Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
Bill: H.R.4356 | Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. (D-GA)
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
This bill provides FY2022 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to USDA for agricultural programs, including
The bill also provides appropriations to USDA for farm production and conservation programs, including
The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.
For USDA rural development programs, the bill includes appropriations for
The bill provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service for
The bill provides appropriations to the Foreign Agricultural Service for (1) Food for Peace Title II Grants, and (2) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.
The bill also provides appropriations for
Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Processing, Research, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $64,755,000, 
of which not to exceed $10,203,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Secretary, of which $4,500,000 shall remain available 
until expended for activities relating to climate change, including 
coordinating such activities across the Department; not to exceed 
$4,749,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security; not 
to exceed $2,860,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal 
Relations; not to exceed $9,294,000 shall be available for the Office 
of Partnerships and Public Engagement, of which $1,500,000 shall be for 
7 U.S.C. 2279(c)(5); not to exceed $1,649,000 shall be available for 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed 
$24,036,000 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, 
repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses 
not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and 
efficient work of the Department: Provided, That funds made available 
by this Act to an agency in the Administration mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
support staff for the Office; not to exceed $4,480,000 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 programs involving intergovernmental 
affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed 
$7,484,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: 
Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 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 otherwise provided for, as 
determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That the amount made 
available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be 
reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel 
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 Intergovernmental Affairs shall be transferred to agencies of the 
Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at 
the agency level: 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, 
$26,399,000, of which not more than $5,000,000 shall be for grants or 
cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155, and of 
which $4,400,000 shall remain available until expended for activities 
relating to climate change, including coordinating such activities 
across the Department.

                     office of hearings and appeals

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
$16,173,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $12,760,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $84,746,000, of which not less than $69,672,000 is for 
cybersecurity requirements of the department.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $7,118,000.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Civil Rights, $1,426,000: 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 Office.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $35,328,000.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant 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 
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 configurations suitable for release to the 
Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, 
improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and 
for related costs, $180,623,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $12,500,000 shall be available for the hire and purchase of 
passenger motor vehicles.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, 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.), $8,540,000, to remain available 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 Safety, Security, and Protection

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and 
Protection, $23,306,000.

                      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.), $106,309,000, 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 (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 General 
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, 
$60,723,000.

                            Office of Ethics

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $4,277,000.

  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, $4,327,000: Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and 
Economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$2,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Chief 
Scientist.

                       Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$88,594,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $189,175,000, of which up to $46,850,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided, That amounts 
made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct 
Current Industrial 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, 
$1,638,046,000, of which $70,000,000 is for activities related to 
climate change, including $50,000,000 for climate science and 
$20,000,000 for clean energy: Provided, That appropriations 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 provided, the cost of 
constructing any one building shall not 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 replacement 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 removed 
upon the expiration or termination of the lease agreement: Provided 
further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act 
shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities 
at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville 
Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the foregoing 
limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry 
out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That 
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 entity 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 received from 
any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for 
the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or 
research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by 
law.

                        buildings and facilities

    For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as 
necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $126,505,000 
to remain available until expended, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
allocated for ARS facilities co-located with university partners, and 
of which $46,700,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified for this account in the table titled ``Community Project 
Funding'' in the report to accompany this Act, in accordance with 
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

               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, 
$1,061,309,000, 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, Hispanic 
serving institutions education grants, capacity building for non-land-
grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research 
initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, 
graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, grants management 
systems, tribal colleges education equity grants, and scholarships 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 Hawaii: Provided further, 
That funds for providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for 
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular 
Areas shall remain available until September 30, 2023: 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: Provided 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. 3157 may be 
retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs 
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority: Provided 
further, That of amounts available under this heading, $35,000,000 
shall be for climate change research.

              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, $553,495,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture, Extension Activities'' in the report accompanying this 
Act: Provided, That funds for extension services at 1994 institutions 
and 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 extension 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 section 208(c) of Public Law 93-471 shall be 
available for retirement and employees' compensation costs for 
extension agents.

                         integrated activities

    For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $40,000,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the 
table titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated 
Activities'' in the report accompanying this Act: Provided, That funds 
for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available 
until September 30, 2023: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be charged against any 
Extension Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).

  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, $1,577,000: Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

               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), 
$1,121,427,000, of which $491,000, 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 $16,830,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost share 
purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which 
$38,486,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal 
Health Technical Services; of which $3,040,000 shall be for activities 
under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1831); of which $63,833,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for information technology 
infrastructure; of which $212,842,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $14,137,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland 
ecosystem pests; of which $24,282,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which 
$38,880,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency 
preparedness and response; of which $61,217,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $5,751,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for the National 
Veterinary Stockpile; of which $5,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for invasive species control in coordination with 
other Federal agencies and the Civilian Climate Corps; of which up to 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
scrapie program 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 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; of which $21,307,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be used to carry out the 
science program and transition activities for the National Bio and 
Agro-defense Facility 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, 
replacement, 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 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 contagious 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 
emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with 
such transferred amounts: Provided further, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the 
repair and 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 2022, the agency is authorized to collect fees to 
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, 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 available until expended, 
without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
services.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, 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, $3,175,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

    For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$223,157,000, of which $7,000,000 shall be available for the purposes 
of section 12306 of Public Law 113-79, and of which $25,000,000 shall 
be available until expended to carry out section 12513 of Public Law 
115-334: 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), 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 $61,786,000 (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 Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers 
otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,817,000 for 
formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders 
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the 
Agricultural Act of 1961 (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 Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,235,000.

        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 activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable 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 Secretary for 
Food Safety, $1,077,000: Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Food Safety mission area for salaries and 
expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff 
for the Office.

                   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, 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), $1,153,064,000; and in 
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees 
collected for the cost of laboratory 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 2022 for 
purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.): 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 further, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant 
to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and 
improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the 
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building.

                                TITLE II

               FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Farm Production and Conservation, $1,687,000: Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to an agency in the Farm Production and 
Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to 
fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

            Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conservation 
Business Center, $238,177,000: Provided, That $60,228,000 of amounts 
appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) 
shall be transferred to and merged with this account.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,175,670,000: 
Provided, That not more than 50 percent of the funding made available 
under this heading for information technology related to farm program 
delivery may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees 
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and receives written or 
electronic notification of receipt from such Committees of, a plan for 
expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over 
$25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered 
and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle 
cost for the entirety of the project/investment, 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 guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable 
Department's capital planning and investment control requirements; and 
(3) has been reviewed by the Government Accountability Office and 
approved by the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress: Provided further, That the agency shall submit a report by 
the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 to the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that 
identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) current 
performance against key indicators 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 assessment of whether 
the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as 
alternatives to the investment: 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 program payments 
for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further, That 
other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may 
be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further, That 
funds made available to county committees shall remain available until 
expended: 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 
employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees 
without prior notification and approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                         state mediation grants

    For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $6,914,000.

               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), $6,500,000, 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: Provided, That such program is carried out by the 
Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described 
in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations 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 direct 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. 5136), boll weevil loans 
(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), 
relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian highly fractionated land 
loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available from funds in the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $2,800,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; 
$2,118,482,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and 
$1,633,333,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, 
$37,668,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; 
guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; relending program, 
$61,425,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $5,000,000; 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: $40,017,000 for direct 
farm operating loans, $16,524,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm 
operating loans, $267,000 for emergency loans, $5,000,000 for the 
relending program, and $407,000 for Indian highly fractionated land 
loans, to remain available until expended.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,772,000: Provided, That of 
this amount, $294,114,000 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, operating and conservation direct 
loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: 
Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                         Risk Management Agency

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $66,957,000: 
Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
in this Act shall be available for compliance and integrity activities 
required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts 
otherwise provided for such purpose: Provided further, That not to 
exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i): Provided 
further, That $2,250,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be available to conduct research and development and carry out 
contracting and partnerships as described under subsections (c) and (d) 
of section 522 the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C 1522(c) 
and (d)) in addition to amounts otherwise provided for such purposes: 
Provided further, That $2,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be available to research, review and ensure actuarial 
soundness of new products addressing climate change.

                 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 irrigation 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 agricultural 
related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; 
classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; 
acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant 
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost 
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
2268a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent 
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$894,743,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, of which 
not less than $15,000,000 is for climate change-related initiatives, 
including climate science and climate hubs: Provided, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 
for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements 
at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and 
improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not 
exceed $250,000: Provided further, That when buildings or other 
structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such 
land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further, That 
of the total amount available, $9,458,000 shall be available for 
necessary expenses to carry out the Urban Agriculture and Innovative 
Production Program under section 222 of subtitle A of title II of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6923), 
as amended by section 12302 of Public Law 115-334: Provided further, 
That of the total amount available, $10,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended for necessary expenses to carry out the Healthy Forests 
Reserve Program under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C 6571-6578).

               watershed and flood prevention operations

    For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including 
but not limited to surveys and investigations, engineering operations, 
works of improvement, and changes in use of land, in accordance with 
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 
and 1007-1009) and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating 
to the activities of the Department, $160,000,000, to remain available 
until expended: Provided, That for funds provided by this Act or any 
other prior Act, the limitation regarding the size of the watershed or 
subwatershed exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand acres in which 
such activities can be undertaken shall only apply for activities 
undertaken for the primary purpose of flood prevention (including 
structural and land treatment measures): Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading, $65,000,000 shall be 
allocated to projects and activities that can commence promptly 
following enactment; that address regional priorities for flood 
prevention, agricultural water management, inefficient irrigation 
systems, fish and wildlife habitat, or watershed protection; or that 
address authorized ongoing projects under the authorities of section 13 
of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 78-534) with 
a primary purpose of watershed protection by preventing floodwater 
damage and stabilizing stream channels, tributaries, and banks to 
reduce erosion and sediment transport.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

     Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection 
and Flood Prevention Act, $10,000,000 is provided.

                              CORPORATIONS

    The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized 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 programs 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 Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 reimbursement for net realized losses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary 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 Agricultural Service, up to 
$5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural 
Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit 
Corporation business.

                       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).

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Rural Development, $1,580,000: Provided, That funds made available by 
this Act to an agency in the Rural Development mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
support staff for the Office.

                           Rural Development

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of Rural Development programs, including activities with 
institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural 
cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $348,425,000: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, $32,000,000 shall 
be for the StrikeForce activities of the Department of Agriculture, and 
may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture for 
such purpose, consistent with the missions and authorities of such 
agencies: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support Rural Development programs: 
Provided further, That in addition to any other funds appropriated for 
purposes authorized by section 502(i) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under such section, as amended 
by this Act, will immediately be credited to this account and will 
remain available until expended for such purposes.

                         Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 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: $1,500,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $30,000,000,000 
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $28,000,000 for section 504 
housing repair loans; $40,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
$230,000,000 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, $27,900,000 shall be for 
direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $484,000; section 523 
self-help housing land development loans, $55,000; section 524 site 
development loans, $206,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new 
construction of section 515 rental housing, $3,576,000: 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 subsidized: 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 
treated 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 paragraph 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, 2022: Provided further, That the 
Secretary shall implement provisions to provide incentives to nonprofit 
organizations and public housing authorities to facilitate the 
acquisition of Rural Housing Service (RHS) multifamily housing 
properties by such nonprofit organizations and public housing 
authorities that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multifamily 
housing program for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, 
with such incentives to include, but not be limited to, the following: 
allow such nonprofit entities and public housing authorities to earn a 
Return on Investment on their own resources to include proceeds from 
low income housing tax credit syndication, own contributions, grants, 
and developer loans at favorable rates and terms, invested in a deal; 
and allow reimbursement of organizational costs associated with owner's 
oversight of asset referred to as ``Asset Management Fee'' of up to 
$7,500 per property.
    In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, $60,000,000 to remain available until expended, for 
a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the 
sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to 
restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary 
deems appropriate, 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 eliminating interest; deferring loan 
payments, subordinating, reducing or re-amortizing loan debt; and other 
financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives 
(including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on 
investment) required by the Secretary: Provided, 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 further, That any balances, including obligated 
balances, available for all demonstration programs for the preservation 
and revitalization of sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental 
housing properties in the ``Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program 
Account'' shall be transferred to this account, and shall also be 
available for the preservation and revitalization of sections 514, 515, 
and 516 multi-family rental housing properties, including the 
restructuring of existing USDA multi-family housing loans: Provided 
further, That following the transfer of balances described in the 
preceding proviso, any adjustments to obligations for demonstration 
programs for the preservation and revitalization of section 514, 515, 
and 516 multi-family rental housing properties that would otherwise be 
incurred in the ``Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program Account'' 
shall be made in this account from amounts transferred to this account 
under the preceding proviso.
    In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $17,831,000, to remain available until expended, 
for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing 
grants and contracts: Provided, That any balances available for the 
Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this 
account.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses''.

                       rental assistance program

    For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant 
to the authority under section 521(a)(2) of the Housing Act of 1949 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, and for the rural housing voucher program as 
authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, 
notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, $1,495,000,000, of 
which $40,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2023; and in 
addition such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) 
of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to 
carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the 
Act: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$1,450,000,000 shall be available for renewal of rental assistance 
agreements: Provided further, That rental assistance agreements entered 
into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 
one-year period: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental assistance 
provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2022 for a 
project that the Secretary determines no longer needs rental assistance 
and use such recaptured funds for current needs: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, the Secretary may 
recapture funds provided for rental assistance under agreements entered 
into prior to fiscal year 2022 for a project that the Secretary 
determines no longer needs rental assistance: Provided further, That 
such recaptured funds shall remain available for obligation in fiscal 
year 2022 for the purposes specified under this heading: Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$45,000,000 shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-
income household, including a household that does not receive rental 
assistance, residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan 
that has been prepaid or otherwise paid off after September 30, 2005: 
Provided further, That the amount of such vouchers shall be equal to 
the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit 
and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further, That such 
vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and 
administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers 
administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development: Provided further, That any balances available for the 
rural housing voucher program in the ``Multi-Family Housing 
Revitalization Program Account'' shall be transferred to and merged 
with this account and shall be available for the rural housing voucher 
program: Provided further, That if the Secretary determines that the 
amount made available for vouchers or rental assistance in this Act is 
not needed for vouchers or rental assistance, the Secretary may use 
such funds for any of the programs described 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), $32,000,000, 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, $65,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

               rural community facilities program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$2,800,000,000 for direct loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for rural community facilities 
programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$238,454,714, to remain available until expended, of which up to 
$112,036,714 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table titled ``Community Project Funding'' in 
the report to accompany this Act, in accordance with applicable 
statutory and regulatory requirements: Provided, That $6,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative: Provided further, That such funds 
shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, 
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 program of financial and technical assistance: 
Provided further, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related 
activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided 
further, That any unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 
under this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and 
grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made 
available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan 
guarantees under this heading in this fiscal year: Provided further, 
That no amounts may be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided 
further, That $10,000,000 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 Development Act, $91,200,000, 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 
$9,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 
U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 14101 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: Provided 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 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for the Rural Innovation Stronger 
Economy Grant Program (7 U.S.C. 2008w): Provided further, That sections 
381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are 
not applicable to funds made available under this heading.

              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, $1,524,000, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which 
$167,000 shall be available through June 30, 2022, for Federally 
Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $305,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2022, for Mississippi Delta Region counties 
(as determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460): Provided, 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, $4,468,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$50,000,000.
    The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural 
Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic 
development and job creation projects shall not exceed $10,000,000.

                  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), $28,600,000, of which $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative 
agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas 
program: Provided, 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 governing boards of which are comprised 
of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of 
which $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
value-added agricultural product market development grants, as 
authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 
of which $3,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
Agriculture Innovation Centers authorized pursuant to section 6402 of 
Public Law 107-171.

               rural microentrepreneur assistance program

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans as 
authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (U.S.C. 2008s), $150,000,000.
    For the cost of grants, $8,000,000 under the same terms and 
conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).

                    rural energy for america program

     For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and grants, under the 
same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $30,420,000: 
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.

                   healthy foods financing initiative

    For the cost of loans and grants that is consistent with section 
243 of subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6953), as added by section 4206 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014, for necessary expenses of the Secretary 
to support projects that provide access to healthy food in underserved 
areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-
income communities, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That such costs of loans, 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 gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 
381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as 
follows: $1,400,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for 
guaranteed loans.
    For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, for 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, 
$721,557,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to 
exceed $5,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306E of such Act: Provided, That not to exceed 
$15,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 
grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act in addition to funding authorized by section 
306A(i)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That $93,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 
including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 
306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes 
authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act: 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 consortium formed pursuant to 
section 325 of Public Law 105-83 for training and technical assistance 
programs: Provided further, That not to exceed $40,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical 
assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 
306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of 
extreme need, of which $8,000,000 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, development, 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 $20,157,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with 
qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further, That 
not to exceed $4,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading 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 transferred to and merged with the Rural 
Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account: 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 electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized 
by sections 4, 305, 306, and 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, and 940g) shall be made as follows: loans 
made pursuant to sections 4(c)(2), 305(d)(2), 306, and 317, 
notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, rural direct electric loans, 
$5,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A 
of that Act, $750,000,000; 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.
    For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) of 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $2,070,000.
    For the cost of grants and loan modifications, as defined in 
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, including any 
associated penalties, for transitioning to pollution free electricity, 
$150,000,000, of which up to five percent may be used for 
administrative costs to carry out the program.
    For the cost of modifications, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for the direct rural 
telecommunication loans, $25,000,000.
    In addition, $14,000,000 to remain available until expended, to 
carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a): Provided, That the energy efficiency measures 
supported by the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a 
demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, 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 telecommunication loans, 
$11,869,000.
    For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural 
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $60,000,000, to remain 
available until expended: Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made 
available for grants authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further, That funding provided 
under this heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided 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 section 601 of 
the Rural Electrification Act, $1,772,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    For the broadband loan and grant pilot program established by 
section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115-141) under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as 
amended (7 U.S.C 901 et seq.), $786,604,792, to remain available until 
expended, of which up to $36,604,792 shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled ``Community 
Project Funding'' in the report to accompany this Act, in accordance 
with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements: Provided, That 
the Secretary may award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the 
purposes of carrying out such pilot program: Provided further, That the 
cost of direct loans shall be defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That at least 90 
percent of the households to be served by a project receiving a loan or 
grant under the pilot program shall be in a rural area without 
sufficient access to broadband: Provided further, That for purposes of 
such pilot program, a rural area without sufficient access to broadband 
shall be defined as ten megabytes per second downstream and one 
megabyte per second upstream, and such definition shall be reevaluated 
and redefined, as necessary, on an annual basis by the Secretary of 
Agriculture: Provided further, That an entity to which a loan or grant 
is made under the pilot program shall not use the loan or grant to 
overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a service area by any 
entity that has received a broadband loan from the Rural Utilities 
Service unless such service is not provided sufficient access to 
broadband at the minimum service threshold: Provided further, That not 
more than four percent of the funds made available in this paragraph 
can be used for administrative costs to carry out the pilot program and 
up to three percent of funds made available in this paragraph may be 
available for technical assistance and pre-development planning 
activities to support the most rural communities: Provided further, 
That the Rural Utilities Service is directed to expedite program 
delivery methods that would implement this paragraph: Provided further, 
That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall adhere to the 
notice, reporting and service area assessment requirements set forth in 
sections 6104(a)(2)(D) and 6104(a)(2)(E) of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C 950bb(d)(5), (d)(8) and (d)(10)).
    In addition, $35,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb-3.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

    Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
                                Services

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $1,327,000: Provided, That 
funds made available by this Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition 
and Consumer Services mission area for salaries and expenses are 
available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the 
Office.

                       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; $26,892,922,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2023, of which such sums as are made available under section 
14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110-246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and 
available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: 
Provided, That of the total amount available, $20,004,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1788): Provided further, That of the total amount available, 
$15,607,000 shall be available to carry out studies and evaluations and 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That of the 
total amount available, $35,000,000 shall be available to provide 
competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational 
agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater 
than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and 
to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the 
school breakfast program: Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $45,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry 
out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 
(Public Law 111-80): Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $12,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry 
out section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1769(g)): Provided further, That notwithstanding section 
18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total grant amount provided to a farm to 
school grant recipient in fiscal year 2022 shall not exceed $500,000:  
Provided further, That section 26(d) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ``2010 through 2022'' and inserting ``2010 through 2023'': 
Provided further, That section 9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(3)) is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ``For fiscal year 2021'' and inserting ``For 
fiscal year 2022'': Provided further, That section 9(h)(4) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ``For fiscal year 2021'' and 
inserting ``For fiscal year 2022''.

special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,000,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2023: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
not less than $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer 
counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for 
infrastructure, and not less than $75,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be available for management information systems, 
including 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 unless 
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 Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $105,796,197,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2024, shall 
be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as 
may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided, That 
funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to 
provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally 
Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on 
Indian Reservations: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2023, shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of Public Law 115-334 
relating to demonstration projects for tribal organizations: Provided 
further, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work 
registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: 
Provided further, That funds made available for Employment and Training 
under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 2023: 
Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for 
section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and section 27(a) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 
2023: Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
this heading may be obligated or expended in contravention of section 
213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A): Provided 
further, That funds made available under this heading may be used to 
enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, 
or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that 
such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
    For making, after June 30 of the current fiscal year, benefit 
payments to individuals, and payments to States or other non-Federal 
entities, pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.), for unanticipated costs incurred for the last three months of 
the fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.

                      commodity assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized 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 nuclear 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 Nutrition Act of 1966, $448,070,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2023: 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 2022 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, 2023: 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 20 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, 
$191,533,000: Provided, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 
shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, 
as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $908,000: Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign 
Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are 
available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the 
Office.

                      office of codex alimentarius

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Codex Alimentarius, 
$4,841,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for 
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 
U.S.C. 1766), $228,644,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2023, for overseas operations to 
include the payment of locally employed staff: Provided, That the 
Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation 
for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private 
organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to 
the agricultural food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) 
and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for 
International Development: Provided further, That funds made available 
for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for 
the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology 
Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural 
Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations 
in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by 
the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until 
expended.

                     food for peace title ii grants

    For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including 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, $1,740,000,000, to remain available until expended.

  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), $245,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such 
section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein: 
Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, 
not more than 10 percent, but not less than $23,500,000, shall remain 
available until expended to purchase agricultural commodities as 
described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(a)(2)).

 commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program 
                                account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 
$6,063,000, to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 
11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity 
with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, which shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural 
Service, 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

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of 
space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for 
programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the 
District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated 
to the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities 
described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public 
Law 114-255); for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement 
activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be 
accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed 
$25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 107-188; 
$6,173,098,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $1,141,861,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended; $241,431,000 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; 
$527,848,000 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 expended; $43,116,000 shall be derived from 
biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-
52, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until 
expended; $33,836,000 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 expended; $23,137,000 shall be derived from 
generic new animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$712,000,000 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: Provided further, That in addition to 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 generic new animal drug user fees that 
exceed the respective fiscal year 2022 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 generic new animal drug assessments for fiscal year 2022, including 
any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2022 but credited for 
fiscal year 2022, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2022 limitations: 
Provided further, That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal 
year 2022 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for 
fiscal year 2023, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts 
of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2023 for which the Secretary 
accepts payment in fiscal year 2022 shall not be included 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 appropriated: (1) $1,162,609,000 shall be for the Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $15,000,000 shall 
be used for inspections of foreign seafood manufacturers and field 
examinations of imported seafood; (2) $2,103,091,000 shall be for the 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $8,500,000 
shall be for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections; (3) 
$453,902,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (4) $274,463,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary 
Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (5) $651,976,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (6) $74,304,000 shall be for the National Center 
for Toxicological Research; (7) $680,812,000 shall be for the Center 
for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (8) $200,402,000 shall be for Rent and Related 
activities, of which $54,642,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other 
than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent; 
(9) $235,348,000 shall be for payments to the General Services 
Administration for rent; and (10) $336,191,000 shall be for other 
activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
the Office of Food Policy and Response, the Office of Operations, the 
Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: 
Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be 
for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided further, That 
any transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be from amounts 
made available under this heading for other activities: Provided 
further, That of the amounts that are made available under this heading 
for ``other activities'', and that are not derived from user fees, 
$1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation 
for ``Department of Health and Human Services--Office of Inspector 
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 reinspection 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 authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical countermeasure priority 
review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-4a, and fees 
relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j-72 shall be credited to this account, to remain available until 
expended.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
alteration, demolition, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities 
of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise 
provided, $21,788,000, to remain available until expended.

                   fda innovation account, cures act

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under 
section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition to 
amounts available for such purposes under the heading ``Salaries and 
Expenses'', $50,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant 
to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived 
from amounts transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and 
may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the 
appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human Services Food and 
Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses'' solely for the purposes 
provided in such Act: Provided further, That upon a determination by 
the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous 
proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may 
be transferred back to the account: Provided further, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

                     (including transfer of funds)

     For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and 
hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include 
multiple year leases), in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, 
$332,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for 
consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign 
governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2023, and of 
which not less than $4,017,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General: Provided, That notwithstanding the limitations 
in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under this heading are available 
for the liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments on 
leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any 
lease obligations that should have been recorded and liquidated against 
accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the 
preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in 
a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been established for the 
sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid 
obligations.
    In addition, for move, replication, and related costs associated 
with replacement leases for the Commission's facilities, not to exceed 
$31,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $84,200,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided, 
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with 
receiverships: Provided further, That the agency may exceed this 
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That the 
purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may exempt, an 
amount in its sole discretion, from the application of the limitation 
provided in that clause of export loans described in the clause 
guaranteed or insured in a manner other than described in subclause 
(II) of the clause.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

    Sec. 701.  The Secretary may use any appropriations made available 
to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger 
motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations for this 
purpose, so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal 
year 2022 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in 
fiscal year 2018: Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional motor 
vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary 
for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the 
protection of life, property, and public safety: Provided further, That 
the Secretary may not increase the Department of Agriculture's fleet 
above the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, and 
receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress within 30 days of the notification.
    Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of 
discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available 
unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the 
Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the 
acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery 
of financial, administrative, and information technology services 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 pursuant to this section shall 
be available for obligation without 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 expenditure to make any changes to the 
Department's National Finance Center without written notification to 
and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress as required by section 716 of this Act: Provided further, 
That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to 
the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation 
or expenditure to initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any 
changes to remove or relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or 
functions of the offices of the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief 
Information Officer, co-located with or from the National Finance 
Center prior to written notification to and prior approval of the 
Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress and in 
accordance with the requirements of section 716 of this Act: Provided 
further, That the National Finance Center Information Technology 
Services Division personnel and data center management 
responsibilities, and control of any functions, missions, and systems 
for current and future human resources management and integrated 
personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and functions provided by the Chief 
Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer shall remain in the 
National Finance Center and under the management responsibility and 
administrative control of the National Finance Center: Provided 
further, That the Secretary of Agriculture and the offices of the Chief 
Financial Officer shall actively market to existing and new Departments 
and other government agencies National Finance Center shared services 
including, but not limited to, payroll, financial management, and human 
capital shared services and allow the National Finance Center to 
perform technology upgrades: Provided further, That of annual income 
amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture 
attributable to the amounts in excess of the true costs of the shared 
services provided by the National Finance Center and budgeted for the 
National Finance Center, the Secretary shall reserve not more than 4 
percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, 
including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and implementation 
of financial, administrative, and information technology services, 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 obligation 
unless the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided 
further, That the limitations on the obligation of funds pending 
notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any 
obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to 
respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the 
operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of 
the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of 
the National Finance Center.
    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 institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost 
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is 
to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
does not preclude appropriate payment of 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 Agriculture 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 Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural 
Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the 
Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.
    Sec. 706.  None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief 
Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information 
Technology Investment Review Board: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 11319 of 
title 40, United States Code, none of the funds available to the 
Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated 
for projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to 
receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided 
further, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to 
obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information 
Officer for projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 
based upon the performance of an agency measured against the 
performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 113-235.
    Sec. 707.  Funds made available under section 524(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal year shall 
remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the 
current fiscal year.
    Sec. 708.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former 
Rural Utilities Service borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, 
direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 
or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or 
direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under 
section 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such 
Act.
    Sec. 709. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not 
more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made 
available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service 
Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for 
information technology expenses.
    (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than 
$20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available 
for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural Development mission 
area shall remain available through September 30, 2023, for information 
technology expenses.
    Sec. 710.  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 contravention of sections 
301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 711.  In the case of each program established or amended by 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) or by a successor to 
that Act, other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, 
or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, 
that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation--
            (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related 
        administrative expenses, including 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. 712.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than 
$2,900,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities 
related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task 
forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to 
comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate 
competitively awarded grants.
    Sec. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network 
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
    (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, 
prosecution, or adjudication activities.
    Sec. 714.  Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110-246 (7 U.S.C. 612c-6; in this section referred to as 
``section 14222''), none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred to 
as ``section 32'') in excess of $1,391,211,000 (exclusive of carryover 
appropriations from prior fiscal years), as follows: Child Nutrition 
Programs Entitlement Commodities--$485,000,000; State Option 
Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities--$2,500,000; 
Administration of Section 32 Commodity Purchases--$36,810,000: 
Provided, That of the total funds made available in the matter 
preceding this proviso that remain unobligated on October 1, 2022, such 
unobligated balances shall carryover into fiscal year 2023 and shall 
remain available until expended for any of the purposes of section 32, 
except that any such carryover funds used in accordance with clause (3) 
of section 32 may not exceed $350,000,000 and may not be obligated 
until the Secretary of Agriculture provides written notification of the 
expenditures to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress at least two weeks in advance: Provided further, That, with 
the exception of any available carryover funds authorized in any prior 
appropriations Act to be used for the purposes of clause (3) of section 
32, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any 
employee of the Department of Agriculture to carry out clause (3) of 
section 32.
    Sec. 715.  None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act 
shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare 
or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget 
submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or 
reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals 
that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the 
budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional 
spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals 
are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of 
conference for the fiscal year 2023 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 716. (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 available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, 
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 section 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, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
(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 activities;
            (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
        project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as 
        approved by Congress; or
            (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
        personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
        activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
(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, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
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 specifically 
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 Congress 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, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the 
notification as required in this section.
    Sec. 717.  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may 
assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in 
an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 
portion of the loan.
    Sec. 718.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Farm 
Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make 
available reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a 
result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process 
to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and 
Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm 
Credit Administration employee.
    Sec. 719.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the 
funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency 
to produce any 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 
executive branch agency.
    Sec. 720.  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be 
detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any 
other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 
60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or 
office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the 
salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
    Sec. 721.  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food 
and Drug Administration, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a 
detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the 
funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, 
as defined in the report accompanying this Act.
    Sec. 722.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
for the supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $225,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Sec. 723.  For the purposes of determining eligibility or level of 
program assistance for Rural Development programs the Secretary shall 
not include incarcerated prison populations.
    Sec. 724.  For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget 
authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans 
and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior 
to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, 
in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least 15 days in advance.
    Sec. 725.  None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be 
available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior 
approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress: Provided, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be 
available for obligation only for the acquisition of property, plant 
and equipment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and 
implementation of Departmental financial management, information 
technology, and other support systems necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology services, 
including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the 
agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
    Sec. 726.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce the ``variety'' requirements of 
the final rule entitled ``Enhancing Retailer Standards in the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)'' published by the 
Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 
(81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the 
definition of the term ``variety'' as defined in section 
278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and 
``variety'' as applied in the definition of the term ``staple food'' as 
defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
increase the number of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in 
each staple food category so that the total number of such items in 
each staple food category exceeds the number of such items in each 
staple food category included in the final rule as published on 
December 15, 2016: Provided, That until the Secretary promulgates such 
regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements 
regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113-79).
    Sec. 727.  In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under 
such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has 
under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1490p-2) with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and 
eligible lenders for such loans.
    Sec. 728.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be available for the United States 
Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any 
regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
9701 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 729.  None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to carry out the final rule promulgated by the Food and 
Drug Administration and put into effect November 16, 2015, in regards 
to the hazard analysis and risk-based preventive control requirements 
of the current good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis, and risk-
based preventive controls for food for animals rule with respect to the 
regulation of the production, distribution, sale, or receipt of dried 
spent grain byproducts of the alcoholic beverage production process.
    Sec. 730.  The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility shall be 
transferred this or any fiscal year hereafter without reimbursement 
from the Secretary of Homeland Security to the Secretary of 
Agriculture.
    Sec. 731. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following 
        factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable--
                    (A) veterinary control and oversight;
                    (B) disease history and vaccination practices;
                    (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
                    (D) epidemiological separation from potential 
                sources of infection;
                    (E) surveillance practices;
                    (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
                    (G) emergency preparedness and response; and
            (2) promptly make publicly available the final reports of 
        any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (1).
    (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under its international trade agreements.
    Sec. 732.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to implement section 3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 in a manner 
inconsistent with section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act.
    Sec. 733.  In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this 
Act may be used to carry out any activities or incur any expense 
related to the issuance of licenses under section 3 of the Animal 
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2133), or the renewal of such licenses, to class 
B dealers who sell Random Source dogs and cats for use in research, 
experiments, teaching, or testing.
    Sec. 734. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for this fiscal 
year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste 
management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, 
and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the construction, 
alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or wastewater 
system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project 
are produced in the United States.
    (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel products'' means the 
following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined 
pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, 
hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, 
structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction 
materials.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases 
in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as 
the ``Secretary'') or the designee of the Secretary finds that--
            (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
        public interest;
            (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
        States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of 
        a satisfactory quality; or
            (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
        United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
        more than 25 percent.
    (c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for a 
waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall make 
available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and 
information available to the Secretary or the designee concerning the 
request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for 
at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The 
Secretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying 
information available by electronic means, including on the official 
public Internet Web site of the Department.
    (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements.
    (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated in this Act for ``Rural Utilities Service--Rural Water and 
Waste Disposal Program Account'' for carrying out the provisions 
described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the 
requirements of this section.
    (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for 
which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and 
steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection if the plans and 
specifications have received required approvals from State agencies 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
    (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ``United States'' and 
``State'' shall include each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian tribe.
    Sec. 735.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action 
on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, 
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 
U.S.C. 1913.
    Sec. 736.  Of the total amounts made available by this Act for 
direct loans and grants under the following headings: ``Rural Housing 
Service--Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account''; ``Rural 
Housing Service--Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants''; ``Rural Housing 
Service--Rural Housing Assistance Grants''; ``Rural Housing Service--
Rural Community Facilities Program Account''; ``Rural Business-
Cooperative Service--Rural Business Program Account''; ``Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service--Rural Economic Development Loans Program 
Account''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural Cooperative 
Development Grants''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural 
Microentrepreneur Assistance Program''; ``Rural Utilities Service--
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account''; ``Rural Utilities 
Service--Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program 
Account''; and ``Rural Utilities Service--Distance Learning, 
Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'', to the maximum extent feasible, 
at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in 
persistent poverty counties under this section, including, 
notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, any 
county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population 
that does not exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10 
percent: Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term 
``persistent poverty counties'' means any county that has had 20 
percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 
years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007-
2011 American Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or 
possession of the United States: Provided further, That with respect to 
specific activities for which program levels have been made available 
by this Act that are not supported by budget authority, the 
requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level.
    Sec. 737.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission 
for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological 
product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo 
is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic 
modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not been 
received by the Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.
    Sec. 738.  None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by the Food and 
Drug Administration entitled ``Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, 
Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,'' and published 
on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that 
grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or 
almonds.
    Sec. 739.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, for a pilot program for the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide grants to 
nonprofit organizations for programs and services to establish and 
enhance farming and ranching opportunities for military veterans.
    Sec. 740.  For school year 2022-2023, none of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce the matter 
following the first comma in the second sentence of footnote (c) of 
section 220.8(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect 
to the substitution of vegetables for fruits under the school breakfast 
program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1773).
    Sec. 741.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any 
other Act may be used--
            (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the Agricultural 
        Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of the Agriculture 
        Improvement Act of 2018; or
            (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or 
        use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or 
        cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940) or Subtitle G of the Agricultural 
        Marketing Act of 1946, within or outside the State in which the 
        industrial hemp is grown or cultivated.
    Sec. 742.  There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for grants under section 12502 of Public Law 
115-334.
    Sec. 743.  There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out 
section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
    Sec. 744.  There is hereby appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out 
section 3307 of Public Law 115-334.
    Sec. 745.  The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching 
funds requirement under Section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
    Sec. 746.  There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for a pilot program for the Secretary to 
provide grants to qualified non-profit organizations and public housing 
authorities to provide technical assistance, including financial and 
legal services, to RHS multi-family housing borrowers to facilitate the 
acquisition of RHS multi-family housing properties in areas where the 
Secretary determines a risk of loss of affordable housing, by non-
profit housing organizations and public housing authorities as 
authorized by law that commit to keep such properties in the RHS multi-
family housing program for a period of time as determined by the 
Secretary.
    Sec. 747.  There is hereby appropriated $3,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, to carry out section 4208 of Public 
Law 115-334.
    Sec. 748.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
section 12301 of Public Law 115-334.
    Sec. 749.  There is hereby appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out 
section 1450 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222e) as amended by section 7120 
of Public Law 115-334.
    Sec. 750.  There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out 
section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) as amended by section 7208 of Public Law 115-334.
    Sec. 751.  In response to an eligible community where the drinking 
water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined 
by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary 
may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water 
Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 
120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in 
order to protect public health.
    Sec. 752.  There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000 to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, to carry out section 4206 of Public 
Law 115-334.
    Sec. 753.  Funds made available under title II of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide 
assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as 
determined by the Administrator, are in place to ensure that emergency 
food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by 
food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate 
purposes.
    Sec. 754.  In this fiscal year and thereafter, and notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, ARS facilities as described in the 
``Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (ARS) 
Concerning Laboratory Animal Welfare'' (16-6100-0103-MU Revision 16-1) 
shall be inspected by APHIS for compliance with the Animal Welfare Act 
and its regulations and standards.
    Sec. 755.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to procure raw or processed poultry products imported into the United 
States from the People's Republic of China for use in the school lunch 
program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food Program under 
section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service 
Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or 
the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
    Sec. 756.  For school year 2022-2023, only a school food authority 
that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service 
account as of December 31, 2021, shall be required to establish a price 
for paid lunches in accordance with section 12(p) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)).
    Sec. 757.  In addition to any funds made available in this Act or 
any other Act, there is hereby appropriated $10,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, for grants from the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture to the 1890 Institutions to support 
the Centers of Excellence.
    Sec. 758.  There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out 
a pilot program that assists rural hospitals to improve long-term 
operations and financial health by providing technical assistance 
through analysis of current hospital management practices.
    Sec. 759.  In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this 
or any other Act, there is hereby appropriated $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, to the Secretary for a pilot program to 
provide grants to a regional consortium to fund technical assistance 
and construction of regional wastewater systems for historically 
impoverished communities that have had difficulty in installing 
traditional wastewater treatment systems due to soil conditions.
    Sec. 760.  There is hereby appropriated $10,000,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 2023, to carry out section 23 of the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1793), of which $2,000,000 shall 
be for grants under such section to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the United States 
Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
    Sec. 761.  Any funds made available by this or any other Act that 
the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), 
as amended, shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk 
assessment research: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such 
funds among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for 
purposes of making such grants.
    Sec. 762.  Section 313(b) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, 
as amended (7 U.S.C. 940c(b)), shall be applied for fiscal year 2022 
and each fiscal year thereafter until the specified funding has been 
expended as if the following were inserted after the final period in 
subsection (b)(2): ``In addition, the Secretary shall use $425,000,000 
of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2019 for an 
additional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and 
conditions as funds appropriated by section 779 of Public Law 115-141, 
shall use $255,000,000 of funds available in this subaccount in fiscal 
year 2020 for an additional amount for the same purpose and under the 
same terms and conditions as funds appropriated by section 779 of 
Public Law 115-141, shall use $104,000,000 of funds available in this 
subaccount in fiscal year 2021 for an additional amount for the same 
purpose and under the same terms and conditions as funds appropriated 
by section 779 of Public Law 115-141, and shall use $50,000,000 of 
funds available in this subaccount in fiscal year 2022 for an 
additional amount for the same purpose and under the same terms and 
conditions as funds appropriated by section 779 of Public Law 115-
141.'': Provided, That any use of such funds shall be treated as a 
reprogramming of funds under section 716 of this Act.
    Sec. 763.  There is hereby appropriated $400,000 to carry out 
section 1672(g)(4)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(g)(4(B)) as amended by section 7209 of 
Public Law 115-334.
    Sec. 764.  For an additional amount for ``National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities'', $2,000,000, 
to develop a public-private cooperative framework based on open data 
standards for neutral data repository solutions to preserve and share 
the big data generated by technological advancements in the agriculture 
industry and for the preservation and curation of data in collaboration 
with land-grant universities.
    Sec. 765.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to move any 
staff office or any agency from the mission area in which it was 
located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or office within 
the Department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation 
affirming such move.
    Sec. 766.  Section 7605(b) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (7 U.S.C. 5940 note; Public Law 115-334) is amended by striking 
``January 1, 2022'' and inserting ``January 1, 2023''.
    Sec. 767.  The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this 
Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations 
Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant 
to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out 
pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant 
to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
    Sec. 768.  None of the funds made available by this or any other 
act may be used to restrict the offering of low-fat (1% fat) flavored 
milk in the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program, 
as long as such milk is not inconsistent with the most recent Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National 
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990.
    Sec. 769.  In administering the pilot program established by 
section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115-141), the Secretary of Agriculture may, for purposes of 
determining entities eligible to receive assistance, consider those 
communities which are ``Areas Rural in Character'': Provided, That not 
more than 10 percent of the funds made available under the heading 
``Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'' for the 
purposes of the pilot program established by section 779 of Public Law 
115-141 may be used for this purpose.
    Sec. 770.  There is hereby appropriated $24,525,000 for the 
Goodfellow Federal facility, to remain available until expended, of 
which $12,000,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Office of the Chief Information Officer'', and of 
which $12,525,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Food Safety and Inspection Service''.
    Sec. 771.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
            (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
        Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
            (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
        Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 
        note; Public Law 104-127); or
            (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
    Sec. 772.  For an additional amount for ``National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities'', $300,000, 
for the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics to 
convene a blue-ribbon panel for the purpose of evaluating the overall 
structure of research and education through the public and land-grant 
universities, including 1890 Institutions, to define a new architecture 
that can better integrate, coordinate, and assess economic impact of 
the collective work of these institutions.
    Sec. 773.  For an additional amount for ``National Institute of 
Food and Agriculture--Research and Education Activities'', $6,000,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 2023, for a competitive grant 
to an institution in the land-grant university system to establish a 
Farm of the Future testbed and demonstration site.
    Sec. 774.  Section 788 of the Further Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) is amended by amending subsections 
(b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(3) to read as follows:
            ``(1) all final Animal Welfare Act inspection reports, 
        including all reports documenting all Animal Welfare Act 
        violations and non-compliances observed by USDA officials and 
        all animal inventories for the current year and preceding three 
        years;
            ``(2) all final Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act 
        enforcement records for the current year and the preceding 
        three years;
            ``(3) all reports or other materials documenting any 
        violations and non-compliances observed by USDA officials for 
        the current year and preceding three years; and''.
    Sec. 775.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to propose, promulgate, or implement any rule, or take any other action 
with respect to, allowing or requiring information intended for a 
prescribing health care professional, in the case of a drug or 
biological product subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 353(b)(1)), to be distributed to such 
professional electronically (in lieu of in paper form) unless and until 
a Federal law is enacted to allow or require such distribution.
    Sec. 776. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, shall--
            (1) revoke any line speed waivers issued to a processor 
        subject to the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et 
        seq.) or the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et 
        seq.) during the period beginning on or after the first day of 
        the COVID-19 emergency period and ending on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) subject to subsection (b), not issue any such waivers 
        on or after such date of enactment, for the duration of the 
        COVID-19 emergency period.
    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary may issue a line 
speed waiver to a processor referred to in such subsection, if such 
processor--
            (1) agrees to an inspection for such purpose conducted by 
        the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
        Health; and
            (2) the Assistant Secretary certifies to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture that any increases in line speed at such 
        processor's facilities would not have an adverse impact on 
        worker safety.
    (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``COVID-19 emergency 
period'' has the meaning given the term ``emergency period'' in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-5(g)(1)(B)).
    Sec. 777.  The Secretary of Agriculture shall take such actions as 
may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of agricultural land located 
in the United States by companies owned, in full or in part, by the 
People's Republic of China. Beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, agricultural land owned by the People's Republic of China or 
companies owned, in full or in part, by the People's Republic of China 
shall not be eligible for participation in programs administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2022''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 57

117th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 4356

                          [Report No. 117-82]

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