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, 2012, and for other
purposes, namely:
<enum>I</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H6B2C8C09E7F24F2589F89F56C2AE68EB"><header> AGRICULTURAL
PROGRAMS</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H07A9024FE1974689AF2042B1ED47DAD1"><header>Production, Processing and
Marketing</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="ID024E9F344E8849109F02F696AE8AEAC0"><header>Office of the
Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, $4,293,000 (increased
by $136,070,000) (reduced by $136,070,000): <italic>Provided</italic>, 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 id="H5B465CAB1D6141278D0D3E889835A4AA"><header>Office of Tribal
Relations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of Tribal Relations, $423,000 to support communication
and consultation activities with Federally Recognized Tribes, as well as other
requirements established by law.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H414E66D436924DAA991EB4E18A8B88BB"><header>Executive
Operations</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H9B928B2D1CDE44D0B0D1AB2E6C8E8518"><header>Office of
the Chief Economist</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist,
$10,707,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H588C1FF170D043389020AD215C9C24A5"><header>National
Appeals Division</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the National Appeals Division,
$12,091,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H9127764AE3724DF29B3C65AF171E24D5"><header>Office of
Budget and Program Analysis</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of
Budget and Program Analysis, $8,004,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="idC65137D9F43441E8B1DCC03D279E1BD3"><header>Office of
Homeland Security</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Security,
$1,272,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H9D500A9D855C4F6486DFE152552C75A9"><header>Office of Advocacy and
Outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach,
$1,209,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H33A223AED0304154B814AC1C643A1E53"><header>Office of the Chief Information
Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $35,000,000 (reduced by
$1,000,000).</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H2AEDE3C1F1F84D7595BABEC050AAAECA"><header>Office of the Chief Financial
Officer</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
$5,310,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H0E8807147997418887A2555B441C53DA"><header>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,
$760,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H097410DF9F524C9ABC49B0138059811F"><header>Office of Civil
Rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of Civil Rights,
$19,288,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H48ED23AD46FF480E8DC63AC0C46BEB6A"><header>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,
$683,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H3A7741AC6F4F4FDD9A149A86E8231F10"><header>Agriculture Buildings and
Facilities and Rental payments</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HC80A35007E94449EBBD45466C89DF1C2"><header>(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. 121, for programs and activities of the Department which are included in
this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and
its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for
release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation,
maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities,
and for related costs, $209,505,000 (reduced by $342,000), to remain available
until expended; of which $151,396,000 shall be available for payments to the
General Services Administration for rent; of which $11,452,000 shall be
available for payment to the Department of Homeland Security for building
security activities; and of which $46,657,000 (reduced by $342,000) shall be
available for buildings operations and maintenance expenses:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary may use unobligated balances from
prior years to cover shortfalls incurred in prior year rental payments:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 id="HA167C8EF965B4268A56954203B65D278"><header>Hazardous Materials
Management</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HA517E2ACA99143C4B962DD11A968855F"><header>(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.), $3,393,000, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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-small id="HA0D05AF8BFFC4D21BE63A06965AFC551"><header>Departmental
Administration</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H42EAD38FAF5F4F4FA67E1B641116F1FD"><header>(including
transfers of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
Departmental Administration, $23,900,000 (reduced by $5,000,000) (reduced by
$2,390,000), to provide for necessary expenses for management support services
to offices of the Department and for general administration and other
miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary
for the practical and efficient work of the Department:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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 id="HFCB02CE7DDE64CB69C381F387C618962"><header>Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Congressional Relations</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H195E0BF28F304869B08443AEB40A50BC"><header>(including
transfers of funds)</header><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,
$3,289,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That these funds may be transferred to
agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain
personnel at the agency level;<italic> Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That no other funds
appropriated to the Department by this Act shall be available to the Department
for support of congressional relations
activities.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H84BB52A9AB284782BD078D226ED58715"><header>Office of
Communications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Office of Communications,
$8,058,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H154A24A63E3F4765B6AACACF6A807BB2"><header>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, $80,000,000, 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 id="H86019CD5BA334EC5ABAD7EFDF9B505B1"><header>Office of the General
Counsel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Office of the General Counsel,
$35,204,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HEE1D13012562479098907754813FCED4"><header>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,
$760,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H186F88080DBB448AAC1EA0F5DE5534B9"><header>Economic Research
Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Economic Research Service,
$70,000,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HD3C32237F67B404082DB928BAFD7C226"><header>National Agricultural Statistics
Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $149,500,000, of which up to
$40,000,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of
Agriculture.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H72E1A898E98F47109BEBD1CBECB54DF2"><header>Agricultural Research
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H7E14B5CA1DBA49778DDA5430DE6EF254"><header>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, $993,345,000 (increased by $2,000,000): <italic>Provided</italic>,
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and
maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement
only: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That the
limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to
modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That appropriations hereunder shall be
available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research
Center: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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): <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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-intermediate id="HADE6C1C9623E445899757EAC52A210EC"><header>National Institute of Food and
Agriculture</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HC98F2494D97B4B638F9FCCD85C405586"><header>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, $600,800,000, as
follows: to carry out the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C.
361a–i), $208,000,000; for grants for cooperative forestry research (16 U.S.C.
582a through a–7), $30,000,000; for payments to eligible institutions (7 U.S.C.
3222), $48,000,000, provided that each institution receives no less than
$1,000,000; for special grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)), $1,250,000; for competitive
grants for Integrated Pest Management and Biological Control (7 U.S.C.
450i(c)), $14,000,000; for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), $229,500,000,
to remain available until expended; for the support of animal health and
disease programs (7 U.S.C. 3195), $4,000,000; for a program pursuant to section
1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), $4,200,000, to remain available until expended; for a
higher education multicultural scholars program (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)),
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b); for an
education grants program for Hispanic–serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 3241),
$7,800,000; 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, $2,700,000; for secondary education,
2-year post-secondary education, and agriculture in the K-12 classroom (7
U.S.C. 3152(j)), $900,000; for aquaculture grants (7 U.S.C. 3322), $3,300,000;
for sustainable agriculture research and education (7 U.S.C. 5811),
$12,300,000; 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,
$16,400,000, 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,
$2,800,000; 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 competitive grants
for policy research (7 U.S.C. 3155), $3,000,000; and for necessary expenses of
Research and Education Activities, $10,000,000, of which $2,500,000 for the
Research, Education, and Economics Information System and $2,000,000 for the
Electronic Grants Information System, are to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HDB5BD0CB087D421B904297BF41C0C61E"><header>Native
American Institutions Endowment Fund</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H934D50E83C9D49049BEDE90788900430"><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-small id="HEA33165E71844212ABE6E7911D7BFA16"><header>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, $411,200,000, 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, $259,200,000; payments for extension work at the 1994
Institutions under the Smith–Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b)(3)), $3,600,000;
payments for the nutrition and family education program for low-income areas
under section 3(d) of the Act, $58,000,000; payments for the pest management
program under section 3(d) of the Act, $8,400,000; payments for New
Technologies for Agriculture Extension under section 3(d) of the Act,
$1,400,000; payments to upgrade research, extension, and teaching facilities at
institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222,
$16,700,000, to remain available until expended; payments for youth-at-risk
programs under section 3(d) of the Smith–Lever Act, $7,100,000; payments for
carrying out the provisions of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), $3,400,000; payments for the federally-recognized
Tribes Extension Program under section 3(d) of the Smith–Lever Act, $2,600,000;
payments for sustainable agriculture programs under section 3(d) of the Act,
$4,000,000; payments for rural health and safety education as authorized by
section 502(i) of Public Law 92–419 (7 U.S.C. 2662(i)), $1,500,000; payments
for cooperative extension work by eligible institutions (7 U.S.C. 3221),
$36,000,000, provided that each institution receives no less than $1,000,000;
for grants to youth organizations pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 7630, $1,500,000; for
payments to carry out the food animal residue avoidance database program as
authorized by 7 U.S.C. 7642, $1,000,000; and for necessary expenses of
Extension Activities, $6,800,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H547B1BBC26FF4C958B120DB4190286E8"><header>Integrated
Activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the integrated
research, education, and extension grants program authorized under section 406
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7626), including necessary administrative expenses, $8,000,000, as
follows: for a competitive organic transition program, $4,000,000; and for the
regional pest management centers program
$4,000,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H3C48C302319E49CB941BBE4ABA8A2B27"><header>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,
$760,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H8999923EDF8449568B4273CB6EEE1196"><header>Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HBEC1574A790A4C73903F31A9B3FC5616"><header>Salaries
and Expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H7FAC40BE9EED4B819D5527EEDCCF03B0"><header>(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), $790,000,000, of which
$2,000,000, to be available until expended, shall be available for the control
of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of
pest animals and birds (“contingency fund”) to the extent necessary to meet
emergency conditions; of which $16,000,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt
retirement for active eradication zones; of which $32,500,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of
which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support
avian health; of which $4,200,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
for information technology infrastructure; of which $147,000,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which,
$9,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and
rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $52,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $2,300,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of
which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the
scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for wildlife services methods development; of which
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife
damage management program for aviation safety; and up to 25 percent of the
screwworm program shall remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H05BC24A4169B478FB7F19B3564CE2457"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In fiscal year 2012, 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 id="HC5BE237C0B4E4C72A48ACF1C56F1E5CD"><header>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, $3,200,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="HF5F1AB6520254D05BD929E261741AB87"><header>Agricultural Marketing
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H3A4E3D8F45C442B796290ED986384311"><header>Marketing Services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Agricultural
Marketing Service, $77,500,000 (increased by $300,000):
<italic>Provided</italic>, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant
to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and
improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as
established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C.
9701).</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H2B0C4F1FA46845809694E20ADA3934A7"><header>Limitation
on Administrative Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
to exceed $61,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the
current fiscal year for administrative expenses: <italic>Provided</italic>,
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 id="H9422D63601ED4A80ABE9FA4C0D464574"><header>Funds for
Strengthening Markets, Income, and Supply (section
32)</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H74E454E47229400FA27CDA32F812AD43"><header>(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 $20,056,000 for
formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to
the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of
1961.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HAABD2AD35CA0411993259E616DB100C3"><header>Payments
to States and Possessions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
payments to State departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of
markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of
the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)),
$1,331,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H6C2ABFEDEC144691B9A81959BD67A083"><header>Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H6C3D712521C647D7A730BB7CF07E8B11"><header>Salaries
and Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary
expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration,
$37,000,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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-small id="H990D684EF1D041E0B553FACE02A417FB"><header>Limitation
on Inspection and Weighing Services Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not to exceed $47,500,000 (from fees
collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and
weighing services: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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-small><appropriations-intermediate id="HFEAABE5E76A64E718627148B6DD5E1E2"><header>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,
$689,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="H424B3E1AF7D94F558C625F15CE664E6F"><header>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), $972,028,000;
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):
<italic>Provided</italic>, That funds provided for the Public Health Data
Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 id="H36B0998D178A4725A82FC96A56A593BC"><header>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,
$760,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HD1C945A612DF461194242D8A9F5584EE"><header>Farm Service
Agency</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H34EB685308A4441A9BAB1ACB38DEBE51"><header>Salaries
and Expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HB739B8E5F3114B599F968A1E80279B22"><header>(including
transfers of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,176,500,000:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That other funds made available
to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this
account: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That funds made available to county
committees shall remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HA6E0B7758E054771A7042D539DB58705"><header>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), $3,550,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HB6AB0DCA2BBA4B83AFC1CC25D1903A43"><header>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), $3,605,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HB50ACD30EC6241798FA26C65E7D6FC4A"><header>Dairy
Indemnity Program</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H4A1439F8F88947029F779D4902BF74A3"><header>(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:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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 id="H6B288BD5F5844E0D957ACBF6EEB81613"><header>Agricultural Credit Insurance
Fund Program Account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF19E7B2891CE4C4DAB08423655A79717"><header>(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),
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: $1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized
guaranteed farm ownership loans and $475,000,000 for farm ownership direct
loans; $1,500,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and
$1,050,090,000 for direct operating loans; Indian tribe land acquisition loans,
$2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly
fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program
loans, $100,000,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, That the Secretary shall deem
the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil
eradication program loans.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of
modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974, as follows: farm ownership, $22,800,000 for direct loans; farm operating
loans, $26,100,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, $59,120,000 for
direct operating loans; and Indian highly fractionated land loans,
$193,000.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for
administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan
programs, $268,634,000, of which $260,730,000 shall be paid to the
appropriation for <quote>Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Funds
appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account
for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed
loans may be transferred among these programs: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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 id="H4CE4B5CD4FDD4EA09704364EFF87EC0C"><header>Risk Management
Agency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses
of the Risk Management Agency, $68,016,000: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 id="H575A927E874442CCA35CBE0E2842E166"><header>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 id="H96D377013B384E1D98E5631A18BEABE9"><header>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 id="H297BFD7BE3A845F18197AB334DE7918A"><header>Commodity Credit Corporation
Fund</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H82708CE568D343979DD3BB64EA2B9B4A"><header>Reimbursement for Net Realized
Losses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HFFA3F05739D7495CB77EF153E8FD892C"><header>(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): <italic>Provided</italic>, 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 id="H5FBEF0ADBC2F41ADA8F9C2117D64F36B"><header>Hazardous
Waste Management</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HB2C0697355344AE78D77A6B9EC3895D7"><header>(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 id="H2F738698BAA3461A99FAEDB0010A68B8"><header>Conservation
Programs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="IDF1FC8500CCA44AF2982B212A9B18C51E"><header>Office of the Under Secretary
for Natural Resources and Environment</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="IDE4706A1979884C08B86B6DE7507D56B7"><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For necessary expenses of the Office of the
Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,
$760,000.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H3C373F00254E4805894795FAA8B24155"><header>Natural Resources Conservation
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H9473D71CE17E4BC0B030C26FD39B8F30"><header>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, $770,956,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2013: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 id="H1961ED60D5164A7F9B3F7297BC0B8A16"><header>Watershed
Rehabilitation Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Under
the authorities of Section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
Act, $15,000,000 is provided.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>III</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H08F0D6E6E53C45F7B9DE1E86AD737044"><header>Rural
Development</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H47F3370346464AC49FC847FA957987AA"><header>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,
$760,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HF5E7B6E64F974352B8E5B509EFB444B2"><header>Rural Development Salaries and
Expenses</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HD3C168F7311142EB9DC04216804DEB2C"><header>(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; $161,011,000:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That not more than $10,000 may be expended
to provide modest non-monetary awards to non-USDA employees: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, 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 id="HF70DCE1848B84EE4B2C1B105957391BE"><header>Rural Housing
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H3381F441D5A94BBAB4E67EC23E0AA563"><header>Rural
Housing Insurance Fund Program Account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HD016B145532A420F9CC1C65695262710"><header>(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: $24,845,666,000 for loans to
section 502 borrowers, of which $845,666,000 shall be for direct loans, and of
which $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; and
$58,617,000 for section 515 rental housing loans.</text><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: $40,000,000 for 502 direct loans;
and $20,000,000 for repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515
rental housing: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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 2011, shall be available
through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for the cost of direct loans,
grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $12,500,000,
to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and
domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: <italic>Provided</italic>,
That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be
transferred and merged with this account.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $400,000,000
shall be paid to the appropriation for <quote>Rural Development, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HE236986F1B9D494ABE9E833B6B239CF7"><header>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, $890,000,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be
necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt
incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program
under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: <italic>Provided</italic>, That of this
amount not less than $1,500,000 is available for newly constructed units
financed by section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, and not less than
$2,500,000 is for newly constructed units financed under sections 514 and 516
of the Housing Act of 1949: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That rental
assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year
shall be funded for a one-year period: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into
prior to fiscal year 2012 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That such
recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to
another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or
516 of the Act.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H4D7B455473E248F99977F56E4002BF66"><header>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, $11,000,000, to remain available until
expended, which 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: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That
funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of
annual appropriations: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H4FC383E91779484D8333889DE935A58A"><header>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), $22,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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 2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership
Zones.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HFF9D758AD831493ABB39457E513C9FF5"><header>Rural
Housing Assistance Grants</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HF7403FEE1E674710890BD7B9A6CF53BC"><header>(including
transfer of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For grants
and contracts for very low-income housing repair made by the Rural Housing
Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, $32,000,000, to remain available
until expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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 2011, shall be available through June 30,
2012, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural
Economic Area Partnership Zones.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H88AEED2A969F450CA2EF1D829CA556FD"><header>Rural Community Facilities
Program Account</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H323B4AEE2331444090E9C22FB7AFCAB8"><header>(including
transfers of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the
cost of direct loans 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, $18,000,000, to remain available
until expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, That $3,000,000 of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community
Development Initiative: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That such funds
shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, non-profit
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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided</italic><italic> further</italic>, 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 2011, shall be available
through June 30, 2012, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H5F86A9013F49456D83E986AE5FF905C8"><header>Rural Business—Cooperative
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HD0B8173BBA2B4235B99B4E367C1FC1EA"><header>Rural
Business Program Account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HEBABB5972F44451081454C858E96B2F5"><header>(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 section 381E(d)(3) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $64,500,000, to remain available
until expended: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That $2,250,000 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That $3,400,000 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, 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
2011, shall be available through June 30, 2012, 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this
heading: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That any prior balances in the
Rural Development, Rural Community Advancement Program account for programs
authorized by sections 306 and 310B and described in section 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 id="H21991FCF507B4526BCE07AFA74D6A233"><header>Rural
Development Loan Fund Program Account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HC8470CBF646A4E009EA7853E86AF53AB"><header>(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)), $14,758,000.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the cost of direct loans, $5,000,000, as
authorized by the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which
$750,000 shall be available through June 30, 2012, for Federally Recognized
Native American Tribes; and of which $1,500,000 shall be available through June
30, 2012, for Mississippi Delta Regional counties (as determined in accordance
with Public Law 100–460): <italic>Provided</italic>, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 2011,
shall be available through June 30, 2012, for communities designated by the
Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.</text><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses to
carry out the direct loan programs, $3,500,000 shall be paid to the
appropriation for <quote>Rural Development, Salaries and
Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="HAA7DF71CD4E649A5B9A3604FAB954D7F"><header>Rural Economic Development Loans
Program Account</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H00A34E3D2781445EA68FF660051CD098"><header>(including
cancellation 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><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, $155,000,000 shall not be obligated and
$155,000,000 are hereby permanently cancelled.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HCC391D2D770342EB9561AD64CB9257B8"><header>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), $22,500,000 of which, $2,000,000 shall be for cooperative
agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That, not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for
cooperatives or associations of cooperatives whose primary focus is to provide
assistance to small, socially disadvantaged producers and whose governing board
and/or membership is comprised of at least 75 percent socially disadvantaged
members; and of which $12,500,000, 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 id="H61ECF995C3B3462589F9F364C66A2F5D"><header>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),
$1,300,000 (increased by $1,000,000): <italic>Provided,</italic> 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 id="HA5EDA7B3EA984E7194D5D3D5361C4AE2"><header>Rural Utilities
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H4116E5597D0F4BAAA03E58AE059405F2"><header>Rural
Water and Waste Disposal Program</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HF4E2D2EFD0DF4BE4939C75F79931D950"><header>(including
transfers of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the
cost of direct loans 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,
$500,000,000, 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: <italic>Provided</italic>, That $65,000,000 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): <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 and/or by a consortium
formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical
assistance programs: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That not to exceed
$19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for
technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to
section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of
extreme need, of which $3,400,000 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That not to
exceed $14,000,000 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: <italic>Provided
further,</italic> That not to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste
management grants: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 2011, shall be available
through June 30, 2012, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
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 id="H2F14F65A0D0047A3A6E2585BFC7D237F"><header>Rural
Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program
Account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H759E8119A1864DBF9B6AED167E81A137"><header>(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; 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><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In addition, for administrative expenses
necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $30,000,000,
which shall be paid to the appropriation for <quote>Rural Development, Salaries
and Expenses</quote>.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H68F01B0424FD403EB6F1690E9C8429EE"><header>Distance
Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband program</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HBDAD64CC36334AC58A08C467463B2805"><header>(including
cancellation of funds)</header><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., $15,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>IV</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H642C16E898C44C2B8ACA2998551BE2CE"><header>Domestic Food
Programs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H5B996B99E29E404EBAACC5B65F10D136"><header>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,
$689,000.</text>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-intermediate id="HD42E0E56F1984862A1B30755AD776D08"><header>Food and Nutrition
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H36E434D8E208470B9C7B82A9B0C01901"><header>Child
Nutrition Programs</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H0F85FBB32877446EB28032D42462903D"><header>(including
transfers of funds)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $18,770,571,000, to
remain available through September 30, 2013, 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:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That of the total amount available, $16,516,000
shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966
(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.): <italic>Provided further</italic>, That section
14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by
adding at the end before the period, ‘‘except section 21, and the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and
21’’.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H3FC571F3BD614B0C94A43EB1B3F7164D"><header>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), $6,048,250,000,
to remain available through September 30, 2013: <italic>Provided</italic>, That
notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(h)(10)), of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than
$14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, not less than $50,000,000 shall
be used for management information systems, not less than $75,000,000 shall be
used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, and not
less than $7,500,000 shall be used for breastfeeding performance awards:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 id="H6094537DFA2A44539248D802F5CED97B"><header>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.), $71,173,308,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2013, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such
amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program
operations: <italic>Provided</italic>, That funds provided herein shall be
expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That this appropriation shall be subject to
any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the funds made available under this
heading, $1,000,000 may be used to provide nutrition education services to
state agencies and Federally recognized tribes participating in the Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That funds made available under this heading may be available 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 id="H6A347F5D8B754FD1B8C0319A7682847C"><header>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, $192,500,000
(increased by $5,000,000), to remain available through September 30, 2013:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That none of these funds shall be available to
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the
program: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That notwithstanding any other
provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2012 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, 2013: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
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 id="H55396102A864449F9CB5DBA20761C8B5"><header>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, $125,000,000:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That of the funds provided herein, $1,500,000 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 id="H1CB8984A77FB431C90975E85A4985D9B"><header>Foreign Assistance and Related
Programs</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="HDC27F6788F0947E0B1A5F457F8D6DCA0"><header>Foreign Agricultural
Service</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H1D4AC1BA09554245BBD35C88CAEED547"><header>Salaries
and Expenses</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H31A1B7F6A04D469AA1261C707922AB6F"><header>(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), $175,000,000 (reduced by
$2,500,000): <italic>Provided</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds
made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and
Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural
Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in
international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign
Agricultural Service, shall remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HF9A08E616173461DA8CBFD3EC0EAB730"><header>Food for
Peace Title I Direct Credit and Food for Progress Program
Account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H8D2296D22A734B2CB216E87994CDAB80"><header>(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,
$2,385,000, which shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency,
Salaries and Expenses’’: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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 id="H6E1858518AAD415B80FAA3974053F36B"><header>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 said Act, $1,040,198,000,
to remain available until expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H016595DA96CC49E0A04B042B6936512F"><header>Commodity
Credit Corporation Export (loans) Credit Guarantee Program
Account</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="HBDBF7EE9F2174F01B07264B75C57858D"><header>(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, $6,820,000; to cover common overhead
expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter
Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which
$6,465,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for ‘‘Foreign Agricultural
Service, Salaries and Expenses’’, and of which $355,000 shall be paid to the
appropriation for ‘‘Farm Service Agency, Salaries and
Expenses’’.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H5A66CDBCE66344AF833DD8A841D59A56"><header>Mcgovern-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), $180,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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><enum>VI</enum>
<appropriations-major id="HCDB2D7D4260C4CCA9CF0A8DE20D41E26"><header>Related Agencies and Food and
Drug Administration</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-intermediate id="H4E9343BC937045EEBD5990DBE7E2EC4A"><header>Department of Health and Human
Services</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="HA88D26E8DED84A1C8DDB7C51439B27A3"><header>Food and
Drug Administration</header>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-small id="H0D56DC634E41456BB0FEF31EBDD444CA"><header>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; $3,654,148,000:
<italic>Provided</italic>, That of the amount provided under this heading,
$856,041,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21
U.S.C. 379h, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until
expended, and shall not include any fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and
(a)(3) assessed for fiscal year 2013 but collected in fiscal year 2012;
$67,118,000 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; $21,768,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by
section 740 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–12),
and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended;
$5,706,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by
section 741 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–21),
and shall be credited to this account and shall remain available until
expended; and $477,000,000 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; $12,364,000 shall be derived from food and feed
recall fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act
(Public Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account and remain
available until expended; $14,700,000 shall be derived from food reinspection
fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(Public Law 75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act (Public
Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account and remain available until
expended; and $36,000,000 shall be derived from voluntary qualified importer
program fees authorized by section 743 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (Public Law 75–717), as amended by the Food Safety Modernization Act
(Public Law 111–353), and shall be credited to this account and remain
available until expended: <italic>Provided further</italic>, That fees derived
from prescription drug, medical device, animal drug, animal generic drug, and
tobacco product assessments for fiscal year 2012 received during fiscal year
2012, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 2012 but credited
for fiscal year 2012, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2012 limitations:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That in addition and notwithstanding any
other provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug
user fees that exceed the fiscal year 2012 limitation are appropriated and
shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, That of the total amount appropriated: (1)
$799,820,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2)
$1,031,205,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $327,651,000
shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $157,874,000 shall be
for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $321,171,000 shall be for the Center for
Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office
of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $51,461,000 shall be for the National Center for
Toxicological Research; (7) $454,751,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco
Products and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs;
(8) not to exceed $124,273,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of
which $37,073,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid
to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $177,130,000
shall be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10)
$208,812,000 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:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, 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 id="HEC46703BF7664B6894C470CD6A008C54"><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 id="HAA718963A9774C4980E32958EB120132"><header>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, $8,788,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-major id="H396212CA135147E2ACF4E6EA1F1738BA"><header>Independent
Agencies</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-small id="H204F024B26314E9BB4AFBF27B629B220"><header>Commodity
Futures Trading Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (7
U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, $171,930,000, to remain available until September 30,
2013, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and
meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other
regulatory officials.</text>
</appropriations-small><appropriations-intermediate id="H6E6EAB9087AC477AA4875277A79D43E6"><header>Farm Credit
Administration</header>
</appropriations-intermediate><appropriations-small id="H238E7354A63744E9888B0FEEDAA68026"><header>Limitation
on Administrative Expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
to exceed $62,000,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit
institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be
obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as
authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: <italic>Provided</italic>, That this
limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with
receiverships.</text>
</appropriations-small><enum>VII</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H48A5DD6CF1444CA8817D82F3D6E8B62D"><header>General
Provisions</header>
</appropriations-major><appropriations-small id="H402B7A67F0BD4B308D18A0E8845E75C6"><header>(including
cancellations, recissions and transfers of
funds)</header>
</appropriations-small><section id="H33D699DF7EEA42C58D94CA5DEDFE51DE"><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 461 passenger
motor vehicles, of which 456 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire of
such vehicles.</text>
</section><section id="H200FC68C6DA74845A803DFDA164E6C2B"><enum>702.</enum><text>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:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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 notification to the agency administrator: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital
Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without the
prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress: <italic>Provided further</italic>, 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: <italic>Provided
further</italic>, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for
obligation unless the Secretary submits notification of the obligation to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<italic>Provided further</italic>, 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 id="HAA110F8D36D243459E411C92A419A5F8"><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 id="H603B329150C24812904802A6016E3996"><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 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 id="H0CD0D5151AFC49D8BB8BFB181ECC2066"><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 id="HEC294BA1A0B1458094994E206DA95A0C"><enum>706.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 id="HDC91F9928F82444AAC8E343F89C5938A"><enum>707.</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: <italic>Provided</italic>, 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
unless prior notification has been transmitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
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 id="H2E087280B02F49348D389A64912C140A"><enum>708.</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 id="H54B5BACC1D8844FA892A424EF5F97C98"><enum>709.</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 of 1936, or any
not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan
under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of
such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.</text>
</section><section id="H28110894CF494AF68741CD5E60D582EE"><enum>710.</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) of such Act 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 id="H54E622F53DEE447FB4E7DF39783DF873"><enum>711.</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, 2013, for information technology
expenses.</text>
</section><section id="H827BDD0A1BB14AD4A3F69AF258DD6ABB"><enum>712.</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 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant
formula to participants.</text>
</section><section id="H5F5D2670A99A42CB9FD3351993BFC2BF"><enum>713.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees
of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through
301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</section><section id="HC50B7A52560D4B0ABC0B481C1347D1C7"><enum>714.</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, that is
authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation—</text>
<paragraph id="H6EA67C7E75D546068F9A7E617B2E5BC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 id="HAF9C3CB4630641D1820F7CB1BF5BA148"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 id="H59B05050E8A94AC3B576A7B1499D397C"><enum>715.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (h) of section
502 of the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary may use the authority described
in subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act.</text>
</section><section id="H6C86C30FFE394DA9B9FDED5EADB52A52"><enum>716.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (ii) of section 524(b)(4)(B) of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H429552840C654B9B93799B3D3C4BDF2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking ‘‘fiscal years
2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘certain fiscal years’’; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B6447D4E8274BB6985EE890ADB9FDD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the text, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and
inserting ‘‘2014’’.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H097C52BB015B4BD0B3E2F4E303C422A3"><enum>717.</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 id="HE8CBDECF924C4DDE8E6CE238459C42B8"><enum>718.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries
and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv)
of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $948,000,000, as follows:
Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities – $465,000,000; State Option
Contract – $5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities – $2,500,000; Disaster
Relief – $5,000,000; Additional Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts Purchases
–$206,000,000; Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program – $20,000,000; Estimated
Future Needs – $196,713,000; and, Administrative Funds – $47,787,000:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as amended by
section 4304 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $20,000,000, including the
transfer of funds under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246,
until October 1, 2012: <italic>Provided</italic><italic>further</italic>, That
$133,000,000 made available on October 1, 2012, to carry out section
19(i)(1)(E) 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)(v) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246:
<italic>Provided</italic><italic>further</italic>, That none of the funds
appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used
to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of
Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause
(3) of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), or for any
surplus removal activities or price support activities under section 5 of the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: <italic>Provided further</italic>,
That of the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(iv) of section 14222
of Public Law 110–246, $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded.</text>
</section><section id="H3B54589B754D4A2C8FFC705662D2C635"><enum>719.</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 id="H383A7A37F67343EC9C9DD2DDF7B644D3"><enum>720.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds in this Act shall be
available to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research,
education, or extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food
and Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under
each award: <italic>Provided</italic>, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full
allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).</text>
</section><section id="H0964414D1800462895418C33CCA6BC26"><enum>721.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this or
any other Act may be used to write, prepare, develop, or publish a final rule
or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the
proposed rule entitled “Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the
Act” (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 (June 22, 2010)).</text>
</section><section id="HC212ECBD2F60498C8474AECF3D71C192"><enum>722.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The unobligated balances available for the
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forestry Incentives Program, as
identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X3336, $5,500,000 are
rescinded, and the unobligated balances available for the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Great Plains Conservation Program, as identified by
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2268, $500,000 are rescinded.</text>
</section><section id="H20367F4834144B3D92DEE5895C3A6293"><enum>723.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the unobligated balances provided
pursuant to section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008,
$11,000,000 is hereby rescinded.</text>
</section><section id="H19760B23B78345008AF0951838611645"><enum>724.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1238E(a) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838e(a)) is amended by striking “2012” and inserting
“2014”.</text>
</section><section id="HFB11FC7C23464B408AE5AD4C40EC47E6"><enum>725.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H24D1EFD7A56B43268A0F50AB6BB3366E"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is amended by striking “2012” and inserting
“2014”.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE13BAB8EC2D44BE291C38E9BDC34B536"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section
1241(a)(6)(E) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(6)(E)) is
amended by striking “fiscal year 2012” and inserting “each of fiscal years 2012
through 2014”.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H53D20D57F616468AADA5C314C0626787"><enum>726.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4FC3658E9C64858B33E2F4607E8B1CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding paragraph (1), by striking “2012,” and inserting “2012 (and fiscal
year 2014 in the case of the programs specified in paragraphs (3)(B), (4), (6),
and (7)),”; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B36BEA9BC2F411D9E91BDFCAF4F0302"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)(E), by striking “fiscal year 2012” and inserting “each of fiscal years 2012
through 2014”.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H3CC5D2112B234FD98CB34D48D1B855FB"><enum>727.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1241(a)(7)(D) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)(D)) is amended by striking “2012” and
inserting “2014”.</text>
</section><section id="H6ADDC65E03D44C258BEC7CA1F94BC83C"><enum>728.</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 the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE6A67063F37446399BF7D229A8DCDB2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Conservation Stewardship Program
authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Security of Act 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3838d–3838g) in excess of $634,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24FF2EF789FD45DC9035CB37D4395738"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Watershed Rehabilitation program
authorized by section 14(h) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4EBB2279528448E5A7DCE33BA864212D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Environmental Quality Incentives
Program as authorized by sections 1241–1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa-8) in excess of $1,400,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DD11F0743774B1FA30CDD8F10B62410"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Farmland Protection Program as
authorized by section 1238I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i)
in excess of $150,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DFD2DE9C9BE41E9AB303F18B32E5343"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Grassland Reserve Program as authorized
by sections 1238O–1238Q of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3838o–3838q) in excess of 209,000 acres in fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0184BC40D7E74A2AA42E14C92CF79D54"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized by
sections 1237–1237F of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837–3837f) to
enroll in excess of 185,800 acres in fiscal year 2012.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4E72F3AC2C14A4D819B4756994CE4BC"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act
authorized by section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3839bb–1)) in excess of $50,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FDFEE3A4DF141E39143A15EDA49FBA0"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Voluntary Public Access and Habitat
Incentives Program authorized by section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A51ADBC89B64C859CE16C50C0DE9242"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Biomass Crop Assistance Program
authorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B6948A1CC59402C99A821009009B117"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
authorized by section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105) in excess of $55,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H936CC269E86447A78807892EC0C485AA"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Rural Energy for America Program
authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2D59A2E40E244C7493436556B63B5FC3"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance
Program authorized by section 6022 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2008s).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA77385D85F26411F9690B3D04DD96CD1"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(d)(3) of the Federal Crop
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(3)) to provide a performance-based premium
discount in the crop insurance program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD00F3AE54029430B8EBC32568C609E64"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></section><section id="HF05AA4563FE14176AE8151C34FCF50F5"><enum>729.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds made available in Public Law
111–344 through February 12, 2012 for trade adjustment for farmers are hereby
rescinded.</text>
</section><section id="H530976F26EB4476084FDA545215E373B"><enum>730.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of
personnel to carry out the emergency food assistance program authorized by
section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Stamp Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) if
such program exceeds $200,000,000.</text>
</section><section id="H4C4B408385124F31B6D3876F0A7E7C2A"><enum>731.</enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H806DFE695BE040FB99063AC82B16F8EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Closure and Conveyance
of Agricultural Research Service Facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may close up
to 10 facilities of the Agricultural Research Service, as proposed in the
budget of the President for fiscal year 2012 submitted to Congress pursuant to
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDE52BD5CD4F411F86A63EFAD568499E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance
Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an
Agricultural Research Service facility to be closed pursuant to subsection (a),
the Secretary of Agriculture may convey, with or without consideration, all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to any real property,
including improvements and equipment thereon, of the facility to an eligible
entity specified in subsection (c). If the Agricultural Research Service
facility consists of more than one parcel of real property, the Secretary may
convey each parcel separately and to different eligible entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C402DB457B14D968C1485A2A076F01E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following entities are eligible to
receive real property under subsection (b):</text>
<paragraph id="H3A7825C8C98242B6BA6B1E73651EBE35"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land-grant colleges and universities (as
defined in section 1404(13) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(13)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A6A1CE26670489599AAFD273B0F2419"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1994 Institutions (as defined in section
532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301
note; Public Law 103–382)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD282739444BA438ABC6D4ADF7E0C052E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and
universities (as defined in section 1404(10) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3103(10)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H31B8DC5110114CA89775419C1D43CF75"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conditions on
Receipt</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of the
conveyance of real property under subsection (b), the recipient of the property
must—</text>
<paragraph id="HA4A05866AF1A4B71B46DBDBF71D8001F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be located in the same State or territory
of the United States in which the property is located; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C616FEB3CA44E9B9A4010449568E046"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agree to accept and use the property for
agricultural and natural resources research for a minimum of 25 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H001D95F7BF3F43A5BF7E0E4BB920C249"><enum>732.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA27B7001BB494DF7AA8EEB3D27786406" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4AE91A5D15474AD68E2A212F37A5AFC8"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Food Donation
Program</header>
<paragraph id="H1C98966158574298B0385A53FD57DE89"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each school and local
educational agency participating in the school lunch program under this Act may
donate any food not consumed under such program to eligible local food banks or
charitable organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B9E06B123C9414B868D5916E0236F86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Guidance</header>
<subparagraph id="HE6BE60B0E8B646E7A71279AB5AEB3E9B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
develop and publish guidance to schools and local educational agencies
participating in the school lunch program under this Act to assist such schools
and local educational agencies in donating food under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H301C7AF831FC4931B38A6B78C9E504E3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall update such guidance as
necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HABB902D2023445B0A9155E7D9CC13FA8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any school or local educational agency
making donations pursuant to this subsection shall be exempt from civil and
criminal liability to the extent provided under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan
Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H720D3870259049A7B677B2B063041794"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term
<quote>eligible local food banks or charitable organizations</quote> means any
food bank or charitable organization which is exempt from tax under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
501(c)(3)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H8B2DA22E8FFD4F0685EB4A32817B2915"><enum>733.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding this Act or any other Act,
of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Agriculture from
prior appropriations, with the exception of Rural Development and Domestic Food
Programs, $63,000,000 in appropriated discretionary funds are hereby rescinded:
<italic>Provided</italic>, 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.</text>
</section><section id="H8F873F46102E4865937CB5C85E380B4E"><enum>734.</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 id="H06227E347EDA40B7BF5D857425AD2CBF"><enum>735. </enum><subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H71B367C8CAAA4F1CB6B374FE4991ACA0"><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 of funds, or in
the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority
provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944
(7 U.S.C. 2257) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9F6EC9EAF248488680C27EC202A2C43E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creates new programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H811F4EC6293445958120F482D369A5EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminates a program, project, or
activity;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67887A0D50574E8BBB8BE53C1C6EDD83"><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 id="HEC636427EBAE41B3A744C167FF017BC8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relocates an office or employees;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H20C7317B721F418A8F89909775A82B39"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reorganizes offices, programs, or
activities; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H811D355C3C97463CB8E3DB5765AC2D4F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>contracts out or
privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal
employees;</text>
</paragraph></subsection><continuation-text continuation-text-level="section">unless the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the
Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be)
notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the
use of such authority.</continuation-text></section><appropriations-major id="LEXA-RepairidB5B0D0078E5545AB8E45FE3E8144E070"><subsection id="H1E6AD5D15C964595A6FD9297DC051518"><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 or use of the authorities referred to in subsection (a)
involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less,
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H566B731C808A4BC2B64AE27664D2C722"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">augments existing programs, projects, or
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCECEB43576274E4BBFF8F083BFA4C3FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduces by 10 percent funding for any
existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent
as approved by Congress; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56842AB94F3446318074AE6DA4C48CFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">results from any general savings from a
reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs,
activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (as the case may be) notifies, in writing,
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in
advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B30753580B545929D2661BEEE9E3A43"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the
previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or
specifically funded by any other Act.</text>
</subsection></appropriations-major><section id="H0B6A711D92384BAF8F187C882E5FDB9B"><enum>736.</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 2013 appropriations Act.</text>
</section><section id="HCA21494652994D2EA7E19811E930FCBC"><enum>737.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless otherwise authorized by existing
law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch
agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or
distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear
notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the
prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch
agency.</text>
</section><section id="H5ACA22B13A3A40A3BE41D31DFA7869A4"><enum>738.</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 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 id="idD05F85CD90F84FDC81E47DBE178F71F7"><enum>739.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to—</text>
<paragraph id="H228CAB0FA6B44B3C956AA07ABF1DBD67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inspect horses
under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5452619A8F2846FFBA720D74F7B743D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inspect horses
under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H00BA112D1DB94825B78DF6CF2458B9A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>implement or
enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="idC4EA9FF197D1437880778B4DEB6CFFDC"><enum>740.</enum><text>None of the
funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract,
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or
provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted (or had
an officer or agent of such corporation acting on behalf of the corporation
convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within
the preceding 24 months.</text>
</section><section id="id00FFE7BB1FDF48D79BA354D2B76DCB51"><enum>741.</enum><text>None of the
funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract,
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or
provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that any unpaid Federal
tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative
remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a
timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for
collecting the tax liability.</text>
<appropriations-small id="H44BE675E954348908C453A9473E65AE3"><header>Spending Reduction
Account</header>
</appropriations-small></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57318E76DA8849768DDAC76A76C43C4D"><enum>742.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount by which the applicable
allocation of new budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0
(increased by $2,390,000).</text>
</section><section id="HBEC4BCC149AD440C8B3F63EB05B63592"><enum>743.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each amount made available by titles I
through VI (other than an amount required to be made available by a provision
of law) is hereby reduced by 0.78 percent.</text>
</section><section id="HB8F05CFEC038499DB19A815C99770EFE"><enum>744.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act to the Food and Drug Administration may be used to approve any application
submitted under section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 360b) for approval of genetically engineered salmon.</text>
</section><section id="H29369A504C58433B8EA840DBFB67BF25"><enum>745.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to provide assistance under title II of the Food for Peace Act
(7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North
Korea).</text>
</section><section id="HC1FA6562695B4192B573AFE35E471159"><enum>746.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide
nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731).</text>
</section><section id="H992F2AE714B6493DB83EE72660657509"><enum>747.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used by the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or any other Federal
Agency receiving funds under this Act to lease or purchase new light duty
vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except
in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May
24, 2011.</text>
</section><section id="H85439D37F0A44EFE9DA943386A7F4333"><enum>748.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount otherwise provided by this Act
for <quote>Integrated Activities</quote> is hereby increased by, and the amount
otherwise provided by this Act for <quote>National Institute of Food and
Agriculture-research and education activities</quote> is hereby reduced (to be
derived from amounts for competitive grants (7 U.S.C. 22 450i(b))) by,
$4,400,000, respectively.</text>
</section><section id="H231ED30D62814A8DB021E2CDBDA2ED71"><enum>749.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142).</text>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB99E90DAF2EA4C319837A03DB2CDE18C"><enum>750.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to support any Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative of
the Department of Agriculture.</text>
</section><section id="H1F8325AD106F4329ACF1ACB3D9924F31"><enum>751.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to provide payments (or to pay the salaries and expenses of
personnel to provide payments) to the Brazil Cotton Institute.</text>
</section><section id="HAA6C9E1CE3E842B9A5A96874CE79A3C0"><enum>752.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the cost of broadband loans, as
authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, to remain
available until expended, there is hereby appropriated, and the amount
otherwise provided by this Act for payments to the General Services
Administration for rent under the heading “Agriculture Buildings and Facilities
and Rental Payments” is hereby reduced by, $6,000,000.</text>
</section><section id="H6D83B6302A7341FC82762294F0A8D993"><enum>753.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used for mifepristone, commonly known as RU–486.</text>
</section><section id="HC992E6D8971F4407B9F428F9DE8F55F7"><enum>754.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to promulgate any
final rules under paragraph (13) or (14) of section 2(a) of the Commodity
Exchange Act, as added by section 727 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act, until 12 months after the promulgation of final swap
transaction reporting rules under section 21 of the Commodity Exchange
Act.</text>
</section><section id="H7E65C999232C49698BFC1AB2EE3BAF22"><enum>755.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used to implement the Departmental Regulation of the Department of
Agriculture entitled <quote>Policy Statement on Climate Change
Adaptation</quote> (Departmental Regulation 1070–001 (June 3, 2011)).</text>
</section><section id="H43DB7CB3C98B472695611FB7D6F462F7"><enum>756.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For preventive measures authorized under
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and
the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.),
including research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing
of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing structures, and changes in use of
land, there is hereby appropriated, and the amount otherwise provided by this
Act for <quote>Agricultural Programs—Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and
Rental Payments</quote> is reduced by, $3,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</section><section id="HA9B6A3B7704E4BFAA0171547DBDA9211"><enum>757.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available by this
Act may be used for the construction of an ethanol blender pump or an ethanol
storage facility.</text>
</section><section id="HAC9FA066C42D476E8DEE1A0958D5D599" section-type="undesignated-section"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the “Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2012”.</text>
</section>
Passed the House of
Representatives June 16, 2011.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.