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, 2011, and for other purposes,
namely:
<enum>I</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="idAC1F881E3BE04651AA993117C647E663"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAMS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id893277E90DB04121AA82C2E8947F9E45"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Production, Processing and
Marketing</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id2F75EF9950A142D7936D1128778D87DD"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Secretary of Agriculture, $5,338,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idBA61689282B74D2EA9A293D0F3201C6C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of tribal relations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Tribal Relations, $1,010,000, to support
communication and consultation activities with Federally Recognized Tribes, as
well as other requirements established by
law.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id05E835C908C9400CACB0992FF7DFFE25"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING
INITIATIVE</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Secretary to carry out demonstration projects to increase
access to healthy foods through retail outlets in predominantly rural areas,
$15,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2012, which the Secretary may use for the cost of grants (including for
technical assistance), loans, and loan guarantees; and may use, not to exceed
$400,000, for the Federal administrative costs
of carrying out and evaluating such demonstration projects:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That in addition, to
further enable the Secretary to carry out such demonstration projects, the
Secretary may also reserve a total, in aggregate, of up to
$15,000,000 of the funds made available in this
or any other Act for programs currently administered by the Secretary and
described in section 379E and paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 381E(d)(1)of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s and 2009d(d)(1)
and (3)); 7 U.S.C. 1932 note; and section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct
Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005):
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
the Secretary, under the prior proviso, may reserve not more than 10 percent of
the funding available for a specific program activity for the programs
specified therein:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
the Secretary, to carry out such demonstration projects, may use one or more
consolidated solicitation and application processes:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
any funds provided for under this heading for such demonstration projects shall
be in addition to any other funds that the Secretary may use for carrying out
such projects:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>, That
no funds made available under this heading shall be derived from amounts that
were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idCF4130A82B5441DA90E6CCCB35FEB779"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive
Operations</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id02498CB2D00A4DDF8EAEA493CE33DCB9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the chief economist</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Chief Economist,
$13,100,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id203E2C35AC9E49469A775E3C5FBA0BA2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National appeals division</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the National
Appeals Division,
$15,424,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id0BE4FD8C28284DEA8BFAEF5329921F75"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of budget and program
analysis</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis,
$9,547,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idB40231FF77BB4D32BC263EB2EE93CCF1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of homeland security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Homeland Security,
$1,876,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id2EA475A4E14D4E2F806EB24FE161FBE4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of advocacy and
outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach,
$1,709,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id621BC3636B03479AA494ED63F9757FEB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Chief Information
Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the Chief Information Officer,
$63,719,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idEF8EDDDF2F0046BBA5DD871B59E9791B"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the Chief Financial
Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
$6,632,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id6359259D3A204605A94BD316055AD0D6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the assistant secretary for civil
rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
$907,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idE14B241433D64EED86525195AC523BD4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of civil rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Civil Rights,
$24,133,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idCCA299596DD04F5E9514A59044273D38"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the assistant secretary for
administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration,
$814,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idBFE5CBCAE29F4E6C9EB2087DA87B757E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agriculture buildings and facilities and
rental payments</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id783BC33C29A94C5093E823DA8E7A406A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $269,191,000, to remain available
until expended, of which $178,470,000 shall be
available for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; of
which $13,800,000 for payment to the Department
of Homeland Security for building security activities; and of which
$76,921,000 for buildings operations and
maintenance expenses:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id5A232C6C85794C34A9D7D12BCDB777E2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous materials
management</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idB64928D30B0E4A39896E67DD32ECDD9C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.),
$5,139,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD2CE85D6372F48CCBB6A42B4327D44BF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Departmental
administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idE4253953391646DDA5B62AEA97D051F4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For Departmental
Administration, $28,706,000, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id5CECBB6DCB4245DC82DDC40D34256C00"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the assistant secretary for
congressional relations</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idA05CED9032374C648C37C3D45BA6E0A0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idA284AA0CBF6446FFA3AF99BD751EED22"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $4,008,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That these funds may be
transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to
maintain personnel at the agency level:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That no other funds
appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be available to the Department
for support of activities of congressional
relations.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD0310203C68E4669B296A36181EB26D0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of communications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Communications,
$9,839,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id4A4E99727279476C8CAAEB55F563DC56"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of inspector general</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $89,744,000, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id3C355FFE4C12480F8C372E99CF2B712C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the general counsel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
General Counsel,
$44,104,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id121CC2E3832549DF897DD8B5F165BB10"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the under secretary for research,
education and economics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education
and Economics,
$904,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id75C47892555641479C9D80FCBB2672FC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic research service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Economic
Research Service,
$83,671,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idA994690D6AB44B6CA11FD3B9B6AE14E2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National agricultural statistics
service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
$163,721,000, of which up to
$33,494,000 shall be available until expended
for the Census of Agriculture.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id6F842949FB3445B7997D2E5A443AAC2E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural research
service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id6A375092C5A04E9BB83000CB5F7521FC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SALARIES AND EXPENSES</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $1,216,825,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That appropriations
hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and
the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That the limitations on alterations contained in
this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities
at Beltsville, Maryland:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to
the purchase of land from the Maine Farmland Trust, Unity, Maine; for the
purpose of establishing an organic agricultural research program:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That appropriations
hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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):<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idF23D1C93B05A45E185FDAA15D4F8330C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buildings and facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$44,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id7B5E6327464C4BE78728A2309DAE2823"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Institute of Food and
Agriculture</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idAAB433A7342A4083A925AD330EFDEAEF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and Education
Activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payments to
agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research,
for facilities, and for other expenses,
$780,720,000, 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),
$29,000,000; for payments to eligible
institutions (7 U.S.C. 3222), $48,500,000,
provided that each institution receives no less than
$1,000,000; for special grants (7 U.S.C.
450i(c)), $49,686,000; for competitive grants on
improved pest control (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)),
$16,185,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C.
450(i)(b)), $310,074,000, to remain available
until expended; for the support of animal health and disease programs (7 U.S.C.
3195), $2,950,000; for supplemental and
alternative crops and products (7 U.S.C. 3319d),
$835,000; for grants for research pursuant to
the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178 et seq.),
$1,083,000, to remain available until expended;
for the 1994 research grants program for 1994 institutions pursuant to section
536 of Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note),
$1,805,000, 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), $5,000,000, 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)),
$1,241,000, to remain available until expended
(7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an education grants program for Hispanic-serving
Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241), $9,237,000; 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, $3,200,000; for a secondary
agriculture education program and 2-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),
$15,000,000; 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, $18,250,000, 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),
$900,000; 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),
$750,000; 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),
$875,000; for a competitive grants program for
farm business management and benchmarking (7 U.S.C. 5925f),
$1,500,000; for a competitive grants program
regarding biobased energy (7 U.S.C. 8114),
$2,250,000; and for necessary expenses of
Research and Education Activities, $28,650,000,
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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id3835022C0D3E4DEEA16152AF2D9DB4B9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Native American Institutions Endowment
Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id5DA603E45E844EEC814612EBDD2F6A10"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and
Universities Endowment Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural
Colleges and Universities Endowment Fund under section 1456 (7 U.S.C. 3243) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977,
$10,000,000,<italic></italic>to remain available
until expended.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id780EC6697106401890FF31799C05A184"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension Activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For payments to States, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern
Marianas, and American Samoa, $491,231,000, 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, $297,500,000; payments for
extension work at the 1994 Institutions under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C.
343(b)(3)), $5,321,000; payments for the
nutrition and family education program for low-income areas under section 3(d)
of the Act, $68,070,000; payments for the pest
management program under section 3(d) of the Act,
$9,938,000; 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,
$1,750,000; payments to upgrade research,
extension, and teaching facilities at institutions eligible to receive funds
under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222, $19,770,000, to
remain available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk programs under
section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act, $8,412,000;
for youth farm safety education and certification extension grants, to be
awarded competitively under section 3(d) of the Act,
$486,000; payments for carrying out the
provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et
seq.), $4,068,000; payments for the federally
recognized Tribes Extension Program under section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act,
$3,500,000; payments for sustainable agriculture
programs under section 3(d) of the Act,
$5,000,000; payments for rural health and safety
education as authorized by section 502(i) of Public Law 92–419 (7 U.S.C.
2662(i)), $1,738,000; payments for cooperative
extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3221),
$42,677,000, provided that each institution
receives no less than $1,000,000; for grants to
youth organizations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 7630,
$1,000,000; payments to carry out the food
animal residue avoidance database program as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 7642,
$1,000,000; payments to carry out section
1672(e)(49) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5925), as amended, $400,000; and for
necessary expenses of Extension Activities,
$15,738,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idBE19398700894276B5F21920015266A2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">INTEGRATED ACTIVITIES</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the integrated research, education, and
extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses,
$38,577,000, 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),
$20,703,000, including
$12,649,000 for the water quality program,
$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, 2012, for the critical issues program;
$1,312,000 for the regional rural development
centers program; <added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>for grants authorized under
section 1624 (7 U.S.C. 5813),<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>$3,000,000<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>; 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, 2012.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id3D89EA26FBAB44889EBDBF32AE837383"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the under secretary for marketing
and regulatory programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and
Regulatory Programs,
$904,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id5490410B906947A1935EC9CC63F7F1AE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Animal and plant health inspection
service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id50D311EE598B4AD1AF7C0B4DF6D0D946"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SALARIES AND
EXPENSES</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id671BCB7FF3E64893BCE4F15A63BBCF5C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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),
$926,609,000, of which
$22,254,000 shall be used for the cotton pests
program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication
zones; of which $900,000 shall be for activities
under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C.
1831); of which $47,219,000 shall be used to
prevent and control avian influenza and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$2,085,000 for the control of outbreaks of
insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and
birds (<quote>contingency fund</quote>) to the extent necessary to meet
emergency conditions, $4,474,000 for information
technology infrastructure, $63,568,000 for the
fruit fly program, $164,949,000<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>for<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> emerging plant pests, cotton
pests program, $5,637,000 for the grasshopper
and mormon cricket program,
$2,215,000<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>for<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> the plum pox program,
$3,771,000<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>for<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> the National Veterinary
Stockpile, $1,500,000 in the scrapie program for
indemnities, $1,000,000 for wildlife services
methods development, $1,500,000 of the wildlife
services operations program for aviation safety, and
$5,060,750 of the screwworm program shall remain
available until expended:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
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.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In fiscal year 2011,
the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing
technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political
subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or
individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's
liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods,
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be
reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further
appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or
services.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idF728306AC95C4BA9BE2F366CA1FA1AA0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buildings and Facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD670D3E0D8FF4D5294BF3D27D7DCB0B3"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural Marketing
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id17F6CB248A0E4032AD14711FBEF6DF4A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">MARKETING SERVICES</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Agricultural
Marketing Service, $96,955,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Fees may
be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by
regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idE47AF267BB7F4C90A7466F0E8680FEEF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Administrative
Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not to exceed
$60,947,000 (from fees collected) shall be
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id5444BE6B90A540258B89886149C0A001"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds for Strengthening Markets, Income,
and Supply (Section 32)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id3DEC4E56F9A146F4BBA59C388CE20B68"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds available under
section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only
for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related
operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as
authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers
otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than
$20,283,000 for formulation and administration
of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of
1961.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idBD14DFECFC4343DF9743F8B7E5E292B0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments to States and
Possessions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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)),
$2,484,000.<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase></text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idE0FA87A1039748CC82BE64B80853B484"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id2FAB639D96DD46BCA9C1645AD150ED45"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SALARIES AND EXPENSES</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Grain
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration,
$44,192,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idF728EAEF6D7F4049823EE3A1CB15C4F9"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Inspection and Weighing
Services Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not to
exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall
be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing
services:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id381C0B76105E454A9542281F7D431647"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the under secretary for food
safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety,
$821,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idACC077F3EDC646CBA7B234ABF4B66E12"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food Safety and Inspection
Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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), $1,047,200,000; 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):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That funds provided for
the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system and implementation
of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 shall remain available until
expended:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during
fiscal year 2011 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement
related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idA13EEB6CDDF04771A0BE01972E6DA552"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the under secretary for farm and
foreign agricultural services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services,
$904,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idC09279ED9BFC4A2F9DF43DADA1E294E5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farm service
agency</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id74A685F560074A95B8F9F8E3B3D7185E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SALARIES AND
EXPENSES</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idEAC8CB71EF0B411ABA67AA1E26A2FF7D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Farm Service Agency, $1,343,350,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That other funds made available to the Agency for
authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That funds made
available to county committees shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id49B632B1CCED49F798E9C1C3975A3794"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">STATE MEDIATION GRANTS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the
Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106),
$4,369,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id32EC4794DA9A4805ADD82EF72CCEEE35"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grassroots source water protection
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2),
$6,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id7CE2D32A1A604C4A951A93A5A1A30F91"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dairy Indemnity
Program</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id583FDE242C494C48893B94B91EDCD330"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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).</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id78A13808DA5E4ADE806282AECAEABD68"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural credit insurance fund program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id208E01A5D233478D8BC132852B69C182"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$2,150,000,000, of which
$1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized
guaranteed loans and
<italic></italic>$650,000,000 shall be for
direct loans; operating loans, $3,010,000,000,
of which $1,650,000,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans, $170,000,000
shall be for subsidized guaranteed loans and
$1,190,000,000 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Secretary shall
deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil
eradication program loans.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id3993D49C730C42B9885F8B6E654C7CFF"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
<italic></italic>$50,680,000, of which
<italic></italic>$5,700,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans, and $44,980,000
shall be for direct loans; operating loans,
<italic></italic>$134,061,000, of which
<italic></italic>$38,450,000 shall be for
unsubsidized guaranteed loans,
<italic></italic>$23,511,000 shall be for
subsidized guaranteed loans, and
<italic></italic>$72,100,000 shall be for direct
loans; conservation loans,
<italic></italic>$2,528,000, of which
<italic></italic>$285,000 shall be for
guaranteed loans, and
<italic></italic>$2,243,000 shall be for direct
loans; and Indian highly fractionated land loans,
<italic></italic>$214,000.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$321,093,000, of which
$313,173,000 shall be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for <quote>Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idC19BC0E7906E4085BCD63F8E23595145"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds appropriated by this Act to the
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account for farm ownership,
operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred
among these programs:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in
advance of any transfer.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id7D13030951FC4135B4D74E678EF70F7E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Risk management agency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Risk
Management Agency, $83,064,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That not to exceed
$1,000 shall be available for official reception
and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C.
1506(i).</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-major commented="no" id="idA1ABD11CB2D04205BD22DE8BC431ABA5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CORPORATIONS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idCFBA7DB336D64BBAA2DBE6CB9F64C105"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal crop insurance corporation
fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id269FAC3E49AF4343A3AADA59953A193E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodity credit corporation fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id20B5581E5BE24F66BC735FA2C50AB140"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement for net realized
losses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id3722E7230E67423581581C5BFDC19827"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id0BA1A16E94824FB79B31EB217BB2DA2E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hazardous waste
management</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id1615D4A3D1E64544BBF6CA0DC1556BFB"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(LIMITATION ON EXPENSES)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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).</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>II</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="idD153C304777E4ADDBD229C7299924B06"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idAB5B1DB96941428A9F4271E453E06D9C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the under secretary for natural
resources and environment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources
and Environment,
$904,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idD0B8396E4C9C4FCC8499F5806CF22B3D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Natural Resources Conservation
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id166D1F66EB7049A08BDEDF78B84D6C4A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conservation operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
<italic></italic>$928,979,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2012:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idBB5FAA9B5D2F4F39BBB6E38D20E96A72"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $24,394,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not to exceed
$12,000,000 of this appropriation shall be
available for technical assistance.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id576EF7453FAF43D0B517BB73ECDBDBCC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Watershed Rehabilitation
Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, <italic></italic>$40,497,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id71902B5786D14EAC98EFF251E9D83B99"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Resource Conservation and
Development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not to exceed
$3,073,000 shall be available for national
headquarters activities.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>III</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="id7DFFD300FC2B4EA893CA276A49125AA8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id6F3C7003300348E0BA1E84421AF58C44"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the under secretary for rural
development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development,
$904,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idB69E75AC6E63488F9CD4355E1BBD54D6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural Development Salaries and
Expenses</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idCA6D8EBD29FA45A58D35C18055F87FC1"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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; $237,507,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That not more than
$10,000 may be expended to provide modest
nonmonetary awards to non-USDA employees:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id0A6B784CCA774AC49BA1642656B0558F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural housing
service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idD494C6633C0D4A14B3B8D7E1C306BE0A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural housing insurance fund program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id70DD62DFCD224F05B108174577D379ED"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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: $25,200,000,000 for
loans to section 502 borrowers, of which
$1,200,000,000 shall be for direct loans, and of
which $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized
guaranteed loans; $34,004,000 for section 504
housing repair loans; $69,512,000 for section
515 rental housing; $129,133,000 for section 538
guaranteed multi-family housing loans;
$5,052,000 for section 524 site loans;
$11,449,000 for credit sales of acquired
property, of which up to $1,449,000 may be for
multi-family credit sales; and $4,966,000 for
section 523 self-help housing land development
loans.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id01EDFB5FA0C14BE69AED016ECB110C05"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
<italic></italic>$75,120,000 shall be for direct
loans; section 504 housing repair loans,
<italic></italic>$6,437,000; repair,
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing,
$23,446,000; section 538 multi-family housing
guaranteed loans, <italic></italic>$12,513,000;
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>section 524 site
development loans, <added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>$294,000;
credit sales of acquired property, $556,000;
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>and section 523
self-help land development housing loans,
$288,000<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the total amount
appropriated in this paragraph, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Housing
Insurance Fund Program Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2010, shall be available
through June 30, 2011, for communities designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
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, Public Law 110–5,
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>and Public Law
111–80<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> shall be
transferred to and merged with the <quote>Rural Housing Service, Multi-family
Housing Revitalization Program Account</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id91A5B2E22FE54C35A0EE643977687623"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$454,383,000 shall be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for <quote>Rural Development, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id1E35EE0B81CA4D4992E04BC855B02D3D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rental assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$971,593,000; 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of
this amount not less than $3,000,000 is
available for newly constructed units financed by section 515 of the Housing
Act of 1949, and not less than $3,000,000 is for
newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act
of 1949:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current
fiscal year shall be funded for a one-year period:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That rental assistance provided under
agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2011 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:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That such recaptured rental assistance
shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multifamily
housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the
Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id758C462048514441AFCA341A73A087A6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multi-family housing revitalization program
account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$44,055,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the funds made
available under this heading, $16,400,000, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That funds made
available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual
appropriations:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the funds
made available under this heading, $2,655,000
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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That loans under such demonstration program shall have an interest rate of not
more than 1 percent direct loan to the recipient:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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 sections
514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure
existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate,
expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to
preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing
for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating
interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan
debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and
incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on
investment) required by the Secretary:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That the Secretary shall as part of the
preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement
consistent with the terms of the restructuring:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family
rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program
described herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the
demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation with the
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not
more than $1,000,000 total, from the program
funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for
activities funded under this heading.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idC7604DCB1D374F3F8A55842F7B04ADC0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mutual and self-help housing
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For grants and
contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1490c), $41,864,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the total amount
appropriated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Mutual and
Self- Help Housing Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2010, shall be available through June 30,
2011, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idD1B0DFAEE5724F738543180DA8DD10DA"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural housing assistance
grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id98A38A7EE86B4746BE5389B2BE70D243"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$41,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the total amount
appropriated under this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Rural
Housing Assistance Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area
Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2010, shall be available through June 30,
2011, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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 <quote>Rural
Housing Service, Multi-family Housing Revitalization Program
Account</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idF5714DD648E14FEEB5C2252E3E21BACA"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farm labor program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id3FAA75F0AB9A425292451839137BA5E2"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of direct loans, grants, and
contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486,
$20,346,000, to remain available until expended,
for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and
contracts.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id08F7392D3E6F484D807F277A4B73FE49"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural community facilities program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idB6CECE2A084440C6B2B1202A598644BC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$56,580,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$6,256,000 of the amount appropriated under this
heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development
Initiative:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That $13,902,000 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the amount appropriated under this
heading, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Community Facilities Program
Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership
Zones for the fiscal year 2010, shall be available through June 30, 2011, for
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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id3F1276FF03ED4F14A9FBB71B54CFB685"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural Business—Cooperative
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idDBBA3985BC1748EA886B206250758E34"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural business program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id1AA2B279F91C48B8BF9F9CB8AB81F1D0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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,
$86,689,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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. 2009aa 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That of the amount appropriated under this heading,
the amount equal to the amount of Rural Business Program Account funds
allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the
fiscal year 2010, shall be available through June 30, 2011, for 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That sections 381E–H
and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable
to funds made available under this heading:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idDD59D22A3FF74818A1CCD03B7562AA78"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural development loan fund program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id4F339D92B1B44641B9B00702CAD66D67"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the principal amount of direct loans, as
authorized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)),
$33,533,000. For the cost of direct loans,
$12,937,000, as authorized by the Rural
Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which
$1,582,000 shall be available through June 30,
2011, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes and of which
$3,164,000 shall be available through June 30,
2011, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with
Public Law 100–460):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such costs,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That of the total amount appropriated under this
heading, the amount equal to the amount of Rural Development Loan Fund Program
Account funds allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership
Zones for the fiscal year 2010, shall be available through June 30, 2011, for
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area
Partnership Zones.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id5255A3251180427E98685CF938109731"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses to
carry out the direct loan programs, $5,046,000
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for <quote>Rural
Development, Salaries and Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id11AD66101DAB47DDA55BEA8B541365D7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural economic development loans program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id9CD521775F7A4A2EBAED471B348193DF"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING RESCISSION OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id1AE94FCB9BCB4402AB9236EFA118ED62"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Of the funds derived from interest on the
cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936, $103,000,000 shall
not be obligated and $103,000,000 are
rescinded.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id35A2C5120BA54639A6DAC222EA9D34A6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural cooperative development
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For rural cooperative
development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932),
$35,560,000, of which
$2,800,000 shall be for cooperative agreements
for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not to exceed
$3,463,000 shall be for grants for cooperative
development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that
serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors
or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of
socially disadvantaged groups; and of which
$20,373,000, 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).</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id9BCEC987E9F144A9AE457D67B38A631E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural Microenterprise Investment Program
Account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of loans
and grants, $4,350,000 as authorized by section
379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981 et
seq.):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That such costs of loans,
including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id3F0DB87A3EE7467CBF4592300CC288BE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural energy for america
program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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), $39,340,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id43E2448E0D1B4828B6AF2700265D3C98"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural Utilities
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idBAE33B41079A49E0B34702D636B6FA20"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural water and waste disposal program
account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idBD78309BA135459EAC14F1A041F0FE3F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of direct
loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste
disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A,
306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E,
and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
$582,851,000, 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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$3,432,000 of the amounts appropriated under
this heading shall be for loans authorized under 16 U.S.C. 1006a, for projects
whose features include agricultural water supply benefits, groundwater
protection, environmental enhancement and flood control, except for the
limitations contained in the last sentence of such authority and such loans
shall be made by the Rural Utilities Service:
<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That $70,000,000 of the amount appropriated
under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste
disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized Native
American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands (of the State of Hawaii):
<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325
of Public Law 105–83:
<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska
for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of
the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of
Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance programs:
<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
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 non-profit multi-state regional technical assistance
organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and
waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist
rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning,
financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water
systems, and of which not less than $800,000
shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide
technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, the amount equal to the
amount of Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account funds allocated by the
Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones for the fiscal year 2010,
shall be available through June 30, 2011, for 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 the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That $17,500,000 of
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged
with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide
grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 918a):<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That any prior year balances for high cost energy
grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities
Service, High Energy Costs Grants Account:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That any prior balances in the Rural Development,
Rural Community Advancement Program account programs authorized by sections
306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2),
306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idE79717C5E8D741B793641C07590CCD44"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural electrification and
telecommunications loans program account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idE6F4CD3F020D4A1D83760533160AC5A7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The principal amount of direct and
guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: 5
percent rural electrification loans,
$100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306
of that Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000;
guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A,
$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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idE1FF765422E044D099D8B14C4EE8546C"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$38,374,000, which shall be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for <quote>Rural Development, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id96BAA37DAF6B4EB9AB24C6641BEF64A5"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distance learning, telemedicine, and
broadband program</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id9AF822F78FCA4E549AB7E4E8B78AC869"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the principal amount of broadband
telecommunication loans,
$400,000,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id84DAD731E81640D09024EE9EA7648551"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For grants for telemedicine and distance
learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.,
$37,755,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That
$3,000,000 shall be made available for grants
authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That
$4,500,000 shall be made available to those
noncommercial educational television broadcast stations that serve rural areas
and are qualified for Community Service Grants by the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the Communications Act of 1934, including
associated translators and repeaters, regardless of the location of their main
transmitter, studio-to-transmitter links, and equipment to allow local control
over digital content and programming through the use of high definition
broadcast, multi-casting and datacasting
technologies.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id1C6A1ADCB1DD4D63B4F5949240CE85AF"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of broadband loans, as
authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act,
$22,320,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That the cost of direct
loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idA547A0E3F1AE4EE6994E4AEF99DF6113"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>IV</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="id44B6C84E73B142248784B01B4E8AA10F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DOMESTIC FOOD
PROGRAMS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id160D9A9593DD45A89C23F881E9FFF2E6"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Office of the under secretary for food,
nutrition and consumer services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services,
$821,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idC95E1031F5C24CD19121B88EF7F99152"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food and nutrition
service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id71C8F9CE782B40E5BC0390BECB4D8E72"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Child nutrition
programs</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id017B88E897654B79AD1DF03240D32E4D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>For<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> 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;
$18,161,143,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2012<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>, of which such sums as are made
available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
of 2008 (Public Law 110–246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and
available for the same time period and purposes as provided
herein:<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase><proviso><italic>
Provided</italic></proviso>, 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 110–246), and may be awarded notwithstanding the
limitations imposed by sections 4405(b)(1)(A) and 4405(c)(1)(A):<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That section 14222(b)(1) of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by adding at the end before the
period, <quote>except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and
21</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idB066E1814E85481393E0C55A9D5BC22A"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special supplemental nutrition program for
women, infants, and children (WIC)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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),
$7,252,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2012:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding
section 17(g)(5) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(g)(5)), not
more than $15,000,000 of funds provided in this
Act may be used for the purpose of evaluating program performance in the
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the amounts
made available under this heading, not less than
$14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure,
not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for
management information systems, and not less than
$80,000,000 shall be used for breast-feeding
peer counselors and other related activities:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id92A21660136741AE88D53B0BCFC68CB0"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.),
$68,209,540,000, of which
$5,000,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2012, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and
at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That funds provided
herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That this appropriation shall be subject to any
work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That funds made
available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available
until expended, notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idFAE95089DA52436187A8FDE87A31CE96"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodity assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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, $261,619,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2012, of which $6,000,000
shall be for emergency food program infrastructure grants authorized by section
209 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That none of these funds
shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
commodities donated to the program:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2011 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, 2012:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id01E4B89257314CECB90C8C69C2EF4B19"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nutrition programs
administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any
domestic nutrition assistance program,
$166,587,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>,
That<italic></italic>$3,000,000 shall be used
for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171, as amended by section
4401 of Public Law 110–246.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>V</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="idDAC37C13EC894576B89AAB210FF2AD1F"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED
PROGRAMS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id096C8FF2358A4199A4207547C729266E"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foreign agricultural
service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id4A65768165BC46DBAAC38415797AD11D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and
expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id17117A52DDF94D5B91CEE982D07D0731"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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), $219,780,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the amount
appropriated under this heading $14,600,000 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:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the amount appropriated under this
heading, $10,000,000 is for the Secretary to
provide technical assistance under available authorities for the establishment
and growth of sustainable food production and marketing systems in developing
countries:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That funds made available for middle-income country training programs and up to
$2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service
appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in
international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign
Agricultural Service, shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idACC1C99F66FC4F0EB4788F397A110D02"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food for peace title I direct credit and
food for progress program account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id439841D3BBB44BB291DF0BB14848F46D"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For administrative
expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public
Law 83–480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985,
$2,846,000, shall<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> be transferred to and merged
with the appropriation for <quote>Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id37A282AB3B9145AB9653553A444798DE"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food for peace title II
grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 <added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>said<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> Act,
$1,690,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id47290798C84A44748066CFF202ABD3EC"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mc Govern-Dole international food for
education and child nutrition program grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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), $209,500,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id42664B5780FB4417A5159769BE039714"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodity credit corporation export (Loans)
credit guarantee program account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idFE22DAAC25984E1B987130790457C522"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For administrative
expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's export guarantee
program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,884,000; 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 $6,525,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for <quote>Foreign
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses</quote>, and of which
$359,000 shall be transferred to and merged
with<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase> the
appropriation for <quote>Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>VI</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="id741F38D8C5434254A2248E45EDFA3AC2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id804BF3DB9AE7498BBC6AEC6E943E9633"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="idDA301CA34A974BE19D1DAD3299E66CD2"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food and Drug
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id2BBCEF61452A405B899B0F8A1988B152"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salaries and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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;
$3,707,611,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That of the amount
provided under this heading, $667,057,000 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 2012 but collected in fiscal year 2011;
$61,860,000 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; $19,448,000
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;
$5,397,000 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; and
$450,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco
product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso><added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase>That in addition and
notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for
prescription drug user fees that exceed the fiscal year 2011 limitation are
appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until
expended:<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"></added-phrase><proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That fees derived
from prescription drug, medical device, animal drug, animal generic drug, and
tobacco product assessments for fiscal year 2011 received during fiscal year
2011, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 2011 but credited
for fiscal year 2011, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2011
limitations:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of the total
amount appropriated: (1) $856,383,000 shall be
for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2)
$968,311,000 shall be for the Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than
$55,545,000 shall be available for the Office of
Generic Drugs; (3) $328,234,000 shall be for the
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities
in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4)
$162,946,000 shall be for the Center for
Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $362,491,000 shall be
for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6)
$60,975,000 shall be for the National Center for
Toxicological Research; (7) $421,463,000 shall
be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed
$141,724,000 shall be for Rent and Related
activities, of which $41,951,000 is for White
Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services
Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed
$185,983,000 shall be for payments to the
General Services Administration for rent; and (10)
$219,101,000 shall be for other activities,
including the Office of the Commissioner; the Office of Foods; the Office of
the Chief Scientist; the Office of Policy, Planning and Budget; the Office of
International Programs; the Office of Administration; and central services for
these offices:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That not to exceed
$25,000 of this amount shall be for official
reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as
determined by the Commissioner:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idF6D056B472B54104B3523D40826B4A59"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="id1936E007DB764A39A83F76CCF747FCC4"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buildings and Facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id71EE3072A35E48948BD1CB052BD06833"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">INDEPENDENT
AGENCY</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="id7C72AF0C6CD54896968991E79DF9B3E8"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farm Credit
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idB2CD14E949314592975044C859BD1F15"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on Administrative
Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not to exceed
$59,400,000 (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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That this limitation
shall not apply to expenses associated with
receiverships.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>VII</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="idC7E9B0228E184BA8AADABE5F97E1AA5C"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GENERAL
PROVISIONS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-small commented="no" id="idD05B94158F9B4B7D9FF9E0FB411747A7"><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF
FUNDS) </header>
</appropriations-small><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idFA279CAD7B8B4CFCB42341066A08E719" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>701.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDE434E07F67849229655E72FE3051550" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>702.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That none of the
funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be
available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That none of the
funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department's Working
Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any
changes to the Department's National Finance Center without written
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress as required by section 711 of this Act:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That of annual
income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture
allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more
than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment,
including equipment for the improvement and implementation of a financial
management plan, information technology, and other systems of the National
Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National
Finance Center:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That none of the amounts reserved shall be
available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of
the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That the limitation on the obligation of funds
pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any
obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a
declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the
National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance
Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance
Center.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC887808AA16F490AA063880492A33FC3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>703.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year
unless expressly so provided herein.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAAA786C26E48435DB37832AF7EE2E27F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>704.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20E44EED0ADC4518B6EE8E7E409307E2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>705.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDF4E13F77034CC295BB729917E9123F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>706.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00E3F65A196144CDBE7F3849E6EADCA3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>707.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hereafter, 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).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id90F273DF7FA244EDBD213DBDBF2527F7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>708.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No employee of the Department of
Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this
Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more
than 30 days unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully
reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the
employee for the period of assignment.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41DE3774A1FB45619397F02F742A7E49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>709.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F62E064E15C458C9A9CA4CC841E7783" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>710.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information
Officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> 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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA27C1DDA6EBB416BB1E72C7DE85C99C6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>711.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idB65063EB9DE343AFA605E59EF3B2729F"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 or transfer of
funds which—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0ABFD39838C4ED2B05A88063E370F42"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creates new programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F8F1CD45B364E5B9688E1487713F88F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminates a program, project, or
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8F4E2E60406349BF97169FBF47BF7638"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increases funds or personnel by any means
for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id426BCA41CE2B4A3687A60AA529BFC835"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocates an office or employees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9D9D1AA6480D4A6F95188ED483529FC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reorganizes offices, programs, or
activities; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13EFEE6728124BD0AB1E1AE74C4C6BB4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 in writing 30 days in
advance of such reprogramming or transfer of funds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1835DE5BFD5A415DB4FA18A2497C75D5"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, whichever is less, that:
(1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10
percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of
personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any
general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in
existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified in writing
30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8AC3E293480340D7AB2CBCC1AF37A9B5"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture or the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing 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.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8EC4BB47B9294A518BC94760A838D77A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>712.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 2012 appropriations Act.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2E41497EA9624E7FB48F263EBD29EA2F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>713.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That not later than 120
days before the date of the proposed closure or relocation, the Secretary
notifies in writing 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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25038D41EE9741CAAAEA5132FC8E8EB3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>714.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id092D8B9468AD48DAA581CC109E08ACA0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>715.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in fiscal
year 2010 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):
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, 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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A05214C5E124C318D1F0210E9B67C27" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>716.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby appropriated
$8,000,000, to remain available until expended,
for a grant to the National Center for Natural Products Research for
construction or renovation to carry out the research objectives of the natural
products research grant issued by the Food and Drug Administration.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4BECA5CFB1EA4DE8AD7DA05A6EA05E89" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>717.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB41A64B01F184B74A1D3C390D40E534E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>718.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 in fiscal year 2011 the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF2475C1B49B34EEEB81A532801AEBE73"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Wetlands Reserve Program as authorized by
sections 1237–1237F of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C.
3837), to enroll in excess of 220,000 acres.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0DA7F050CB4D445E92D576260E835496"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Grasslands Reserve Program as authorized
by subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security
Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3838n–3838q), to enroll in excess of 245,830
acres.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id027A8CCB898541959B75513BCD8D34CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A Farmland Protection Program as authorized
by subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security
Act of 1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3838h–3838i), in excess of
$160,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78B21892278041AB824016C9E419838B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Agricultural Management Assistance
Program as authorized by section 524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1524), in excess of $2,500,000
for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF33556E2DE48C583043663B2228978"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An Environmental Quality Incentives Program
as authorized by sections 1240–1240 H of the Food Security of 1985, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa(8), in excess of
$1,318,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id56D22F2B278144BAA9B8579F22C3F25B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program authorized by section 14(h)(1 of
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id606D296A38114B04AE68A7B15F869336"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iii)
of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of
$1,052,000,000:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That none of the funds
made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and
expenses to carry out section 19(i)(1)(D) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act as amended by section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of
$37,000,000, including the transfer of funds
under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, until October 1,
2011:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That
$113,000,000 made available on October 1, 2011,
to carry out section 19(i)(1)(D) of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act as amended by section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 shall be excluded
from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of section 14222 of
Public Law 110–246:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That of the amounts made available under subsection
(b)(2)(A)(iii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 to carry out section 32
activities in fiscal year 2011, $50,000,000 are
hereby rescinded.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id876B43627AF64851BC8CED78FA3608EC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>719.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1EE94FEAB9734C31AC811C0267E8D2A9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>720.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby appropriated
$2,600,000, to remain available until expended,
for the construction and interim operations for establishment of an
agricultural pest facility in the State of Hawaii.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79682A7DBE0D4A5C8B75DC12B5CEF920" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>721.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC7CBFB1433D14881B95805D044805453"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the town of Brattleboro, Vermont,
(including individuals and entities with projects within the town) eligible for
loans and grants funded through the Rural Utilities Service water and waste
disposal program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3D6D4FEB2BE848AABD72B2C641C5EFE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cities of Greenwood, South Carolina,
and Paragould, Arkansas, (including individuals and entities with projects
within the cities) eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural
Community Facilities Program Account.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBE836F31C1834623B35BAEF7B8885293" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>722.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
there is hereby appropriated:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01F03CD16AF9417E862FEAB3C541D293"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000
of which $2,000,000 shall be for a grant to the
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and
$1,000,000 shall be for a grant to the Vermont
Agency of Agriculture, Foods, and Markets, as authorized by section 6402 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id262D618E34844498B4547C8D2AADB9E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$350,000 for
a grant to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD8F42309EC554F0ABB70E5B39D9A259F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>723.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall provide financial and
technical assistance—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6B047CADF324D648C1E83E6CA68ECFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the Cooper Mine Brooke Watershed project in the
State of Connecticut;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1E9608BDD9FD404E85EB454E785D64F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the East Locust Creek Watershed Plan Revision
in Missouri, including up to 100 percent of the engineering assistance and 75
percent cost share for construction cost of site RW1;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBC96590972F146C7B01E7300A271F9AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the Little Otter Creek Watershed project in
Missouri. The sponsoring local organization may obtain land rights by perpetual
easements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61C6C1A4029246D4A5F77EADC7FD44DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the Lake County Watershed in the State of
Illinois;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1227348A401B463984D96C77477C40C8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the Dunloup Creek Watershed project in Fayette
and Raleigh Counties, West Virginia;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB7D8292482B4C40B851166621027770"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the North Fork of Elkhorn Creek Watershed
project in the State of West Virginia;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCC492D41E32F4945946D61A2557A953F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the Pocasset River Floodplain Management
project in the State of Rhode Island; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13CE219739BD43D4909FFC50C28AC68A"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">through the Watershed and Flood Prevention
Operations program to carry out the Southeast Quadrant Drainage and Flood
Prevention project in the State of Alabama.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id105E637719AA406EA56500867E12B6C2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>724.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0FF8D9A1BA664ACFA24AE0C87CB2DF5E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>725.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise specifically provided
by law, unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year
from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for
the Farm Service Agency and the Rural Development mission area, shall remain
available through September 30, 2012, for information technology
expenses.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8E2BE7CACBF94AD8A2064F0EFF5D4F17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>726.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby appropriated
$2,600,000 to carry out section 1621 of Public
Law 110–246 and $3,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to carry out section 1613 of Public Law 110–246.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2F21727187EE4B7E8B26301EABEF95C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>727.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is hereby appropriated
$800,000 to the Farm Service Agency to carry out
a pilot program to demonstrate the use of new technologies that increase the
rate of growth of re-forested hardwood trees on private non-industrial forests
lands, enrolling lands on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by
Hurricane Katrina in 2005.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73CE1D21DF1A4B1A831FDE7A922B9465" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>728.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize
a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount
of liquid infant formula specified in 7 C.F.R. 246.10 when issuing liquid
infant formula to participants.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0760BD715C9043E7A273BFB24EA8B175" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>729.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idBA9259CD52694D78BD962B460992324C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Agriculture Assistance During
Pandemic Emergency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During
fiscal year 2011, in any case in which a school is closed for at least 5
consecutive days during a pandemic emergency designation, each household
containing at least 1 member who is an eligible child attending the school
shall be eligible to receive assistance pursuant to a State agency plan
approved under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD0CAAC1C1C5940AF88C52220B6012090"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To carry out this section, the Secretary of
Agriculture may approve State agency plans for temporary emergency standards of
eligibility and levels of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for households with eligible children. Plans approved by
the Secretary may provide for supplemental allotments to households receiving
benefits under such Act, and issuances to households not already receiving
benefits. Such level of benefits shall be determined by the Secretary in an
amount not less than the value of meals at the free rate over the course of 5
school days for each eligible child in the household.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE1BB36785DD647F2A92C30ECCCB2BD1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum Closure Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall not
provide assistance under this section in the case of a school that is closed
for less than 5 consecutive days.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC5FCA8B0DB2A41C292AA3E5E1AA46053"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of EBT System</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State agency may provide assistance under
this section through the EBT card system established under section 7 of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3938BBF56CE6486FA9BECCCE6C8893A2"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Release of Information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize State educational agencies and
school food authorities administering a school lunch program under the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) to release to
appropriate officials administering the supplemental nutrition assistance
program such information as may be necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7FEFC694173E4B69B0AA488ACA650FCE"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waivers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To facilitate implementation of this
section, the Secretary of Agriculture may approve waivers of the limits on
certification periods otherwise applicable under section 3(f) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(f)), reporting requirements otherwise
applicable under section 5(f) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(f)), and other
administrative requirements otherwise applicable to State agencies under such
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ADFBB37EFF744F19C407761AAB31CE3"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall use
funds made available under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.) to fund, with the exception of the commodities described in subsection
(h), benefits provided under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7633F02E61542F1B258A3156C041EFF"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of Commodities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During fiscal year 2011, the Secretary of
Agriculture may utilize funds appropriated under section 32 of the Act of
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) to purchase commodities for emergency
distribution in any area of the United States during a pandemic emergency
designation.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC1CD8C546AC340EE8D3DFC66F9B01BDB"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F6A86F5684D43F387C47880290C8E8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>eligible child</quote>
means a child (as defined in section 12(d) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)) who, if not for the closure of the school
attended by the child during a pandemic emergency designation and due to
concerns about an influenza pandemic, would receive free or reduced price
school meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
175l et seq.) at the school.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ECED7412B5A45FD84DCE3ECED5071A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>pandemic emergency
designation</quote> means the declaration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F07EDFA76D44DE79F3E5BFDC45959C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of a public health emergency, based on
pandemic influenza, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE542B2ECAB9C48729A856E26B944390E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of a domestic emergency, based on pandemic
influenza, by the Secretary of Homeland Security.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34B7E9D82987425586793CA9C804AF66"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>school</quote> has the
meaning given the term in section 12(d) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(d)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8843023CCD37464FBCEC7C1A45D4DDF7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>730.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
school food authorities which received a grant for equipment assistance under
the grant program carried out pursuant to the heading <quote>Food and Nutrition
Service Child Nutrition Programs</quote> in title I of division A of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5) shall be
eligible to receive a grant under section 749 (j) of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–80).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAA8B61DF242A499EAE7747F37827A00D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>731.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of each program established or
amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246),
other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for
which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act that is authorized or
required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB4F73A90088849C79FA4290438826C54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such funds shall be available for salaries
and related administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated
with the implementation of the program, without regard to the limitation on the
total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD51EED49B4D245AB996B1ED8DBCE761C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of such funds for such purpose
shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of
applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers
contained in such section.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67D9252802DB4255A53295D94719B141" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>732.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD5D314437EED4730BEEF77738DBD7705"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(h)(8) of the Housing Act of
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h)(8)) is amended by striking <quote>1</quote> and
inserting in lieu thereof <quote>3.5</quote> and inserting at the end thereof
the following new sentence: <quote>In addition, the Secretary may collect from
the lender an annual fee not to exceed 0.5 percent of the outstanding principal
balance of the loan for the life of the loan.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAA64CC73BE34FA5800709D6AB22F51E"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 739 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriation
Act, 2001 (H.R. 5426 as enacted by Public Law 106–387, 115 Stat. 1549A–34) is
repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9987856D571F4C8ABC3E1252330255D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>733.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hereafter, notwithstanding section
310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed
business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the
guaranteed principal portion of the loan.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id469CECDC92704D5CA037B948D15D896F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>734.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appropriations to the Department of
Agriculture made available in fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007 to carry out
section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) for the
cost of direct loans shall remain available until expended to disburse valid
obligations made in fiscal years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC690CA5C32254B0E9A22005BA6E763C4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>735.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the unobligated balances in the
Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities account,
$10,066,000 are hereby rescinded:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That no amounts may be
rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that have received an
appropriation since 2007 unless construction of those facilities has been
completed.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97B2B11481024B2B9ABFD3E406D1B041" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>736.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the unobligated balances in the Rural
Business Program account for the Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program,
$20,070,000, and of the unobligated balances
available for the cost of broadband loans,
$15,000,000 are hereby
rescinded:<proviso><italic> Provided</italic></proviso>, That no amounts may be
cancelled from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8494E766FC9D4B668B47DEE47E7DD90D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>737.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For an additional amount for the
<quote>Departmental Administration</quote> account,
$1,000,000, to increase the Department's
acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities:<proviso><italic>
Provided</italic></proviso>, That such funds may be transferred by the
Secretary to any other account in the Department to carry out the purposes
provided herein:<proviso><italic> Provided
further,</italic></proviso> That such transfer authority is in addition to any
other transfer authority provided in this Act:<proviso><italic>
Provided further,</italic></proviso> That such funds shall be available only to
supplement and not to supplant existing acquisition workforce
activities:<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso>
That such funds shall be available for training, recruitment, and retention of
additional members of the acquisition workforce as defined by the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.):<proviso><italic> Provided further,</italic></proviso> That such funds
shall be available for information technology in support of acquisition
workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition
management.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id12015913D7534241B901944DA3C06D47" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>738.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may reserve, through April 1,
2011, up to 5 percent of the funding available for the following items for
projects in areas that are engaged in strategic regional development planning
as defined by the Secretary: business and industry guaranteed loans; rural
development loan fund; rural business enterprise grants; rural business
opportunity grants; rural economic development program; rural microenterprise
program; biorefinery assistance program; rural energy for America program;
value-added producer grants; broadband program; water and waste program; and
rural community facilities program.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDA2DDA5ACA1240B69D036D89FB3D0A57" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>739.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Agricultural Research Service may
convey all rights and title of the United States, to a parcel of land
comprising .93 acres, more or less, located in SW1/4 Section 26 and NW1/4
Section 35, Township 12 North, Range 1 East, Salt Lake Meridian in Cache
County, Utah, originally conveyed by the Board of Trustees of the Utah State
University of Agriculture and Applied Science, and described in instruments
recorded in Book 45, pages 493–495, of the public land records of Cache County,
Utah, including facilities, and fixed equipment, to the Utah State University,
Logan, Utah, in their <quote>as is</quote> condition, once suitable headhouse
and greenhouse facilities have been provided and when the facilities are
vacated by the Agricultural Research Service.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEC000B710BB54CD0931DE2F1F0DC9001" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>740.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936
the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a pilot program that provides loans
or loan guarantees for the construction of not more than three baseload
electric generation plants:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic></proviso>, That in issuing loans
and loan guarantees the Secretary shall not discriminate based on the fuel
input of such plants as long as the generation facility emits into the ambient
air CO<subscript>2</subscript> at a rate, in lbs
CO<subscript>2</subscript>/MWh, not greater than the CO<subscript>2</subscript>
emitted from natural gas fired generation of a similar size, as determined by
the Secretary:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That the Secretary shall charge an upfront fee equal to the subsidy cost of
such loans as calculated in accordance with section 502 of the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That the fee shall be paid from non-Federal sources:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That the source of such payment received from borrowers is not a loan or other
debt obligation that is guaranteed by the Federal Government:
<proviso><italic>Provided further</italic></proviso>,
That gross obligations for the principal amount of loans authorized by this
section shall not exceed $1,500,000,000.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id451D58B37E6340708E23F7F8E97260C8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>741.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4693975F2C524AB2AEFA840C284515C5"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When implementing the authority provided in
paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 740(c) of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
(Public Law 111–80) that requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to develop
updated guidance documents and review standards for the development of safe and
effective products to treat rare diseases and neglected tropical diseases, the
Commissioner shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08CA7724A2ED4E038A544697B0E1623F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximize the use of accelerated approval
where feasible and appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3092A17112784B26A6334D61250418F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">work with sponsors to facilitate expanded
access to investigational therapies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63442A5AD0084AA0BBE3943B201D59E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase coordination and interaction with
the World Health Organization, European Medicines Agency, and other
international regulatory agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66C98FAEF2E941AA8666F703CA38FAC7"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implement mechanisms for enhanced
collaboration between the Food and Drug Administration and National Regulatory
Authorities in developing countries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5F42B1A5B1014D9A9BE1D5C0D93244B3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop guidance on clinical development
programs for rare diseases;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6065FCEE7F3B4D56B709CDA13F7DB717"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop guidance on the use of surrogate
endpoints that are reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit of drugs and
biological products under the regulations under subpart H of part 314 of title
21, Code of Federal Regulations and subpart E of part 601 of title 21, Code of
Federal Regulations; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC3B1CB4DFEE944458B26D4185B9DA011"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase coordination among individual
drug, biological product, and device review divisions across Food and Drug
Administration centers to support the development of safe and effective medical
products for rare and neglected diseases.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id702E6DD8943C4C5D97CA211492857E0B"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall
submit a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than 180
days after the report required in section 740(c)(1) of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–80) is submitted:
<proviso><italic>Provided</italic>,</proviso> That the report
submitted in response to this section shall describe in detail how the Food and
Drug Administration is implementing subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><appropriations-major commented="no" id="id4A0A04CAC4A24AB7B7FCE8108B9F5348"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the
<quote><short-title>Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2011</short-title></quote>.</text>
</appropriations-major>
July 15, 2010
Read twice and placed on
the calendar