[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2997 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 98
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2997
[Report No. 111-181]
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2009
Ms. DeLauro, 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, 2010, 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 the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Production, Processing and Marketing
Office of the Secretary
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of
Agriculture, $5,285,000: Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this
amount shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary.
Office of Tribal Relations
For necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Relations,
$1,000,000, to support communication and consultation activities with
Federally Recognized Tribes, as well as other requirements established
by law.
Executive Operations
office of the chief economist
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist,
$13,032,000.
national appeals division
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division,
$15,289,000.
office of budget and program analysis
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program
Analysis, $9,436,000.
office of homeland security
For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Security,
$2,494,000.
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach,
$3,000,000.
Office of the Chief Information Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information
Officer, $61,579,000.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, $6,466,000: Provided, That no funds made available by this
appropriation may be obligated for FAIR Act or Circular A-76 activities
until the Secretary has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the
Department's contracting out policies, including agency budgets for
contracting out.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights, $888,000.
Office of Civil Rights
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $23,922,000.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration, $700,000.
Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments
(including transfers of funds)
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public
Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department
of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486, 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, $326,982,000, to remain available until expended, of
which $224,401,000 shall be available for payments to the General
Services Administration for rent; of which $13,500,000 for payment to
the Department of Homeland Security for building security activities;
and of which $89,081,000 for buildings operations and maintenance
expenses: Provided, That the Secretary can use up to $69,000,000 of
these funds to cover shortfalls incurred in prior year rental payments:
Provided further, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer funds
from a Departmental agency to this account to recover the full cost of
the space and security expenses of that agency that are funded by this
account when the actual costs exceed the agency estimate which will be
available for the activities and payments described herein.
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.), $5,125,000, 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.
Departmental Administration
(including transfers of funds)
For Departmental Administration, $41,319,000, to provide for
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the
Department and for general administration, security, repairs and
alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not
otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient
work of the Department: Provided, That this appropriation 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 of the amount appropriated, $13,000,000
is for stabilization and reconstruction activities to be carried out
under the authority provided by title XIV of the Food and Agriculture
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and other applicable laws.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of 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, $3,968,000: Provided, That these funds 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 by this appropriation 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: Provided
further, That no other funds appropriated to the Department by this Act
shall be available to the Department for support of activities of
congressional relations.
Office of Communications
For necessary expenses of the Office of Communications, $9,722,000.
Office of Inspector General
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General,
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$88,781,000, 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,
$43,601,000.
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, $620,000.
Economic Research Service
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service,
$82,478,000.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service, $161,830,000, of which up to $37,908,000 shall be available
until expended for the Census of Agriculture.
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,
$1,155,568,000: 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
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 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, $35,000,000,
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,
$708,004,000, as follows: to carry out the provisions of the Hatch Act
of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a-i), $215,000,000; for grants for cooperative
forestry research (16 U.S.C. 582a through a-7), $28,000,000; for
payments to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), $48,000,000,
provided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; for
special grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $70,676,000; for competitive grants
on improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $15,945,000; for
competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 450(i)(b)), $210,000,000, to remain
available until expended; for the support of animal health and disease
programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $2,950,000; for the 1994 research grants
program for 1994 institutions pursuant to section 536 of Public Law
103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $1,610,000, to remain available until
expended; for rangeland research grants (7 U.S.C. 3333), $983,000; for
higher education graduate fellowship grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)),
$3,859,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for a
program pursuant to section 1415A of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a),
$4,000,000, to remain available until expended; for higher education
challenge grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), $5,654,000; for a higher
education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)),
$981,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an
education grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (under 7
U.S.C. 3241), $10,000,000; for competitive grants for the purpose of
carrying out all provisions of 7 U.S.C. 3156 to individual eligible
institutions or consortia of eligible institutions in Alaska and in
Hawaii, with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and
Hawaii, $3,196,000; for a secondary agriculture education program and
two-year post-secondary education (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), $983,000; for
aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,928,000; for sustainable
agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811), $14,399,000; for a
program of capacity building grants (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) to
institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222,
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for
payments to the 1994 Institutions pursuant to section 534(a)(1) of
Public Law 103-382, $3,342,000; for resident instruction grants for
insular areas under section 1491 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363), $1,000,000;
for distance education grants for insular areas under section 1490 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362), $1,000,000; for competitive grants for the
purpose of carrying out section 7526 of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 to eligible institutions, $3,000,000; for a new era
rural technology program pursuant to section 1473E of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3319e), $1,000,000; and for necessary expenses of Research and
Education Activities, $38,498,000, of which $2,704,000 for the
Research, Education, and Economics Information System and $2,136,000
for the Electronic Grants Information System, are to remain available
until expended.
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, $485,466,000, as follows: payments for cooperative
extension work under the Smith-Lever Act, to be distributed under
sections 3(b) and 3(c) of said Act, and under section 208(c) of Public
Law 93-471, for retirement and employees' compensation costs for
extension agents, $295,000,000; payments for extension work at the 1994
Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)),
$4,321,000; payments for the nutrition and family education program for
low-income areas under section 3(d) of the Act, $68,000,000; payments
for the pest management program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$9,791,000; payments for the farm safety program under section 3(d) of
the Act, $4,863,000; payments for New Technologies for Ag Extension
under section 3(d) of the Act, $1,500,000; payments to upgrade
research, extension, and teaching facilities at institutions eligible
to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $21,000,000, to remain
available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk programs under
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $8,396,000; for youth farm safety
education and certification extension grants, to be awarded
competitively under section 3(d) of the Act, $479,000; payments for
carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $4,008,000; payments for the federally
recognized Tribes Extension Program under section 3(d) of the Smith-
Lever Act, $3,000,000; payments for sustainable agriculture programs
under section 3(d) of the Act, $4,568,000; payments for cooperative
extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3221), $44,000,000,
provided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000; for
grants to youth organizations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 7630, $1,800,000;
payments to carry out the food animal residue avoidance database
program as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 7642, $806,000; and for necessary
expenses of Extension Activities, $13,934,000.
integrated activities
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants
programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $60,022,000, as
follows: for competitive grants programs authorized under section 406
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626), $45,148,000, including $12,649,000 for the water
quality program, $14,596,000 for the food safety program, $4,096,000
for the regional pest management centers program, $4,388,000 for the
Food Quality Protection Act risk mitigation program for major food crop
systems, $1,365,000 for the crops affected by Food Quality Protection
Act implementation, $3,054,000 for the methyl bromide transition
program, and $5,000,000 for the organic transition program; for a
competitive international science and education grants program
authorized under section 1459A of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b), to remain
available until expended, $3,000,000; for grants programs authorized
under section 2(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 89-106, as amended, $732,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2011, for the critical issues
program; $1,312,000 for the regional rural development centers program;
and $9,830,000 for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative
authorized under section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, to remain available until
September 30, 2011.
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, $753,000.
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),
$881,019,000, of which $2,058,000 shall be available for the control of
outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control
of pest animals and birds to the extent necessary to meet emergency
conditions; of which $23,390,000 shall be used for the cotton pests
program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active
eradication zones; of which $60,243,000 shall be used to prevent and
control avian influenza and shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That funds provided for the contingency fund to meet
emergency conditions, information technology infrastructure, fruit fly
program, emerging plant pests, cotton pests program, grasshopper and
mormon cricket program, the plum pox program, the National Veterinary
Stockpile, up to $1,500,000 in the scrapie program for indemnities, up
to $1,000,000 for wildlife services methods development, up to
$1,000,000 of the wildlife services operations program for aviation
safety, and up to 25 percent of the screwworm program 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 2010, 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 credited 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, $4,712,000, to
remain available until expended.
Agricultural Marketing Service
marketing services
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service,
$90,848,000: 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 $64,583,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided,
That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events
occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress.
funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)
(including transfers of funds)
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7
U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as
authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, including not
less than $20,000,000 for replacement of a system to support commodity
purchases, 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)),
$1,334,000.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration, $41,964,000: 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 $42,463,000 (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, $622,000.
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), $1,018,520,000; 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 no fewer than 120 full-time
equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2010 for
purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further, That of the amount
available under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be obligated to maintain
the Humane Animal Tracking System as part of the Public Health Data
Communication Infrastructure System: 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, $662,000.
Farm Service Agency
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,253,777,000:
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.
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), $4,000,000.
grassroots source water protection program
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $5,000,000, 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, Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25
U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans (7 U.S.C. 1989), direct and 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: farm ownership
loans, $1,892,990,000, of which $1,500,000,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $392,990,000 shall be for direct
loans; operating loans, $1,994,467,000, of which $1,150,000,000 shall
be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $144,467,000 shall be for
subsidized guaranteed loans and $700,000,000 shall be for direct loans;
Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $3,940,000; conservation loans,
$150,000,000, of which $75,000,000 shall be for guaranteed loans and
$75,000,000 shall be for direct loans; Indian highly fractionated land
loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans,
$100,000,000: 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, including the cost of
modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, $21,584,000, of which
$5,550,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, and $16,034,000
shall be for direct loans; operating loans, $80,402,000, of which
$26,910,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $20,312,000
shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans, and $33,180,000 shall be for
direct loans; conservation loans, $1,343,000, of which $278,000 shall
be for guaranteed loans, and $1,065,000 shall be for direct loans; and
Indian highly fractionated land loans, $793,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $326,093,000, of which
$318,173,000 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
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $80,325,000:
Provided, That the funds made available under section 522(e) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) may be used for the
Common Information Management System: Provided further, That not to
exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).
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, $774,000.
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,
$869,397,000, to remain available until September 30, 2011: 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 and flood prevention operations
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures, including
but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of
cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing
works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005 and 1007-
1009), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f),
and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the
activities of the Department, $20,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $12,000,000 of this
appropriation shall be available for technical assistance.
watershed rehabilitation program
For necessary expenses to carry out rehabilitation of structural
measures, in accordance with section 14 of the Watershed Protection and
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012), and in accordance with the
provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department,
$40,161,000, to remain available until expended.
resource conservation and development
For necessary expenses in planning and carrying out projects for
resource conservation and development and for sound land use pursuant
to the provisions of sections 31 and 32 of the Bankhead-Jones Farm
Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607); the Act of April 27,
1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f); and subtitle H of title XV of the Agriculture
and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451-3461), $50,730,000: Provided, That
not to exceed $3,073,000 shall be available for national headquarters
activities.
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, $660,000.
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;
$195,987,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of
law, funds appropriated under this section may be used for advertising
and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission
area: Provided further, That not more than $10,000 may be expended to
provide modest nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees: 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: $7,325,932,000 for loans to section 502 borrowers, of which
$1,121,488,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which $6,204,444,000
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $34,412,000 for section 504
housing repair loans; $80,000,000 for section 515 rental housing;
$129,090,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans;
$5,045,000 for section 524 site loans; $11,448,000 for credit sales of
acquired property, of which up to $1,448,000 may be for multi-family
credit sales; and $4,970,000 for section 523 self-help housing land
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, $130,334,000, of which
$40,710,000 shall be for direct loans, and of which $89,624,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed
loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $4,422,000; repair,
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing,
$21,792,000; section 538 multi-family housing guaranteed loans,
$1,485,000; and credit sales of acquired property, $556,000: Provided,
That of the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, $2,500,000
shall be available through June 30, 2010, for authorized empowerment
zones and enterprise communities and communities designated by the
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones:
Provided further, That section 538 multi-family housing guaranteed
loans funded pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to a
guarantee fee and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized:
Provided further, That any balances for a demonstration program for the
preservation and revitalization of the section 515 multi-family rental
housing properties as authorized by Public Law 109-97 and Public Law
110-5 shall be transferred to and merged with the ``Rural Housing
Service, Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program Account''.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $468,593,000 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,
$980,000,000; 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 of this amount, up
to $5,958,000 shall be available for debt forgiveness or payments for
eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Act,
and not to exceed $50,000 per project for advances to nonprofit
organizations or public agencies to cover direct costs (other than
purchase price) incurred in purchasing projects pursuant to section
502(c)(5)(C) of the Act: Provided further, That of this amount not less
than $2,030,000 is available for newly constructed units financed by
section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, and not less than $3,400,000 is
for newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 516 of the
Housing Act of 1949: Provided further, That rental assistance
agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall
be funded for a one-year period: Provided further, That any unexpended
balances remaining at the end of such one-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 2010 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, for the cost to conduct a housing demonstration program
to provide revolving loans for the preservation of low-income multi-
family housing projects, and for additional costs to conduct a
demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-
family rental housing properties described in this paragraph,
$31,756,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the
funds made available under this heading, $4,965,000 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 programs 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,
$1,791,000 shall be available for the cost of loans to private
nonprofit organizations, or such nonprofit organizations' affiliate
loan funds and State and local housing finance agencies, to carry out a
housing demonstration program to provide revolving loans for the
preservation of low-income multi-family housing projects: Provided
further, That loans under such demonstration program shall have an
interest rate of not more than 1 percent direct loan to the recipient:
Provided further, That the Secretary may defer the interest and
principal payment to the Rural Housing Service for up to 3 years and
the term of such loans shall not exceed 30 years: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under this heading, $25,000,000 shall
be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and
revitalization of the section 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 section 515 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.
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), $45,000,000, to remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated,
$1,000,000 shall be available through June 30, 2010, for authorized
empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated
by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership
Zones.
rural housing assistance grants
(including transfer of funds)
For grants and contracts for very low-income housing repair,
supervisory and technical assistance, compensation for construction
defects, and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, 1479(c), 1490e, and 1490m,
$45,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $4,000,000
shall be for grants authorized by section 14204 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008: Provided, That of the total
amount appropriated, $1,200,000 shall be available through June 30,
2010, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones: Provided further, That any balances to
carry out a housing demonstration program to provide revolving loans
for the preservation of low-income multi-family housing projects as
authorized in Public Law 108-447 and Public Law 109-97 shall be
transferred to and merged with the ``Rural Housing Service, Multi-
family Housing Revitalization Program Account''.
farm labor program account
For the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized
by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $22,523,000, to remain available until
expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor
housing grants and contracts.
Rural Community Facilities Program Account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and 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, $51,091,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That $6,256,000 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 $10,000,000 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 $3,972,000 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 not to exceed $1,000,000 of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be available through June 30,
2010, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones for the rural community programs
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development 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: Provided further, That any
prior balances in the Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement
Program account for programs authorized by section 306 and described in
section 381E(d)(1) of such Act be transferred and merged with this
account and any other prior balances from the Rural Development, Rural
Community Advancement Program account that the Secretary determines is
appropriate to transfer.
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 sections 306 and 310B and described
in sections 310B(f) and 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, $97,116,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to
exceed $500,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified
national organization to provide technical assistance for rural
transportation in order to promote economic development and $2,979,000
shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 U.S.C. 1921 et
seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described
in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative
expenses: Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated
under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally
Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a
qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for
rural transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided
further, That not to exceed $8,300,000 of the amount appropriated under
this heading shall be available through June 30, 2010, for authorized
empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities designated
by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership
Zones for the rural business and cooperative development programs
described in section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act: 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: Provided further, That any prior
balances in the Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Program
account for programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B and described
in sections 310B(f) and 381E(d)(3) of such Act be transferred and
merged with this account and any other prior balances from the Rural
Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account that the
Secretary determines is appropriate to transfer.
rural development loan fund program account
(including transfer of funds)
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $33,536,000.
For the cost of direct loans, $8,464,000, as authorized by the
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $1,035,000
shall be available through June 30, 2010, for Federally Recognized
Native American Tribes and of which $2,070,000 shall be available
through June 30, 2010, 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: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $880,000 shall be
available through June 30, 2010, for the cost of direct loans for
authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and communities
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area
Partnership Zones.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct
loan programs, $4,941,000 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,
$33,077,000.
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit
payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act
of 1936, $43,000,000 shall not be obligated and $43,000,000 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), $30,636,000, of which $300,000 shall be for a cooperative
research agreement with a qualified academic institution to conduct
research on the national economic impact of all types of cooperatives;
and of which $2,582,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the
appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided, That
not to exceed $3,463,000 shall be for cooperatives or associations of
cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide assistance to small,
socially disadvantaged producers and whose governing board and/or
membership is comprised of at least 75 percent socially disadvantaged
members; and of which $18,867,000, 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. 1621 note).
rural energy for america program
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees and grants, under the
same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $20,000,000:
Provided, That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of
modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Rural Utilities Service
rural water and waste disposal program account
(including transfers of funds)
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the
rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management
programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, and 310B and
described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, and 381E(d)(2) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $546,230,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $497,000 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 $41,085,000 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) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act and for Federally recognized Native
American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1): Provided further, That not to
exceed $19,500,000 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 nonprofit multi-state regional
technical assistance organization, with experience in working with
small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal
purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with
populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing,
development, operation, and management of water and waste water
systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified
national Native American organization to provide technical assistance
for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided further, That
not to exceed $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 $12,700,000 of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be available through June 30,
2010, for authorized empowerment zones and enterprise communities and
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones for the rural utilities programs
described in section 381E(d)(2) 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:
Provided further, That any prior balances in the Rural Development,
Rural Community Advancement Program account programs authorized by
sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, and 310B and described in sections
306C(a)(2), 306D, and 381E(d)(2) of such Act be transferred to and
merged with this account and any other prior balances from the Rural
Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account that the
Secretary determines is appropriate to transfer.
rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account
(including transfer of funds)
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized
by section 305 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935)
shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural electrification loans,
$100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural
electric, $6,500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans,
$145,000,000; cost of money rural telecommunications loans,
$250,000,000; and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act,
rural telecommunications loans, $295,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $39,959,000, 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,
$400,000,000.
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $34,755,000, to remain
available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may use funds
under this heading for grants authorized by 379(g) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act.
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of
the Rural Electrification Act, $28,960,000, 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, $17,976,000, 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, $623,000.
Food and Nutrition Service
child nutrition programs
(including transfers of funds)
In lieu of the amounts made available in section 14222(b) of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, 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; $16,799,584,000,
to remain available through September 30, 2011, of which
$10,051,707,000 is hereby appropriated and $6,747,877,000 shall be
derived by transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That of the total amount
available, $5,000,000 shall be available to be awarded as competitive
grants to implement section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (Public Law No. 110-246).
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), $7,541,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2011: Provided, That, notwithstanding section
17(h)(10)(A) of such Act, only the provisions of section
17(h)(10)(B)(i), section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii), and section
17(h)(10)(B)(iii) shall be effective in 2010: 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.
supplemental nutrition assistance program
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $61,351,846,000, of which $3,000,000,000,
to remain available through September 30, 2011, 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 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 until expended, as authorized by section 16(h)(1) of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: 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, $255,570,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2011, of which $5,000,000 shall
be for emergency food program infrastructure grants authorized by
section 209 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983: Provided,
That of the amount provided, $5,000,000 is to begin service in six
additional states that have plans approved by the Department for the
commodity supplemental food program: Provided further, 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 2010 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, 2011: 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,
$147,801,000.
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), $177,136,000: 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 the cost
of agreements under title I of the Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954 and for title I ocean freight differential may
be used interchangeably between the two accounts with prior notice to
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
public law 480 title i direct credit and food for progress program
account
(including transfers of funds)
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of
title I, Public Law 83-480 and the Food for Progress Act of 1985,
$2,812,000, to be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
public law 480 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, as amended),
for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under
title II of said Act, $1,690,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
commodity credit corporation export loans 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,
$6,820,000; 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 $6,465,000 shall
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $355,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition
program grants
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
1), $199,500,000, 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.
TITLE VI
RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
salaries and expenses
(including transfers of funds)
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration,
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of
space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for
programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the
District of Columbia or elsewhere; 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; $2,995,218,000: Provided, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $578,162,000 shall be derived from
prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended, and shall
not include any fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3)
assessed for fiscal year 2011 but collected in fiscal year 2010;
$57,014,000 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; $17,280,000 shall be derived from animal drug
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j, and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended; and $5,106,000 shall be
derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
379f, and shall be credited to this account and shall remain available
until expended: Provided further, That fees derived from prescription
drug, medical device, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments
for fiscal year 2010 received during fiscal year 2010, including any
such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 2010 but credited for fiscal
year 2010, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2010 limitations:
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)
$782,915,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
Affairs; (2) $873,104,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory
Affairs; (3) $305,249,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office
of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $155,540,000 shall be for the Center for
Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $349,262,000 shall be for the Center for
Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $58,745,000 shall be for the National
Center for Toxicological Research; (7) not to exceed $115,882,000 shall
be for Rent and Related activities, of which $41,496,000 is for White
Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services
Administration for rent; (8) not to exceed $168,728,000 shall be for
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (9)
$185,793,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the
Commissioner; the Office of Scientific and Medical Programs; the Office
of Policy, Planning and Preparedness; the Office of International and
Special Programs; the Office of Operations; and central services for
these offices: Provided further, That none of the funds made available
under this heading shall be used to transfer funds under section 770(n)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd): 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, and
priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n 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,
$12,433,000, 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, $160,600,000,
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and
representation expenses: Provided, That $14,600,000 of the total amount
appropriated under this heading shall not be available for obligation
until the Commodity Futures Trading Commission submits an expenditure
plan for fiscal year 2010 to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate and the Committees approve the
whole of the plan.
Farm Credit Administration
limitation on administrative expenses
Not to exceed $54,500,000 (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.
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 204 passenger motor vehicles, of which 170 shall
be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles.
Sec. 702. New obligational authority provided for the following
appropriation items in this Act shall remain available until expended:
Food Safety and Inspection Service, Public Health Data Communication
Infrastructure System; Farm Service Agency, salaries and expenses funds
made available to county committees; Foreign Agricultural Service,
middle-income country training 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.
Sec. 703. The Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated
balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or other
available unobligated discretionary balances 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: 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 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 prior approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 712 of
this Act.
Sec. 704. 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. 705. 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. 706. 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. 707. 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. 708. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to
carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
679a) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C.
471).
Sec. 709. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be
detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this 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. 710. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available to the Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug
Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to
any non-Department of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human
Services employee questions or responses to questions that are a result
of information requested for the appropriations hearing process.
Sec. 711. 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 the prior approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That
none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for
information technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000
prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 712. (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 of the United
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming of funds which--
(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 Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified 15
days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(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 of the United States 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 of funds in excess of
$500,000 or 10 percent, which-ever 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 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are
notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
(c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress before implementing a 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.
Sec. 713. 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 of the United States 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 2011 appropriations Act.
Sec. 714. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act
may be used to close or relocate a Rural Development office unless or
until the Secretary of Agriculture determines the cost effectiveness
and/or enhancement of program delivery: Provided, That not later than
120 days before the date of the proposed closure or relocation, the
Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriation of the House and
Senate, and the members of Congress from the State in which the office
is located of the proposed closure or relocation and provides a report
that describes the justifications for such closures and relocations.
Sec. 715. None of the funds made available to the Food and Drug
Administration by this Act shall be used to close or relocate, or to
plan to close or relocate, the Food and Drug Administration Division of
Pharmaceutical Analysis in St. Louis, Missouri, outside the city or
county limits of St. Louis, Missouri.
Sec. 716. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
and expenses of personnel to carry out an environmental quality
incentives program authorized by chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) in excess
of $1,180,000,000.
Sec. 717. None of the funds made available in fiscal year 2009 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. 718. No funds shall be used to pay salaries and expenses of
the Department of Agriculture to carry out or administer the program
authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)).
Sec. 719. 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. 720. 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. 721. 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, 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. 722. Of the unobligated balances under section 32 of the Act
of August 24, 1935, $52,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
Sec. 723. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
to establish or implement a rule allowing poultry products to be
imported into the United States from the People's Republic of China.
Sec. 724. None of the funds made available to the Department of
Agriculture in this Act may be used to implement the risk-based
inspection program in the 30 prototype locations announced on February
22, 2007, by the Under Secretary for Food Safety, or at any other
locations, until the USDA Office of Inspector General has provided its
findings to the Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the
data used in support of the development and design of the risk-based
inspection program and FSIS has addressed and resolved issues
identified by OIG.
Sec. 725. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and until
receipt of the decennial Census in the year 2010, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall consider--
(1) the city of Lumberton, North Carolina, and the city of
Sanford, North Carolina (including individuals and entities
with projects within the city), eligible for loans and grants
funded through the Rural Community Facilities Program account;
(2) the unincorporated area of Los Osos, California
(including individuals and entities with projects within the
cities), eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural
Water and Waste Disposal Program account; and
(3) the city of Nogales, Arizona (including individuals and
entities with projects within the city), eligible for loans and
grants funded under the housing programs of the Rural Housing
Service.
Sec. 726. There is hereby appropriated $2,500,000 for section 4404
of Public Law 107-171.
Sec. 727. There is hereby appropriated:
(1) $1,408,000 shall be for a grant to the Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, as
authorized by section 6402 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note);
(2) $1,000,000 shall be for development of a prototype for
a national carbon inventory and accounting system for forestry
and agriculture, to be awarded under full and open competition;
(3) $1,000,000 for the International Food Protection
Training Institute; and
(4) $200,000 for the Center for Foodborne Illness Research
and Prevention.
Sec. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Natural
Resources Conservation Service shall provide financial and technical
assistance through the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
program to carry out--
(1) the Alameda Creek Watershed Project in Alameda County,
California;
(2) the Hurricane Katrina-Related Watershed Restoration
project in Jackson County, Mississippi;
(3) the Pidcock-Mill Creeks Watershed project in Bucks
County, Pennsylvania;
(4) the Farmington River Restoration project in Litchfield
County, Connecticut;
(5) the Lake Oscawana Management and Restoration project in
Putnam County, New York; and
(6) the Richland Creek Reservoir in Paulding County,
Georgia.
Sec. 729. Section 17(r)(5) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(r)(5)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``the District of Columbia and'' after the
first instance of ``institutions located in'';
(2) by striking ``ten'' and inserting ``eleven'';
(3) by striking ``eight'' and inserting ``nine''; and
(4) by inserting ``Connecticut,'' after the first instance
of ``States shall be''.
Sec. 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the
purposes of a grant under section 412 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, none of the funds in this
or any other Act may be used to prohibit the provision of in-kind
support from non-Federal sources under section 412(e)(3) in the form of
unrecovered indirect costs not otherwise charged against the grant,
consistent with the indirect rate of cost approved for a recipient.
Sec. 731. 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. 732. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State agency
to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount of
reconstituted liquid concentrate infant formula specified in 7 C.F.R.
246.10 when issuing liquid concentrate infant formula to participants.
Sec. 733. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section
16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, $11,000,000 is
hereby rescinded.
Sec. 734. Of the prior year unobligated balances provided for the
purpose of section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, $25,008,000 is hereby rescinded.
This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010''.
Union Calendar No. 98
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2997
[Report No. 111-181]
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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, 2010, and for other purposes.
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June 23, 2009
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed