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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026</strong></p><p>This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies.</p><p>The bill provides appropriations to USDA for agricultural programs, including</p><ul><li>the Office of the Secretary,</li><li>Executive Operations,</li><li>the Economic Research Service,</li><li>the National Agricultural Statistics Service,</li><li>the Agricultural Research Service,</li><li>the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,</li><li>the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,</li><li>the Agricultural Marketing Service, and</li><li>the Food Safety and Inspection Service.</li></ul><p>The bill also provides appropriations to USDA for farm production and conservation programs, including</p><ul><li>the Farm Production and Conservation Business Center,</li><li>the Farm Service Agency,</li><li>the Risk Management Agency, and</li><li>the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</li></ul><p>The bill provides appropriations to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund and the Commodity Credit Corporation Fund.</p><p>For USDA rural development programs, the bill includes appropriations for</p><ul><li>Salaries and Expenses,</li><li>the Rural Housing Service,</li><li>the Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and</li><li>the Rural Utilities Service.</li></ul><p>The bill provides appropriations to the Food and Nutrition Service for</p><ul><li>Child Nutrition Programs;</li><li>the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);</li><li>the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);</li><li>the Commodity Assistance Program; and</li><li>Nutrition Programs Administration.</li></ul><p>The bill provides appropriations to the Foreign Agricultural Service for (1) Food for Peace Title II Grants, and (2) McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program Grants.</p><p>The bill also provides appropriations for (1)&nbsp;the Food and Drug Administration,&nbsp;and (2)&nbsp;the Farm Credit Administration.</p><p>Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.</p>]]></text>
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