and expenses are available to fund up to one administra-
tive support staff for the Office; not to exceed $3,500,000 
shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for 
Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs to 
carry out the programs funded by this Act, including pro-
grams involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
within the executive branch; and not to exceed $5,000,000 
shall be available for the Office of Communications: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is author-
ized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the 
Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office 
of the Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation 
for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 
5 percent: Provided further, That not to exceed $22,000 
of the amount made available under this paragraph for 
the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Pro-
vided further, That the amount made available under this 
heading for Departmental Administration shall be reim-
bursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for trav-
el expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required 
by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovern-
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mental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the De-
partment of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain 
personnel at the agency level: Provided further, That no 
funds made available under this heading for the Office of 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be 
obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this 
Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the alloca-
tion of these funds by USDA agency: Provided further, 
That during any 30 day notification period referenced in 
section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
take no action to begin implementation of the action that 
is subject to section 716 of this Act or make any public 
announcement of such action in any form. 
EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ECONOMIST 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Economist, $28,000,000, of which $11,225,000 shall be 
for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research 
under 7 U.S.C. 3155: Provided, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $500,000 shall be available 
to carry out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6924), as amended by section 12504 of Public Law 115– 
334. 
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OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, $12,703,000. 
OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM ANALYSIS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and 
Program Analysis, $14,967,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief In-
formation Officer, $85,000,000, of which not less than 
$60,032,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the de-
partment. 
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officer, $5,867,000. 
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CIVIL 
RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights, $900,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Civil 
Rights mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
$24,500,000. 
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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 Adminis-
trator of General Services to the Department of Agri-
culture under 40 U.S.C. 121, for programs and activities 
of the Department which are included in this Act, and for 
alterations and other actions needed for the Department 
and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into con-
figurations suitable for release to the Administrator of 
General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, im-
provement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facili-
ties, and for related costs, $10,603,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq.), $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That appropriations and funds available 
herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Man-
agement may be transferred to any agency of the Depart-
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ment for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to 
the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. 
OFFICE OF SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PROTECTION 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Secu-
rity, and Protection, $18,300,000. 
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector 
General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 
$94,561,000, 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 In-
spector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 
U.S.C. App.), and including not to exceed $125,000 for 
certain confidential operational expenses, including the 
payment of informants, to be expended under the direction 
of the Inspector General pursuant to the Inspector Gen-
eral Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and 
section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 
(Public Law 97–98). 
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
Counsel, $55,537,000. 
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OFFICE OF ETHICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, 
$4,136,000. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR RESEARCH, 
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, 
$2,384,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and Eco-
nomics mission area for salaries and expenses are avail-
able to fund up to one administrative support staff for 
the Office: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be made 
available for the Office of the Chief Scientist. 
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research 
Service, $85,612,000. 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE 
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, $180,000,000, of which up to 
$46,000,000 shall be available until expended for the Cen-
sus of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts made available 
for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Cur-
rent Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 
2204g(d) and (f): Provided further, That the Secretary 
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shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House and Senate in writing 30 days prior to dis-
continuing data collection programs and reports. 
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 $100,000 and 
with prior notification and approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 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, $1,790,550,000, which shall be for the pur-
poses, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘Agricultural Research Service Salaries and Expenses’’ in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That appro-
priations hereunder shall be available for the operation 
and maintenance of aircraft 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 pro-
vided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not 
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exceed $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses 
which shall each be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 
buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to 
exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for four buildings to 
be constructed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 each, 
and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal 
year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replace-
ment value of the building or $500,000, whichever is 
greater: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available for entering into lease agreements at any 
Agricultural Research Service location for the construction 
of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by 
the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the 
lease shall be that any facility shall be owned, operated, 
and maintained by the non-Federal entity and shall be re-
moved upon the expiration or termination of the lease 
agreement: Provided further, That the limitations on alter-
ations contained in this Act shall not apply to moderniza-
tion or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, 
Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations here-
under shall be available for granting easements at the 
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, 
That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replace-
ment of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 
24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That appro-
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priations hereunder shall be available for granting ease-
ments at any Agricultural Research Service location for 
the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 
entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Re-
search 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 received from any State, other political subdivi-
sion, organization, or individual for the purpose of estab-
lishing or operating any research facility or research 
project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized 
by law. 
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 agri-
cultural research programs of the Department of Agri-
culture, where not otherwise provided, $21,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled 
‘‘Community Project Funding’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act. 
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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, $1,058,000,000, which shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled 
‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research 
and Education Activities’’ in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That funds for research grants for 1994 
institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, His-
panic serving institutions education grants, capacity build-
ing for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agri-
culture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine 
loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellow-
ship and institution challenge grants, grants management 
systems, tribal colleges education equity grants, and schol-
arships at 1890 institutions shall remain available until 
expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible 
to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives 
no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for 
education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian- 
serving institutions be made available to individual eligible 
institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds 
awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Ha-
waii: Provided further, That funds for providing grants for 
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food and agricultural sciences for Alaska Native and Na-
tive Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular Areas 
shall remain available until September 30, 2027: Provided 
further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institu-
tions shall be made available to institutions eligible to re-
ceive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made 
available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agri-
culture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 
may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 
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, $556,000,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci-
fied in the table titled ‘‘National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, Extension Activities’’ in the report accom-
panying this Act: Provided, That funds for extension serv-
ices at 1994 institutions and for facility improvements at 
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1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: 
Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds 
under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no 
less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for co-
operative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the 
Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 
208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retire-
ment and employees’ compensation costs for extension 
agents. 
INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES 
For the integrated research, education, and extension 
grants programs, including necessary administrative ex-
penses, $40,100,000, which shall be for the purposes, and 
in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities’’ in 
the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 
for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall re-
main available until September 30, 2027: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, indirect 
costs shall not be charged against any Extension Imple-
mentation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626). 
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OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR MARKETING 
AND REGULATORY PROGRAMS 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 
$1,617,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory Pro-
grams mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 
$1,146,000,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service, Salaries and Expenses’’ 
in the report accompanying this Act; of which $250,000, 
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 (‘‘con-
tingency fund’’) to the extent necessary to meet emergency 
conditions; of which $15,500,000, to remain available until 
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expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program, in-
cluding for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for 
active eradication zones; of which $42,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Tech-
nical Services; of which $35,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for agricultural quarantine and 
inspection services; of which $65,000,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be used to support avian health; 
of which $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for information technology infrastructure; of 
which $216,250,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for specialty crop pests, of which $8,500,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 2027, shall be for 
one-time control and management and associated activi-
ties directly related to the multiple-agency response to cit-
rus greening; of which $11,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland eco-
system pests; of which $21,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; 
of which $44,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for emergency preparedness and response; of 
which $59,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $6,500,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for the National 
Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to re-
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main available until expended, shall be for the scrapie pro-
gram for indemnities; of which $2,500,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage 
management program for aviation safety: Provided, That 
of amounts available under this heading for wildlife serv-
ices methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided further, That of amounts 
available under this heading for the screwworm program, 
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended; of 
which $24,527,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used to carry out the science program and transi-
tion activities for the National Bio and Agro-defense Fa-
cility located in Manhattan, Kansas: 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 
appropriation shall be available for the purchase, replace-
ment, operation, and maintenance of aircraft: Provided 
further, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten 
any segment of the agricultural production industry of the 
United States, the Secretary may transfer from other ap-
propriations or funds available to the agencies or corpora-
tions of the Department such sums as may be deemed nec-
essary, to be available only in such emergencies for the 
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arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease 
or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses 
in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Ani-
mal 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 emergency purposes in the pre-
ceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred 
amounts: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder 
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
repair and alteration of leased buildings and improve-
ments, 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 build-
ing. 
In fiscal year 2026, the agency is authorized to collect 
fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assist-
ance, goods, or services requested by States, other political 
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, 
foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such 
fees are structured such that any entity’s liability for such 
fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such 
fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain avail-
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able until expended, without further appropriation, for 
providing such assistance, goods, or services. 
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 
For plans, construction, repair, preventive mainte-
nance, environmental support, improvement, extension, al-
teration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and acquisition of land as 
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2268a, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE 
MARKETING SERVICES 
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, $190,250,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be avail-
able for the purposes of section 12306 of Public Law 113– 
79, and of which $1,000,000 shall be available for the pur-
poses of section 779 of division A of Public Law 117– 
103: Provided, That of the amounts made available under 
this heading, $10,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 
115–334, and the Secretary shall take measures to ensure 
an equal distribution of funds between the four regional 
innovation initiatives: Provided further, That this appro-
priation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) 
for the alteration and repair of buildings and improve-
ments, but the cost of altering any one building during 
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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), except for the cost of activities relating to 
the development or maintenance of grain standards under 
the United States Grain Standards Act, 7 U.S.C. 71 et 
seq. 
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $62,596,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for administra-
tive expenses: Provided, That if crop size is understated 
and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may 
exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification 
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress. 
FUNDS FOR STRENGTHENING MARKETS, INCOME, AND 
SUPPLY (SECTION 32) 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of Au-
gust 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for com-
modity program expenses as authorized therein, and other 
related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the 
Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and 
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) trans-
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fers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than 
$23,880,000 for formulation and administration of mar-
keting agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural 
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural 
Act of 1961 (Public Law 87–128). 
PAYMENTS TO STATES AND POSSESSIONS 
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus 
and departments of markets, and similar agencies for 
marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,000,000. 
LIMITATION ON INSPECTION AND WEIGHING SERVICES 
EXPENSES 
Not to exceed $55,000,000 (from fees collected) shall 
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection 
and weighing services: Provided, That if grain export ac-
tivities require additional supervision and oversight, or 
other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be 
exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD SAFETY 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Food Safety, $1,117,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food 
Safety mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
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to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Of-
fice. 
FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE 
For necessary expenses to carry out services author-
ized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry 
Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection 
Act, including not to exceed $10,000 for representation 
allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), 
$1,216,009,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be cred-
ited to this account from fees collected for the cost of lab-
oratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 138f): Provided, That funds provided for the 
Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall 
be employed during fiscal year 2026 for purposes dedi-
cated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et 
seq.): Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alter-
ation and repair of buildings and improvements, but the 
cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year 
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shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building. 
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shall include a detailed spend plan for the anticipated uses 
of such funds and an expected timeline for program execu-
tion if such obligation, commitment, transfer, or 
cancelation exceeds $100,000,000. 
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT 
(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES) 
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation shall not expend more than $15,000,000 for 
site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations 
and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement 
of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 
9607(g)), and section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6961). 
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