[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2375 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 382
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2375

                          [Report No. 112-163]

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2012

Mr. Kohl, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
     original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Production, Processing and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, $5,051,000:  Provided, That not to exceed $11,000 of this 
amount shall be available for official reception and representation 
expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary.

                       Office of Tribal Relations

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Tribal Relations, $498,000, 
to support communication and consultation activities with Federally 
Recognized Tribes, as well as other requirements established by law.

                          Executive Operations

                     office of the chief economist

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$16,008,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative 
agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155 and shall be 
obligated within 90 days of the enactment of this Act.

                       national appeals division

    For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
$14,225,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $9,049,000.

         office of homeland security and emergency coordination

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Homeland Security and 
Emergency Coordination, $1,496,000.

                    Office of Advocacy and Outreach

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 
$1,422,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $44,031,000.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $6,247,000:  Provided, That no funds made available by this 
appropriation may be obligated for FAIR Act or Circular A-76 activities 
until the Secretary has submitted to the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress and the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the 
Department's contracting out policies, including agency budgets for 
contracting out.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Civil Rights, $893,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $22,692,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, $804,000.

        Agriculture Buildings and Facilities and Rental Payments

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public 
Law 92-313, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of 
authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department 
of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 486, for programs and activities of the 
Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and 
other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate 
unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the 
Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, 
improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and 
for related costs, $241,336,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $175,694,000 shall be available for payments to the General 
Services Administration for rent; of which $13,473,000 is for payments 
to the Department of Homeland Security for building security 
activities; and of which $52,169,000 is for buildings operations and 
maintenance expenses:  Provided, That the Secretary may use unobligated 
prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer available 
for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior year rental 
payments for such agency or office:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary is authorized to transfer funds from a Departmental agency to 
this account to recover the full cost of the space and security 
expenses of that agency that are funded by this account when the actual 
costs exceed the agency estimate which will be available for the 
activities and payments described herein.

                     Hazardous Materials Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply 
with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,992,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That appropriations and funds 
available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management 
may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in 
meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-
Federal lands.

                      departmental administration

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For Departmental Administration, $27,647,000, to provide for 
necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the 
Department and for general administration, security, repairs and 
alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not 
otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient 
work of the Department:  Provided, That this appropriation shall be 
reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel 
expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 
551-558.

     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, 
including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
within the executive branch, $3,869,000:  Provided, That these funds 
may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded 
by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level:  Provided 
further, That no funds made available by this appropriation may be 
obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless 
the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency.

                        Office of Communications

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Communications, $9,006,000.

                      Office of Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$89,016,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting 
and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons 
pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and 
including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational 
expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the 
direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95-452 and 
section 1337 of Public Law 97-98.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$45,074,000.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Research, Education and Economics, $893,000.

                       Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$77,397,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $179,477,000, of which up to $62,500,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture.

                     Agricultural Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for 
acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal 
cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands 
exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of 
money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, 
$1,101,853,000:  Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be 
available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the 
purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only:  Provided further, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and 
improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing 
any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or 
greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 
10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed 
$750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the 
fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement 
value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater:  Provided 
further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act 
shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities 
at Beltsville, Maryland:  Provided further, That appropriations 
hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville 
Agricultural Research Center:  Provided further, That the foregoing 
limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry 
out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 113a):  Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at 
any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a 
research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable 
to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements 
shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the 
Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the 
Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of 
the United States:  Provided further, That funds may be received from 
any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for 
the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or 
research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by 
law.

               National Institute of Food and Agriculture

                   research and education activities

    For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative 
forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, 
$738,638,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, 
specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, Research and Education Activities'' in the report 
accompanying this Act:  Provided, That funds for research grants for 
1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity 
building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture 
and food research initiative, Critical Agricultural Materials Act, 
veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate 
fellowship and institution challenge grants, and grants management 
systems shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, That 
each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen 
program receives no less than $1,000,000:  Provided further, That funds 
for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving 
institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or 
consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each 
of the States of Alaska and Hawaii:  Provided further, That funds for 
education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to 
institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222.

 hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities endowment fund

    For the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities 
Endowment Fund under section 1456(b) (7 U.S.C. 3243(b)) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until expended.

              native american institutions endowment fund

    For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by 
Public Law 103-382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                          extension activities

    For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and 
American Samoa, $475,125,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified in the table titled ``National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture, Extension Activities'' in the report accompanying this 
Act:  Provided, That funds for facility improvements at 1890 
institutions shall remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for 
cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000:  Provided 
further, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and 
(c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) 
of Public Law 93-471 shall be available for retirement and employees' 
compensation costs for extension agents.

                         integrated activities

    For the integrated research, education, and extension grants 
programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $24,982,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the 
table titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated 
Activities'' in the report accompanying this Act:  Provided, That funds 
for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014.

  Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $893,000.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for 
expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085), 
$816,534,000, of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant 
diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds 
(``contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet emergency 
conditions; of which $15,970,000, 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 $36,858,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health 
Technical Services; of which $891,000 shall be for activities under the 
authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 
1831); of which $50,761,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be used to support avian health; of which $4,335,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for information technology 
infrastructure; of which $153,950,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $9,068,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland 
ecosystem pests; of which $56,638,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $2,750,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary 
Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which 
$1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
wildlife damage management program for aviation safety:  Provided, 
That, of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services 
methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That, of amounts available under this heading for the 
screwworm program, $4,971,000 shall remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or 
administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal 
year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 
40 percent:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the 
purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement 
only:  Provided further, That, in addition, in emergencies which 
threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this 
country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds 
available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums 
as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies 
for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or 
pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance 
with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 
U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds 
transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year 
shall be merged with such transferred amounts:  Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 
2250) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and 
improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any 
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building.
    In fiscal year 2013, the agency is authorized to collect fees to 
cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or 
services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic 
and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, 
provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability 
for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, 
or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall 
be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, 
without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or 
services.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, 
environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase 
of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250, and 
acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           Marketing Services

    For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$77,863,000:  Provided, That this appropriation shall be available 
pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration and repair of 
buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building 
during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current 
replacement value of the building.
    Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, 
as established by regulation pursuant to law (31 U.S.C. 9701).

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $62,592,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:  Provided, 
That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events 
occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with 
notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.

    funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 
U.S.C. 612c), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as 
authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: 
(1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in 
this Act; and (3) not more than $20,056,000 for formulation and 
administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the 
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act 
of 1961.

                   payments to states and possessions

    For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments 
of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 
204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1623(b)), 
$1,331,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration, $40,261,000:  Provided, That this 
appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for 
the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost 
of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 
percent of the current replacement value of the building.

        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

    Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated 
during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:  
Provided, That if grain export activities require additional 
supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this 
limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

             Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Food Safety, $811,000.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

    For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the 
Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and 
the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,001,427,000; and in 
addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees 
collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by 
section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 138f):  Provided, That funds provided for the Public 
Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available 
until expended:  Provided further, That no fewer than 148 full-time 
equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2013 for 
purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act:  Provided further, That the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 
11016 of Public Law 110-246:  Provided further, That this appropriation 
shall be available pursuant to law (7 U.S.C. 2250) for the alteration 
and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any 
one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the 
current replacement value of the building.

    Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Services

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $893,000.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,208,290,000:  
Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, 
facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by 
the Agency:  Provided further, That other funds made available to the 
Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with 
this account:  Provided further, That funds made available to county 
committees shall remain available until expended.

                         state mediation grants

    For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101-5106), $4,369,000.

               grassroots source water protection program

    For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $6,500,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to 
dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy 
indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That such program is carried out by the 
Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described 
in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106-387, 114 
Stat. 1549A-12).

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 
U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans 
(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), 
and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488), to be 
available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as 
follows: farm ownership loans, $1,975,000,000, of which $1,500,000,000 
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and $475,000,000 shall be 
for direct loans; operating loans, $2,550,089,000, of which 
$1,500,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans and 
$1,050,089,000 shall be for direct loans; emergency loans, $34,658,000; 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed 
conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land 
loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, 
$100,000,000:  Provided, That the Secretary shall deem the pink 
bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication 
program loans.
    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including 
the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm ownership loans, 
$20,140,000 for direct loans; operating loans, $76,340,000, of which 
$17,850,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans, and $58,490,000 
shall be for direct loans; emergency loans, $1,317,000, to remain 
available until expended; and Indian highly fractionated land loans, 
$173,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $312,897,000 of which $304,977,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
    Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct 
loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs:  
Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                         Risk Management Agency

    For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,900,000:  
Provided, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official 
reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 
1506(i).

                              CORPORATIONS

    The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to 
make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority 
available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, 
and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year 
limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation 
Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or 
agency, except as hereinafter provided.

                Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Fund

    For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516), such sums as may be necessary, to remain 
available until expended.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

                 reimbursement for net realized losses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to 
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses 
sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the 
Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a-11):  Provided, That of the 
funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i) for the 
conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to 
$5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural 
Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign 
Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit 
Corporation business.

                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

    For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall 
not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup 
expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the 
requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607(g)), and 
section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 
6961).

                                TITLE II

                         CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

  Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Natural Resources and Environment, $893,000.

                 Natural Resources Conservation Service

                        conservation operations

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act 
of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), including preparation of 
conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and 
water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special 
measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent 
floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural 
related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; 
classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; 
acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant 
materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost 
not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 
428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent 
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$828,498,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014:  Provided, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public 
improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of 
alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public 
improvements shall not exceed $250,000:  Provided further, That when 
buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the 
right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a.

                               TITLE III

                           RURAL DEVELOPMENT

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Rural Development, $893,000.

                Rural Development Salaries and Expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, 
including activities with institutions concerning the development and 
operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; 
$206,857,000:  Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising 
and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission 
area:  Provided further, That any balances available from prior years 
for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural 
Business--Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be 
transferred to and merged with this appropriation.

                         Rural Housing Service

              rural housing insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, 
to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as 
follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $27,952,000 for section 504 
housing repair loans; $28,433,000 for section 515 rental housing; 
$150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; 
$10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired 
property; and $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land 
development loans.
    For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of 
modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $53,730,000 shall be for 
direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,821,000; and repair, 
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$10,000,000:  Provided, That to support the loan program level for 
section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the 
Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of 
such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform 
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may 
not be subsidized:  Provided further, That communities that have a 
current administrative population waiver under section 541 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be eligible for section 502 
guaranteed loans provided under this heading:  Provided further, 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 2012, shall be available through June 30, 2013, for 
communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural 
Economic Area Partnership Zones:  Provided further, That, of the 
amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no 
less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for 
individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with 
a mutual and self help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2013:  Provided further, That in 
balancing the needs between the section 515 rental housing program and 
the multi-family housing revitalization program, the Secretary may 
transfer not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated for the 
section 515 program to the Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Program 
Account.
    In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $17,526,000, to remain 
available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and 
domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts:  Provided, That any 
balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be 
transferred to and merged with this account.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $410,627,000 shall be transferred 
to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries 
and Expenses''.

                       rental assistance program

    For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant 
to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in 
lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as 
authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, 
$907,128,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as 
authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred 
prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program 
under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:  Provided, That of this amount not 
less than $3,000,000 is for newly constructed units financed under 
sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949:  Provided further, 
That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the 
current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period:  Provided 
further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-
year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any 
debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing 
projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized 
under title V of the Act:  Provided further, That rental assistance 
provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2013 for a 
farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 
516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until 
such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive 
months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such 
assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who 
are not receiving such assistance:  Provided further, That such 
recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be 
applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed 
under section 514 or 516 of the Act.

          multi-family housing revitalization program account

    For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 
542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of 
such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration 
program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental 
housing properties described in this paragraph, $27,782,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $11,000,000, shall be available for rural housing 
vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving 
rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 
loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005:  Provided 
further, That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference 
between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant 
paid rent for such unit:  Provided further, That funds made available 
for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual 
appropriations:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current 
regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing 
vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development:  Provided further, That if the Secretary determines 
that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is 
not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the 
demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-
family rental housing properties described in this paragraph:  Provided 
further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
$16,782,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the 
preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 
multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA 
multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, 
expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient 
resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and 
affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including 
reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, 
subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial 
assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the 
ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required 
by the Secretary:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall as part 
of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive 
use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring:  Provided 
further, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds for 
vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the 
preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for 
such vouchers:  Provided further, That if Congress enacts legislation 
to permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan 
restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described 
herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the 
demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation 
with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That in addition to any other 
available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 
total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for 
administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading.

                  mutual and self-help housing grants

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $30,000,000, to remain available 
until expended:  Provided, That of the total amount appropriated under 
this heading, the amount equal to the amount of Mutual and Self-Help 
Grants allocated by the Secretary for Rural Economic Area Partnership 
Zones for the fiscal year 2012, shall be available through June 30, 
2013, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.

                    rural housing assistance grants

    For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing 
preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $33,136,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, 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 2012, shall be available through June 30, 
2013, for communities designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.

               Rural Community Facilities Program Account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans as 
authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,000,000,000.
    For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as 
authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $28,428,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That $6,121,000 of the amount 
appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural 
Community Development Initiative:  Provided further, That such funds 
shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, 
nonprofit community-based housing and community development 
organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized 
Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, 
community facilities, community and economic development projects in 
rural areas:  Provided further, That such funds shall be made available 
to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations 
proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: 
 Provided further, That such intermediary organizations shall provide 
matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related 
activities, in an amount not less than funds provided:  Provided 
further, That $5,938,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with 
extreme unemployment and severe economic depression (Public Law 106-
387), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in 
the State rural development offices:  Provided further, That $3,369,000 
of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for 
community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by 
section 306(a)(19) of such Act:  Provided further, That of the total 
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 
2012, shall be available through June 30, 2013, for communities 
designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as Rural Economic Area 
Partnership Zones:  Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to 
the funds made available under this heading.

                  Rural Business--Cooperative Service

                     rural business program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business 
development programs authorized by sections 306 and 310B and described 
in subsections (f) and (g) of section 310B and section 381E(d)(3) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $85,904,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That of the amount appropriated 
under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for 
a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical 
assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic 
development and $3,000,000 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:  Provided further, That $4,000,000 of 
the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants 
to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including 
$250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide 
technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote 
economic development:  Provided further, That of the total 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 2012, shall 
be available through June 30, 2013, 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:  
Provided further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made 
available under this heading.

              rural development loan fund program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), $18,889,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, $6,052,000, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $900,000 
shall be available through June 30, 2013, for Federally Recognized 
Native American Tribes; and of which $2,000,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2013, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as 
determined in accordance with Public Law 100-460):  Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:  Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated 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 2012, shall be available through 
June 30, 2013, for communities designated by the Secretary of 
Agriculture as Rural Economic Area Partnership Zones.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $4,438,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

            Rural Economic Development Loans Program Account

                         (including rescission)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$33,077,000.
    Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936, $180,000,000 shall not be obligated and $180,000,000 are 
rescinded.

                  rural cooperative development grants

    For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 
310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932), $27,706,000, of which $2,250,000 shall be for cooperative 
agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas 
program:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,456,000 shall be for grants 
for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups 
of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority 
of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised 
of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of 
which $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
value-added agricultural product market development grants, as 
authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 
2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note).

                    rural energy for america program

    For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms 
and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $3,400,000:  Provided, 
That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974.

                        Rural Utilities Service

             rural water and waste disposal program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the 
rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management 
programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B 
and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $522,481,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be 
available for the rural utilities program described in section 
306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be 
available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of 
such Act:  Provided, That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste 
disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally recognized 
Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of 
Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii):  Provided further, That 
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to 
section 325 of Public Law 105-83:  Provided further, That not more than 
2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for 
training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent 
of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to 
section 325 of Public Law 105-83 for training and technical assistance 
programs:  Provided further, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical 
assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 
306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of 
extreme need, of which $5,750,000 shall be made available for a grant 
to a qualified non-profit multi-state regional technical assistance 
organization, with experience in working with small communities on 
water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant 
shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, 
in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and 
management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than 
$800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal 
communities:  Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with 
qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide 
technical assistance for rural water systems:  Provided further, That 
not to exceed $3,400,000 shall be for solid waste management grants:  
Provided further, That of the total 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 2012, shall be 
available through June 30, 2013, 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:  Provided further, That 
$10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be 
transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High 
Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 
19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 918a):  Provided 
further, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants 
authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
U.S.C. 918a) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural 
Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:  Provided further, 
That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under 
this heading.
    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans as 
authorized by section 1006a of title 16 of the United States Code, 
except for the limitations contained in the last sentence of such 
section, for projects whose features include agricultural water supply 
benefits, groundwater protection, environmental enhancement and flood 
control, $40,000,000:  Provided, That such loans shall be made by the 
Rural Utilities Service.

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized 
by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: 5 percent rural 
electrification loans, $100,000,000; loans made pursuant to section 306 
of that Act, rural electric, $6,500,000,000; guaranteed underwriting 
loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $690,000,000:  Provided, That up to 
$2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or 
improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or 
existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,467,000, which shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Rural 
Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

    For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, 
$63,358,000.
    For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural 
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $24,950,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made 
available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act:  Provided further, That funding provided under 
this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the 
eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section:  
Provided further, That $3,000,000 shall be made available to those 
noncommercial educational television broadcast stations that serve 
rural areas and are qualified for Community Service Grants by the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting under section 396(k) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, including associated translators and 
repeaters, regardless of the location of their main transmitter, 
studio-to-transmitter links, and equipment to allow local control over 
digital content and programming through the use of high-definition 
broadcast, multi-casting and datacasting technologies.
    For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of 
the Rural Electrification Act, $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended:  Provided, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined 
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible 
for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 
U.S.C. 950aaa.

                                TITLE IV

                         DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS

Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, $811,000.

                       Food and Nutrition Service

                        child nutrition programs

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 
17 and 21; $19,657,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2014, 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) shall be merged with and available for the same time 
period and purposes as provided herein:  Provided, That of the total 
amount available, $16,504,000 shall be available to carry out section 
19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.):  
Provided further, That of the total amount available, $1,000,000 shall 
be available to implement section 23 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).

special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $7,041,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2014:  Provided, 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, only the provisions 
of section 17(h)(10)(B)(iii) shall be effective in fiscal year 2013 
(excluding performance bonus payments), for which not less than 
$60,000,000 shall be used for breast-feeding peer counselors and other 
related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, and 
$30,000,000 shall be used for management information systems:  Provided 
further, That funds made available for the purposes specified in 
section 17(h)(10)(B)(i) and section 17(h)(10)(B)(ii) shall only be made 
available upon a determination by the Secretary that funds are 
available to meet caseload requirements without the use of the 
contingency reserve funds:  Provided further, That none of the funds 
provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant 
formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive 
bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act:  Provided 
further, That none of the funds provided shall be available for 
activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government 
departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act.

               supplemental nutrition assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $79,993,795,000, of which $3,000,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2014, shall be placed in 
reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become 
necessary to carry out program operations:  Provided, That funds 
provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008:  Provided further, That, of the funds 
made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide 
nutrition education services to state agencies and Federally recognized 
tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian 
Reservations:  Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be 
required by law:  Provided further, That funds made available for 
Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available until 
expended, notwithstanding section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008:  Provided further, That funds made available under this 
heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct 
studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program 
integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008.

                      commodity assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the 
Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of 
the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c 
note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance 
for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
188); and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by 
section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $253,952,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2014:  Provided, That none of 
these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for commodities donated to the program:  Provided further, 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds 
made available in fiscal year 2013 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, 2014:  Provided further, That of the 
funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for 
costs associated with the distribution of commodities.

                   nutrition programs administration

    For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition 
Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, 
$143,505,000:  Provided, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 
shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107-171, 
as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110-246.

                                TITLE V

                FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including not to exceed $158,000 for representation allowances and for 
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 
U.S.C. 1766), $176,789,000:  Provided, That the Service may utilize 
advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures 
made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations 
and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural 
food production assistance programs (7 U.S.C. 1737) and the foreign 
assistance programs of the United States Agency for International 
Development:  Provided further, That funds made available for middle-
income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug 
International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, 
and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation 
solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international 
currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign 
Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.

  food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program 
                                account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    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, $2,806,000, shall be transferred to and merged 
with the appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and 
Expenses'':  Provided, 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.

                     food for peace title ii grants

    For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise 
recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest 
thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83-480, as amended), 
for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under 
title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until 
expended.

  mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition 
                             program grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
1), $184,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such 
section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein.

 commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program 
                                account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit 
Corporation's export guarantee program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, 
$6,806,000; 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 $6,452,000 shall 
be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Foreign 
Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $354,000 
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Farm 
Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

            RELATED AGENCY AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      food and drug administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of 
space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for 
programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the 
District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency 
expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the 
Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's 
certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of 
Public Law 107-188; $3,878,416,000:  Provided, That, of the amount 
provided under this heading, $712,808,000 shall be derived from 
prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended, and shall 
not include any fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) 
assessed for fiscal year 2013 but collected in fiscal year 2012; 
$69,700,000 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; $30,530,000 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; $7,595,000 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; $505,000,000 
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; $12,925,000 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; $15,367,000 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 amounts 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:  
Provided further, That, in addition and notwithstanding any other 
provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug, 
animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed 
the respective fiscal year 2013 limitations are appropriated and shall 
be credited to this account and remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical 
device, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal 
year 2013 received during fiscal year 2013, including any such fees 
assessed prior to fiscal year 2013 but credited for fiscal year 2013, 
shall be subject to the fiscal year 2013 limitations:  Provided 
further, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, 
or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701:  
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) 
$884,481,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (2) $984,248,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation 
and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory 
Affairs; (3) $331,420,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office 
of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $174,952,000 shall be for the Center for 
Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $360,501,000 shall be for the Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $59,232,000 shall be for the National 
Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $482,398,000 shall be for the 
Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $160,669,000 shall be 
for Rent and Related activities, of which $61,681,000 is for White Oak 
Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services 
Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $205,853,000 shall be for 
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) 
$234,662,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods, the Office of 
Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory 
Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, 
and central services for these offices:  Provided further, That the 
Secretary may, prior to the due date for such fees, accept payment of 
animal drug user fees and animal generic drug user fees authorized for 
fiscal year 2014, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal 
year 2014 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2013 
shall not be included in amounts provided under this heading:  Provided 
further, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for 
official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided 
for, as determined by the Commissioner:  Provided further, That funds 
may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the 
prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress.
    In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b, 
export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381, and 
priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n may be credited 
to this account, to remain available until expended.

                        buildings and facilities

    For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, 
alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by 
the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, 
$5,320,000, to remain available until expended.

                           INDEPENDENT AGENCY

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $63,300,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249:  Provided, 
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with 
receiverships.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

    Sec. 701.  Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, 
appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of 
Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be 
available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided 
for, of not to exceed 124 passenger motor vehicles of which 124 shall 
be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles:  Provided, 
That notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger 
vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary 
for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the 
protection of life, property, and public safety.
    Sec. 702.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of 
discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available 
unobligated discretionary balances of the Department of Agriculture 
that are remaining available at the end of the fiscal year, to the 
Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment 
necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and 
information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of 
the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That none of the funds made 
available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the 
Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency 
administrator:  Provided further, That none of the funds transferred to 
the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available 
for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:  
Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be 
available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the 
Department's National Finance Center without written notification to 
and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses 
of Congress as required by section 724 of this Act:  Provided further, 
That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the 
Department of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, 
the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement 
or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the 
improvement and implementation of a financial management plan, 
information technology, and other systems of the National Finance 
Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National 
Finance Center:  Provided further, That none of the amounts reserved 
shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written 
notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate:  Provided further, That 
the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notification to 
Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as 
determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared 
state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the 
National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National 
Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National 
Finance Center.
    Sec. 703.  No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein.
    Sec. 704.  No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay 
negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar 
arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and 
nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost 
of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is 
to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This 
does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and 
contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed 
on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are 
provided in this Act.
    Sec. 705.  Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the 
cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current 
fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse 
obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: 
the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural 
Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the 
Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.
    Sec. 706.  Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
any other Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 679a) or section 30 of the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 471).
    Sec. 707.  None of the funds made available to the Department of 
Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information 
technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief 
Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information 
Technology Investment Review Board:  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the 
Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress:  Provided further, That none of the funds available to the 
Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated 
for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the 
Chief Information Officer.
    Sec. 708.  Funds made available under section 1240I and section 
1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)) in the current fiscal 
year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made 
in the current fiscal year.
    Sec. 709.  Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct 
or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any 
not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct 
loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 
313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such 
Act.
    Sec. 710.  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.
    Sec. 711.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries 
and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency and the Rural 
Development mission area, shall remain available through September 30, 
2014, for information technology expenses.
    Sec. 712.  The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State 
agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount 
of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid 
infant formula to participants.
    Sec. 713.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the 
employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 
301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 714.  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--
            (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related 
        administrative expenses, including technical assistance, 
        associated with the implementation of the program, without 
        regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and 
        fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i); and
            (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be 
        considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of 
        applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and 
        fund transfers contained in such section.
    Sec. 715.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts 
set forth in section 412(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736f(e)(1)), may be reduced by any amount the Administrator determines 
necessary to meet emergency food needs.
    Sec. 716.  None of the funds made available in fiscal year 2013 or 
preceding fiscal years for programs authorized under the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) in excess of $20,000,000 shall be used to 
reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible 
commodities under section 302(f)(2)(A) of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian 
Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1):  Provided, That any such funds made 
available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation shall only be 
used pursuant to section 302(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Bill Emerson 
Humanitarian Trust Act.
    Sec. 717.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than 
$1,800,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities 
related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task 
forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to 
comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate 
competitively awarded grants.
    Sec. 718.  None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay 
indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or 
extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided 
under each award:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded 
competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall 
be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant 
awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
    Sec. 719.  There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out 
section 1621 of Public Law 110-246.
    Sec. 720.  Subject to authorization by the Congress, the Secretary 
may reserve, through April 1, 2013, up to 5 percent of the funding 
available for the following items for projects in areas that are 
engaged in strategic regional development planning as defined by the 
Secretary: business and industry guaranteed loans; rural development 
loan fund; rural business enterprise grants; rural business opportunity 
grants; rural economic development program; rural microenterprise 
program; biorefinery assistance program; rural energy for America 
program; value-added producer grants; broadband program; water and 
waste program; and rural community facilities program.
    Sec. 721.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
and expenses of personnel to carry out the following:
            (1) The 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;
            (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
        authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act of 
        1985, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3839aa(8)), in excess of 
        $1,400,000,000;
            (3) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by 
        section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood 
        Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1);
            (4) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program authorized by 
        section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended (16 
        U.S.C. 3839bb-1), in excess of $73,000,000; and
            (5) A program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of section 
        14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of $981,000,000, as 
        follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities--
        $465,000,000; State Option Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal of 
        Defective Commodities--$2,500,000:  Provided, That none of the 
        funds made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used 
        for salaries and expenses to carry out 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 $41,000,000, 
        including the transfer of funds under subsection (c) of section 
        14222 of Public Law 110-246, until October 1, 2013:  Provided 
        further, That $117,000,000 made available on October 1, 2013, 
        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: 
         Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated or 
        otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used 
        to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the 
        Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the 
        Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74-320, 7 
        U.S.C. 612c, as amended), or for any surplus removal activities 
        or price support activities under section 5 of the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation Charter Act:  Provided further, That of the 
        available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(v) of section 
        14222 of Public Law 110-246, $150,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 722.  There is hereby appropriated $600,000 to the Farm 
Service Agency to carry out a program to demonstrate the use of new 
technologies that increase the rate of growth of re-forested hardwood 
trees on private nonindustrial forests lands, enrolling lands on the 
coast of the Gulf of Mexico that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 
2005.
    Sec. 723.  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 2014 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 724. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided 
by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that 
remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal 
year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United 
States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies 
funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
through a reprogramming of funds, or in the case of the Department of 
Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of 
the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257) or 
section 8 of Public Law 89-106 (7 U.S.C. 2263), that--
            (1) creates new programs;
            (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
            (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any 
        project or activity for which funds have been denied or 
        restricted;
            (4) relocates an office or employees;
            (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
            (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities 
        presently performed by Federal employees;
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (as the case may be) notifies, in writing, the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 
days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such 
authority.
    (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous 
Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain 
available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or 
provided from any accounts in the Treasury 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--
            (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
            (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
        project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as 
        approved by Congress; or
            (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in 
        personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, 
        activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the 
        Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services (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.
    (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall notify in writing the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program or activity 
not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or 
activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act.
    (d) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any 
activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of 
receipt of the notification as required in this section.
    Sec. 725.  Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may 
assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in 
an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal 
portion of the loan.
    Sec. 726.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug 
Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to 
any non-Department of Agriculture or non-Department of Health and Human 
Services employee questions or responses to questions that are a result 
of information requested for the appropriations hearing process.
    Sec. 727.  Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the 
funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency 
to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or 
distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear 
notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story 
that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that 
executive branch agency.
    Sec. 728.  No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be 
detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any 
other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 
30 days unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully 
reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and 
expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
    Sec. 729.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any area 
eligible for rural housing programs of the Rural Housing Service on 
September 30, 2012, shall remain eligible for such programs until 
September 30, 2013.
    Sec. 730.  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, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless 
the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation, 
or such officer or agent, and made a determination that this further 
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
    Sec. 731.  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, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax 
liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of 
the corporation and made a determination that this further action is 
not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
    Sec. 732.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees 
of the Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug Administration 
who are stationed in the United States, at any single international 
conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of 
Agriculture or the Commissioner of Food and Drugs reports to the 
Committees on Appropriations that such attendance is in the national 
interest:  Provided, That for purposes of this section the term 
``international conference'' shall mean a conference attended by 
representatives of the United States Government and of foreign 
governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental 
organizations.
    Sec. 733.  The conference transparency report required by section 
14208 of Public Law 110-246 shall be submitted to the Department of 
Agriculture Inspector General:  Provided, That the report shall be made 
available quarterly:  Provided further, That in addition to the 
requirements in section 14208(a)(2) of Public Law 110-246 the report 
shall include the cost of any food or beverages, the cost of any audio-
visual services, and a description of the contracting procedures, 
including whether the contracts were awarded on a competitive basis for 
the conference and a discussion of any cost comparison conducted.
    Sec. 734.  The Food and Drug Administration shall submit quarterly 
reports to the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector 
General regarding the costs and contracting procedures relating to each 
conference during fiscal year 2013 for which the cost to the United 
States Government was more than $20,000:  Provided, That each report 
submitted shall include a description of the purpose for each 
conference, the number of participants attending each conference, and a 
detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government 
relating to each conference:  Provided further, That the detailed 
statement of costs shall include the cost of any food or beverages, the 
cost of any audio-visual services, and a discussion of the methodology 
used to determine which costs relate to each conference:  Provided 
further, That the report shall include a description of the contracting 
procedures relating to each conference, including whether contracts 
were awarded on a competitive basis for the conference and a discussion 
of any cost comparison conducted.
    Sec. 735.  Grants or contracts funded by amounts made available by 
this Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a 
conference that is not directly and programmatically related to the 
purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a banquet 
or conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, 
review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the 
grant or contract.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2013''.
                                                       Calendar No. 382

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2375

                          [Report No. 112-163]

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                                 A BILL

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.

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                             April 26, 2012

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar