In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
December 11, 2014. 
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 83) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, pol-
icy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the 
insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated 
States through the development of energy action plans aimed 
at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including 
increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for 
other purposes.’’, with the following 
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert 
the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consolidated and Fur-
ther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. 
Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. 
Sec. 6. Availability of funds. 
Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences. 
Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation. 
Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas. 
Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act.
Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes. 
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND 
DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Agricultural Programs 
Title II—Conservation Programs 
Title III—Rural Development Programs 
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs 
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration 
Title VII—General Provisions 
Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION B—COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Commerce 
Title II—Department of Justice 
Title III—Science 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 
Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2015 
Title I—Military Personnel 
Title II—Operation and Maintenance 
Title III—Procurement 
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation 
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds 
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs 
Title VII—Related Agencies 
Title VIII—General Provisions 
Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations 
Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION D—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil 
Title II—Department of the Interior 
Title III—Department of Energy 
Title IV—Independent Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION E—FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of the Treasury 
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the Presi-
dent 
Title III—The Judiciary 
Title IV—District of Columbia
Title V—Independent Agencies 
Title VI—General Provisions—This Act 
Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide 
Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia 
DIVISION F—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of the Interior 
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions 
DIVISION G—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO-
PRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Labor 
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services 
Title III—Department of Education 
Title IV—Related Agencies 
Title V—General Provisions 
Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Legislative Branch 
Title II—General Provisions 
DIVISION I—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Defense 
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations 
Title V—General Provisions 
DIVISION J—DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND 
RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency 
Title II—United States Agency for International Development 
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance 
Title IV—International Security Assistance 
Title V—Multilateral Assistance 
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance 
Title VII—General Provisions 
Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations 
Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP-
MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
Title I—Department of Transportation 
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Title III—Related Agencies 
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
DIVISION L—FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2015 
DIVISION M—EXPATRIATE HEALTH COVERAGE CLARIFICATION ACT 
OF 2014 
DIVISION N—OTHER MATTERS 
DIVISION O—MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION REFORM 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of Contents. 
TITLE I—MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN RULES 
Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 
Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. 
Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. 
Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. 
Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. 
Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded per-
centage. 
Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding 
improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. 
Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. 
Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. 
Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability 
purposes. 
Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer 
pension plans. 
Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. 
Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions 
Sec. 121. Mergers. 
Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. 
Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. 
TITLE II—REMEDIATION MEASURES FOR DEEPLY TROUBLED 
PLANS 
Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and ap-
proval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans 
in critical and declining status. 
DIVISION P—OTHER RETIREMENT-RELATED MODIFICATIONS 
Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations. 
Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age. 
Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules 
to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose 
is providing services with respect to children. 
DIVISION Q—BUDGETARY EFFECTS 
Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 4. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT. 
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed 
in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional 
Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have 
the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and 
implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if 
it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of con-
ference. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out 
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 
SEC. 6. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. 
(a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
icit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the Presi-
dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and trans-
mits such designations to the Congress.
(b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Con-
gress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on 
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall 
be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the Presi-
dent subsequently so designates all such amounts and trans-
mits such designations to the Congress. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATING DIF-
FERENCES. 
If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided 
in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending 
limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget 
Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit 
in such category for fiscal year 2015 shall be made by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the 
amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments 
shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted dis-
cretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 8. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjust-
ment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 31) (relating to cost
of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal 
year 2015. 
SEC. 9. STUDY OF ELECTRIC RATES IN THE INSULAR 
AREAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN.—The term 
‘‘comprehensive energy plan’’ means a comprehensive 
energy plan prepared and updated under subsections 
(c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act 
to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas 
of the United States, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved December 24, 1980 (48 U.S.C. 1492). 
(2) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘energy 
action plan’’ means the plan required by subsection 
(d). 
(3) FREELY
ASSOCIATED
STATES.—The term 
‘‘Freely Associated States’’ means the Federated 
States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands, and the Republic of Palau. 
(4) INSULAR AREAS.—The term ‘‘insular areas’’ 
means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 
the Virgin Islands. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) TEAM.—The term ‘‘team’’ means the team es-
tablished by the Secretary under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within 
the Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a 
team of technical, policy, and financial experts— 
(1) to develop an energy action plan addressing 
the energy needs of each of the insular areas and 
Freely Associated States; and 
(2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely 
Associated States in implementing such plan. 
(c) PARTICIPATION OF REGIONAL UTILITY ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In establishing the team, the Secretary shall con-
sider including regional utility organizations. 
(d) ENERGY ACTION PLAN.—In accordance with sub-
section (b), the energy action plan shall include— 
(1) recommendations, based on the comprehen-
sive energy plan where applicable, to— 
(A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel 
shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associ-
ated States from ports outside the United States; 
(B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy 
sources; and 
(C) improve performance of energy infra-
structure and overall energy efficiency;
(2) a schedule for implementation of such rec-
ommendations and identification and prioritization 
of specific projects; 
(3) a financial and engineering plan for imple-
menting and sustaining projects; and 
(4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward 
implementation. 
(e) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team 
and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its 
charge and in implementing the energy action plan. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a 
report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a summary of the report of the team. 
(g) APPROVAL OF SECRETARY REQUIRED.—The en-
ergy action plan shall not be implemented until the Sec-
retary approves the energy action plan. 
SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED NATURAL 
RESOURCES ACT. 
Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 
Stat. 854) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘not to extend beyond December 31, 
2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 
of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘ending on 
December 31, 2019’ ’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (5). 
SEC. 11. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES. 
(a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 
of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, 
$372,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior. 
(b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall 
be in addition to amounts made available for payments in 
lieu of taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015.
DIVISION A—AGRICULTURE, RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN-
ISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015 
TITLE I 
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS 
PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND MARKETING 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, 
$45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be 
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to 
exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal 
Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordina-
tion; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 
shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available 
for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary 
expenses for management support services to offices of the 
Department and for general administration, security, re-
pairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and 
expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the 
practical and efficient work of the Department; not to ex-
this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Con-
gressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from 
the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has 
notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agen-
cy. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Econo-
mist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants 
or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 
U.S.C. 3155. 
NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION 
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Divi-
sion, $13,317,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Pro-
gram Analysis, $9,392,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than 
$28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the Depart-
ment.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Finan-
cial Officer, $6,028,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$24,070,000. 
AGRICULTURE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant to Public Law 92–313, including authorities pursuant 
to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator 
of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 
40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities of the Depart-
ment which are included in this Act, and for alterations 
and other actions needed for the Department and its agen-
cies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suit-
able for release to the Administrator of General Services, 
and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and re-
pair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related 
costs, $55,866,000, to remain available until expended, for 
buildings operations and maintenance expenses: Provided,
That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances 
of an agency or office that are no longer available for new 
obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior or current 
year rental payments for such agency or office. 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agri-
culture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,600,000, to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That appropriations and 
funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous 
Materials Management may be transferred to any agency 
of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements 
pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal 
lands. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral, including employment pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may 
be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with 
public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 
6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including 
not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational
expenses, including the payment of informants, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Inspector General pursu-
ant 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, $44,383,000. 
OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$3,654,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Research, Education, and Economics, $898,000. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Serv-
ice, $85,373,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 
shall be available until expended for the Census of Agri-
culture: Provided, That amounts made available for the 
Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current In-
dustrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and 
(f).
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research 
Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, 
or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for 
land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal 
value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the 
grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value 
of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,132,625,000: Provided, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for the operation and maintenance of air-
craft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement 
only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall 
be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, 
alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one 
building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses 
or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, 
and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved 
at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of alter-
ing any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 
10 percent of the current replacement value of the building 
or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That 
the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall 
not apply to modernization or replacement of existing fa-
cilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That ap-
propriations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Pro-
vided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply 
to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of 
April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 
easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for 
the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal enti-
ty for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research 
Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon 
completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, 
subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary 
finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the 
United States: Provided further, That funds may be re-
ceived from any State, other political subdivision, organiza-
tion, or individual for the purpose of establishing or oper-
ating any research facility or research project of the Agri-
cultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided 
further, That subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate to protect 
the interest of the United States, the Secretary may enter 
into a lease of Agricultural Research Service land in order 
to allow for the drilling of not more than three irrigation 
wells; the term of the lease may not exceed 20 years, but
the Secretary may renew the lease for one or more addi-
tional 20-year periods. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, im-
provement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed 
equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricul-
tural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to remain avail-
able until expended. 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for 
cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and 
for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Na-
tional Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and 
Education Activities’’ in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of 
this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for research 
grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 in-
stitutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of 
agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, 
veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural schol-
ars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, 
and grants management systems shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That each institution eli-
gible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program re-
ceives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds 
for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawai-
ian-serving institutions be made available to individual eli-
gible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with 
funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and 
Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants 
for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions 
eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Pro-
vided further, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts 
made available by this or any other Act to carry out the 
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 
450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in car-
rying out that authority. 
NATIVE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS ENDOWMENT FUND 
For the Native American Institutions Endowment 
Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. 
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, 
Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the 
Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, Extension Activities’’ in the explanatory statement 
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act): Provided, That funds for facility 
improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible 
to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative exten-
sion receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That 
funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) 
of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and sec-
tion 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for re-
tirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension 
agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in the 
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter 
preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, 
That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative 
shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING AND 
REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $898,000. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for rep-
resentation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the 
Foreign 
Service 
Act 
of 
1980 
(22 
U.S.C. 
4085), 
$871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of 
insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of 
pest animals and birds (‘‘contingency fund’’) to the extent 
necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which 
$11,520,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes 
or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which 
$35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 
shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Pro-
tection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which 
$52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be for information 
technology infrastructure; of which $156,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; 
of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of 
which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for the National 
Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program 
for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage manage-
ment program for aviation safety: Provided, That of 
amounts available under this heading for wildlife services 
methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided further, That of amounts available 
under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a 
brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year 
that does not require minimum matching by the States of 
at least 40 percent: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion shall be available for the operation and maintenance 
of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed 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 Department 
such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only 
in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of con-
tagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, 
or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 
10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any 
unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emer-
gency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged 
with such transferred amounts: Provided further, That ap-
propriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law 
(7 U.S.C. 2250) for the repair and alteration of leased 
buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided 
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
of the building. 
In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, 
goods, or services requested by States, other political sub-
divisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign 
governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are
structured such that any entity’s liability for such fees is 
reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or serv-
ices provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 
be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until ex-
pended, without further appropriation, for providing such 
assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $81,192,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but 
the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value 
of the building. 
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization 
activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 
U.S.C. 9701).
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative 
expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated and/ 
or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed 
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND 
SUPPLY (SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 
24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity 
program expenses as authorized therein, and other related 
operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Depart-
ment of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife 
Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 
this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 for formulation 
and administration of marketing agreements and orders 
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 
1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for mar-
keting activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), $1,235,000.
GRAIN INSPECTION, PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Pack-
ers and Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law 
(7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings 
and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the cur-
rent replacement value of the building. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be 
obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and 
weighing services: Provided, That if grain export activities 
require additional supervision and oversight, or other un-
controllable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded 
by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Food Safety, $816,000. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized 
by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products
Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, in-
cluding not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances 
and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved 
August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,016,474,000; and in 
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from 
fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as au-
thorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That 
funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication 
Infrastructure system shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time 
equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 
2015 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and en-
forcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: 
Provided further, That the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of 
Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments 
made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 
to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any 
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 per-
cent of the current replacement value of the building.
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FARM AND 
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 
$898,000. 
FARM SERVICE AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, 
$1,200,180,000: Provided, That not more than 50 percent 
of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for 
information technology related to farm program delivery, 
including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agri-
cultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program deliv-
ery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits 
to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure 
that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 
(a) the functional and performance capabilities to be deliv-
ered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the esti-
mated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as 
well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones 
to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, 
(a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information 
Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance 
with applicable lifecycle management policies and guid-
ance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital 
planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has 
been submitted to the Government Accountability Office: 
Provided further, That the agency shall submit a report by 
the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and the Government Account-
ability Office, that identifies for each project/investment 
that is operational (a) current performance against key in-
dicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance 
of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) 
current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, 
(d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending 
on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an as-
sessment of whether the investment continues to meet busi-
ness needs as intended as well as alternatives to the invest-
ment: Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized 
to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the 
funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make pro-
gram payments for all programs administered by the Agen-
cy: 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: Provided further, That none of the funds 
available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close
Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided further, That 
none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency 
shall be used to permanently relocate county based employ-
ees that would result in an office with two or fewer employ-
ees without prior notification and approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations. 
STATE MEDIATION GRANTS 
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricul-
tural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), 
$3,404,000. 
GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or 
groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2), 
$5,526,000, to remain available until expended. 
DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity 
payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy 
products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That such program is carried out by the Secretary 
in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program de-
scribed in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropria-
tions Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A– 
12). 
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) 
and operating (7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency 
loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), Indian tribe land acquisition 
loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), 
guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and 
Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to 
be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insur-
ance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership di-
rect loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed op-
erating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; 
emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisi-
tion loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, 
$150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, 
$60,000,000: Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the 
pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll 
weevil eradication program loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, 
including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 
502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: 
farm operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating 
loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating 
loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to 
and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service 
Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, op-
erating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans 
may be transferred among these programs: Provided, That 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any trans-
fer. 
RISK MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agen-
cy, $74,829,000: Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall 
be available for official reception and representation ex-
penses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).
CORPORATIONS 
The following corporations and agencies are hereby au-
thorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds 
and borrowing authority available to each such corporation 
or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts 
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations 
as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for 
such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. 
FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION FUND 
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may 
be necessary, to remain available until expended. 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION FUND 
REIMBURSEMENT FOR NET REALIZED LOSSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be nec-
essary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for 
net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, 
pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 
U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided, That of the funds available to 
the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agri-
cultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to 
and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for informa-
tion resource management activities of the Foreign Agricul-
tural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Cor-
poration business. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site in-
vestigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and 
maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of 
section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
TITLE II 
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR NATURAL 
RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000. 
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE 
CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions 
of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including
preparation of conservation plans and establishment of 
measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irriga-
tion and land drainage and such special measures for soil 
and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricul-
tural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant 
materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dis-
semination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and 
interests therein for use in the plant materials program by 
donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to 
exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement 
of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and 
maintenance of aircraft, $846,428,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2016: Provided, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for 
construction and improvement of buildings and public im-
provements at plant materials centers, except that the cost 
of alterations and improvements to other buildings and 
other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Pro-
vided further, That when buildings or other structures are 
erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land 
is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing, $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for
the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 
for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary 
purpose of providing water to rural communities. 
WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM 
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed 
Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is pro-
vided. 
TITLE III 
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Sec-
retary for Rural Development, $898,000. 
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; 
$224,201,000: Provided, That no less than $15,000,000 shall 
be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used 
for advertising and promotional activities that support the
Rural Development mission area: Provided further, That 
any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utili-
ties Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Busi-
ness–Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts 
shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. 
RURAL HOUSING SERVICE 
RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the 
Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural 
housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be 
for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsub-
sidized guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 504 hous-
ing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental hous-
ing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family 
housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family 
housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self- 
help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for 
section 524 site development loans. 
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 
502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 
housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabilita-
tion, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$9,800,000: Provided, That to support the loan program 
level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under 
this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees 
to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant 
to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may not be sub-
sidized: Provided further, That applicants in communities 
that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 
of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treat-
ed as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 
guaranteed loans provided under this heading: Provided 
further, That of the amounts available under this para-
graph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 
shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose 
homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a 
mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 
523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2015. 
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and 
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, 
$15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct 
farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances avail-
able for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with this account.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$415,100,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and Ex-
penses’’. 
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For rental assistance agreements entered into or re-
newed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) 
or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or 
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 
502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; 
and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as author-
ized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance 
program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided, That 
rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during 
the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: 
Provided further, That rental assistance contracts will not 
be renewed within the 12-month contract period: Provided 
further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the 
end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used 
for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, 
or rehabilitation 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 2015 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 assistance or the 
project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not 
receiving such assistance: Provided further, That such re-
captured 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 notwith-
standing subsection (b) of such section, and for additional 
costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preserva-
tion and revitalization of multi-family rental housing prop-
erties described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available 
for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (in-
cluding those not receiving rental assistance) residing in 
a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been 
prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further, That
the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between 
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the 
tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds 
made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the 
availability of annual appropriations: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, administer such vouchers with current regulations 
and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 hous-
ing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that the amount 
made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not 
needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for 
the demonstration program for the preservation and revital-
ization of multi-family rental housing properties described 
in this paragraph: Provided further, That of the funds made 
available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be available 
for a demonstration program for the preservation and revi-
talization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family 
rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appro-
priate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has 
sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose 
of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income 
residents and farm laborers including reducing or elimi-
nating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, re-
ducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial as-
sistance including advances, payments and incentives (in-
cluding the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns 
on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further, 
That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and 
revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement 
consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided fur-
ther, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds 
for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds 
for the preservation and revitalization demonstration pro-
gram may be used for such vouchers: Provided further, That 
if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a 
multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program 
similar to the demonstration program described herein, the 
Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstra-
tion program under this heading to carry out such legisla-
tion with the prior approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That 
in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may 
expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program 
funds made available under this heading, for administra-
tive expenses for activities funded under this heading.
MUTUAL AND SELF-HELP HOUSING GRANTS 
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 
523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), 
$27,500,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS 
For grants for very low-income housing repair and 
rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing 
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, 
$32,239,000, to remain available until expended. 
RURAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For gross obligations for the principal amount of di-
rect and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and 
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans 
and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans. 
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in sec-
tion 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That $4,000,000 of the amount appro-
priated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That 
such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and 
ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and 
community development organizations, low-income rural 
communities, and Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community 
facilities, community and economic development projects in 
rural areas: Provided further, That such funds shall be 
made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public 
intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a pro-
gram of financial and technical assistance: Provided fur-
ther, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds 
for related activities, in an amount not less than funds pro-
vided: Provided further, That $5,778,000 of the amount ap-
propriated under this heading shall be to provide grants 
for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemploy-
ment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106– 
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity 
building in the State rural development offices: Provided 
further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be available for community facilities 
grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) 
of such Act: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and
381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
are not applicable to the funds made available under this 
heading. 
RURAL BUSINESS—COOPERATIVE SERVICE 
RURAL BUSINESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the 
rural business development programs authorized by section 
310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of 
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act, $74,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this 
heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
one grant to a qualified national organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural transportation in order to 
promote economic development and $3,000,000 shall be for 
grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 2009aa 
et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program 
purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 
5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Pro-
vided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated 
under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit 
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 
$250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization
to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in 
order to promote economic development: Provided further, 
That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of pro-
gram assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated 
prison populations: Provided further, That sections 381E– 
H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act are not applicable to funds made available under 
this heading. 
INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM FUND ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C. 1936b), $18,889,000. 
For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized 
by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 
U.S.C 1936b), of which $531,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2015, for Federally Recognized Native American 
Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be available through 
June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460): Pro-
vided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out 
the direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred
to and merged with the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Develop-
ment, Salaries and Expenses’’. 
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS PROGRAM 
ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF FUNDS) 
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized 
under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the 
purpose of promoting rural economic development and job 
creation projects, $33,077,000. 
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of 
credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be obli-
gated and $179,000,000 are rescinded. 
RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 
For rural cooperative development grants authorized 
under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932), $22,050,000, of which 
$2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the ap-
propriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Pro-
vided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for 
cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or 
groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged 
groups and a majority of the boards of directors or gov-
erning boards of which are comprised of individuals who 
are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which
$10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
for value-added agricultural product market development 
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a). 
RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM 
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under 
the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 
9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $1,350,000: Provided, That the cost 
of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE 
RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 
grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and 
solid waste management programs authorized by sections 
306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in 
sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act, 
$464,857,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural util-
ities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, 
and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for
the rural utilities program described in section 306E of 
such Act: Provided, That $66,500,000 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 Depart-
ment of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): 
Provided further, That funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 
of Public Law 105–83: Provided further, That not more 
than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may 
be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical 
assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consor-
tium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105– 
83 for training and technical assistance programs: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be for technical as-
sistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant 
to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary 
makes a determination of extreme need, of which $6,000,000
shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit 
multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with 
experience in working with small communities on water 
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such 
grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations 
of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, de-
velopment, operation, and management of water and waste 
water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall 
be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for 
tribal communities: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for contracting with qualified national organiza-
tions for a circuit rider program to provide technical assist-
ance for rural water systems: Provided further, That not 
to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management 
grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and 
merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost 
Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 
19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a): 
Provided further, That any prior year balances for high- 
energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a) shall be trans-
ferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High
Energy Cost Grants Account: 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. 
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: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that 
Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed under-
writing loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 
percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to 
section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, 
$690,000,000: Provided, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be 
used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of 
fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or ex-
isting) that utilize carbon sequestration systems. 
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to 
carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, 
$34,478,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with 
the appropriation for ‘‘Rural Development, Salaries and 
Expenses’’.
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND 
PROGRAM 
For the principal amount of broadband telecommuni-
cation loans, $24,077,000. 
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning serv-
ices in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et 
seq., $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be pro-
vided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for 
a consortium as established by this section. 
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sec-
tion 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Con-
gressional Budget Act of 1974. 
In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, for a grant program to finance broadband trans-
mission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
950aaa.
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 Sec-
retary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 
$816,000. 
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; 
$21,300,170,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2016, of which such sums as are made available under sec-
tion 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, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry 
out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competi-
tive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local edu-
cational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment 
needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and 
to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expan-
sion of the school breakfast program: Provided further, That 
of the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the 
Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 
80). 
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR 
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) 
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supple-
mental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), 
$6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2016: Provided, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding 
peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 
shall be used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used 
for management information systems, and $25,000,000 
shall be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and 
activities: 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 un-
less authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further, 
That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor 
moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established 
by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement 
at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. 
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $81,837,570,000, 
of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2016, 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 pro-
vided 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 serv-
ices to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes par-
ticipating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations: 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, 2016: Provided further, That funds made avail-
able under this heading for a study on Indian tribal admin-
istration of nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), and a 
study of the removal of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as pro-
vided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–79) shall be available until expended: Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading for 
section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 
30, 2016: Provided further, That funds made available 
under this heading for employment and training pilot 
projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–79), shall remain available through 
September 30, 2018: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading may be used to enter into con-
tracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or 
to conduct activities related to program integrity provided 
that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008. 
COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance 
and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as au-
thorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency 
Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nu-
clear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–188); and the Farmers’ Market Nutrition 
Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966, $278,501,000, to remain available through 
September 30, 2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin 
service in seven additional States that have plans approved 
by the Department for the commodity supplemental food 
program but are not currently participating: Provided, 
That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the 
Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to 
the program: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, effective with funds made available 
in fiscal year 2015 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, 2016: 
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 nutrition 
assistance program, $150,824,000: Provided, That of the 
funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the pur-
poses 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 $250,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act 
approved 
August 
3, 
1956 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1766), 
$181,423,000: Provided, That the Service may utilize ad-
vances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expend-
itures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and pri-
vate organizations and institutions under agreements exe-
cuted pursuant to the agricultural food production assist-
ance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign assistance 
programs 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 inter-
national currency exchange rates, subject to documentation 
by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available 
until expended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE I DIRECT CREDIT AND FOOD FOR 
PROGRESS PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION AND TRANSFER 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, $2,528,000, 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses’’: Pro-
vided, That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant 
to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are re-
scinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be re-
scinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 
FOOD FOR PEACE TITLE II GRANTS 
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not other-
wise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years’ costs, includ-
ing interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public 
Law 83–480), for commodities supplied in connection with 
dispositions 
abroad 
under 
title 
II 
of 
said 
Act, 
$1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
amounts made available under this heading shall be used 
to provide not less than the minimum level of funding re-
quired by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)) to carry out nonemergency food assist-
ance programs under title II of such Act. 
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 Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1), $191,626,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That the Commodity 
Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, fa-
cilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing 
such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts pro-
vided herein. 
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, $6,748,000; to cover common over-
head expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, 
and of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries 
and Expenses’’. 
TITLE VI 
RELATED AGENCY 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 Adminis-
tration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursu-
ant 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, authorized and approved 
by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Sec-
retary’s certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwith-
standing 
section 
521 
of 
Public 
Law 
107–188; 
$4,443,356,000: Provided, That of the amount provided 
under this heading, $798,000,000 shall be derived from pre-
scription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $128,282,000 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; 
$312,116,000 shall be derived from human generic drug 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from biosimilar bio-
logical product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52, 
and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic 
drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until ex-
pended; $566,000,000 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: Pro-
vided further, That in addition and notwithstanding any 
other provision under this heading, amounts collected for
prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human 
generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user 
fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user 
fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 limitations 
are appropriated and shall be credited 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 animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, 
including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 
but credited for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal 
year 2015 limitations: Provided further, That the Secretary 
may accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees 
specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 
2016, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts 
of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Sec-
retary accepts payment in fiscal year 2015 shall not be in-
cluded in amounts under this heading: Provided further, 
That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 
9701: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated: (1) $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall 
be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; 
(3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Eval-
uation and Research and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for 
the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field ac-
tivities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 
shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health 
and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for 
Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be for the 
Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities 
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed 
$163,079,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of 
which $47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 
than the amounts paid to the General Services Administra-
tion for rent; (9) not to exceed $227,674,000 shall be for 
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; 
and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for other activities, includ-
ing the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the 
Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Med-
ical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regu-
latory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the 
Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: Pro-
vided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount 
shall be for official reception and representation expenses,
not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commis-
sioner: Provided further, That any transfer of funds pursu-
ant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts 
made available under this heading for other activities: Pro-
vided 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 General’’ 
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 another with the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations 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 rein-
spection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program 
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 author-
ized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3), and third-party logistics pro-
vider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
360eee–3(c)(1), shall 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 AGENCY 
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected 
from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agri-
cultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during 
the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as au-
thorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, That this limita-
tion shall not apply to expenses associated with receiver-
ships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed this 
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
TITLE VII 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS 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 71 passenger 
motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, 
and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That notwith-
standing this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to 
be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational 
costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public 
safety. 
SEC. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated 
balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act 
or any other available unobligated discretionary balances 
that are remaining available of the Department of Agri-
culture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of 
plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology serv-
ices 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 administrator: Provided further, That none 
of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pur-
suant to this section shall be available for obligation with-
out written notification to and the prior approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: 
Provided further, 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 expendi-
ture to make any changes to the Department’s National Fi-
nance Center without written notification to and prior ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress as required by section 719 of this Act: Provided 
further, That of annual income amounts in the Working 
Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture allocated 
for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve 
not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition 
of capital equipment, including equipment for the improve-
ment and implementation of a financial management plan, 
information technology, and other systems of the National 
Finance 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 written notification of the 
obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, 
That the limitation on the obligation of funds pending noti-
fication 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 signifi-
cantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Cen-
ter; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center 
to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Fi-
nance 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 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 arrange-
ments is to carry out programs of mutual interest between 
the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate pay-
ment of indirect 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 made available to the De-
partment of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire 
new information technology systems or significant up-
grades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Offi-
cer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Tech-
nology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, none of the funds ap-
propriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer 
without written notification to and the prior approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Con-
gress: Provided further, That none of the funds available 
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 Information Officer: Pro-
vided further, That the Chief Information Officer may au-
thorize an agency to obligate funds without written ap-
proval from the Chief Information Officer for projects up 
to $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency meas-
ured against the performance plan requirements described 
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the 
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SEC. 707. 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. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an 
insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Elec-
trification 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 borrower 
under such Act. 
SEC. 709. Of the unobligated balances provided pursu-
ant to section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are re-
scinded. 
SEC. 710. Except as otherwise specifically provided by 
law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances 
from appropriations made available for salaries and ex-
penses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain 
available through September 30, 2016, for information tech-
nology expenses: Provided, That except as otherwise specifi-
cally provided by law, unobligated balances from appro-
priations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain 
available through September 30, 2016, for information tech-
nology expenses. 
SEC. 711. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize 
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 formula to par-
ticipants. 
SEC. 712. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel 
by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in con-
travention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 713. In the case of each program established or 
amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–
79), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such 
Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were pro-
vided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be car-
ried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion— 
(1) such funds shall be available for salaries and 
related administrative expenses, including technical 
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. 714. Of the funds made available by this Act, not 
more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary ex-
penses of activities related to all advisory committees, pan-
els, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agri-
culture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated 
rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively 
awarded grants.
SEC. 715. 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 Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this 
Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full 
allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under sec-
tion 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). 
SEC. 716. 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 the 
following: 
(1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program au-
thorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and 
Flood Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) in excess 
of $73,000,000. 
(2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Pro-
gram as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 
3839aa–8) in excess of $1,347,000,000: Provided, 
That this limitation shall apply only to funds pro-
vided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B)). 
(3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as 
authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g) in excess 
of 7,741,000 acres. 
(4) 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) in ex-
cess of $23,000,000 in new obligational authority. 
(5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and 
Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program 
as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in 
excess of $30,000,000. 
SEC. 717. 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 subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110–246 in excess of $959,000,000, as follows: 
Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities— 
$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Re-
moval of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000: 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 in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except 
in an amount that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 
of the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 
14222 of Public Law 110–246, until October 1, 2015: Pro-
vided further, That $122,000,000 made available on October 
1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be 
excluded from the limitation described in subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246: 
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated 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 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74– 
320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any surplus re-
moval activities or price support activities under section 
5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Pro-
vided further, That of the available unobligated balances 
under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110– 
246, $203,000,000 are rescinded. 
SEC. 718. None of the funds appropriated by this or 
any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses 
of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations lan-
guage as part of the President’s budget submission to the 
Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appro-
priations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen-
cies 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 spend-
ing reductions should occur in the event the user fees pro-
posals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening 
of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 appro-
priations Act. 
SEC. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, 
or provided 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 avail-
able for obligation or expenditure through a reprogram-
ming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized 
by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by sec-
tion 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture 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 or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 
in writing and receives approval from 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 authority. 
(b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
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, programs, or 
projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities 
referred to in subsection (a) involving funds 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 or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies 
in writing and receives approval from the Committees 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 or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and 
receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of 
both Houses of Congress before implementing any program 
or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year 
unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or spe-
cifically funded by any other Act. 
(d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
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 funding 
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. 
(e) As described in this section, no funds may be used 
for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the 
Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the no-
tification as required in this section.
SEC. 720. 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 por-
tion of the loan. 
SEC. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food 
and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Administra-
tion shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available 
to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of 
Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit Adminis-
tration employee questions or responses to questions that 
are a result of information requested for the appropriations 
hearing process. 
SEC. 722. 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 prepackaged news 
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United 
States unless the story includes a clear notification within 
the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the 
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that ex-
ecutive branch agency. 
SEC. 723. 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 of-
fice is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office 
for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period 
of assignment. 
SEC. 724. 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 Agricultural Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
SEC. 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to 
carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246. 
SEC. 726. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for 
the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 
112–55. 
SEC. 727. Not later than 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Com-
missioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the 
Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit 
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by 
program, project, and activity for all the funds made avail-
able under this Act including appropriated user fees, as de-
fined in the explanatory statement described in section 4