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                                                  Union Calendar No. 96
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4368

                          [Report No. 118-124]

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
   Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2023

    Mr. Harris, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                         AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

                  Processing, Research, and Marketing

                        Office of the Secretary

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $41,072,000 
of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate 
Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,578,000 shall be available 
for the Office of Homeland Security; not to exceed $2,215,000 shall be 
available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $7,044,000 
shall be available for the Office of Partnerships and Public 
Engagement; not to exceed $21,315,000 shall be available for the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $20,440,000 
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:  Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Administration mission area for salaries and 
expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff 
for the Office; and not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the 
Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations and 
Intergovernmental Affairs to carry out the programs funded by this Act, 
including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison 
within the executive branch:  Provided further, 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 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 the Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs 
shall 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:  Provided 
further, That during any 30 day notification period referenced in 
section 716 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take no 
action to begin implementation of the action that is subject to section 
716 of this Act or make any public announcement of such action in any 
form.

                          Executive Operations

                     office of the chief economist

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, 
$29,181,000, of which $8,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative 
agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155:  Provided, That of 
the amounts made available under this heading, $500,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 224 of subtitle A of the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6924), as amended by 
section 12504 of Public Law 115-334.

                     office of hearings and appeals

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 
$16,173,000.

                 office of budget and program analysis

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program 
Analysis, $11,337,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, $79,442,000, of which not less than $66,731,000 is for 
cybersecurity requirements of the department.

                 Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial 
Officer, $7,118,000.

           Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Civil Rights, $901,000:  Provided, That funds made available by this 
Act to an agency in the Civil Rights mission area for salaries and 
expenses are available to fund up to one administrative support staff 
for the Office.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $22,789,000.

               Office of Safety, Security, and Protection

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Safety, Security, and 
Protection, $18,800,000.

                      Office of Inspector General

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, 
including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), $109,561,000, 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 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.), 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 the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 1337 of the 
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-98).

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$44,408,000.

                            Office of Ethics

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $4,277,000.

  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, $1,800,000:  Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to an agency in the Research, Education, and 
Economics mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office:  Provided 
further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, 
$1,000,000 shall be made available for the Office of the Chief 
Scientist.

                       Economic Research Service

    For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, 
$90,612,000.

                National Agricultural Statistics Service

    For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, $187,513,000, of which up to $46,850,000 shall be available 
until expended for the Census of Agriculture:  Provided, That amounts 
made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct 
Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f).

                     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 $100,000 and with prior notification and approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, 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, $1,745,542,000:  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 $500,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each 
be limited to $1,800,000, except for 10 buildings to be constructed or 
improved at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000 each, and except for four 
buildings to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $5,000,000 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 $500,000, whichever is greater:  Provided further, That 
appropriations hereunder shall be available for entering into lease 
agreements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the 
construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by 
the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the lease shall be 
that any facility shall be owned, operated, and maintained by the non-
Federal entity and shall be removed upon the expiration or termination 
of the lease agreement:  Provided further, That the limitations on 
alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or 
replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:  Provided 
further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting 
easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:  Provided 
further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement 
of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (21 U.S.C. 
113a):  Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be 
available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service 
location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal 
entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service 
and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the 
facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the 
availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of 
the facility is in the interest of the United States:  Provided 
further, That funds may be received from any State, other political 
subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of 
establishing or operating any research facility or research project of 
the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law.

                        buildings and facilities

    For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, 
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as 
necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, up to 
$16,700,000 to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table 
titled ``Community Project Funding'' in the report accompanying this 
Act.

               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, 
$1,085,221,000 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, Hispanic 
serving institutions education grants, capacity building for non-land-
grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research 
initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, 
graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, grants management 
systems, tribal colleges education equity grants, and scholarships at 
1890 institutions 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 providing grants for food and agricultural sciences for 
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving institutions and for Insular 
Areas shall remain available until September 30, 2025:  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:  Provided further, That not more than 5 percent of the 
amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the 
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 3157 may be 
retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs 
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.

              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, $564,860,000 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 extension services at 1994 institutions 
and 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, $41,500,000, 
which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the 
table titled ``National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated 
Activities'' in the report accompanying this Act:  Provided, That funds 
for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available 
until September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, indirect costs shall not be charged against any 
Extension Implementation Program Area grant awarded under the Crop 
Protection/Pest Management Program (7 U.S.C. 7626).

  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, $800,000:  Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to an agency in the Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs mission area for salaries and expenses are available to fund 
up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

               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), 
$1,168,964,000; of which $514,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant 
diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds 
(``contingency fund'') to the extent necessary to meet emergency 
conditions; of which $15,450,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used for the cotton pests program, including for cost share 
purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which 
$49,683,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal 
Health Technical Services; of which $3,096,000 shall be for activities 
under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 1831); of which $67,430,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain 
available until expended, shall be for information technology 
infrastructure; of which $224,521,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $13,637,000, to 
remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland 
ecosystem pests; of which $21,567,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be for zoonotic disease management; of which 
$44,617,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for emergency 
preparedness and response; of which $55,562,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $6,500,000, 
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 $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
wildlife damage management program for aviation safety:  Provided, That 
of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods 
development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:  
Provided further, That of amounts available under this heading for the 
screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended; of 
which $24,527,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to 
carry out the science program and transition activities for the 
National Bio and Agro-defense Facility located in Manhattan, Kansas:  
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 purchase, replacement, operation, and maintenance of 
aircraft:  Provided further, That in addition, in emergencies which 
threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of the 
United States, 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 2024, 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, 
$184,668,000, of which $5,004,000 shall be available for the purposes 
of section 12306 of Public Law 113-79:  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), except 
for the cost of activities relating to the development or maintenance 
of grain standards under the United States Grain Standards Act, 7 
U.S.C. 71 et seq.

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $62,596,000 (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 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.); (2) transfers 
otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $21,501,000 for 
formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders 
pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the 
Agricultural Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-128).

                   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)), 
$1,235,000.

        limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses

    Not to exceed $55,000,000 (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, $800,000:  Provided, That funds made available by this Act 
to an agency in the Food Safety mission area for salaries and expenses 
are available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the 
Office.

                   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 $10,000 for 
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the 
Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,197,067,000; 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 2024 for 
purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the 
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.):  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.

                                TITLE II

               FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

   Office of the Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Farm Production and Conservation, $901,000:  Provided, That funds made 
available by this Act to an agency in the Farm Production and 
Conservation mission area for salaries and expenses are available to 
fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

            Farm Production and Conservation Business Center

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Farm Production and Conservation 
Business Center, $231,302,000:  Provided, That $60,228,000 of amounts 
appropriated for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 1241(a) of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) 
shall be transferred to and merged with this account.

                          Farm Service Agency

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,215,307,000, 
of which not less than $15,000,000 shall be for the hiring of new 
employees to fill vacancies and anticipated vacancies at Farm Service 
Agency county offices and farm loan officers and shall be available 
until September 30, 2025:  Provided, That not more than 50 percent of 
the funding made available under this heading for information 
technology related to farm program delivery may be obligated until the 
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress, and receives written or electronic notification of receipt 
from such Committees of, a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for 
each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance 
capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, 
(b) the estimated lifecycle cost for the entirety of the project/
investment, including estimates for development as well as maintenance 
and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that 
each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency 
Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with 
applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject 
to the applicable Department's capital planning and investment control 
requirements; and (3) has been reviewed by the Government 
Accountability Office and approved by the Committees on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That the agency shall 
submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 to 
the Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability 
Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational 
(a) current performance against key indicators of customer 
satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agreements or 
other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-
established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and 
planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an 
assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs 
as intended as well as alternatives to the investment:  Provided 
further, 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 of the amount appropriated under 
this heading, $696,594,000 shall be made available to county 
committees, to remain available until expended:  Provided further, 
That, notwithstanding the preceding proviso, any funds made available 
to county committees in the current fiscal year that the Administrator 
of the Farm Service Agency deems to exceed or not meet the amount 
needed for the county committees may be transferred to or from the Farm 
Service Agency for necessary expenses:  Provided further, That none of 
the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close 
Farm Service Agency county offices:  Provided further, That none of the 
funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently 
relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two 
or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.

                         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), $6,000,000.

               grassroots source water protection program

    For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater 
protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-2), $7,500,000, to remain available until 
expended.

                        dairy indemnity program

                     (including transfer of funds)

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

           agricultural credit insurance fund program account

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and 
guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating (7 
U.S.C. 1941 et seq.) loans, emergency loans (7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.), 
Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 5136), boll weevil loans 
(7 U.S.C. 1989), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), 
relending program (7 U.S.C. 1936c), and Indian highly fractionated land 
loans (25 U.S.C. 5136) to be available from funds in the Agricultural 
Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $3,500,000,000 for guaranteed farm 
ownership loans and $3,100,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; 
$2,118,491,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and 
$1,633,000,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, 
$37,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $20,000,000; 
guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; relending program, 
$61,426,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $5,000,000; 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: $3,507,000 for emergency 
loans, to remain available until expended; and $27,598,000 for direct 
farm operating loans, $1,483,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed farm 
operating loans, $19,368,000 for the relending program,$1,577,000 for 
Indian highly fractionated land loans, and $258,000 for boll weevil 
eradication program loans.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $326,053,000:  Provided, That of 
this amount, $305,803,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the 
appropriation for ``Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses''.
    Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance 
Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct 
loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs:  
Provided, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.

                         Risk Management Agency

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $63,637,000:  
Provided, That $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading 
in this Act shall be available for compliance and integrity activities 
required under section 516(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)), and shall be in addition to amounts 
otherwise provided for such purpose:  Provided further, That not to 
exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and 
representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i).

                 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. 
2268a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent 
and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, 
$911,399,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025, of which up 
to $18,748,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table 
titled ``Community Project Funding'' in the report accompanying this 
Act:  Provided further, 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.

                              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:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate in 
writing 15 days prior to the obligation or commitment of any emergency 
funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation.

                       hazardous waste management

                        (limitation on expenses)

    For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall 
not expend more than $15,000,000 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 Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6961).

                               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, $800,000:  Provided, That funds made available by 
this Act to an agency in the Rural Development mission area for 
salaries and expenses are available to fund up to one administrative 
support staff for the Office.

                           Rural Development

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and 
implementation of Rural Development programs, including activities with 
institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural 
cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $331,087,000: Provided 
further, That of the amount made available under this heading, no less 
than $75,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
information technology expenses.  Provided, That notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be 
used for advertising and promotional activities that support Rural 
Development programs:  Provided further, That in addition to any other 
funds appropriated for purposes authorized by section 502(i) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(i)), any amounts collected under 
such section, as amended by this Act, will immediately be credited to 
this account and will remain available until expended for such 
purposes.

                         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: $880,691,000 shall be for Section 502 direct loans; $5,000,000 
for a Single Family Housing Relending demonstration program for Native 
American Tribes; and $30,000,000,000 for Section 502 unsubsidized 
guaranteed loans; $25,000,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; 
$60,000,000 for section 515 rental housing; $400,000,000 for section 
538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales 
of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 
self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 
524 site 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, $86,660,000 shall be for 
direct loans; Single Family Housing Relending demonstration program for 
Native American Tribes, $2,288,000; section 504 housing repair loans, 
$4,337,000; section 523 self-help housing land development loans, 
$637,000; section 524 site development loans, $477,000; and repair, 
rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, 
$20,998,000:  Provided, That to support the loan program level for 
section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the 
Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of 
such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform 
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and the interest on such loans may 
not be subsidized:  Provided further, That applicants in communities 
that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing 
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490q) shall be treated as living in a rural 
area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this 
heading:  Provided further, That of the amounts available under this 
paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall 
be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built 
pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant 
authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 
2024:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall implement provisions 
to provide incentives to nonprofit organizations and public housing 
authorities to facilitate the acquisition of Rural Housing Service 
(RHS) multifamily housing properties by such nonprofit organizations 
and public housing authorities that commit to keep such properties in 
the RHS multifamily housing program for a period of time as determined 
by the Secretary, with such incentives to include, but not be limited 
to, the following: allow such nonprofit entities and public housing 
authorities to earn a Return on Investment on their own resources to 
include proceeds from low income housing tax credit syndication, own 
contributions, grants, and developer loans at favorable rates and 
terms, invested in a deal; and allow reimbursement of organizational 
costs associated with owner's oversight of asset referred to as ``Asset 
Management Fee'' of up to $7,500 per property.
    In addition, for the cost of direct loans and grants, including the 
cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, $34,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
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 re-amortizing 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, That the 
Secretary shall, as part of the preservation and revitalization 
agreement, obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms 
of the restructuring.
    In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, 
as authorized by sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1484, 1486), $9,525,000, to remain available until expended, for 
direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants 
and contracts.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $412,254,000 shall be paid to 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) of the Housing Act of 1949 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, $1,606,926,000, 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 one-year period:  Provided further, 
That upon request by an owner of a project financed by an existing loan 
under section 514 or 515 of the Act, the Secretary may renew the rental 
assistance agreement for a period of 20 years or until the term of such 
loan has expired, subject to annual appropriations:  Provided further, 
That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such one-year 
agreements may be transferred and used for 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 notwithstanding any 
other provision of the Act, the Secretary may recapture rental 
assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 
2024 for a project the Secretary determines no longer needs rental 
assistance and use such recaptured funds for current needs: Provided 
further, That such recaptured funds shall remain available for 
obligation in fiscal year 2024 for the purposes specified under the 
heading:  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.

                     rural housing voucher 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, $48,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
Provided, That the funds made available under this heading 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 or 
otherwise paid off 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 in addition to any other available 
funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from 
the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative 
expenses for activities funded under this heading.

                  mutual and self-help housing grants

    For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $25,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

                    rural housing assistance grants

    For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing 
preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 1474, and 1490m, $35,000,000, 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, 
$2,800,000,000 for direct loans and $650,000,000 for guaranteed loans.
    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 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, 
$327,636,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to 
$312,037,648 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table titled ``Community Project Funding'' in 
the report accompanying this Act:  Provided, That $5,000,000 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 any unobligated balances from prior year appropriations 
under this heading for the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and 
grants, including amounts deobligated or cancelled, may be made 
available to cover the subsidy costs for direct loans and or loan 
guarantees under this heading in this fiscal year:  Provided further, 
That no amounts may be made available pursuant to the preceding proviso 
from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or that were 
specified in the table titled ``Community Project Funding/
Congressionally Directed Spending'' in the explanatory statement for 
division A of Public Law 117-328 described in section 4 in the matter 
preceding such division A:  Provided further, That $6,000,000 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

    For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business 
development programs authorized by section 310B and described in 
subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act, $68,840,000, 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 
$6,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (7 
U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.), the Northern Border Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 15101 et seq.), and the Appalachian Regional Commission (40 
U.S.C. 14101 et seq.) for any Rural Community Advancement Program 
purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for 
administrative expenses: Provided further, That of the amount 
appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 shall be made 
available for one or more qualified state technology councils to 
promote private-sector economic development in the bio-sciences:  
Provided further, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this 
heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized 
Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified 
national organization to provide technical assistance for rural 
transportation in order to promote economic development:  Provided 
further, That sections 381E-H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under 
this heading.

              intermediary relending program fund account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), 
$16,000,000.
    For the cost of direct loans, $4,856,000, as authorized by the 
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C. 1936b), of which 
$331,000 shall be available through June 30, 2024, for Federally 
Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $663,000 shall be 
available through June 30, 2024, 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, $4,468,000 shall be paid to the appropriation for 
``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

            rural economic development loans program account

    For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under 
section 313B(a) of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of 
promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, 
$75,000,000.
    The cost of grants authorized under section 313B(a) of the Rural 
Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic 
development and job creation projects shall not exceed $15,000,000.

                  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), $19,600,000, of which $2,800,000 shall be for cooperative 
agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas 
program:  Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants 
for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups 
of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority 
of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised 
of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of 
which $8,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for 
value-added agricultural product market development grants, as 
authorized by section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946.

               rural microentrepreneur assistance program

    For the principal amount of direct loans as authorized by section 
379E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
2008s), $5,000,000.
    For the cost of loans and grants, $6,000,000 under the same terms 
and conditions as authorized by section 379E of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s).

                    rural energy for america program

    For the principal amount 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), $50,000,000.

                        Rural Utilities Service

             rural water and waste disposal 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)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as 
follows: $1,000,000,000 for direct loans; and $50,000,000 for 
guaranteed loans.
    For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for 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, $587,120,000, to remain available until 
expended, of which up to $120,101,362 shall be for the purposes, and in 
the amounts, specified for this account in the table titled ``Community 
Project Funding'' in the report accompanying this Act, of which not to 
exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to 
exceed $4,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program 
described in section 306E of such Act:  Provided, That not to exceed 
$10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for 
grants authorized by section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act in addition to funding authorized by section 
306A(i)(1) of such Act:  Provided further, That $30,000,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants 
including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by section 
306C(a)(2)(B) and section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes 
authorized by 306C(a)(1) of such Act:  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 $37,500,000 of the 
amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical 
assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 
306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of 
extreme need, of which $8,500,000 shall be made available for a grant 
to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance 
organization, with experience in working with small communities on 
water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant 
shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, 
in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and 
management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than 
$800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization 
to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal 
communities:  Provided further, That not to exceed $21,817,000 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 $4,000,000 of the amounts made available under this 
heading shall be for solid waste management grants.

   rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account

                     (including transfer of funds)

    The principal amount of loans and loan guarantees as authorized by 
sections 4, 305, 306, 313A, and 317 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 904, 935, 936, 940c-1, and 940g) shall be made as 
follows: guaranteed rural electric loans made pursuant to section 306 
of that Act, $2,167,000,000; cost of money direct loans made pursuant 
to sections 4, notwithstanding the one-eighth of one percent in 
4(c)(2), and 317, notwithstanding 317(c), of that Act, $4,333,000,000; 
guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A of that Act, 
$900,000,000; and for cost-of-money rural telecommunications loans made 
pursuant to section 305(d)(2) of that Act, $690,000,000:  Provided, 
That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, 
acquisition, design, engineering or improvement of fossil-fueled 
electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize 
carbon subsurface utilization and storage systems.
    For the cost of direct loans as authorized by section 305(d)(2) of 
the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935(d)(2)), including 
the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, cost of money rural 
telecommunications loans, $7,176,000.
    In addition, $3,578,000 to remain available until expended, to 
carry out section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a):  Provided, That the energy efficiency measures 
supported by the funding in this paragraph shall contribute in a 
demonstrable way to the reduction of greenhouse gases.
    In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the 
direct and guaranteed loan programs, $33,270,000, which shall be paid 
to the appropriation for ``Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses''.

         distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program

    For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural 
areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $56,973,000, to remain 
available until expended, of which up to $6,972,570 shall be for the 
purposes, and in the amounts, specified for this account in the table 
titled ``Community Project Funding'' in the report accompanying this 
Act:  Provided, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants 
authorized by section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act:  Provided further, That funding provided under this 
heading for grants under section 379G of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of 
the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this 
section.
    For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by sections 601 and 
602 of the Rural Electrification Act, $2,037,000, 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.
    For the cost to continue a broadband loan and grant pilot program 
established by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141) under the Rural 
Electrification Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), 
$269,385,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to 
$10,385,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified 
for this account in the table titled ``Community Project Funding'' in 
the report accompanying this Act:  Provided, That the Secretary may 
award grants described in section 601(a) of the Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936, as amended (7 U.S.C. 950bb(a)) for the purposes of 
carrying out such pilot program:  Provided further, That the cost of 
direct loans shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974:  Provided further, That at least 90 percent of the 
households to be served by a project receiving a loan or grant under 
the pilot program shall be in a rural area without sufficient access to 
broadband:  Provided further, That for purposes of such pilot program, 
a rural area without sufficient access to broadband shall be defined as 
twenty-five megabits per second downstream and three megabits per 
second upstream:  Provided further, That to the extent possible, 
projects receiving funds provided under the pilot program must build 
out service to at least one hundred megabits per second downstream, and 
twenty megabits per second upstream:  Provided further, That an entity 
to which a loan or grant is made under the pilot program shall not use 
the loan or grant to overbuild or duplicate broadband service in a 
service area by any entity that has received a broadband loan from the 
Rural Utilities Service unless such service is not provided sufficient 
access to broadband at the minimum service threshold:  Provided 
further, That not more than four percent of the funds made available in 
this paragraph can be used for administrative costs to carry out the 
pilot program and up to three percent of funds made available in this 
paragraph may be available for technical assistance and pre-development 
planning activities to support the most rural communities:  Provided 
further, That the Rural Utilities Service is directed to expedite 
program delivery methods that would implement this paragraph:  Provided 
further, That for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
adhere to the notice, reporting and service area assessment 
requirements set forth in section 701 of the Rural Electrification Act 
(7 U.S.C. 950cc).
    In addition, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
the Community Connect Grant Program authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950bb-3.

                                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, $800,000:  Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to an agency in the Food, Nutrition and 
Consumer Services mission area for salaries and expenses are available 
to fund up to one administrative support staff for the Office.

                       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; $31,996,363,000 to remain available through September 30, 
2025, 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, $18,004,000 shall be 
available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.):  Provided further, That of the total amount 
available, $21,005,000 shall be available to carry out studies and 
evaluations and shall remain available until expended:  Provided 
further, That of the total amount available, $3,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended to carry out section 18(g) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)):  Provided 
further, That notwithstanding section 18(g)(3)(C) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(g)(3)(c)), the total 
grant amount provided to a farm to school grant recipient in fiscal 
year 2024 shall not exceed $500,000:  Provided further, That of the 
total amount available, $20,000,000 shall be available to provide 
competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational 
agencies and schools to purchase the equipment, with a value of greater 
than $1,000, needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and 
to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the 
school breakfast program:  Provided further, That section 26(d) of the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769g(d)) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ``2010 through 2024'' and 
inserting ``2010 through 2025'':  Provided further, That section 
9(h)(3) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1758(h)(3)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``For fiscal 
year 2023'' and inserting ``For fiscal year 2024'':  Provided further, 
That section 9(h)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(h)(4)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
``For fiscal year 2023'' and inserting ``For fiscal year 2024''.

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

    For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental 
nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $6,000,000,000, to remain available 
through September 30, 2025:  Provided, That notwithstanding section 
17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), 
up to $90,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and 
other related activities, and up to $14,000,000 shall be used for 
infrastructure:  Provided further, That the Secretary shall use funds 
made available under this heading to increase the amount of a cash-
value voucher to $11 for child participants, $13 for pregnant and 
postpartum women, and $15 for fully and partially breastfeeding women 
and adjusted for inflation beginning in fiscal year 2025:  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:  Provided further, That upon 
termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to 
terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may 
waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State 
agency.

               supplemental nutrition assistance program

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), $121,996,757,000, of which 
$3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2026, 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 of the funds made 
available under this heading, $3,000,000, to remain available until 
September 30, 2025, shall be used to carry out section 4003(b) of 
Public Law 115-334 relating to demonstration projects for tribal 
organizations: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
this heading, $2,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 4208 of 
Public law 115-334;  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 
through September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That funds made 
available under this heading for section 28(d)(1), section 4(b), and 
section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain 
available through September 30, 2025:  Provided further, That none of 
the funds made available under this heading may be obligated or 
expended in contravention of section 213A of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183A):  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, $472,563,000, to 
remain available through September 30, 2025:  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 2024 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, 2025:  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 20 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, 
$136,861,000:  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

   Office of the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural 
                                Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, $875,000:  Provided, That funds 
made available by this Act to any agency in the Trade and Foreign 
Agricultural Affairs mission area for salaries and expenses are 
available to fund up to one administrative support staff for the 
Office.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, 
including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for 
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 
U.S.C. 1766), $237,330,000, of which no more than 6 percent shall 
remain available until September 30, 2025, for overseas operations to 
include the payment of locally employed staff:  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 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), for 
commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title 
II of said Act, $1,740,000,000, to remain available until expended.

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

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-
1), $240,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, That 
the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, 
facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such 
section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein:  
Provided further, That of the amount made available under this heading, 
not more than 10 percent, but not less than $24,000,000, shall remain 
available until expended to purchase agricultural commodities as 
described in subsection 3107(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(a)(2)).

 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, 
$6,063,000, 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, which shall be paid to the 
appropriation for ``Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and 
Expenses''.

                                TITLE VI

           RELATED AGENCIES AND FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

                Department of Health and Human Services

                      food and drug administration

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfers of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, 
including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of 
space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92-313 for 
programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are 
included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the 
District of Columbia or elsewhere; in addition to amounts appropriated 
to the FDA Innovation Account, for carrying out the activities 
described in section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public 
Law 114-255); 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; 
$6,579,030,000:  Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
heading, $1,336,525,000 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; $331,273,000 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; 
$594,150,000 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; $42,432,000 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; $33,500,000 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; $25,000,000 shall be derived from 
generic new animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-21, and 
shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; 
$712,000,000 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:  Provided further, That in addition to 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 generic new animal drug user fees that 
exceed the respective fiscal year 2024 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, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, 
and generic new animal drug assessments for fiscal year 2024, including 
any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2024 but credited for 
fiscal year 2024, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2024 limitations: 
 Provided further, That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal 
year 2024 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for 
fiscal year 2025, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts 
of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2025 for which the Secretary 
accepts payment in fiscal year 2024 shall not be included in amounts 
under this heading:  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) $1,190,536,000 shall be for the Center for 
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the 
Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $15,000,000 shall 
be used for inspections of foreign seafood manufacturers and field 
examinations of imported seafood; (2) $2,316,063,000 shall be for the 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in 
the Office of Regulatory Affairs, of which no less than $10,000,000 
shall be for pilots to increase unannounced foreign inspections and 
shall remain available until expended; (3) $492,314,000 shall be for 
the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $283,678,000 shall 
be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field 
activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $739,854,000 shall 
be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related 
field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $76,534,000 
shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) 
$677,165,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for 
related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) 
$214,304,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which 
$55,729,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid 
to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) $227,708,000 shall 
be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and 
(10) $360,874,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office 
of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Food Policy and 
Response, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, 
and central services for these offices:  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, and for the administration of, 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 and 
shall not exceed $2,000,000:  Provided further, That of the amounts 
that are made available under this heading for ``other activities'', 
and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be 
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for ``Department of 
Health and Human Services--Office of Inspector General'' for oversight 
of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and 
shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of 
the Food and Drug Administration:  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, priority 
review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed 
recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer 
program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-31, outsourcing facility fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j-62, prescription drug wholesale 
distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
353(e)(3), third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee-3(c)(1), third-party auditor fees 
authorized by 21 U.S.C. 384d(c)(8), medical countermeasure priority 
review voucher user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360bbb-4a, and fees 
relating to over-the-counter monograph drugs authorized by 21 U.S.C. 
379j-72 shall be credited to this account, to remain available until 
expended.

                   fda innovation account, cures act

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For necessary expenses to carry out the purposes described under 
section 1002(b)(4) of the 21st Century Cures Act, in addition to 
amounts available for such purposes under the heading ``Salaries and 
Expenses'', $50,000,000, to remain available until expended:  Provided, 
That amounts appropriated in this paragraph are appropriated pursuant 
to section 1002(b)(3) of the 21st Century Cures Act, are to be derived 
from amounts transferred under section 1002(b)(2)(A) of such Act, and 
may be transferred by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to the 
appropriation for ``Department of Health and Human Services Food and 
Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses'' solely for the purposes 
provided in such Act:  Provided further, That upon a determination by 
the Commissioner that funds transferred pursuant to the previous 
proviso are not necessary for the purposes provided, such amounts may 
be transferred back to the account:  Provided further, That such 
transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority 
provided by law.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Commodity Futures Trading Commission

                     (including transfer of funds)

    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, $345,000,000, 
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 not less than 
$20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2025, and of 
which not less than $4,218,000 shall be for expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General:  Provided, That notwithstanding the limitations 
in 31 U.S.C. 1553, amounts provided under this heading are available 
for the liquidation of obligations equal to current year payments on 
leases entered into prior to the date of enactment of this Act: 
Provided further, That for the purpose of recording and liquidating any 
lease obligations that should have been recorded and liquidated against 
accounts closed pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1552, and consistent with the 
preceding proviso, such amounts shall be transferred to and recorded in 
a no-year account in the Treasury, which has been established for the 
sole purpose of recording adjustments for and liquidating such unpaid 
obligations.

                       Farm Credit Administration

                 limitation on administrative expenses

    Not to exceed $94,300,000 (from assessments collected from farm 
credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for 
administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249:  Provided, 
That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with 
receiverships:  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 the 
purposes of section 3.7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 
U.S.C. 2128(b)(2)(A)(i)), the Farm Credit Administration may exempt, an 
amount in its sole discretion, from the application of the limitation 
provided in that clause of export loans described in the clause 
guaranteed or insured in a manner other than described in subclause 
(II) of the clause.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

             (including rescissions and transfers of funds)

    Sec. 701.  The Secretary may use any appropriations made available 
to the Department of Agriculture in this Act to purchase new passenger 
motor vehicles, in addition to specific appropriations for this 
purpose, so long as the total number of vehicles purchased in fiscal 
year 2024 does not exceed the number of vehicles owned or leased in 
fiscal year 2018:  Provided, That, prior to purchasing additional motor 
vehicles, the Secretary must determine that such vehicles are necessary 
for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the 
protection of life, property, and public safety:  Provided further, 
That the Secretary may not increase the Department of Agriculture's 
fleet above the 2018 level unless the Secretary notifies in writing, 
and receives approval from, the Committees on Appropriations of both 
Houses of Congress within 30 days of the notification.
    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 property, plant and equipment and for the improvement, 
delivery, and implementation of Department financial, and 
administrative information technology services, and other support 
systems necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and 
information technology services, including cloud adoption and 
migration, 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 716 of this Act:  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 
initiate, plan, develop, implement, or make any changes to remove or 
relocate any systems, missions, personnel, or functions of the offices 
of the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information Officer, co-
located with or from the National Finance Center prior to written 
notification to and prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
of both Houses of Congress and in accordance with the requirements of 
section 716 of this Act:  Provided further, That the National Finance 
Center Information Technology Services Division personnel and data 
center management responsibilities, and control of any functions, 
missions, and systems for current and future human resources management 
and integrated personnel and payroll systems (PPS) and functions 
provided by the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief Information 
Officer shall remain in the National Finance Center and under the 
management responsibility and administrative control of the National 
Finance Center:  Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the offices of the Chief Financial Officer shall actively market to 
existing and new Departments and other government agencies National 
Finance Center shared services including, but not limited to, payroll, 
financial management, and human capital shared services and allow the 
National Finance Center to perform technology upgrades:  Provided 
further, That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of 
the Department of Agriculture attributable to the amounts in excess of 
the true costs of the shared services provided by the National Finance 
Center and budgeted for the National Finance Center, the Secretary 
shall reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or 
acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the 
improvement, delivery, and implementation of financial, administrative, 
and information technology services, 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 both Houses of Congress:  Provided further, That the 
limitations 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 notwithstanding section 11319 of 
title 40, United States Code, none of the funds available to the 
Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated 
for projects, contracts, or other agreements over $25,000 prior to 
receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer:  Provided 
further, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to 
obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information 
Officer for projects, contracts, or other agreements up to $250,000 
based upon the performance of an agency measured against the 
performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement 
accompanying Public Law 113-235.
    Sec. 707.  Funds made available under 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 
Rural Utilities Service 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 313B(a) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such 
Act.
    Sec. 709.  Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not 
more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made 
available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service 
Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2025, for 
information technology expenses.
    Sec. 710.  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. 711.  In the case of each program established or amended by 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79) or by a successor to 
that Act, 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. 712.  Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than 
$2,900,000 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. 713. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network 
blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
    (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds 
necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement 
agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, 
prosecution, or adjudication activities.
    Sec. 714.  Notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110-246 (7 U.S.C. 612c-6; in this section referred to as 
``section 14222''), 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 section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c; in this section referred to 
as ``section 32'') in excess of $1,573,666,000, as follows: Child 
Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities--$485,000,000; State Option 
Contracts--$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities--$2,500,000; 
Administration of section 32 Commodity Purchases--$37,178,000: 
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 $195,000,000 of the funds to be transferred under 
subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110-246, until October 1, 
2024: Provided further, That $195,000,000 made available on October 1, 
2024, 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)(x) of section 14222 of 
Public Law 110-246 for fiscal year 2025: Provided further, That, none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any 
other Act shall be used during fiscal year 2024 to pay the salaries or 
expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture 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 subsections (a) 
through (g) of section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter 
Act: Provided further, That of the available unobligated balances under 
(b)(2)(A)(x) for fiscal year 2024 of section 14222 of Public Law 110-
246, $505,000,000 are rescinded.
    Sec. 715.  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 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 2024 appropriations Act.
    Sec. 716. (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 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 and receives approval from 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 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 and receives approval from 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 and receive approval from 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) 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 derived by the collection of 
fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available 
for--
            (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, 
        including information technology systems, that involves 
        increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for 
        the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent 
        of the total cost, whichever is less;
            (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant 
        positions or agency activities or functions to establish a 
        center, office, branch, or similar entity with three or more 
        personnel; or
            (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not 
        described in the budget request;
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the 
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 
days in advance of using the funds for these purposes.
    (e) 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. 717.  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. 718.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Farm 
Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make 
available reports, questions, or responses to questions that are a 
result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process 
to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and 
Human Services, non-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or non-Farm 
Credit Administration employee.
    Sec. 719.  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. 720.  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 
60 days in a fiscal year 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. 721.  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 both Houses of Congress a 
detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the 
funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, 
as defined in the report accompanying this Act.
    Sec. 722.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
to the Secretary of Agriculture in section 22002(a)(1) of Public Law 
117-169, $500,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
    Sec. 723.  For the purposes of determining eligibility or level of 
program assistance for Rural Development programs the Secretary shall 
not include incarcerated prison populations.
    Sec. 724.  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. 725.  None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred 
to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107-76) shall be 
available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior 
approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
Congress:  Provided, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall 
be available for obligation only for the acquisition of property, plant 
and equipment, including equipment for the improvement, delivery, and 
implementation of Departmental financial management, information 
technology, and other support systems necessary for the delivery of 
financial, administrative, and information technology services, 
including cloud adoption and migration, of primary benefit to the 
agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
    Sec. 726.  For fiscal year 2024, the Secretary shall establish a 
process under which an establishment that is subject to examination and 
inspection under section 6 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act solely 
due to the establishment's processing of domestic, wild caught, 
invasive blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) solely for domestic 
consumption or use, may apply for a waiver of such examination and 
inspection requirements if the establishment is subject to inspection 
under the Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Program of 
the Food and Drug Administration and the establishment attests that it 
applies existing Seafood Hazard Critical Control Points Program for all 
species processed at the establishment.
    Sec. 727.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce the ``variety'' requirements of 
the final rule entitled ``Enhancing Retailer Standards in the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)'' published by the 
Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on December 15, 2016 
(81 Fed. Reg. 90675) until the Secretary of Agriculture amends the 
definition of the term ``variety'' as defined in section 
278.1(b)(1)(ii)(C) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and 
``variety'' as applied in the definition of the term ``staple food'' as 
defined in section 271.2 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
increase the number of items that qualify as acceptable varieties in 
each staple food category so that the total number of such items in 
each staple food category exceeds the number of such items in each 
staple food category included in the final rule as published on 
December 15, 2016:  Provided, That until the Secretary promulgates such 
regulatory amendments, the Secretary shall apply the requirements 
regarding acceptable varieties and breadth of stock to Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program retailers that were in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(Public Law 113-79).
    Sec. 728.  Section 756 of division N of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2021 (7 U.S.C. 2254c), is amended by striking 
``each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2021 
and each fiscal year thereafter''.
    Sec. 729.  In carrying out subsection (h) of section 502 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472), the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall have the same authority with respect to loans guaranteed under 
such section and eligible lenders for such loans as the Secretary has 
under subsections (h) and (j) of section 538 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1490p-2) with respect to loans guaranteed under such section 538 and 
eligible lenders for such loans.
    Sec. 730.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be available for the United States 
Department of Agriculture to propose, finalize or implement any 
regulation that would promulgate new user fees pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
9701 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 731.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
for the supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), $500,000,000 are 
hereby rescinded:  Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from 
amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to a Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Sec. 732.  Notwithstanding any provision of law that regulates the 
calculation and payment of overtime and holiday pay for FSIS 
inspectors, the Secretary may charge establishments subject to the 
inspection requirements of the Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 
U.S.C. 451 et seq., the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq., for 
the cost of inspection services provided outside of an establishment's 
approved inspection shifts, and for inspection services provided on 
Federal holidays:  Provided, That any sums charged pursuant to this 
paragraph shall be deemed as overtime pay or holiday pay under section 
1001(d) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2, 135 
Stat. 242):  Provided further, That sums received by the Secretary 
under this paragraph shall, in addition to other available funds, 
remain available until expended to the Secretary without further 
appropriation for the purpose of funding all costs associated with FSIS 
inspections.
    Sec. 733.  Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available 
to the Secretary of Agriculture in section 9003(j)(1) of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, $1,000,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded.
    Sec. 734. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
            (1) conduct audits in a manner that evaluates the following 
        factors in the country or region being audited, as applicable--
                    (A) veterinary control and oversight;
                    (B) disease history and vaccination practices;
                    (C) livestock demographics and traceability;
                    (D) epidemiological separation from potential 
                sources of infection;
                    (E) surveillance practices;
                    (F) diagnostic laboratory capabilities; and
                    (G) emergency preparedness and response; and
            (2) promptly make publicly available the final reports of 
        any audits or reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (1).
    (b) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under its international trade agreements.
    Sec. 735. (a)(1) No Federal funds made available for this fiscal 
year for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste 
management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, 
and 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926 et seq.) shall be used for a project for the construction, 
alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water or wastewater 
system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project 
are produced in the United States.
    (2) In this section, the term ``iron and steel products'' means the 
following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined 
pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, 
hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, 
structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction 
materials.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases 
in which the Secretary of Agriculture (in this section referred to as 
the ``Secretary'') or the designee of the Secretary finds that--
            (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the 
        public interest;
            (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United 
        States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of 
        a satisfactory quality; or
            (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the 
        United States will increase the cost of the overall project by 
        more than 25 percent.
    (c) If the Secretary or the designee receives a request for a 
waiver under this section, the Secretary or the designee shall make 
available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and 
information available to the Secretary or the designee concerning the 
request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for 
at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The 
Secretary or the designee shall make the request and accompanying 
information available by electronic means, including on the official 
public Internet Web site of the Department.
    (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
United States obligations under international agreements.
    (e) The Secretary may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds 
appropriated in this Act for ``Rural Utilities Service--Rural Water and 
Waste Disposal Program Account'' for carrying out the provisions 
described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the 
requirements of this section.
    (f) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to a project for 
which the engineering plans and specifications include use of iron and 
steel products otherwise prohibited by such subsection if the plans and 
specifications have received required approvals from State agencies 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
    (g) For purposes of this section, the terms ``United States'' and 
``State'' shall include each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, and each Federally recognized Indian Tribe.
    Sec. 736.  None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used 
in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action 
on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, 
other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 
U.S.C. 1913.
    Sec. 737.  None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act thereafter may be used to write, prepare, or publish a proposed 
rule, final rule, or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or 
otherwise to implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled 
``Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments,'' 
published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on 
June 8, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 34980 et seq.), the advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking entitled ``Poultry Growing Tournament Systems: 
Fairness and Related Concerns,'' published by the Department of 
Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 8, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 
34814) (also identified in the White House Office of Management and 
Budget's Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory 
Actions as ``Poultry Growing Tournament Systems: Fairness and Related 
Concerns--Harm to Competition (AMS-FTPP-22-0046),'' RIN 0581-AE18), the 
proposed rule entitled ``Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity 
Under the Packers and Stockyards Act,'' published by the Department of 
Agriculture in the Federal Register on October 3, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 
60010 et seq.), the rulemaking identified in the White House Office of 
Management and Budget's Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and 
Deregulatory Actions as ``Unfair Practices, Undue Preferences, and Harm 
to Competition Under the Packers and Stockyards Act (AMS-FTPP-21-
0046),'' RIN 0581-AE04, or any subsequent substantially similar 
rulemaking effort, except that funds may be used to, and the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall, withdraw or rescind any such proposed rules, 
advance notices of proposed rulemaking, and any such rules that may 
have been finalized.
    Sec. 738.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available to the U.S. Department of Agriculture may be used to increase 
the number of positions in the Department (measured on a full-time 
equivalent basis) for which the primary duty station is located in the 
National Capital Region unless otherwise specified in the report 
accompanying this Act.
            (1) The term ``National Capital Region'' means the District 
        of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince George's Counties of 
        Maryland; and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William 
        Counties of Virginia.
    Sec. 739. (a) There is hereby appropriated $2,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out 
no more than 5 pilot projects, under the terms and conditions 
determined by the Secretary for a period not to exceed 3 years and 
without increasing household benefit allotments as authorized by 
section 8 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017), that 
allow the use of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to 
purchase only nutrient-dense foods and beverages (as defined in the 
2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans), of which 1 or more of such 
projects shall be carried out before December 21, 2024.
    (b) Not later than 6 months after the first pilot project under 
subsection (a) begins, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to--
            (1) evaluate the pilot project or projects carried out 
        under subsection (a); and
            (2) provide the results of such evaluation not later than 
        18 months after the date of such contract.
    Sec. 740.  Of the total amounts made available by this Act for 
direct loans and grants under the following headings: ``Rural Housing 
Service--Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account''; ``Rural 
Housing Service--Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants''; ``Rural Housing 
Service--Rural Housing Assistance Grants''; ``Rural Housing Service--
Rural Community Facilities Program Account''; ``Rural Business-
Cooperative Service--Rural Business Program Account''; ``Rural 
Business-Cooperative Service--Rural Economic Development Loans Program 
Account''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural Cooperative 
Development Grants''; ``Rural Business-Cooperative Service--Rural 
Microentrepreneur Assistance Program''; ``Rural Utilities Service--
Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account''; ``Rural Utilities 
Service--Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program 
Account''; and ``Rural Utilities Service--Distance Learning, 
Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'', to the maximum extent feasible, 
at least 10 percent of the funds shall be allocated for assistance in 
persistent poverty counties under this section, including, 
notwithstanding any other provision regarding population limits, any 
county seat of such a persistent poverty county that has a population 
that does not exceed the authorized population limit by more than 10 
percent:  Provided, That for purposes of this section, the term 
``persistent poverty counties'' means any county that has had 20 
percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past 30 
years, as measured by the 1990 and 2000 decennial censuses, and 2007-
2011 American Community Survey 5-year average, or any territory or 
possession of the United States:  Provided further, That with respect 
to specific activities for which program levels have been made 
available by this Act that are not supported by budget authority, the 
requirements of this section shall be applied to such program level.
    Sec. 741.  There is rescinded the unobligated balances of amounts 
made available under section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 
2021 (7 U.S.C. 2279 note).
    Sec. 742.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to notify a sponsor or otherwise acknowledge receipt of a submission 
for an exemption for investigational use of a drug or biological 
product under section 505(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355(i)) or section 351(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262(a)(3)) in research in which a human embryo 
is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic 
modification. Any such submission shall be deemed to have not been 
received by the Secretary, and the exemption may not go into effect.
    Sec. 743.  None of the funds made available by this or any other 
Act may be used to enforce the final rule promulgated by the Food and 
Drug Administration entitled ``Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, 
Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption,'' and published 
on November 27, 2015, with respect to the regulation of entities that 
grow, harvest, pack, or hold wine grapes, hops, pulse crops, or 
almonds.
    Sec. 744.  For school years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, none of the 
funds made available by this Act may be used to implement or enforce 
the matter following the first comma in the second sentence of footnote 
(c) of section 220.8(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, with 
respect to the substitution of vegetables for fruits under the school 
breakfast program established under section 4 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
    Sec. 745.  None of the funds made available by this Act or any 
other Act may be used--
            (1) in contravention of section 7606 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940), subtitle G of the Agricultural 
        Marketing Act of 1946, or section 10114 of the Agriculture 
        Improvement Act of 2018; or
            (2) to prohibit the transportation, processing, sale, or 
        use of hemp, or seeds of such plant, that is grown or 
        cultivated in accordance with section 7606 of the Agricultural 
        Act of 2014 or subtitle G of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
        1946, within or outside the State in which the hemp is grown or 
        cultivated.
    Sec. 746.  The Secretary of Agriculture may waive the matching 
funds requirement under section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)).
    Sec. 747.  The Secretary, as part of the report on foreign 
landholding required under the Agricultural Foreign Investment 
Disclosure Act (Public Law 95-460), shall report to Congress on foreign 
investments in agricultural land in the United States, including the 
impact foreign ownership has on family farms, rural communities, and 
the domestic food supply:  Provided, That within 2 years after the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a streamlined 
process for electronic submission and retention of disclosures made 
under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, including an 
internet database that contains disaggregated data from each disclosure 
submitted:  Provided further,That all prior year disclosures of foreign 
investments in agricultural land in the United States are published in 
the database:  Provided further, That the plan includes a process to 
ensure the protection of personally identifiable information and that 
all disclosures of foreign investments in agricultural land on the USDA 
website be disaggregated by: (1) in any case in which such foreign 
person is an individual, the citizenship of such foreign person; and 
(2) in any case in which such foreign person is not an individual or a 
government, the nature of the legal entity holding the interest, the 
country in which such foreign person is created or organized, and the 
principal place of business of such foreign person.
    Sec. 748.  There is rescinded the unobligated balances of amounts 
made available under section 22006 of Public Law 117-169 (136 Stat. 
2021).
    Sec. 749. (a) After the effective date of any final rule FDA 
publishes in connection with its proposed rule to update these 
requirements (87 Federal Register 59168, issued on September 29, 2022), 
manufacturers may also continue to comply with the previous 
requirements promulgated by the FDA for the implied nutrient content 
claim ``healthy'' through the ``compliance date'' FDA provides in the 
final rule.
    (b) Any food product manufactured and labeled as ``healthy'' during 
the compliance period FDA provides in that final rule shall not be 
directly or indirectly subject to any state-law requirements that are 
not identical to either (i) the federal requirements for the implied 
nutrition content claim ``healthy'' that were in effect as of the date 
FDA issues the final rule, or (ii) the updated federal requirements 
that FDA promulgates in the final rule, assuming the updated 
requirements go into effect during the regulatory compliance period.
    Sec. 750.  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, 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. 751.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to procure raw or processed poultry products imported into the United 
States from the People's Republic of China for use in the school lunch 
program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child and Adult Care Food Program under 
section 17 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1766), the Summer Food Service 
Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or 
the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.).
    Sec. 752. (a) Subject to subsection (c), none of the funds made 
available by this Act may be used to finalize, issue, implement, 
administer, or enforce any rule, regulation, or order that, pursuant to 
any revisions to the whole grain requirements under section 246.10 of 
title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, required by such rule, 
regulation, or order, would reduce the availability of WIC-eligible 
breakfast cereals, including the rule entitled ``Special Supplemental 
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions to 
the WIC Food Packages'' published by the Department of Agriculture in 
the Federal Register on November 21, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 71090).
    (b) The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a study--
            (1) on the revisions of such whole grain requriements 
        pursuant to such rule; and
            (2) that is representative of all States.
    (c) If the study required under subsection (b) demonstrates that 
such revisions will not limit consumption due to marketplace 
availability or reduce the redemption of WIC-authorized breakfast 
cereal, beginning on the date on which the Secretary publishes the 
results of such study, the limitation under subsection (a) shall not 
apply.
    Sec. 753.  For school year 2024-2025, only a school food authority 
that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service 
account as of June 30, 2023, shall be required to establish a price for 
paid lunches in accordance with section 12(p) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(p)).
    Sec. 754.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be made 
available to support, directly or indirectly, the Wuhan Institute of 
Virology, or any laboratory owned or controlled by the governments of 
the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Cuba, the Islamic 
Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the 
Russian Federation, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the 
regime of Nicolas Maduro Moros, or any other country determined by the 
Secretary of State to be a foreign adversary.
    Sec. 755.  Any funds made available by this or any other Act that 
the Secretary withholds pursuant to section 1668(g)(2) of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)), 
as amended, shall be available for grants for biotechnology risk 
assessment research:  Provided, That the Secretary may transfer such 
funds among appropriations of the Department of Agriculture for 
purposes of making such grants.
    Sec. 756.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
available to the Department of Agriculture may be used to move any 
staff office or any agency from the mission area in which it was 
located on August 1, 2018, to any other mission area or office within 
the Department in the absence of the enactment of specific legislation 
affirming such move.
    Sec. 757.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to carry out any program, project, or activity that promotes or 
advances Critical Race Theory or any concept associated with Critical 
Race Theory.
    Sec. 758.  The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this 
Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations 
Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant 
to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out 
pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant 
to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
    Sec. 759.  In administering the pilot program established by 
section 779 of division A of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
(Public Law 115-141), the Secretary of Agriculture may, for purposes of 
determining entities eligible to receive assistance, consider those 
communities which are ``Areas Rural in Character'':  Provided, That not 
more than 10 percent of the funds made available under the heading 
``Distance Learning, Telemedicine, and Broadband Program'' for the 
purposes of the pilot program established by section 779 of Public Law 
115-141 may be used for this purpose.
    Sec. 760.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel--
            (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat 
        Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 603);
            (2) to 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) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
    Sec. 761. (a) The modifications made by the Food and Drug 
Administration on January 3, 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation 
strategy under section 505-1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 355-1) for mifepristone are hereby nullified.
    (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
establish, implement, or enforce--
            (1) any provision of a risk evaluation and mitigation 
        strategy under section 505-1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355-1) for mifepristone that is 
        substantially similar to any of the modifications nullified by 
        subsection (a); or
            (2) any non-enforcement or enforcement discretion policy 
        for any provision of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy 
        under such section for mifepristone.
    Sec. 762.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act may be used by FDA to develop, issue, promote, or 
advance any new guidelines or regulations applicable to food 
manufacturers for population-wide sodium reduction actions until the 
issuance of the 2025-2026 National Health and Nutrition Examination 
Survey (NHANES) survey that will show consumer sodium consumption after 
the completion of the short-term sodium reduction targets.
    Sec. 763.  Within 60 days of enactment of this Act the Secretary 
shall provide to the Committees a plan for expenditure that accelerates 
the continued implementation and expansion of the Farmers.gov 
application and the Enterprise Data Analytics Platform and Toolset 
(EDAPT) to enable USDA users to: (1) view their information, complete 
transactions, quickly review the status, and update tabular customer 
information; (2) submit applications for Farm Production and 
Conservation programs and receive program payments for all USDA farm 
programs; (3) to complete their own applications, including electronic 
signatures and submission, for all farm programs that require direct 
application; (4) enable electronic income reporting between USDA and 
IRS; and (5) transition acreage reporting, farm records mapping, and 
farm records information to Farmers.gov: Provided, That the Farm 
Production and Conservation Business Center shall provide a roadmap for 
systems to be decommissioned and consolidated with Farmers.gov and 
EDAPT including, but not limited to, the Agriculture Risk Coverage 
(ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, the Dairy Margin Coverage 
program, and the Farm Service Agency Emergency Relief Program.
    Sec. 764.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, 
administer, apply, enforce, or carry out Executive Order 13985 of 
January 20, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 7009, relating to advancing racial 
equity and support for underserved communities through the Federal 
Government), or the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Equity Action Plan 
in Support of Executive Order 13985, or any Equity Action Plan created 
by the Food and Drug Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, or the Farm Credit Administration, or Executive Order 14035 
of June 25, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 34593, relating to diversity, equity, 
inclusion, and accessibility in the Federal workforce), or Executive 
Order 14091 of February 16, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10825, relating to 
further advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities 
through the Federal Government), or to create or establish an Office of 
the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
    Sec. 765.  The Secretary of Agriculture shall take such actions as 
may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of agricultural land located 
in the United States by non-resident aliens, foreign businesses, of any 
agent, trustee, or fiduciary associated with Russia, North Korea, Iran, 
or the Communist Party of China.
    Sec. 766.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the 
period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the 
last day of school year 2024-2025, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
--
            (1) allow flavored, low-fat fluid milk to be served --
                    (A) under the school lunch program established 
                under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
                    (B) under the school breakfast program established 
                under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 
                et seq.);
                    (C) as a competitive food available on campus 
                during the school day; and
                    (D) to children ages 5 years and older under the 
                child and adult care food program established under 
                section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
                Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766); and
            (2) with respect to weekly sodium limitations to meals and 
        supplements served during such period under the school lunch 
        program established under the Richard B. Russell National 
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) --
                    (A) exclude sodium used for food safety and 
                functional purposes in cheese-making, as determined by 
                the Secretary in consultation with the Commissioner of 
                the Food and Drug Administration; and
                    (B) if a determination has not been made under 
                subparagraph (A), apply the Target 1 sodium levels 
                included in the final rule entitled ``Nutrition 
                Standards in the National School Lunch and School 
                Breakfast Programs'' published by the Department of 
                Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 
                (77 Fed. Reg. 4087).
    Sec. 767.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any rule that would 
reduce the maximum monthly allowance with respect to milk under section 
246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on April 
1, 2023), including the rule entitled ``Special Supplemental Nutrition 
Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions to the WIC 
Food Packages'' published by the Department of Agriculture in the 
Federal Register on November 21, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 71090).
    Sec. 768.  None of the funds provided by this Act 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, may be 
used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to finalize, issue, 
implement, administer, or enforce any rule, regulation, or order 
setting a tobacco product standard that mandates a maximum nicotine 
level for cigarettes.
    Sec. 769.  None of the funds provided by this Act, 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, may be 
used by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to finalize, issue, 
or implement any rule, regulation, notice of proposed rulemaking, or 
order setting any tobacco product standard that would prohibit menthol 
as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes or prohibit characterizing 
flavors in all cigars and their components and parts.
    Sec. 770.  In this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made 
available by this or any other Act may be used to implement section 
3.7(f) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 in a manner inconsistent with 
section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
    Sec. 771. (a) For an additional amount for the Office of the 
Secretary, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the 
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out no more than 10 pilot projects, 
under the terms and conditions determined by the Secretary for a period 
not to exceed 2 years, that award grants to an Indian tribe; a tribal 
organization approved by an Indian tribe; a tribal educational agency; 
a consortium of Indian tribes; or a partnership between an Indian tribe 
and either a State educational agency, a local educational agency, a 
tribal educational agency, or the Bureau of Indian Education to operate 
and implement the school lunch program as authorized by the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769), the summer food 
service program as established under section 13 of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act, the child and adult care food 
program as established by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act, or the school breakfast program established by the 
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) in either a Bureau-funded 
school (as defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 
(25 U.S.C. 2021)); a school (as defined in section 12(d) of the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 (d)) on or near an 
Indian reservation; or an early child care and education facility: 
Provided, That to carry out this pilot program each grant awarded shall 
be no less than $10,000 and no more than $100,000 for each school year 
and shall not increase state administrative costs or the amount of 
benefits provided in any program: Provided further, That the term 
``Indian tribe'' has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304).
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pilot project 
grant recipient shall be reimbursed for meals served under the school 
lunch program, the summer food service program, and the child and adult 
care food program as if the recipient were a State under the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act; and under the school breakfast 
program as if the recipient were a State educational agency.
    (c) Not later than 1 year after the conclusion of the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
outcomes of the pilot program.
    Sec. 772.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the 
Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration to fly or display a flag 
over a facility of the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug 
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or the Farm 
Credit Administration other than the flag of the United States; the 
flag of a State, territory, or the District of Columbia; the flag of an 
Indian Tribal Government; the official flag of a U.S. Department or 
agency; or the POW/MIA flag.
    Sec. 773. (a) In general.--Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, 
United States Code, section 1738C of title 28, United States Code, or 
any other provision of law, none of the funds provided by this Act, or 
previous appropriations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take 
any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the 
basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely 
held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should 
be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.
    (b) Discriminatory action defined.--As used in subsection (a), a 
discriminatory action means any action taken by the Federal Government 
to--
            (1) alter in any way the Federal tax treatment of, or cause 
        any tax, penalty, or payment to be assessed against, or deny, 
        delay, or revoke an exemption from taxation under section 
        501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of, any person 
        referred to in subsection (a);
            (2) disallow a deduction for Federal tax purposes of any 
        charitable contribution made to or by such person;
            (3) withhold, reduce the amount or funding for, exclude, 
        terminate, or otherwise make unavailable or deny, any Federal 
        grant, contract, subcontract, cooperative agreement, guarantee, 
        loan, scholarship, license, certification, accreditation, 
        employment, or other similar position or status from or to such 
        person;
            (4) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
        unavailable or deny, any entitlement or benefit under a Federal 
        benefit program, including admission to, equal treatment in, or 
        eligibility for a degree from an educational program, from or 
        to such person; or
            (5) withhold, reduce, exclude, terminate, or otherwise make 
        unavailable or deny access or an entitlement to Federal 
        property, facilities, educational institutions, speech fora 
        (including traditional, limited, and nonpublic fora), or 
        charitable fundraising campaigns from or to such person.
    (c) Accreditation; Licensure; Certification.--The Federal 
Government shall consider accredited, licensed, or certified for 
purposes of Federal law any person that would be accredited, licensed, 
or certified, respectively, for such purposes but for a determination 
against such person wholly or partially on the basis that the person 
speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief 
or moral conviction described in subsection (a).
    Sec. 774.  None of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
by the Food and Drug Administration to issue, promote, or advance any 
new guideline or regulation applicable to food manufacturers for 
Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) until the Food and Drug Administration, 
based on the available new science, incorporates into the Compliance 
Policy Guide (CPG), Guidance for FDA Staff, Sec. 555.320, a tolerance 
for Listeria monocytogenes in low-risk foods, meaning foods that do not 
support the growth of Listeria monocytogenes.
    Sec. 775.  The Secretary of Agriculture may not use unobligated 
balances available under section 22002(a)(1) of Public Law 117-169, 
after the application of the rescission under section 722 of this Act, 
to award grants under section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107).

                       spending reduction account

    Sec. 776.  $0.
    This division may be cited as the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2024''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 96

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 4368

                          [Report No. 118-124]

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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, 2024, and for other purposes.

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                             June 27, 2023

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