
ments for rural health and safety education as authorized
by section 2390 of Public Law 101–624 (7 U.S.C. 2661
note, 2662), $2,000,000; and payments for extension work
by the colleges receiving the benefits of the second Morrill
Act (7 U.S.C. 321–326, 328) and Tuskegee University,
$25,414,000
$25,472,000; 
in 
all, 
$420,785,000
$422,641,000: Provided, That funds hereby appropriated
pursuant to section 3(c) of the Act of June 26, 1953, and
section 506 of the Act of June 23, 1972, as amended, shall
not be paid to any State, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Northern
Marianas, and American Samoa prior to availability of an
equal sum from non-Federal sources for expenditure dur-
ing the current fiscal year.
Federal administration and coordination: For admin-
istration of the Smith-Lever Act, as amended, and the Act
of September 29, 1977 (7 U.S.C. 341–349), as amended,
and section 1361(c) of the Act of October 3, 1980 (7
U.S.C. 301n.), and to coordinate and provide program