[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2410 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 82
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2410

                          [Report No. 113-116]

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2013

   Mr. Aderholt, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2014, 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 fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Production, Processing and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $40,516,000, 
of which not to exceed $4,550,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $498,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,295,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency 
Coordination; not to exceed $1,185,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $21,580,000 shall be 
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
of which $20,760,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration 
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; not to exceed $3,504,000 shall be 
available for the Office of 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; and not to exceed $7,904,000 shall be available for 
the Office of Communications: Provided, That the Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office 
of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That no appropriation for any office shall 
be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further, 
That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this 
paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available 
for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
the amount made available under this heading for Departmental 
Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in 
this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as 
required by 5 U.S.C. 551-558: Provided  further, That funds made 
available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for 
Congressional Relations 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 under 
this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional 
Relations 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.

                          Executive Operations

                     office of the chief economist

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$15,245,000, 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 enactment of this Act.

                       national appeals division

    For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, 
$12,584,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $8,767,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $42,925,000.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $6,090,000.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Civil Rights, $871,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $20,540,000.

                  Agriculture Buildings and Facilities

                     (including transfers of funds)

    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, 
$64,658,000, to remain available until expended, of which $13,800,000 
is for payments to the Department of Homeland Security for building 
security activities; and of which $50,858,000 is for buildings 
operations and maintenance expenses.

                     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.), $3,520,000, 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.

                      Office of Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, 
$86,779,000, 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, 
$40,558,000.

                            Office of Ethics

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,337,000.

  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, $871,000.

                       Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$75,452,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $154,762,000, of which up to $42,295,000 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, 
$1,074,163,000:  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 section 732(b) of division A 
of Public Law 112-55 (125 Stat. 587) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ``The conveyance authority provided by this 
subsection expires September 30, 2014, and all conveyances under this 
subsection must be completed by that date.'':  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, 
$718,714,000, 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.

              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, $459,011,000, 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, $31,137,000, 
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.

  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, $871,000.

               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), 
$803,538,000; of which $12,720,000, 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 $34,500,000, 
to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health 
Technical Services; of which $500,000 shall be for activities under the 
authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 
1831); of which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall 
be used to support avian health; of which $4,167,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for information technology 
infrastructure; of which $148,489,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,877,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland 
ecosystem pests; of which $48,290,000, 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 
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for wildlife 
services methods development; of which $1,500,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for 
aviation safety: Provided, That, of amounts available under this 
heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 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 2014, 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.

                     Agricultural Marketing Service

                           marketing services

    For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, 
$77,035,000:  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 $60,435,000 (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 $20,181,000 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)), 
$1,171,000.

        Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and 
Stockyards Administration, $39,249,000:  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, $791,000.

                   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), $998,762,000; 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 2014 for 
purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act:  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, $871,000.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,177,926,000:  
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), $4,259,000.

               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), $4,552,000, 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: $2,000,000,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm ownership 
loans and $575,000,000 for direct farm ownership loans; $1,426,311,000 
for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating loans and $1,131,752,000 for 
direct farm operating loans; emergency loans, $26,204,000; 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, $60,000,000: 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: $4,428,000 for direct 
farm ownership loans; $62,020,000 for direct farm operating loans; 
$17,401,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm operating loans; emergency 
loans, $1,284,000, to remain available until expended; and Indian 
highly fractionated land loans, $68,000.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $305,034,000, of which 
$297,313,000 shall be paid to 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, $71,496,000:  
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, $871,000.

                 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, 
$810,115,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015:  Provided, 
That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 
2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public 
improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of 
alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public 
improvements shall not exceed $250,000:  Provided further, That when 
buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the 
right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a.

                    watershed rehabilitation program

    Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided.

                               TITLE III

                       RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

          Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Rural Development, $871,000.

                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; 
$201,659,000:  Provided, That $32,000,000 shall be for the 
Comprehensive Loan Accounting System:  Provided further, 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: $820,221,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 
shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $25,362,000 for section 504 
housing repair loans; $28,432,000 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, $22,310,000 shall be for 
direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $2,100,000; and repair, 
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$6,656,000:  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.
    In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $13,168,000, 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 and merged with this account.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $400,308,000 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, 
$1,012,050,000; 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 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 one-year agreements may be 
transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; 
maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; 
preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V 
of the Act:  Provided further, That rental assistance provided under 
agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2014 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, $27,084,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That of the funds made available 
under this heading, $9,749,000, 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, 
$17,335,000 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 $975,000 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), $17,131,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                    rural housing assistance grants

    For grants for very low-income housing repair made by the Rural 
Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474, $18,585,000, to 
remain available until expended.

               rural community facilities program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 
381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
$2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $47,319,000 for guaranteed loans.
    For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying 
loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, $3,000,000, to remain available until expended.
    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, $22,251,000, to remain 
available until expended:  Provided, That $5,967,000 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 $3,284,000 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 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 sections 310B(g) and 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, $71,777,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to 
exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified 
national organization to provide technical assistance for rural 
transportation in order to promote economic development and:  Provided 
further, That $3,900,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native 
American Tribes, including $244,000 for a grant to a qualified national 
organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation 
in order to promote economic development:  Provided further, That 
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, $4,082,000, as authorized by the 
Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)), of which $531,000 
shall be available through June 30, 2014, for Federally Recognized 
Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be available 
through June 30, 2014, 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.
    In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct 
loan programs, $4,326,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

                    (including rescission of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$33,077,000.
    Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit 
payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936, $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), $17,250,000, of which $2,250,000 shall be for cooperative 
agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas 
program; 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), $3,000,000:  Provided, 
That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974.

                        Rural Utilities Service

             rural water and waste disposal program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the 
rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management 
programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B 
and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $447,997,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be 
available for the rural utilities program described in section 
306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $968,000 shall be 
available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of 
such Act:  Provided, That $64,829,000 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 $18,523,000 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 $5,606,000 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 
$780,000 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 $14,623,000 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 $3,315,000 shall be for solid waste management grants:  
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.

   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: loans made pursuant to 
section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $4,000,000,000; 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, $33,601,000, 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, 
$42,146,000.
    For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural 
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $24,323,000, to remain 
available until expended.
    For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of 
the Rural Electrification Act, $5,500,000, 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, $10,111,000, 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, $791,000.

                       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; $20,452,229,000, to remain available through September 30, 
2015, of which such sums as are made available under section 
14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public 
Law 110-246), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and 
available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein:  
Provided, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).

special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children

     For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,654,871,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2015: Provided, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding 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 under 
section 17(h)(10) shall only be made available upon a determination by 
the Secretary that funds are available to meet caseload requirements 
without the use of funds in the contingency reserve that are without 
fiscal year limitation: 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.), $76,332,112,000, of which $3,000,000,000, 
to remain available through September 30, 2015, 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 of the funds made available under 
this heading, not more than $350,000,000 shall be expended for section 
28(d)(1)(D) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and shall remain 
available through September 30, 2015:  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, $265,892,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2015:  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 2014 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, 2015:  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, 
$139,899,000:  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), $172,866,000:  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, $2,735,000, shall be paid to 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, $1,149,680,000, to remain available until 
expended.

 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, 
$6,635,000; 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 $6,290,000 shall 
be paid to the appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Salaries and Expenses'', and of which $345,000 shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.

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

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
1), $180,320,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such 
section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein.

                                TITLE VI

           RELATED AGENCIES 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; $4,280,164,000:  Provided, That of the amount 
provided under this heading, $760,000,000 shall be derived from 
prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended, and shall 
not include any fees pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(2) and (a)(3) 
assessed for fiscal year 2015 but collected in fiscal year 2014; 
$114,833,000 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; $23,600,000 shall be derived from animal drug 
user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-12, and shall be credited to 
this account and remain available until expended; $7,328,000 shall be 
derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j-21, and shall be credited to this account and remain available 
until expended; $534,000,000 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 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$15,367,000 shall be derived from food reinspection fees authorized by 
21 U.S.C. 379j-31, and shall be credited to this account and remain 
available until expended; $305,996,000 shall be derived from human 
generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-42, and shall be 
credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$20,716,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user 
fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-52, and shall be credited to this 
account and remain available until expended; and amounts derived from 
voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-
31, 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 user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, 
biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and 
animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 
2014 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, animal 
generic drug, human generic drug, biosimilar biological, and tobacco 
product assessments for fiscal year 2014 received during fiscal year 
2014, including any such fees assessed prior to fiscal year 2014 but 
credited for fiscal year 2014, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2014 
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) $878,161,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,288,191,000 shall be for the Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of 
Regulatory Affairs; (3) $331,726,000 shall be for the Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $168,098,000 shall be for the 
Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $400,938,000 shall be for the Center 
for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $57,869,000 shall be for the 
National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $501,476,000 shall be 
for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $175,785,000 shall 
be for Rent and Related activities, of which $63,896,000 is for White 
Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services 
Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $209,436,000 shall be for 
payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) 
$268,484,000, of which not less than $10,312,000 shall be for Medical 
Countermeasure initiative, shall be for other activities, including the 
Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and 
Veterinary Medicine, 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 prescription drug user fees, medical 
device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological 
product user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user 
fees authorized for fiscal year 2015, and that amounts of such fees 
assessed for fiscal year 2015 for which the Secretary accepts payment 
in fiscal year 2014 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 any transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)) shall only be 
from amounts made available under this heading for other activities:  
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.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  commodity futures trading commission

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity 
Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple 
year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $194,555,000, 
including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for 
consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign 
governmental and other regulatory officials, of which $35,500,000, 
shall be for the purchase of information technology until September 30, 
2015, except that such amount shall not be used for personnel 
compensation and benefits, and of which $1,430,000 shall be for the 
Office of the Inspector General: Provided, That the Chairman of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission shall develop and report to the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, the House Committee on Agriculture, the Senate Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, the House Committee on Financial 
Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
schedule of implementation and sequencing of all rules, regulations, 
and orders under section 716 or 722(d) of Public Law 111-203, section 
1a(49)(D) or 4m of the Commodity Exchange Act, or any of the amendments 
made by section 737 of Public Law 111-203, including all Commission 
cost benefit analyses and studies relied upon in the formulation of any 
regulations issued in implementing any of such sections or amendments.

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $61,900,000 (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:  Provided further, That the agency may exceed this 
limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further, That no 
funds available to the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to 
implement or enforce those portions of the final regulation published 
in the Federal Register on October 3, 2012, (77 Fed. Reg. 60, 582-602), 
establishing a requirement that Farm Credit System institutions hold an 
advisory vote on officer compensation.

                               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 69 passenger motor vehicles of which 69 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 that are remaining available of the 
Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the 
acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery 
of financial, administrative, and information technology services of 
primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, 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 721 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.  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. 707.  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. 708.  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. 709.  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. 710.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, 
unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the fiscal year 
from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this 
Act for the Farm Service Agency and the Rural Development mission area, 
shall remain available through September 30, 2015, for information 
technology expenses.
    Sec. 711.  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. 712.  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. 713.  In the case of each program established or amended by 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246), 
other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act or 
programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that 
is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation--
            (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. 714.  None of the funds made available in fiscal year 2014 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. 715.  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. 716.  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. 717.  Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)), is amended by inserting ``and fiscal 
year 2014'' after ``2013''.
    Sec. 718.  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 Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by 
        section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood 
        Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1));
            (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as 
        authorized by sections 1240-1240H of the Food Security Act of 
        1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-3839aa-8) in excess of $1,350,000,000;
            (3) The Farmland Protection Program as authorized by 
        section 1238I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
        3838i) in excess of $150,000,000;
            (4) The Wetlands Reserve Program authorized by sections 
        1237-1237F of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837-
        3837f) to enroll in excess of 71,104 acres in fiscal year 2014;
            (5) The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Act authorized by 
        section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
        3839bb-1)) in excess of $45,000,000; and
            (6) 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.
    Sec. 719.  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 a program under subsection 
(b)(2)(A)(vi) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246 in excess of 
$861,000,000, 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 in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in 
an amount that excludes the transfer of $119,000,000 of the funds to be 
transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-
246, until October 1, 2014: Provided further, That $119,000,000 made 
available on October 1, 2014, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be 
excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) 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)(vi) 
of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246, $206,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded.
    Sec. 720.  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 2015 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 721. (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, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as 
authorized by the Economy Act, 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, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
(as the case may be) notifies, in writing, the Committees on 
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance 
of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.
    (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, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
        Commission (as the case may be) notifies, in writing, the 
        Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at 
        least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of 
        such funds or the use of such authority.
    (c) The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
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, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services or the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission 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. 722.  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. 723.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Farm 
Credit 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. 724.  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. 725.  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. 726.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse 
marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731).
    Sec. 727.  Of the unobligated balances in the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, Resource Conservation and Development Account, 
$2,017,000 are hereby permanently cancelled: Provided, That no amounts 
may be cancelled from amounts that were designated by the Congress as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as amended.
    Sec. 728.  Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food 
and Drug Administration, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall 
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by program, 
project, and activity for the funds made available under this Act.
    Sec. 729.  Of the unobligated balances available to the Department 
of Agriculture under the account ``Agriculture Buildings and Facilities 
and Rental Payments'', $30,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That no 
amount may be rescinded from funds made available for payments to the 
General Services Administration for rent and funds made available for 
payments to the Department of Homeland Security for building security 
activities.
    Sec. 730.  Funds made available under title II of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) may only be used to provide 
assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as 
determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International 
Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received 
by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and 
not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
    Sec. 731.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
requirements pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(1) may be waived for any 
amounts higher than those specified under this authority for fiscal 
year 2009.
    Sec. 732.  Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2014 
rental payments to the General Services Administration for programs 
funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the discretionary levels 
appropriated in this Act: 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.
    Sec. 733.  Of the unobligated balance of funds available to the 
Department of Agriculture for the cost of section 502 single family 
housing guaranteed loans for fiscal years 2007 through 2010 under the 
heading ``Rural Development Programs - Rural Housing Service - Rural 
Housing Insurance Fund Program Account'' in prior appropriations Acts, 
$1,314,734 is rescinded.
    Sec. 734.  Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 
9005(g)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8105(g)(1)), $41,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 735.  The Secretary shall expand the pilot program currently 
in effect for packaging section 502 single family direct loans and not 
later than 90 days after enactment of this Act enter into Memorandums 
of Understanding with not less than 5 qualified intermediary 
organizations to work in coordination with the Secretary to increase 
the effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program 
in States and communities currently not served under the existing pilot 
program.
    Sec. 736.  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 section 307(b) of division C of 
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-640) in excess of $4,000,000.
    Sec. 737.  Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 
9003(h)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8103(h)(1)), $40,694,000 are hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 738.  Of the unobligated balances made available under section 
231(b)(7)(A) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 note; Public Law 106-224), $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 739.  For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget 
authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans 
and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: Provided, That prior 
to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, 
in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 
at least 15 days in advance.
    Sec. 740. (a)(1) Of the funds made available in title I under the 
item ``Agricultural Programs-Production, Processing and Marketing-
Office of the Secretary'', $1,000,000 shall be available to conduct an 
assessment of the existing (as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act) and prospective scope of domestic hunger and food insecurity in 
accordance with this section.
    (2) The Secretary of Agriculture shall select, through a 
competitive process, and enter into an agreement with an independent, 
private-sector entity that is an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax 
under section 501(a) of such Code, that has recognized credentials and 
expertise in domestic hunger affairs to--
            (A) conduct the assessment required under subsection (a); 
        and
            (B) provide technical expertise to the National Commission 
        on Hunger established under subsection (b).
    (3) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the entity selected in accordance with paragraph (2) shall submit 
to the President and Congress and make publicly available a report 
containing the assessment required under this subsection and any policy 
recommendations that such entity considers appropriate.
    (b)(1) There is established a commission to be known as the 
``National Commission on Hunger'' (in this section referred to as the 
``Commission'').
    (2) The Commission shall--
            (A) provide policy recommendations to Congress and the 
        Secretary to more effectively use existing (as of the date of 
        the enactment of this Act) programs and funds of the Department 
        of Agriculture to combat domestic hunger and food insecurity; 
        and
            (B) develop innovative recommendations to encourage public-
        private partnerships, faith-based sector engagement, and 
        community initiatives to reduce the need for government 
        nutrition assistance programs, while protecting the safety net 
        for the most vulnerable members of society.
    (3) The Commission shall be composed of 10 members, of whom--
            (A) 3 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
        House of Representatives;
            (B) 2 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
        the House of Representatives;
            (C) 3 members shall be appointed by the majority leader of 
        the Senate; and
            (D) 2 members shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
        the Senate.
    Sec. 741.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to eliminate or reduce funding for a program, project or activity as 
proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such 
proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or 
unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer 
provisions of this Act.
    Sec. 742.  None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an 
interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, 
``Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, of the Food, 
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act'' 
(75 Fed. Reg. 35338 (June 22, 2010)) unless the combined annual cost to 
the economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000: Provided, That 
none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used 
to publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or to 
otherwise implement, proposed sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 
201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214 of ``Implementation of 
Regulations Required Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation and 
Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act'' (75 Fed. Reg. 
35338 (June 22, 2010)).
    Sec. 743.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to exclude or restrict the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, 
or cut vegetables, except for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or 
oils, from being provided as supplemental foods under the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children under 
section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786).
    Sec. 744. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
used to pay more than 75 percent of the salary of any senior Department 
of Agriculture official during the period beginning on July 1, 2014, 
and ending on September 30, 2014, unless as of July 1, 2014, the 
percentage of improper payments for the school lunch program under the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 
and the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) has been reduced by at least 25 percent.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``senior Department of 
Agriculture official'' means the Secretary of Agriculture, the Deputy 
Secretary of Agriculture, and any Under Secretary, Assistant Secretary 
or Administrator of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition 
Service.
    Sec. 745.  No State is eligible to receive any of the funds 
provided by this Act unless it is in full compliance with section 6 of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015). Further, none of 
the funds provided by this Act may be used to promote WIC or SNAP 
benefits to individuals who are ineligible to receive benefits pursuant 
to section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015).
    Sec. 746.  It is the sense of Congress that Congress should not 
pass any legislation which authorizes spending cuts that would increase 
hunger in the United States.
    Sec. 747.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to reclassify, for purposes of title V of the Housing Act of 1949 and 
as a result of data received from or after the 2010 decennial census, 
any area classified as ``rural'' or a ``rural area'' as of June 1, 
2013.
    Sec. 748.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to promulgate rules, regulations, orders, interpretive guidance, or 
general statements of policy regarding the extraterritorial application 
of the swaps provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1) 
pursuant to section 722(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301) unless the rules, regulations, 
orders, interpretive guidance, or general statements of policy are 
subject to the notice and comment procedures of section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, and are promulgated jointly by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    Sec. 749.  None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to--
            (1) inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
        Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
            (2) inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal 
        Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 1901 
        note; Public Law 104-127); or
            (3) implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.

                       spending reduction account

    Sec. 750.  The amount by which the applicable allocation of new 
budget authority made by the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives under section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority is $0.
     This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2014''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 82

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2410

                          [Report No. 113-116]

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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, 2014, and for other purposes.

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                             June 18, 2013

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed