[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4800 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 347
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4800
[Report No. 113-468]
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2014
Mr. Aderholt, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, 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, 2015, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Production, Processing, and Marketing
Office of the Secretary
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $41,284,000,
of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate
Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $498,000 shall be available for
the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,507,000 shall be
available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the
Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $26,115,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration,
of which $22,811,000 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; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional
Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including
programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the
executive branch; and not to exceed $5,535,000 shall be available for
the Office of Communications: Provided, 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 $11,000 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 may be transferred to agencies of the
Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at
the agency level: Provided further, That no funds made available under
this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of
enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these
funds by USDA agency.
Executive Operations
office of the chief economist
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist,
$16,777,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative
agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155.
national appeals division
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division,
$13,317,000.
office of budget and program analysis
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program
Analysis, $9,392,000.
Office of the Chief Information Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information
Officer, $45,025,000, of which not less than $22,000,000 is for
cybersecurity requirements of the Department.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, $6,028,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights, $898,000.
Office of Civil Rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000.
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities
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, $54,825,000, to remain available until expended, for
building operations and maintenance expenses: Provided, That the
Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or
office that are no longer available for new obligation to cover
shortfalls incurred in prior year rental payments for such agency or
office.
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 Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,600,000, 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 Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$97,020,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting
and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons
pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and
including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational
expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the
direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and
section 1337 of Public Law 97-98.
Office of the General Counsel
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel,
$44,383,000.
Office of Ethics
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,440,000.
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, $898,000.
Economic Research Service
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service,
$85,784,000.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service, $169,371,000, of which up to $47,842,000 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,
$1,120,253,000: 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 $375,000, except for headhouses or
greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for
10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed
$750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement
value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided
further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act
shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing 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, $155,000,000
to remain available until expended.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
research and education activities
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses,
$774,465,000, 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, the
agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan
repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution
challenge grants, and grants management systems 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 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. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay
administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that
authority.
native american institutions endowment fund
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by
Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain
available until expended.
extension activities
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and
American Samoa, $467,339,000, 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 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, $32,000,000,
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, 2016.
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, $898,000.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for
expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085),
$867,505,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant
diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds
(contingency fund) to the extent necessary to meet emergency
conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or
for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $35,339,000,
to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health
Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under the
authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C.
1831); of which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall
be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be for information technology
infrastructure; of which $156,500,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland
ecosystem pests; of which $47,417,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $4,222,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary
Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the
wildlife damage 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: 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
operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed
four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further,
That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the
agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may
transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies
or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary,
to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication
of 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 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees to
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or
services requested by States, other political 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. 428a, $3,175,000, to
remain available until expended.
Agricultural Marketing Service
marketing services
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service,
$81,192,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities,
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided,
That if crop size is understated 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 August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in
this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 for formulation and
administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act
of 1961.
payments to states and possessions
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments
of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
$1,235,000.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, $43,722,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost
of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10
percent of the current replacement value of the building.
limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses
Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional
supervision and oversight, or other 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, $816,000.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the
Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and
the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,005,189,000; 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 2015 for
purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: 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.
Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000.
Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,205,068,000:
Provided, 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.
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), $3,404,000.
grassroots source water protection program
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $2,500,000, 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. 488), boll weevil loans
(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.),
and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as
follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and
$1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for
unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct
operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land
acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans,
$150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and
for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided, That
the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the
purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans,
$63,101,000 for direct operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized
guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to remain
available until expended.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of which
$306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation
for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance
Program Account for farm ownership, 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, $77,094,000:
Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1506(i).
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 $5,000,000 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 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C.
6961).
TITLE II
CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000.
Natural Resources Conservation Service
conservation operations
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of
conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and
water (including farm 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.
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft,
$843,053,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided,
That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C.
2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public
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.
watershed rehabilitation program
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act, $25,000,000 is provided.
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, $898,000.
Rural Development Salaries and Expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and
implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area,
including activities with institutions concerning the development and
operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements;
$224,201,000: Provided, That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the
Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under
this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities
that support the Rural Development mission area: Provided further, That
any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities
Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business-Cooperative
Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and
merged with this appropriation.
Rural Housing Service
rural housing insurance fund program account
(including transfers of funds)
For gross obligations for the principal amount of 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: $1,042,276,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,372,000 for section 504
housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing;
$150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans;
$10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired
property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development
loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans.
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $76,920,000 shall be for
direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,700,000; and repair,
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing,
$9,800,000: Provided, That to support the loan program level for
section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the
Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of
such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may
not be subsidized: 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, 2015.
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts,
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain
available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and
domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided, That any
balances 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, $415,100,000 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) or agreements entered into in
lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as
authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949,
$1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as
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 rental assistance
agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall
be funded for a 1-year period: Provided further, That rental assistance
contracts will not be renewed within the 12-month contract period:
Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of
such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of
any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any
existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities
authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further, That rental
assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year
2015 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under
section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another
project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12
consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants
seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible
tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further, That
such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be
applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed
under section 514 or 516 of the Act.
multi-family housing revitalization program account
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section
542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of
such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration
program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental
housing properties described in this paragraph, $28,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That of the funds made available
under this heading, $8,000,000, shall be available for rural housing
vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving
rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515
loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further,
That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between
comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid
rent for such unit: Provided further, That funds made available for
such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual
appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the
maximum extent 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 if the Secretary determines
that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is
not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the
demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-
family rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Provided
further, That of the funds made available under this heading,
$20,000,000 shall be available 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 reamortizing 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 further, That the Secretary shall as part of
the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use
agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided
further, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds for
vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the
preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for
such vouchers: Provided further, That if Congress enacts legislation to
permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring
program similar to the demonstration program described herein, the
Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration program
under this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress: Provided further, That in addition to any other available
funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from
the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative
expenses for activities funded under this heading.
mutual and self-help housing grants
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $30,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
rural housing assistance grants
For grants for very low-income housing repair made by the Rural
Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, $27,000,000, 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,
$2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans.
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended.
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as
authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $27,000,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That $5,000,000 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 $5,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading
shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with
extreme unemployment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106-
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in
the State rural development offices: Provided further, That $4,000,000
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for
community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by
section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further, That sections 381E-H
and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
applicable to the funds made available under this heading.
Rural Business--Cooperative Service
rural business program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business
development programs authorized by section 310B and described in
section 310B (a), (c), and (g) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to
exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified
national organization to provide technical assistance for rural
transportation in order to promote economic development: 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 for
purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance the
Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations: 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),
$16,234,000.
For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, as authorized by the
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C 1936b), of which
$531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Federally
Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be
available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Region counties
(as determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460): 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, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.
rural economic development loans program account
(including rescission of funds)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects,
$59,456,000.
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit
payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936, $155,000,000 shall not be obligated and $155,000,000 are
rescinded.
rural cooperative development grants
For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section
310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative
agreements for the 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 $10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
value-added agricultural product market development grants, as
authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a).
rural energy for america program
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms
and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $3,500,000: Provided,
That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974.
rural business investment program account
For loans for the rural business investment program, as authorized
by section 384F(b)(3)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Rural Utilities Service
rural water and waste disposal program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the
rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management
programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B
and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $466,893,000, 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 $993,000 shall be
available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of
such Act: Provided, That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under
this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste
disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized
Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of
Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): Provided further, That
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to
section 325 of Public Law 105-83: Provided further, That not more than
2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for
training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent
of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to
section 325 of Public Law 105-83 for training and technical assistance
programs: Provided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 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 $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant
to a qualified non-profit 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 $15,000,000 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 shall be for solid waste management grants:
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 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to
section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed
underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent
rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications
loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural
telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: Provided, That up to
$2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or
improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or
existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, which shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural
Development, Salaries and Expenses''.
distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program
For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans,
$24,077,000.
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $20,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of
the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, 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.
In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a
grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible
for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7
U.S.C. 950aaa.
TITLE IV
DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS
Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer
Services
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000.
Food and Nutrition Service
child nutrition programs
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections
17 and 21; $20,523,795,000 to remain available through September 30,
2016, 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, $17,004,000 shall be
available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount
available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants
to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and
schools to purchase the equipment 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, $27,000,000 shall remain
available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture
Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-80).
special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
(wic)
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,623,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2016: Provided, That notwithstanding section
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)),
not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer
counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for
infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used for management information
systems, and $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit
transfer systems and activities: Provided further, That none of the
funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of
infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and
competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided shall be available
for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal
Government departments or agencies 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.), $82,251,138,000, of which $3,000,000,000,
to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be placed in
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become
necessary to carry out program operations: Provided, That funds
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 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, 2016: Provided further, That funds made available
under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of
nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (Public Law 113-79), and a study of the removal of cash benefits
in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(Public Law 113-79) shall be available until expended: Provided
further, That funds made available under this heading for section
28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall
remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That
funds made available under this heading for employment and training
pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(Public Law 113-79), shall remain available through September 30, 2018:
Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be
used to enter into 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.
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, $275,701,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That none of
these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit
Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided further,
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds
made available in fiscal year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers'
Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain
available through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That of the
funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for
costs associated with the distribution of commodities.
nutrition programs administration
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition
Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program,
$150,824,000: Provided, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000
shall be used for the 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
Foreign Agricultural Service
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service,
including not to exceed $158,000 for representation allowances and for
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7
U.S.C. 1766), $182,563,000: 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 i direct credit and food for progress program
account
(including rescission and transfer of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of
title I of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the Food
for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o), $2,528,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm Service
Agency, Salaries and Expenses'': Provided, That of the unobligated
balances provided pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act,
$13,000,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That no amounts may be
rescinded pursuant to the previous 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.
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, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That, for fiscal year 2015, the amount made available
pursuant to section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1736f(e)(2)) to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under
title II of such Act shall be $375,000,000.
mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition
program grants
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3107 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S. C. 1736o-1),
$198,126,000, 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.
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,
$6,748,000; 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, of which $6,394,000 shall
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $354,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug 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; 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; $4,442,048,000: Provided, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $798,000,000 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;
$128,282,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized
by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this account and remain
available until expended; $312,116,000 shall be derived from human
generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, and shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended;
$21,014,000 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; $22,464,000 shall be
derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and
shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended;
$6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended; $566,000,000 shall be derived from
tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s, and shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended;
$1,434,000 shall be derived from food and feed recall fees authorized
by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, and shall be credited to this account and remain
available until expended; $6,414,000 shall be derived from food
reinspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, and shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended; and
$5,300,000 shall be derived from voluntary qualified importer program
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended: Provided further, That in
addition and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading,
amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user
fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user
fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that
exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 limitations are appropriated and
shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended:
Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical
device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug,
and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, including any
such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but credited for fiscal
year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2015 limitations:
Provided further, That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal
year 2015 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for
fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts
of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Secretary
accepts payment in fiscal year 2015 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) $913,784,000 shall be for the Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office
of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,326,402,000 shall be for the Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office
of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for
Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $171,783,000 shall be for the
Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center
for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $62,494,000 shall be for the
National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be
for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,471,000 shall
be for Rent and Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White
Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services
Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $228,839,000 shall be for
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10)
$278,933,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary
Medicine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of
Global and Regulatory Policy, 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 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, 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), and third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), may be credited to this
account, to remain available until expended.
buildings and facilities
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension,
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by
the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided,
$8,788,000, to remain available until expended.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
commodity futures trading commission
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, $217,578,000,
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 $52,578,000,
shall be for the purchase of information technology until September 30,
2016, and of which not less than $1,885,000 shall be for the Office of
the Inspector General: Provided, That the Chairman of the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission shall develop and report to the Committees
of jurisdiction of both Houses of Congress within 30 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, a schedule of implementation and
sequencing of all rules, regulations, and orders under section 716 or
722(d) of Public Law 111-203, section 1a(49)(D) or 4m of the Commodity
Exchange Act, or any of the amendments made by section 737 of Public
Law 111-203, including all Commission cost benefit analyses and studies
relied upon in the formulation of any regulations issued in
implementing any of such sections or amendments.
Farm Credit Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed $54,000,000 (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.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(including rescissions and transfers of funds)
Sec. 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law,
appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of
Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be
available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided
for, of not to exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be
for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided, That
notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary
for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the
protection of life, property, and public safety.
Sec. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of
discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available
unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the
Department of 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 720 of this Act: Provided further,
That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the
Department of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center,
the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement
or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the
improvement and implementation of a financial management plan,
information technology, and other systems of the National Finance
Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National
Finance Center: Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved
shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written
notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the
limitation on the obligation of funds pending 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.
Sec. 707. Funds made available under section 1240I and section
1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal
year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made
in the current fiscal year.
Sec. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former
RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or
guaranteed loan under the Rural 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
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such
Act.
Sec. 709. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section
12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of
2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded.
Sec. 710. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law,
unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries
and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency and the Rural
Development mission area, shall remain available through September 30,
2016, for information technology expenses.
Sec. 711. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State
agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount
of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid
infant formula to participants.
Sec. 712. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the
employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections
301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 713. In the case of each program established or amended by
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), other than by title I
or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which
indefinite amounts were 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. 714. None of the funds made available in fiscal year 2015 or
preceding fiscal years for programs authorized under the Food for Peace
Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible
commodities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian
Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1): Provided, That any such funds made
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation shall only be
used pursuant to section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson
Humanitarian Trust Act.
Sec. 715. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than
$1,800,000 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. 716. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay
indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or
extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and
Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided
under each award: Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded
competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall
be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant
awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
Sec. 717. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
and expenses of personnel to carry out the following:
(1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by
section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act (16
U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) in excess of $92,000,000.
(2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as
authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3829aa-8) in excess of $1,391,000,000.
(3) The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
established under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3685 et seq.) in excess of $365,000,000.
(4) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by
sections 1238D-1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3838d-3838g) in excess of $1,166,000,000.
(5) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by
section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) in excess of $15,000,000 in new
obligational authority.
(6) The Rural Energy for America Program as authorized by
section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) in excess of $30,000,000.
(7) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased
Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by
section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) in excess of $22,000,000.
Sec. 718. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection
(b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of
$959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement
Commodities--$465,000,000; State Option Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal
of Defective Commodities--$2,500,000: Provided, That none of the funds
made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries
and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, except in an amount
that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be
transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-
246, until October 1, 2015: Provided further, That $122,000,000 made
available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be
excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of
section 14222 of Public Law 110-246: Provided further, That none of the
funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act
shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the
Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural
Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74-320, 7 U.S.C. 612c, as amended),
or for any surplus removal activities or price support activities under
section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided
further, That of the available unobligated balances under
(b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246, $203,000,000 are
rescinded.
Sec. 719. 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 2016 appropriations Act.
Sec. 720. (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, 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, 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 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) 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. 721. 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. 722. 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 to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of
Health and Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or
non-Farm Credit Administration employee questions or responses to
questions that are a result of information requested for the
appropriations hearing process.
Sec. 723. 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. 724. 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
30 days 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. 725. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse
marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79).
Sec. 726. 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 the House of
Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by program,
project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act
including appropriated user fees.
Sec. 727. 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 of the U.S. Agency for International
Development, 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. 728. The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in effect
for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single
family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agreements with
current intermediary organizations and not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements that increase
the number of participating intermediary organizations to not less than
10. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase the
effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in
rural comnmunities and shall set aside and make available from the
national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the
work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such
loans.
Sec. 729. 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. 730. None of the funds made available by this or any other
Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an
interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement or
enforce the proposed rule entitled ``Implementation of Regulations
Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of
2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act'' published by the Department of
Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg.
35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost to the economy of such
rules does not exceed $100,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds
made available by this or any other Act may be used to publish a final
or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement,
sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211,
201.213, or 201.214, as proposed to be added to title 9 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, by such proposed rule: Provided further, That none
of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to
implement, enforce, or to take regulatory action other than rescission
or repeal based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or
201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act), or to write, prepare, or
publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise
to implement, the definitions or criteria specified in such sections:
Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act, rescind sections
201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on such date).
Sec. 731. 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 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.
Sec. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of
Representatives.
Sec. 733. For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year
thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 113-79 shall not be
considered the same loss for the purposes of 7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7
U.S.C. 1508(n).
Sec. 734. Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug
Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the Commissioner,
$20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the Food and
Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January 2013
entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation
and Labeling'': Provided, That if the Food and Drug Administration
fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be
made available for obligation to the Food and Drug Administration's
Office of Criminal Investigation for the purpose of assisting Federal,
state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and illegal sales of
controlled substances.
Sec. 735. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to
any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under
any Federal law within the 24 months preceding the date of enactment of
this Act, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless
a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the
corporation and made a determination that this further action is not
necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Sec. 736. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative
agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee
to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has
been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have
been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely
manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for
collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the
unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension
or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that this
further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the
Government.
Sec. 737. 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 section 307(b) of division C of
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-640) in excess of $4,000,000.
Sec. 738. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to exclude or restrict the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole,
or cut vegetables, except for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or
oils, from being provided as supplemental foods under the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under
section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
Sec. 739. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later
than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall establish a process by which a State shall grant a
waiver from compliance with the final regulations published by the
Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012
(77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.) for the 2014-15 school year to any school
food authority located in the State that verifies a net loss from
operating a food service program for a period of at least 6 months that
begins on or after July 1, 2013.
Sec. 740. It is the sense of Congress that Congress--
(1) celebrates May 8, 2014, as the 100th anniversary of the
enactment of the Smith-Lever Act and recognizes the
significance of the establishment of a nationwide Cooperative
Extension System;
(2) encourages the people of the United States to observe
and celebrate the centennial with a focus on launching an
innovative and sustainable future for the Cooperative Extension
System;
(3) honors the university faculty and local educators who
dedicate careers to providing trusted educational programs to
help people, families, youth, businesses, and communities solve
problems, develop skills, and build a better future;
(4) thanks the volunteers who provide thousands of hours to
promote excellence for 4-H Clubs, the Master Gardeners program,
the Family and Consumer Sciences program, and other programs of
the Cooperative Extension System in their communities;
(5) encourages continued collaboration and cooperation
among Federal, State, and local governments to assure the
sustainability of the Cooperative Extension System as the
premiere non-formal educational network in the United States;
and
(6) celebrates millions of youth, adults, families,
farmers, ranchers, community leaders, and others who engage in
cooperative extension learning opportunities designed to extend
knowledge and change lives.
Sec. 741. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to--
(1) inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
(2) 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) implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of
Federal Regulations.
Sec. 742. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used
to procure 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 Food Care 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.).
spending reduction account
Sec. 743. The amount by which the applicable allocation of new
budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2015''.
Union Calendar No. 347
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4800
[Report No. 113-468]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
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June 4, 2014
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed