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 of the total amount available, $21,005,000 
shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That of the total amount available, $12,000,000 shall re-
main available until expended to carry out section 18(g) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That notwithstanding 
section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total 
grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient 
in fiscal year 2023 shall not exceed $500,000: Provided 
further, That of the total amount available, $40,000,000 
shall be available to provide competitive grants to State 
agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and 
schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater 
than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food 
safety, and to help support the establishment, mainte-
nance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount available, 
$50,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry 
out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act 
of 2010 (Public Law 111–80): Provided further, That of 
the total amount available, $10,000,000 shall be available 
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until September 30, 2024 to carry out section 23 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1793), of which 
$2,000,000 shall be for grants under such section to the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, and American Samoa: Provided further, 
That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ‘‘2010 through 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2010 through 2024’’: Provided further, That 
section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first 
sentence by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’: Provided further, That section 
9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sen-
tence by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘For fiscal year 2023’’. 
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), 
$6,000,000,000, to remain available through September 
30, 2024: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
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17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1786(h)(10)), not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for 
breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, 
and $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary shall use funds made 
available under this heading to increase the amount of a 
cash-value voucher for women and children participants 
to an amount recommended by the National Academies 
of Science, Engineering and Medicine and adjusted for in-
flation: 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: Pro-
vided further, That upon termination of a federally man-
dated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and condi-
tions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the re-
quest of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
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$111,180,895,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain 
available through September 30, 2025, 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 of the funds made 
available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to 
provide nutrition education services to State agencies and 
Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food 
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this head-
ing, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2024, shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public 
Law 115–334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal 
organizations: 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 through Sep-
tember 30, 2024: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), 
and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
shall remain available through September 30, 2024: Pro-
vided further, That none of the funds made available under 
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this heading may be obligated or expended in contraven-
tion of section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used to enter into 
contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, 
or to conduct activities related to program integrity pro-
vided that such activities are authorized by the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008. 
For making, after June 30 of the current fiscal year, 
benefit payments to individuals, and payments to States 
or other non-Federal entities, pursuant to the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), for unan-
ticipated costs incurred for the last three months of the 
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. 
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, $469,710,000, 
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to remain available through September 30, 2024: Pro-
vided, That none of these funds shall be available to reim-
burse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
donated to the program: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, effective with funds 
made available in fiscal year 2023 to support the Seniors 
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through 
September 30, 2024: Provided further, That of the funds 
made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may 
use up to 20 percent for costs associated with the distribu-
tion of commodities. 
NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION 
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food 
and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutri-
tion assistance program, $231,378,000: Provided, That of 
the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for 
the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as 
amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246. 
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TITLE V 
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED 
PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, 
$932,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office. 
OFFICE OF CODEX ALIMENTARIUS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex 
Alimentarius, $4,922,000, including not to exceed 
$40,000 for official reception and representation expenses. 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representa-
tion allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of 
the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$234,913,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall re-
main available until September 30, 2024, for overseas op-
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erations to include the payment of locally employed staff: 
Provided, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, 
or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on 
behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organiza-
tions and institutions under agreements executed pursu-
ant to the agricultural food production assistance pro-
grams (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance pro-
grams of the United States Agency for International De-
velopment: Provided further, That funds made available 
for middle-income country training programs, funds made 
available for the Borlaug International Agricultural 
Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to 
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropria-
tion solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in 
international currency exchange rates, subject to docu-
mentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall re-
main available until expended. 
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), for commodities supplied in connec-
tion with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, 
$1,800,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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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), $265,000,000, 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: Provided further, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, not more than 
10 percent, but not less than $26,500,000, shall remain 
available until expended to purchase agricultural commod-
ities as described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
1736o–1(a)(2)). 
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, $6,063,000, 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, which shall 
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be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
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; in addition to 
amounts appropriated to the FDA Innovation Account, for 
carrying out the activities described in section 1002(b)(4) 
of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255); for 
miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement ac-
tivities, authorized 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; $6,484,171,000: Provided, That of 
the amount provided under this heading, $1,224,132,000 
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cal product user fees, animal drug user fees, and generic 
new animal drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal 
year 2023 limitations are appropriated and shall be cred-
ited to this account and remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, 
medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological 
product, animal drug, and generic new animal drug as-
sessments for fiscal year 2023, including any such fees 
collected prior to fiscal year 2023 but credited for fiscal 
year 2023, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2023 limita-
tions: Provided further, That the Secretary may accept 
payment during fiscal year 2023 of user fees specified 
under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2024, 
prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of 
such fees assessed for fiscal year 2024 for which the Sec-
retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2023 shall not be 
included in amounts under this heading: Provided further, 
That none of these funds shall be used to develop, estab-
lish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 
31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated: (1) $1,244,007,000 shall be for the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which 
no less than $15,000,000 shall be used for inspections of 
foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of 
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imported seafood; (2) $2,225,209,000 shall be for the 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which 
no less than $10,000,000 shall be for pilots to increase 
unannounced foreign inspections and shall remain avail-
able until expended, and $15,000,000 shall be for coordi-
nating programs and activities of the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration with those of the Drug Enforcement Admin-
istration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to com-
bat the illicit importation of opioids, including fentanyl, 
through international mail facilities and land ports-of 
entry; (3) $477,782,000 shall be for the Center for Bio-
logics Evaluation and Research and for related field activi-
ties in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $295,999,000 
shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(5) $682,221,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $77,893,000 shall be for 
the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
$677,165,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Prod-
ucts and for related field activities in the Office of Regu-
latory Affairs; (8) $216,603,000 shall be for Rent and Re-
lated activities, of which $56,011,000 is for White Oak 
Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General 
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Services Administration for rent; (9) $237,917,000 shall 
be for payments to the General Services Administration 
for rent; and (10) $349,375,000 shall be for other activi-
ties, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office 
of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and cen-
tral services for these offices: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official re-
ception and representation expenses, not otherwise pro-
vided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided 
further, That any transfer of funds pursuant to, and for 
the administration of, section 770(n) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only 
be from amounts made available under this heading for 
other activities and shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided 
further, That of the amounts that are made available 
under this heading for ‘‘other activities’’, and that are not 
derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Department of 
Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector Gen-
eral’’ for oversight of the programs and operations of the 
Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition 
to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the 
Food and Drug Administration: Provided further, That 
funds may be transferred from one specified activity to 
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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, priority review user fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food 
reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer pro-
gram fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing 
facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62, prescription 
drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), third-party logistics 
provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 
U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees authorized 
by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical countermeasure priority 
review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb– 
4a, and fees relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–72 shall be credited to this 
account, to remain available until expended. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, exten-
sion, alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equip-
ment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Admin-
istration, where not otherwise provided, $16,000,000, to 
remain available until expended. 
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FDA INNOVATION ACCOUNT, CURES ACT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes de-
scribed under section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century 
Cures Act, in addition to amounts available for such pur-
poses under the heading ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are 
appropriated pursuant to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st 
Century Cures Act, are to be derived from amounts trans-
ferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and may 
be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs 
to the appropriation for ‘‘Department of Health and 
Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries 
and Expenses’’ solely for the purposes provided in such 
Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by the 
Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the pre-
vious proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, 
such amounts may be transferred back to the account: 
Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addi-
tion to any other transfer authority provided by law. 
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, $365,000,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the 
expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the 
Commission with foreign governmental and other regu-
latory officials, of which not less than $20,000,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2024, and of which 
not less than $4,567,000 shall be for expenses of the Of-
fice of the Inspector General: Provided, That notwith-
standing the limitations in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts pro-
vided under this heading are available for the liquidation 
of obligations equal to current year payments on leases 
entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and 
liquidating any lease obligations that should have been re-
corded and liquidated against accounts closed pursuant to 
31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the preceding pro-
viso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded 
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in a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been es-
tablished for the sole purpose of recording adjustments for 
and liquidating such unpaid obligations. 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $88,500,000 (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: Provided further, That the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That the purposes of section 
3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 
2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may 
exempt, an amount in its sole discretion, from the applica-
tion of the limitation provided in that clause of export 
loans described in the clause guaranteed or insured in a 
manner other than described in subclause (II) of the 
clause. 
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TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 701. The Secretary may use any appropriations 
made available to the Department of Agriculture in this 
Act to purchase new passenger motor vehicles, in addition 
to specific appropriations for this purpose, so long as the 
total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal year 2023 
does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased 
in fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing 
additional motor vehicles, the Secretary must determine 
that such vehicles are necessary for transportation safety, 
to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, 
property, and public safety: Provided further, That the 
Secretary may not increase the Department of Agri-
culture’s fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary 
notifies in writing, and receives approval from, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
within 30 days of the notification. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobli-
gated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this 
Act or any other available unobligated discretionary bal-
ances that are remaining available of the Department of 
Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisi-
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tion of property, plant and equipment and for the improve-
ment, delivery, and implementation of Department finan-
cial, and administrative information technology services, 
and other support systems necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology serv-
ices, including cloud adoption and migration, of primary 
benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, 
such transferred funds to remain available until expended: 
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 approval of the agency ad-
ministrator: Provided further, That none of the funds 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this 
section shall be available for obligation without written no-
tification to and the prior approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
made available to the Department’s Working Capital 
Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to 
make any changes to the Department’s National Finance 
Center without written notification to and prior approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress as required by section 716 of this Act: Provided 
further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act 
or made available to the Department’s Working Capital 
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Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to 
initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes 
to remove or relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or 
functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Officer and 
the Chief Information Officer, co-located with or from the 
National Finance Center prior to written notification to 
and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the 
requirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided further, 
That the National Finance Center Information Tech-
nology Services Division personnel and data center man-
agement responsibilities, and control of any functions, 
missions, and systems for current and future human re-
sources management and integrated personnel and payroll 
systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief Finan-
cial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall remain 
in the National Finance Center and under the manage-
ment responsibility and administrative control of the Na-
tional Finance Center: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief Financial 
Officer shall actively market to existing and new Depart-
ments and other government agencies National Finance 
Center shared services including, but not limited to, pay-
roll, financial management, and human capital shared 
services and allow the National Finance Center to perform 
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technology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual in-
come amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the De-
partment of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in ex-
cess of the true costs of the shared services provided by 
the National Finance Center and budgeted for the Na-
tional Finance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not 
more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition 
of capital equipment, including equipment for the improve-
ment, delivery, and implementation of financial, adminis-
trative, and information technology services, and other 
systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any un-
foreseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Cen-
ter: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 
shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary sub-
mits written notification of the obligation to the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Pro-
vided further, That the limitations on the obligation of 
funds pending notification to Congressional Committees 
shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by 
the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state 
of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of 
the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of 
the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue 
operations of the National Finance Center. 
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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 United 
States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institu-
tions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of 
the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative ar-
rangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest 
between the two parties. This does not preclude appro-
priate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts 
with such institutions when such indirect costs are com-
puted on a similar basis for all agencies for which appro-
priations 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 made available to the 
Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to ac-
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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 without written notification to and the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 11319 of title 40, United States Code, 
none of the funds available to the Department of Agri-
culture for information technology shall be obligated for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 
prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Informa-
tion Officer: Provided further, That the Chief Information 
Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without 
written approval from the Chief Information Officer for 
projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 
based upon the performance of an agency measured 
against the performance plan requirements described in 
the explanatory statement accompanying Public Law 113– 
235. 
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SEC. 707. Funds made available under section 524(b) 
of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in 
the current fiscal year shall remain available until ex-
pended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any former Rural Utilities Service 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 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner 
as a borrower under such Act. 
SEC. 709. (a) Except as otherwise specifically pro-
vided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated 
balances from appropriations made available for salaries 
and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency 
shall remain available through September 30, 2024, for 
information technology expenses. 
(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from 
appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in 
this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall re-
main available through September 30, 2024, for informa-
tion technology expenses. 
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SEC. 710. 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. 711. In the case of each program established 
or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 
113–79) or by a successor to that Act, other than by title 
I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for 
which indefinite amounts were provided in that 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. 
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SEC. 712. Of the funds made available by this Act, 
not more than $2,900,000 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. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in 
this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer 
network unless such network blocks the viewing, 
downloading, and exchanging of pornography. 
(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of 
funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law 
enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out crimi-
nal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 
SEC. 714. Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110–246 (7 U.S.C. 612c–6; in this 
section referred to as ‘‘section 14222’’), none of the funds 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 
other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 
of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section 
referred to as ‘‘section 32’’) in excess of $1,483,309,000 
(exclusive of carryover appropriations from prior fiscal 
years), as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement 
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Commodities—$485,000,000; State Option Contracts— 
$5,000,000; 
Removal 
of 
Defective 
Commodities— 
$2,500,000; Administration of section 32 Commodity Pur-
chases—$37,178,000: Provided, That, of the total funds 
made available in the matter preceding this proviso that 
remain unobligated on October 1, 2023, such unobligated 
balances shall carryover into fiscal year 2024 and shall 
remain available until expended for any of the purposes 
of section 32, except that any such carryover funds used 
in accordance with clause (3) of section 32 may not exceed 
$350,000,000 and may not be obligated until the Sec-
retary of Agriculture provides written notification of the 
expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress at least two weeks in advance: Pro-
vided further, That, with the exception of any available 
carryover funds authorized in any prior appropriations Act 
to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 32, 
none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the 
salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department 
of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of section 32. 
SEC. 715. 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 
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the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects 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 conference for 
the fiscal year 2024 appropriations Act. 
SEC. 716. (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 derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure through a re-
programming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as au-
thorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided 
by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Or-
ganic 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; 
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(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 and receives approval from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds 
or the use of such authority. 
(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 derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure for activities, pro-
grams, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the 
authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds 
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in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, 
that— 
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or ac-
tivities; 
(2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any exist-
ing program, project, or activity, or numbers of per-
sonnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or 
(3) results from any general savings from a re-
duction in personnel which would result in a change 
in existing programs, activities, or projects as ap-
proved by Congress; 
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 and receives approval from the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 
30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of 
such funds or the use of such authority. 
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission shall notify in writ-
ing and receive approval from the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress before implementing 
any program or activity not carried out during the pre-
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vious fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded 
by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) 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 derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be 
available for— 
(1) modifying major capital investments fund-
ing levels, including information technology systems, 
that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the 
current fiscal year for the individual investment in 
excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, 
whichever is less; 
(2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or 
vacant positions or agency activities or functions to 
establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity 
with five or more personnel; or 
(3) carrying out activities or functions that 
were not described in the budget request; 
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for 
these purposes. 
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(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chair-
man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission re-
ceives from the Committee on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirma-
tion of receipt of the notification as required in this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 717. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for 
any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount 
that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 
portion of the loan. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the 
Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration 
shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available re-
ports, questions, or responses to questions that are a re-
sult of information requested for the appropriations hear-
ing process to any non-Department of Agriculture, non- 
Department of Health and Human Services, non-Com-
modity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm Credit 
Administration employee. 
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SEC. 719. 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. 720. No employee of the Department of Agri-
culture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or 
office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other 
agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days 
in a fiscal year unless the individual’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. 721. Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the 
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
sion, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administra-
tion shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress a detailed spending plan by pro-
gram, project, and activity for all the funds made available 
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under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined 
in the report accompanying this Act. 
SEC. 722. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to propose, promulgate, or implement 
any rule, or take any other action with respect to, allowing 
or requiring information intended for a prescribing health 
care professional, in the case of a drug or biological prod-
uct subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be dis-
tributed to such professional electronically (in lieu of in 
paper form) unless and until a Federal law is enacted to 
allow or require such distribution. 
SEC. 723. For the purposes of determining eligibility 
or level of program assistance for Rural Development pro-
grams the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison 
populations. 
SEC. 724. For loans and loan guarantees that do not 
require budget authority and the program level has been 
established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
increase the program level for such loans and loan guaran-
tees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior 
to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Sec-
retary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropria-
tions of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in ad-
vance. 
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SEC. 725. None of the credit card refunds or rebates 
transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to sec-
tion 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76) 
shall be available for obligation without written notifica-
tion to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Ap-
propriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided, That 
the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for 
obligation only for the acquisition of property, plant and 
equipment, including equipment for the improvement, de-
livery, and implementation of Departmental financial 
management, information technology, and other support 
systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administra-
tive, and information technology services, including cloud 
adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the agencies 
of the Department of Agriculture. 
SEC. 726. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
‘‘variety’’ requirements of the final rule entitled ‘‘Enhanc-
ing Retailer Standards in the Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program (SNAP)’’ published by the Department 
of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 
2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agri-
culture amends the definition of the term ‘‘variety’’ as de-
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fined in section 278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and ‘‘variety’’ as applied in the definition 
of the term ‘‘staple food’’ as defined in section 271.2 of 
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to increase the num-
ber of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in each 
staple food category so that the total number of such items 
in each staple food category exceeds the number of such 
items in each staple food category included in the final 
rule as published on December 15, 2016: Provided, That 
until the Secretary promulgates such regulatory amend-
ments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements regard-
ing acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supple-
mental Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were 
in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
SEC. 727. In carrying out subsection (h) of section 
502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall have the same authority 
with respect to loans guaranteed under such section and 
eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has under 
subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1490p–2) with respect to loans guaranteed under 
such section 538 and eligible lenders for such loans. 
SEC. 728. None of the funds appropriated or other-
wise made available by this Act shall be available for the 
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United States Department of Agriculture to propose, fi-
nalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
new user fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 729. For fiscal year 2023, the Secretary shall 
establish a process under which an establishment in the 
Chesapeake Bay area that is subject to examination and 
inspection under section 6 of the Federal Meat Inspection 
Act solely due to the establishment’s processing of domes-
tic, wild caught, invasive blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), 
may apply for a waiver of such examination and inspection 
requirements if the establishment is subject to inspection 
under the Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control 
Points Program of the Food and Drug Administration and 
the establishment attests that it applies existing Seafood 
Hazard Critical Control Points Program for all species 
processed at the establishment. 
SEC. 730. Notwithstanding any provision of law that 
regulates the calculation and payment of overtime and hol-
iday pay for FSIS inspectors, the Secretary may charge 
establishments subject to the inspection requirements of 
the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 451 et 
seq., the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 
et seq., for the cost of inspection services provided outside 
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of an establishment’s approved inspection shifts, and for 
inspection services provided on Federal holidays: Provided, 
That any sums charged pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be deemed as overtime pay or holiday pay under section 
1001(d) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public 
Law 117–2, 135 Stat. 242): Provided further, That sums 
received by the Secretary under this paragraph shall, in 
addition to other available funds, remain available until 
expended to the Secretary without further appropriation 
for the purpose of funding all costs associated with FSIS 
inspections. 
SEC. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
(1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates 
the following factors in the country or region being 
audited, as applicable— 
(A) veterinary control and oversight; 
(B) disease history and vaccination prac-
tices; 
(C) 
livestock 
demographics 
and 
traceability; 
(D) epidemiological separation from poten-
tial sources of infection; 
(E) surveillance practices; 
(F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and 
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(G) emergency preparedness and response; 
and 
(2) promptly make publicly available the final 
reports of any audits or reviews conducted pursuant 
to subsection (1). 
(b) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under its inter-
national trade agreements. 
SEC. 732. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm 
Credit Act of 1971 in a manner inconsistent with section 
343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act. 
SEC. 733. In this fiscal year and thereafter, and not-
withstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to carry out any 
activities or incur any expense related to the issuance of 
licenses under section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 
U.S.C. 2133), or the renewal of such licenses, to class B 
dealers who sell Random Source dogs and cats for use in 
research, experiments, teaching, or testing. 
SEC. 734. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for 
this fiscal year for the rural water, waste water, waste dis-
posal, and solid waste management programs authorized 
by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B of 
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the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the 
construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public 
water or wastewater system unless all of the iron and steel 
products used in the project are produced in the United 
States. 
(2) In this section, the term ‘‘iron and steel products’’ 
means the following products made primarily of iron or 
steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers 
and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, 
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, rein-
forced precast concrete, and construction materials. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or cat-
egory of cases in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) or the designee 
of the Secretary finds that— 
(1) applying subsection (a) would be incon-
sistent with the public interest; 
(2) iron and steel products are not produced in 
the United States in sufficient and reasonably avail-
able quantities or of a satisfactory quality; or 
(3) inclusion of iron and steel products pro-
duced in the United States will increase the cost of 
the overall project by more than 25 percent. 
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(c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request 
for a waiver under this section, the Secretary or the des-
ignee shall make available to the public on an informal 
basis a copy of the request and information available to 
the Secretary or the designee concerning the request, and 
shall allow for informal public input on the request for 
at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the 
request. The Secretary or the designee shall make the re-
quest and accompanying information available by elec-
tronic means, including on the official public Internet Web 
site of the Department. 
(d) This section shall be applied in a manner con-
sistent with United States obligations under international 
agreements. 
(e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of 
the funds appropriated in this Act for ‘‘Rural Utilities 
Service—Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Ac-
count’’ for carrying out the provisions described in sub-
section (a)(1) for management and oversight of the re-
quirements of this section. 
(f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a 
project for which the engineering plans and specifications 
include use of iron and steel products otherwise prohibited 
by such subsection if the plans and specifications have re-
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ceived required approvals from State agencies prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(g) For purposes of this section, the terms ‘‘United 
States’’ and ‘‘State’’ shall include each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, and each Federally rec-
ognized Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 735. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence 
congressional action on any legislation or appropriation 
matters pending before Congress, other than to commu-
nicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 
1913. 
SEC. 736. Of the total amounts made available by 
this Act for direct loans and grants under the following 
headings: ‘‘Rural Housing Service—Rural Housing Insur-
ance Fund Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Housing Service— 
Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Housing 
Service—Rural Housing Assistance Grants’’; ‘‘Rural 
Housing Service—Rural Community Facilities Program 
Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service—Rural 
Business Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Coopera-
tive Service—Rural Economic Development Loans Pro-
gram Account’’; ‘‘Rural Business-Cooperative Service— 
Rural Cooperative Development Grants’’; ‘‘Rural Busi-
ness-Cooperative Service—Rural Microentrepreneur As-
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sistance Program’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities Service—Rural Water 
and Waste Disposal Program Account’’; ‘‘Rural Utilities 
Service—Rural Electrification and Telecommunications 
Loans Program Account’’; and ‘‘Rural Utilities Service— 
Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Pro-
gram’’, to the maximum extent feasible, at least 10 per-
cent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in per-
sistent poverty counties under this section, including, not-
withstanding any other provision regarding population 
limits, any county seat of such a persistent poverty county 
that has a population that does not exceed the authorized 
population limit by more than 10 percent: Provided, That 
for purposes of this section, the term ‘‘persistent poverty 
counties’’ means any county that has had 20 percent or 
more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 
years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial cen-
suses, and 2007–2011 American Community Survey 5- 
year average, or any territory or possession of the United 
States: Provided further, That with respect to specific ac-
tivities for which program levels have been made available 
by this Act that are not supported by budget authority, 
the requirements of this section shall be applied to such 
program level. 
SEC. 737. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowl-
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SEC. 765. In addition to the amount of reimburse-
ment for administrative and operating expenses available 
for crop insurance contracts described in subsection 
(a)(2)(F) of section III of the 2023 Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement (SRA) that cover agricultural commodities de-
scribed in section 101 of title I of the Specialty Crops 
Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note), there 
is hereby appropriated $50,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, to pay, with respect to such contracts for 
the 2021 reinsurance year, an amount that is equal to the 
difference between the amount to be paid pursuant to the 
SRA for the applicable reinsurance year and the amount 
that would be paid if such contracts were not subject to 
a reduction described in subsection (a)(2)(G) of section 
III of the SRA but subject to a reimbursement rate equal 
to 17.5 percent of the net book premium. 
SEC. 766. There is appropriated to the Department 
of Agriculture, for an additional amount for ‘‘Agricultural 
Programs—Processing, Research, and Marketing—Office 
of the Secretary’’, $10,000,000, which shall remain avail-
able until expended, for necessary expenses to address as-
sistance for disasters occurring in calendar year 2022. 
SEC. 767. In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture 
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
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2023, to provide relief payments for frontline grocery 
workers through the Farmworker and Food Worker Relief 
Grant Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service. 
SEC. 768. None of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to review or approve an application under 
section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) that is sub-
mitted by a sponsor located in Russia, unless such applica-
tion is for a drug that is intended to treat a serious or 
life-threatening condition and for which there is an unmet 
medical treatment need. 
SEC. 769. The Secretary of Agriculture shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase 
of agricultural land located in the United States by compa-
nies owned, in full or in part, by the People’s Republic 
of China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
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